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User Manual ARK-2250R Railway Fanless System...
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Please download the latest English user manual and drivers on web- site: https://www.advantech.com/products/1-flnuyz/ark-2250r/mod_3418c5e4-14af-4909- b587-5344077435e3 Please disregard the printed Chinese copy of the user manual if the product is not to be sold and/or installed in China. ARK-2250R User Manual...
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No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of Advantech Co., Ltd. Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable. How- ever, Advantech Co., Ltd.
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Test criteria: EN50155 OT4/ EN50121-3-2(EMC)/ EN50121-4(EMC)/ IEC61373 (Vibration&Shock) Technical Support and Assistance Visit the Advantech web site at www.advantech.com/support where you can find the latest information about the product. Contact your distributor, sales representative, or Advantech's customer service center for technical support if you need additional assistance.
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Before setting up the system, check that the items listed below are included and in good condition. If any item does not accord with the table, please contact your dealer immediately. 1 x ARK-2250R unit 1 x 5M SMA cable ...
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Power to this equipment should be supplied by an approved power adapter or DC power source with an output meets ES1 and rating of 24VDC, 7.5A. For fur- ther assistance, please contact Advantech The ITE is not intended to be installed and used in a home, school or public area...
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(ex. screws) provided with the accessory box. ATTENTION: Tout composant non vérifiée pourrait causer des dommages inat- tendu. Pour garantir une installation correcte, s'il vous plaît utilisez toujours les composants( vis ex.) fournies avec la boîte d'accessories. ARK-2250R User Manual...
Introduction ARK-2250R is an rugged grade quad core mobile device for Rolling Stock computer and Rolling Stock NVR solutions. ARK-2250R supports Full-HD NVR solutions and is fully integrated with certified hardware and intelligent management software. ARK-2250R has integrated railway power (EN50155 S2C1), conforms to specific certifications (EN50155, EN50121-3-2, EN50121-4, IEC61373 shock/vibration proof), and has specially-developed software SDK and APIs for mobile applications.
Storage: – 2.5" SATA: 1 x removable 2.5" drive bay (Max 9.5 mm height) – mSATA: 1 x full size mSATA storage Watchdog Timer: Supported by Advantech SUSI API I/O Interface: – COM:3 x RS-232/422/485 – USB: 1 x USB 3.0, 2x USB 2.0 M12 A-coded –...
Power must be switched off and the power cord must be unplugged. Take care in order to avoid injury or damage to the equipment. Memory installation Remove 4 screws from top case to install memory on the top side of the board. ARK-2250R User Manual...
Storage installation 2.3.1 2.5" SATA drive installation 2.3.2 mSATA Installation Remove bottom cover 4 screws on the bottom side and 4 screws on both sides. Insert a full size mSATA storage in the place marked. ARK-2250R User Manual...
Optional MiniPCIe and M.2 Module Installation Insert suitable modules on MiniPCie or M.2 slots. Full Size MiniPCIe slot, USB2.0&3.0/PCIe 2230 E key Full Size MiniPCIe slot, SATA/USB2.0&3.0/PIe ARK-2250R User Manual...
BIOS Introduction ARK-2250R BIOS has been stored into a flash ROM which is inserted into a BIOS socket on the board. With the BIOS Setup program, users can modify BIOS settings and control various system features. This chapter describes the basic navigation of the ARK-2250R BIOS setup screens.
3.2.2 Advanced BIOS Setup Select the Advanced tab from the ARK-2250R setup screen to enter the Advanced BIOS Setup screen. Users can select any item in the left frame of the screen, such as CPU Configuration, to go to the sub menu for that item. Users can display an Advanced BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the <Arrow>...
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Feature Option Description Enables or disables the BIOS support Disabled for security device. O.S. will not show Security Device Support Enabled Security Device. TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not available ARK-2250R User Manual...
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Suspend Disabled S3 Select the state used for ACPI system sleep/ ACPI Sleep State (Suspend to RAM) suspend. Disable Enables or disables video BIOS screen when S3 Video Repost Enable resume from S3 state. ARK-2250R User Manual...
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Use this item to enable/disable Alert Specifi- Enable cation Format. Activate Remote Disable Use this item to enable/disable trigger CIRA Assistance Process Enable (Client Initiated Remote Access) boot. USB Provisioning of Disable Enable/Disable of AMT USB Provisioning Enable ARK-2250R User Manual...
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Likewise, if you enable dTPM, PTT will be disabled and all data saved on it will be lost. Configure Management Engine Technology Firmware Update <Sub Menu> Configuration Parameters ARK-2250R User Manual...
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Feature Option Description ME FW Image Disable Enable/Disable ME FW Image Re-Flash Re-Flash Enable function ARK-2250R User Manual...
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Set Parameters of Serial Serial Port 1 Configuration <Sub Menu> Port 1 (COMA) Set Parameters of Serial Serial Port 2 Configuration <Sub Menu> Port 2 (COMB) Set Parameters of Serial Serial Port 3 Configuration <Sub Menu> Port 3 (COMC) ARK-2250R User Manual...
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The current settings Settings Auto IO=3F8h; IRQ=4; IO=3F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12; IO=2F8h; Select an optimal setting for Change Settings IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12; Super IO device IO=3E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12; IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12; RS-232 Choose Serial Port Mode RS-485 Change the Serial Port Mode RS-422 ARK-2250R User Manual...
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The current settings Settings Auto IO=3F8h; IRQ=4; IO=3F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12; IO=2F8h; Select an optimal setting for Change Settings IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12; Super IO device IO=3E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12; IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12; RS-232 Choose Serial Port Mode RS-485 Change the Serial Port Mode RS-422 ARK-2250R User Manual...
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The current settings Settings Auto IO=3F8h; IRQ=4; IO=3F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12; IO=2F8h; Select an optimal setting for Change Settings IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12; Super IO device IO=3E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12; IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12; RS-232 Choose Serial Port Mode RS-485 Change the Serial Port Mode RS-422 ARK-2250R User Manual...
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3.2.2.6 iManager Configuration Feature Option Description Normal Select Power Saving mode as Normal Power Saving Mode Deep Sleep or Deep Sleep Enabled Enabled or Disabled Watch Dog Timer Watch Dog Timer Disabled function ARK-2250R User Manual...
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Hardware Monitor 3.2.2.7 S5 RTC Wake Settings Feature Option Description Enabled Enable or disable System Wake system from S5 Disabled wake on alarm event. ARK-2250R User Manual...
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Console Redirection Settings <Sub Menu> Legacy Console Legacy Console Redirection Redirection <Sub Menu> Settings Settings Serial Port for Out-of-Band Management Disable Console Redirection Enable or Dis- Enable able / Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS) Console Redirection Settings <Sub Menu> ARK-2250R User Manual...
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Stop Bits a serial data packet Folw control can prevent None Flow Control data loss from buffer over- Hardware RTS/CTS flow. Enable VT-UTF8 Combina- VT-UTF8 Combo Key Disabled tion Key Support for ANSI/ Support Enabled VT100 terminals ARK-2250R User Manual...
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Legacy OS. Legacy Console Redirection Settings Feature Option Description Select a COM port to display Legacy Serial Redi- COM1 redirection of Legacy OS and rection Port COM1(Pci Bus0,Dev0,Func0)(Disabled) Legacy OPROM Messages ARK-2250R User Manual...
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The speed must be 19200 Bits per second matched on the other side. 57600 Long or noisy lines may require 115200 lower speeds None Folw control can prevent data Flow Control Hardware RTS/CTS loss from buffer overflow. Software Xon/Xoff ARK-2250R User Manual...
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3.2.2.9 CPU Configuration ARK-2250R User Manual...
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Technology. This can accelerate pro- cessor and graphics performance for Disable peak loads, automatically allowing pro- Turbo Mode Enable cessor cores to run faster than the rated operating frequency if they're operating below power, current, and temperature specification limits. ARK-2250R User Manual...
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Determines how SATA controller(s) SATA Mode Selection RAID operate Disable Serial ATA Port 1 Enable or disable SATA port Enable Disable Serial ATA Port 2 Enable or disable SATA port Enable Disable mSATA Enable or disable SATA port Enable ARK-2250R User Manual...
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3.2.2.11 Network Stack Configuration Feature Option Description Disable Network Stack Enable or disable the UEFI network stack Enable ARK-2250R User Manual...
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PXE OpROM Network UEFI When you use Win10 IoT image, please Legacy choose 'UEFI' Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Do not launch Storage OpROM Storage UEFI When you use Win10 IoT image, please Legacy choose 'UEFI' ARK-2250R User Manual...
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Disable XHCI port. Enable Hand-off Note: If this feature is enabled, the xHCI ownership change should be claimed by the xHCI operating system driver. USB Mass Storage Disable Enable/Disable Mass Storage Driver Support Driver Support Enable ARK-2250R User Manual...
3.2.3 Chipset Select the Chipset tab from the ARK-2250R setup screen to enter the Chipset BIOS Setup screen. You can display a Chipset BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the <Arrow> keys. All Plug and Play BIOS Setup options are described in this sec- tion.
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Enable/Disable VT-d (Intel® Virtualiza- VT-d Enable tion Technology for Directed I/O) Enable/Disable above 4GB Memory- Above 4GB MMIO Disable Mapped IO BIOS assignment This is BIOS assignment Enable disabled automatically when Aperture Size is set to 2048MB. ARK-2250R User Manual...
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Graphics Configuration Feature Option Description Auto Keep IGFX enabled based on the Internal Graphics Disabled setup options Enabled ARK-2250R User Manual...
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LCD Control Feature Option Description VBIOS Default Primary IGFX Boot CRT(VGA) Select the Video Device which will be Display HDMI1(DDI1) activated during POST. HDMI2(DDI2) ARK-2250R User Manual...
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Memory Configuration This page shows memory information 3.2.3.2 PCH-IO Configuration ARK-2250R User Manual...
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S5 Quiet Serial IRQ Mode Configure Serial IRQ Mode Continuous S0 State Specify what state to to to when power State After G3 S5 State is re-applied after a power failure PCI Express Configuration ARK-2250R User Manual...
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Set the ASPM Level: Force L0s - Force all links to L0s State ASPM Support Auto - BIOS auto configure L0sL1 Disable - Disable ASPM Auto Auto Gen1 PCIe Speed Select PCI Express port speed Gen2 Gen3 ARK-2250R User Manual...
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Set the ASPM Level: Force L0s - Force all links to L0s State ASPM Support Auto - BIOS auto configure L0sL1 Disable - Disable ASPM Auto Auto Gen1 PCIe Speed Select PCI Express port speed Gen2 Gen3 ARK-2250R User Manual...
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Set the ASPM Level: Force L0s - Force all links to L0s State ASPM Support Auto - BIOS auto configure L0sL1 Disable - Disable ASPM Auto Auto Gen1 PCIe Speed Select PCI Express port speed Gen2 Gen3 ARK-2250R User Manual...
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USB Configuration Feature Option Description Options to disable Compliance Mode. XHCI Disable FALSE Default is FALSE to not disable Compliance Compliance Mode TRUE Mode. Set TRUE to disable Compliance Mode ARK-2250R User Manual...
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BIOS Security Configuration Feature Option Description Disabled Enable will lock bytes 38h-3Fh in the RTC Lock Enabled lower/upper 128-byte bank of RTC RAM Disabled Enable/Disable the PCH BIOS Lock BIOS Lock Enabled Enable(BLE bit) feature ARK-2250R User Manual...
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Description Control Detection of the HD-Audio device. Disabled = HDA will be unconditionally disabled. Disabled HD Audio Enabled Enabled = HDA will be unconditionally enabled Auto Auto = HDA will be enabled if present, disabled other- wise. ARK-2250R User Manual...
3.2.4 Security Select Security tab from the ARK-2250R main BIOS setup menu. All security setup options, such as password protection are described in this section. To access the sub menu for the following items, select the item and press <Enter>: Change Administrator / User Password: Select this option and press Enter to access the sub menu, and then type in the password.
Fast Boot required to launch active boot option. Enabled Has no effect for BBS boot options Default New Boot Option Controls placement newly Place First detected UEFI boot options Policy Place Last ARK-2250R User Manual...
Select one of the devices to boot. It only <Bootable device list> changes on this boot, and will not change the default boot sequence Attempts to Launch EFI Shell application Launch EFI Shell from filesys- (Shell.efi) from one of the available filesystem tem device devices ARK-2250R User Manual...
Chapter Jumper and Switch Settings This chapter explains how to set up ARK-2250R Series hardware, including instructions on setting jumpers and connecting peripher- als, and how to set switches and read indicators. Be sure to read all the safety pre- cautions before beginning the installation procedure.
A pair of needle-nose pliers may be helpful when working with jumpers. If there are any doubts about the best hardware configuration for the application, contact the local distributor or sales representative before making any changes. An arrow is used on the motherboard to indicate the first pin of each jumper. ARK-2250R User Manual...
Slot#1 Power Supply mPCIe Slot#2 Power Supply Jumper Setting 4.4.1 Clear CMOS (CMOS1) Normal (Default) Clear CMOS 4.4.2 MiniPCIe Slot1 Power Setting (SW1) Voltage 3.3V (Default) 3.8V 4.4.3 MiniPCIe Slot2 Power Setting (SW2) Voltage 3.3V (Default) 3.8V ARK-2250R User Manual...
5.2.2 Signal Name VBUS USB Data- USB Data+ StdA_SSRX- StdA_SSRX+ GND_DRAIN StdA_SSTX- StdA_SSTX+ Signal Name Signal Name Data+ Data- 5.2.3 Ethernet Signal Name Signal Name LAN_M0+ LAN_M0- LAN_M1+ LAN_M1- LAN_M3+ LAN_M3- LAN_M2+ LAN_M2- ARK-2250R User Manual...
5.2.4 Signal Name Signal Name GPIO_Z_0 GPIO_Z_5 GPIO_Z_1 GPIO_Z_6 GPIO_Z_2 GPIO_Z_7 GPIO_Z_3 GPIO_Z_4 5.2.5 RS-232 RS-422 RS-485 Signal Name Signal Name Signal Name DATA- DATA+ ARK-2250R User Manual...
Signal Name Signal Name LINEOUT_L MICIN_L LINEOUT_R MICIN_R GND_AUD GND_AUD LINEIN_L GND_AUD LINEIN_R 5.2.7 Remote Control Signal Name Power LED +5V HDD LED +5V HDD LED Active Power Button Reset Switch 5.2.8 DC Input Signal Name Ignition ARK-2250R User Manual...
PWR LED is for power status; and SSD LED is for SSD flash disk status. 5.2.11 Power On/Off Button ARK-2250R comes with a Power On/Off button, that supports dual function of Soft Power -On/Off (Instant off or Delay 4 Second), and Suspend. 5.2.12 Power Input Mode ARK-2250R provides two power input modes.
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