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Network Computing Innovative Platforms for Next Generation Network Infrastructure NCA-2513 User Manual Version: 1.0 Date of Release: 2020-08-04...
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Compliances and Certification This product has passed the CE test for environmental specifications. Test conditions for passing included the equipment being operated within an industrial enclosure. In order to protect the product from being damaged by ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) and EMI leakage, we strongly recommend the use of CE-compliant industrial enclosure products.
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Lithium Battery Caution: Risk of Explosion if Battery is replaced by an incorrect type. Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions. Installation only by a trained electrician or only by an electrically trained person who knows all English Installation and Device Specifications which are to be applied. Do not carry the handle of power supplies when moving to another place.
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Lanner Electronics Inc. shall not be held liable for any losses resulting from insufficient strength for supporting the unit or use of inappropriate installation components. Installation & Operation: The installation of this product must be performed by trained specialists; otherwise, a non-specialist might create the risk of the system’s falling to the ground or other damages.
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Vérifiez que le couvercle du châssis est bien fixé. La conception du châssis permet à l’air de refroidissement de bien circuler. Un châssis ouvert laisse l’air s’échapper, ce qui peut interrompre et rediriger le flux d’air frais destiné aux composants internes. Les décharges électrostatiques (ESD) peuvent endommager l’équipement et gêner les circuits électriques.
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Battery Precautions Lithium Battery Caution: There is danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type. Dispose of batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions. Disposal of a BATTERY into fire or a hot oven, or mechanically crushing or cutting of a BATTERY can result in an EXPLOSION.
Intel® Atom™ C3000 Series CPU (codenamed Denverton) with up to 8 cores of processing prowess. Featuring 6~8 LAN ports, 1x NIC module slot, optional LTE module and 150W PSUs, NCA-2513 is the ideal hardware platform for uCPE, SD-WAN and edge computing with mobile connectivity...
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Intel C3338R 2 Core with QAT + 6x GbE + 1x NIC (1x PCIex4) Optional Accessories Model Description Riser KIT FOR NCA-2513 Riser Card KIT for the rear slot PGN LTE KIT FOR NCA-2513 LTE KIT WIFI KIT FOR NCA-2513 WIFI KIT Slide rail Slide rail KIT...
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1 x Pigeon LTE module support (Optional) mini-PCIe / M.2 1 x mini-PCIe Watchdog Miscellaneous Internal RTC with Li-Battery Yes (Onboard) Processor Passive CPU heatsink Cooling System 1x smart fans 0 to 40ºC Operating Temperature -20 to 70ºC Non-Operating Environmental Parameters 5 to 90% Operating Humidity (RH) 5 to 95% Non-Operating...
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Front Panel NCA-2513 F4 F5 Description With a Keypad System Power LED Indicators System Status HDD Activity Software reset Reset Button Console Port 1x Console port USB Port 2x USB 3.0 port (By SKU) Speed LAN LED Link/Active Indicators Speed...
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Rear Panel Description Rear PCIe Expansion 1x PCIex8 Expansion slot (Riser card required) (FH/HL) (By SKU) Cooling Fans 1x smart fan Power Button 1x ATX Power button Power Supply 1x 150W PSU...
CHAPTER 2: MOTHERBOARD INFORMATION Block Diagram The block diagram indicates how data flows among components on the motherboard. Please refer to the following figure for your motherboard’s layout design. MiniPCIE M.2 2280 SATA SSD Support upto 64GB ECC/non-ECC DDR4 Long-DIMM (2DPC) Support PGN Module(USB 3.0 Signal) 1xPCIE/USB2.0 SATA3.0...
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Motherboard Layout The motherboard layout shows the connectors and jumpers on the board. Refer to the following picture as a reference of the pin assignments and the internal connectors. MPCIE1 COMB2...
Opening the Chassis 1. Power off NCA-2513 completely. 2. Remove the two screws at the rear, as circled in the figures below. 3. Slide and pull the top compartment as the arrow of direction below.
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Installing the System Memory The motherboard supports 2 memory slots for DDR4 UDIMM with speeds up to 2666MHz. The CPU requires at least 2 memory modules to boot and run from. Supported System Memory Summary Total Slots Number of Channels 2 (2 DIMMs per channel) Supported DIMM Capacity 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB...
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NCA-2513 User Manual Installing the M.2 Storage Card This system supports the M.2 storage module (2242 B Key) through the M2_1 slot. 1. Locate the M2_1 slot. 2. Insert the M.2 module into the slot at 15° angle, align the notch on the module with the corresponding socket key in the slot, and then secure it with a screw.
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Installing the NIC Modules This system can accommodate one NIC slim type modules at the front and another one at rear FH/HL PCIe expansion slot. Based on your application requirements, employ a combination of Riser Cards to fulfill your needs: 1.
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NCA-2513 User Manual Installing Mini PCI-E Module 1. Locate the Mini PCI-E module slot on the motherboard. Mini- PCI-E 2. Align the notch of the module with the socket key in the slot. Tilt the end of the golden fingers down while carefully inserting the card into the slot. Press vertically on the other end of the card until it clicks into place.
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Installing the Hard Disks The system can accommodate two 2.5” SSD/HDD at its front disk bay. With the optional SSD swappable cage, you can add another two SSD disks for system storage. After you install the hard drives, make sure the SATA data cables and SATA power cables are connected to the designated connectors on the motherboard, as indicated in the picture below.
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NCA-2513 User Manual 2. Place the disk drive in the tray, as shown in the image below. Apply two disk screws with two rubber washers for each side of the disk drive. If you are going to install two disks, always start by installing the disk in the lower slot.
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Mounting the System There are two methods for installing this system into a rack: With Mounting Ear Brackets only This method is quick and easy by fixing this system to the front posts of the rack, but it also makes servicing the system more difficult. Please note that the use of these brackets must go with a rack shelf or slide rails to prevent the chassis from falling over, for the bracket assembly alone cannot provide sufficient support to the chassis.
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NCA-2513 User Manual Installing the System Using Mounting Ear Brackets Only 1. Check the accessory pack for the following items: 1x Screw Pack 2x Ear Brackets 2. Align the bracket to the side of the chassis and make sure the screw-holes are matched, and then secure the bracket onto the chassis with three provided screws.
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Installing the System Using the Slide Rail Kit (with Mounting Ear Brackets) 1. Check the package contents of the Slide Rail Kit. The kit shall include the following items: 1x pack of M4X4L screws (for securing the Rail Brackets on the system) 1x pack of 7.1 Round Hole screws (for securing the system on...
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NCA-2513 User Manual 5. Align the bracket to the side of the chassis and make sure the screw- holes are matched, and then secure the bracket onto the chassis with three provided M4X4L screws. Align the screws with the holes indicated on the brackets and the screw holes on the side of the chassis.
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9. For the rear rack installation, slide the rail to aim and engage the bolts on the rail’s rear end with the two available holes on the post, and the rail assembly will click into place. Click 10. Stretch both of the Inner Rails out to their fullest extent.
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NCA-2513 User Manual 12. While pushing in the system, also push and hold the Rail Lock tab on both brackets. Rail Lock Push the system all the way in until it stops. To remove the system from the rack, gently pull it outwards, towards you, while pushing the Release Tab on both sides of the brackets.
CHAPTER 4: BIOS SETUP Enter BIOS Setup To enter the BIOS setup utility, simply follow the steps below: 1. Boot up the system. 2. Press <Delete> during the boot-up if you connect a keyboard to this unit. But if you connect a PC to this unit through console USB/Serial connection, then press <Tab>.
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NCA-2513 User Manual Main Page Setup main page contains BIOS information and project version information. Feature Description BIOS Vendor: American Megatrends Core Version: AMI Kernel version, CRB code base, X64 BIOS Compliancy: UEFI version, PI version Information Project Version: BIOS release version...
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Advanced Page Select the Advanced menu item from the BIOS setup screen to enter the “Advanced” setup screen. Users can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen.
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Feature Options Description Enables or disables BIOS support for security device. Security Device Enabled By disabling this function, OS will not show Security Support Disabled Device. TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available. Enabled SHA-1 PCR Bank Enables or disables SHA-1 PCR Bank.
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NCA-2513 User Manual Super IO Configuration...
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Serial port 1 Configuration Feature Options Description Enabled Serial Port Enables or disables Serial Port 1. Disabled Device Settings IO=3F8h; IRQ = 4...
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NCA-2513 User Manual Serial port 2 Configuration Feature Options Description Serial Port Enabled Enable or Disable Serial Port 2. Disabled Device Settings IO=2F8h; IRQ = 3...
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Parallel Port Configuration Feature Options Description Parallel Port Enabled Enable or Disable Parallel Port. Disabled Device Settings IO=378h; IRQ = 5...
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Watch Dog Timer Configuration Feature Options Description Watch Dog Enabled Enables or disables Watch Dog Timer function Timer Disabled...
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Status LED Configuration Feature Options Description Status LED GREEN Configures Status LED color...
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Serial Port Console Redirection Feature Options Description COM0 Enabled Console Enables or disables Console Redirection Disabled Redirection...
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Console Redirection Settings Feature Options Description VT100: ASCII char set VT100 VT100+:Extends VT100 to support color, VT100+ function keys, etc. Terminal Type VT-UTF8 VT-UTF8:Uses UTF8 encoding to map Unicode ANSI chars onto 1 or more bytes ANSI: Extended ASCII char set 9600 19200 Selects serial port transmission speed.
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Stop Bits Indicates the end of a serial data packet. None Flow Control can prevent data loss from Flow Control Hardware buffer overflow. RTS/CTS VT-UTF8 Combo Key Disabled Enables VT-UTF8 Combination Key Support for Support Enabled ANSI/VT100 terminals Disabled With this mode enabled, only text will be sent. Recorder Mode Enabled This is to capture Terminal data.
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Console Redirection Settings Feature Options Description Redirection COM COM0 Select a COM port to display redirection of Legacy Port OS and Legacy OPROM Messages. 80x24 On Legacy OS, the Number of Rows and Resolution 80x25 Columns supported redirection. When Bootloader is selected, Legacy Console Redirection is disabled before booting to Always Redirection After...
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PCI Subsystem Settings Feature Options Description Enable or Disables 64bit capable Devices to be Above 4G Disabled Decoded in Above 4G Address Space (Only if System Decoding Enabled Supports 64 bit PCI Decoding). Feature Options Description If the system has SR-IOV capable PCIe Devices, this Disabled SR-IOV Support option...
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2.3.1 Network Stack Configuration Feature Options Description Disabled Network Stack Enables or disables UEFI Network Stack Enabled Disabled Enables Ipv4 PXE Boot Support. If IPV4 is disabled, Ipv4 PXE Support Enabled PXE boot option will not be created. Disabled Enables Ipv4 HTTP Boot Support. If IPV4 is Ipv4 HTTP Support Enabled disabled, HTTP boot option will not be created.
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CSM Configuration Feature Options Description Disabled CSM Support Enables or disables CSM Support Enabled Do Not Launch Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Network UEFI PXE OpROM Legacy Do Not Launch Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Storage UEFI Storage OpROM Legacy...
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USB Configuration Feature Options Description Enables Legacy USB support. Enabled Auto option disables legacy support if no USB Legacy USB Disabled devices are connected; Support Auto Disabled option will keep USB devices available only for EFI applications. This is a workaround for OSes without XHCI hand- Enabled XHCI Hand-off off support.
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Maximum time the device will take before it properly Device power- Auto reports itself to the Host Controller. Auto uses up delay Manual default value: for a Root port, it is 100 ms, for a Hub port the delay is taken from Hub descriptor.
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Control Legacy PXE Boot (For : SKU-A) Feature Options Description Control Legacy PXE Boot from which Control Legacy PXE Disabled Lan. Boot From Lan2 Lan3...
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Control Legacy PXE Boot (For : SKU-C) Feature Options Description Control Legacy PXE Boot from which Control Legacy PXE Disabled Lan. Boot From Lan0 Lan1...
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IntelRCSetup Select the IntelRCSetup menu item from the BIOS setup screen to enter the Platform Setup screen. Users can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen. Feature Options Description Relax Security Disable Relaxes the security configuration to be Configuration Enabled able to use BIOS update tool.
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Processor Configuration Feature Options Description Disable Enables/Disable EIST. GV3 must be EIST (GV3) Enable enable for Turbo. Enable or Disable CPU Turbo capability. Enable Turbo This option only applies to ES2 and Disable above. Disable Enable the Enhanced Cx state of the CPU, CPU C State Enable takes effect after reboot.
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L1 Prefetcher Enable Enable/Disable L1 Prefetch. Disable L2 Prefetcher Enable Enable/Disable L2 Prefetch Disable Fast String Disable When enables, enable fast strings for REP Enable MOVS/STOS. Machine Check Disable Enable or Disable the Machine Check. Enable Execute Disable Bit Disable When disabled, forces the XD feature flag Enable to always return 0.
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North Bridge Chipset Configuration Feature Options Description Enables/Disables fast boot which skips memory Disabled Fast Boot training and attempts to boot using fast known good Enabled configuration. Memory DDR-1600 DDR memory frequency: Frequency DDR-1867 DDR4 up to DDR-2666 DDR-2133 DDR3 up to DDR-1867. DDR-2400 VT-d Disable...
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SATA Configuration Feature Options Description Enable controller Enabled Enables/Disables SATA Controller if supported by current CPU sku Enabled Enables/Disables Link Power Management Disabled ALPM Enabled Enable/Disables Agresive Link Power Management Disabled Speed Limit Gen 1 Indicates the highest allowable speed of the interface Gen 2 Gen 3...
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SATA1 on Controller port Feature Options Description Enable/disable port Enabled Enables/Disables SATA Controller port if Disabled supported by current cpu SKU. Hot plug Enabled Hot plug Disabled Spin up Enabled Spin up Disabled...
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SATA2 on Controller port Feature Options Description Enable/disable port Enabled Enables/Disables SATA Controller port if Disabled supported by current cpu SKU. Hot plug Enabled Hot plug Disabled Spin up Enabled Spin up Disabled...
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M2SATA on Controller port Feature Options Description Enable/disable port Enabled Enables/Disables SATA Controller port if Disabled supported by current cpu SKU. Hot plug Enabled Hot plug Disabled Spin up Enabled Spin up Disabled...
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PCIE IP Configuration Feature Options Description Bifurcation PCIE0 Auto Select and force Root Complex Bifurcation Configuration regardless board or trident x4x4 detection. x4x2x2 X2x2x4 X2x2x2x2 Bifurcation PCIE1 Auto Select and force Root Complex Bifurcation Configuration regardless board or trident X4x4 detection.
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IQAT Configuration Feature Options Description IQAT Enabled Hides IQAT device from and OS.. Disabled...
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System Event Log Feature Options Description System Errors Disable System Error enabling and logging setup Enable option. Auto WHEA Support Disable Enable/Disable WHEA ACPI support. Enable WHEA Error Injection Disable When EINJ ACPI 5.0 support for set error 5.0 Extension Enable type with address and vendor extensions.
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Security Select the Security menu item from the BIOS setup screen to enter the Security Setup screen. Users can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen. Feature Description If ONLY the Administrator's password is set, it only limits access to Setup and is only asked for when entering Administrator Password Setup.
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Secure Boot Feature Options Description Secure Boot is activated when Platform Key(PK) is Secure Boot Disabled enrolled, System mode is User/Deployed, and CSM Enable Enabled function is disabled. Customizable Secure Boot mode: In Custom mode, Secure Boot Standard Secure Boot Policy variables can be configured by Mode Custom physically...
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Key Management Feature Options Description Factory Key Disabled Provision factory default keys on next re-boot only Provision Enabled when System in Setup Mode. Force System to User Mode. Configure NVRAM to Restore Factory None contain OEM-defined factory default Secure Boot keys keys.
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Boot Menu Select the Boot menu item from the BIOS setup screen to enter the Boot Setup screen. Users can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen. Feature Options Description The number of seconds to wait for setup Setup Prompt Timeout activation key.
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Save and Exit Menu Select the Save and Exit menu item from the BIOS setup screen to enter the Save and Exit Setup screen. Users can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen. ■ Save Changes and Reset When Users have completed the system configuration changes, select this option to save the changes and exit from BIOS Setup in order for the new system configuration parameters to take effect.
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Chapter 4: BIOS Setup ■ Restore Defaults Restore default values for all setup options. Select “Yes” to load Optimized defaults. PS: The items under Boot Override were not same with image. It should depend on devices connect on system.
NCA-2513 User Manual APPENDIX A: SETTING UP CONSOLE REDIRECTIONS Console redirection lets you monitor and configure a system from a remote terminal computer by re- directing keyboard input and text output through the serial port. The following steps illustrate how to use this feature.
Appendix B: Installing Intel® LAN Controller Driver for Linux APPENDIX B: INSTALLING INTEL® LAN CONTROLLER DRIVER FOR LINUX For the latest driver update, please visit Intel® download center at https://downloadcenter.intel.com/, use the keyword search or the filter to access the driver’s product page, and then download the latest controller driver as well as the ReadMe document.
NCA-2513 User Manual APPENDIX C: TERMS AND CONDITIONS Warranty Policy 1. All products are under warranty against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase. 2. The buyer will bear the return freight charges for goods returned for repair within the warranty period;...
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Appendix C: Terms and Conditions RMA Service Request Form When requesting RMA service, please fill out the following form. Without this form enclosed, your RMA cannot be processed.