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DMI-1210 Driver Machine Interface User’s Manual Manual Rev.: February 21, 2020 Revision Date: 50-1Z284-1010 Part No: Leading EDGE COMPUTING...
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Leading EDGE COMPUTING Revision History Revision Release Date Description of Change(s) 2019-02-20 Initial release 2020-02-21 Correct USB 1.1 M8 Connector pinout Revision History...
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Leading EDGE COMPUTING California Proposition 65 Warning WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including acrylamide, arsenic, benzene, cadmium, Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphate (TDCPP), 1,4-Diox- ane, formaldehyde, lead, DEHP, styrene, DINP, BBP, PVC, and vinyl materials, which are known to the State of California to cause cancer, and acrylamide, benzene, cadmium, lead, mercury, phthalates, toluene, DEHP, DIDP, DnHP, DBP, BBP, PVC, and vinyl materials, which are known to the State of California to cause...
DMI-1210 Introduction 1.1 Overview The DMI-1210 is a 12.1” Driver Machine Interface panel PC designed specifically for the railway industry, equipped with Intel Atom® x5-E3930 processor (formerly Apollo Lake), resistive touch, and MVB interface. It can be applied as an HMI unit for driver’s desks, control panel for passenger information systems,...
1.3 Package Contents Please check that your package contains the items below. If you discover damaged or missing items, please contact your vendor. DMI-1210 Driver Machine Interface Panel PC (features dependent on specific model ordered) Mounting screw kit Optional Accessories...
The status LEDs are located on the right side of the bezel and the ambient brightness sensor at the top of the bezel as shown. Ambient Brightness Sensor Power GbE Activity Serial Port Tx/Rx Activity Figure 2-2: DMI-1210 Front Layout...
DMI-1210 Rear View Figure 2-3: DMI-1210 Rear I/O Layout GPS antenna SMA connector Wi-Fi Main antenna SMA connector Wi-Fi Aux + BT antenna SMA connector 3G/4G Main antenna SMA connector 3G/4G Aux antenna SMA connector COM1/COM2 DB9 connectors X1/X2 USB 1.1 M8 connector...
Leading EDGE COMPUTING 2.5 Power Specifications 2.5.1 Power Consumption The following table displays the DMI-1210 power consumption data at room temperature. Input Power Loading Setup Voltage Current Voltage Cons. 100% loading on 24VDC Stress CPU,GPU,RAM by 24.1V 0.9A 22.0W running Intel TAT tool...
DMI-1210 2.5.2 System Power Features Operating Voltage Range The system is equipped with a wide DC input range from 16.8V to 137.5V. Input range: 16.8V to 137.5V Max. input current: 0.35A by 137.5V Input Over-Voltage Protection When the input voltage exceeds the 160V, the module will shut down, and try to restart every 6 seconds until the over current con- dition is corrected.
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DMI-1210 Getting Started 3.1 Removing the Rear Cover To install the optional modules, first remove the rear cover as described below. 1. Remove the cover on the USB2 slot as shown. USB Cover...
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Leading EDGE COMPUTING 2. Remove all the screws indicated (silver color). M3 Screws, others are M2.5 screws Note: Do NOT remove the black screws Do NOT remove the black screws. These are used to secure the heat spreaders inside the cover. NOTE: NOTE:...
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DMI-1210 3. Remove the rear cover. It may be necessary to use a tool such as a flat-head screwdriver to lift the cover away from the display frame. Rear Cover...
Leading EDGE COMPUTING 3.2 Installing a PC/104 MVB Module (optional) Follow the instructions below to install a PC/104 MVB module. 1. Remove the cover on the X7 and X8 D-SUB port openings. M2.5 Screws D-SUB port cover...
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DMI-1210 2. Install the PC/104 MVB module with four M3 screws as shown. M3 Screws MVB Module...
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Leading EDGE COMPUTING 3. Connect the two D-SUB cables to the PC/104 MVB module and X7/X8 ports as shown. Use the female-to-male cable for the X7 port and male-to-female cable for the X8 port. Note that the 90° D-SUB connectors go to the module Nut Screws 4#-40 Screws F-to-M...
DMI-1210 3.3 Installing Wi-Fi and LTE Modules (optional) Follow the instructions below to install Mini PCIe Wi-Fi and LTE modules. 1. Remove the caps on the A2-A5 SMA connector openings. Remove Caps...
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Leading EDGE COMPUTING 2. Install the Mini PCIe LTE and Wi-Fi modules using two M2.5 screws each. Connect the internal RF cables to the modules, insert the SMA connectors into the openings, and secure with washers and nuts as shown. Route the cables as shown below.
DMI-1210 3.4 Installing a Mini PCIe CAN Bus Module (optional) Follow the instructions below to install a Mini PCIe CAN bus module. 1. Install the Mini PCIe CAN bus module into either of the available card slots using two M2.5 screws.as described in Step 2 on page 22 above for Mini PCIe LTE and Wi-Fi modules.
Leading EDGE COMPUTING 3.5 Mounting The DMI-1210 can be panel mounted using 4 countersunk M5 screws and O-rings. Make sure there is adequate space behind the panel for ventilation and I/O connectors, and that the panel material and thickness can support the weight of the device.
Leading EDGE COMPUTING 3.6 CFast Card Installation To install or remove the CFast card, remove the M2.5 screws securing the CFast slot cover and remove the cover. Insert the CFast card and secure the cover. CFast Card Slot Cover...
DMI-1210 3.7 Connections Connecting a Ground Cable Connect the ground cable before making any other connec- tions. When disassembling the system, always detach the ground cable last. CAUTION: Use a ground cable with a cross section of at least 0.823mm (18AWG) and an M4 size ring terminal.
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Leading EDGE COMPUTING Connecting the Power Supply Work on the computer system may only be carried out by personnel qualified for the specific task and who have the training and experience to identify risks and WARNING: avoid potential hazards. Make sure that a ground cable has been connected to the system before connecting an external power supply and switching on the system.
The first boot device is the onboard eMMC. To enter the BIOS setup menu to change the boot device order, enter Del or Esc. The DMI-1210 can be delivered with Linux Ubuntu 16.04 LTS or Windows 10 already installed, or without any operating system.
Windows Please download the Windows drivers from the ADLINK website at www.adlinktech.com. The following describes the DMI-1210 driver installation proce- dures for Windows 10. Install the Windows operating system before installing any driver. Most standard I/O device drivers are installed during Windows installation.
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DMI-1210 11. Wi-Fi: To install the Wi-Fi driver, do the following. Open the Device Manager.
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Leading EDGE COMPUTING R-click on Other Devices > Network Controller and select Update Driver Software.
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DMI-1210 Select Browse my computer for driver softwaret...
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Leading EDGE COMPUTING Navigate to the path ...\WiFi and BT module_BCM4356 \WiFi\x64\DHD_REL_1.558.53.33_Win10_x64 and click Next.
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DMI-1210 Select Install this driver software anyway and then click Close when the driver has finished installing.
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Leading EDGE COMPUTING Navigate to the path ...\WiFi and BT module_BCM4356 \WiFi. Right click on the file Install_nvram.bat and click Yes in the User Account Control pop-up. This will copy the file 4356r2nvram.txt into C:\Windows\System32\drivers.
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DMI-1210 Open the Device Manager, R-click on Broadcom 802.11ac Wireless PCEI Full Dongle Adapter and disable it Click Yes when asked to confirm.
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Leading EDGE COMPUTING R-click on Broadcom 802.11ac Wireless PCEI Full Dongle Adapter and enable it.
Leading EDGE COMPUTING 3.9.2 Linux Drivers To install the Linux drivers, please download and follow the instructions in the DMI-1210 Linux Drivers Installation Guide.
DMI-1210 Display Utilities 4.1 Calibrating the Touch Panel - Ubuntu Download the PenMount touchscreen calibration tool Pen- Mount-Ubuntu 12.04-18.04 32_64bit Driver from the manufac- turer’s website by using the following search. http://www.amtouch.com.tw/downloads/penmount-drivers/ Uncompress the package and install it by doing the following: // Uncompress PenMount calibration tool # tar –jxvf pmLinux-Ubuntu_12.04-18.04_32_64bit_Driver_V4.5.6.tar.bz2...
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Leading EDGE COMPUTING To calibrate the touchscreen, perform the following steps. 1. Select “Filter” and search for "Pen" to find the PenMount Utility. 2. Open the utility, select the number of points you wish to calibrate and click on “Calibrate” to start. 3.
DMI-1210 4.2 Reading the Ambient Light Sensor The DMI-1210 is equipped with an Everlight DCDIC-17 ambient light sensor. Below is a sample application to read out the ADC values and calculate the illuminance in lux. // visit folder to compile application # cd $APP_ALS/ # gcc als_read.c -o als_read...
Leading EDGE COMPUTING 4.3 Display Brightness Control The LCD backlight can be controlled using the following com- mand: echo $1> /sys/devices/pci0000\:00/0000\:00\:02.0/drm/ card0/card0-eDP-1/intel_backlight/brightness $1= 0~96000 (0=dark, 96000= max. brightness) #Set brightness to min echo 0>/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/drm/ card0/card0-eDP-1/intel_backlight/brightnes #Set brightness to max echo 96000>/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/drm /card0/card0-eDP-1/intel_backlight/brightness Users can build into their own application to enable auto dimming...
DMI-1210 Interfaces 5.1 Status LEDs Please refer to Figure 2-2 DMI-1210 Front Layout on page 8 for status LED locations. Function LED is on when DC Power is connected and system is Power Status powered on GbE1/2 Activity LED flashes when Ethernet port is active COM1/2 Tx LED flashes when serial port is transmitting data.
Leading EDGE COMPUTING 5.2 Pin Definitions Please refer to Figure 2-3 DMI-1210 Rear I/O Layout on page 9 and Figure 2-4 DMI-1210 Side I/O Layout on page 10 for connec- tor locations. COM1 (X1), COM2 (X2) DB9 Connectors Pin 1...
Leading EDGE COMPUTING MVB Bus Female DB9 connector (X7, optional) Pin 1 Pin 5 Pin 9 Pin 6 Input / Output as Pin # Signal Description seen from the node Non-inverted MVB bus line, A.data.P with RS485-level bidirectional Inverted MVB bus line, with A.data.N RS485-level Not connected...
DMI-1210 MVB Bus Male DB9 Connector (X8, optional) Pin 1 Pin 5 Pin 6 Pin 9 Input / Output as Pin # Signal Description seen from the node Non-inverted MVB bus line, A.data.P with RS485-level bidirectional Inverted MVB bus line, with A.data.N...
Leading EDGE COMPUTING CAN Bus Male DB9 Connector (X7/X8, optional) Pin 1 Pin 5 Pin 6 Pin 9 Pin # COM3 Function COM4 Function Port 0 CAN L Port 1 CAN L Port 0 CAN H Port 1 CAN H Table 5-8: CAN Bus Male DB9 Connector Pinout DC power input M12 connector (X9) Pin #...
DMI-1210 BIOS 6.1 Introduction The following chapter describes basic navigation for the AMI EFI BIOS setup utility. 6.2 Entering BIOS Setup To enter the setup screen, follow these steps: 1. Power on the motherboard 2. Press the < Delete > key on your keyboard when you see the following text prompt: <...
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Leading EDGE COMPUTING Navigation The BIOS setup/utility uses a key-based navigation system called hot keys. Most of the BIOS setup utility hot keys can be used at any time during the setup navigation process. There is a hot key legend located in the right frame on most setup screens.
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DMI-1210 Hotkey Descriptions The < Enter > key allows you to display or change the setup Enter option listed for a particular setup item. The < Enter > key can also allow you to display the setup sub-screens. The < F1 > key allows you to display the General Help screen.
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Leading EDGE COMPUTING The < F3 > key on your keyboard is the optimized defaults key. To set the optimized defaults settings of the BIOS, press the < F3 > key on your keyboard. It is located on the upper row of a standard 101 keyboard.
DMI-1210 6.3 Main Setup The Main Menu provides read-only information about system and also allows to set system's date and time. 6.3.1 BIOS Information BIOS Item Options Description BIOS Vendor Display vendor name of system Info only BIOS. American Megatrends BIOS Version Display version of booting BIOS.
6.3.2 System Information BIOS Item Options Description Project Name Display the project name. Info only DMI-1210 CPU Board Version Info only Display the CPU board HW version. A1/A2/A3/… CPU Brand String Display what CPU is booting the Info only system.
DMI-1210 6.3.4 Board Information BIOS Item Options Description Serial Number Display board’s serial number. Info only Manufacturing Date Info only Display manufacturing date. Last Repair Date Display Last Repair Date. Info only MAC ID Display onboard Ethernet MAC ID. Info only...
Leading EDGE COMPUTING 6.4 Advanced Menu This menu contains the settings for most of the user interfaces in the system. BIOS Item Options Description CPU Configuration For configuring CPU features/ Submenu functions. Graphic For setting graphic controller Submenu Configuration parameters. Power Submenu Management...
Leading EDGE COMPUTING 6.4.2 Graphic Configuration BIOS Item Options Description Data format and Select the data format and color Auto Color Depth depth. VESA 24 bpp JEIDA 24 bpp JEIDA/vesa 18 LVDS Output Mode Auto Set single/dual LVDS bus mode. Single LVDS bus Dual LVDS bus DE Polarity...
DMI-1210 6.4.3 Power Management BIOS Item Options Description Enable ACPI Auto Enable/disable BIOS ACPI auto Disabled Configuration configuration function. Enabled Enable Hibernation Disabled Enable/disable system ability to hibernate. This option may be not Enabled effective with some OSes. ACPI Sleep State...
Leading EDGE COMPUTING 6.4.4 Power Consumption BIOS Item Options Description Current Input Display current input current. Read only Current Current Input Power Read only Display current input power. voltage Display the sensed voltage based on Read only hardware design. 6.4.5 System Management BIOS Item Options...
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DMI-1210 BIOS Item Options Description Temperatures If this item is shown, it means SEMA Info only supports “Temperature”. Voltage Monitor If this item is shown, it means SEMA Info only supports “Voltage Monitor”. Power-up If this item is shown, it means SEMA...
Leading EDGE COMPUTING 6.4.6 Thermal Management BIOS Item Options Description Temperature and Fan Speed CPU Temperature Info only Current Show current CPU temperature Read only gotten from sensor. Startup Show the CPU temperature at Read only system power up. Show the minimum CPU Read only temperature after system boot.
DMI-1210 6.4.7 Watchdog Timer BIOS Item Options Description Power-Up Enabled The Power-Up Watchdog resets the Watchdog system after a certain amount of time Disabled after power-up. Pressing F12 key during startup will disable the power-up watchdog timer. RunTime Watchdog Enabled...
Leading EDGE COMPUTING 6.4.9 Serial Port x Configuration BIOS Item Options Description Serial Port Disabled Enable or disable serial port (COMx). Enabled Device Setting It will show current resource Info only assignment of serial port (COMx). Change Settings Select an optimal setting for Super Auto IO device.
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DMI-1210 Console Redirection Settings BIOS Item Options Description Configure the type of console emulation. Emulation: ANSI: Extended ASCII char set. VT100 VT100+ VT100: ASCII char set. Terminal Type VT-UTF8 VT100+: Extends VT100 to support ANSI color, function keys, etc. VT-UTF8: Uses UTF8 encoding to map Unicode chars onto 1 or more bytes.
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Leading EDGE COMPUTING BIOS Item Options Description Stop Bits Configures the number of stop bits transmitted and received in each serial character for both serial ports. Stop bits indicate the end of a serial data packet. (A start bit indicates the beginning).
Leading EDGE COMPUTING BIOS Item Options Description Device power-up Maximum time the device will take Auto delay before properly reporting itself Manual to the Hot Controller, with ‘Auto’ using default value, for a Root port 100 ms, and for a Hub port the delay is taken from the Hub descriptor.
DMI-1210 6.5 Chipset Menu BIOS Item Options Description North Bridge Submenu South Bridge Submenu Uncore Submenu Configuration South Cluster Submenu Configuration 6.5.1 North Bridge Displays memory information, sets maximum value for TOLUID and enables/disables BIOS assignment and PCIe VGA work- around.
Leading EDGE COMPUTING 6.5.3 Uncore Configuration Enables/disables Integrated Graphic Device and RC6 (Render- Standb), sets size for GTT, aperture size, DVMT pre-alloca- tion,DVMT total Gfx Mem and CD clock frequency. BIOS Item Options Description Integerated Disable Enable: Enable Integrated Graphics Graphics Devices Device (IGD) when selected as the Enable...
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Leading EDGE COMPUTING PCI Express Configuration Enables/disables PCI Express clock gating, Port 8xh Decode, Peer Memory Write and Compliance mode, and configures PCI Express Root Port. BIOS Item Options Description PCIE Port assigned Info only Display PCIE Port assigned to LAN to LAN Information.
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Leading EDGE COMPUTING BIOS Item Options Description Snoop Latency Disabled Snoop Latency Override for PCH PCIE. Override Manual Disabled: Disable override. Manual: Manually enter override values. Auto Auto (default): Maintain default BIOS flow. Non Snoop Latency Disabled Non Snoop Latency Override for PCH Override PCIE.
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DMI-1210 BIOS Item Options Description SATA Test Mode Test Mode Enable / Disable. Disable Enable Aggressive LPM Enable PCH to Aggressively enter Disable Support link power state. Enable SATA0 Info only Software Preserve Info only Port 0 Disabled Enable / Disable SATA Port...
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Leading EDGE COMPUTING BIOS Item Options Description SATA Port 1 Hot If enabled, SATA port will be reported Disabled Plug Capability as Hot Plug capable. Enabled Configured as Info only Display Configured as eSATA eSATA support. Mechanical Disabled Controls reporting if this port has a Presence Switch Mechanical Presence Switch.
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DMI-1210 USB Configuration BIOS Item Options Description XHCI Pre-boot Enables/disables XHCI pre-boot Disabled Driver driver support. Enabled XHCI Mode Disabled Enables/disables XHCI mode. Enabled USB VBUS Turns USB VBUS on/off. USB HSIC1 Enables/disables USB HSIC1 Disabled Support support Enabled USB SSIC1...
Leading EDGE COMPUTING 6.6 Security Menu This menu contains the settings for security in the system. BIOS Item Options Description Administrator Configure/Clear Administrator Enter to set Password Password. password When pressing enter, a menu will be popped up for creating new password.
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DMI-1210 Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2017 American Megatrends, Inc. Security HDD Password Description Allows Access to Set, Modify and Clear HardDisk User and Master Passwords. User Password need to be installed for Enabling Security. Master Password can be Modified only when...
Leading EDGE COMPUTING 6.6.1 Secure Boot BIOS Item Options Description System Mode Info only Secure Boot Info only Secure Boot Disabled Secure Boot can be enabled if: Control 1. System running in User mode with Enabled enrolled Platform Key (PK) 2.
DMI-1210 6.7 Boot Menu This menu contains the settings for bootable devices in the sys- tem. BIOS Item Options Description Setup Prompt Number of seconds to wait for setup Timeout activation key. 65535 (0xFFFF) means indefinite waiting. Bootup NumLock Select the keyboard NumLock state State after system boot.
Leading EDGE COMPUTING 6.8 Save & Exit Menu BIOS Item Options Description Save Changes and Save changed settings and exit Enter Exit BIOS setup utility. Discard Changes Skip changed setting and exit BIOS Enter and Exit setup utility. Save Changes and Save all changed settings and let Enter Reset...
DMI-1210 Important Safety Instructions For user safety, please read and follow all instructions, WARNINGS, CAUTIONS, and NOTES marked in this manual and on the associated equipment before handling/operating the equipment. Read these safety instructions carefully. Keep this user’s manual for future reference.
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Leading EDGE COMPUTING A Lithium-type battery may be provided for backup power. Risk of explosion if battery is replaced with one of an incorrect type. Dispose of used batteries appropriately. WARNING: Never attempt to fix the equipment. Equipment should only be serviced by qualified personnel.
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