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User Manual ITA-1710 Fanless Embedded Atom Dual Core Compact Industrial Computer...
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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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Because of Advantech’s high quality-control standards and rigorous testing, most of our customers never need to use our repair service. If an Advantech product is defec- tive, it will be repaired or replaced at no charge during the warranty period. For out- of-warranty repairs, you will be billed according to the cost of replacement materials, service time and freight.
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It should be free of marks and scratches and in perfect working order upon receipt. As you unpack the ITA-1710, check it for signs of ship- ping damage. (For examples: box damage, scratches, dents, etc.) If it is damaged or it fails to meet the specifications, notify our service department or your local sales representative immediately.
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The sound pressure level at the operator's position according to IEC 704-1:1982 is no more than 70 dB (A). DISCLAIMER: This set of instructions is given according to IEC 704-1. Advantech disclaims all responsibility for the accuracy of any statements contained herein.
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Don’t touch any components on the CPU card or other cards while the PC is on. Disconnect power before making any configuration changes. The sudden rush of power as you connect a jumper or install a card may damage sensitive elec- tronic components. ITA-1710 User Manual...
Introduction The ITA-1710 is a fanless compact industrial computer chassis with Atom dual core processor and wide voltage input range, which is specially designed for intelligent transportation applications. This powerful computing platform can withstand opera- tion under harsh conditions 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Figure 2.2 Rear panel indicators Refer to below table for a LED definition summary. Item Status Color Description Green System power is on, system is safe PWR/FAULT System voltage overheated Data being received/transmitted Yellow No data being received/transmitted ITA-1710 User Manual...
2.3.1 Jumper Description You may configure the ITA-1710 to match the needs of your application by setting jumpers. A jumper is a metal bridge used to close an electric circuit. It consists of two metal pins and a small metal clip (often protected by a plastic cover) that slides over the pins to connect them.
AT Mode ATX Mode* *Default AT Mode ATX Mode I/O Connectors Figure 2.3 ITA-1710-S0A1E Front I/O Interfaces Figure 2.4 ITA-1710 Rear I/O Interfaces Note! ITA-1710 front panel provides no interface. ITA-1710-S0A1E rear panel is the same as ITA-1710. ITA-1710 User Manual...
Signal Name Signal Name DATA- DATA+ 2.4.2 USB Connector ITA-1710 series provides six USB interface connectors, which are USB UHCI, Rev. 2.0 compliant. The USB interface can be disabled in the system BIOS setup. Signal Name +V5(VCC) USB_data- USB_data+ ITA-1710 User Manual...
2.4.3 VGA Connector ITA-1710 offers two standard VGA Interface connectors by D-sub 15-pin female con- nector. Signal Name Green Blue +5 V DDC-DATA H-SYNC V-SYNC DDC-CLK 2.4.4 DIO Connector ITA-1710 provides one DIO connector that needs cabling. Signal name 1-12...
2.4.6 LAN Connector ITA-1710 Series provide two Intel 82583V Ethernet controllers, which are fully com- pliant with IEEE 802.3u 10/100/1000 Mbps standard. Signal name Signal name A1/B1 MDIO0+ MDIO0+ A2/B2 MDIO0- MDIO0- A3/B3 MDIO1+ MDIO1+ A4/B4 MDIO2+ MDIO2+ A5/B5 MDIO2-...
2.4.8 PS/2 Connector ITA-1710-S0A1E provides one PS/2 interface for mouse or keyboard connection. Signal name KB_Z_DAT MS_Z_DAT +V5_PS2 KB_Z_CLK MS_Z_CLK 2.4.9 LVDS Connector ITA-1710-S0A1E provides one LVDS interface, which could connect a monitor through cables. Signal Name Signal Name TXL0+...
2.4.10 LPT Connector ITA-1710-S0A1E provides one LPT interface (in the accessory box, replace by your- self), which could connect a monitor through cables. Signal Name Signal Name LPT_z_STB# LPT_AFD# LPT_z_PD0 LPT_ERR# LPT_PD1 LPT_INIT# LPT_PD2 LPT_SLIN# LPT_PD3 LPT_PD4 LPT_PD5 LPT_PD6 LPT_PD7...
The following procedures will instruct you to install all modules into the ITA-1710 sys- tem. 3.1.1 Install Mainboard CF Card ITA-1710 mainboard front panel has a CF card slot, you can insert a CF card into it directly. Figure 3.1 Installing Mainboard CF Card ITA-1710 User Manual...
3.1.2 Installing Mini PCIe Card The ITA-1710 mainboard support a Mini PCIe expansion card. please refer the below installation procedure. Insert a Mini PCIe card into mainboard PCIe slot. Lock and fix the Mini PCIe card by a copper pillar.
3.1.3 Installing the HDD Module The ITA-1710 reserves a space for a 2.5" HDD module. Please refer to the following instructions to install the hard disk drive. Place the HDD into 2.5” HDD holder, and lock it with 4 screws.
Please follow the procedures below to install chassis top cover. Insert the top cover on the chassis front panel from the opening point and place it well. Fix the chassis top cover with 2 screws. Figure 3.4 Installing the Top Cover ITA-1710 User Manual...
Installing the Foot Stand Align the 2 foot stands with the screw holes in the chassis side panel, and secure them with screws. Top and bottom installation are both supported. (See Fig 3.5) Figure 3.5 Installing the Foot Stand ITA-1710 User Manual...
Please follow the steps below to install CF card module. Loosen the 2 screws in the CF module, Insert the CF card into the slot and install the CF fixed cover. Return and screw the CF card module. Figure 3.6 Installing the CF Card Module ITA-1710 User Manual...
Introduction AMIBIOS has been integrated into many motherboards for over a decade. This chapter introduces how to configure BIOS for ITA-1710 series.With the AMIBIOS Setup program, you can modify BIOS settings and control the special features of your computer. The Setup program uses a number of menus for making changes and turning the special features on or off.
Entering Setup Turn on the computer to enter POST screen where BIOS and CPU information will be shown. Press <DEL> and you will immediately be allowed to enter Setup. Figure 4.2: Press <DEL> to Enter Setup ITA-1710 User Manual...
Date using the <Arrow> keys. Enter new values through the keyboard. Press the <Tab> key or the <Arrow> keys to move between fields. The date must be entered in MM/DD/YY format. The time must be entered in HH:MM:SS format. ITA-1710 User Manual...
4.2.2 Advanced BIOS Features Setup Select the Advanced tab from the ITA-1710 setup screen to enter the Advanced BIOS Setup screen. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen, such as CPU Configuration, to go to the sub menu for that item. You can display an Advanced BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the <Arrow>...
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Intel(R) C-STATE tech This function is to save CPU power consumption in system halt state. Enhanced C-States This item is used to configure CPU halt state, but is disabled by Intel C-STATE. The default setting is “Enabled”. ITA-1710 User Manual...
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BIOS. And it is only effective under DOS. The default configuration is “Disabled”. IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) This item allows users to detect ATA/ATAPI device’s time out value. The default value is “35”. ITA-1710 User Manual...
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Auto Flow Control For Serial Port1 This option configures serial port 1’s 485 protocol. Options are “Enabled” and “Disabled”. Auto Flow Control For Serial Port2 This option configures serial port 2’s 485 protocol. Options are “Enabled” and “Disabled”. ITA-1710 User Manual...
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Use this to set the ACPI shutdown temperature threshold. When the system reaches the shutdown temperature, it will automatically shutdown to protect the system from over heat damage. Users can view system temperature, CPU tem- perature and fan state here. ITA-1710 User Manual...
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4.2.2.5 ACPI Configuration Figure 4.9: ACPI Settings Note! The power mode is set as “ATX” by default. Only Advanced ACPI Con- figuration option is available when being changed as “AT”. ITA-1710 User Manual...
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Figure 4.10: General ACPI Configuration – Suspend mode Select ACPI state for system hibernation. The default setting is “Auto”. – Repost Video on S3 Resume Confirm whether to call VGA BIOS when system recovers from S3/SRT. The default setting is “Yes”. ITA-1710 User Manual...
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“Enabled”. – AMI OEMB table Enable or disable ACPI OEMB table pointer to align RSDT pointer. The default setting is “Enabled”. – Headless mode Enable or disable Headless operation mode by ACPI. The default setting is “Disabled”. ITA-1710 User Manual...
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Can be enabled or disabled. The default setting is “Disabled. – High performance Event Timer Can be enabled or disabled. The default setting is “Disabled. – HPET Memory Address Set HPET memory address. The default setting is “FED00000h”. ITA-1710 User Manual...
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When entering setup screen, BIOS will automatically detect SATA device, and show the state of existing SATA devices. – Type: Select the device type connected to system: [Not Installed], [Auto]. – S.M.A.R.T.: Select intelligent monitoring, analysis and report technology. ITA-1710 User Manual...
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Options are “Disabled” and “Enabled”. The default setting is “Disabled” – Resume on RTC Alarm Options are “Disabled” and “Enabled”. The default setting is “Disabled” ITA-1710 Series Power Mode Detects current power mode: “AT mode” or “ATX mode”. ITA-1710 User Manual...
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Mark all events as read Mark all unread events as read. The last option is “No Unread Log”. Clear Event log Give up all unread logs, and consider them as read. The first option is “No Unread Log”. ITA-1710 User Manual...
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BIOS EHCI Hand-Off Enables operating system without hand-off feature. Hotplug USB FDD Support System will create a virtual FDD device connected with hot swap FDD. The vir- tual device is only automatically generated when no USB FDD exists. ITA-1710 User Manual...
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FDD], [Hard Disk] and [CDROM]. If set as “Auto”, USB device smaller than 530 MB will be simulated as FDD, and others as HDD. If set as “Forced FDD”, FDD format drivers can be started as FDD, such as ZIP driver. ITA-1710 User Manual...
4.2.3 PCI/PnP Setup Select the PCI/PnP tab from the ITA-1710 setup screen to enter the Plug and Play BIOS Setup screen. You can display a Plug and Play BIOS Setup option by highlight- ing it using the <Arrow> keys. All Plug and Play BIOS Setup options are described in this section.
Specified IRQ is reserved for use by Legacy ISA devices. 4.2.4 Boot Setup Utility Figure 4.19: Boot Setup Utility Note! Only when at least one HDD is connected to ITA-1710, “Hard Disk Drives” option will be shown in the setup screen. ITA-1710 User Manual...
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PCI card based on ROM configuration utility. Bootsafe function This option allows users to enable or disable bootsafe function. Boot Device Priority Configures the boot priority of available devices: [Hard Disk Device], [Removable Device], [CD-DVD ROM]. ITA-1710 User Manual...
Security Setup Figure 4.21: Password Configuration Select Security Setup from the ITA-1710 Setup main BIOS setup menu. All Security Setup options, such as password protection and virus protection are described in this section. To access the sub menu for the following items, select the item and press <Enter>:...
4.2.6 Advanced Chipset Settings Figure 4.22: Advanced Chipset Settings 4.2.6.1 North Bridge Chipset Configuration Figure 4.23: North bridge chipset configuration ITA-1710 User Manual...
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Sets the memory capacity of video in “Fixed Mode”. – Boot Display Device Sets the boot display device in POST process. The default setting is “CRT+ LVDS”. – Flat Panel Type Sets the panel resolution, the default setting is “1024x768 (24-bit)”. ITA-1710 User Manual...
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Enable or disable HD audio controller. SMBUS Controller Enable or disable SMBus controller. SLP_S4# Min. Assertion Width Set the minimum assertion width of Slp_S4# when booting up. The default set- ting is “1-2 seconds”. ITA-1710 User Manual...
Select Discard Changes from the Exit menu and press <Enter>. 4.2.7.4 Load Optimal Defaults The ITA-1710 automatically configures all setup items to optimal settings when you select this option. Select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press <Enter>.
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4.2.7.5 Load Failsafe Defaults The ITA-1710 automatically configures all setup options to fail-safe settings when you select this option. Fail-Safe Defaults are designed for maximum system stability, but not maximum performance. Select Fail- Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press <Enter>.
Windows Programming tools, such as Visual C++, Visual Basic, Bor- land C++ Builder and Borland Delphi. Driver Installation Insert the driver CD into your system’s CD-ROM drive. You can see the ITA-1710 driver folder items. ITA-1710 User Manual...
5.2.2 VGA Windows Driver Setup Insert the driver CD into your system’s CD-ROM drive. You can see the driver folders items. Navigate to the "Drv_VGA" folder and click "Setup.exe" to complete the instal- lation of the drivers. ITA-1710 User Manual...
5.2.4 Audio Windows Driver Installation Insert the driver CD into your system’s CD-ROM drive. You can see the driver folders items. Navigate to the "Drv_AUDIO" folder and click "WDM_R246.exe" to complete the installation of the drivers. ITA-1710 User Manual...
ITA-1710 Digital DIO Definition See Section 2.4.8. Configuration Sequence ITA-1710’s on-board GPIO with LPC bus operates by Lattice CPLD. The configuration and access to CPLD GPIO IC is completed by IO Space accessing to the system. Mapping between GPIO IO Space and corresponding GPIO pins:...
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Run Adu, select PCI menu and find ISA Bridge line, then press “Enter” to configure. Modify 90h,91h and 92h registers under the 256 byte table in ISA con- figuration page. Modified value: 01h in 90h, 0ch in 91h, and 1Ch in 92h. Ready for IO operation of GPIO. ITA-1710 User Manual...
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Appendix Programming the Watchdog Timer...
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Programming the Watchdog Timer The ITA-1710's watchdog timer can be used to monitor system software operation and take corrective action if the software fails to function within the programmed period. This section describes the operation of the watchdog timer and how to pro- gram it.
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Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Generate a time-out signal without timer counting ;----------------------------------------------------------- Mov dx,A68h ; Select register 68h, watchdog timer I/O port address A00h+ register shifts 68h In al,dx Or al,4h ; Generate a time-out signal Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- ITA-1710 User Manual...
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