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ARK-1120
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  • Page 1 User Manual ARK-1120 Embedded BPC...
  • Page 2 English user manual included as a PDF file on the CD. Please disregard the printed Chinese copy of the user manual if the product is not to be sold and/or installed in China. ARK-1120 User Manual...
  • Page 3 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.
  • Page 4 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.
  • Page 5 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. Please have the following information ready before you call: –...
  • Page 6 CAUTION: Always completely disconnect the power cord from your chassis whenever you work with the hardware. Do not make connections while the power is on. Sensitive electronic components can be damaged by sudden power surges. ARK-1120 User Manual...
  • Page 7 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.
  • Page 8 ARK-1120 User Manual viii...
  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    1.2.4 Ethernet ..................3 1.2.5 Power Consumption..............3 Mechanical Specification................3 1.3.1 Dimensions ................... 3 Figure 1.1 ARK-1120 mechanical dimension drawing....3 1.3.2 Weight................... 3 Power requirement..................4 1.4.1 System power ................4 1.4.2 RTC battery................... 4 Environmental Specification..............4 1.5.1...
  • Page 10 Figure 3.25 Video Function Configuration ......... 36 Figure 3.26 South Bridge Configuration ........37 3.1.7 Exit Option .................. 38 Figure 3.27 Exit Option.............. 38 Appendix A WDT & GPIO Sample Code ....41 Watchdog Timer Sample Code............... 42 ARK-1120 User Manual...
  • Page 11: Chapter 1 General Introduction

    Chapter General Introduction This chapter gives background information on ARK-1120 series.
  • Page 12: Introduction

    ARK-1120 also supports both 2.5” SATA HDD and Compact Flash card for storage options even though it is a palm-size system. Besides ARK-1120 is a low power con- sumption system and it is powered by DC 12 V input. The ARK-1120 provides for diversified application fields.
  • Page 13: Display

    Typical: 12 W  Max.: 17 W Mechanical Specification 1.3.1 Dimensions  133.8 x 43.1 x 94.2 mm (5.27" x 1.70" x 3.71") 133,80 Figure 1.1 ARK-1120 mechanical dimension drawing 1.3.2 Weight  0.7 kg (1.55 lb) ARK-1120 User Manual...
  • Page 14: Power Requirement

    ~ 500 Hz, 1 Oct./min, 1 hr/axis 1.5.5 Shock during operation  With Compact Flash / 2.5" SATA SSD only: 30 G, IEC 60068-2-27, half sine, 11 ms duration 1.5.6 Safety  UL, CCC, BSMI 1.5.7  CE, FCC, CCC, BSMI ARK-1120 User Manual...
  • Page 15: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    Chapter Hardware installation This chapter introduces external IO and the installation of ARK-1120 Hardware.
  • Page 16: Introduction

    A pair of needle-nose pliers may be helpful when working with jumpers. If you have any doubts about the best hardware configuration for your application, contact your local distributor or sales representative before you make any changes. ARK-1120 User Manual...
  • Page 17: Ark-1120 I/O Indication

    Warning! To avoid damaging the computer, always turn off the power supply before setting jumpers. Clear CMOS. Before turning on the power sup- ply, set the jumper back to 3.0 V Battery On. ARK-1120 I/O Indication ARK-1120L Figure 2.1 ARK-1120L front view Figure 2.2 ARK-1120L rear view...
  • Page 18: Ark-1120L External I/O Connectors

    2.4.1 Power ON/OFF Button ARK-1120 comes with a Power On/Off button with LED indicators on the front side to show its On status (Green LED) and Off/Suspend status (Orange LED). Dual func- tions of Soft Power -On/Off (Instant off or Delay 4 Seconds), and Suspend are sup- ported.
  • Page 19: Vga Connector

    NC, if present, represents “No Connection”. 2.4.4 VGA Connector The ARK-1120 provides a high resolution VGA interface connected by a D-sub 15- pin connector to support a VGA CRT monitor. It supports display resolution up to 1400 x 1050 @ 60 Hz.
  • Page 20: Audio Connector (Ark-1120L Only)

    USB_data+ 2.4.6 Audio Connector (ARK-1120L Only) Ψ ARK-1120 offers stereo audio ports by two 3.5 ear phone jack connectors of Line_out and Line_in. The audio chip controller is ALC892 which is compliant with the Azalea standard. Figure 2.10 Audio Connectors Table 2.6: DIO Connector Pin Assignments...
  • Page 21: Peripheral Installation

    Table 2.7: COM Connector Pin Assignments RS-232 RS-422 RS-485 Signal Name Signal Name Signal Name DATA- DATA+ Note! NC represents “No Connection”. Peripheral Installation 2.5.1 HDD Installation Unscrew the bottom cover screws. (marked with "HDD") ARK-1120 User Manual...
  • Page 22 Remove the four SNAP RIVETs from the bottom cover. Secure 2.5" SATA HDD onto the bottom cover. The screws are in the accessory box. ARK-1120 User Manual...
  • Page 23 Connect SATA signal and power cable to the 2.5" SATA HDD. ARK-1120 User Manual...
  • Page 24: Ram Installation

    Secure the bottom cover in its original position. 2.5.2 RAM Installation Unscrew the four screws on bottom cover. (marked with "RAM") ARK-1120 User Manual...
  • Page 25 Unscrew the four screws on the sides of ARK-1120. Unscrew the four screws on the front/rear face plate of ARK-1120. ARK-1120 User Manual...
  • Page 26: Cf Installation

    Remove aluminum top chassis and install RAM. Replace the aluminum top chassis and secure all screws. 2.5.3 CF Installation Please refer servicing to qualified Advantech personnel. Use only Advantech CTOS service or T-Parts OEM. ARK-1120 User Manual...
  • Page 27: Bios Settings

    Chapter BIOS Settings This chapter introduces how to set BIOS configuration data.
  • Page 28: Entering Setup

    AMIBIOS has been integrated into a plethora of motherboards for over a decade. With the AMIBIOS Setup program, you can modify BIOS settings and control the var- ious system features. This chapter describes the basic navigation of the ARK-1120 BIOS setup screens.
  • Page 29: Main Setup

    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. ARK-1120 User Manual...
  • Page 30: Advanced Bios Features Setup

    3.1.2 Advanced BIOS Features Setup Select the Advanced tab from the ARK-1120 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>...
  • Page 31 This item allows you to enable or disable Intel® Hyper Threading technology.  Intel® C-STATE tech This item allows the CPU to save power during idle mode.  Enhanced C-States CPU idle set to enhanced C-States, disabled by Intel® C-STATE tech item. ARK-1120 User Manual...
  • Page 32 Hard Disk Write Protect Disable/Enable device write protection. This will be effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS.  IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) This item allows you to select the time out value for detecting ATA/ATAPI device(s). ARK-1120 User Manual...
  • Page 33 Serial Port3 / Port4 Mode (ARK-1120F only) This item allows you to select serial port3 ~ port4 mode as RS-232/RS-422/RS- 485. The default setting is RS-232.  WatchDog function This item allows you to enable WatchDog function by minutes or seconds. ARK-1120 User Manual...
  • Page 34 Hardware Health Configuration Figure 3.7 Hardware Health Configuration  H/W Health Function This item allows you to control H/W monitoring.  Temperature & Voltage show CPU/System Temperature Vcore / +3.3 Vin / +5 Vin / +12 Vin / VBAT ARK-1120 User Manual...
  • Page 35 General ACPI Configuration Figure 3.9 General ACPI Configuration – Suspend mode Select the ACPI state used for system suspend. – Repost Video on S3 Resume This item allows you to invoke VGA BIOS POST on S3/STR resume. ARK-1120 User Manual...
  • Page 36 Include APIC table pointer to RSDT pointer list. – AMI OEMB table Include OEMB table pointer to R(x)SDT pointer lists. – Headless mode Enable / Disable Headless operation mode through ACPI.  Chipset ACPI Configuration Figure 3.11 Chipset ACPI Configuration ARK-1120 User Manual...
  • Page 37 AHCI Configuration Figure 3.12 AHCI Configuration  AHCI Port0 / Port1 While entering setup, BIOS auto detects the presence of IDE devices. This dis- plays the status of whatever IDE device or devices that may have been detected. ARK-1120 User Manual...
  • Page 38 "Last State" returns the system to the status just before power failure.  Resume On PME# Enable / Disable RI to generate a wake event.  Resume On RTC Alarm Enable / Disable PME to generate a wake event. ARK-1120 User Manual...
  • Page 39 Mark all unread events as read.  Clear Event Log Discard all events in the event Log. 3.1.2.9 MPS Configuration Figure 3.15 MPS Configuration  MPS Revision This item allows you to select MPS (Multi-Processor Specification) revision. ARK-1120 User Manual...
  • Page 40 Figure 3.17 USB Configuration  Legacy USB Support Enables support for legacy USB. Auto option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected.  USB 2.0 Controller Mode This item allows you to select HiSpeed(480Mbps) or FullSpeed (12Mpbs). ARK-1120 User Manual...
  • Page 41 If Auto, USB devices less than 530MB will be emulated as a floppy drives and the remaining as hard drives. Force FDD option can be used to force an FDD formatted drive to boot as FDD (E.g., a. ZIP drive). ARK-1120 User Manual...
  • Page 42: Advanced Pci/Pnp Settings

    3.1.3 Advanced PCI/PnP Settings Select the PCI/PnP tab from the ARK-1120 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.
  • Page 43: Boot Settings

    ISA devices. 3.1.3.10 Reserved Memory Size This item allows you to reserve the size of memory block for legacy ISA device. 3.1.4 Boot Settings Figure 3.20 Boot Setup Utility 3.1.4.1 Boot settings Configuration Figure 3.21 Boot Setting Configuration ARK-1120 User Manual...
  • Page 44: Security Setup

    Security Setup Figure 3.22 Password Configuration Select Security Setup from the ARK-1120 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>:...
  • Page 45: Advanced Chipset Settings

     Initiate Graphic Adapter This item allows you to select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot device.  Internal Graphics Mode Select Select the amount of system memory used by the Internal graphics device. ARK-1120 User Manual...
  • Page 46 Specify the amount of DVMT / FIXED system memory to allocate for video memory. – Boot Display Device Select boot display device at post stage. – Spread Spectrum Clock This item allows you to enable or disable the spread spectrum clock. ARK-1120 User Manual...
  • Page 47 Enables or disables LAN wake up from S5 function.  HDA Controller Enables or disables the HDA controller.  SMBUS Controller Enables or disables the SMBUS controller.  SLP_S4# Min. Assertion Width This item allows you to set a delay of sorts. ARK-1120 User Manual...
  • Page 48: Exit Option

    Select Exit Discarding Changes from the Exit menu and press <Enter>. The following message appears: Discard Changes and Exit Setup Now? [Ok] [Cancel] Select Ok to discard changes and exit. Discard Changes Select Discard Changes from the Exit menu and press <Enter>. ARK-1120 User Manual...
  • Page 49 3.1.7.3 Load Optimal Defaults The ARK-1120 automatically configures all setup items to optimal settings when you select this option. Optimal defaults are designed for maximum system performance, but may not work best for all computer applications. In particular, do not use the Opti- mal Defaults if your computer is experiencing system configuration problems.
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  • Page 51: Appendix Awdt & Gpio Sample Code

    Appendix WDT & GPIO Sample Code...
  • Page 52: Watchdog Timer Sample Code

    ;Minutes=0 (default) Seconds=1 ;==================================================== mov dx,SCH3114_IO + 65h ; mov al,080h out dx,al ;==================================================== ;66H ;WDT timer time-out value ;bit[7:0]=0~255 ;==================================================== mov dx,SCH3114_IO + 66h mov al,01h out dx,al ;==================================================== ;bit[0] status bit R/W ;WD timeout occurred =1 ARK-1120 User Manual...
  • Page 53 ;WD timer counting = 0 ;==================================================== mov dx,SCH3114_IO + 68h mov al,01h out dx,al .exit ARK-1120 User Manual...
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  • Page 55 No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permis- sion of the publisher. All brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. © Advantech Co., Ltd. 2011...
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