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- Page 1 User Manual ARK-DS306 Compact Digital Signage Computer...
- Page 2 The documentation and the software included with this product are copyrighted 2011 by Advantech Co., Ltd. All rights are reserved. Advantech Co., Ltd. reserves the right to make improvements in the products described in this manual at any time without notice.
- Page 3 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 4 Technical Support and Assistance Visit the Advantech website 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 5 RESTRICTED ACCESS AREA: The equipment should only be installed in a Restricted Access Area. DISCLAIMER: This set of instructions is given according to IEC 704-1. Advantech disclaims all responsibility for the accuracy of any statements contained herein. ARK-DS306 User Manual...
- Page 6 Packing List Before installation, please ensure the following items have been shipped: 1 x ARK-DS306 Unit 1 x Driver/Utility CD/manual 1 x China RoHS 1 x Simplified Chinese User Manual for CCC 1 x Mounting plate set ...
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Page 7: Table Of Contents
Table 2.4: LAN Connector Pin Assignments ....... 9 2.2.6 DC Input connector ............... 9 Figure 2.8 Power Input Connector..........9 ARK-DS306 Rear Side External I/O Connectors ........10 2.3.1 COM Connectors ................ 10 Figure 2.9 COM connector ............10 Table 2.5: COM Port Pin Assignments........10 2.3.2... - Page 8 3.2.5 Security Configuration ..............28 3.2.6 Save & Exit ................. 29 Chapter Software Installation......31 Driver Installation ..................32 4.1.1 CPU Driver Installation ............... 32 4.1.2 LAN Driver Installation ..............39 4.1.3 Audio Driver Installation.............. 42 ARK-DS306 User Manual viii...
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Page 9: Chapter 1 General Introduction
Chapter General Introduction This chapter gives background information on ARK-DS306 series. -
Page 10: Introduction
Advantech ARK-DS306 is a cost effective, energy-saving and fanless digital signage media player that uses AMD G-series dual core APU with FCH M1 chipset solution. ARK-DS306 can support up to 1080p full HD video playback performance via many popular players and content formats. ARKDS306 also can support dual content out- put via the HDMI and VGA ports. -
Page 11: Mechanical Specifications
Dimensions 204.0 x 118.2 x 47.4 mm (8.03" x 4.65" x 1.87") 216,50 [8,52] 210,50 [8,29] 204,00 [8,03] ARK-DS306 204,00 [8,03] Figure 1.1 ARK-DS306 Mechanical Dimensions 1.4.2 Weight 1.1 kg (2.42 lb.) Power Requirements 1.5.1 System Power Minimum power input: DC 12 V, 3 A 1.5.2... -
Page 12: Relative Humidity
Vibration Loading During Operation 1 Grms, IEC 60068-2-64, random, 5 ~ 500 Hz, 1 Oct./min, 1 hr/axis. 1.6.5 Shock During Operation 20 G, IEC 60068-2-27, half sine, 11 ms duration 1.6.6 Safety UL, CCC, BSMI 1.6.7 CE, FCC, CCC ARK-DS306 User Manual... -
Page 13: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation
Chapter Hardware Installation This chapter introduces external I/O and the installation of ARK- DS306 Hardware. -
Page 14: Ark-Ds306 I/O Connectors
Figure 2.2 ARK-DS306 Rear View ARK-DS306 Front Side External I/O Connectors 2.2.1 Power ON/OFF Button ARK-DS306 has a power ON/OFF button on front side. Push this button to turn the system ON and OFF. Figure 2.3 Power ON/OFF Button 2.2.2... -
Page 15: Hdmi Connector
1920x1080P but the actual resolution supported depend on the monitor being used. Figure 2.5 HDMI Connector Table 2.2: HDMI Connector Pin Assignments Signal Name TMDS Data2+ TMDS Data2- TMDS Data1+ TMDS Data1- TMDS Data0+ TMDS Data0- TMDS Clock+ TMDS Clock- +5 V Power Detect ARK-DS306 User Manual... -
Page 16: Vga Connector
2.2.4 VGA Connector The ARK-DS306 provides a high resolution VGA interface connected by a D-SUB 15-pin connector to support VGA CRT compatible monitors. Figure 2.6 VGA Connector Table 2.3: VGA Connector Pin Assignments Signal Name GREEN BLUE DDC DAT H-SYNC... -
Page 17: Dc Input Connector
Table 2.4: LAN Connector Pin Assignments Signal Name MDI0+ MDI0- MDI1+ MDI1- MDI2+ MDI2- MDI3+ MDI3- Link100# Link1000# 2.2.6 DC Input connector The ARK-DS306 comes with a DC-jack header that takes 12 V external power input. Figure 2.8 Power Input Connector ARK-DS306 User Manual... -
Page 18: Ark-Ds306 Rear Side External I/O Connectors
2.3.2 Audio Connector The ARK-DS306 offers stereo audio ports by three phone jack connectors of Speaker out, Line In, Mic-In, the audio chip control vendor by Realtek, it's compliant with Aza- lia standard, the Speaker Out support 3D surround stereo sound. -
Page 19: Hw Installation
Remove the Top heatsink cover by loosening the fixing screws then insert mem- ory into the SO-DIMM socket. Remove the bottom cover by loosening the fixing screws, fix the HDD with screws and connect SATA cables to the HDD. Figure 2.11 Memory & HDD Installation ARK-DS306 User Manual... -
Page 20: Cfast Card Installation
Figure 2.12 CFast card Installation 2.4.3 Mini PCIe WLAN Installation Remove the bottom cover by loosening the fixing screws then insert Mini PCIe WLAN module into the socket. Install the WLAN cable and antenna. Figure 2.13 Mini PCIe WLAN Installation ARK-DS306 User Manual... -
Page 21: Bios Settings
Chapter BIOS Settings... -
Page 22: Introduction
AMIBIOS has been integrated into many motherboards for over a decade. With the AMIBIOS Setup program, you can modify BIOS settings and control the various sys- tem features. This chapter describes the basic navigation of the ARK-DS306 BIOS setup screens. -
Page 23: Entering Setup
BIOS supports your CPU. If there is no number assigned to the patch code, please contact an Advantech application engineer to obtain an up-to-date patch code file. This will ensure that your CPU°Æs system sta- tus is valid. -
Page 24: Advanced Bios Features Setup
3.2.2 Advanced BIOS Features Setup Select the Advanced tab from the ARK-DS306 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 25 Enabled or disable VGA palette registers snooping. PERR# Generation Enabled or disable PCI device to generation PERR#. SERR# Generation Enabled or disable PCI device to generation SERR#. PCI Express Settings Change PCI express device detail settings. ARK-DS306 User Manual...
- Page 26 3.2.2.2 ACPI Settings Configuration ACPI Sleep State Select the ACPI state used for system suspend. S3 Video Repost Enable or disable video repost. 3.2.2.3 CPU Configuration ARK-DS306 User Manual...
- Page 27 This item allows you to auto or disable CPB. Node 0 Information View detail of memory information related to node 0. 3.2.2.4 IDE Configuration IDE Configuration Display SATA Port0 / SATA Port1 / SATA Port2 / SATA Port3 information. ARK-DS306 User Manual...
- Page 28 Time-out value for control, Bulk, and interrupt transfers. Device reset time-out USB mass storage device start unit command time-out. Device power-up delay Maximum time the device will take before it properly report itself to the host con- troller. ARK-DS306 User Manual...
- Page 29 Fan Speed show Display Fan Speed RPM. Backlight Enable Polarity This item allows you to select polarity for PWM or DC mode. EC Watch Dog Function This item allows you to select watch dog timer. ARK-DS306 User Manual...
- Page 30 Serial Port1 / Port2 IRQ This item allows you to select serial port1 ~ port2 of IRQ. Auto Flow Control for Serial Port1 This item allows you to enable or disable auto flow control function. ARK-DS306 User Manual...
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Page 31: Chipset Configuration
3.2.3 Chipset Configuration North Bridge Detail for North Bridge items. Display Config Select Detail for display items. South Bridge Detail for South Bridge items. ARK-DS306 User Manual... - Page 32 3.2.3.1 North Bridge Configuration GFX Configuration Detail of LAN1/LAN2, and PSPP Policy items. Memory Configuration Detail of Bank Interleaving, IOMMU Mode, and Memory Clock items. Node 0 Information Detail of memory information. ARK-DS306 User Manual...
- Page 33 3.2.3.2 Display Configuration Select HDMI This item allows you to enable or disable HDMI function. ARK-DS306 User Manual...
- Page 34 Options for SATA configuration. SB GPP Port Configuration Options for SB GPP port configuration. SB HD Azalia Configuration Options for SB HD Azalia. MINI Card/M-SATA This item allows you to select MINI card or M-SATA. ARK-DS306 User Manual...
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Page 35: Boot Configuration
This item allows you to select Upon request or Always. Option ROM Messages Set display mode for option ROM. Interrupt 19 Capture This item allows option ROMs to trap interrupt 19. Boot Option Sets the system boot order. ARK-DS306 User Manual... -
Page 36: Security Configuration
3.2.5 Security Configuration Select Security Setup from the ARK-DS306 Setup main BIOS setup menu. All Secu- rity 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 37: Save & Exit
This item allows you to save the changes done so far as user defaults. Restore User Defaults This item allows you to restore the user defaults to all the options. Boot Override Boot device select can override your boot priority. ARK-DS306 User Manual... - Page 38 ARK-DS306 User Manual...
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Page 39: Software Installation
Chapter Software Installation This chapter introduces driver installation. -
Page 40: Driver Installation
Driver Installation 4.1.1 CPU Driver Installation Change folder address. And double click to Setup.exe. ARK-DS306 User Manual... - Page 41 Select language and Click "Next" bottom to the next step. ARK-DS306 User Manual...
- Page 42 Click "Install" button to start Installation. ARK-DS306 User Manual...
- Page 43 Select Express or Custom Install and then click "Next". ARK-DS306 User Manual...
- Page 44 Click "Accept" to end user License Agreement. ARK-DS306 User Manual...
- Page 45 If the folder is not exist, Click "Yes" to create this folder. ARK-DS306 User Manual...
- Page 46 Click "Finish" bottom. Then the driver installation is completed. Select "Yes". The computer will restart automatically. ARK-DS306 User Manual...
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Page 47: Lan Driver Installation
4.1.2 LAN Driver Installation Change folder address to \Drivers\LAN. And double click to execute Setup.exe. ARK-DS306 User Manual... - Page 48 Click "Next" bottom to the next step. Click "Install" button to start Installation. ARK-DS306 User Manual...
- Page 49 The network driver installation is completed. Click "Finish" button to exit InstallShield. ARK-DS306 User Manual...
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Page 50: Audio Driver Installation
4.1.3 Audio Driver Installation Change folder address to \AUDIO. And double click to execute Setup.exe. Click "Next" bottom to skip welcome message. ARK-DS306 User Manual... - Page 51 Select "Yes, I want to restart this computer now." and click "Finish" bottom. The computer will restart automatically. Then the driver installation is completed. ARK-DS306 User Manual...
- Page 52 ARK-DS306 User Manual...
- Page 53 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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