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BOXER-8310AI Compact Fanless Embedded AI@Edge Box PC User’s Manual 1 Last Updated: August 14, 2019...
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AAEON assumes no liabilities resulting from errors or omissions in this document, or from the use of the information contained herein. AAEON reserves the right to make changes in the product design without notice to its users.
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Acknowledgement All other products’ name or trademarks are properties of their respective owners. Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. Intel, Pentium, and Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Movidius, Myriad and Myriad X are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation ...
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Before setting up your product, please make sure the following items have been shipped: Item Quantity BOXER-8310AI with built-in Intel Myriad X 3 Pin DC-In Power Connector Wallmount bracket If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your distributor or sales representative immediately.
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(if any), its specifications, dimensions, jumper/connector settings/definitions, and driver installation instructions (if any), to facilitate users in setting up their product. Users may refer to the product page on AAEON.com for the latest version of this document. Preface...
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All cautions and warnings on the device should be noted. All cables and adapters supplied by AAEON are certified and in accordance with the material safety laws and regulations of the country of sale. Do not use any cables or adapters not supplied by AAEON to prevent system malfunction or fires.
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As most electronic components are sensitive to static electrical charge, be sure to ground yourself to prevent static charge when installing the internal components. Use a grounding wrist strap and contain all electronic components in any static-shielded containers. If any of the following situations arises, please the contact our service personnel: Damaged power cord or plug Liquid intrusion to the device iii.
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FCC Statement This device complies with Part 15 FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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China RoHS Requirement (EN) Hazardous and Toxic Materials List AAEON System QO4-381 Rev.A0 Hazardous or Toxic Materials or Elements Component Name PCB and Components Wires & Connectors for Ext. Connections Chassis CPU & RAM HDD Drive LCD Module Optical Drive...
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2. Individual components including the CPU, RAM/memory, HDD, optical drive, and PSU are optional. 3. LCD Module and Touch Control Module only applies to certain products which feature these components Preface...
Specifications System Intel® Celeron™ N3350, Pentium™ N4200 Intel® System on Chip Chipset DDR3L SO-DIMM slot x 1 Supports 1867 MHz System Memory and up to 8GB Intel® Movidius™ Myriad™ X x1 AI Solution HDMI 1.4 Display Interface mSATA Storage Device 10/100/1000 Base-TX x2 Ethernet Power Button x 1...
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System Half-size Minicard slot x 1 (mSATA only) Expansion Power LED x1 Indicator HDD active LED x1 Windows® 10, Windows® 10 IoT OS Support Linux Debian 9.8 Power Supply 3 Pin 9-24V DC-in terminal block Power Requirement Mechanical Wallmount Mounting 6.54"...
List of Jumpers Please refer to the table below for all of the system’s jumpers that you can configure for your application Label Function AT/ATX mode select JP10 Clear CMOS 2.3.1 Setting Jumpers You configure your card to match the needs of your application by setting jumpers. A jumper is the simplest kind of electric switch.
List of Connectors Please refer to the table below for all of the system’s connectors that you can configure for your application Label Function SATA PWR connector SATA connector Minicard connector Audio Jack Connector (BOX connector) SPI ROM connector COM2 Port BOX connector (RS232/422/485) CN12 COM3 Port BOX connector (RS232/422/485) CN14...
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Label Function CN54 USB 2.0 Connector (BOX connector) CN61 HDMI connector CN63 Remote button connector CN64 CRT port CN65 CRT port (BOX connector) BAT1 RTC battery connector DIMM1 SO DIMM connector SIM1 SIM1 card connector Power button connector (BOX connector) Chapter 2 –...
2.4.2 SATA Port (CN4) Pin 1 Pin 7 Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level GND # SATA_TX+ DIFF SATA_TX- DIFF SATA_RX- DIFF SATA_RX+ DIFF 2.4.3 Mini Card Connector (CN5/CN33) Signal Signal PCIE_WAKE# +V3.3A +1.5V PCIE_CLK_REQ# UIM_PWR UIM_DATA PCIE_REF_CLK- UIM_CLK PCIE_REF_CLK+ UIM_RST UIM_VPP Chapter 2 –...
2.4.13 Remote switch connector (CN63) Signal Signal PANSWH# 2.4.14 VGA Port (CN64) Signal Signal Green Blue VGA_VCC DDC_DATA HSYNC VSYNC DDC_CLK Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
Installing DRAM and mSATA modules Remove the screws as shown below; then remove the cover. Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
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To install RAM modules, insert the RAM at an angle and push down to secure. Place the thermal pads between the RAM module and RAM Heat Sink as well as between the RAM Heat Sink and chassis as shown below. Secure the assembly per the diagram below.
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To install mSATA storage, insert mSATA device into slot at an angle as shown. Push down and secure as in the picture below: Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
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Re-tighten the screws. Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
System Test and Initialization The system uses certain routines to perform testing and initialization during the boot up sequence. If an error, fatal or non-fatal, is encountered, the system will output a few short beeps or an error message. The board can usually continue the boot up sequence with non-fatal errors.
AMI BIOS Setup The AMI BIOS ROM has a pre-installed Setup program that allows users to modify basic system configurations, which is stored in the battery-backed CMOS RAM and BIOS NVRAM so that the information is retained when the power is turned off. To enter BIOS Setup, press <Del>...
3.4.1 Advanced: Trusted Computing Options Summary Security Device Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Support Enabled Enable/Disable Security Device. NOTE: Your Computer will reboot during restart in order to change State of the Device. SHA-1 PCR Bank Disabled Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enable or Disable SHA-1 PCR Bank SHA256 PCR Bank Disabled...
3.4.2 Advanced: CPU Configuration Chapter 3 – AMI BIOS Setup...
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Options Summary Active Processor Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Cores Enabled Number of cores to enable in each processor package Intel Virtualization Disabled Technology Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default When enabled, a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology.
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Options Summary Boot performance Max performance Optimal Default, Failsafe Default mode Max battery Select the performance state that the BIOS will set before OS handoff Power Limit 1 Enable Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enabled Enable/Disable Power Limit 1 C-States Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enabled...
3.4.3 Advanced: SATA Drives Options Summary Chipset SATA Enable Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Disable Enable or Disable the Chipset SATA Controller. The Chipset SATA controller supports the 2 black internal SATA ports (up to 3Gb/s supported per port) Port Enable Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Disable Enable or Disable SATA Port...
3.4.5.1 SIO Configuration: Serial Port 1 Configuration Options Summary Use This Device Disabled Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enable or Disable this Logical Device. Possible: Use Automatic Settings Optimal Default, Failsafe Default IO=3F8; IRQ=4; IO=2F8; IRQ=3; Allows the user to change the device resource settings. New settings will be reflected on this setup page after system restarts.
3.4.5.2 SIO Configuration: Serial Port 2 Configuration Options Summary Use This Device Disabled Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enable or Disable this Logical Device. Possible: Use Automatic Settings Optimal Default, Failsafe Default IO=2F8; IRQ=3; IO=3F8; IRQ=4; Allows the user to change the device resource settings. New settings will be reflected on this setup page after system restarts.
3.4.5.3 SIO Configuration: Serial Port 3 Configuration Options Summary Use This Device Disabled Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enable or Disable this Logical Device. Possible: Use Automatic Settings Optimal Default, Failsafe Default IO=3E8; IRQ=11; IO=2E8; IRQ=11; Allows the user to change the device resource settings. New settings will be reflected on this setup page after system restarts.
3.4.6 Power Management Options Summary Power Mode ATX Type Optimal Default, Failsafe Default AT Type Select system power mode. Restore AC Power Loss Last State Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Power On Power Loss RTC wake system from S5 Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Fixed Time Dynamic Time Enable or disable System wake on alarm event.
3.5.1 Chipset: North Bridge Options Summary DCMT Total Gfx 128M Optimal Default, Failsafe Default 256M Select DVMT5.0 Total Graphics Memory size used by the Internal Graphics Device Chapter 3 – AMI BIOS Setup...
Setup submenu: Security Change User/Administrator Password You can set an Administrator Password or User Password. An Administrator Password must be set before you can set a User Password. The password will be required during boot up, or when the user enters the Setup utility. A User Password does not provide access to many of the features in the Setup utility.
3.6.1 Secure Boot Options Summary Attempt Secure Disable Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Boot Enable Secure Boot activated when Platform key(PK) is enrolled, System mode is User/Deployed, and CSM function is disabled Enter Audit Mode Enter Audit Mode. If current System Mode is User – PK variable will be erased on transition to Audit.
3.6.2 Key Management Options Summary Provision Factory Disable Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Default keys Enable Allow to provision factory default Secure Boot keys when System is in Setup Mode Install Factory Press ‘Yes’ to install factory default Default Keys keys Force System to User Mode –...
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Secure Boot Variable Secure Boot Variable Settings Platform key(PK) Set New Var No Press ‘Yes’ to load factory default ‘PK’ or Select ‘No’ to load it from a file on external media Key Exchange keys Set New Var No Press ‘Yes’ to load factory default ‘KEK’ or Select ‘No’...
Driver Download and Installation Drivers for the BOXER-8310AI can be downloaded from the product page on the AAEON website by following this link: https://www.aaeon.com/en/p/ai-edge-computing-fanless-box-pc-boxer-8310ai Download the driver(s) you need and follow the steps below to install them. Step 1 – Install Chipset Drivers Open the Step 1 - Chipset folder and select your OS Open the SetupChipset.exe file in the folder...
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Step 4 – Install USB 3.0 Drivers (Windows 7 only) Open the Step 4 – USB 3.0 followed by the Setup.exe file Follow the instructions Drivers will be installed automatically Step 5 – Install MBI Drivers Open the Step 5 – MBI(Optional) folder and select your OS Open the Setup.exe file Follow the instructions Drivers will be installed automatically...
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Open the Step 6 - Serial Port Driver (Optional) folder and run patch.bat as administrator Chapter 4 – Driver Installation...
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For Windows 8 and Windows 10: Open the Step 6 - Serial Port Driver (Optional) folder and select your OS Open the batch.bat file in the folder Follow the instructions Drivers will be installed automatically Chapter 4 – Driver Installation...
C.2 DIO Programming The BOXER-8310AI utilizes FINTEK F81866 chipset as its Digital I/O controller. Below are the procedures to complete its configuration. AAEON initial DI/O program is also attached for developing customized program for your application. There are three steps to complete the configuration setup:...
C.4 Digital I/O Sample Program ************************************************************************************ // SuperIO relative definition (Please reference to Table 1) #define byte SIOIndex //This parameter is represented from Note1 #define byte SIOData //This parameter is represented from Note2 #define void IOWriteByte(byte IOPort, byte Value); #define byte IOReadByte(byte IOPort); // Digital Input Status relative definition (Please reference to Table 2) #define byte DInput1LDN // This parameter is represented from Note3 #define byte DInput1Reg // This parameter is represented from Note4...
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************************************************************************************ // Digital Output control relative definition (Please reference to Table 3) #define byte DOutput1LDN // This parameter is represented from Note27 #define byte DOutput1Reg // This parameter is represented from Note28 #define byte DOutput1Bit // This parameter is represented from Note29 #define byte DOutput1Val // This parameter is represented from Note30 #define byte DOutput2LDN // This parameter is represented from Note31 #define byte DOutput2Reg // This parameter is represented from Note32...
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************************************************************************************ VOID Main(){ Boolean PinStatus ; // Procedure : AaeonReadPinStatus // Input : Example, Read Digital I/O Pin 3 status // Output : InputStatus : 0: Digital I/O Pin level is low 1: Digital I/O Pin level is High PinStatus = AaeonReadPinStatus(DInput3LDN, DInput3Reg, DInput3Bit); // Procedure : AaeonSetOutputLevel // Input : Example, Set Digital I/O Pin 6 level...
The User Manual for the AI Core X is included in this document following this section. To view the AI Core X manual by itself, you can download a copy from the product page here: https://www.aaeon.com/en/p/ai-edge-computing-board-ai-core-x Appendix D – AI Core X...
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AI Core X PER-TAICX-A10-001 Intel Myriad X mPCIe Module User’s Manual 1 Last Updated: May 7, 2019...
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AAEON assumes no liabilities resulting from errors or omissions in this document, or from the use of the information contained herein. AAEON reserves the right to make changes in the product design without notice to its users.
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Acknowledgements All other products’ name or trademarks are properties of their respective owners. Microsoft Windows® and Windows® 10 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. Ubuntu is a registered trademark of Canonical Intel®, Movidius™, Myriad™, and Myriad™ X are registered trademarks of Intel ...
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Packing List Before setting up your product, please make sure the following items have been shipped: Item Quantity AI Core X module card M2 screw If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your distributor or sales representative immediately.
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(if any), its specifications, dimensions, jumper/connector settings/definitions, and driver installation instructions (if any), to facilitate users in setting up their product. Users may refer to the product page on AAEON.com for the latest version of this document. Preface...
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Safety Precautions Please read the following safety instructions carefully. It is advised that you keep this manual for future references All cautions and warnings on the device should be noted. Make sure the power source matches the power rating of the device. Position the power cord so that people cannot step on it.
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Do NOT disassemble the motherboard so as not to damage the system or void your warranty. If the thermal pad had been damaged, please contact AAEON's salesperson to purchase a new one. Do NOT use those of other brands. The Hex Cylinder Coppers on the front panel are not removable.
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FCC Statement This device complies with Part 15 FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation. Caution: There is a danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly replaced.
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China RoHS Requirement (EN) Poisonous or Hazardous Substances or Elements in Products AAEON Embedded Box PC/ Industrial System Poisonous or Hazardous Substances or Elements Hexavalent Polybrominated Polybrominated Component Lead Mercury Cadmium Chromium Biphenyls Diphenyl Ethers (Pb) (Hg) (Cd) (Cr(VI)) (PBB) (PBDE) PCB &...
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Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Product Specifications ..................1 AI Core X Specifications ..................2 Chapter 2 – Hardware Information ..................3 Dimensions ......................4 Block Diagram ......................5 Board Design ......................6 List of Connectors ....................7 2.4.1 mini-PCIe (CN1) ..................
AI Core X Specifications System Intel Movidius Myriad X VPU, MA2485 Tensorflow Supported Frameworks Caffe MXNet Windows 10 Supported OS Ubuntu 16.04 with Intel OpenVINO Others mini-PCIe Form Factor 51 x 30 mm Dimension CE/FCC Class A Certification 0~60°C Operating Temperature 10%~80%RH, non-condensing Operating Humidity Chapter 1 –...
List of Connectors This section details the connectors featured on the AI Core X module. This is a reference to help with setup and configuration for your application. Label Function Connector Type mini-PCIe PCIE CONN 52pin (TF)WAFER BOX.2P .180D(M).DIP .1.25mm.PINREX.712-71-02 TW01 (TF)SWITCH.3S.6P .SOJ.24V.25mA.pitch=1.27m SWITCH...
Intel OpenVINO Toolkit The AI Core X works with Intel OpenVINO toolkit and does not require any drivers to be installed. Visit the OpenVINO website to download and install the software. https://software.intel.com/en-us/openvino-toolkit Chapter 3 – Driver Installation...
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