Summary of Contents for IBASE Technology ARD-042-N
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ARD-042-N All-in-One Bar-Type Digital Signage Display User’s Manual Version 1.0 (Dec. 2018)
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Avoid Disassembly Do not disassemble, repair or make any modification to the device. Doing so could generate hazards and cause damage to the device, even bodily injury or property damage, and will void any warranty. ARD-042-N User Manual...
Software in use (such as OS and application software, including the version numbers) 3. If repair service is required, you can download the RMA form at http://www.ibase.com.tw/english/Supports/RMAService/. Fill out the form and contact your distributor or sales representative. ARD-042-N User Manual...
1.1 Introduction ARD-042-N is an all-in-one fanless digital signage player that comes with the ® ® Intel Pentium N4200 QC processor. It features a rich set of I/Os such as HDMI, DisplayPort, RS-232/422/485 serial port and USB, and supports two...
42” color TFT active matrix, wide LCD Display Area 1039.68 (H) x 259.92 (V) Display Anti-glare coating (Haze 44%) Surface Resolution Max. 1920 x 480 Viewing Angle 178° (H) / 178° (V) Response 8 ms (typ.) Time ARD-042-N User Manual...
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Operating: 0 ~ 40 °C (32 ~ 104 °F) Temperature • Storage: -20~ 80 °C (-4 ~ 176 °F) Relative 5 ~ 90% at 45 °C (non-condensing) Humidity Vibration IEC 61373 (Vibration Class B) Protection All specifications are subject to change without prior notice. ARD-042-N User Manual...
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration The information provided in this chapter includes: • Essential installations before you begin • Information and locations of connectors...
1. Remove 7 screws as indicated below to open the cover marked in yellow below with the motherboard mounted inside. 2. Lift it carefullly in case the cables or thermal pad(s) may fall off. 3. Then flip over the cover as shown below. ARD-042-N User Manual...
1. Align the key of your card to the mini-PCIe interface, and insert the card slantwise. 2. Push the card down and fix it with a screws of M3 x 3.8 mm. ARD-042-N User Manual...
Wall mounting instructions: 1. Turn your device upside down, attach the mounting brackets to the device and secure with the supplied 10 screws. 2. Then prepare at least four screws (M3, 6 mm) to mount the device on wall. ARD-042-N User Manual...
1 2 3 When two pins of a jumper are encased in a jumper cap, this jumper is closed, i.e. turned On. When a jumper cap is removed from two jumper pins, this jumper is open, i.e. turned Off. ARD-042-N User Manual...
LVDS Planel Power Selection eDP Panel Power Selection eDP / LVDS Panel Seelction ATX / AT Power Selection Clearing CMOS Data Clearing ME Register Factory Use Only 2.4.1 LVDS Panel Brightness Selection (JP1) Function Pin closed Illustration 3.3V (default) ARD-042-N User Manual...
Hardware Configuration 2.4.6 Clearing CMOS Data (JP6) Function Pin closed Illustration Normal (default) Clear CMOS 2.4.7 Clearing ME Register (JP7) Function Pin closed Illustration Normal (default) Clear ME Register ARD-042-N User Manual...
TXD, Transmit data DTR, Data terminal ready Ground DSR, Data set ready RTS, Request to send CTS, Clear to send RI, Ring indicator Not Used 2.5.5 Digital I/O Connector (J18) Assigment Assigment Ground OUT3 OUT1 OUT2 OUT0 ARD-042-N User Manual...
INF files for Plug & Play function for the chipset components. Follow the instructions below to complete the installation. 1. Run the Setup.exe file. ® 2. When the Welcome screen to the Intel Chipset Device Software appears, click Next to continue. 3. Accept the license agreement. ARD-042-N User Manual...
3. Click Yes to agree with the license agreement and continue the installation. 4. On the Readme File Information screen, click Next for installation. 5. The driver has been completely installed. You are suggested to restart the computer for changes to take effect. ARD-042-N User Manual...
3. Click Next until the installation starts. 4. The driver has been completely installed. Restart the computer for changes to take effect. ® 3.5 Intel Trusted Execution Engine Drivers Installation 1. Run the Setup.exe file. 2. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next. ARD-042-N User Manual...
2. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next. 3. Accept the license agreement and click Next. 4. After reading the Readme File Information, click Next for installation. 5. As the driver has been completely installed, restart the computer and for changes to take effect. ARD-042-N User Manual...
4. On the Setup Options screen, click the checkbox to select the desired driver(s) for installation. Then click Next to continue. 5. When the wizard is ready for installation, click Install. 6. As the driver has been completely installed, restart the computer and for changes to take effect. ARD-042-N User Manual...
Chapter 4 BIOS Setup This chapter describes the different settings available in the AMI BIOS that comes with the board. The topics covered in this chapter are as follows: • Main Settings • Advanced Settings • Chipset Settings • Security Settings •...
These defaults have been carefully chosen by both AMI and your system manufacturer to provide the absolute maximum performance and reliability. Changing the defaults could make the system unstable and crash in some cases. ARD-042-N User Manual...
4.3 Main Settings BIOS Setting Description System Date Sets the date. Use the <Tab> key to switch between the data elements. System Time Set the time. Use the <Tab> key to switch between the data elements. ARD-042-N User Manual...
BIOS Setup 4.4 Advanced Settings This section allows you to configure, improve your system and allows you to set up some system features according to your preference. ARD-042-N User Manual...
Enables / Disables the system ability to hibernate (OS/S4 Sleep State). This option may be not effective with some OS. ACPI Sleep State Selects an ACPI sleep state (Suspend Disabled or S3) where the system will enter when the Suspend button is pressed. ARD-042-N User Manual...
LVDS Channel Type Sets the LVDS channel type as dual channel. Panel Type Selects the resolution S420HW62 (1920 x 480) to fit your panel. LVDS Backlight Level Selects from Level 1 to Level 8 for the LVDS Control backlight. ARD-042-N User Manual...
Options: All Enable / Enable Ethernet for WOL / All Disable Serial Ports Configuration Sets parameters of serial ports. Enables / Disables the serial port and select an optimal setting for the Super IO device. ARD-042-N User Manual...
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IO = 2E8h; IRQ = 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Device Mode Changes the serial port mode to: • RS232 • RS485 TX Low Active • RS485 with Termination TX Low Active • RS422 • RS422 with Termination ARD-042-N User Manual...
CPU Shutdown Sets a threshold of temperature to shut down if Temperature CPU goes overheated. Options: Disabled / 70 °C / 75 °C / 80 °C / 85 °C / 90 °C / 95 °C ARD-042-N User Manual...
Socket 0 CPU Information Displays the socket specific CPU information. CPU Power Management Allows you to enable / disable Turbo Mode. Active Processor Cores Enables / Disables the cores in the processor package. Monitor Mwait Enables / Disables Monitor Mwait. ARD-042-N User Manual...
If disabled, Ipv4 HTTP boot option will not be created. PXE boot wait time Assigns a period of time to press ESC key to abort the PXE boot. Media detect count Assigns a number of times to check the presence of media. ARD-042-N User Manual...
Controls the priority of Legacy and UEFI ROMs. Storage Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Storage OpROM. Video Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Video OpROM. Other PCI devices Determines OpROM execution policy for devices other than network, storage or video. ARD-042-N User Manual...
The maximum time the device will take before it properly reports itself to the Host Controller. Auto uses default value for a Root port it is 100ms. But for a Hub port, the delay is taken from Hub descriptor. ARD-042-N User Manual...
4.5.2 South Cluster Configuration 4.5.2.1. HD Audio Configuration ARD-042-N User Manual...
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PCI Express Root Port 1 Accesses the control of the PCI Express Root Port. BIOS Setting Description PCI Express Root Port Enables/ Disables the PCIe root port. Auto: To disable unused root port automatically for the most optimum power savings. ARD-042-N User Manual...
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BIOS Setting Description Chipset SATA Enables / Disables the Chipset SATA Controller. The Chipset SATA Controller supports the 2 black internal SATA ports (up to 3Gb/s supported per port). SATA Mode Selection Determines how SATA controller(s) operate. ARD-042-N User Manual...
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USB port from reporting a device connection to the controller. XDCI Support Enables / Disables XDCI. XHCI Disable FALSE makes the XHCI Link Compliance Compliance Mode Mode not disabled. TRUE disables the XHCI Link Compliance Mode. ARD-042-N User Manual...
4.6 Security Settings BIOS Setting Description Setup Administrator Sets an administrator password for the setup Password utility. User Password Sets a user password. ARD-042-N User Manual...
Controls the placement of newly detected UEFI boot options. Options: Default, Place First, Place Last Boot mode select Selects a Boot mode, Legacy / UEFI / Dual. Boot Option Priorities Sets the system boot order priorities for hard disk, CD/DVD, USB, Network. ARD-042-N User Manual...
Restore Defaults Restores / Loads defaults values for all the setup options. Save as User Defaults Saves the changes done so far as User Defaults. Restore User Defaults Restores the user defaults to all the setup options. ARD-042-N User Manual...
Appendix This section provides the mapping addresses of peripheral devices and the sample code of watchdog timer configuration. • I/O Port Address Map • Interrupt Request Lines (IRQ) • Watchdog Timer Configuration...
Motherboard resources 0x0000164E-0x0000164F Motherboard resources 0x0000F040-0x0000F05F Intel(R) Celeron(R)/Pentium(R) Processor SMBUS - 5AD4 0x0000D000-0x0000DFFF Intel(R) Celeron(R)/Pentium(R) Processor PCI Express Root Port - 5AD9 0x000003F8-0x000003FF Communications Port (COM1) 0x000002F8-0x000002FF Communications Port (COM2) 0x000003E8-0x000003EF Communications Port (COM3) 0x000002E8-0x000002EF Communications Port (COM4) ARD-042-N User Manual...
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0x000000B8-0x000000B9 Programmable interrupt controller 0x000000BC-0x000000BD Programmable interrupt controller 0x000004D0-0x000004D1 Programmable interrupt controller 0x0000F000-0x0000F03F Intel(R) HD Graphics 0x0000F090-0x0000F097 Standard SATA AHCI Controller 0x0000F080-0x0000F083 Standard SATA AHCI Controller 0x0000F060-0x0000F07F Standard SATA AHCI Controller 0x00000040-0x00000043 System timer 0x00000050-0x00000053 System timer ARD-042-N User Manual...
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