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  • Page 1 User Manual ARK-5261 Embedded IPC...
  • Page 2 English user manual included as a PDF file on the CD. Please disregard the Chinese hard copy user manual if the product is not to be sold and/or installed in China. ARK-5261 User Manual...
  • Page 3 The documentation and the software included with this product are copyrighted 2015 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 4: Product Warranty (2 Years)

    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

    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: Safety Instructions

    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-5261 User Manual...

  • Page 7: Packing List

    Packing List Before installation, please ensure the following items have been shipped:  1 x ARK-5261 unit 1 x Driver/Utility CD  1 x Registration and 2 years Warranty card  1x DB37 to 4x DB9 transfer cable (Only for Isolation version) ...
  • Page 8 ARK-5261 User Manual viii...

  • Page 9: General Introduction

    Chapter General Introduction This chapter gives background information on ARK-5261.

  • Page 10: Product Features

    PCI and one PCIe x1 slots or 3 PCI and one Mini-PCIE slot by ARK-5261P SKU., ARK-5261 also carries one USB3.0 and four USB2.0 and two gigabit LAN ports. It can support up to 8 GB DDR3L (low power DDR3) SDRAM of main memory and two eas- ily maintained 2.5”...

  • Page 11: Functional Specification

    Legacy IED (including IRQ)/Native IDE/AHCI appearance to OS  Partial/ Slumber power management modes with wake  Capable of 3Gbit/s transfer rate SOC: Intel Bay trail J1900 Audio Link  Supports HD Codec  Supports Link for Audio and Telephony CODECS ARK-5261 User Manual...
  • Page 12 DAC supports 16/20/24-bit PCM format, multiple stereo recording Nuvoton NCT6106D support  10 I/O pins with one 5 V power ping and one ground pin  5 V tolerance I/Os. DIO Connectors:  9 pins DSUB connector Battery backup BR2032 3 V/190mAh  ARK-5261 User Manual...

  • Page 13: Mechanical Specifications

    Mechanical Specifications 1.4.1 Dimensions 137.0 [5.39] x 189.0 [7.44] x 221.0 [8.70] Unit: mm [Inch] 240.97 234.07 Figure 1.1 ARK-5261 Mechanical Dimension Drawing 240.97 234.07 Figure 1.2 ARK-5261I Mechanical Dimension Drawing 1.4.2 Weight 4.2 kg (9.24 lbs) ARK-5261 User Manual...

  • Page 14: Power Requirements

    Power Requirements 1.5.1 System power  Minimum power input: DC 9V(-5%) ~ 30V(+10%), 6.6A~2A Caution! ARK-5261 total power consumption should not exceed 45W when DCIN voltage is under 10V. 1.5.2 RTC battery  BR2032 3 V/190 mAh Environment Specification 1.6.1 Operating temperature -20 ~ 60 °C with 0.7m/sec air flow: with 2 x Industrial SSD without PC expansion...
  • Page 15 Chapter H/W Installation This chapter introduces external IO and the installation of ARK-5261 hardware.

  • Page 16: Jumper Description

    2.2.1 Jumper description You may configure the ARK-5261 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.

  • Page 17: Jumper List

    Clear CMOS 2.2.2.2 COM power function option ARK-5261 Supports COM1 & COM2 with power, the default is not power (RI). If you want to option COM 1 or COM 2 power, you should make sure your device power specification first.
  • Page 18 2.2.2.3 System AT/ATX module function option ARK-5261 support AT or ATX module and Default is ATX module. if you want to change to AT module that you can find AT/ATX module jumper in backplane. PSON1 System AT/ATX module option FootPrint...
  • Page 19 Connectors 2.3.1 ARK-5261 external I/O connectors Figure 2.1 ARK-5261 & ARK-5261I Front View H D D 1 H D D 2 Figure 2.2 ARK-5261 Rear View ARK-5261 User Manual...
  • Page 20 2.3.1.1 COM connector ARK-5261 provides four D-sub 9-pin connectors, which offers RS-232/422/485 serial communication interface ports. Default setting is RS-232, if you want to use RS-422/ 485, you can change the mode in BIOS setting. You can find detailed setting meth- ods in Chapter 3.
  • Page 21 2.3.1.2 Isolation COM connector (supports Isolation version) ARK-5261 Isolation version provides four RS-422/485 isolation serial communication interface ports, transferred from DB37 connector to the DB9 connector. Table 2.3: Isolation COM Connector Pin Assignments Pin 1 Pin 20 Pin 2 COM 1_422/485 TX-...
  • Page 22 2.3.1.3 Ethernet connector (LAN) ARK-5261 is equipped with two Ethernet controllers that are fully compliant with IEEE 802.3u 10/100/1000 Mbps CSMA/CD standards. LAN1 is equipped with Intel I211 and LAN2 is equipped with Intel I211. The Ethernet port provides a standard RJ-45 jack connector with LED indicators on the front side to show its Active/Link status and Speed status.
  • Page 23 2.3.1.6 USB 3.0 connector ARK-5261 provides one USB 3.0 interface connector, which gives complete Plug & Play and hot swapping for up to 127 external devices. The USB interface complies with USB XHCI, Rev. 3.0. Please refer to below table for its pin assignments. USB 3.0 connectors contain legacy pins to interface to USB 2.0 devices, and a new set of...
  • Page 24 2.3.1.7 USB 2.0 connector ARK-5261 provides five USB 2.0 interface connectors, 4 at front side and 1 at inter- nal, which give complete Plug & Play and hot swapping for up to 127 external devices. The USB interface complies with USB UHCI, Rev. 2.0. Please refer to Table 2.7 for its pin assignments.
  • Page 25 LPT_PE LPT_SLCT 2.3.1.10 PS/2 Keyboard and mouse connector The ARK-5261 provides a PS/2 keyboard/mouse connector. A 6-pin mini-DIN con- nector is located on the front panel of the ARK-5261. Figure 2.10 PS/2 Connector Table 2.11: PS/2 Connector Pin Assignments Signal Name...
  • Page 26 2.3.1.12 Power ON/OFF button ARK-5261 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), that support dual function of Soft Power -On/Off (Instant off or Delay 4 Second), and Suspend.

  • Page 27: Hdd Installation

    Installation 2.4.1 HDD installation Unscrew the HDD door screws. Figure 2.13 Unscrew the HDD door screws Unscrew the HDD tracy's screw. Figure 2.14 Unscrew the HDD tracy's screw ARK-5261 User Manual...
  • Page 28 Assemble 2.5' STAT HDD with four screws on bottom side of bracket. Figure 2.16 Assemble the 2.5" SATA HDD to the HDD bracket Secure the HDD housing with screw. Figure 2.17 Secure the HDD housing with screw ARK-5261 User Manual...

  • Page 29: M-Sata Module Installation

    Figure 2.18 Unscrew 2 screws and remove the top cover Unscrew and remove the top bracket & left side case cover. Top Bracket Left side cover Figure 2.19 Unscrew and remove top bracket & left side case cover ARK-5261 User Manual...
  • Page 30 PCI / PCIe x1 card installation ARK-5261S/ARK-5261I provides two PCI slots and one PCIe x1 slot for expansion. The procedure of installing the PCI / PCIe x1 expansion card into ARK-5261 is instructed below. Refer to 2.4.2 step 1~2 to remove the top cover and top bracket.

  • Page 31: Mini-Pcie Module Installation

    Replace the top bracket/cover and secure with screws. Note! If your Mini-PCIE module is a Wifi module, there are two antenna holes at the rear side of ARK-5261. Please remove the steel cutouts in the antenna hole before assembling the antenna. Note! If ARK-5261 uses a Wifi antenna, the wall-mount bracket will not need to be assembled.
  • Page 32 2.4.5 COM power jumper selection Unscrew and remove left cover. Setting COM1 & COM2 5V or 12V power via jumper. Warning! Please make sure of your device power specification before setting COM power. ARK-5261 User Manual...

  • Page 33: Ami Bios Setup

    Chapter AMI BIOS Setup This chapter introduces how to set BIOS configuration data.

  • Page 34: Entering Setup

    The Setup program uses a number of menus for making changes and turning special features on or off. This chapter describes the basic navigation of the ARK-5261 setup screens. Figure 3.1 Setup Program Initial Screen Entering Setup Press the "Del"...

  • Page 35: Advanced Bios Features Setup

    3.2.2 Advanced BIOS features setup Select the Advanced tab from the ARK-5261 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 ACPI Settings, to go to the sub menu for that item. You can display an Advanced BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the <Arrow>...
  • Page 36 This item allows users to enable or disable ACPI auto configuration.  Enable Hibernation This item allows users to enable or disable hibernation.  ACPI Sleep State This item allows users to set the ACPI sleep state. S3 is default setting. ARK-5261 User Manual...
  • Page 37 Lock Legacy Resources This item allows users to lock legacy device resources. 3.2.2.2 NCT6106D Super IO Configuration Figure 3.5 NCT6106D Super IO Configuration  Serial Port 1/2/3/4 Configuration This item allows users to enable or disable serial Ports 1/2/3/4. ARK-5261 User Manual...
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  • Page 39 Auto Direction Control  When you modify Serial port function "Device Mode" Setting to [RS-485 (Half Duplex)], the "Auto Direction Control" manu will be showed out. This item allows user to on or off for "Auto Direction Control". ARK-5261 User Manual...
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  • Page 41 This item allows users to change device mode for Parallel Port. 3.2.2.3 PCA-COM485SP0 Super I/O configuration This manual is only for ARK-5261I (Isolation Version). ARK-5261I Serial Ports sup- port RS-422 & RS-485 and it is auto-detected by your device. ARK-5261 User Manual...
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  • Page 44 This item allows users to set Serial Port to Enable or Disable.  Change Setting This item allows user to change setting Serial Port IO & IRQ functions. 3.2.2.4 PC health status This page shows the ARK-5261 system health status. Figure 3.6 PC Health Status ARK-5261 User Manual...
  • Page 45 This item allows users to enable or disable the Watchdog timer. 3.2.2.5 S5 RTC wake settings Figure 3.7 S5 RTC Wake Settings  Wake System From S5 This item allows users to enable or disable system wake on alarm event. ARK-5261 User Manual...
  • Page 46 3.2.2.6 Serial port console redirection Figure 3.8 Serial Port Console Redirection  Console Redirection This item allows users to enable or disable console redirection. 3.2.2.7 CPU configuration Figure 3.9 CPU Configuration ARK-5261 User Manual...
  • Page 47  Intel Virtualization Technology This item allows users to enable or disable Intel® Virtualization Technology.  Power Technology This item allows users to setting ARK-5261 system power energy. 3.2.2.8 PPM configuration Figure 3.10 PPM Configuration  CPU C Stat Report This item allows users to enable or disable the ability CPU C state.
  • Page 48 Serial-ATA Port 2 /mSATA This item allows users to enable or disable the Serial-ATA Port 2 /mSATA device.  SATA Port 2 Hot Plug This item allows users to enable or disable the SATA Port 2 hot plug. ARK-5261 User Manual...
  • Page 49 PCI Express Dynamic Clock Gating This item allows users to enable or disable the PCI Express Dynamic Clock Gat- ing function.  OS Selection This item allows users to set the OS as Windows 7 or Windows 8. ARK-5261 User Manual...
  • Page 50 This item allows users to enable or disable SERR# Generation.  Above 4G Decoding This item allows users to enable or disable 64-bit-capable device decoding in above 4G address spaces (if the system supports 64-bit PCI decoding). PCI Express Settings: ARK-5261 User Manual...
  • Page 51 “Link Training” bit in the link status register. Values range from 10 to 10000 uS.  Unpopulated Links To save power, the software will disable unpopulated PCI Express links if this option set as “Disable Link”. ARK-5261 User Manual...
  • Page 52 S3 resume. Warning: Enabling this item can cause issues with other hardware after S3 resume. 3.2.2.12 Network stack Figure 3.14 Network Stack  Network Stack This item allows users to enable or disable the UEFI Network Stack function. ARK-5261 User Manual...
  • Page 53 Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Storage OpROM. – Video Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Video OpROM. – Other PCI devices Determines the OpROM execution policy for devices other than network, storage, and/or video devices. ARK-5261 User Manual...
  • Page 54  Device Reset Timeout This item allows users to set the USB mass storage device unit command time- out value.  Device Power-up Delay Maximum time before the device issues a self-report to the host controller. ARK-5261 User Manual...
  • Page 55 3.2.3 Chipset This page provides information of the chipset on ARK-5261. Figure 3.17 Chipset  North Bridge This item provides details of the North Bridge parameters. South Bridge  This item provides details of the South Bridge parameters. 3.2.3.1 Intel IGD configuration Figure 3.18 Intel IGD Configuration...
  • Page 56 This item allows users to enable or disable DOP CG.  GTT Size This item allows users to select the GTT size. Spread Spectrum clock  This item allows users to enable or disable the spread spectrum clock. ARK-5261 User Manual...
  • Page 57 This item allows users to enable or disable VCC and VNN Configuration for Power State 2. 3.2.3.2 Graphics Power Management Control Figure 3.20 Graphics Power Management Control  RC6 (Render Standby) This item allows users to enable render standby support. ARK-5261 User Manual...
  • Page 58 This item allows users to select the video device activated during POST. Sec- ondary boot display options are presented according to users’ selection. 3.2.3.4 AZALIA HD Audio This item allows users to adjust the AZALIA HD audio options. Figure 3.22 Azalia HD Audio ARK-5261 User Manual...
  • Page 59 This item allows users to enable or disable the Global SMI Lock function.  BIOS Read/Write Protection This item allows users to enable or disable BIOS Read/Write protection. 3.2.3.5 Audio Configuration Figure 3.23 Audio Configuration  Audio Controller This item allows users to enable or disable the audio controller. ARK-5261 User Manual...
  • Page 60 This item allows users to enable or disable XHCI mode.  USB2 Link Power Management| This item allows users to enable or disable USB2 link power management.  USB 2.0 (EHCI) Support This item allows users to enable or disable USB 2.0 (EHCI) support. ARK-5261 User Manual...
  • Page 61 Figure 3.25 PCI Express Configuration  PCI Express Port Slot This item allows users to enable or disable the PCI Express port slot.  Speed This item allows users to configure the PCIe port speed. 3.2.4 Security Figure 3.26 Security ARK-5261 User Manual...
  • Page 62 Select the Security tab from the ARK-5261 BIOS Setup Utility main setup menu. All Security options, such as password protection and virus protection, are described in this section. To access the submenus for the “Change Administrator” and “User Password” items, select the item and press <Enter>.
  • Page 63 This item allows users to override boot priority with a selected boot device.  Launch EFI Shell From a Filesystem Device This item allows users to launch an EFI Shell application (Shellx64.efi) from an available filesystem device. ARK-5261 User Manual...
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  • Page 65 Appendix Programming the Watchdog Timer...

  • Page 66: Programming The Watchdog Timer

    2F (hex) is the data port. You must first assign the address of register by writing an address value into address port 2E (hex), then write/read data to/from the assigned register through data port 2F (hex). ARK-5261 User Manual...
  • Page 67 Unlock NCT6106D Select register of watchdog timer Enable the function of the watchdog timer Use the function of the watchdog timer Lock NCT6106D ARK-5261 User Manual...
  • Page 68 Bit 5: Write 1 to generate a timeout signal immedi- ately and automatically return to 0. [default=0] Bit 4: Read status of watchdog timer, 1 means timer is “timeout”. AA (hex) ----- Write this address to I/O port 2E (hex) to lock the watchdog timer 2. ARK-5261 User Manual...

  • Page 69: Example Program

    Inc dx Mov al,10 Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Lock NCT6106D Mov al,0aah Out dx,al Enable watchdog timer and set 5 minutes as timeout interval ;----------------------------------------------------------- Mov dx,2eh ; Unlock NCT6106D Mov al,87h Out dx,al Out dx,al ARK-5261 User Manual...
  • Page 70 Enable watchdog timer to be reset by mouse ;----------------------------------------------------------- Mov dx,2eh ; Unlock NCT6106D Mov al,87h Out dx,al Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Mov al,07h ; Select registers of watchdog timer Out dx,al Inc dx Mov al,08h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- ARK-5261 User Manual...
  • Page 71 Dec dx ; Enable the function of watchdog timer Mov al,30h Out dx,al Inc dx Mov al,01h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Enable watchdog timer to be strobed reset by keyboard Mov al,0f2h Out dx,al Inc dx In al,dx Or al,40h Out dx,al ARK-5261 User Manual...
  • Page 72 Dec dx ; Generate a time-out signal Mov al,0f2h Out dx,al ;Write 1 to bit 5 of F7 register Inc dx In al,dx Or al,20h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Lock NCT6106D Mov al,0aah Out dx,al ARK-5261 User Manual...
  • Page 73 Appendix Programming the GPIO...

  • Page 74: Supported Gpio Register

    Extended Function Index Registers (EFIRs) The EFIRs are write-only registers with port address 2Eh or 4Eh on PC/AT systems. Extended Function Data Registers(EFDRs) The EFDRs are read/write registers with port address 2Fh or 4Fh on PC/AT systems ARK-5261 User Manual...

  • Page 75: Gpio Example Program

    MOV AL, E5H OUT DX, AL MOV DX, 2FH MOV AL, ??H ; Put the output value into AL OUT DX, AL ------------------------------------------------------------ Exit extended function mode | ------------------------------------------------------------ MOV DX, 2EH MOV AL, AAH OUT DX, AL ARK-5261 User Manual...
  • Page 76 ARK5261IVSJ303E-T ARK5261SJ304E-T ARK5261IJ304E-T ARK5261IVSJ304E-T ARK5261SJ305E-T ARK5261IJ305E-T ARK5261IVSJ305E-T ARK5261SJ401E-T ARK5261IJ401E-T ARK5261IVSJ401E-T ARK5261SJ402E-T ARK5261IJ402E-T ARK5261IVSJ402E-T ARK5261SJ403E-T ARK5261IJ403E-T ARK5261IVSJ403E-T ARK5261SJ404E-T ARK5261IJ404E-T ARK5261IVSJ404E-T ARK5261SJ405E-T ARK5261IJ405E-T ARK5261IVSJ405E-T ARK5261SJ501E-T ARK5261IJ501E-T ARK5261IVSJ501E-T ARK5261SJ502E-T ARK5261IJ502E-T ARK5261IVSJ502E-T ARK5261SJ503E-T ARK5261IJ503E-T ARK5261IVSJ503E-T ARK5261SJ504E-T ARK5261IJ504E-T ARK5261IVSJ504E-T ARK5261SJ505E-T ARK5261IJ505E-T ARK5261IVSJ505E-T ARK-5261 User Manual...
  • Page 77 ARK-5261 User Manual...
  • Page 78 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. 2015...

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