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User Manual MEVA-2010 Series Machine Vision Computer with Intel® Celeron® Processor...
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User Manual Record of Revisions Version Issue Date Descriptions Made By 2021/10/21 First Release Jerry...
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Product Warranty (2 Years) Arestech warrants to you, the original purchaser, that each of its products will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for two years from the invoice date. This warranty does not apply to any products which have been repaired or altered by persons other than repair personnel authorized by Arestech, or which have been subject to misuse, abuse, accident, or improper installation.
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User Manual Safety Instructions Read these safety instructions carefully. Keep this User Manual for later reference. Disconnect this equipment from any AC outlet before cleaning. Use a damp cloth. Do not use liquid or spray detergents for cleaning. For plug-in equipment, the power outlet socket must be located near the equipment and must be easily accessible.
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User Manual Safety Precaution - Static Electricity Follow these simple precautions to protect yourself from harm and the products from damage: 1. To avoid electrical shock, always disconnect the power from your PC chassis before you work on it. Don't touch any components on the CPU card or other cards while the PC is on. 2.
Chapter 1. Product Introduction 1.1 Overview MEVA-2010 series is a line of modular machine vision systems, adopting Intel J1900 (Bay-trail) quad-core processor and equipped with CEM technology. It has modular PCI / PCIe expansion function and can be used with 1/2x PCIe x4 (1 lane) slot expansion box or 1/2/3/4x PCI slot expansion box, flexibly fitting different application requirements.
User Manual 1.3 Panel I/O 1.3.1 Front Panel ◼ ◼ Power On/Off Button Line-out Press to turn on/off the system Used to connect a speaker ◼ ◼ Reset Button Mic-in Used to reset the system Used to connect a microphone ◼...
User Manual 1.3.2 Top Panel ◼ ◼ COM Port CFast Socket COM1 ~ COM2 support RS232/422/485 Used to insert a CFast card serial device ◼ SIM Card ◼ Digital I/O Terminal Block Used to insert a SIM card The Digital I/O terminal block supports 4 ◼...
User Manual 2.2 Switches, LEDs and Connectors Definition ◼ List of Switches and LEDs Location Definition PWR_SW4 Power Button AT_ATX2 AT / ATX Power Mode Switch RESET2 Reset Button CLR_CMOS1 Clear BIOS Switch PC_CAR2 PC / Car Mode Switch DELAY_TIME2 Car mode system turn off delay time PWR_LED2 Power LED Status...
User Manual 2.3 Switch Definition ◼ PWR_SW4:Power Button Switch Definition Push Power On/Off System ◼ AT_ATX2:AT / ATX Power Mode Switch Definition 1-2 (Left) ATX Power Mode (Default) 2-3 (Right) AT Power Mode ◼ RESET2:Reset Button Switch Definition Push Reset System ◼...
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User Manual OFF / ON / OFF 1 hour OFF / OFF / ON 2 hour OFF / OFF / OFF Reserved ◼ Steps to Set the Power Ignition Step 1: Select the power ignition by PC/CAR switch. Step 1 Pin 1-2 (Left):PC Power Mode Pin 2-3 (Right):Vehicle Power Ignition Mode Step 2: To configure the power off delay time, please check the delay time setting options in...
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User Manual ◼ PWR_LED2:Power Status LED Power Status LED Color Power ON Blue ◼ HDD_LED2:HDD Status LED HDD Status LED Color HDD Read/Write Yellow ◼ IGN_LED2:Ignition Status LED IGN Status LED Color IGN ON Green ◼ GPIO_LED2:GPIO Status LED GPIO Status LED Color GPIO ON...
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RESET# +3.3Vaux +1.5V SMB_CLK SMB_DATA USB_D- USB_D+ +3.3Vaux +3.3Vaux +1.5V +3.3Vaux WARNING: SOME OFF-THE-SHELF MINI-PCIE MODULES ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH +3.3VAUX POWER AND ARE ONLY COMPATIBLE WITH +3.3V POWER DESIGN. IF A SIMILAR SITUATION ARISES, PLEASE CONTACT ARESTECH FOR SOLUTIONS.
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PCIE_TXN3 SMB_DATA (SATA_TXN1) PCIE_TXP3 (SATA_TXP1) USB_D- USB_D+ +3.3Vaux +3.3Vaux +1.5V +3.3Vaux WARNING: SOME OFF-THE-SHELF MINI-PCIE MODULES ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH +3.3VAUX POWER AND ARE ONLY COMPATIBLE WITH +3.3V POWER DESIGN. IF A SIMILAR SITUATION ARISES, PLEASE CONTACT ARESTECH FOR SOLUTIONS.
User Manual Chapter 3. System Setup WARNING: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK OR SYSTEM DAMAGE, PLEASE MUST TURN OFF THE POWER AND DISCONNECT THE DEVICE FROM THE POWER SOURCE BEFORE REMOVING THE BOTTOM CHASSIS COVER. 3.1 Disconnect The Expansion Module from The PC Module 1.
User Manual 3.2 Installing A SODIMM 1. Turn over the system to have the CPU heatsink side face down and loosen the screw. 2. Remove the SODIMM/CMOS battery cover.
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User Manual 3. Remove the removable hard drive bay. 4. Locate the SODIMM socket.
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User Manual 5. Insert the SODIMM module at 45-degree angle. 6. Press the module down until it’s fixed firmly by the two locking latches.
User Manual 3.3 Replace A CMOS Battery 1. Turn over the system to have the CPU heatsink side face down and loosen the screw. 2. Remove the SODIMM/ CMOS battery cover.
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User Manual 3. Remove the removable hard drive bay. 4. Locate the CMOS battery.
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User Manual 5. Remove the old CMOS battery. 6. Install a new CMOS battery in the battery holder.
User Manual 3.4 Installing A Mini-PCIe / mSATA Module 1. Turn over the system to have the CPU heatsink side face up and loosen the six screws on the left and right sides. Left Side Right Side 2. Remove the top cover.
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User Manual 3. Unscrew the four screws to remove the internal HDD bay. 4. Remove the HDD bay.
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User Manual 5. Locate the Mini-PCIe sockets. Please note that the left connector (CN1) is shared Mini-PCIe/ SATA interface, and right connector (MINIPCIE1) is USB2.0 interface. Both of them support SIM card to Link feature. 6. Insert the Mini-PCIe card or mSATA device at 45-degree angle.
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User Manual 7. Press the Mini-PCIe / mSATA module down and lock it up with two screws. 8. If you have a Half-size Mini-PCIe card, make sure to use extender to make it full-size as shown below.
User Manual 3.5 Installing An Antenna 1. Turn over the system to have the CPU heatsink side face up and remove the antenna hole covers on the right panel. 2. Have the antenna jack penetrate through the hole. 3. Put on the washer and fasten the nut with antenna jack.
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User Manual 4. Assemble the antenna and antenna jack together. 5. Attach the RF connector at the cable-end onto the Mini-PCIe Wi-Fi module.
User Manual 3.6 Installing A SIM Card or CFast Card 1. Turn over the system to have the CPU heatsink side face down and loosen the 2 screws on the top panel to remove the CFast / SIM cover plate. 2.
User Manual 3.7 Installing A Removable SATA HDD Bay 1. Unscrew the two thumb screws circled below to take out the removable 2.5” SATA HDD bay. 2. Lock the 2.5” SATA HDD with HDD bracket by using four screws. 3. Slide the HDD bracket back and then fasten the thumb screws.
User Manual 3.8 Installing An Internal SATA HDD Bay 1. Turn over the system to have the CPU heatsink side face up and loosen the six screws on the top and bottom panels. Top Panel Bottom Panel 2. Remove the CPU heatsink cover.
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User Manual 3. Unscrew the four screws to remove the internal HDD bay. 4. Remove the HDD bay.
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User Manual 5. Lock the 2.5” SATA HDD with HDD bracket by using four screws. 6. Install the HDD bracket following the direction below. 7. Fasten the four screws to lock the internal HDD bay.
User Manual 3.9 Installing The Stand Mount Brackets 1. Stand mount kit is included in the standard package. 2. Lock the stand mount kit with 4 screws on the system rear side.
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User Manual 3. Lock the wall mount kit with 4 screws on the system bottom side.
User Manual Chapter 4. BIOS Setup 4.1 BIOS Introduction The system BIOS software is stored on EEPROM. The BIOS provides an interface to modify the configuration. When the battery is removed, all the parameters will be reset. ◼ BIOS Setup Power on the embedded system and by pressing <Del>...
User Manual 4.2 Main Setup Press <Del> to enter BIOS CMOS Setup Utility. The Main setup screen is showed as follows when the setup utility is entered. System Date/Time is set up in the Main Menu. ◼ System Date To set the system date, please use <Tab> to switch between data elements. ◼...
User Manual 4.3.2 ACPI Settings ◼ Enable ACPI Auto Configuration This item allows you to enable or disable BIOS ACPI Auto Configuration. ◼ Enable Hibernation This item allows you to enable or disable system ability to hibernate. ◼ ACPI Sleep State This item selects the highest ACPI sleep state the system will enter when the suspend button is pressed.
User Manual 4.3.3 Super IO Configuration This setting allows you to select options for the Super IO Configuration and change the value of the selected option. ◼ Serial Port 1 Configuration...
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User Manual ◼ Serial Port 2 Configuration ◼ Serial Port 3 Configuration...
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User Manual ◼ Serial Port 4 Configuration ◼ Serial Port 5 Configuration...
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User Manual ◼ Serial Port 6 Configuration ◼ Watch Dog Function This setting allows you to set up the system watch-dog timer, a hardware timer that generates a reset when the software that it monitors does not respond as expected. Watch Dog Mode: Change the Watch dog mode.
User Manual 4.3.4 Hardware Monitor These items display the current status of all monitored hardware devices / components such as voltages and temperatures.
User Manual 4.3.5 Serial Port Console Redirection ◼ Console Redirection These items allows you to enable or disable COM1~COM6 console redirection. ◼ Legacy Console Redirection Settings Select a COM port to display redirection of Legacy OS and Legacy OPROM Messages. ◼...
User Manual 4.3.6 CPU Configuration ◼ Intel Virtualization Technology Virtualization enhanced by Intel Virtualization Technology will allow a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions. With virtualization, one computer system can function as multiple Virtual systems.
User Manual 4.3.7 PPM Configuration ◼ CPU C state Report This item allows you to enable or disable CPU C state report to OS.. ◼ Max CPU C- State This option controls Max C state that the processor will support. ◼...
User Manual 4.3.8 SATA Configuration ◼ SATA Speed Support Change the SATA Speed. Select <Gen1> or <Gen2> speed. ◼ SATA Mode This item allows you to select IDE or AHCI Mode. ◼ SATA Port 0 This item allows you to enable or disable SATA Port 0. ◼...
User Manual 4.3.11 CSM Configuration ◼ CSM Support Enables or disables UEFI CSM (Compatibility Support Module) to support a legacy PC boot process. ◼ Boot Option Filter This item allows you to select which type of operating system to boot. UEFI and Legacy: Allows booting from operating systems that support legacy option ROM or UEFI option ROM.
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User Manual ◼ Video Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Video OpROM Do not launch: Disables option ROM. UEFI only: Enables UEFI option ROM only. Legacy only: Enables legacy option ROM only.
User Manual 4.3.12 USB Configuration ◼ Legacy USB Support Allows USB keyboard / mouse to be used in MS-DOS. ◼ XHCI Hand-off Determines whether to enable XHCI (USB3.0) Hand-off feature for an operating system without XHCI (USB3.0) Hand-off support. ◼ EHCI Hand-off Determines whether to enable EHCI Hand-off feature for an operating system without EHCI Hand-off support.
User Manual 4.4.1 North Bridge This section provides information on the installed memory size and memory/onboard graphics- related configuration options. ◼ IGD Configuration This section provides onboard graphics-related configuration options. ◼ IGD Turbo Enable This item allows you to enable or disable IGD Turbo.
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User Manual ◼ PAVC This item enables/disables Protected Audio Video Control. Select <Disabled>, <LITE Mode> or <SERPENT Mode>. ◼ DVMT Pre-Allocated This item selects DVMT 5.0 Pre-Allocated (Fixed) Graphics Memory size used by the Internal Graphics Device. Select <64M>, <96M>, <128M>, <160M>, <192M>, <224M>, <256M>, <288M>, <320M>, <352M>, <384M>, <416M>, <448M>, <480M>...
User Manual 4.4.2 South Bridge ◼ Azalia HD Audio Control detection of the Azalia device. Audio Controller Enabled: Azalia will be unconditionally enabled. Disabled: Azalia will be unconditionally disabled. ◼ USB Configuration...
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User Manual ◼ XHCI Mode This item allows you to enable or disable the USB XHCI controller. ◼ USB 2.0 (EHCI) Support This item allows you to enable or disable the USB EHCI support. ◼ PCI Express Configuration Control detection of the Azalia device. ◼...
User Manual 4.5 Security Security menu allows you to change administrator password and user password settings. ◼ Administrator Password This item allows you to set Administrator Password. ◼ User Password This item allows you to set User Password.
User Manual 4.6 Boot This menu allows you to setup the system boot options. ◼ Setup Prompt Timeout This item sets number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. ◼ Bootup NumLock State This item selects the keyboard NumLock state. Select <On> or <Off>. ◼...
User Manual 4.7 Save & Exit This setting allows you to configure the boot settings. ◼ Save Changes and Reset This item allows you reset the system after saving the changes. ◼ Discard Changes and Reset Select this option to quit Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration.
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