Fanless and ultra compact system designed for a wide range of applications, such as point of information system, flight information display system, and vehicle video player system (50 pages)
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User Manual ARK-1221L Fanless Embedded Box Computer...
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This product contains a hard copy of the Chinese user manual for China CCC certifi- cation purposes. A PDF of the English user manual is available online. Please disre- gard the hard copy of the Chinese user manual if the product is not sold and/or installed in China. ARK-1221L User Manual...
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The documentation and the software included with this product are copyrighted 2022 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.
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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.
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Les remarques fournissent des informations supplémentaires faculta- tives. 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: –...
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1702031801 Power cable 3-pin 183 cm (72 in), UK type 1700000237 Power cable 3-pin 183 cm (72 in), PSE type AMK-W004 ARK-1220F wall mount kit (compatible with ARK-1221L) 1700023855-01 1M lockable HDMI cable 1700023856-01 3M lockable HDMI cable ARK-1221L User Manual...
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70 dB (A). DISCLAIMER: These instructions are provided according to IEC 704-1 specifi- cations. Advantech disclaims all responsibility for the accuracy of any state- ments contained herein. The product is intended to be supplied by a UL listed power supply suitable for use at minimum Tma of 60 °C with output meeting PS2 (or PLS) and rated: 12-...
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Débranchez toujours complètement le cordon d'alimentation de votre chassis lorsque vous utilisez du matériel. Ne faites pas de connexion quand l'appareil est sous tension. Les composants électroniques sensibles peuvent être endom- magés par des surtensions soudaines. ARK-1221L User Manual viii...
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1: 1982 n'est pas supérieur à 70 dB (A). AVERTISSEMENT: Cet ensemble d'instructions est donné conformément à la norme CEI 704-1. Advantech décline toute responsabilité quant à l'exactitude des déclarations contenues dans ce. Le produit est destiné à être alimenté par une alimentation homologuée UL con- venant à...
USB 2.0, 2 x USB 3.2, 2 x RS232/422/485, and 2 x 10/100/1000 Mbps LAN ports, as well as 1 x Mic-In/Line-Out, 1 x HDMI, and 1 x DP. ARK-1221L also features 1 x full- size Mini PCIe, 1 x M.2 2230 E-Key, 1 x M.2 2280 B-Key, and supports a 2.5” SSD. It is suitable for installation in environments with limited space.
Chapter H/W Installation (By a Skilled Person) This chapter details instructions for installing the ARK-1221L series. Note: The hardware installation must be performed by skilled personnel.
2.2.1 Jumper Description ARK-1221L can be configured to satisfy specific application requirements 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.
External I/O 2.4.1 Power On/Off Button ARK-1221L features a Power on/off button with an LED indicator on top that shows On status (Green LED). Figure 2.1 Power On/Off Button 2.4.2 Power Input Connector The power input connector supports 12-28 V. The 3 pins are defined as +, -, and GND.
D+_0 USB0_SSRX- USB0_SSRX+ USB0_SSTX- USB0_SSTX+ 2.4.5 USB 2.0 Connector ARK-1221L provides two USB 2.0 interface connectors. The USB interface supports plug-and-play functionality. Figure 2.5 USB 2.0 Connector Table 2.15: USB 2.0 PIN Definition Signal Name USB_data- USB_data+ ARK-1221L User Manual...
2.4.6 Audio Connector ARK-1221L features one phone jack connector that supports a stereo Line-Out or Mic-In audio port. The audio chip is controlled by ALC888S and compliant with Aza- lea standards. Figure 2.6 Audio Connector 2.4.7 COM Connector ARK-1221L provides two 9-pin COM connectors, which support RS-232/422/485 serial communication interface ports.
2.4.8 HDMI Connector ARK-1221L offers one integrated 19-pin receptacle connector HDMI 1.4b interface. The HDMI link supports resolutions up to 4096 x 2160 @ 60 Hz. Figure 2.8 HDMI Connector Table 2.17: HDMI Connector PIN Definition Signal Name HDMI_TX2+ HDMI_TX2-...
CONFIG2 AUX CH (p) AUX CH (n) Hot plug DP_PWR 2.4.10 DIO Connector ARK-1221L provides one 8-bit DIO connector. Figure 2.10 DIO Connector Table 2.19: DIO Connector PIN Definition Signal Name DIO bit 0 DIO bit 1 DIO bit 2...
2.4.11 Remote Switch Connector ARK-1221L provides a remote switch connector for power on/off via an external cable. Figure 2.11 Remote Switch Connector Table 2.20: Remote Switch Connector PIN Definition Signal Name RESET BTN PWR BTN ARK-1221L User Manual...
Attach the 2.5” SATA HDD/SSD to the bottom cover with four screws and con- nect one end of the SATA cable to HDD/SSD. Put the bottom cover back and secure it with the 4 screws. ARK-1221L User Manual...
2.5.2 Memory Installation Remove the top cover with the wrench in the accessory box. Install RAM into the slots. Put the top cover back and secure it with the 4 screws. ARK-1221L User Manual...
2.5.3 mPCIe/mSATA Installation Loosen the 4 screws and remove the bottom cover. Install the mPCIe/mSATA module. Put the bottom cover back and secure it with the 4 screws. ARK-1221L User Manual...
Install the M.2 E-Key module. Install the M.2 B-Key module. Put the bottom cover back and secure it with the 4 screws. Note! The extra thermal solution may be required for certain modules installed on the M.2 interface. ARK-1221L User Manual...
Wall Mount Installation Unscrew the four M3x5L screws on both sides of ARK-1221L. Secure the wall mount brackets on both sides of ARK-1221L using the four screws removed in the above step. Dévissez les quatre vis (M3x5L) des deux côtés de l'ARK-1221L.
Optional CANbus Cable Installation Loosen the 4 screws and remove the bottom cover. Install the CANBus cable and fix the connector on the side of the cabinet. Put the bottom cover back and secure it with the 4 screws. ARK-1221L User Manual...
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CANbus cable connector pin definitions are shown below. Signal Name CAN_L CAN_H Note! Please update BIOS with Advantech part number "1420056720" if installing CANBus. ARK-1221L User Manual...
CMOS to ensure the setup information is retained when the power is turned off. This chapter describes the basic navigation of the ARK-1221L BIOS setup screens. Entering BIOS Setup Turn on the computer and then press <ESC> or <DEL> to enter the BIOS Setup menu.
The options for any of the Advanced BIOS Setup items can be displayed by highlighting the item using the <Arrow> keys. The Advanced BIOS Setup page is shown below: 3.2.2.1 RC ACPI Settings ARK-1221L User Manual...
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Native PCIe Enable Enable or Disable native PCIe. Native ASPM [Enabled] for OS controlled ASPM, [Disabled] for BIOS controlled ASPM. 3.2.2.2 Connectivity Configuration ARK-1221L User Manual...
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Discrete Bluetooth Module Serial I/O UARTO needs to be enabled to select the BT module. BT Interrupt Mode Select routing of interrupt from the BT module. Advanced Settings Configure ACPI objects for wireless devices. ARK-1221L User Manual...
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WWAN Configuration WWAN Device Enable or disable M.2 WWAN Device ARK-1221L User Manual...
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3.2.2.3 CPU Configuration CPU Flex Ratio Enable or Disable CPU Flex Ratio Programming. Hardware Prefetcher To turn on/off the MLC streamer prefetcher. Intel® (VMX) Virtualization Technology ARK-1221L User Manual...
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Number of cores to enable in each processor package. AP threads Idle Manner AP threads Idle Manner for waiting signal to run. Enable/Disable AES (Advanced Encryption Standard). MachineCheck Enable/Disable Machine Check. MonitorMWait Enable/Disable MonitorMWait. 3.2.2.4 Power & Performance ARK-1221L User Manual...
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CPU - Power Management Control Boot Performance Mode Select the performance state that the BIOS will set starting from the reset vec- tor. Intel® SpeedStep® Allows more than two frequency ranges to be supported. Race to Halt (RTH) ARK-1221L User Manual...
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Platform PL2 Enable Enable/Disable platform power limit 2 programming. Power Limit 4 Override Enable/Disable power limit 4 override. C states Enable/Disable CPU Power Management. Allow CPU to go to C states when it's not 100% utilized. ARK-1221L User Manual...
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Power Limit 1 Override Power Limit 2 Override Power Limit 2 1-Core Ratio Limit Override 2-Core Ratio Limit Override 3-Core Ratio Limit Override 4-Core Ratio Limit Override Energy Efficient Turbo ARK-1221L User Manual...
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GT - Power Management Control Maximum GT frequency Maximum GT frequency is limited by the user. Disable Turbo GT frequency Enabled: Disables Turbo GT frequency. Disabled: GT frequency is not limited. ARK-1221L User Manual...
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When Disabled ME will be put into ME Temporarily Disabled Mode. ME Unconfig on RTC Clear When Disabled, ME will not be unconfigured on RTC Clear. Core Bios Done Message Enable/Disable Core Bios Done message sent to ME. ARK-1221L User Manual...
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Firmware Update Configuration Me FW Image Re-Flash FW Update ARK-1221L User Manual...
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Enable ACPI Auto Configuration Enables or Disables BIOS ACPI Auto Configuration. Enable Hibernation Enables or Disables System ability to Hibernate (OS/S4 Sleep State). This option may not be effective with some operating systems. ACPI Sleep State ARK-1221L User Manual...
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Select the highest ACPI sleep state the system will enter when the SUSPEND button is pressed. 3.2.2.7 iManager Configuration Power Saving Mode Select Power Saving Mode: Normal or Deep Sleep ARK-1221L User Manual...
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Note! To be ErP ready, please select Deep Sleep and also configure the jumper accordingly (please check section 2.2). By reducing the power loss under S5 mode with the ERP1 jumper setting, it complies with ErP regulations. ARK-1221L User Manual...
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Serial Port 1 to 2 Configuration Serial Port Enable/Disable serial port. Change Settings Select optimal settings for Super IO device. Auto Flow control Enable/Disable the Auto Flow control function. ARK-1221L User Manual...
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Hardware Monitor Provides hardware monitoring information RTC Battery Low Warning Enable to display warning message during POST if the RTC battery is lower than 2.5 V. ARK-1221L User Manual...
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Enable or Disable the Watch Dog Timer function (Start before boot to OS and it must stop by itself). GPIO Configuration GPIO Control Enable Select to control GPIO by EC or user override during the POST stage. ARK-1221L User Manual...
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ACPI Report Method Configuration ACPI Report Method Control [Default] for most ACPI OS. [Custom] for 3rd party driver installation. ARK-1221L User Manual...
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3.2.2.8 Trusted Computing Security Device Support Enables or Disables BIOS support for a security device. SHA256 PCR Bank Enable or Disable SHA256 PCR Bank. Pending operation Schedule an operation for the security device. ARK-1221L User Manual...
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TPM 1.2 will restrict support to TPM 1.2 devices; TPM 2.0 will restrict support to TPM 2.0 devices; Auto will support both with the default set to TPM 2.0 devices if not found; TPM 1.2 devices will be enumerated. 3.2.2.9 S5 RTC Wake Settings ARK-1221L User Manual...
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Wake System from S5 Enable or Disable system wake-on-alarm event. When enabled, System will wake on the hr:min:sec specified. 3.2.2.10 Serial Port Console Redirection ARK-1221L User Manual...
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Console Redirection Console Redirection Enable or Disable. Console Redirection EMS Console Redirection Enable or Disable. 3.2.2.11 USB Configuration ARK-1221L User Manual...
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The 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 reports itself to the Host Controller. ARK-1221L User Manual...
3.2.3 Chipset 3.2.3.1 System Agent (SA) Configuration VT-d VT-d capability Above 4GB MMIO BIOS assignment ARK-1221L User Manual...
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Enable/Disable above 4GB MemoryMappedIO BIOS assignment. This is enabled automatically when Aperture Size is set to 2048MB. Memory Configuration Max TOLUD SA GV Enable RH Prevention Power Down Mode ARK-1221L User Manual...
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Page Close Idle Timeout Memory Scrambler Force ColdReset In-Band ECC Memory Remap Graphics Configuration Graphics Turbo IMON Current ARK-1221L User Manual...
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GTT Size Aperture Size PSMI Support DVMT Pre-Allocated DVMT Total Gfx Mem 3.2.3.2 PCH-IO Configuration ARK-1221L User Manual...
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Enable when using compliance Load Board. PCH PCI Express Clock Gating Enable/Disable PCH PCI Express Clock Gating (Power Management) for Each Root Port. PCIe function swap When Disabled, prevents PCIe Root Port function swap. ARK-1221L User Manual...
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PCI Express Root Port 5 PCI Express Root Port 5 ASPM PCIe Speed ARK-1221L User Manual...
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Extra Options Detect Non-Compliant Device ARK-1221L User Manual...
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PCI Express Root Port 7 PCI Express Root Port 7 ASPM PCIe Speed ARK-1221L User Manual...
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Extra Options Detect Non-Compliant Device ARK-1221L User Manual...
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SATA Configuration SATA Controller(s) Enable/Disable SATA Device(s). SATA Mode Selection Determine how SATA controller(s) operate. Aggressive LPM Support Enable PCH to aggressively enter link power state. ARK-1221L User Manual...
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SATA Device: Identify the SATA port is connected to a Solid State Drive or Hard Disk Drive. Serial ATA Port 2 – Port 1: Enable or Disable the SATA Port. – SATA Device: Identify the SATA port is connected to a Solid State Drive or Hard Disk Drive. ARK-1221L User Manual...
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USB 3 Link Speed Selection This option is to select USB 3 Link Speed Gen1 or Gen2. USB Port Disable Override Selectively Enable/Disable the corresponding USB port from reporting a Device Connection to the controller. ARK-1221L User Manual...
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Enable will lock bytes 38h-3Fh in the lower/upper 128-byte bank of RTH RAM. BIOS Lock Enable/Disable the PCH BIOS Lock Enable feature. Force unlock on all GPIO pads If Enabled, BIOS will force all GPIO pads to be in the unlocked state. ARK-1221L User Manual...
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HD Audio Configuration HD Audio Control Detection of the HD-Audio device. Onboard LAN1 Controller Select to Enable or Disable Onboard LAN1 Controller. LAN1 PXE OpROM ARK-1221L User Manual...
Select to Enable or Disable Onboard LAN1 Controller. LAN2 PXE OpROM Enable or Disable boot option for LAN1 Controller. PinCntrl Driver GPIO Scheme Default is “Disabled”. Enable this option to use an OS on Linux kernel 5.10 or later. 3.2.4 Security ARK-1221L User Manual...
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Administrator Password Set Administrator Password. User Password Set User Password. Secure Boot Secure Boot ARK-1221L User Manual...
Sets the system boot order. Boot Option #2 Sets the system boot order. Fast Boot Enable or Disable boot with initialization of a minimal set of devices required to launch the active boot option. ARK-1221L User Manual...
Restore Defaults Restore/Load default values for all the setup options. Save as User Defaults Save the changes done so far as User Defaults. Restore User Defaults Restore the User Defaults to all the setup options. ARK-1221L User Manual...
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