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  • Page 1 User Manual ARK-1123 Fanless Embedded Box PC...
  • Page 2 Attention! This package contains a hard-copy user manual in Chinese for China CCC certification purpOS, and there is an English user manual included as a PDF file on the CD. Please disregard the printed Chinese copy of the user manual if the product is not to be sold and/or installed in China.
  • Page 3 No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of Advantech Co., Ltd. Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable. How- ever, Advantech Co., Ltd.
  • Page 4 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 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 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 equip- ment and must be easily accessible.
  • Page 7 The sound pressure level at the operator's position according to IEC 704-1:1982 is no more than 70 dB (A). DISCLAIMER: This set of instructions is given according to IEC 704-1. Advantech disclaims all responsibility for the accuracy of any statements contained herein.
  • Page 8 Optional Accessories Part Number Description 1700001524 Power Cable 3-pin 180cm, USA type (for Power adapter 1757004096-01) 170203183C Power Cable 3-pin 180cm, Europe type (for Power adapter 1757004096-01) 170203180A Power Cable 3-pin 180cm, UK type (for Power adapter 1757004096-01) 1700008921 Power Cable 3-pin PSE Mark 183cm (for Power adapter 1757004096-01) 1757004522-01 AC to DC wide temperature power adapter, DC 12V/3.33A 40W, -...

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    Contents Chapter General Introduction ......1 Introduction ....................2 Features ....................2 Specifications .................... 2 1.3.1 General ..................2 1.3.2 Display ..................3 1.3.3 Ethernet ..................3 1.3.4 Power Consumption..............3 1.3.5 Power Requirement ..............3 Environmental Specifications ..............3 Mechanical Specifications................. 4 1.5.1 ARK-1123H Dimensions ...............
  • Page 10 ARK-1123C External I/O Connectors ............. 15 2.4.1 Power ON/OFF Button..............15 Figure 2.14Power ON/OFF Button ..........15 2.4.2 Power Input Connector ............... 16 Figure 2.15Power Input Connector..........16 2.4.3 Ethernet Connector (LAN) ............16 Figure 2.16Ethernet Connector ..........16 Table 2.8: Ethernet Connector Pin Assignments ...... 16 2.4.4 VGA Connector................
  • Page 11 Appendix A WDT & GPIO Sample Code ....57 Watchdog Timer Sample Code ............... 58 ARK-1123 User Manual...
  • Page 12 ARK-1123 User Manual...

  • Page 13: Chapter 1 General Introduction

    Chapter General Introduction This chapter gives background information on ARK-1123.

  • Page 14: Introduction

    Introduction The ARK-1123 fanless Embedded Box Computer is an ideal, application-ready sys- tem solution. All electronics are protected in a compact, sealed, aluminum case for easy embedding in the customer's own housing, or as a stand-alone application where space is limited and the environment harsh. The solid, sealed aluminum case offers vibration and dust resistance while also providing a passive cooling solution.

  • Page 15: Display

    – 1 x Full-size Mini PCIe, support WLAN or WWAN module – 1 x Half-size Mini PCIe, support Half-size mSATA module  Storage: – Supports SSD or 1 x 2.5" SATAIlI HDD 7 mm height only for ARK-1123C/L – Supports H/S mSATA storage device (Suggest to assembly by CTOS or T- Part due to complex installation for ARK-1123H &...

  • Page 16: Mechanical Specifications

     Shock during operation: – With mSATA/SSD: 30 G, IEC 60068-2-27, half sine, 11 ms duration – With HDD: 10 G, IEC 60068-2-27, half sine, 11 ms duration  Safety: UL,CB,CCC,BSMI  EMC: CE, FCC Class A, BSMI, CCC Mechanical Specifications 1.5.1 ARK-1123H Dimensions Unit:mm...

  • Page 17: Ark-1123C Dimensions

    1.5.2 ARK-1123C Dimensions Unit:mm Figure 1.2 ARK-1123C mechanical dimension drawing 1.5.3 ARK-1123L Dimensions Unit:mm Figure 1.3 ARK-1123L mechanical dimension drawing ARK-1123 User Manual...
  • Page 18 ARK-1123 User Manual...

  • Page 19: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    Chapter Hardware Installation This chapter introduces external IO and the installation of ARK-1123 Hardware.

  • Page 20: Jumpers

    Jumpers 2.1.1 Jumper Description Cards can be configured 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. To close a jumper, you connect the pins with the clip.

  • Page 21: Ark-1123 I/O Indication

    ARK-1123 I/O Indication ARK-1123H Figure 2.1 ARK-1123H front view Note: HDMI do not support hot plug function due to Intel's constraint Note: No Audio function in HDMI 2 due to Intel's constraint Figure 2.2 ARK-1123H rear view ARK-1123 User Manual...
  • Page 22 ARK-1123C Figure 2.3 ARK-1123C front view Note: VGA do not support hot plug function due to Intel's constraint Figure 2.4 ARK-1123C rear view ARK-1123L Figure 2.5 ARK-1123C front view ARK-1123 User Manual...

  • Page 23: Ark-1123H External I/O Connectors

    Note: VGA do not support hot plug function due to Intel's constraint Figure 2.6 ARK-1123C rear view ARK-1123H External I/O Connectors 2.3.1 Power ON/OFF Button ARK-1123H 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). Dual func- tions of Soft Power -On/Off (Instant off or Delay 4 Seconds), and Suspend are sup- ported.

  • Page 24: Ethernet Connector (Lan)

    2.3.3 Ethernet Connector (LAN) ARK-1123H provides two RJ45 LAN interface connector which is fully compliant with IEEE 802.3u 10/100/1000 Mbps CSMA/CD standards. It is equipped with Intel I210 and support Wake on LAN. The Ethernet port uses a standard RJ-45 jack connector with LED indicators on the front side to show Active/Link status and Speed status.

  • Page 25: Usb Connectors

    2.3.4 USB Connectors The ARK-1123H provides three USB interface connectors - 2 x USB 2.0 & 1 x USB 3.0, which give complete Plug & Play. The USB interface is compliant with USB UHCI, Rev. 2.0 & 3.0. The USB interface supports Plug and Play, which enables you to connect or disconnect a device whenever you want, without turning off the com- puter.

  • Page 26: Com Connector

    2.3.6 COM Connector ARK-1123H provides one D-sub 9-pin connector, which offers RS-232/422/485 (BIOS Selectable) serial communication interface. Figure 2.12 COM Port Connector Table 2.6: COM Connector Pin Assignments RS-232 RS-422 RS-485 Signal Name Signal Name Signal Name DATA- DATA+ Note! NC means “No Connection”.

  • Page 27: Hdd Led Indicator

    Table 2.7: HDMI / Display Port Connector Pin Assignments Signal Name Signal Name TMDS_Data2+/ DP_Data0+ TMDS_Data2−/ DP_Data0- TMDS_Data1+/ DP_Data1+ TMDS_Data1−/ DP_Data1- TMDS_Data0+/ DP_Data2+ TMDS_Data0-/ DP_Data2- TMDS_Clock+/ DP_Data3+ TMDS_Clock−/ DP_Data3- SCL/ AUX_CH+ SDA/ GND DDC GND/ AUX_CH- +5V/ Hot plug detect Hot plug detect/ Return DP_PWR Note!

  • Page 28: Power Input Connector

    2.4.2 Power Input Connector ARK-1123C comes with a DC-Jack header that carries 12 V external power input. Figure 2.15 Power Input Connector 2.4.3 Ethernet Connector (LAN) ARK-1123C provides two RJ45 LAN interface connectors which are fully compliant with IEEE 802.3u 10/100/1000 Mbps CSMA/CD standards. It is equipped with Intel I210 and support Wake on LAN.

  • Page 29: Vga Connector

    2.4.4 VGA Connector The ARK-1123C provides a high resolution VGA interface connected by a D-sub 15- pin connector to support a VGA CRT monitor. It supports display resolution up to 1920 x 1080. Figure 2.17 VGA Connector Table 2.9: VGA Connector Pin Assignments Signal Name Signal Name Green...

  • Page 30: Audio Connector

    Table 2.10: USB Connector Pin Assignments Signal Name Signal Name SSRX- SSRX+ SSTX- SSTX+ 2.4.6 Audio Connector ARK-1123C offers stereo audio ports by two 3.5 ear phone jack connectors of Line_out and Line_in. The audio chip controller is ALC-888S which is compliant with the Azalea standard.

  • Page 31: Hdd Led Indicator

    Table 2.12: COM Connector Pin Assignments Note! NC means “No Connection”. 2.4.8 HDD LED Indicator HDD LED indicator on ARK-1123C front metal face plate for indicating system status: HDD LED is for HDD flash disk status. ARK-1123L External I/O Connectors 2.5.1 Power ON/OFF Button ARK-1123L comes with a Power On/Off button with LED indicators on the front side...

  • Page 32: Ethernet Connector (Lan)

    2.5.3 Ethernet Connector (LAN) ARK-1123L provides one RJ45 LAN interface connectors which are fully compliant with IEEE 802.3u 10/100/1000 Mbps CSMA/CD standards. It is equipped with Intel I210 and support Wake on LAN. The Ethernet port uses a standard RJ-45 jack con- nector with LED indicators on the front side to show Active/Link status and Speed status.

  • Page 33: Usb Connectors

    Table 2.14: VGA Connector Pin Assignments DDC Date H-SYNC V-SYNC DDC Clock Note! VGA do not support hot plug function due to Intel's constraint 2.5.5 USB Connectors The ARK-1123L provides two USB interface connectors - 1 x USB 2.0 & 1 x USB 3.0, which give complete Plug &...

  • Page 34: Audio Connector

    2.5.6 Audio Connector ARK-1123L offers stereo audio ports by two 3.5 ear phone jack connectors of Line_out and Line_in. The audio chip controller is ALC-888S which is compliant with the Azalea standard. Figure 2.26 Audio Connector Table 2.16: Audio Connector Pin Assignments Signal Name Line-out Line-in...

  • Page 35: Dio Connector

    ARK-1123L offers an 8-bit DIO connector and one ground pin. Each bit of DIO can be set as digital input or output independently. The direction of each bit can be set via Advantech SUSI utility. Table 2.18: DIO Connector Pin Assignments...

  • Page 36: Peripheral Installation

    Peripheral Installation 2.6.1 HDD Installation Unscrew the bottom cover screws. (marked with "HDD") Remove the four snap rivets from the bottom cover. ARK-1123 User Manual...
  • Page 37 Secure 2.5" SATA HDD onto the bottom cover. The screws are in the accessory box. Connect SATA signal and power cable to the 2.5" SATA HDD. Secure the bottom cover in its original position. ARK-1123 User Manual...

  • Page 38: Msata Hd Installation

    2.6.2 mSATA HD Installation ** Below installation is for ARK-1123L only. For ARK-1123H & ARK-1123C, we suggest to install by CTOS due to complex installation with H/S mSATA. Unscrew the bottom cover screws (Marked “HDD”). Insert mSTAT storage into the slot and secure the screw to fix the mSATA stor- age.

  • Page 39: Ram Installation

    Secure the original screw. 2.6.3 RAM Installation Unscrew the four screws on bottom cover. (marked with "RAM") Unscrew the four screws on the sides of ARK-1123. ARK-1123 User Manual...
  • Page 40 Unscrew the four screws on the front/rear face plate of ARK-1123. Remove aluminum top chassis and install RAM. ** Please note that ARK-1123 can support DDR3L memory only. Replace the aluminum top chassis and secure all screws. ARK-1123 User Manual...

  • Page 41: Chapter 3 Bios Settings

    Chapter BIOS Settings...

  • Page 42: Bios Setup

    BIOS Setup AMIBIOS has been integrated into many motherboards for over a decade. With the AMIBIOS Setup program, users can modify BIOS settings and control various sys- tem features. This chapter describes the basic navigation of the ARK-1123 BIOS setup screens. AMI's BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration.

  • Page 43: Entering Setup

    BIOS supports your CPU. If there is no number assigned to the patch code, please contact an Advantech application engineer to obtain an up-to-date patch code file. This will ensure that your CPU's system status is valid.

  • Page 44: Advanced Bios Features Setup

    3.2.2 Advanced BIOS Features Setup Select the Advanced tab from the ARK-1123 setup screen to enter the Advanced BIOS Setup screen. Users can select any item in the left frame of the screen, such as CPU Configuration, to go to the sub menu for that item. Users can display an Advanced BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the <Arrow>...
  • Page 45 3.2.2.1 ACPI Settings Configuration  Enable ACPI Auto Configuration Enable or disable BIOS ACPI auto configuration. Enable Hibernation  Enables or Disables System ability to Hibernate (OS/S4 Sleep State). This option may be not effective with some OS.  ACPI Sleep State Select the highest ACPI sleep state the system will enter when the SUSPEND button is pressed.
  • Page 46 3.2.2.2 Super I/O Configuration  Serial Port 1 Configuration Set Parameters of Serial Port 1 Serial Port 2 Configuration  Set Parameters of Serial Port 2 ARK-1123 User Manual...
  • Page 47 3.2.2.3 H/W Monitor  Pc Health Status This page display all information about system Temperature/Voltage. ARK-1123 User Manual...
  • Page 48 3.2.2.4 S5 RTC Wake Settings  Wake system with Fixed Time Enable or disable System wake on alarm event. Select FixedTime, system will wake on the hr:min:sec specified. Select DynamicTime, System will wake on the current time + Increase minute(s). ARK-1123 User Manual...
  • Page 49 3.2.2.5 Serial Port Console Redirection  Console Redirection This item allows users to enable or disable console redirection for Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS).  Console Redirection This item allows users to configuration console redirection detail settings. ARK-1123 User Manual...
  • Page 50 3.2.2.6 CPU Configuration  PPS Support This item allows you to enable or disable the ACPI _PPC, _PSS, and _PCT objects.  Limit CPUID Maximum Disabled for Windows XP  Execute Disable Bit XD can prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when com- bined with a supporting OS (Windows Server 2003 SP1, Windows XP SP2, SuSE Linux 9.2, RedHat Enterprise 3 Update 3.) ...
  • Page 51 3.2.2.7 PPM Configuration  CPU C state Report Enable/Disable CPU C state report to OS Max CPU C-state  This option controls Max C state that the processor will support  S0ix Enable/Disable CPU S0ix state ARK-1123 User Manual...
  • Page 52 3.2.2.8 IDE Configuration  Serial-ATA (SATA) Enable / Disable Serial ATA SATA Test Mode  Test Mode Enable / Disable.  SATA Speed Support SATA Speed Support Gen1 or Gen2 SATA ODD Port  SATA ODD is Port0 or Port1 ...
  • Page 53 3.2.2.9 Miscellaneous Configuration  OS Selection OS Selection to choose Windows 8.X / Windows 7 ARK-1123 User Manual...
  • Page 54 3.2.2.10 CSM Configuration  CSM Support Enable/Disable CSM Support. GateA20 Active  UPON REQUEST - GA20 can be disabled using BIOS services. ALWAYS - do not allow disabling GA20; this option is useful when any RT code is executed above 1 MB. ...
  • Page 55 3.2.2.11 USB Configuration  Legacy USB Support Enables support for legacy USB. Auto option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected. DISABLE option will keep USB devices available only for EFI applications.  XHCI Hand-Off This is a workaround for OS without XHCI hand-off support. The XHCI owner- ship change should claim by XHCI driver.
  • Page 56 3.2.2.12 Security Configuration  SMART Self Test This item allows you to enable or disable the SMART self test function.  TXE HMRFPO Disable  TXE Firmware Update   TXE EOP Message Send EOP Message Before Entering OS  TXE Unconfiguration Perform Revert TXE settings to factory defaults ...

  • Page 57: Chipset Configuration

    3.2.3 Chipset Configuration  North Bridge Detail for North Bridge items. South Bridge  Detail for South Bridge items. ARK-1123 User Manual...
  • Page 58 3.2.3.1 North Bridge  Intel IGD Configuration Config Intel IGD Settings. Graphics Power Management Control  Graphics Power Management Control Options  LCD Control LCD Control Max TOLUD  Maximum Value of TOLUD ARK-1123 User Manual...
  • Page 59 3.2.3.2 Intel IGD Configuration  Intel IGD Configuration Config Intel IGD Settings. IGD Turbo Enable  Enable: Enable IGD Turbo Enable. Disable: IGD Turbo Disable  GFX Boost Enable/Disable GFX Boost PAVC  Enable/Disable Protected Audio Video Control  DVMT Pre-Allocated Select DVMT 5.0 Pre-Allocated (Fixed) Graphics Memory size used by the Internal Graphics Device.
  • Page 60 3.2.3.3 Graphics Power Management Control  RC6 (Render Standby) Check to enable render standby support. ARK-1123 User Manual...
  • Page 61 3.2.3.4 LCD Control  Primary IGFX Boot Display Select the Video Device which will be activated during POST.\nThis has no effect if external graphics present.\nSecondary boot display selection will appear based on your selection.\nVGA modes will be supported only on primary display ARK-1123 User Manual...
  • Page 62 3.2.3.5 South Bridge  SB SATA Configuration Options for SATA configuration. SB USB Configuration  Options for SB USB configuration.  SB HD Azalia Configuration Options for SB HD Azalia. PCI-E Port  Options for PCI-E devices control.  Restore on AC Power Loss This item allows you to select system restore states if AC power loss.
  • Page 63 Configure Serial IRQ Mode. Global SMI Lock  Enable or Disable SMI lock.  BIOS Read/Write Protection Enable or Disable BIOS SPI region read/write protect. 3.2.3.6 Azalia HD Audio  Audio Controller Control Detection of the Azalia device. Disabled = Azalia will be unconditionally disabled.
  • Page 64 3.2.3.7 USB Configuration  XHCI Mode Mode of operation of xHCI controller USB2 Link Power Management  Enable/Disable USB2 Link Power Management.  USB 2.0(EHCI) Support Control the USB EHCI (USB 2.0) functions. One EHCI controller must always be enabled ARK-1123 User Manual...
  • Page 65 3.2.3.8 PCI Express Configuration  PCI Express Port 0 Enable or Disable the PCI Express Port 0 in the Chipset. Hot Plug  Enable or disable PCI Express Hot Plug.  Speed Configure PCIe Port Speed ARK-1123 User Manual...

  • Page 66: Security

    3.2.4 Security Select Security Setup from the ARK-1123 Setup main BIOS setup menu. All Security Setup options, such as password protection and virus protection are described in this section. To access the sub menu for the following items, select the item and press <Enter>: ...

  • Page 67: Boot

    3.2.5 Boot  Setup Prompt Timeout Number of seconds that the firmware will wait before initiating the original default boot selection. A value of 0 indicates that the default boot selection is to be initiated immediately on boot. A value of 65535(0xFFFF) indicates that firm- ware will wait for user input before booting.

  • Page 68: Save & Exit

    3.2.6 Save & Exit  Save Changes and Exit This item allows you to exit system setup after saving the changes.  Discard Changes and Exit This item allows you to exit system setup without saving any changes.  Save Changes and Reset This item allows you to reset the system after saving the changes.
  • Page 69 Appendix WDT & GPIO Sample Code...
  • Page 70 Watchdog Timer Sample Code Watchdog function: ;The SCH3114 Runtime base I/O address is A00h ;Setting WatchDog time value location at offset 66h ;If set value "0", it is mean disable WatchDog function. Superio_GPIO_Port = A00h mov dx,Superio_GPIO_Port + 66h mov al,00h out dx,al .model small .486p...
  • Page 71 ;WD timer counting = 0 ;==================================================== mov dx,SCH3114_IO + 68h mov al,01h out dx,al .exit ARK-1123 User Manual...
  • Page 72 ARK-1123 User Manual...
  • Page 73 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. 2014...

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