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USER USER ECS-4700 Manual Manual Intel ® Core™ i7/i5 SoC U-series Processor, Rugged Compact Embedded System IEEE 802.3at PoE , High Performance, Rugged, -25°C to 75°C 1.0.0 Edition 20240401...
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Record of Revision Version Date Page Description Remark 1.0.0 2024/04/01 Official Release...
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This manual is released by Vecow Co., Ltd. for reference purpose only. All product offerings and specifications are subject to change without prior notice. It does not represent commitment of Vecow Co., Ltd. Vecow shall not be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use of the product or documentation or any infringements upon the rights of third parties, which may result from such use.
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Order Information Part Number Description ® ECS-4700, Intel Core™ i7-1365UE Processor, 2 2.5G LAN, ECS-4700- 4 GigE LAN w/ Isolated PoE+, 2 SSD Tray, 2 USB 3.2 Gen 2 PoER365UE Type-A, 1 USB 3.1 Gen 2x2 Type-C, 2 USB 2.0, 4 COM, 2 DP, 1 HDMI, 16 Isolated DIO ®...
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Order Accessories Part Number Description DDR5 32G Certified DDR5 32GB 4800MHz RAM DDR5 16G Certified DDR5 16GB 4800MHz RAM DDR5 8G Certified DDR5 8GB 4800MHz RAM 180W, 24V, 90V AC to 264V AC Power Adapter with 3-pin PWA-180W Terminal Block (*Recommended when enable turbo mode) 120W, 24V, 90V AC to 264V AC Power Adapter with 3-pin PWA-120W1 Terminal Block...
1.4 Mechanical Dimension 1.4.1 Dimensions of ECS-4700-PoER 1.4.2 Dimensions of ECS-4700-PoE 1.4.3 Dimensions of ECS-4700-2G CHAPTER 2 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR ECS-4700 2.1 Packing List 2.2 Front Panel I/O Functions 2.3 Rear Panel I/O and Functions 2.4 Main Board Expansion Connectors 2.5 Main Board Jumper &...
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CHAPTER 4 BIOS SETUP 4.1 BIOS SETUP 4.2 Main Menu 4.3 Advanced Function 4.4 Chipset Function 4.5 Security Functions 4.6 Boot Function 4.7 Save & Exit APPENDIX A : Isolated DIO Guide APPENDIX B : Software Functions APPENDIX C : RAID Functions APPENDIX D : Power Consumption APPENDIX E : Supported Memory &...
Marine, Machine Vision, Mobile NVR and other Edge AI applications. The ECS-4700 is equipped with a variety of industrial I/O interfaces, including 2 2.5G LAN, 4 USB with 2 USB 3.2 Gen 2, 1 USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C, 4 PoE+ LAN, and 4 COM RS 232/422/485 ports.
• Compact Design, fanless -25°C to 75°C Operating Temperature • DC 9V to 50V Redundant Power Input, Software Ignition Power Control • Fully supports Intel OpenVINO toolkit for AI Computing • Supports 5G/WiFi/4G/LTE/GPRS/UMTS Wireless Communication 1.3 Product Specification 1.3.1 Specifications of ECS-4700-PoER System ® Processor Intel Core™...
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Expansion • 1 M.2 Key B Socket (2280/3052, PCIe x2/USB 3 Default) with Internal SIM • 1 M.2 Key E Socket (2230, PCIe x1) Storage SATA 2 Front-access 2.5” SSD/HDD Tray, SATA III (6Gbps) support S/W RAID 0, 1 1 M.2 Key M Socket (2280, PCIe4.0 x4) Audio Audio Codec Realtek ALC888S-VD, 7.1 Channel HD Audio...
2.1 Packing List 2.1.1 ECS-4700-PoER Packing List Description Item ECS-4700- Slim Fanless Embedded System (According to the configuration of you order, the ECS-4700 series may contain SSD/ HDD and DDR5 SO-DIMM. Please verify these items if necessary.) Item Description Outlook...
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2.1.2 ECS-4700-PoE/ECS-4700-2G Packing List Description Item ECS-4700 Slim Fanless Embedded System (According to the configuration of you order, the ECS-4700 series may contain SSD/ HDD and DDR5 SO-DIMM. Please verify these items if necessary.) Item Description Outlook Usage Terminal block 3-pin...
USB, HDMI, DisplayPort, LAN Jack and any additional storage, are placed on the front panel. 2.2.1 Reset Tact Switch It is a hardware reset switch. Please use this switch to reset ECS-4700 without power off. Press the Reset Switch for a few seconds, and then reset will be enabled.
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HDD LED/ Yellow : A hard disk/M.2 M key LED. If the LED is on, it indicates that ECS-4700 storage is functional. If it is off, it indicates that the system’s storage is not functional. If it is flashing, it indicates data access activities.
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There are 2 USB 3.2 connections available supporting up to 10GB per second data rate in the front side of ECS-4700 series. It also compliant with the requirements of Super Speed (SS), high speed (HS), full speed (FS) and low speed (LS).
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M2B_CN1 M2E_CN1 M2B_SIM1 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR ECS-4500...
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DisplayPort 1.4a : Up to 3840 x 2160 @ 60Hz by USB Type-C in the front side of ECS-4700 series. 2.2.10 Ethernet Port There are two 8-pin RJ-45 jacks supporting 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps Ethernet connections on the front side of ECS-4700. LAN1 and LAN 2 is powered by Intel I226 Ethernet engine. LAN Chip Function...
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Yellow Yellow Yellow Yellow Yellow 2.2.11 SSD/HDD Tray There are 2 front-access 2.5” SSD/HDD trays in the front side of ECS-4700- PoER series. Just trigger to open the SSD/HDD tray, up to 4TB is available. GETTING TO KNOW YOUR ECS-4500...
2.3 Rear Panel I/O and Functions 2.3.1 Power Terminal Block ECS-4700 supports dual 9V to 50V DC power input by terminal block in the rear side. In normal power operation, power LED lightens in solid green. Pin No. Definition Pin No.
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2.3.3 Isolated DIO There is a 16-bit (8-bit DI, 8-bit DO) connectors in the Isolated Isolated rear side. DI/DO support NPN(sink) and PNP(Source) mode, Each DI channel is equipped with a photocouper for isolated protection. Each DO with isolator chip, Config by a Jumper for each DIO connector.
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2.3.4 Serial Port COM COM1 COM2 Serial port 1 to 4 (COM 1 to 4) can be configured for RS-232, RS-422, or RS- 485 with auto flow control communication. The default definition is RS-232. If you want to change to RS-422 or RS-485, you can find the setting in BIOS. BIOS Setting Function RS-232...
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2.3.5 PoE (Power over Ethernet) Ports There are 4 RJ45 connectors in the rear side of ECS-4700. It supports IEEE 802.3at (PoE+) Power over Ethernet (PoE) connection delivering up to 25W/54V per port and 1000BASE-T gigabit data signals over standard Ethernet Cat 5/Cat 6 cable.(Remind : PoE power budget supports up to 25.5W/each, total 35W.)
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Green Off: Non PD 2.3.6 Audio Jack There are 2 audio connectors, Mic-in and Line-out, in the front side of ECS-4700 Onboard Realtek ALC888 audio codec supports 7.1 channel HD audio and fully complies with Intel® High Definition Audio (Azalia) specifications.
2.4 Main Board Expansion Connectors 2.4.1 Top View of ECS-4700 Main Board With Connector Location CN_LAN1 CN_LAN2 IGN1 COM1 COM2 SYS_FAN1 AUDIO1 M2B_CN1 M2E_CN1 J5_IGN JPOE_PWR1 JUSBPWR1 JINGMODE1 J7_POE CN_DP2 CN_DP1 HDMI1 LAN1 LAN2 CN_USB3X1 M2B_SIM1 PWR_BTN1 CN_TYPEC1 RST_SW1 USB2_1 LED1 2.4.2 Bottom View of ECS-4700 Main Board with Connector Location...
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2.4.3 J1 J2 : Serial Port cable Connector Location Definition COM3 COM4 Layout Pin No. Description 2.4.4 J4:Internal USB 2.0 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR ECS-4500...
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The ECS-4700 main board provides maxima two expansion USB ports. The USB interface supports 480Mbps transfer rate which comply with high speed USB specification Rev. 2.0. The J4 interface is accessed through one 10-pin JST 1.0mm connector(selection option). You will need an adapter cable if you use a standard USB connector.
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2.4.9 CPU_FAN1 ,SYS_FAN1: FAN Header SYS_FAN1 CPU_FAN1 Fan power connector supports for additional thermal requirements. The pin assignments of CPU_FAN1/SYS_FAN1 are listed in the following table. CPU_ FAN1 header soldering by customized request. Layout Pin No. Definition Pin No. Definition +12V (1.5A max) Fan speed sensor Fan PWM...
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2.4.12 SATA1, SATA2 : SATA III Connector There are 2 onboard high performance Serial ATA III (SATA III) on ECS-4700. It supports higher storage capacity with less cabling effort and smaller required space. The pin assignments of SATA1 and SATA2 are listed in the following table : SATA1/SATA2 Pin No.
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2.4.14 BAT1: RTC Battery BAT1 The ECS-4700's real-time clock is powered by a lithium battery. It is equipped with Panasonic BR2032 190mAh lithium battery. It is recommended that you not replace the lithium battery on your own, but if the battery needs to be changed, please contact the Vecow RMA service team.
RST_SW1 USB2_1 LED1 The figure below is the top view of ECS-4700 board, and it shows the location of the jumpers and the switches. You may configure your card 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.
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2.5.2 USB Power Jumper (JUSBPWR1) JUSBPWR1 Layout Pin No. Description Supported Wake Up(Default) Non Wake Up support 2.5.3 PoE Power ON Select(JPOE_PWR1) JPOE_PWR1 Layout Pin No. Description PoE power on at standby power ready PoE power on after system power on(Default) No Jumper Disable PoE power 2.5.4 HDA_SDO1(JP2)
The built-in MCU monitors the ignition signal and turns on/ off the system according to pre-defined on/off delay periods. 2.6.1 Adjust Ignition Control Modes ECS-4700 series provides 16 modes of different power on/ off delay periods adjustable via rotary switch. The default rotary switch is set to 0 in ATX/AT power mode.
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1. DC power source and IGN share the same ground. 2. ECS-4700 supports 9V to 50V wide range DC power input in ATX/ AT mode. In Ignition mode, the input voltage is fixed to 12V/ 24V for car battery scenario.
3.2 Installing DDR5 SO-DIMM Modules Step 1 Install DDR5 into SO-DIMM slot. (Only install one DDR5, it is recommend to install on DDR5_A1) Step 2 Make sure the RAM module is locked by the memory slot. HARDWARE INSTALLATION...
3.3 Installing Nano PCIe Card Step 1 Remove one Flat-M3x5L screw on SIM cover at front panel. Step 2 Before Inserting SIM Card, make sure the system power is not plugged. Step 3 Insert SIM card and push to lock. HARDWARE INSTALLATION...
3.5 Installing M.2 3.5.1 M.2 Key E 2230 / Key B 2280 / Key M 2280 Step 1 Install M.2 Key E 2230/ Key B 2280 / Key M 2280 into slot and fasten PH M3x4L screw. Step 2 Reomve thermal pad flim on M.2 Key M Cu Plate. HARDWARE INSTALLATION...
3.6 Installing Antenna Cable Step 1 Remove the rubber corks on the panel. Step 2 Put antenna cable connector into the hole on panel. Step 3 Fasten washer on the antenna cable connector. HARDWARE INSTALLATION...
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3.7.2 VESA Mount (75mm x 75mm & 100mm x 100mm) Step 1 Ensure the screw holes on the right and left side of upper case match the ones on ECS-4700.Fasten four Hexagon #6-32x6L screws. Step 2 Finish. HARDWARE INSTALLATION...
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BIOS SETUP 4.1 BIOS SETUP Figure 4-1: Entering Setup Screen BIOS provides an interface for users to check and change system configuration. The BIOS setup program is accessed by pressing the <Del> key when POST display output is shown. BIOS AND DRIVER SETTING...
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4.3 Advanced Function Figure 4-3: BIOS Advanced Function Select advanced tab to enter advanced BIOS setup options such as CPU configuration, ACPI settings, and Super IO configuration. 4.3.1 CPU Configuration Figure 4-3-1: CPU Configuration Efficient-core Information Displays the E-core Information Performance-core Information Displays the P-core Information Hardware Prefetcher...
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4.3.6 IT8786 Super IO Configuration Figure 4-3-6: IT8786 Super IO Configuration 4.3.6.1 Serial Port X Configuration Figure 4-3-6-1: Serial Port X Configuration Serial Port Enable or Disable Serial Port (COM) Device Mode Select Device Mode. PPS Mode Enable or Disable PPS. High Speed Mode (Port 1 only) Enable or Disable Serial Port High Speed.
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4.3.8 Network Stack Configuration Figure 4 3-8: Network Stack Configuration Network Stack Enable/Disable UEFI Network Stack. IPv4 PXE Support Enable/Disable IPv4 PXE boot support. If disabled, IPv4 PXE boot support will not be available. IPv4 HTTP Support Enable/Disable IPv4 HTTP boot support. If disabled, IPv4 HTTP boot support will not be available.
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4.4.1.1 Memory Configuration Figure 4-4-1-1: Memory Configuration Maximum Memory Frequency Maximum Memory Frequency Selections in Mhz. Max TOLUD Maximum Value of TOLUD. Dynamic assignment would adjust TOLUD automatically based on largest MMIO length of installed graphic controller BIOS AND DRIVER SETTING...
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4.4.1.3 VMD setup menu Figure 4-4-1-3: VMD setup menu Enable VMD controller Enable/Disable to VMD controller. 4.4.1.4. PCI Express Configuration (SA) Figure 4-4-1-4: PCI Express Configuration (SA) PCI Express Root Port X PCI Express Root Port Settings. 4.4.1.4.1 PCI Express Root Port X (SA) Figure 4-4-1-4-1: PCI Express Root Port X (SA) PCI Express Root Port X Control the PCI Express Root Port.
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4.4.2.3 SATA Configuration Figure 4-4-2-3: SATA Configuration SATA Controller(s) Enable / Disable SATA Device. 4.4.3 Module Management Figure 4-4-3: Module Management Specific device workaround Workaround for specific device. Delay Time 0~255 (second). M2B_CN1 Type Select M2B_CN1 Type. BIOS AND DRIVER SETTING...
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4.6 Boot Function Figure 4-6: Boot Function Setup Prompt Timeout Number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. 65535(0xFFFF) means indefinite waiting. Bootup NumLock State Select the keyboard NumLock state. Quiet Boot Enables or disables Quiet Boot option. Boot Option Priorities Sets the system boot order.
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APPENDIX A : Isolated DIO Guide A.1 Function Description The ECS-4700 series offers a 16-bit DIO (8-DI/ 8-DO) 20-pin terminal block connector. Each bit of DI and DO equipped with a photo-coupler for isolated protection. All IO pins are fixed by Hardware design and cannot change in/out direction in runtime process.
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A.4 Sample Execute demo tool. Windows Linux Sample, as shown below : Vecow_DIO Vecow_DIO_loopback Vecow_WDT POE Default Address:0x44(8bit),0x22(7bit) Appendix A...
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APPENDIX B : Software Functions B.1 Driver API Guide In Header folder, Vecow.h and VecowLinux.h contain usabled API for Windows/Linux. BOOL initial_SIO(BYTE Isolate_Type, BYTE DIO_NPN) Initial machine for IO and watch dogtimer. Isolate_Type: DIO type. • 1: Isolated DIO; 0: Non-Isolated DIO(GPIO).
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BOOL set_IO1_configuration(BYTE Iso, BYTE DI_mode, BYTE DO_mode, WORD Mask) BOOL set_IO2_configuration(BYTE Iso, BYTE DI_mode, BYTE DO_mode, WORD Mask) Set DIO configuration. Isolate_Type: DIO type. • 1: Isolated DIO; 0: Non-Isolated DIO(GPIO). DI_mode ([7:0]): DI type, pin setting by hexadecimal bitmask only for Isolated DIO. •...
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APPENDIX C : RAID Functions C.1.1 VMD Controller for RAID Please set Enable VMD controller as Enabled on BIOS menu. Chipset → System Agent (SA) Configuration → Enable VMD controller → Enabled → Save Changes and Reset. C.1.2 UEFI Mode for RAID 1.
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C.2 OS Installation The system is featured with one M.2 key M for NVME, one mSATA slot, and including two internal SATA. We used SATA for Windows 10 OS installation as an example. Note: ECX-3100 PEG, ECX-3200 PEG, ECX-3200MX PEG are equipped with 2 SATA. ECX-3400 PEG, ECX-3600 PEG, ECX-3800 PEG are equipped with 4 SATA.
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To start disk management tool, select"initialize disk". Then add"Logical Device" for Windows access. C.8 If One SATA HDD on RAID Volume is Out-of-use After RAID 1 volume is created, you can see the figure of SATA device allocation. HDD CAUTION Sign Appendix C...
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APPENDIX D : Power Consumption Testing Board ECS-4700 32GB X 2 USB-1 USB Micsoft Wired Keyboard 600 USB-2 USB Mouse HP G1K28AA USB-3 USB Flash ADATA 3.0 8GB USB-4 USB Flash ADATA 3.0 8GB SATA 0 Transcend SATA SSD420 128GB...
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D.2 Intel® Core™ i5-1345UE 1.40 GHz (12M Cache, up to 4.60 GHz ) Power on and boot to Win 10 64-bit (with turbo boost technology) Power on and boot to Win 10 (64-bit) Standby Mode idle status CPU Power Sleep Mode usage less 3% Input Current...
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D.4 Intel® Core™ i7-1365UE 1.70 GHz (18M Cache, up to 5.00 GHz ) Power on and boot to Win 10 64-bit (with turbo boost technology) Power on and boot to Win 10 (64-bit) Standby Mode idle status CPU Power Sleep Mode usage less 3% Input Current...
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512GB Kingston SA2000MB 250GB 970 EVO PLUS 250GB MZ-V7S250 SAMSUNG PCIe 980 EVO PRO 250GB MZ-V8P250BW 760P INTEL 128GB SSDPEKKW128G8 SMART FDMP8960GTCXA111 960GB Transcend TS512GMTE460T 512GB ** If more help is needed, please contact Vecow technical support ** Appendix E...
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