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ㆍDescription of your software (operating system, version, application software, etc.) ㆍA complete description of the problem ㆍThe exact wording of any error messages To receive the latest version of the user’s manual; please visit our Web site at: www.avalue.com 4 EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide...
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On the other hand, if the new product defect is resulting from incorrect configuration or erroneous use by the user instead of any problem of the hardware itself, the customer will also be requested to pay for relevant handling fees. EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide...
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Lacking detailed statement of fault steps also makes the problem hard to be identified, sometimes resulting in second-time repairs. 6 EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide...
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Product has been altered or its label of the serial number has been torn off. • Product functionality issues resulting from improper use by the user, unauthorized dismantle or alteration, unfit operation environment, improper maintenance, accident EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide...
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If the customer demands an additional maintenance analysis report, a service fee of various level will be charged depending on the warranty status. In case the analysis result shows that the defect attributes to Avalue’s faulty design or process, the analysis fee will be exempted. 8 EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide...
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9. Position the power cord so that people cannot step on it. Do not place anything over the power cord. 10. All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted. 11. If the equipment is not used for a long time, disconnect it from the power source to EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide...
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The equipment has obvious signs of breakage. 14. CAUTION: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. 15. Equipment intended only for use in a RESTRICTED ACCESS AREA. 10 EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide...
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A NOTE provides additional information intended to avoid Note inconveniences during operation. Direct current. Alternating current Stand-by, Power on FCC Certification CE Certification Follow the national requirements for disposal of equipment. Stacking layer limit This side up EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide 11...
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EPS-RPS Fragile Packaging Beware of water damage, moisture-proof Carton recyclable Handle with care Follow operating instructions of consult instructions for use. 12 EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide...
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EXPLOSION ou une fuite de liquide ou de gaz inflammable. - UNE BATTERIE soumise à une pression d'air extrêmement basse pouvant entraî ner une EXPLOSION ou une fuite de liquide ou de gaz inflammable. EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide 13...
Before installation, please ensure all the items listed in the following table are included in the package. Item Description Q’ty EPS-RPS Intel® 13th Fanless Rugged Embedded System Din Rail Kit Component Kits (Screws for M.2 & Din Rail, 4x Rubber Foots)
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Step 3: Carefully cut the tape sealing the box. Only cut deep enough to break the tape. Step 4: Open the inside box. Step 5: Lift the panel PC out of the boxes. Step 6: Remove the peripheral parts box from the main box. 18 EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide...
1xM.2 Key-B 2242 SSD (SATA3) 2.5” Drive Bay 1xInternal 2.5” Drive Bay (12.5mm) (Height) Front I/O USB Port 4xUSB 3.2 Gen 1 2xRS-232 COM Port 4xRS-232/422/485 (Select via BIOS, jumper control, auto flow control via HW)(2 on EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide 19...
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2 System condition : operation mode Vibration Test 3 Test frequency : 5~500 Hz 4 Test axis : X,Y and Z axis 5 Test time : 30 minutes per each axis 6 IEC60068-2-64 Test Fh EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide 21...
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Test Ea : Drop Test Test phase : One corner, three edges, six faces IP Rating IP50 Mounting Kit Default Wall Mount, Din-Rail Kit Software Support OS Information Win10, Win11, Linux Note: Specifications are subject to change without notice. 22 EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide...
1.4 System Overview 1.4.1 Front View 1.4.2 Rear View Connectors Label Function Note Power Power on button EX PWR Power button 2-Pin Terminal Block Reset Reset button HDD indicator WWAN WWAN Indicator WLAN WLAN Indicator EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide 23...
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Serial Port 1~6 connector DC-IN DC Input connector 5-pin Phoenix type (default onboard) HDMI HDMI connector x 2 DP connector x 2 RJ-45 Ethernet x 2 USB2.0 USB 2.0 connector x 2 System Fan Smart Fan connector 24 EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide...
- Turn ON the system. - Press the power ON/OFF icon firmly to turn power ON/OFF. - The power ON/OFF LED will turn blue to indicate power is on. - Check with the Icon behavior for power status. 26 EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide...
Quick Reference Guide 2. Hardware Configuration For advanced information, please refer to: 1- EBM-ADS included in this manual. Note: If you need more information, please visit our website: www.avalue.com EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide 27...
In RS-232 Mode Signal PIN PIN Signal NDCD# NDSR# NRXD NRTS# NTXD NCTS# NDTR# NRI# In RS-422 Mode Signal PIN PIN Signal TxD1- TxD1+ RxD1+ RxD1- In RS-485 Mode Signal PIN PIN Signal DATA1- DATA1+ 28 EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide...
Quick Reference Guide 2.1.2 Serial Port 5~6 connector (COM5~6) Signal PIN PIN Signal DCD# DSR# RTS# CTS# DTR# 2.1.3 Power button (EX PWR) Signal PWR_BTN_IN 2.1.4 DC Input connector (DC-IN) Signal VIN+ VIN+ CHASSIS_GND VIN- VIN- EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide 29...
The supported power input voltages are: ⚫ Power 1 (DIN connector)): 12 V ~ 28 V ⚫ Power 2 (terminal block)): 12 V ~ 28 V Power Input Connector Power Button 30 EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide...
In RS-232 Mode Signal PIN PIN Signal NDCD# NDSR# NRXD NRTS# NTXD NCTS# NDTR# NRI# In RS-422 Mode Signal PIN PIN Signal TxD1- TxD1+ RxD1+ RxD1- In RS-485 Mode Signal PIN PIN Signal DATA1- DATA1+ EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide 37...
EPS-RPS 2.6.7 Serial port 3/4/5/6 connector (JCOM5/6) JCOM5 JCOM6 Signal PIN PIN Signal COM_DCD# COM_RXD COM_TXD COM_DTR# COM_DSR# COM_RTS# COM_CTS# COM_RI# 2.6.8 SATA power connector (SATA_PWR1) Signal 38 EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide...
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⚫ Anti-static Discharge: If a user open the rear panel of the flat bezel panel PC, to configure the jumpers or plug in added peripheral devices, ground themselves first and wear an anti-static wristband. EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide 43...
EPS-RPS 3.1 Installing Hard Disk (EPS-RPS) Step1. Insert and fasten 4 screws on each side of the system to secure brackets. Step2. Fix HDD using the 4 screws in the Accessory Kit. 44 EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide...
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Quick Reference Guide Step3. Place back the cover and fasten 6 screws back to complete. EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide 45...
EPS-RPS 3.2 Installing PCIE card (EPS-RPS) Step1. Fasten screw to secure PCIE card. Step2. Place back the cover and fasten 6 screws back to complete. 46 EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide...
EPS-RPS 3.4 Installing M.2 Key-E card (EPS-RPS) Step1. Insert M.2 Key-E card into designated locations and fasten with the screw to complete installation. Step2. Place back the cover and fasten 6 screws back to complete. 48 EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide...
Quick Reference Guide 3.5 Installing M.2 Key-M card (EPS-RPS) Step1. Insert M.2 Key-M card into designated locations and fasten with the screw to complete installation. Step2. Fix M.2 M-Key card using the 2 screws in the Accessory Kit. EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide 49...
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EPS-RPS Step3. Place back the cover and fasten 6 screws back to complete. 50 EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide...
Quick Reference Guide 3.6 Installing Din Rail Mounting (EPS-RPS) (Horizontal Din Rail) (Vertical Din Rail) Step1. Insert Din Rail into designated locations and fasten with the 4 screws to complete installation. EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide 51...
Keep the wires separated according to the interface. Wires that share similar electrical characteristics must be bundled together. ⚫ Do not bundle input wiring with output wiring. Keep them separate. ⚫ When necessary, it is strongly advised that you label wiring to all devices in the system. 52 EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide...
HID touch digitizer built-in driver in Windows 7 or later. Note: Installation procedures and screen shots in this section are for your reference and may not be exactly the same as shown on your screen. EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide 53...
Windows 11 operation system. If the warning message appears while the installation process, click Continue to go on. Step 3. Click Install. Step 4. Click Finish to complete setup. Step1. Click Next. Step 2. Click Accept. 54 EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide...
Windows 11 operation system. If the warning message appears while the installation process, click Continue to go on. Step1. Click Next to Install. Step 2. Select Finish to complete Installation. 56 EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide...
Note: The installation procedures and screen shots in this section are based on Windows 11 operation system. Step 3. Click Next Step 4. Click Finish to complete the setup Step 1. Click Next to continue setup. Step 2. Click Next. 60 EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide...
If you do not press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot, an error message will be displayed and you will again be asked to. Press F1 to Continue, DEL to enter SETUP EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide 63...
Note: Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another. • To Display a Sub Menu Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the sub menu you want. Then press <Enter>. A “➢” pointer marks all sub menus. 64 EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide...
BIOS Vendor and your systems manufacturer to provide the absolute maximum performance and reliability. Even a seemingly small change to the chipset setup has the potential for causing you to use the override. EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide 65...
<Enter> to accept and enter the sub-menu. 5.6.1 Main Menu This section allows you to record some basic hardware configurations in your computer and set the system clock. 66 EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide...
Visit the Avalue website (www.avalue.com) to download the latest product and BIOS information. 5.6.2 Advanced Menu This section allows you to configure your CPU and other system devices for basic operation through the following sub-menus. EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide 67...
Number of cores to enable in each processor package. Note: Number of Cores and E-cores are Active Performance-cores looked at together. When both are {0,0}, Pcode will enable all cores. Disabled Hyper-Threading Enable or Disable Hyper-Threading Technology. Enabled[Default] 68 EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide...
Allows more than two frequency ranges to be Intel® SpeedStep™ Enabled[Default] supported. Enable/Disable intel® Speed Shift Technology Intel® Speed Shift Disabled support. Enabling will expose the CPPC v2 interface Technology Enabled[Default] to allow for hardware controlled P-states. EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide 69...
C States Disabled CPU to go to C states when it’s not 100% utilized 5.6.2.2 PCH-FW Configuration 5.6.2.2.1 Firmware Update Configuration Item Option Description Disabled[Default], Me FW Image Re-Flash Enable/Disable Me FW Image Re-Flash function. Enabled 70 EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide...
5.6.2.3 Trusted Computing Item Options Description Enables or Disables BIOS support for security device. Disable, Security Device Support O.S. will not show Security Device. TCG EFI protocol Enable[Default] and INT1A interface will not be available. EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide 71...
Enable Hibernation Enabled[Default], option may not be effective with some Select the highest ACPI sleep state the Suspend Disabled, ACPI Sleep State system will enter when the SUSPEND S3 (Suspend to RAM)[Default] button is pressed. 72 EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide...
Set Parameters of Serial Port 3 (COMC). Serial Port 4 Configuration Set Parameters of Serial Port 4 (COMD). Serial Port 5 Configuration Set Parameters of Serial Port 5 (COME). Serial Port 6 Configuration Set Parameters of Serial Port 6 (COMF). EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide 73...
Disabled RS232[Default], Set COM Port as RS232, RS422 or UART 232 422 485 RS422 RS485 mode. RS485 5.6.2.5.2 Serial Port 2 Configuration Item Option Description Enabled[Default], Serial Port Enable or Disable Serial Port (COM). Disabled 74 EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide...
5.6.2.5.3 Serial Port 3 Configuration Item Option Description Enabled[Default], Serial Port Enable or Disable Serial Port (COM). Disabled RS232[Default], Set COM Port as RS232, RS422 or UART 232 422 485 RS422 RS485 mode. RS485 5.6.2.5.4 Serial Port 4 Configuration EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide 75...
Disabled RS232[Default], Set COM Port as RS232, RS422 or UART 232 422 485 RS422 RS485 mode. RS485 5.6.2.5.5 Serial Port 5 Configuration Item Option Description Enabled[Default], Serial Port Enable or Disable Serial Port (COM). Disabled 76 EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide...
Quick Reference Guide 5.6.2.5.6 Serial Port 6 Configuration Item Option Description Enabled[Default], Serial Port Enable or Disable Serial Port (COM). Disabled 5.6.2.6 NCT6126D HW Monitor EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide 77...
Wake system from S5 Fixed Time Select Dynamic Time, System will wake on the current time Dynamic Time + Increase minute(s). 5.6.2.8 Serial Port Console Redirection Item Options Description Disabled[Default], Console Redirection Console Redirection Enable or Disable. Enabled EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide 79...
Auto[Default] Floppy enumerates devices according to their media Mass Storage Devices Forced FDD format. Optical drives are emulated as ‘CDROM’, drives with no media will be Hard Disk CD-ROM emulated according to a drive type. 80 EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide...
Item Option Description Enabled[Default], M.2 KeyE (PCI-E Port 1) Control the PCI Express Root Port. Disabled Set the ASPM Level: Force L0s – Force all Disabled[Default] ASPM links to L0s State AUTO – BIOS auto EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide 85...
Configure PCIe Speed. Gen2 Gen3 The number of milliseconds reference code will wait for link to exit Detect state for enabled Detect Timeout ports before assuming there is no device and potentially disabling the port. EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide 87...
Configure PCIe Speed. Gen2 Gen3 The number of milliseconds reference code will wait for link to exit Detect state for enabled Detect Timeout ports before assuming there is no device and potentially disabling the port. 88 EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide...
The Mode Enable/Disable (Loop Back). Disabled[Default] Enabled[Default] SATA Port Enable or Disable SATA Port. Disabled Hard Disk Drive[Default] Identify the SATA port is connected to Solid SATA Device Type Solid State Drive State Drive or Hard Disk Drive. EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide 89...
HD Audio Configuration Item Option Description Control Detection of the HD-Audio device. Disable = HDA Disabled HD Audio will be unconditionally disabled Enabled = HDA will be Enabled[Default] unconditionally enabled 5.6.3.3 Board & Panel Configuration 90 EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide...
This option restores all BIOS settings to the factory default. This option is useful if the controller exhibits unpredictable behavior due to an incorrect or inappropriate BIOS setting. 5.6.6.4 Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device Attempts to Launch EFI Shell application (Shellx64.efi) from one of the available filesystem devices. EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide 93...
System Maintenance Introduction If the components of the product fail they must be replaced. Please contact the system reseller or vendor to purchase the replacement parts. Please follow the safety precautions outlined in the sections that follow 94 EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide...
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Drop the device against a hard surface. ⚫ Strike or exert excessive force onto the LCD panel. ⚫ Touch any of the LCD panels with a sharp object. ⚫ In a site where the ambient temperature exceeds the rated temperature. EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide 95...
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This reduces the possibility of ESD damage. ⚫ Only handle the edges of the electrical component. When handling the electrical component, hold the electrical component by its edges. Please ensure the following safety precautions are adhered to at all times. 96 EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide...
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Never drop any objects or liquids through the openings of the device. ⚫ Be cautious of any possible allergic reactions to solvents or chemicals used when cleaning the device. ⚫ Avoid eating, drinking and smoking within vicinity of the device. EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide 97...
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Cotton swabs: Cotton swaps moistened with rubbing alcohol or water are excellent tools for wiping hard to reach areas. ⚫ Foam swabs: Whenever possible, it is best to use lint free swabs such as foam swabs for cleaning. 98 EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide...
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No Console Input Devices are found Flash update is failed Typically for development use. The beep code is generated when platform cannot be reset because reset protocol is not available. Platform PCI resource requirements cannot be met EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide 99...
Avalue technical support team, or Avalue customer service representatives for further information. Feel free to inquire about this supplementary resource to enhance your understanding of the Watchdog Timer and Digital I/O (DIO) Application for optimal utilization of your Panel 100 EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide...
Avalue technical support team, or Avalue customer service representatives. These professionals can provide tailored guidance and assistance to address any unique needs related to Multi-Touch mode adjustments. EPS-RPS Quick Reference Guide 101...
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