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1.5.1 Dimensions of ECS-4000-PoER 1.5.2 Dimensions of ECS-4000-PoE 1.5.1 Dimensions of ECS-4000-2G 1.5.2 Dimensions of ECS-4000-2R CHAPTER 2 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR ECS-4000 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 Settings...
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3.3 Installing Mini PCIe Cards 3.4 Installing Antenna Cable 3.5 Installing CFast Card and SIM Card 3.6 Installing SSD/HDD 3.7 Mounting ECS-4000 CHAPTER 4 BIOS AND DRIVER SETTING 4.1 BIOS Settings 4.2 Main Menu 4.3 Advanced Function 4.4 Chipset Function 4.5 Boot Function...
36V wide range power input with up to 80V smart surge protection, 16-mode configurable ignition power control, fanless design and -25°C to 70°C operating temperature, just integrated in a 1.9"-height chassis, ECS-4000 is ready to customize for your requirements. Vecow ECS-4000 Series Slim Embedded System delivers outstanding...
● HDD Tray Key 2.2 Front Panel I/O Functions In Vecow ECS-4000 series family, all I/O connectors are located on front panel and rear panel. Most of the general connections to computer device, such as USB, DVI-D, DisplayPort and any additional storage, are placed on the front panel.
USB 2.0 RESET CFast POWER It is a hardware reset switch. Use this switch to reset the system without power off the ECS-4000. Press the Reset Switch for a few seconds, then reset will be enabled. 2.2.2 Power Button LAN1 LAN2...
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Flash card. It is implemented by a SATA II Port from Broadwell-U PCH. Be sure to disconnect the power source and unscrew the CFast socket cover before installing a CFast card. The ECS-4000 does not support the CFast hot swap and PnP (Plug and Play) functions.
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There are 2 USB 3.0 connections available supporting up to 5GB per second data rate in the front side of ECS-4000. They also comply with the requirements of SuperSpeed (SS), High Speed (HS), Full Speed (FS) and Low Speed (LS).
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POWER There are 2 8-pin RJ-45 jacks supporting 10/ 100/1000 Mbps Ethernet ® connections in the front side of ECS-4000. LAN 1 is powered by Intel 218LM Ethernet engine; LAN 2 is powered by Intel I210 Ethernet engine. When both LAN 1 and LAN 2 work in normal status, basic iAMT function is enabled.
On | Off LAN4 LAN6 LAN3 LAN5 ECS-4000 supports 6V to 36V DC power input by terminal block in the rear side. In normal power operation, power LED lightens in solid green. ECS-4000 supports up to 80V surge protection. Pin No. Definition Earth GND 2.3.2 Remote Power On/ Off Switch...
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GPI SOURCE Mode Digital GPI input signal circuit in SOURCE mode (PNP) is illustrated as follow : GPO SINK Mode Digital GPO output circuit in SINK mode (NPN) is illustrated as follow : GETTING TO KNOW YOUR ECS-4000...
LAN6 LAN3 LAN5 There are 4 RJ45 connectors in the rear side of ECS-4000. It supports IEEE 802.3at (PoE ) Power over Ethernet (PoE) connection delivering up to 25.5W/ 48V per port and 1000BASE-T gigabit data signals over standard Ethernet Cat 5/ Cat 6 cable.
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The pinouts of Miscellaneous port are listed in following table: Group Pin No. Description HDD_LED_P HDD LED HDD_LED_N FP_RST_BTN_N RESET BUTTON PWR_LED_P POWER LED PWR_LED_N FP_PWR_BTN_IN POWER BUTTON GETTING TO KNOW YOUR ECS-4000...
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2.4.4 CON1, J2 LVDS CON1 ECS-4000 supports dual-channel 24-bit LVDS display, up to 1920 x 1200 pixels resolution. The pin assignments of CON1 are listed in the following table: Pin No. Definition Pin No. Definition Pin No. Definition PANEL_VDD TXO0-...
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CN17 CN19 There are 2 onboard high performance Serial ATA III (SATA III) on ECS-4000. It supports higher storage capacity with less cabling effort and smaller required space. The pin assignments of CN17 and CN19 are listed in the following table: Pin No.
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2.4.6 J1, J3 : SATA Power Connector The ECS-4000 also equip with 2 SATA power connector. It supports 5V (Up to 2A) and 12V (Up to 1A) current to the hard drive or SSD. The pin assignments of J1 and J3 are listed in the following table: Pin No.
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2.4.7 J4 : Internal USB The ECS-4000 main board provide one expansion USB port using plug-and- play for Dongle Key or LCD touch Panel. The USB interface supports 480 Mbps transfer rate which comply with high speed USB specification Rev. 2.0.
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2.4.10 Battery Battery The ECS-4000’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. If the battery needs to be changed, please contact the Vecow RMA service team.
2.5 Main Board Jumper Settings 2.5.1 Front View of ECS-4000 Main Board with Jumper Location The figure below is the top view of the ECS-4000 main board which is the main board used in the ECS-4000 Series system. It shows the location of the jumpers.
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2.5.4 JP6 CMOS/ME CMOS Header Header Normal Normal Clear CMOS Clear ME 2.5.5 JP7 External USB3.0/2.0 Power Select Header Power Header Power +5V Standby Power +5V System Power GETTING TO KNOW YOUR ECS-4000...
3.3V 3.3V 2.6 Ignition Control ECS-4000 series provides ignition power control feature for in-vehicle applications. The built-in MCU monitors the ignition signal and turns on/ off the system according to pre-defined on/ off delay period. GETTING TO KNOW YOUR ECS-4000...
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2.6.1 Adjust Ignition Control Modes ECS-4000 series provides 16-mode adjustable power on/ off delay period via DIP-Switch. The default DIP-Switch is set to 0 in ATX/ AT power mode. The modes are listed in below table: DIP-Switch Power on delay...
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Note: 1. DC power source and IGN share the same ground. 2. ECS-4000 supports 6V to 36V wide range DC power input in ATX/AT mode. In Ignition mode, the input voltage is fixed to 12/24V for car battery scenario. 3. For proper ignition control, the power button setting should be “Power Down”...
SYSTEM SETUP “Please make sure to assemble the system in an anti-static environment.” 3.1 How to Open Your ECS-4000 3.1.1 ECS-4000-PoE/ ECS-4000-2G Step 1 Remove 5pcs KHS#6-32 screws (circled in red) and 2pcs#4-40 screws (circled in yellow) on the front panel.
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Step 3 Remove 4pcs F#6-32x6 screws (circled in red) in the bottom side. Step 4 Remove 1pcs KHS#6-32 screw (circled in red) on the rear panel. Step 5 Turn over ECS-4000 to keep the bottom side up. Then do open the bottom cover carefully.
3.1.2 ECS-4000-PoER/ ECS-4000-2R Step 1 Counterclockwise loosen the locks on each SSD/ HDD Tray. Step 2 Remove the SSD/ HDD Tray from ECS-4000-PoER/ ECS-4000- Step 3 Remove 5pcs KHS#6-32 screws (circled in red) and 2pcs#4-40 screws (circled in yellow) on the front panel. (ECS-4000-PoER/ ECS-4000-2R) Step 4 Take off the front panel.
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Step 5 Remove 4pcs F#6-32x6 screws (circled in red) in the bottom side. Step 6 Remove 1pcs KHS#6-32 screw (circled in red) on the rear panel. Step 7 Turn over ECS-4000 to keep the bottom side up. Then do open the bottom cover carefully.
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Step 3 Put Antenna cable connector into the hole on rear panel. Step 4 Fasten the washer 1, washer 2 and washer 3 on Antenna cable connector. Step 5 Antenna cable is installed ready. HARDWARE INSTALLATION...
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Step 3 Insert CFast card and push to lock. Step 4 Before Inserting SIM card, make sure the system power is not plugged. Step 5 Insert SIM card and push to lock. Step 6 SIM card and CFast card are installed ready. HARDWARE INSTALLATION...
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Step 4 Put 2.5" SSD/HDD into the bracket. Step 5 Fasten 4pcs M3 screws to fix the SSD/HDD on the bracket. Step 6 Fix the SSD/HDD bracket with M3x4 screws. HARDWARE INSTALLATION...
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3.6.2 ECS-4000-PoER/ ECS-4000-2R Step 1 Counterclockwise loosen the locks on each SSD/HDD Tray. Then remove the SSD/HDD Tray from ECS-4000-PoER/ ECS-4000-2R. Step 2 Fix the SSD/HDD on the SSD/HDD Tray with 2pcs M3x4 Flat head screws. HARDWARE INSTALLATION...
3.7 Mounting ECS-4000 Step 1 Ensure the screw holes on the right and left side of upper case match the ones on ECS-4000 wallmount bracket. Step 2 Fasten 4pcs KHS#6-32 screws. HARDWARE INSTALLATION...
4.2 Main Menu Figure 4 2: BIOS Main screen 4.2.1 BIOS Main Menu Figure 4-2-1: BIOS Main screen System Time/ Date Press “TAB” key to switch sub-items of value .Then press “ +” key or “-“ key number key for modify value. In this page, you could make sure CPU type and DRAM type that you installed into this system.
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4.3.2 CPU Configuration Figure 4-3-2: CPU Configuration setup screen Intel Virtualization Technology This for Virtualization Application or platform usage, when enabled, a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology. BIOS AND DRIVER SETTING...
4.3.4 AMT Configuration Figure 4-3-4: AMT Setup screen Intel AMT ® Enables or Disables Intel Active Management Technology BIOS extension. This option just controls the BIOS extension executes. BIOS AND DRIVER SETTING...
4.3.6 Serial Port 2 Configuration Figure 4-3-6 : Serial Port 2 Setup screen Serial Port Enable or Disable Serial Port. Device Setting Current IO addresses and interrupts resource of Serial Port. Change Settings Select another device setting. There are 6 options as follow : •...
4.3.8 Serial Port 4 Configuration Figure 4-3-8 : Serial Port 4 Setup screen Serial Port Enable or Disable Serial Port. Device Setting Current IO address and interrupt resource of Serial Port. Change Settings Select another device setting. There are 6 options as follow : •...
4.5 Boot Function Figure 4-5: Boot function Setup screen 4.5.1 Boot Option Figure 4-5-1 Boot Option Setup screen Boot option When you press “Enter”, you can select which device you would like to boot. BIOS AND DRIVER SETTING...
CN16-GPIO A.2 Function Description The ECS-4000 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 I/O pins are fixed by Hardware design and cannot change in/out direction in runtime process.
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EXT_IN5 GPIO Input 5 EXT_OUT5 GPIO Output 5 EXT_IN6 GPIO Input 6 EXT_OUT6 GPIO Output 6 EXT_IN7 GPIO Input 7 EXT_OUT7 GPIO Output 7 DI_COM GPIO COM Reserved EGND GPIO GND E24V External 24V DC Signal Circuit of Input NPN Digital GPIO input signal circuit in SINK mode (NPN) is illustrated as follow.
APPENDIX B : GPIO and WDT Functions B.1 Function Description The WDT are using internal Super I/O function. However, you must entry super I/O configuration mode to set it. Super I/O special address port = 0x2E Super I/O special data port = 0x2F GPIO Logical device is 0x07 B.2 Entry Functions 1.
APPENDIX C : Power Consumption ECS-4000 Power Consumption Testing : ECS-4000 Storage- Aux card CFast Storage- Transcend SSD370 SATA Aux card SATA 0 SSD 64GB Storage- Power Chroma 62006P-100-25 SATA 1 Source Power Source : Standby Mode Input Power Max Current...
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Power-on and boot to Win7 64-bit Idle Status : Run 100% CPU usage CPU usage less 3% Current Consumption Current Consumption i7-5650U 2.200A 13.20W 3.600A 21.60W i7-5650U 1.430A 12.87W 2.250A 20.25W i7-5650U 1.070A 12.84W 1.610A 19.32W i7-5650U 0.610A 14.64W 0.900A 21.60W i7-5650U 0.530A...
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D.4 To Install “Intel Rapid Storage Technology” Software You can get the software on driver CD. Also, you can find latest information and software directly from Intel website. http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/highlights/chpsts/imsm The RAID environment has been done if you completed the steps above. D.5 To Insert SATA HDD for RAID 1 Please notice, you can use seven SATA ports for SATA storage devices.
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D.9 Recovery and Auto Re-build When Use the SAME RAID HDD D.10 Recovery and Auto Re-build When Use DIFFERENT RAID HDD There is a warning will pop-up to ask you if the disk is not a member of original RAID volume. If you press “Rebuild”, it will replace the broken SATA HDD to the last one SATA HDD of RAID volume.
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