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User Manual TREK-550 TREK-303 In-Vehicle Computing Box Smart Display User manual...
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The documentation and the software included with this product are copyrighted 2010 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.
Visit the Advantech web site at www.advantech.com/support for the latest information about the product. Contact the 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: –...
TREK-550 series In-Vehicle Computing Box USB/Audio Cable lock Warranty card Power cord: DC power inlet cable (180 cm - for TREK-550 only) Video in/CAN cable “Drivers, Utilities and User Manual" CD-ROM End User License Agreement (XPE and WinCE model)
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.
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Anweisung des Herstellers. Der arbeitsplatzbezogene Schalldruckpegel nach DIN 45 635 T eil 1000 beträgt 70dB(A) oder weiger. Haftungsausschluss: Bedienungsanleitungen wurden entsprechend IEC- 704-1 erstellt. Advantech lehnt jegliche Verantwortung für die Richtigkeit der in diesem Zusammenhang getätigten Aussagen ab. TREK-550 User Manual...
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CompactFlash: Turn off the power before inserting or removing CompactFlash storage cards. European Contact information: Advantech Europe GmbH Kolberger Straße 7 D-40599 Düsseldorf, Germany T el: 49-211-97477350 Fax: 49-211-97477300 TREK-550 User Manual...
Rear side of the TREK-550 .......... 6 Figure 2.3 Side view of the TREK-550 .......... 6 Figure 2.4 B o t t o m view of the TREK-550 ........7 Figure 2.5 To p view of the TREK-550 .......... 7 Installation Procedures..................7 2.2.1...
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Chapter Jumper Settings and Connectors ... 19 Setting Jumpers and Switches..............….17 4.1.1 Locations of the Jumpers and connector........….18 Figure 4.1 Locations of jumpers and connectors on top side the motherboard……………………………………………………………18 Figure 4.2 Locations of jumpers and connectors on bottom side of the motherboard……………………………………………………...…18 Figure 4.3 Locations of jumpers and connectors on bottom side of the daughter board……………………………………………………19...
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6.3.2 Power Management utility program…………………………………….39 6.3.3 Power Management Parameter settings……………………………….39 Figure 6.25 Power management test utility……………………………40 6.3.4 TREK-550 power consumption………………………………………….41 GPIO Test…………………………………………………………………41 Figure 6.16 DI/O test …………………………………………………….41 Figure 6.17 Digital in…………………………………………………..…42 Figure 6.18 Digital out……………………………………………………42 Video in Test………………………………………………………………..…42 Figure 6.19 Video test utility………………………………………….…43 Dead reckoning……………………………………………………………..43...
Chapter General Information This chapter gives background information on the TREK-550 In-Vehicle Computing Box. Sections include: Introduction General Specifications Dimensions...
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Introduction The TREK-550 is a dedicated box computer for industrial vehicle fleets, transport trucks, buses and taxis. TREK-550 combined with variety of I/O connectors can be connected to devices like OBD-II or TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System). Dual display/dual audio interfaces supporting different resolutions can deliver different applications to different displays;...
2 seconds to power on. – Power off delay: Default 5 seconds. When TREK-550 power is controlled by ignition key and turns off by the key (ignition=off), the TREK-550 will start the shut procedure after 5 seconds. –...
PCI Express Bus Ethernet Interface Chipset: Realtek RTL8111C PCI express Ethernet controller. Ethernet interface: Full compliance with IEEE 802.3, IEEE802.a/b specifications. Includes software drivers and boot ROM that supports both RPL and PXE. 1000/100/10Base-T auto-sensing capability. TREK-550 User Manual 1.2.4 Environment...
Running the BIOS Setup Program A Quick Tour of the TREK-550 Computing box. Before starting to set up the In-Vehicle Computing Box, take a moment to become familiar with the locations and purposes of the controls, drives, connectors and ports, which are illustrated in the figures below.
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Figure 2.1. Front view of TREK-550 Figure 2.2. Rear view of TREK-550 Unit: mm Figure 2.3. Side view of TREK-550 TREK-550 User Manual...
Unit: mm Figure 2.4. Bottom view of TREK-550 Unit: mm Figure 2.5. Top view of TREK-550 Installation Procedures 2.2.1 Connecting the Power Cord Connect the three pin waterproof power cord to the DC inlet of the In-Vehicle Computing Box. On the open-wire end, one pin is reserved for positive voltage and is marked, "+";...
Note! Ignition on/off setting: The TREK-550 supports an ignition on/off function so that you can power on/off the TREK-550 via the ignition signal/voltage. Either connect the TREK-550's "ignition" pin to vehicle ignition and the TREK-550 "+-" to "+-" Table 2.2.1 Pin Definition of Power Cord...
When presented with an operating system command prompt, like, A:\>, then it is necessary to partition and format the hard drive, and manually copy the operating sys- tem files to it. Refer to the operating system user instructions about partitioning and formatting the hard drive. TREK-550 User Manual...
Chapter 5 to 10 of this manual. Note! The drivers and utilities used for the TREK-550 are subject to change without notice. If in doubt, check Advantech's website or contact our application engineers for the latest information regarding drivers and utilities.
Chapter Hardware & Peripheral Installation This chapter details the installation of hardware for TREK-550. Sections include: Overview of Hardware Installation and Upgrading Installing the Storage Device and Memory Installing Optional Accessories Fuse...
3.3.1 Installing TREK-550 peripheral modules There are 6 screws on the bottom of TREK-550, if you want to install the peripherals in TREK-550, please use M2 type screw to open the system. Figure 3.1 Install peripheral in the system...
The WLAN module is on the Mini PCI slot can be easily installed from the top, just unlock the 6 screws from the top cover, you may easily install it. WLAN DDR2 RAM Figure 3.3 Wireless LAN module from top view TREK-550 User Manual...
3.3.6 The Blue Tooth Module The bluetooth module is on the side of the TREK-550 box, it is not allowed to Iet customer to install, it can only be installed from Advantech factory side. If you need Bluetooth feature, please choose bare bone p/n: TREK-550-A01E Figure 3.6 Bluetooth module...
Rating: 34 V DC, 7.5 A Size: 19.1 x 19 mm Paired with TREK-303 Specifications See Appendix A TREK-550 provides both VGA function and LCD to connect with TREK-303, it can be send out by different content, clone to VGA output. TREK-550 User Manual...
Chapter Jumper Settings and Connectors This chapter explains how to set up the In-Vehicle Computing Box hardware, including instructions on setting jumpers and connecting peripherals, and how to set switches and read indicators. Be sure to read all the safety pre- cautions before beginning the installation procedure.
A pair of needle-nose pliers may be helpful when working with jumpers. If there are any doubts about the best hardware configuration for the application, contact the local distributor or sales representative before making any changes. An arrow is used on the motherboard to indicate the first pin of each jumper. TREK-550 User Manual...
Locations of the Jumpers and Connector CMOS battery CN14 CN15 CN11 CN13 CN10 CN12 Figure 4.1 Locations of jumpers and connectors on top side the motherboard. SODIMM1 CN16 Figure 4.2 Locations of jumpers and connectors on bottom side of the motherboard. TREK-550 User Manual...
The figures below show the locations of the jumpers and connectors on daughter board used in TREK-550. CN12 CN11 CN13 CN14 CN15 Figure 4.3 Locations of jumpers and connectors on bottom side of the daughter board. 4.1.2 Jumpers Table 4.1.2.1: Jumpers on motherboard...
Line-Out phone jack Mic-In phone jack Video-In and CAN bus connector CN11 WWAN module connector CN12 Bluetooth module connector Mini-PCIe Socket (USB interface, for WWAN module) Mini card (USB CN13 interface) CN14 GPS module connector CN15 SIM holder TREK-550 User Manual...
Table 4.2.1: Clear CMOS / External RTC (JP1) Normal Operation (Default) Clear CMOS 4.2.2 Power Input Voltage Setting (JP1) TREK-550 must be configured properly according the vehicle power input ragnge. Table 4.4.2: Power Input Voltage Selection (JP1) Input (Default) 24V Input 4.2.3 Pin 9 of COM3 Function Selection (JP3) Pin 9 on COM3 port can be configured as RI, 5V or 12V output.
GPS module. DIP switch (SW2) is used to select the function on DI 3/4 (Digital Input 3/4). Table 4.2.5: Pin 9 of COM8 Function Selection (J3) Digital Input GPS (for Dead-Reckoning) SW2.1 SW2.2 SW2.3 SW2.4 TREK-550 User Manual...
And the other four serial ports are done by a USB serial converter, and need driver support to work. In Advantech provided WES (Windows Embedded Standard), WinXPe and Win CE 6.0 OS, the four USB-to-Serial serial ports are fixed from COM8 to COM11).
5.3 Power Connector (12/ 24V; 6 ~ 36V) Molex Manufacturer part no. 0430451200 Table 5.3: Power Connector Signal Signal Chassis Ground Ground Ground (Reserved) (Reserved) (Reserved) Power Input (6~36 VDC) Power Input (6~36 VDC) Acc Ignition Input Ground (Reserved) Power Button Input TREK-550 User Manual...
+12VDC output (+/- 5%, max +12VDC output (+/- 5%, max +12VDC output (+/- 5%, max Power Ground Power Ground Power Ground Power Ground RS232 TXD2 # RS232 RXD2 # RS232 RTS2 Power Button Input # Audio Ground Mono. Line-out TREK-550 User Manual...
Isolated Relay Driver Output 2 Isolated Relay Driver Output 3 Isolated Relay Driver Output 4 CAN / Video-In Connector Table 5.8: CAN / Video-In Connector Signal Signal CAN_H CAN_L CAN_SHIELD CAN_SHIELD Video In 2 Video Ground Video In 1 Video Ground TREK-550 User Manual...
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Chapter Software demo utility setup This appendix explains the software demo utility for TREK-550. Sections include: Introduction How to set up demo utility...
Introduction T o make the hardware easier to access for programmers, Advantech has developed a demo utility in order to let customer test the functions on TREK-550. This document describes detailed information for each Advantech demo utility so that application developers can become more familiar with using them.
CAN Test 1. CAN: Console PC, install [PCAN_USB-to-CAN] test program, and use USB to CAN fixture to connect to TREK-550 CAN port. 2. Execute PCAN-View USB→ Set Baud rate 250kBit/s→ Select [Extended]→OK→ Transmit → New → ID(Hex) key in number → Data key in any number→[Period] key in 100ms→Click [Extended Frame]→OK.
TREK-550 User Manual Figure 6. 7 PCAN-View for USB -3 3. Then you may read the data of TREK-550 from Console PC, in the same time, you may also press [Write Data] to write to Console PC. As for Filter Message, it can filter out the message you don’t need, and keep the message you need.
5. Set up the filter of CAN message (only show the message ID) RTC test Execute “RTC test” 1. For RTC Time setting: You may set year, month, date, and time show as below. Figure 6.10 RTC test -1 Figure 6.11 RTC test -2 www.advantech.com...
TREK-550 User Manual Figure 6. 12 RTC test -3 Figure 6. 13 RTC test -4 2. RTC Alarm Setting: You may also set Alarm time; you may wake up the system by the time you have set. Please refer to below figure 6.
Normal Power Management Flow ON_DELAY OFF_EVENT_DELAY HARD_OFF_DELAY Ignition ON Ignition OFF System OFF System ON Send Power Button Signal Low Battery Protection LOW _DELAY LOW_HARD_DELAY System stays ON System OFF Low Battery is Send Power Detected Button Signal TREK-550 User Manual www.advantech.com...
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When the HARD_OFF_DELAY is count to zero, the system power is removed abruptly to avoid extra and abnormal power drain from car battery. This parameter is fixed with a value of 60 seconds. After T The system stays off. TREK-550 User Manual www.advantech.com...
6.3.2 Power Management utility program Execute IMCDemo.exe file, see the icon below. 6.3.3 Power Management Parameter settings The parameters for power management on TREK-550 could be set by Demo utility (see the image below) or SDK/API. TREK-550 User Manual www.advantech.com...
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LOW battery voltage value is 10.147 + 50 x 0.0146 = 10.877 V. Checks which source you’re connecting. DC supply or 12V or 24V battery. Check the ignition signal and see if it’s ON or OFF. TREK-550 User Manual www.advantech.com...
10 sec, then change to Channel 2, Panel will show what appears on camera2, and come back to the same status after 10 sec. TREK-550 User Manual www.advantech.com...
Therefore, customer can decide how to set the sensitivity value when to trigger G-sensor to send signal to CPU and to back end server through WWAN module. G-sensor is located on the motherboard inside the TREK-550. Please refer the link (http://www.analog.com/static/imported-files/data_sheets/ADXL345.pdf) for the G-sensor datasheet.
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Appendix TREK-303 This appendix explains the TREK-303 detailed information. www.advantech.com...
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Paired with TREK-303 Specifications TREK-303 Specification Note! The Brightness control is adjusted by the auto light sensor in the front panel as default; it is also defined by button on the front panel by manual. The color LCD display TREK-550 User Manual www.advantech.com...
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+12VDC input (+/- 5%, max +12VDC input (+/- 5%, max 1A) Power Ground Power Ground Power Ground Power Ground RS232 RXD2 # RS232 TXD2 # Power Button Input # (connect RS232 RTS2 with system box) Audio Ground Mono. Line-in TREK-550 User Manual www.advantech.com...
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“Apply”. If you want to check the current brightness strength on certain level of TREK-303, please click “Get”. 4. Light sensor: When the sensor has detected the change of the brightness in the environment, the value will change. The lowest level of brightness, the www.advantech.com...
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5. Hotkey: You may set the hotkey LED light brightness, the value is from 0 ~100. 6. Key Status: When you press Hot key, the status will change from 0 to 1. 7. Key function Definition: You may set the parameter to connect the application program of the hot key. TREK-550 User Manual www.advantech.com...
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