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ARK-5280 Fanless, PC Board Expandable, Embedded Box Computer User Manual...
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No part of this man- ual 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 reli- able.
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Product Warranty (1 year) Advantech warrants to you, the original purchaser, that each of its prod- ucts will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for one year from the date of purchase. This warranty does not apply to any products which have been repaired or...
This product has passed the CE test for environmental specifications when shielded cables are used for external wiring. We recommend the use of shielded cables. This kind of cable is available from Advantech. Please contact your local supplier for ordering information. Test conditions for passing included the equipment being operated within an industrial enclo- sure.
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ARK-5280 Series Model There are two sub-models in ARK-5280 series as listed below: ARK-5280-1S3A1 LV Celeron M 1.3 GHz Embedded Box Computer, with VGA, Fast Ethernet, PS/2 (K/B & Mouse), 3 x RS-232, 1 x RS-232/ 422/485, 2 x USB, DVI, Audio ARK-5280-1S6A1 LV Pentium M 1.6GHz, Embedded Box Computer,...
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The equipment has been dropped and damaged. f. The equipment has obvious signs of breakage. DO NOT LEAVE THIS EQUIPMENT IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THE STORAGE TEMPERATURE MAY GO BELOW - ARK-5280 User Manual...
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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. CAUTION! THIS COMPUTER IS PROVIDED WITH A BAT- TERY-POWERED REAL-TIME CLOCK CIRCUIT.
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Servicestelle zu überprüfen: Netzkabel oder Netzstecker sind beschädigt. Flüssigkeit ist in das Gerät eingedrungen. Das Gerät war Feuchtigkeit ausgesetzt. Wenn das Gerät nicht der Bedienungsanleitung entsprechend funk- tioniert oder Sie mit Hilfe dieser Anleitung keine Verbesserung erzielen. ARK-5280 User Manual viii...
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Der arbeitsplatzbezogene Schalldruckpegel nach DIN 45 635 Teil 1000 beträgt 70dB(A) oder weiger. Haftungsausschluss: Die Bedienungsanleitungen wurden entsprechend der IEC-704-1 erstellt. Advantech lehnt jegliche Verantwortung für die Richtigkeit der in diesem Zusammenhang getätigten Aussagen ab. Safety Precaution - Static Electricity Follow these simple precautions to protect yourself from harm and the products from damage.
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Overview This chapter gives background infor- mation on the ARK-5280, including an overview and specifications. Sections include: • Introduction • Features • Hardware Specifications • Chassis Dimension...
1.1 Introduction ARK-5280 is a powerful, robust and fanless Embedded Box Computer. The high performance ARK-5280 is equipped with socket 479 that sup- ports Intel Celeron-M and Pentium-M processors, which is highly suit- able for embedded and industrial PC applications requiring high processor performance within a limited space.
Processor Support Supports uFCPGA2, 478 pin embedded Intel Pentium M or Celeron M processors, and supports up to Intel Pentium M processor 745 at 1.8 GHz • Celeron M 1.3 GHz (ARK-5280-1S3A1) • Pentium M 1.6 GHz (ARK-3380-1S6A1) System Chipset •...
COM4) on the front side. Keyboard/Mouse: One PS/2 Port to support PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard USB: • ARK-5280 Support up to 4*USB 2.0 compliant universal series bus ports. • ARK-5280 default supports 2*USB 2.0 compliant universal series bus ports.
Please carefully review the “Figure 1.1 PCI expansion board power con- sumption limit diagram”. It describes the limitation of the maximum ambient temperature that ARK-5280 could support when ARK-5280 sys- tem is running with different power consumption of PCI Expansion boards.
Boards are 20W, that means the ARK-5280 can only works under the maximum of ambient temperature of 30°C. Figure 1.1: PCI Board Power Consumption Limit Relative humidity 95 % @ 40° C (non-condensing) Vibration loading during operation • When system is equipped with Industrial grade Compact Flash Disk: 5Grms, IEC 60068-2-64, random, 5~500Hz, 1 oct./min, 1hr/axis.
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Hardware Functionality This chapter shows how to set up the ARK- 5280’s hardware functions, including con- necting peripherals, switches and indicators. Sections include: • Introduction of External I/O Connectors • Front Panel External I/O Connectors • Power Connector • LED Indicators •...
Figure 2.1: Front Panel External I/O Connectors 2.2 Front Panel External I/O Connectors 2.2.1 Power ON/OFF Button The ARK-5280 comes with a Power On/Off button that supports the dual function of Soft Power -On/Off (Instant off or Delay 4 Second), and Suspend.
LED is for hard disk and compact flash disk status, which flashes in red color. 2.2.3 Power Input Connector The ARK-5280 comes with a 4-pole DIN-jack that carries 9~35 V external power input. Please refer to Table 2.1 for their pin assignments. Figure 2.2: 4-pole, DC DIN-Jack Table 2.1: Power Connector Pin Assignments...
Note: NC represents “No Connection” 2.2.5 COM1, COM3, and COM4 Connector The ARK-5280 provides three-RS-232 ports by three D-sub 9-pin con- nectors. Please refer to Table 2.3 for their pin assignments. Figure 2.4: COM1, COM3 and COM 4 Connector Table 2.3: COM2~4 Serial Port Pin Assignments...
TMDS_CK TMDS_CK# 2.2.8 Ethernet Connector (LAN) The ARK-5280 is equipped with an Intel 82551ER Ethernet controller that is fully compliant with IEEE 802.3u 10/100Base-T CSMA/CD stan- dards. The Ethernet port provides a standard RJ-45 jack connector with LED indicators on the front side to show its Active/Link status (Green LED) and Speed status (white LED).
2.2.9 PS2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector The ARK-5280 provides a PS2 keyboard/mouse connector. A 6-pin mini- DIN connector is located on the front panel of the ARK-5280. The ARK- 5280 comes with an adapter to convert from the 6-pin mini-DIN connec- tor to two 6-pin mini-DIN connectors for PS2 keyboard and PS2 mouse connection.
2.2.10 VGA Connector The ARK-5280 provides a high resolution VGA interface via D-sub 15- pin connector to support a VGA CRT monitor. It supports VGA and VESA, up to 1600 x 1200 @ 85-Hz resolution and up to 32 MB shared memory.
The USB-interface connector is used for connecting any device that con- forms to the USB interface. Many recent digital devices conform to this standard. The USB interface supports Plug and Play, which enables you to connect or disconnect a device whenever you want, without turning off the computer.
3.2 Setting Jumpers You can configure your ARK-5280 to match the needs of your application by setting the jumpers. A jumper is the simplest kind of electrical switch. 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.
3.3 Jumper Location The ARK-5280 Embedded Box Computer has a number of jumpers inside the chassis that allows you to configure your system to suit your application. The table below lists the functions of the various jumpers.
3.4 COM2 RS-232/422/485 Jumper setting (JP1) The COM2 port located on front metal face plate of ARK-5280 unit can be configured to operate in RS-232, RS-422 or RS-485 mode by setting up the Jumper Pins of JP1 located on internal motherboard.
3.8 Installing the DDR SDRAM Memory Module The ARK-5280 provides two 200-pin SODIMM (Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module) sockets and supports 2.5V DDR SDRAM*. You can install from 64 MB to 1 GB of DDR SDRAM memory.
Figure 3.3: Unscrew the Top Cover Screws 3. Remove the top cover and PCI cover. Figure 3.4: Remove the Top Cover and PCI Cover 4. Insert the SODIMM module ARK-5280 User Manual...
SODIMM. 3.9 Install a Compact Flash Card The procedure for installing a Compact Flash card into the ARK-5280 is detailed below, please follow these steps carefully. 1. Remove the power cord. (Please see Figure 8.1) 2.
3.10 Installing the 2.5" Hard Disk Drive (HDD) You can attach one enhanced Integrated Device Electronics (IDE) hard disk drive to the ARK-5280's internal controller which uses a PCI local- bus interface. The advanced IDE controller supports faster data transfer and allows the IDE hard drive to exceed 528 MB.
3. Remove the top cover and PCI cover. 4. Unscrew the HDD cover frame screws and remove the cover frame. Figure 3.7: Remove the HDD cover frame 5. Connect the HDD and IDE cable Figure 3.8: Connect the HDD and IDE Cable Chapter 3...
7. Reverse steps 4 ~ step 1 to assemble ARK-5280. 3.11 Installing the PCI card The ARK-5280 provides two PCI slots for extension. The procedure of installing the PCI extension card into the ARK-5280 is detailed below, please follow these steps carefully.
Figure 3.11: Insert the PCI Card and Fasten 6. Adjust the depressed rubber height to fit the PCI extension card. Rotate the rubber to adjust its height Figure 3.12: Adjust the Depressed Rubber Height 7. Reverse steps 4 ~ step 1 to assemble ARK-5280. ARK-5280 User Manual...
BIOS is supported on your CPU. If there is no number assigned to the patch code, please contact an Advantech applications engineer to obtain an up-to-date patch code file. This will ensure that your CPU’s system status is valid. After ensuring that you have a number assigned to the patch code, press <Del>...
Figure 4.1: Award BIOS Setup 4.3 Standard CMOS Setup Choose the “Standard CMOS Features” option from the “Initial Setup Screen” menu, and the screen below will be displayed. This menu allows users to configure system components such as date, time, hard disk drive, floppy drive, display, and memory.
The “Advanced BIOS Features” screen appears when choosing the “Advanced BIOS Features” item from the “Initial Setup Screen” menu. It allows the user to configure the ARK-5280 according to their particular requirements. Below are some major items that are provided in the Advanced BIOS Features screen.
Figure 4.3: Advanced BIOS Features 4.4.1 Virus Warning If enabled, a warning message and alarm beep activates if someone attempts to write here. The commands are “Enabled” or “Disabled.” 4.4.2 L1 & L2 Cache Enabling this feature speeds up memory access. The commands are “Enabled”...
To disable security, select “PASSWORD SETTING” Note in the main menu. At this point, you will be asked to enter a password. Simply press <Enter> to disable security. When security is disabled, the system will boot, and you can enter Setup freely. ARK-5280 User Manual...
4.4.13 APIC Mode This setting allows selecting an OS with greater than 64MB of RAM.Commands are “Non-OS2” or “OS2.” 4.4.14 MPS Version Control For OS This reports if an FDD is available for Windows 95. The commands are “Yes” or “No.” 4.5 Advanced Chipset Features The “Advanced Chipset Features”...
4.5.10 Memory Hole At 15M-16M In order to improve performance, certain space in memory can be reserved for ISA cards. This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16 MB. The choices are Enabled and Disabled. ARK-5280 User Manual...
4.5.11 Delayed Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles. Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI spec- ification version 2.1. 4.5.12 Delay Prior to Thermal This field activates the CPU thermal function after the systems boots for the set number of minutes.
These fields allow you to select the LCD Panel type. The default values for these ports are: • 640 x 480 • 800 x 600 • 1024 x 768 • 1280 x 1024 • 1600 x 1200 Figure 4.6: “Boot Display” Selection ARK-5280 User Manual...
Figure 4.7: “Panel Number” (Resolution) Selection 4.6 Integrated Peripherals This section sets configurations for your hard disk and other integrated peripherals. The first screen shows three main items for user to select. Once an item selected, a submenu appears. Details follow. Figure 4.8: Integrated peripherals Chapter 4...
Figure 4.9: On-Chip IDE Device 4.6.3 IDE HDD Block Mode You can enable the Primary IDE channel and/or the Secondary IDE chan- nel. Any channel not enabled is disabled. This field is for systems with only SCSI drives. ARK-5280 User Manual...
Figure 4.10: Onboard Device 4.6.4 USB Controller Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) con- troller and you have USB peripherals. The choices: Enabled, Disabled. 4.6.5 USB 2.0 Controller The options for this field are Enabled and Disabled. By default, this field is set to Enabled.
This item allows you to determine the active of RxD, TxD. The Choices: “Hi, Hi,” “Lo, Lo,” “Lo, Hi,” “Hi, Lo.” 4.6.13 IR Transmission Delay This item allows you to enable/disable IR transmission delay. The choices: Enabled, Disabled. ARK-5280 User Manual...
4.6.14 UR2 Duplex Mode This item allows you to select the IR half/full duplex function. The choices: Half, Full. 4.6.15 Onboard Parallel Port This field sets the address of the on-board parallel port connector. These fields allow you to select the IRQ of onboard serial port with their addresses, or you can select Disabled.
Allows you to set each mode individually. When not User Defined disabled, each of the ranges are from 1 min. to 1 hr. (Default) except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min. to 15 min. and disable. ARK-5280 User Manual...
Figure 4.12: Power Management Setup 4.7.4 Video Off In Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked. V/H SYNC + Blank This will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer.
(Resume On Ring/LAN) prior to the date and time set in these fields, the system will give priority to the incoming calls or network. Disabled Disables the automatic power-on function. (default) ARK-5280 User Manual...
4.7.15 Primary IDE 0 (1) and Secondary IDE 0 (1) When Enabled, the system will resume from suspend mode if Primary IDE 0 (1) or Secondary IDE 0 (1) is active. The choice: Enabled, Dis- abled. 4.7.16 FDD, COM, LPT PORT When Enabled, the system will resume from suspend mode if FDD, COM port, or LPT port is active.
4.8.3 PCI/VGA Palette Snoop This is left at “Disabled.” 4.9 PC Health Status This section shows the parameters in determining the PC Health Status. These parameters include temperatures, fan speeds and voltages. Figure 4.14: PC Health Status ARK-5280 User Manual...
4.10 Frequency/Voltage Control By choosing the Frequency/Voltage Control option from the Initial Setup Screen menu, the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer’s default values for the ARK-5280. Figure 4.15: Frequency/Voltage Control Chapter 4...
This record is required for the system to operate. 4.13 Exit Without Saving Selecting this option and pressing <Enter> lets you exit the setup program without recording any new values or changing old ones. ARK-5280 User Manual...
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PCI-SVGA Setup Sections include: • Introduction • Installation of SVGA drivers-for Windows 2000/XP • Further information...
The board has an onboard interface. The specifications and features are described as follows: 5.1.1 Chipset The ARK-5280 uses a Intel 855GME + 6300ESB chipset for its graphic controller. It supports LVDS LCD displays, conventional CRT monitors. 5.1.2 Display memory...
1. Select the path: D:\2_VGA, then double click “win2k_xp141” to run “Install Shield Wizard” Figure 5.1: Directory of VGA Driver Note: 1. The windows illustrations in this chapter are intended as examples only. Please follow the listed steps, and pay attention to the instructions which appear on your screen.
In order to continue setup, you must accept the agreement. Figure 5.4: License Agreement 5. Choose the option “Yes, I want to restart my computer now.” Figure 5.5: Installation Complete Chapter 5...
5.3 Further information For further information about the AGP/VGA installation in your ARK- 5280, including driver updates, troubleshooting guides and FAQ lists, visit the following web resources: Intel website: www.intel.com Advantech websites: www.advantech.com, or www.advantech.com.tw ARK-5280 User Manual...
PCI Bus Ethernet Interface The chapter provides information on Ethernet configuration. Sections include: • Introduction • Installation of Ethernet Drivers for Windows XP...
MS-DOS or Windows. Note: The windows illustrations in this chapter are exam- ples only. Follow the steps and pay attention to the instructions which appear on your screen. ARK-5280 User Manual...
7.2.1 Before you begin Please read the instructions in this chapter carefully before you attempt installation. The audio drivers for the ARK-5280 board are located on the audio driver CD. Run the supplied setup program to install the drivers; don’t copy the files manually.
1. Select the path: D:\wdm_a357, then double click to run “Install Shield Wizard”. Figure 7.1: Audio Driver Directory 2. Press the “Next” button and wait for a moment. Chapter 7...
4. Choose the option “Yes, I want to restart my computer now”, then click “Finish” button to reboot your computer. Figure 7.4: Install Shield Wizard Complete Chapter 7...
Watchdog Timer The ARK-5280 is equipped with a watchdog timer that resets the CPU if processing comes to a standstill for any reason. This feature ensures system reliability in industrial standalone or unmanned environments.
Appendix A Watchdog Timer A.1 Watchdog Programming The ARK-5280 Embedded Box Computer is equipped with a watchdog timer that resets the CPU if processing comes to a standstill for any rea- son. This feature ensures system reliability in industrial standalone or unmanned environments.
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