Fanless and ultra compact system designed for a wide range of applications, such as point of information system, flight information display system, and vehicle video player system (50 pages)
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English user manual included as a PDF file on the CD. Please disregard the Chinese hard copy user manual if the product is not to be sold and/or installed in China. ARK-1503 User Manual...
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Because of Advantech’s high quality-control standards and rigorous testing, most of our customers never need to use our repair service. If an Advantech product is defec- tive, it will be repaired or replaced at no charge during the warranty period. For out- of-warranty repairs, you will be billed according to the cost of replacement materials, service time and freight.
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CAUTION: Always completely disconnect the power cord from your chassis whenever you work with the hardware. Do not make connections while the power is on. Sensitive electronic components can be damaged by sudden power surges. ARK-1503 User Manual...
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.
These integrated interface decrease cabling and facilitate the integra- tion between embedded systems and panels. ARK-1503 meets most application demands by offering 4 x USB 2.0 ports, 2 x GbE LAN ports, 2 x COM ports, 1 x 8-bit GPIO port and integrated display interface;...
DIO: 8-bit programmable DIO (ARK-1503F only) Integrated LVDS Interface: DB36 with LVDS, 2 x USB, Rx, Tx and backlight control (ARK-1503F only) Audio: 1 x Line-out (ARK-1503F only) Expansion: 1 x Mini PCIe ARK-1503 User Manual...
230.6 x 133.0 x 44.4 mm (9.08" x 5.24" x 1.75") 230.60 9.08 218.60 8.61 200 7.87 44 1.73 44.35 1.75 Unite:mm[inch] Figure 1.1 ARK-1503 Mechanical dimension drawing 1.4.2 Weight 1.9 kg (4.18 lbs) Power Requirement 1.5.1 System power ...
Table 2.2: J2: COM2 RS-232/422/485 Setting Part Number 1653003260 Footprint HD_3x2P_79 Description PIN HEADER 3*2P 180D(M) 2.0mm SMD SOUARE PIN Setting Function (1-2) (default) RS232 (3-4) RS485 (5-6) RS422 ** Suggest to modify jumper by T-Part or CTOS due to complex assembly. ARK-1503 User Manual...
Generally, you simply need a standard cable to make most connections. Warning! To avoid damaging the computer, always turn off the power supply before setting jumpers. Clear CMOS. Before turning on the power sup- ply, set the jumper back to 3.0 V Battery On. ARK-1503 User Manual...
Figure 2.2 ARK-1503 Rear View ARK-1503 external I/O connectors 2.4.1 Power ON/OFF Button ARK-1503 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. Figure 2.3 Power ON/OFF Button 2.4.2...
MDI3- 2.4.4 VGA Connector The ARK-1503 provides a high resolution VGA interface connected by a D-sub 15- pin connector to support a VGA CRT monitor. It supports display resolution of up to 2048 x 1536 @ 60 Hz. Figure 2.6 VGA Connector Table 2.7: VGA Connector Pin Assignments...
USB_data- USB_data+ 2.4.6 Audio Connector (ARK-1503F only) ARK-1503 offers stereo audio ports by a phone jack connector for Line_Out. The audio chip controller is by ALC892 which is compliant with the Azalea standard. MIC Line-out Figure 2.8 Line-out Connector 2.4.7...
2.4.8 DIO Connector (ARK-1503F only) ARK-1503 offers an 8-bit DIO connector and one ground pin. Each bit of the DIO can be set as digital input or output independently. The direction of each bit can be set by Advantech SUSI utility in Windows XP environment.
2.4.9 I-Panel Link (ARK-1503F only) ARK-1503 offers a 36-pin I-Panel Link connector which is an integrated signal for panel. I-Panel integrates 12V power, LVDS signal, 2 x USB signal and Tx/Rx signal. A touch panel can easily integrate with ARK-1503 by only one cable.
Golden Finger Interface for ITM Panels (ARK-1503P only) ARK-1503P provides a 164-pin golden finger interface which integrate LVDS/HDMI/ Display Port/UART/USB/Audio signals. This interface is compatible with the panels of Advantech’s ITM series products. Table 2.13: Golden Finger Interface for ITM Panel Side A...
2.5.2 RAM and HDD Installation Unscrew the screws of bottom cover. Figure 2.16 Unscrew the screws of bottom cover Unscrew the screws of the right HDD bracket. Figure 2.17 Unscrew the screws of the right HDD bracket ARK-1503 User Manual...
Install the RAM module into the DDR3 SO-DIMM socket at the bottom side of the main board. Figure 2.18 Install the RAM module Unscrew the screws of the left HDD bracket. Figure 2.19 Unscrew the screws of the left HDD bracket ARK-1503 User Manual...
Connect the SATA HDD power and signal cables. Figure 2.20 Connect the SATA HDD power and signal cables. Put the HDD with bracket back to the bottom of ARK-1503 and secure the screws. Figure 2.21 Secure HDD Replace the bottom cover and secure the screws.
AMIBIOS has been integrated into many motherboards for over a decade. With the AMIBIOS Setup program, you can modify BIOS settings and control the various sys- tem features. This chapter describes the basic navigation of the ARK-1503 BIOS setup screens.
Date using the <Arrow> keys. Enter new values through the keyboard. Press the <Tab> key or the <Arrow> keys to move between fields. The date must be entered in MM/DD/YY format. The time must be entered in HH:MM:SS format. ARK-1503 User Manual...
3.1.2 Advanced BIOS Features Setup Select the Advanced tab from the ARK-1503 setup screen to enter the Advanced BIOS Setup screen. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen, such as CPU Configuration, to go to the sub menu for that item. You can display an Advanced BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the <Arrow>...
CPU speed is controlled by the operating system. Intel® C-STATE tech This item allows the CPU to save more power under idle mode. Enhanced C-States CPU idle set to enhanced C-States, disabled by Intel® C-STATE tech item. ARK-1503 User Manual...
Hard Disk Write Protect Disable/Enable device write protection. This will be effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS. IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) This item allows you to select the time out value for detecting ATA/ATAPI device(s). ARK-1503 User Manual...
This item allows you to select parallel of mode. Parallel Port IRQ This item allows you to select parallel of IRQ. Auto Flow Control For SP2 This item allows you to enable or disable auto flow control function. ARK-1503 User Manual...
H/W Health Function This item allows you to control H/W monitoring. Temperature & Voltage show CPU/System Temperature Vcore / +3.3 Vin / +5 Vin / +12 Vin / VBAT Fan1 Speed show Display Fan1 Speed RPM. ARK-1503 User Manual...
General ACPI Configuration Figure 3.9 General ACPI Configuration – Suspend mode Select the ACPI state used for system suspend. – Report Video on S3 Resume This item allows you to invoke VA BIOS POST on S3/STR resume. ARK-1503 User Manual...
Enable/Disable High performance Event timer. 3.1.2.6 AHCI Configuration Figure 3.12 AHCI Configuration AHCI Port0 / Port1 While entering setup, BIOS auto detects the presence of IDE devices. This dis- plays the status of auto detection of IDE device. ARK-1503 User Manual...
Hard Disk Power Down Mode Power down Hard Disk in suspend or standby mode. Resume On Ring Enable / Disable RI to generate a wake event. Resume On RTC Alarm Enable / Disable RTC to generate a wake event. ARK-1503 User Manual...
Mark all events as read Mark all unread events as read. Clear Event Log Discard all events in the event Log. 3.1.2.9 MPS Configuration Figure 3.15 MPS Configuration MPS Revision This item allows you to select MPS reversion. ARK-1503 User Manual...
Legacy USB Support Enables support for legacy USB. Auto option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected. USB 2.0 Controller Mode This item allows you to select HiSpeed(480Mbps) or FullSpeed (12Mpbs). BIOS EHCI Hand-Off ARK-1503 User Manual...
If Auto, USB devices less than 530MB will be emulated as a floppy drive and the remaining as a hard drive. Force FDD option can be used to force a FDD formatted drive to boot as FDD (Ex. ZIP drive). ARK-1503 User Manual...
3.1.3 Advanced PCI/PnP Settings Select the PCI/PnP tab from the ARK-1503 setup screen to enter the Plug and Play BIOS Setup screen. You can display a Plug and Play BIOS Setup option by highlight- ing it using the <Arrow> keys. All Plug and Play BIOS Setup options are described in this section.
Security Setup Figure 3.22 Password Configuration Select Security Setup from the ARK-1503 Setup main BIOS setup menu. All Security Setup options, such as password protection and virus protection are described in this section. To access the sub menu for the following items, select the item and press <Enter>:...
Initiate Graphic Adapter This item allows you to select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot device. Internal Graphics Mode Select Select the amount of system memory used by the Internal graphics device. ARK-1503 User Manual...
This item allows you to enable or disable the spread spectrum clock. – Backlight Control1/2 Type This item allows you to select backlight control type. – Backlight 1/2 Level This item allows you to select backlight level. ARK-1503 User Manual...
Enables or disables LAN2 wake up from S3/S4S5 function. HDA Controller Enables or disables the HDA controller. SMBUS Controller Enables or disables the SMBUS controller. SLP_S4# Min. Assertion Width This item allows you to set a delay of sorts. ARK-1503 User Manual...
Select Exit Discarding Changes from the Exit menu and press <Enter>. The following message appears: Discard Changes and Exit Setup Now? [Ok] [Cancel] Select Ok to discard changes and exit. Discard Changes Select Discard Changes from the Exit menu and press <Enter>. ARK-1503 User Manual...
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3.1.7.3 Load Optimal Defaults The ARK-1503 automatically configures all setup items to optimal settings when you select this option. Optimal defaults are designed for maximum system performance, but may not work best for all computer applications. In particular, do not use the Opti- mal Defaults if your computer is experiencing system configuration problems.
; n means which group of GPIO you want to set bl= the n group of gpio config bit 0 = gpio 0 , 0 => output pin; 1 => input pin bit 1 = gpio 1 , 0 => output pin; 1 => input pin ..ARK-1503 User Manual...
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1 = gpio 1 , 0 => Low; 1 => High ..bit 7 = gpio 7 , 0 => Low; 1 => High ; output: ax=5E78 ;function success, other value means function fail ;=========================================================== ax,5e87h bh,00h ax,5e78h next_test dx, Error_Str1 ah,09h Finish_Test next_test: ARK-1503 User Manual...
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;4. Set GPIO 0,2,4,6 Output differential ;restore NO. of GPIO chip push ;save NO. of GPIO chip ax,5e87h bx,0411h ;5. Check GPI 1,3,5,7 value ;restore NO. of GPIO chip push ;save NO. of GPIO chip ax,5e87h bx,03FFh ;restore NO. of GPIO chip ARK-1503 User Manual...
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;restore NO. of GPIO chip push ;save NO. of GPIO chip ax,5e87h bx,0300h ;restore NO. of GPIO chip push ;save NO. of GPIO chip al,Fail_lenght dx, Fail_Str dx,ax bl,0ffh test_result ;4. Set GPIO 1,3,5,7 Output differential ;restore NO. of GPIO chip ARK-1503 User Manual...
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;restore NO. of GPIO chip push ;save NO. of GPIO chip al,Success_lenght dx, Success1_Str dx,ax ;Do Second PCA9554 test ;1.Set GPIO 0,2,4,6 as output, GPI 1,3,5,7 as input test_result: ah,09h next_test Finish_Test: popa .exit ARK-1503 User Manual...
Put ARK-1503P onto the tray at the back of the ITM panel. Push ARK-1503P to engage the golden finger interfaces of ARK-1503P and ITM panel. Secure the four screws to fix the ARK-1503P to the ITM panel. (The screws are in the accessory box of ITM series products.) ARK-1503 User Manual...
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