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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User Manual ARK-1123 Fanless Embedded Box PC...
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English user manual included as a PDF file on the CD. Please disregard the printed Chinese copy of the user manual if the product is not to be sold and/or installed in China. ARK-1123 User Manual...
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No part of this manual 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 reliable. How- ever, Advantech Co., Ltd.
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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Discard used batteries according to the manufacturers instructions. ATTENTION: L'ordinateur est muni d'un circuit en temps réel de l'horloge ali- mentée par batterie. Il ya un danger d'explosion si la pile est remplacée de ARK-1123 User Manual...
Remplacez uniquement par un type identique ou équivalent vii ARK-1123 User Manual recommandé par le fabricant. Jetez les piles usag 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.
Power cord 3pin 183cm, UK type (for power adapter 1757004522- 1700000237-01 Power cord 3pin 183cm, PSE type (for power adapter 1757004522- AMK-V003E ARK-112X series VESA mounting kit AMK-W001E ARK-112X series wall mounting kit AMK-R001E ARK-112X series DIN Rail mounting kit ARK-1123 User Manual viii...
EMI, shock/vibration, cold and heat, but also pas- sive cooling for quiet, reliable operation. ARK-1123 meets demands by offering up to 2 x HDMI, 1 x VGA, 2 x GbE LAN, 3 x USB 2.0 ports, and 2 x COM ports; all packed into a compact rugged unit and powered by an Intel Celeron J1900 QC 2.0GHz /...
LCD Power / Auto Power on 2.1.3 Jumper Settings Table 2.2: J1: LCD Power/Auto Power on 1653003260 Part Number HD_3x2P_79 Footprint PIN HEADER 3*2P 180D(M) 2.0mm SMD SOUARE PIN Description Setting Function (1-2) (3-4) (default) +3.3V (5-6) Auto Power On ARK-1123 User Manual...
ARK-1123 I/O Indication ARK-1123H Figure 2.1 ARK-1123H front view Note: HDMI do not support hot plug function due to Intel's constraint Note: No Audio function in HDMI 2 due to Intel's constraint Figure 2.2 ARK-1123H rear view ARK-1123 User Manual...
ARK-1123C Figure 2.3 ARK-1123C front view Note: VGA do not support hot plug function due to Intel's constraint Figure 2.4 ARK-1123C rear view ARK-1123L Figure 2.5 ARK-1123C front view ARK-1123 User Manual...
Soft Power -On/Off (Instant off or Delay 4 Seconds), and Suspend are sup- ported. Figure 2.7 Power ON/OFF Button 2.3.2 Power Input Connector ARK-1123H comes with a DC-Jack header that carries 12 V external power input. The bracket makes the power connector very secure. Figure 2.8 Power Input Connector ARK-1123 User Manual...
LED indicators on the front side to show Active/Link status and Speed status. Figure 2.9 Ethernet Connector Table 2.3: Ethernet Connector Pin Assignments 10/100/1000 Mbps Signal Name TX+, MDI0+ TX-, MDI0- RX+, MDI1+ MDI2+ MDI2- RX-, MDI1- MDI3+ MDI3- Note! NC, if present, means “No Connection”. ARK-1123 User Manual...
ARK-1123H offers stereo audio ports by two 3.5 ear phone jack connectors of Line_out and Line_in. The audio chip controller is ALC-888S which is compliant with the Azalea standard. Figure 2.11 Audio Connector Table 2.5: DIO Connector Pin Assignments Signal Name Line-out Line-in ARK-1123 User Manual...
Signal Name Signal Name Signal Name DATA- DATA+ Note! NC means “No Connection”. 2.3.7 HDMI Connector ARK-1123H provided two HDMI connectors. The HDMI link supports resolutions up to 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz. Figure 2.13 HDMI Connector ARK-1123 User Manual...
ARK-1123C comes with a Power On/Off button with LED indicators on the front side to show its On status (Green LED) and Off/Suspend status (Orange LED). Dual func- tions of Soft Power -On/Off (Instant off or Delay 4 Seconds), and Suspend are sup- ported. Figure 2.14 Power ON/OFF Button ARK-1123 User Manual...
LED indicators on the front side to show Active/Link status and Speed status. Figure 2.16 Ethernet Connector Table 2.8: Ethernet Connector Pin Assignments 10/100/1000 Mbps Signal Name TX+, MDI0+ TX-, MDI0- RX+, MDI1+ MDI2+ MDI2- RX-, MDI1- MDI3+ MDI3- Note! NC, if present, means “No Connection”. ARK-1123 User Manual...
3.0, which give complete Plug & Play. The USB interface is compliant with USB UHCI, Rev. 2.0 & 3.0. The USB interface supports Plug and Play, which enables you to connect or disconnect a device whenever you want, without turning off the com- puter. Figure 2.18 USB Connector ARK-1123 User Manual...
COM Connector ARK-1123C provides two D-sub 9-pin connectors, which offers RS-232/422/485 (BIOS Selectable) serial communication interface. Figure 2.20 COM Port Connector Table 2.12: COM Connector Pin Assignments RS-232 RS-422 RS-485 Signal Name Signal Name Signal Name DATA- DATA+ ARK-1123 User Manual...
Soft Power -On/Off (Instant off or Delay 4 Seconds), and Suspend are sup- ported. Figure 2.21 Power ON/OFF Button 2.5.2 Power Input Connector ARK-1123L comes with a DC-Jack header that carries 12 V external power input. Figure 2.22 Power Input Connector ARK-1123 User Manual...
The ARK-1123L provides a high resolution VGA interface connected by a D-sub 15- pin connector to support a VGA CRT monitor. It supports display resolution up to 2560 x 1600. Figure 2.24 VGA Connector Table 2.14: VGA Connector Pin Assignments Signal Name Signal Name Green Blue ARK-1123 User Manual...
Rev. 2.0 & 3.0. The USB interface supports Plug and Play, which enables you to con- nect or disconnect a device whenever you want, without turning off the computer. Figure 2.25 USB Connector Table 2.15: USB Connector Pin Assignments Signal Name Signal Name SSRX- SSRX+ SSTX- SSTX+ ARK-1123 User Manual...
ARK-1123L provides two D-sub 9-pin connectors, which offers 1 x RS-232 & 1 x RS- 232/422/485 (BIOS Selectable) serial communication interface. Figure 2.27 COM Port Connector Table 2.17: COM Connector Pin Assignments RS-232 RS-422 RS-485 Signal Name Signal Name Signal Name DATA- DATA+ Note! NC means “No Connection”. ARK-1123 User Manual...
DIO bit2 DIO bit3 DIO bit4 DIO bit5 DIO bit6 DIO bit7 2.5.9 HDD LED Indicator HDD LED indicator on ARK-1123L front metal face plate for indicating system status: HDD LED is for HDD flash disk status. ARK-1123 User Manual...
Peripheral Installation 2.6.1 HDD Installation Unscrew the bottom cover screws. (marked with "HDD") Remove the four snap rivets from the bottom cover. ARK-1123 User Manual...
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Secure 2.5" SATA HDD onto the bottom cover. The screws are in the accessory box. Connect SATA signal and power cable to the 2.5" SATA HDD. Secure the bottom cover in its original position. ARK-1123 User Manual...
** Below installation is for ARK-1123L only. For ARK-1123H & ARK-1123C, we suggest to install by CTOS due to complex installation with H/S mSATA. Unscrew the bottom cover screws (Marked “HDD”). Insert mSTAT storage into the slot and secure the screw to fix the mSATA stor- age. ARK-1123 User Manual...
Secure the original screw. 2.6.3 RAM Installation Unscrew the four screws on bottom cover. (marked with "RAM") Unscrew the four screws on the sides of ARK-1123. ARK-1123 User Manual...
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Unscrew the four screws on the front/rear face plate of ARK-1123. Remove aluminum top chassis and install RAM. ** Please note that ARK-1123 can support DDR3L memory only. Replace the aluminum top chassis and secure all screws. ARK-1123 User Manual...
AMIBIOS has been integrated into many motherboards for over a decade. With the AMIBIOS Setup program, users can modify BIOS settings and control various sys- tem features. This chapter describes the basic navigation of the ARK-1123 BIOS setup screens. AMI's BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration.
BIOS supports your CPU. If there is no number assigned to the patch code, please contact an Advantech application engineer to obtain an up-to-date patch code file. This will ensure that your CPU's system status is valid.
3.2.2 Advanced BIOS Features Setup Select the Advanced tab from the ARK-1123 setup screen to enter the Advanced BIOS Setup screen. Users can select any item in the left frame of the screen, such as CPU Configuration, to go to the sub menu for that item. Users can display an Advanced BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the <Arrow>...
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OS. ACPI Sleep State Select the highest ACPI sleep state the system will enter when the SUSPEND button is pressed. Lock Legacy Resources Enables or Disables Lock of Legacy Resources ARK-1123 User Manual...
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3.2.2.2 Super I/O Configuration Serial Port 1 Configuration Set Parameters of Serial Port 1 Serial Port 2 Configuration Set Parameters of Serial Port 2 ARK-1123 User Manual...
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3.2.2.3 H/W Monitor Pc Health Status This page display all information about system Temperature/Voltage. ARK-1123 User Manual...
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S5 RTC Wake Settings Wake system with Fixed Time Enable or disable System wake on alarm event. Select FixedTime, system will wake on the hr:min:sec specified. Select DynamicTime, System will wake on the current time + Increase minute(s). ARK-1123 User Manual...
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Serial Port Console Redirection Console Redirection This item allows users to enable or disable console redirection for Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS). Console Redirection This item allows users to configuration console redirection detail settings. ARK-1123 User Manual...
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OS (Windows Server 2003 SP1, Windows XP SP2, SuSE Linux 9.2, RedHat Enterprise 3 Update 3.) Intel Virtualization Technology When enabled, a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology. Power Technology Enable the power management features. ARK-1123 User Manual...
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3.2.2.7 PPM Configuration CPU C state Report Enable/Disable CPU C state report to OS Max CPU C-state This option controls Max C state that the processor will support S0ix Enable/Disable CPU S0ix state ARK-1123 User Manual...
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SATA Speed Support SATA Speed Support Gen1 or Gen2 SATA ODD Port SATA ODD is Port0 or Port1 SATA Mode Select IDE / AHCI Serial-ATA Port 0 Enable / Disable Serial ATA Port 0 ARK-1123 User Manual...
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3.2.2.9 Miscellaneous Configuration OS Selection OS Selection to choose Windows 8.X / Windows 7 ARK-1123 User Manual...
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Storage Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Storage OpROM Video Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Video OpROM Other PCI devices Determines OpROM execution policy for devices other than Network, Storage, or Video ARK-1123 User Manual...
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Maximum time the device will take before it properly report itself to the host con- troller. “Auto” uses default value: for a Root port it is 100 ms, for a Hub port the delay is taken from Hub descriptor. ARK-1123 User Manual...
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TXE EOP Message Send EOP Message Before Entering OS TXE Unconfiguration Perform Revert TXE settings to factory defaults Intel(R) AT Enable/Disable BIOS AT Code from Running Intel(R) AT Platform PBA Enable/Disable BIOS AT Code from Running ARK-1123 User Manual...
3.2.3 Chipset Configuration North Bridge Detail for North Bridge items. South Bridge Detail for South Bridge items. ARK-1123 User Manual...
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3.2.3.1 North Bridge Intel IGD Configuration Config Intel IGD Settings. Graphics Power Management Control Graphics Power Management Control Options LCD Control LCD Control Max TOLUD Maximum Value of TOLUD ARK-1123 User Manual...
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Select DVMT 5.0 Total Graphic Memory size used by the Internal Graphics Device. Aperture Size Select the Aperture Size GTT Size Select the GTT Size IGD Thermal Enable/Disable IGD Thermal Spread Spectrum clock Enable/Disable Spread Spectrum clock ARK-1123 User Manual...
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3.2.3.3 Graphics Power Management Control RC6 (Render Standby) Check to enable render standby support. ARK-1123 User Manual...
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Primary IGFX Boot Display Select the Video Device which will be activated during POST.\nThis has no effect if external graphics present.\nSecondary boot display selection will appear based on your selection.\nVGA modes will be supported only on primary display ARK-1123 User Manual...
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Enable or Disable boot option for LAN1 Controller. PCIE Wake Enable or Disable PCIE to wake the system from S5. Restore AC Power Loss Select AC power state when power is re-applied after a power failure. Serial IRQ Mode ARK-1123 User Manual...
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Enabled = Azalia will be unconditionally Enabled. Auto = Azalia will be enabled if present disabled otherwise. Azalia HDMI Codec Enable/Disable internal HDMI codec for Azalia HDMI Port B Enable/Disable HDMI Port B HDMI Port C Enable/Disable HDMI Port C ARK-1123 User Manual...
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XHCI Mode Mode of operation of xHCI controller USB2 Link Power Management Enable/Disable USB2 Link Power Management. USB 2.0(EHCI) Support Control the USB EHCI (USB 2.0) functions. One EHCI controller must always be enabled ARK-1123 User Manual...
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3.2.3.8 PCI Express Configuration PCI Express Port 0 Enable or Disable the PCI Express Port 0 in the Chipset. Hot Plug Enable or disable PCI Express Hot Plug. Speed Configure PCIe Port Speed ARK-1123 User Manual...
3.2.4 Security Select Security Setup from the ARK-1123 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>:...
Fast Boot Enables or disables boot with initialization of a minimal set of devices required to launch active boot option. Has no effect for BBS boot options. Boot Option #1 Sets the system boot order ARK-1123 User Manual...
This item allows you to save the changes done so far as user defaults. Restore User Defaults This item allows you to restore the user defaults to all the options. Boot Override Boot device select can override your boot priority. ARK-1123 User Manual...
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