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  • Page 1 USER USER MTC-2021 Manual Manual 21.5” Fanless Multi-Touch Computer 1.0.0 Edition 20150324...
  • Page 2 Record of Revision Version Date Page Description Remark 03/06/2015 Preliminary Release 03/24/2015 Offical Release...

  • Page 3: Declaration Of Conformity

    This manual is released by Vecow Co., Ltd. for reference purpose only. All product offerings and specifications are subject to change without prior notice. It does not represent commitment of Vecow Co., Ltd. Vecow shall not be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use of the product or documentation, nor for any infringements upon the rights of third parties, which may result from such use.
  • Page 4 Order Information Part Number Description ® MTC-2021 21.5” Fanless Multi-Touch Computer with Intel Bay Trail Quad-Core E3845 Processor Order Accessories Part Number Description DDR3L8G Certified DDR3L 8G RAM DDR3L4G Certified DDR3L 4G RAM PWA-60WP3B 60W, 24V/2.5A 100V AC to 240V AC Power Adapter for 3 Pin 5.0mm...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.1 Overview 1.2 Features 1.3 Product Specification 1.4 Mechanical Dimension CHAPTER 2 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MTC-2021 2.1 Packing List 2.2 I/O Functions 2.2.1 External I/O Connectors 2.2.2 Reset Tact Switch 2.2.3 Power Button 2.2.4 PWR &...
  • Page 6 CHAPTER 3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 3.1 How to Open Your MTC-2021 Chassis 3.2 Install DDR3L SO-DIMM Modules 3.3 Install SSD/ HDD 3.4 Install Mini PCIe Module 3.5 Install WiFi Module and Antenna 3.6 Mount Your MTC-2021 CHAPTER 4 BIOS AND DRIVER SETTING 4.1 BIOS Settings...

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 General Introduction

    DIMM supports up to 8GB memory, VGA/ HDMI display output, built-in dual GbE LAN, 1 USB 3.0, 2 USB 2.0, 6 COM, 8 GPIO, 9V to 28V DC-in, MTC-2021 fits in slim mechanical design, just so thin in 4.3 cm only.

  • Page 8: Product Specification

    1.3 Product Specification 1.3.1 Specifications of Vecow MTC-2021 Display Panel Type a-Si TFT-LCD Size 21.5" (16:9) Resolution 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) Display Color 16.7 M (RGB 8 bits) Backlight Brightness (cd/m 250 (Optional up to 1200) Viewing Angles 89/ 89/ 89/ 89 (L/ R/ U/ D)
  • Page 9 Others Watchdog Timer Reset : 1 to 255 sec./min. per step Onboard GPS Module (Optional) Power Power Input 3-pin Terminal Block; DC-in 9V to 28V Adapter AC to DC, 60W (Optional) Mechanical Dimensions (WxHxD) 537.6mm x 329.06mm x 42.6mm (21.2" x 13" x 1.7") Weight 5.8 kg (12.8 lb) Mounting...

  • Page 10: Mechanical Dimension

    1.4 Mechanical Dimension 1.4.1 MCT-2021 Front View 42,60 537,60 (21,2) (1,7) 329,0 (13.0) Unit: mm (inch) 1.4.2 MTC-2021 Rear View 42,60 537,60 (21,2) (1,7) 329,0 (13,0) Unit: mm (inch) ©Vecow MTC-2021 User Manual GENERAL INTRODUCTION...

  • Page 11: Chapter 2 Getting To Know Your Mtc-2021

    2.1 Packing List Item Description MTC-2021, 21.5” Fanless Multi-Touch Computer (According to the configuration you order, the MTC-2021 may contain SSD/HDD and DDR3L SO-DIMM. Please verify these items if necessary.) Accessory box, which contains ● Vecow Drivers & Utilities DVD ●...

  • Page 12: I/O Functions

    HDMI 2.2.2 Reset Tact Switch It is a hardware reset switch. Use this switch to reset the system without turning off the power. Momentarily pressing the switch will reset the MTC-2021. ©Vecow MTC-2021 User Manual GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MTC-2021...

  • Page 13: Power Button

    Orange Suspend to RAM, System off with standby power To turn on the MTC-2021, press the power button and the blue LED is lighted up. To turn off the MTC-2021, you can either issue a shutdown command in OS, or just simply press the power button. In case of system halts, you can press and hold the power button for 4 seconds to compulsorily shut down the system.

  • Page 14: Vga Connector

    2.2.5 VGA Connector The MTC-2021 comes with a DB15 female connector to connect a VGA monitor. To ensure that the monitor image remains clear, be sure to tighten the monitor cable after connecting it to the MTC-2021. The VGA output mode supports up to 2560x1600 resolution.

  • Page 15: Hdmi Connector

    2.2.7 Dual USB 2.0 The MTC-2021 comes with 2 USB 2.0 hosts. The USB interface supports Plug and Play, which enables you to connect or disconnect a device whenever you want, without turning off the system. The hosts can be used for an external flash disk or hard drive for storing large amounts of data.

  • Page 16: 10/100/1000 Mbps Lan Port

    There are two 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet LAN ports equipped with 8-pin RJ- 45 connector. LAN 1 and LAN 2 are powered by Intel 82574L chipset. Using suitable RJ-45 cable, you can connect MTC-2021 system to a computer, or to any other piece of equipment that has an Ethernet connection, for example, a hub or a switch.

  • Page 17: Audio Connector

    Realtek ALC892 code. 2.2.10 8-bit GPIO The MTC-2021 offers an 8-bit GPIO connector. Each bit internal pull up a weak resistor to +V3.3_SB. Each bit can be configured for GPI or GPO. You can find the setting in BIOS.

  • Page 18: Serial Port Com 1/ Com 2

    COM 1 and COM 2 are RS-232 only and provide up to 115,200 bps baud rate. The pin assignments are shown in the table as follow. Serial Port Pin No. RS-232 ©Vecow MTC-2021 User Manual GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MTC-2021...

  • Page 19: Serial Port Com 3/ Com

    Serial Pin No. RS-232 RS-422 RS-422 RS-485 Port (5-wire) (9-wire) (3-wire) TXD- TXD- DATA- TXD+ TXD+ DATA+ RXD+ RXD+ ----------- RXD- RXD- ----------- ----------- RTS- ----------- ----------- RTS+ ----------- ----------- CTS+ ----------- ----------- CTS- ----------- GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MTC-2021...

  • Page 20: Isolated Serial Port Com 5/ Com

    RS-422 RS-422 RS-485 Port (5-wire) (9-wire) (3-wire) TXD- TXD- DATA- TXD+ TXD+ DATA+ RXD+ RXD+ ----------- RXD- RXD- ----------- ----------- RTS- ----------- ----------- RTS+ ----------- ----------- CTS+ ----------- ----------- CTS- ----------- ©Vecow MTC-2021 User Manual GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MTC-2021...

  • Page 21: Dc-In 9V To 28V Terminal Block

    2.2.14 DC-in 9V to 28V Terminal Block The MTC-2021 offers 9V to 28V DC power input. If the power is supplied properly, the Power LED will light up a solid green. 2.2.15 USB 3.0 Ports The MTC-2021 comes with 1 USB 3.0 hosts. These USB 3.0 ports allow data transfers up to 5 Gbps.

  • Page 22: Mainboard Expansion Connector

    2.3 Mainboard Expansion Connector The figure below is the top view of the MTC-2021 mainboard. It shows the location of all connectors. The figure below is the bottom view of the MTC-2021 mainboard. ©Vecow MTC-2021 User Manual GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MTC-2021...

  • Page 23: Panel Miscellaneous Pin Header

    LED indicator, reset button, power LED indicator, and Power-on/ Power-off button. The following table shows the pinouts for Miscellaneous port. J1 Miscellaneous Pin Header Group Pin No. Description HD_LED+ HDD LED HD_LED- FP_RST_BTN_N RESET BUTTON PWR_LED+ POWER LED PWR_LED_N FP_PWR_BTN_N POWER BUTTON POWER +V5_SB GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MTC-2021...

  • Page 24: Cn24, Cn25, J2 Lvds

    2.3.2 CN24, CN25, J2 LVDS The MTC-2021 supports dual-channel 24-bit LVDS Panel up to 1920x1200 pixels panel resolution. Definition Pin No. CN24 Channel A CN25 Channel B LDDC_CLK LDDC_CLK LDDC_DATA LDDC_DATA PANEL_VDD PANEL_VDD (+3.3V or +5V by JP2 jumper) (+3.3V or +5V by JP2 jumper)
  • Page 25 PANEL_BACKLIGHT (+12V) LA_ DATA2_N LB_ DATA2_N The LCD inverter is connected to J2 via a JST 7-pin, 2.5mm connector to provide +5V/ +12V power to the LCD display. Pin No. Definition +12V +12V LBKLT_CTL LBKLT_EN GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MTC-2021...

  • Page 26: Cn21 Sata Ii Connector, J1 Sata Power Connector

    2.3.3 CN21 SATA II Connector, J1 SATA Power Connector The MTC-2021 features two high performance SATA II interfaces that ease cabling to hard drives or SSD with thin and short cables while application need larger storage capacity. Pin No. Definition ©Vecow MTC-2021 User Manual...
  • Page 27 The MTC-2021 also equips one SATA power connector. It supply 5V (1A max.) and 12V (1A max) current to the hard drive or SSD. CN21 SATA HDD Power Connector Pin No. Definition +12V GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MTC-2021...

  • Page 28: Cn23 Msata Connector

    1. When a Mini PCIe device is inserted, its pin 43 forces the respective pin on the socket to ground, or logic 0. ©Vecow MTC-2021 User Manual GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MTC-2021...
  • Page 29 CN23 mSATA Connector Pin Out Pin No. Signal Name Pin No. Signal Name +3.3Vaux +1.5V +3.3Vaux +3.3Vaux SATA_TXp SATA_TXn +1.5V SATA_RXp SATA_RXn +3.3Vaux Mechanical Key 1.5V 3.3Vaux GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MTC-2021...

  • Page 30: Cn20, Cn22 Mini Pcie Connector

    2.3.5 CN20, CN22 Mini PCIe Connector ©Vecow MTC-2021 User Manual GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MTC-2021...
  • Page 31 Pin No. Signal Name Pin No. Signal Name +3.3Vaux +1.5V +3.3Vaux +3.3Vaux USB_D+ USB_D- PETp0 PETn0 SMB_DATA SMB_CLK +1.5V PERp0 PERn0 +3.3Vaux PERST# Mechanical Key UIM_VPP REFCLK+ UIM_RST REFCLK- UIM_CLK UIM_DATA CLKREQ# UIM_PWR 1.5V WAKE# 3.3Vaux GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MTC-2021...

  • Page 32: Battery

    2.3.6 Battery The real-time clock of MTC-2021 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.

  • Page 33: Jumper Setting

    2.4 Jumper Setting The figure below is the top view of the MTC-2021 mainboard. It shows the location of all jumpers. You may configure your card to match the needs of your application by setting jumpers. A jumper is a metal bridge used to close an electric circuit. 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.

  • Page 34: Jp1(A) Cmos Clear Jumper Setting

    2.4.1 JP1(A) CMOS Clear Jumper Setting Pin Setting Description Pin Setting Description Normal (Default) Clear CMOS 2.4.2 JP1(B) ME Clear Jumper Setting Pin Setting Description Pin Setting Description Normal (Default) Clear ME ©Vecow MTC-2021 User Manual GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MTC-2021...

  • Page 35: Jp2 Lvds Panel Power Selection

    Pin Setting Description +3.3V (Default) JP2 provides LVDS voltage selection function, when closing Pin 1, Pin 2 is for 3.3V LVDS power input; when closing Pin 2, Pin 3 is for 5V LVDS power input. GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MTC-2021...

  • Page 36: Chapter 3 Hardware Installation

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION 3.1 How to Open Your MTC-2021 Chassis Step 1. Remove 13 pcs FH M3x4 screws from back panel. 537,60 (21,2) 329,0 (13,0) ©Vecow MTC-2021 User Manual HARDWARE INSTALLATION...
  • Page 37 Step 2. Remove 4 pcs #4-40 screws from GPIO and VGA. Step 3. Open and lift the back panel about 30° and then push the back panel in the way as the image as follow. 30° Push HARDWARE INSTALLATION...

  • Page 38: Install Ddr3L So-Dimm Modules

    3.2 Install DDR3L SO-DIMM Modules Step 1. Install RAM module into RAM socket. Step 2. Make sure RAM socket and RAM module are locked well in both sides. ©Vecow MTC-2021 User Manual HARDWARE INSTALLATION...

  • Page 39: Install Ssd/ Hdd

    3.3 Install SSD/ HDD Step 1. Make sure the screw holes on SSD/ HDD cover match the ones on SSD/ HDD. Step 2. Fasten 4 pcs FH M3x4 screws for SSD/ HDD cover and SSD/ HDD. HARDWARE INSTALLATION...
  • Page 40 Step 3. Plug-in SATA cable to SSD/ HDD. Step 4. Fasten 2 pcs KH M3x4 screws. ©Vecow MTC-2021 User Manual HARDWARE INSTALLATION...

  • Page 41: Install Mini Pcie Module

    3.4 Install Mini PCIe Module Step 1. Insert Mini PCIe module into Mini PCIe socket. Step 2. Fasten 2 pcs BH M2.5x6 screws. HARDWARE INSTALLATION...

  • Page 42: Install Wifi Module And Antenna

    Step 1. Make sure the screw holes on half-length Mini PCIe card match the ones on the bracket. Step 2. Fasten 2 pcs M2 screws for the half-length Mini PCIe card and the bracket. ©Vecow MTC-2021 User Manual HARDWARE INSTALLATION...
  • Page 43 Step 3. Insert the half-length Mini PCIe module into Mini PCIe socket. Step 4. Fasten 2 pcs BH M2.5x6 screws. HARDWARE INSTALLATION...
  • Page 44 Step 5. Make sure the parts of antenna cable. It includes 1 tooth washer, 1 hexagon nut and 1 spring washer. Step 6. Remove the plastic cup on rear cover of MTC-2021 and plug-in the antenna through the hole. Ensure the tooth washer and spring washer in the inner side.
  • Page 45 Step 7. Fasten the hexagon nut. Step 8. Plug antenna pigtail to Mini PCIe card. HARDWARE INSTALLATION...

  • Page 46: Mount Your Mtc-2021

    3.6 Mount Your MTC-2021 537,60 (21,2) 329,0 (13,0) Step 1. Make sure your M5x20 screws and screw tongues for Panel mount. Step 2. Make sure the screw tongues match MTC-2021 back panel. ©Vecow MTC-2021 User Manual HARDWARE INSTALLATION...
  • Page 47 Step 3. Fasten the M5x20 screw. HARDWARE INSTALLATION...

  • Page 48: Chapter 4 Bios And Driver Setting

    BIOS AND DRIVER SETTING 4.1 BIOS Settings 4.1.1 BIOS Setup With onboard Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) Flash, MTC-2021 supports UEFI BIOS. The SPI Flash contains BIOS Setup program, POST, PCI auto- configuration utility, LAN, EEPROM information, and Serial port support. The BIOS setup program is accessed by pressing the <Del>...

  • Page 49: Main Menu

    4.2 Main Menu 4.2.1 BIOS Main Menu Figure 4-2-1: BIOS Menu Bar 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 you CPU type and DRAM type that you are install into this system.

  • Page 50: Advanced Function

    Enable Hibernation: It is able to use Hibernate function if O.S support. But some Operation system maybe not effective with this function. ACPI Sleep state: Select sleep state while SUSPEND button pressed. BIOS AND DRIVER SETTING ©Vecow MTC-2021 User Manual...

  • Page 51: Serial Port 1 Configuration

    4.3.2 Serial Port 1 Configuration Advanced → IT8786E Super IO Configuration → Serial Port Configuration Figure 4-3-2 : Serial Port 1 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.

  • Page 52: Serial Port 2 Configuration

    Current IO addresses and interrupts resource of Serial Port. Change Settings : Select another device setting. Here have 6 options : Auto IO=3F8h; IRQ=4; IO=3F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12; IO=2F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12; IO=3E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12; IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12; BIOS AND DRIVER SETTING ©Vecow MTC-2021 User Manual...

  • Page 53: Serial Port 3 Configuration

    4.3.4 Serial Port 3 Configuration Advanced → IT8786E Super IO Configuration → Serial Port Configuration Figure 4-3-4 : Serial Port 3 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.

  • Page 54: Serial Port 4 Configuration

    Here have 6 options : Auto IO=3F8h; IRQ=4; IO=3F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12; IO=2F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12; IO=3E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12; IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12; Interface Modes : Select UART transfer and receive protocol Here have 3 options : RS-232 Mode RS-422 Mode RS-485 Mode BIOS AND DRIVER SETTING ©Vecow MTC-2021 User Manual...

  • Page 55: Serial Port 5 Configuration

    4.3.6 Serial Port 5 Configuration Advanced → IT8786E Super IO Configuration → Serial Port Configuration Figure 4-3-6 : Serial Port 5 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.

  • Page 56: Serial Port 6 Configuration

    Here have 6 options : Auto IO=3F8h; IRQ=4; IO=3F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12; IO=2F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12; IO=3E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12; IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12; Interface Modes : Select UART transfer and receive protocol Here have 3 options : RS-232 Mode RS-422 Mode RS-485 Mode BIOS AND DRIVER SETTING ©Vecow MTC-2021 User Manual...

  • Page 57: Ppm Configuration

    4.3.8 PPM Configuration Figure 4-3-8 : Trusted Computing setup screen EIST : Enables or Disables Intel Speed function , once you enabled it , you could use the Intel Turbo Boost software to monitor you CPU performance. Please refer to CPU check list.

  • Page 58: Cpu Configuration

    Figure 4-3-9 : Trusted Computing setup screen Intel Virtualization Technology : This for for Virtualization Application or platform usage, when enabled, a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology. BIOS AND DRIVER SETTING ©Vecow MTC-2021 User Manual...

  • Page 59: Ide Configuration

    4.3.10 IDE Configuration Figure 4-3-10 : SATA Configuration setup screen Serial-ATA (SATA) : Enables or Disables integrate SATA controller for Storage device use. SATA Mode Selection : Determines how the SATA transfer mode for operate. Here have three option for choice [IDE] / [AHCI] . Serial Port 0~1 : This system offers two SATA port for connection SATA device.

  • Page 60: Chipset Function

    [Power Off] : When plug-in the power source, system will keep on SB mode. [Power On] : When plug-in the power source, system will auto booting . [Last State] : When plug-in the power source, system will keep on last power status. BIOS AND DRIVER SETTING ©Vecow MTC-2021 User Manual...

  • Page 61: Boot Function

    4.5 Boot Function 4.5.1 Change Boot Configuration Figure 4-5-1 : Boot Setup screen Boot option: When you press “Enter”, you can select which device you would like to boot. 4.6 Save & Exit 4.6.1 Reload Default BIOS Value Figure 4-6-1 : Boot Setup screen Restore Default : Use the function to restore all BIOS setting, but not include administrator password and system RTC value.

  • Page 62: Appendix A Gpio And Wdt

    The output port is set as GPIO 1 on CN13, reg. index = 0x60 The input port is set as GPIO 4 on CN12, reg. index = 0x62. Super I/O special address port = 0x2E Super I/O special data port = 0x2F GPIO Logical device is 0x07 Appendix A ©Vecow MTC-2021 User Manual...

  • Page 63: Gpio And Wdt Setup

    A.2 GPIO and WDT Setup A.2.1 Entry MB PnP mode //write twice 0x87 value. outportb (Super I/O special address port, 0x87); outportb (Super I/O special address port, 0x01); outportb (Super I/O special address port, 0x55); outportb (Super I/O special address port, 0x55); A.2.2 Located on Logical Device 7 //write 0x07 on Reg [0x07] , this setup must follow Step A.
  • Page 64 Reg [0x72] is WatchDog time-out value, “Reading” this register returns the current value in the Watch Dog Counter, not the Watch Dog Timer Time-out value.. WatchDog time-out value : set_data( 0xF1 , ); * If more help is needed, please contact Vecow Technical Support Appendix A ©Vecow MTC-2021 User Manual...
  • Page 65 No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electric, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior authorization of the publisher. The rights of all the brand names, product names and trademarks belong to their respective owners. © Vecow Co., Ltd. 2015. All rights reserved.

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