Introduction; Product Features; General - Advantech ARK-VH200 User Manual

1.1

Introduction

The ARK-VH200 fanless Embedded Industrial Computer is an ideal, application-
ready system platform solution for in-vehicle applications. All electronics are pro-
tected in a compact, sealed, aluminum case for easy embedding in the customer's
own housing, or as a stand-alone application where space is limited and the environ-
ment harsh.
A solid sealed aluminum case provides vibration and dust resistance while also pro-
viding a passive cooling solution. The ARK-VH200 provides system integrators with a
turn-key solution and versatile application development path without breaking the
bank or missing time-to-market deadlines.
The ARK-VH200 can be used as a standalone system in vehicles, and occupies a
footprint of only 260 x 134 x 77 mm. The rugged, cast aluminum case not only pro-
vides great protection from EMI, shock/vibration, cold and heat, but, as we mentioned
before, passive cooling for quiet, fanless operation. Its particular power design
accepts a wide range of DC power that is compliant with vehicle power. ARK-VH200
is able to power ON/OFF with the ignition status of vehicles through the ignition pin.
The firmware in ARK-VH200 is designed for controlling turn-on delay, turn-off delay
and hard off, which ensures the system works dependably even in the vehicular elec-
trical environment.
The ARK-VH200 answers offers up to 1 x VGA, 5 x USB 2.0 ports, 3 x Giga LAN
ports, 3 x COM ports, 1 x eSATA, on board GPS, and 4-bit GPIO. Besides, ARK-
VH200 can also support either 4 channel video recorders with H.264 hardware
decoding or one PoE interface. The ARK-VH200 Compact Embedded Computer
supports both 2.5" SATA HDD and Compact Flash card for storage options; it pro-
vides not only for in-vehicle use, but also for diversified applications in other fields.
1.2

Product Features

1.2.1

General

! CPU: Intel® Atom
! System Chipset: Intel® ICH8M
! BIOS: AMI 16 Mbit Flash BIOS
! System Memory: DDRII 667 MHz up to 2 GB
! SSD: Supports CompactFlash Card TYPE I/II
! Watchdog Timer: Single chip Watchdog 255-level interval timer, setup by soft-
ware
! I/O Interface: 3 x RS232
! USB: 5 x USB 2.0 (one shared with e-SATA connector), Compliant with USB
2.0, two ports with lock
! Audio: Line out, Mic-in
! DIO: 4-bit general purpose input/output
! Expansion Interface: Supports 2 x Mini-PCIe device
! eSATA: Supports 1 x eSATA (not support hot plug)
! GPS: Built-in u-blox LEA 5 GPS GPS/GALILEO chip (Communication via
COM4)
! Video Recording: Supports 4 x CH Video and Audio input with HW cording.
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Processor D510 1.6 GHz
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