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Acknowledgments
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Packing List
Before you begin operating your PC, please make sure that the
following materials have been shipped:
z 1 AEC-6872 Embedded Controller
z 1 Phoenix Power Connector
z 2 Wallmount Brackets
z 1 CD-ROM for manual (in PDF format) and
drivers
If any of these items should be missing or damaged, please
contact your distributor or sales representative immediately.
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Safety & Warranty
1. Read these safety instructions carefully.
2. Keep this user's manual for later reference.
3. Disconnect this equipment from any AC outlet before cleaning. Do
not use liquid or spray detergents for cleaning. Use a damp cl oth.
4. For pluggable equipment, the power outlet must be installed near
the equipment and must be easily accessible.
5. Keep this equipment away from humidity.
6. Put this equipment on a firm surface during installation. Dropping
it or letting it fall could cause damage.
7. The openings on the enclosure are for air convection. Protect the
equipment from overheating. DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS.
8. Make sure the voltage of the power source is correct before
connecting the equipment to the power outlet.
9. Position the power cord so that people cannot step on it. Do not
place anything over the power cord.
10. All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted.
11. If the equipment is not used for a long time, disconnect it from the
power source to avoid damage by transient over-voltage.
12. Never pour any liquid into an opening. This could cause fire or
electrical shock.
13. Never open the equipment. For safety reasons, only qualified
service personnel should open the equipment.
14. If any of the following situations arises, get the equipment
checked by service personnel:
a. The power cord or plug is damaged.
b. Liquid has penetrated into the equipment.
c. The equipment has been exposed to moisture.
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d. The equipment does not work well, or you cannot get it
to work according to the user’s manual.
e. The equipment has been dropped and damaged.
f. The equipment has obvious signs of breakage.
15. DO NOT LEA VE THIS EQUIPMENT IN AN ENVIRONMENT
WHERE THE STORAGE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW -20°C
(-4°F) OR ABOVE 60°C (140°F). IT MAY DAMAGE THE
EQUIPMENT.
FCC
This device complies with Part 15 FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) this device may not cause
harmful interference, and (2) this device must
accept any interference received including
interference that may cause undesired
operation.
Caution:
There is a danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly
replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type
recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of use d batteries
according to the manufacturer’s instructions and your local
government’s recycling or disposal directives.
Due to the growing popularity from the IPC market, the newest
Boxer series AEC-6872 has been introduced by AAEON.
New Innovation for Entertainment Multimedia Domain
In this era of information explosion, the advertising of consumer
products will not be confined to the family television, but will also
spread to high-traffic public areas, like department stores, the bus,
transportation station, the supermarket etc. The advertising
marketing industry will resort to every conceivable means to
transmit product information to consumers. System integrators
will need a multifunction device to satisfy commercial needs for
such public advertising.
Being a control center, the AEC-6872 is suitable for public
multimedia entertainment services. Equipped with a high efficiency
heat conduction mechanism.
The AEC-6872 is compact in size but has attractive and flexible
extension capabilities such as 4 USB2.0 ports, VGA, Audio, 10
COM ports, and PCI or PCI-Express slot.
Stable Design for Rugged Environment
The AEC-6872 is designed for rugged environments due to the
following reasons; first, it can withstand tough vibration testing up to
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5 g rms. With the anti-vibration hard drive device option, the
AEC-6872 can be used in high vibration environments. In addition,
the AEC-6872 offers low power consumption system that while
operating in ambient temperatures ranging from -10° to 55°C.
The AEC-6872 is a standalone high performance controller
designed for long-life operation and with high reliability. It can
replace traditional methods and become the mainstream
controller for the multimedia entertainment market.
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1.2 Features
• Fanless Design
• Intel
®
Atom™ D510 Processor
• PCI-Express[x1] Slot x 1 Or PCI Slot x 1
• Wide DC Power Input
• Gigabit Ethernet x 2, RJ-45 x 2
• COM x 10
• ATX Power Function
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1.3 Specifications
z CPU Intel® AtomTM D510 1.6 GHz Processor
z Chipset Intel® ICH8M
z System Memory 200-pin DDR2 SODIMM x 2, Max. 4GB
z Display
Interface
z Storage
Device
VGA DB-15 x 1, shared system memory up
to 384MB/DVMT 4.0
SSD Type 2 CompactFlash™ Slot x 1
(inside)
HDD SATA 1.5 Gb/s HDD bay x 1
z Network LAN Gigabit Ethernet
Serial PortRS-232 x 8 z Front I/O
Others LPT x 1
z Rear I/O
USB Host USB2.0 x 4
LAN RJ-45 x 2
Serial PortRS-232 x 1, RS-232/422/485 x 1
Audio Line-out x 1, Mic-in x 1
KB/MS 1
Others DB-15 x 1, Power button x 1, Power
inlet x 1, SYS LED x 1, HDD LED x 1
z Expansion
PCIe[x1] 1 (Version A)
PCI 1 (Version B)
Mini Card 1
Mini PCI 1
z Indicator Front System LED x 1, HDD LE D x 1
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z Power Requirement DC 9-30V
z System Cooling Passive cooling
z Mounting Wallmount
z Operating Temperature Ambient with Airflow
o
14
F ~ 131oF (-10oC ~ 55oC) (w/ WT
CFD);
o
14
F ~ 122oF (-10oC ~ 50oC) (w/ D510,
WT HDD)
z Storage Temperature -4oF ~ 158oF (-20oC ~ 70oC)
z Anti-Vibration 5 g rms/ 5~500 Hz/ operation-CFD;
1 g rms/ 5~500 Hz/ operation-HDD
z Anti-Shock 50 G peak acceleration (11 msec.
duration) - CFD
z Certification EMC CE/FCC Class B
z Dimension (W x H x D) 8.4” x 3.7” x 9.4” (214mm x 94.8mm x
237.8mm)
z Gross Weight 12.76 lb (5.8 Kg)
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Hardware
Installation
Chapter
2
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2.1 Dimension
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2.2 COM2 Ring/+5V/+12V Selection (JP3)
JP3 Function
1-2 +12V
3-4 Ring (Default)
5-6 +5V
2.3 Clear CMOS (JP5)
JP5 Function
1-2 Protected (Default)
2-3 Clear
2.4 RAM Module Installation
Step 1: Unfasten the two screws on the front and rear panels of
AEC-6872
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Step 2: Unfasten the six screws to release the brackets and bottom lid of
AEC-6872
Step 3: Cover with a thermal pad
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Step 4: Insert the RAM module to the AEC-6872
Step 5: Fasten the six screws to lock the brackets and bottom lid of
AEC-6872
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Step 6: Fasten the two screws on the front and rear panels of AEC-6872
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2.5 HDD Installation
Step 1: Unfasten the two screws on the front and rear panels of
AEC-6872
Step 2: Unfasten the six screws to release the brackets and bottom lid of
AEC-6872
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Step 3: Fasten the four HDD screws and cover with the four black
damper
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Step 4: Place the HDD to the HDD bracket
Step 5: Assembly the damper bracket and fasten the four screws
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Step 6: Connect the SATA and power cables
HDD DISK
SATA Power
W/LOCK
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Step 7: Fasten the two screws on the front and rear panels of AEC-6872
Step 8: Fasten the six screws to release the brackets and bottom lid of
AEC-6872
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2.6 PCI-Express Card Installation
Step 1: Unfasten the two screws on the front and rear panels
Step 2: Unfasten the six screws on the bottom lid
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Step 3: Remove the screw with your finger and get the PCI-Express card
ready to install. You should keep the shield and screw for use later.
Step 4: Connect the cable
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Step 5: Insert the PCI-Express card into the PCI-Express slot and
reattach the screw. Fasten the screw and push the tenon to lock the
PCI-Express card in position.
Step 6: Make sure the balance of PCI-Express card while installing Insert
the PCI-Express card
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Step 7: Fasten the six screws on the bottom lid
Step 8: Fasten the two screws on the front and rear panels
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2.7 PCI Card Installation
Step 1: Unfasten the two screws on the front and rear panels
Step 2: Unfasten the six screws on the bottom lid
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Step 3: Remove the screw with your finger and get the PCI card ready to
install. You should keep the shield and screw for use later.
Step 4: Insert the PCI card into the PCI slot and reattach the screw. Push
the tenon to lock the PCI-Express card in position.
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Step 5: Make sure the balance of PCI card while installing
Step 6: Fasten the six screws on the bottom lid
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Step 7: Fasten the two screws on the front and rear panels
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2.8 Wallmount Bracket Installation
Fasten the brackets with the appropriate screws.
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Chapter
3
AMI
BIOS Setup
Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup 3-1
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3.1 System Test and Initialization
These routines test and initialize board hardware. If the routines
encounter an error during the tests, you will either hear a few short
beeps or see an error message on the screen. There are two kinds
of errors: fatal and non-fatal. The system can usually continue the
boot up sequence with non-fatal errors.
System configuration verification
These routines check the current system configuration against the
values stored in the CMOS memory. If they do not match, the
program outputs an error message. You will then need to run the
BIOS setup program to set the configuration information in memory.
There are three situations in which you will need to change the
CMOS settings:
1. You are starting your system for the first time
2. You have changed the hardware attached to your system
3. The CMOS memory has lost power and the configuration
information has been erased.
The AEC-6872 CMOS memory has an integral lithium battery
backup for data retention. However, you will need to replace the
complete unit when it finally runs down.
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3.2 AMI BIOS Setup
AMI BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to
modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is
stored in battery-backed CMOS RAM so that it retains the Setup
information when the power is turned off.
Entering Setup
Power on the computer and press <Del> or <F2> immediately. This
will allow you to enter Setup.
Main
Set the date, use tab to switch between date elements.
Advanced
Enable disable boot option for legacy network devices.
Chipset
host bridge parameters.
Boot
Enables/disable quiet boot option.
Security
Set setup administrator password.
Save&Exit
Exit system setup after saving the changes.
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Installation
Chapter
4
Driver
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The AEC-6872 comes with a CD-ROM that contains all
drivers and utilities that meet your needs.
Please read instructions below for further detailed
installations.
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4.1 Installation
Insert the AEC-6872 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM Drive. And install
the drivers from Step 1 to Step 4 in order.
Step 1 – Install Chipset Driver
1. Click on the Step 1 - Chipset folder and then double click
on the infinst_autol.exe
2. Follow the instructions that the window will show you
3. The system will help you install the driver automatically
Step 2 – Install VGA Driver
1. Click on the Step 2 - Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver folder and select the OS your system is
2. Double click on the Setup.exe file located in each OS
folder
3. Follow the instructions that the window shows you
4. The system will help you install the driver automatically
Step 3 – Install Audio Driver
1. Click on the Step 3 - Audio folder and select the OS
your system is
2. Double click on the SETUP.exe file located in each OS
folder
3. Follow the instructions that the window shows you
4. The system will help you install the driver automatically
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Step 4 – Install LAN Driver
1. Click on the Step 4 - LAN folder and select the OS your
system is
2. Double click on the setup.exe file located in each OS
folder
3. Follow the instructions that the window shows you
4. The system will help you install the driver automatically
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A
Appendix
Programming the
Watchdog Timer
Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer A-1
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A.1 Programming
AEC-6872 utilizes W83627UHG chipset as its watchdog timer
controller.
Below are the procedures to complete its configuration and the
AAEON intial watchdog timer program is also attached based on
which you can develop customized program to fit your application.
Configuring Sequence Description
Unlock W83627UHG
Select register of
watchdog timer
Enable the function of
the watchdog timer
Use the function of the
watchdog timer
Lock W83627UHG
There are three steps to complete the configuration setup:
(1) Enter the W83627UHG config Mode
(2) Modify the data of configuration registers
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(3) Exit the W83627UHG config Mode. Undesired result may
occur if the config Mode is not exited normally.
(1) Enter the W83627UHG config Mode
To enter the W83627UHG config Mode, two special I/O write
operations are to be performed during Wait for Key state. To
ensure the initial state of the key-check logic, it is necessary to
perform two write operations to the Special Address port (2EH).
The different enter keys are provided to select configuration ports
(2Eh/2Fh) of the next step.
Address Port Data Port
87h,87h: 2Eh 2Fh
(2) Modify the Data of the Registers
All configuration registers can be accessed after entering the config
Mode. Before accessing a selected register, the content of Index
07h must be changed to the LDN to which the register belongs,
except some Global registers.
(3) Exit the W83627UHG config Mode
The exit key is provided to select configuration ports (2Eh/2Fh) of
the next step.
Address Port Data Port
0aah: 2Eh 2Fh
CR 30h. (Default 02h)
BIT READ/WRITEDESCRIPTION
7~3 Reserved.
2 R/W 0: GPIO6 is inactive. 1: GPIO6 is active.
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1 R/W 0: GPIO5 is inactive. 1: GPIO5 is active.
0 R/W
0: WDTO# and PLED are inactive.
1: WDTO# and PLED are inactive.
CR F5h. (WDTO# and KBC P20 Control Mode Register; Default
00h)
BIT READ/WRITEDESCRIPTION
7~5 Reserved.
1000 time faster in WDTO# count mode.
0: Disable.
4 R/W
3 R/W
2 R/W
1 R/W
Reserved.
0
1: Enable.
(If bit-3 is Second Mode, the count mode is 1/1000 Sec.)
(If bit-3 is Minute Mode, the count mode is 1/1000 Min.)
Select WDTO# count mode.
0: Second Mode.
1: Minute Mode.
Enable the rising edge of KBC reset (P20) to issue
time-out event.
0: Disable.
1: Enable.
Disable/ Enable the WDTO# output low pulse to the
KBRST# pin (PIN60)
0: Disable.
1: Enable.
CR F6h. (WDTO# Counter Register; Default 00h)
BIT READ/WRITEDESCRIPTION
Watch Dog Timer Time-out value. Writing a non-zero
value to this register causes the counter to load the
value to Watch Dog Counter and start counting down.
If bits 7 and 6 of CR F7h are set, any Mouse Interrupt or
7~0 R/W
Keyboard Interrupt event will also cause the reload of
previously-loaded non-zero value to Watch Dog Counter
and start counting down. Reading this resigter returns
current value in Watch Dog Counter instead of Watch
Dog Timer Time-out value.
00h: Time-out Disable
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01h: Time-out occurs after 1 second/minute
02h: Time-out occurs after 2 second/minutes
03h: Time-out occurs after 3 second/minutes
…………………………………………………..
FFh: Time-out occurs after 255 second/minutes
CR F7h. (WDTO# Control & Status Register; Default 00h)
BIT READ/WRITEDESCRIPTION
Mouse interrupt reset watch-dog timer enable
7 R/W
6 R/W
5 Write “1” Only
4
3~0 R/W
R/W
Write“0”Clear
0: Watchdog timer is not affected by mouse interrupt.
1: Watchdog timer is reset by mouse interrupt.
Keyboard interrupt reset watch-dog timer enable
0: Watchdog timer is not affected by keyboard interrupt.
1: Watchdog timer is reset by keyboardd interrupt.
Trigger WDTO# event. This bit is self-clearing.
WDTO# status bit
0: Watchdog timer is running.
1: Watchdog timer issue time-out event.
These bits select IRQ resource for WDTO#. (02h for
SMI# event.)
Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer A-5
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A.2 W83627UHG Watchdog Timer Initial Program
Example: Setting 10 sec. as Watchdog timeout interval
#include <stdio.h>
#include <conio.h>
#define EFER_Port 0x2E
#define Entry_Key 0x87
void main (void)
{
// Set Entry Key
outportb(EFER_Port,Entry_Key);
outportb(EFER_Port,Entry_Key);
// Enable WatchDog function
outportb(EFER_Port,0x07);
outportb(EFER_Port+1,0x08);
outportb(EFER_Port,0x30);
outportb(EFER_Port+1,0x01);
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// Set WatchDog time is 10 sec
outportb(EFER_Port,0xf6);
outportb(EFER_Port+1,0x0A); time is 10 sec
outportb(EFER_Port,0xAA); exit
}
Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer A-7
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Appendix
I/O Information
B
Appendix B I/O Information B-1
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B.1 I/O Address Map
Appendix B I/O Information B-2
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Appendix B I/O Information B-3
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B.2 Memory Address Map
Appendix B I/O Information B-4
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B.3 IRQ Mapping Chart
B.4 DMA Channel Assignments
Appendix B I/O Information B-5
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