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without notice to its users.
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Acknowledgments
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™
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Association.
®
• Intel
, and Core™ 2 Duo are trademarks of Intel® Corporation.
• Microsoft Windows
Corp.
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®
is a registered trademark of Microsoft
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Packing List
Before you begin operating your PC, please make sure that the
following materials are enclosed:
1 AEC-6930 Embedded Controller
1 Phoenix Power Connector
2 Wallmount Brackets
1 Audio Cable
1 Screw Package
1 PS/2 Expansion Cable for Keyboard and Mouse
1 IDE 44-pin Flat Cable
1 SATA Cable
1 SATA Power Cable
1 DVI-I to CRT & DVI-D Y Cable
1 Mounting Bracket
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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Application Note
1. MXM Card Installation Notice:
MXM slot (for MXM video card expansion, the DVI output adapter
was installed already. If you want to install other MXM video
cards, the DVI output adapter has to be removed first.)
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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 cau se fire o r
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 breaka ge.
15. DO NOT LEAVE 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
The AEC-6930 BOXER 2 Advanced Embedded Control system
continues the BOXER design concept but focuses on the fast
expanding Machine Automation market. The AEC-6930 can
provide two PCI slot for expansion. Therefore AEC-6930’s
expandable function, compact size combined with fanless design
and highly efficient heat conduction mechanism can fulfill any
rugged technical application in industrial automation, factory
control, test instrumentation and safety surveillance.
Outstanding Ov er-spec Design
®
Intel’s
CoreTM 2 Duo processor with 1.60 GHz combined with
fanless design and high performance is widely acceptable and
dependable in this market. USB 2.0, Quad ports GbE Ethernet
and 4 Serial ports allow communication with diverse devices with
a high transfer rate. Furthermore, the AEC-6930 can concurrently
support three tiers of expansion interfaces - PCI, PCMCIA and
mini-PCI. These interfaces are fully integrated within the BOXER
series and allow an upgrade to their usefulness. It is a
leading-edge thermal and vibration design (up to 55 degree
operation and 5G RMS vibration) and also an innovation for
Machine Automation in the IPC industry. AEC-6930 plays a role
in connecting all subsystems in common applications. AAEON
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not only enhances your competitive value but also gives you an
excellent solution for the future.
Strict Quality Control Process
AAEON retains the perfect product design and management
team. Our Quality Control through multiple level experience and
test has earned a good reputation in IPC field. AAEON’s whole
product series are subjected to high-level standards which make
them our best guarantee and assurance to customers. Excellent
product quality will always be AAEON’s best advertisement.
24-hour FAE System
AAEON’s e-RMA and e-FAE 24-hour a day systems for all
customers’ prompt request was formally launched in 2005. No
matter if it is a holiday or weekend; we can handle all kinds of
requests and give you a satisfactory response in 10 days.
AAEON is proud of our quick service and professional teamwork
to provide our customers with continual support.
Great design, great value and great service are hallmarks of the
AAEON BOXER embedded control PCs. There really is no other
choice for your application than AAEON if you want the best
performance and best value!
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1.2 Features
• Fanless Design with Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo 1.60 GHz (L7500)
Processors
• Supports 2 PCI Slots for Expansion
• 2 PCMCIA
• 4 COM / 4 USB 2.0 / 4 10/100/1000Base-TX RJ-45 ports
o
• Operating Temperature: -15
C~50oC
• Anti-vibration up to 5grms / Anti-shock up to 50 g
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1.3 Specifications
System
• CPU: Intel
GHz(L7500) Processor
• System Memory: DDR II SDRAM SODIMM x 2, Max. 2GB x 2
• Expansion: PCI slot x 2; PCMCIA x 2
• Video Interface: DVI-I; The VGA output can
apply to the Y cable.
• Keyboard/Mouse: PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse
• Ethernet: 10/100/1000Base-TX RJ-45
Connector x 4
• SSD: CompactFlash
®
CoreTM 2 Duo 1.60
™
slot x 1
• Device Bay: Internal 2.5” Slim HDD Bay
• Serial Port: RS-232 x 2, RS-232/422/485
x 2 (COM1, COM2)
• Audio: Line-in / Line-out / MIC-in by external cable
• USB: 4 USB 2.0 ports
• Watchdog Timer: Generates a time-out system
reset, setting via software
• Power Supply: 1. DC Input -- Internal DC-DC Converter (Default)
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Input voltage:
DC 9V/4.3A~ DC 30V/1.29A
2. AC Input -- External Power
Adapter (Optional)
Input voltage: 100V AC ~
240V AC @ 50 ~ 60Hz
• System Control: Power on / off switch x 1; Reset button x 1
• Indicators: Power LED x 1; HDD active LED x 1
Mechanical and Environmental
• Construction: Rugged Aluminum Alloy chassis
• Color: Mustard
• Mounting: Wallmount
• Dimension: 8.4”(W) x 3.7”(H) x 9.4”(D)
• Net Weight: 12.4 lb (5.63 kg)
• Operating T emperature: 5°F ~ 131°F (-15°C~55°C)
For Hard Disk Drive (HDD) installation, you have to disassemble
the bottom lid of AEC-6930 and some components and covers in
the AEC-6930.
Step 1: Unfasten the screw on the rear panel.
Step 2: Unfasten the screw in blue circle on the front panel.
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Step 3: Unfasten the six screws on the bottom lid.
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Assemble the HDD Module
After disassembling the AEC-6930, you have to get the HDD
module ready for the proceeding installation.
Step 1: Fasten the four HDD screws and cover with the four black
damper
Black DamperBlack Damper
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Step 2: Assembly the HDD chassis
Step 3: Assembly the damper bracket
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Step 4: Connect the HDD cable (for IDE Type HDD)
Note: Because the default setting of IDE Drive is Slave (The master was
apply to CFD), when users install the IDE HDD driver in the system, the
HDD will apply to drive Slave.
Connect the HDD cable (for SATA Type HDD)
W/LOCK
HDD DISK
SATA Power
I/O Bo a rd S id e
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Step 5: Fasten the six screws on the back of the AEC-6930
Step 6: Fasten the screw of front panel
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Step 7: Fasten the screw of rear panel
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2.9 PCI Card Installation
Step 1: Unfasten the screw on the rear panel.
Step 2: Unfasten the screw on the front panel.
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Step 3: Unfasten the six screws on the bottom lid.
Step 4: Remove the screw with your finger and get the PCI card ready to
install. You should keep the shield and screw for use later.
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Step 5: Insert the PCI card into the PCI slot and reattach the screw.
Step 6: Unfasten the screws and push the tenon to lock the PCI card in
position.
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Step 7:Close the bottom lid of the AEC-6930 and fasten six screws on
bottom lid.
Step 8: Fasten the one screw on the front panel and one screw on the
rear panel
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2.10 Wallmount kit Installation
Step 1: Get the brackets ready and fasten appropriate three screws on
each bracket. After fastening the two brackets on the bottom lid of
AEC-6930, the wallmount kit installation is finished
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BIOS Setup
Chapter
3
Award
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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. Non-fatal
error messages usually appear on the screen along with the
following instructions:
Press <F1> to RESUME
Write down the message and press the F1 key to continue the
boot up sequence.
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-6930 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 Award BIOS Setup
Awards 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> immediately. This will
allow you to enter Setup.
Standard CMOS Features
Use this menu for basic system configuration. (Date, t ime, IDE,
etc.)
Advanced BIOS Features
Use this menu to set the advanced features available on your
system.
Advanced Chipset Features
Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers a nd
optimize your system performance.
Integrated Peripherals
Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated
peripherals. (Primary slave, secondary slave, keyboard, mouse
etc.)
Power Management Setup
Use this menu to specify your settings for power management.
(HDD power down, power on by ring, KB wake up, etc.)
PnP/PCI Configurations
This entry appears if your system supports PnP/PCI.
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PC Health Status
This menu allows you to set the shutdown temperature for your
system.
Frequency/Voltage Control
Use this menu to specify your settings for auto detect
DIMM/PCI clock and spread spectrum.
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the
minimal/stable performance for your system to operate.
Load Optimized Defaults
Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory
settings for optimal performance system operations. While
AWARD has designated the custom BIOS to maximize
performance, the factory has the right to change these defaults
to meet their needs.
Set Supervisor/User Password
Use this menu to set Supervisor/User Passwords.
Save and Exit Setup
Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup.
Exit Without Saving
Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.
You can refer to the "AAEON BIOS Item Description.pdf"
file in the CD for the meaning of each setting in this
chapter.
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Installation
Chapter
4
Driver
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The AEC-6930 comes with a CD-ROM that contains all
drivers and utilities that meet your needs.
USB 2.0 Drivers are available for download using Windows
Update for both Windows XP and Windows 2000. For
additional information regarding USB 2.0 support in Windows
XP and Windows 2000, please visit
www.microsoft.com/hwdev/usb/.
Please read instructions below for further detailed
installations.
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4.1 Installation
Insert the AEC-6930 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM Drive. The
Autorun program will run automatically. You also can choose the
drivers to install from step 1 to step 4 in order as following
instructions.
Step 1 – Install INF Driver
1. Click on the Step 1-chip 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-vga folder and select the OS your
system is
2. Double click on the .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
Caution:
In AAEON products with Intel embedded graphics chipset, when system
booting before CRT / LCD monitor has disconnected to VGA, it will caus e
Intel graphics chipset automatically detected without CRT / LCD
connection and set CRT output to disable. Therefore, CRT / LCD screen
will go black and never recovered on Windows.
Because it's a limitation on application for Intel em bedded graphics driver
under Windows XP. Therefore, there is a simply way to recover CRT / LCD
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output through Hot-Key function by Intel suggestion as follows:
You need to press <CTRL><ALT><F1> key simultaneously to recover
VGA output again. This hot-key function is only in the Windows driver
version 6.14.10.4497 or later.
Step 3 – Install LAN Driver
1. Click on the Step 3-LAN driver folder and select the OS
your system is
2. Double click on the .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 4 – Install Audio Driver
1. Click on the Step 4-AUDIO folder and double click on the
WDM_R141.exe
2. Follow the instructions that the window shows you
3. The system will help you install the driver automatically
Note:
Under the Window OS environment, if the CRT connector is connected to
display monitor by the data switch device, the user need to set the color
and resolution from Intel Graphic utility (VGA driver) instead of setting from
the control panel in case of the wrong display appearance.
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A
Appendix
Programming the
Watchdog Timer
Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer A-1
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A.1 General Information
The AEC-6930 utilizes Fintek F75111 chipset as its watchdog timer
Controller.
The other Watchdog timer is set to second or minute and the range is 0
to 256 seconds or minutes.
When the timeout has occurred, that will generate a status bit to indicate
it and write one will be clear.
A.2 Access Interface
The F75111 provides one serial access interface, I2C Bus, to read/write
internal registers. The address of Serial Bus is
configurable by using power-on trapping of standby power VBS3V. The
pin 3 (GPIO13/I2C _ADDR) is multi-function pin. During the
VSB3V power-on, this pin serves as input detection of logic high or logic
low. This pin is default pull-down resistor with 100K ohms
mapping the Serial Bus address 0x9C (1001_1100). Another Serial Bus
address 0x6E (0110_1110) is set when external pull-up resistor with
10K ohms is connected in this pin.
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A.3 Registers Description
Configuration and Control Register – Index 01h
Power-on default [7:0] =0000_1000b
Bit Name Description
7 INIT
6 Reserved
5 EN_WDT10
4 Reserved
3 Reserved
2 Reserved
1 SMART_POWR
_MANAGEMENT
0 SOFT_POWR_
DOWN
Software reset for all registers including
Test Mode registers. Users use only.
Enable Reset Out. If set to 1, enable
WDTOUT10# output. Default is
disable.
Set this bit to 1 will enable auto power
down mode, when all function are idle
then 20ms the chip will auto power
down, it will wakeup when GPIO state
change or read write register
Set this bit to 1 will power down all of the
analog block and stop internalclock,
write 0 to clear this bit or when GPIO
state change will auto clear
this bit to 0.
WDTOUT Control Register – Index 34h
Power-on default [7:0] =0000_0000b
Bit Name Description
7-3 Reserved
2 SEL_RST_2S
When set this bit to 1, the WDTOUT10
low pulse width is 2 Sec, if set to 0 the
low pulse width is 100ms.
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1 WDTOUT10_OINV
0 STS_WDTOUT10
WDTOUT10# output level inverting.
When write 1, the output pin will be
inverted. Default is low active when time
is out
Indicate WDTOUT10 is occurred. Write
1 to clear this bit. Writing 0 is invalid.
WDTOUT Control Register – Index 35h
Power-on default [7:0] =0000_0000b
Bit Name Description
7 WDT10_ENABLE
6-0 WD1_PTIME
Enable WDTOUT10 Output Timer. If set to
1, the WDTOUT10 timer will be started.
When WDTOUT10# is asserted, low pulse
is occurred.
WDTOUT10 Pre-counter time in second.
000_0000b – 0 second (Default)
000_0001b – 1 second
000_0010b – 2 seconds
:
111_1111b – 127 seconds
Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer A-4
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A.4 F75111 Watchdog Timer Initial Program
. .MODEL SMALL
.CODE
Main:
push cx
mov al, 20h ;Enable WDT(Value to write) mov cl, 01h ;F75111 register index
mov ch, 6eh ;(Serial Bus address 0x6E)
call Ct_I2CWriteByte
mov al, 01h ;Indicate WDTOUT10 is occurred
mov cl, 34h ;F75111 register index mov ch, 6eh ;6eh (Serial Bus address 0x6E)
call Ct_I2CWriteByte
mov al, 83h ;Enable WDTOUT10 Output Timer:3 seconds
mov cl, 35h ;F75111 register index
mov ch, 6eh ;6eh (Serial Bus address 0x6E)
call Ct_I2CWriteByte
pop cx
ret