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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 detergent s
for cleaning. Use a damp cloth.
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
causedamage.
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.
1 1. 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 equip
ment.
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.
d.The equipment does not work well, or you cannot get it to work according to the user's manual.
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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 MA Y 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.
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1.1 Introduction
The FES-691 1 FES-series Advanced Embedded Control system continues the FES design concept
but focuses on the fast expanding Machine Automation market. The FES-691 1 can provide 1~2 PCI
slots for expansion. Therefore FES-6911'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 Over-spec Design
Intel's® popular Pentium M processor with speeds of 1.6GHz up to 2.0GHz combined with fanless
design and high performance is widely acceptable and dependable in this market. USB 2.0, Ethernet
and 4 Serial ports allow communication with diverse devices with a high transfer rate. Furthermore, the
FES-691 1 can concurrently support three tiers of expansion interfaces - PCI, PCMCIA and mini-PCI.
These interfaces are fully integrated within the FES series and allow an upgrade to their usefulness.
It is a leading-edge thermal and vibration design (up to 60 degree operation and 5G RMS vibration)
and also an innovation for Machine Automation in the IPC industry. FES-6911 plays a role in connecting all subsystems in common applications. Acnodes not only enhances your competitive value but
also gives you an excellent solution for the future.
Strict Quality Control Process
Acnodes 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. Acnodes'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 Acnodes's best advertisement.
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24-hour FAE System
Acnodes's e-RMA and e-F AE 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. Acnodes 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 Acnodes FES series embedded
control PCs. There really is no other choice for your application than Acnodes if you want the best
performance and best value!
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1.2 Features
oFanless Design with Intel® Atom N270 1.6GHz Processor
oSupports 1 or 2 PCI slots for expansion
o2 PCMCIA
o4 COM / USB 2.0 / Ethernet
oOperating Temperature: -15oC~50oC
oAnti-vibration up to 5grms / Anti-shock up to 50 g
oLow Power Consumption
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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. Y ou 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. Y ou are starting your system for the first time
2. Y ou have changed the hardware attached to your system
3. The CMOS memory has lost power and the configuration information has been erased.
The FES-6915 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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FES6911
Fanless Embedded Controller comes with
Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz Processor
4.1 Installation
Insert the FES-6915 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM Drive. The Autorun program will run automatically . Y ou
also can choose the drivers to install from step 1 to step 4 in order as following instructions.
Step 1 - Install Chipset Driver
1. Click on the Step 1-INF folder and then double click on the Setup.exe
2. Follow the instructions that the window shows
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 folder your system is
2. Double click on the Setup.exe 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 Acnodes products with Intel embedded graphics chip set, when system booting before CRT / LCD
monitor has disconnected to VGA, it will cause 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 embedded graphics driver under Windows XP. Therefore,
there is a simply way to recover CRT / LCDoutput through Hot-Key function by Intel suggestion as follows:
Y ou 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.
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Step 3 - Install LAN Driver
1.Click on the Step 3-LAN folder and select the OS folder 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-AC97 folder and then click on the folder of Win98ME2KXP
2. Double click on the wdm_a371.exe
3. Follow the instructions that the window shows you
4. 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.
Fanless Embedded Controller comes with
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A.1 Programming
FES-691 1 utilizes ITE 8712 chip set as its watchdog timer controller.
Below are the procedures to complete its configuration and the Acnodes intial watchdog timer
program is also attached based on which you can develop customized program to fit your
application.
Configuring Sequence Description
After the hardware reset or power-on reset, the ITE 8712 enters the normal mode with all logical devices disabled except KBC. The initial state (enable bit ) of this logical device (KBC) is
determined
by the state of pin 121 (DTR1#) at the falling edge of the system reset during power-on reset.
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There are three steps to complete the configuration setup: (1) Enter the MB PnP Mode; (2)
Modify the data of configuration registers; (3) Exit the MB PnP Mode. Undesired result may occur
if the MB PnP Mode is not exited normally.
(1) Enter the MB PnP Mode
To enter the MB PnP Mode, four 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 four write
opera-tions to the Special Address port (2EH). Two different enter keys are provided to select
configuration ports (2Eh/2Fh) of the next step.
(2) Modify the Data of the Registers
All configuration registers can be accessed after entering the MB PnP 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 MB PnP Mode
Set bit 1 of the configure control register (Index=02h) to 1 to exit the MB PnP Mode.
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