Aplex ACS-2120 User Manual

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ACS-2120 Box PC

User Manual

Release Date Revision

Feb 2013 V1.0

® 2012 Aplex Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Published in Taiwan

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Warning!_______________________________

This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and
used in accordance with the instructions manual, it may cause interference to radio
communications.
It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to
FCC Rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when
operated in a commercial environment. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely
to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever
measures may be required to correct the interference.

Electric Shock Hazard – Do not operate the machine with its back cover removed. There are
dangerous high voltages inside.

Disclaimer

This information in this document is subject to change without notice. In no event shall Aplex
Technology Inc. be liable for damages of any kind, whether incidental or consequential, arising
from either the use or misuse of information in this document or in any related materials.

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Packing List

Accessories (as ticked) included in this package are:

□ AC power cable

□ Driver & manual CD disc

□ Other.___________________(please specify)

Safety Precautions

Follow the messages below to avoid your systems from damage:

◆ Avoid your system from static electricity on all occasions.

◆ Prevent electric shock. Don„t touch any components of this card when the card is

power-on. Always disconnect power when the system is not in use.

◆ Disconnect power when you change any hardware devices. For instance, when you
connect a jumper or install any cards, a surge of power may damage the electronic
components or the whole system.

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Table of Contents______________________

Warning!…………………………………………………………………………….……..….2
Disclaimer………………………………………………………………….…………………2

Packing List...................................................................................................................3

Safety Precautions........................................................................................................3

Chapter 1 Getting Started

1.1 Specifications………………………………………….………….……...…..6

1.2 Dimensions…………………………………...……………….…………......7

1.3 Brief Description ……………….……..………………….………………8

1.4 Installation of HDD & CF.........................................................................9

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

2.1 Mainboard Specifications………………………..…………….…………10

2.2 Jumpers Setting and Connectors………………………….……………14

Chapter 3 BIOS Setup

3.1 Operations after POST Screen.............................................................23

3.2 BIOS SETUP UTILITY................................................................24

3.3 System Overview.......................................................................25

3.4 Advanced Settings................................................................... 26

3.5 Advanced PCI/PnP Settings................................................................ 34

3.6 Boot Settings....................................................................................... 37

3.7 Security Settings.................................................................................. 39

3.8 Advanced Chipset Settings.................................................................. 40

3.9 Exit Options..........................................................................................45

Chapter 4 Installation of Drivers

4.1 Intel Chipset Driver.…………………………...……………………………48

4.2 Intel GMA 3150 VGA Chipset Driver..…....…......……………….......…..51

4.3 Intel 82574L Network adapter Driver……..................................……….54

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4.4 Realtek HD Audio Driver Installation………………….…………………57

Figures

Figure 1.1: Dimensions of the ACS-2120…..……..…………………………...7

Figure 1.2: Front View of ACS-2120..............................................................8

Figure 1.3: Rear View of ACS-2120..............................................................8

Figure 2.1: Mainboard Overview………………………………..……..………10
Figure 2.2: Mainboard Dimensions……………………………………………10
Figure 2.3: Jumpers and Connectors Location-TOP…………………...……11
Figure 2.4: Jumpers and Connectors Location- Bottom………………….…11

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Chapter 1________________Getting Started

Specs

ACS-2120

CPU

Intel Atom D525 1.8GHz Processor, FSB 800MHz

System Chipset

Intel ICH8M Chipset

System Memory

1 x 204 Pin SO-DIMM socket, support 800MHz up to 2GB SDRAM,
default 2GB

External I/O Port

Rear Side:
4 x USB 2.0 connectors
2 x RJ-45 LAN connectors
1 x DB-9 RS232 (COM 1)
1 x DB-15 VGA
1 x 3-Pin DC terminal block connector
1 x Audio line out
Front Side:
1 x RS-232 (COM2)
1 x RS-232/422/485 default RS-485 (COM3)
1 x Power switch

Expansion Slots

None

Storage

1 x 2.5" SATA HDD Space default 320GB
1 x CF internal slot

Power Supply

Default DC 12V /Optional 11~32V DC input

Construction / Color

Aluminum Heatsink + Steel Chassis

Mounting

Wall mount

Dimensions

232(W) x 200(H) x 48 (D)
269(W) x 200(H) x 54 (D) (wall mount)

Operating Temperature

-20 °C ~50 °C

Storage Temperature

-30 °C ~60 °C

Storage Humidity

10%~90%@ 40℃, non-condensing

Certificate

CE / FCC Class A

1.1 Specifications

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1.2 Dimensions

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Figure 1.1: Dimensions of the ACS-2120

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1.3 Brief Description of the ACS -2120

ACS-2120 is a Fan-less High-efficiency Thermal Solution and ultra-compact standalone Box PC,
powered by an Intel Atom D525 1.8GHz and supporting 4 x USB 2.0 ports, 3 x COM Ports, 1 x VGA,
support 1 x SATA HDD space, 1 x internal CF slot, 11~32V DC wide-ranging power input etc. It is
ideal for kiosks, POS systems, airport terminal controllers, digital entertainments, etc. and running
factory operations from small visual interface and maintenance applications to large control process
applications. ACS-2120 works very well along with any of our Display Monitor series and it absolutely
can provide an easy way to perform control and field maintenance.

Figure 1.2: Front View of ACS-2120

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Figure 1.3: Rear View of ACS-2120

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1.4 Installation of HDD & CF

Step 1

Gently remove 8 screws as shown in the
picture.

Step 2

There is a hard disk tray to put hard disk.
Gently remove the 4 screws in hard disk
tray to replace hard disk.

Step 3

There is a CF slot to replace CF.

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Chapter 2__________Hardware Installation

2.1 Mainboard Specifications

Figure 2.1: Mainboard Overview

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Figure 2.2: Mainboard Dimensions

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Figure 2.3: Jumpers and Connectors Location-TOP

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Figure 2.4: Jumpers and Connectors Location- Bottom

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Specifications

Board Size

165mm x 115mm

CPU Support

Intel Atom D525 /1.80GHz (onboard)

Chipset

Intel Atom D525 + Intel ICH8M

Memory
Support

1x SO-DIMM (204pins), up to 2GB DDR3 800MHz FSB

Graphics

Integrated by D525 GMA 3150

Super I/O

Winbond W83627UHG

BIOS

AMIBIOS

Storage

3 x SATA Connector

1 x Compact Flash II Slot

Network

2 x RJ-45 1000Mbps LAN Intel 82574L

USB

4 x USB 2.0 stack port for external

2 x USB 2.0 internal Pin header

2 x USB 2.0 internal for mini PCIe

Serial

1 x RS232 port, DB9 connector for external (COM1),
pin 9 w/5V/12V/Ring select
1 x RS232/422/485 select header for internal (COM3), default
RS232

4 x RS232 header for internal (COM2,COM4,COM5,COM6)

Digital I/O

8-bit digital I/O by Pin header

4-bit digital Input
4-bit digital Output

Battery

Support CR2477 Li battery by 2-pin header

Audio

Support Audio via Realtek ALC662 HD audio decoder

Support Line-in, Line-out, MIC by 2x5-pin header

Keyboard
/Mouse

1x PS2 keyboard/mouse by 1x6 box pin header

Expansion Bus

1x PC 104+ connector (PCI master 4, jumper for +3.3V & 5V

select)

2x mini-PCI-express slot (1x full size, 1x half-size )

Power
Management

DC12V input

1 x 2-pin power input connector

Front I/O

by 2x5-pin header

Power on/off switch

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Reset switch

Power LED status
HDD LED status
Buzzer

Watchdog
Timer

Software programmable 1 – 255 second by Super I/O

External I/O
port

1 x COM Port (COM1)

4 x USB 2.0 Ports (stack)
2 x RJ45 GbE Ports (10/100/1000Mbps)
1 x VGA Port
1 x VGA 2x8 Pin Header

Temperature

Operating: 0℃–60℃
Storage: -20℃–80℃

Humidity

5% - 95%, non-condensing, operating

Power
Consumption

12V /1.6A (Intel D525 processor with 2GB DDR3 DRAM)

EMI/EMS

CE/FCC class A

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2.2 Jumpers Setting and Connectors

JCLR_CMOS

CMOS

CLOSE 1-2

NORMAL
(default)

CLOSE 2-3

Clear CMOS

JVCCIO

PC104+ VCCIO
Voltage

CLOSE 1-2

+3.3V

CLOSE 2-3

+5V

all Open

(Default)

JP1 Pin#

Function

Close 1-2

COM6 Pin10=+5V (default)

Close 2-3

COM6 Pin10=+12V (option)

JP2

Mode

Open

ATX Power Mode

1. JCLR_CMOS: (2.0mm Pitch 1x3 Pin Header)CMOS clear jumper, CMOS clear

operation will permanently reset old BIOS settings to factory defaults.

Procedures of CMOS clear:

5.4.1.1 Turn off the system and unplug the power cord from the power outlet.

5.4.1.2 To clear the CMOS settings, use the jumper cap to close pins 2 and 3 for about
3 seconds then reinstall the jumper clip back to pins 1 and 2.

5.4.1.3 Power on the system again.

5.4.1.4 When entering the POST screen, press the <F1> or <DEL> key to enter CMOS

Setup Utility to load optimal defaults.

5.4.1.5 After the above operations, save changes and exit BIOS Setup.

2. JVCCIO: (2.0mm Pitch 1x3 Pin Header) PC104+ port voltage selection jumper,select

voltage for PCI-104 Plus device. The default for this jumper is “all open”, meaning

the user must select the voltage to be used.

3. BZ: onboard buzzer.

4. JCOM6: (2.0mm Pitch 1x3 Pin Header) COM6 setting jumper, pin 1~3 are used to

select signal out of pin 10 of COM6 port.

5. JP2: (2.0mm Pitch 1X2 Pin Header), ATX Power and Power auto on setting jumper.

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Close

Power Auto on (Default)

Pin#

Signal
Name

Pin1

VBAT

PIN2

Ground

Signal Name

Pin#

Pin#

Signal Name

HD LED+

1

2

POWER
LED+

HD LED-

3

4

POWER LED-

Ground

5

6

PWRBTN

RESET

7

8

Ground

BUZZER+

9

10

BUZZER-

6. BAT: (1.25mm Pitch 1x2 box Pin Header) 3.0V Li battery is embedded to provide

power for CMOS.

7. F_PANEL: (2.0mm Pitch 2X5 Pin Header), Front panel connector.

Pin1-3: HDD LED, They are used to connect hard disk activity LED. The LED blinks

when the hard disk is reading or writing data.

Pin2-4: POWER LED, They are used to connect power LED. When the system is

powered on or under S0/S1 state, the LED is normally on; when the
system is under S4/S5 state, the LED is off.

Pin5-6: POWER on/off Button, They are used to connect power switch button.

The two pins are disconnected under normal condition. You may short
them temporarily to realize system startup & shutdown or awaken the
system from sleep state.

Pin7-8: RESET Button, They are used to connect reset button. The two pins are

dis-

connected under normal condition. You may short them temporarily to

realize

system reset.

Pin9-10: BUZZER, They are used to connect an external buzzer.

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Note:

When connecting LEDs and buzzer, pay special attention to the signal
pola­rity. Make sure that the connector pins have a one-to-one correspondence
with chassis wiring, or it may cause boot up failure.

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Signal Name

Pin#

Pin#

Signal Name

+5V 1 2

+5V

USB_P6_DN

3

4

USB_P7_DN

USB_P6_DP

5

6

USB_P7_DP

Ground

7

8

Ground

NC 9 10

Ground

JCOM Pin#

Function

CLOSE 1-2

COM1 Pin9=RI （default）

CLOSE 3-4

COM1 Pin9=+5V (option)

CLOSE 5-6

COM1 Pin9=+12V (option)

CLOSE 7-9

COM3 FOR RS232 FROM COM3

（default）

CLOSE 8-10

COM3 FOR RS485 FROM COM33

(option)

CLOSE 10-12

COM3 FOR RS422 FROM COM33

(option)

8. USB3: (2.0mm Pitch 2x5 Pin Header) ,Front USB connector, it provides two USB

ports via a dedicated USB cable, speed up to 480Mb/s.

Note:

Before connection, make sure that pinout of the USB Cable is in accordance with that
of the said tables. Any inconformity may cause system down and even hardware
damages.

9. JCOM: (2.0mm Pitch 2x6 Pin Header) COM1 and COM3 setting jumper, pin 1~6 are

used to select signal out of pin 9 of COM1 port; pin 7~12 are used to select output type
for COM3 port (RS232 Type or RS422 Type or RS485 Type).

Note:

Since COM3 and COM33 use the same address, they cannot work at the same time.

10. GPIO: (2.0mm Pitch 2x5 Pin Header),General-purpose input/output port, it provides

a group of self-programming interfaces to customers for flexible use.

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Signal Name

Pin#

Pin#

Signal Name

GPIO20

1

2

GPIO60

GPIO21

3

4

GPIO61

GPIO22

5

6

GPIO62

GPIO23

7

8

GPIO63

Ground

9

10

+5V

RS422 Type (option)

RS485 Type (option)

Signal Name

Pin#

Pin#

Signal Name

422RXD-

1

1

NC

422RXD+

2

2

NC

422TXD-

3

3

485B-

422TXD+

4

4

485A+

Signal Name

Pin#

Pin#

Signal Name

FRONT-OUT-L

1

2

LINEIN_R

AUD_AGND

3

4

AUD_AGND

FRONT-OUT­R

5

6

LINEIN_L
AUD_AGND

7

8

AUD_AGND

FRONT-MIC1

9

10

FRONT-MIC

11. COM33: (2.0mm Pitch 1x4 box Pin Header),it provides selectable RS422/RS485

serial signal output.

Note:

Use COM3 RS232/RS485 Function, please setting JCOM Jumpers and BIOS CMOS
Setup.
Path:

Type:
[RS232
Type]
[RS485
Type]

12. F_AUDIO: (2.0mm Pitch 2x5 Pin Header), Front Audio, An onboard Realtek

ALC662 codec is used to provide high-quality audio I/O ports. Line Out can be
connected to a headphone or amplifier. Line In is used for the connection of external
audio source via a Line in cable. MIC is the port for microphone input audio.

BIOS Setup Utility \ Advanced Setting \ SuperIO Configuration \ Serial Port3

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Signal
Name

Pin#

Pin#

Signal Name
DCD

1 2 RXD

TXD 3 4

DTR

Ground

5 6 DSR

RTS 7 8

CTS

RI 9 10

NC

Signal
Name

Pin#

Pin#

Signal Name
DCD

1 2 RXD

TXD 3 4

DTR

Ground

5 6 DSR

RTS 7 8

CTS

RI

9

10

JCOM6 Setting:

Pin1-2 : 5V
(Default)
Pin2-3:12V
(option)

Pin#

Signal
Name

1

KBDATA

2

MSDATA

13. COM2-COM6: (2.0mm Pitch 2x5 Pin Header),COM2 COM3 COM4 COM5 COM6

Ports, up to 5 standard RS232 ports are provided. They can be used directly via COM
cable connection.

COM2,COM3,COM4,COM5 Signal Name:

COM6 Signal Name:

Note:

COM3 port is controlled by pins No.7~10 of JCOM. For details, please refer to descrip-

tion of JCOM and COM33 BIOS Setup.

14. KB/MS: (2.0mm Pitch 1x6 box Pin Header), PS/2 keyboard and mouse port, the

port can be connected to PS/2 keyboard or mouse via a dedicated cable for direct
used.

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