Axiomtek ICO300 User Manual

ICO300 Series

Robust Din-rail Fanless Embedded System

User’s Manual

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Safety Precautions

Before getting started, please read the following important safety precautions.

1. The ICO300 does not come equipped with an operating system. An operating system must be loaded first before installing any software into the computer.

2. Be sure to ground yourself to prevent static charge when installing the internal components. Use a grounding wrist strap and place all electronic components in any static-shielded devices. Most electronic components are sensitive to static electrical charge.

3. Disconnect the power cord from the ICO300 before making any installation. Be sure both the system and the external devices are turned OFF. Sudden surge of power could ruin sensitive components. Make sure the ICO300 is properly grounded.

4. Make sure the voltage of the power source is correct before connecting the equipment to the power outlet.

5. Turn OFF the system power before cleaning. Clean the system using a cloth only. Do not spray any liquid cleaner directly onto the screen.

6. Do not leave this equipment in an uncontrolled environment where the storage temperature is below -45℃ or above 85℃. It may damage the equipment.

7. Do not open the system’s back cover. If opening the cover for maintenance is a must, only a trained technician is allowed to do so. Integrated circuits on computer boards are sensitive to static electricity. To avoid damaging chips from electrostatic discharge, observe the following precautions:

 Before handling a board or integrated circuit, touch an unpainted portion of

the system unit chassis for a few seconds. This will help to discharge any static electricity on your body.

 When handling boards and components, wear a wrist-grounding strap,

available from most electronic component stores.

Classification

1. Degree of production against electric shock: not classified

2. Degree of protection against the ingress of water: IP40

3. Equipment not suitable for use in the presence of a flammable anesthetic mixture with air or with oxygen or nitrous oxide.

4. Mode of operation: Continuous

5. Type of protection against electric shock: Class I equipment

General Cleaning Tips

You may need the following precautions before you begin to clean the computer. When you clean any single part or component for the computer, please read and understand the details below fully.

When you need to clean the device, please rub it with a piece of dry cloth.

1. Be cautious of the tiny removable components when you use a vacuum cleaner to absorb the dirt on the floor.

2. Turn the system off before you start to clean up the component or computer.

3. Never drop the components inside the computer or get circuit board damp or wet.

4. Be cautious of all kinds of cleaning solvents or chemicals when you use it for the sake of cleaning. Some individuals may be allergic to the ingredients.

5. Try not to put any food, drink or cigarette around the computer.

Cleaning Tools

Although many companies have created products to help improve the process of cleaning your computer and peripherals users can also use household items to clean their computers and peripherals. Below is a listing of items you may need or want to use while cleaning your computer or computer peripherals.

Keep in mind that some components in your computer may only be able to be cleaned using a product designed for cleaning that component, if this is the case it will be mentioned in the cleaning.

 Cloth: A piece of cloth is the best tool to use when rubbing up a component. Although

paper towels or tissues can be used on most hardware as well, we still recommend you to rub it with a piece of cloth.

 Water or rubbing alcohol: You may moisten a piece of cloth a bit with some

water or rubbing alcohol and rub it on the computer. Unknown solvents may be harmful to the plastics parts.

 Vacuum cleaner: Absorb the dust, dirt, hair, cigarette particles, and other

particles out of a computer can be one of the best methods of cleaning a computer. Over time these items can restrict the airflow in a computer and cause circuitry to corrode.

 Cotton swabs: Cotton swaps moistened with rubbing alcohol or water are

excellent tools for wiping hard to reach areas in your keyboard, mouse, and other locations.

 Foam swabs: Whenever possible it is better to use lint free swabs such as foam

swabs.

Note: We strongly recommended that you should shut down the system before you start

to clean any single components.

Please follow the steps below:

1. Close all application programs

2. Close operating software

3. Turn off power

4. Remove all device

5. Pull out power cable

Scrap Computer Recycling

If the computer equipments need the maintenance or are beyond repair, we strongly recommended that you should inform your Axiomtek distributor as soon as possible for the suitable solution. For the computers that are no longer useful or no longer working well, please contact your Axiomtek distributor for recycling and we will make the proper arrangement.

Trademarks Acknowledgments

Axiomtek is a trademark of Axiomtek Co., Ltd. IBM, PC/AT, PS/2, VGA are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.

Intel® and Pentium® are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. MS-DOS, Microsoft C and QuickBASIC are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

VIA is a trademark of VIA Technologies, Inc. SST is a trademark of Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. UMC is a trademark of United Microelectronics Corporation.Other brand names and trademarks are the properties and registered brands of their respective owners.

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Table of Contents

Safety Precautions ................................................................................................. iii

Classification .......................................................................................................... iv

General Cleaning Tips ........................................................................................... iv

Scrap Computer Recycling ................................................................................... vi

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................. 1

1.1 General Description ............................................................................ 1

1.2 System Specifications ........................................................................ 2

1.2.1 CPU .................................................................................................................... 2

1.2.2 BIOS ................................................................................................................... 2

1.2.3 System Memory ................................................................................................ 2

1.2.4 Display ............................................................................................................... 2

1.2.5 Ethernet Ports ................................................................................................... 2

1.2.6 Storages ............................................................................................................. 2

1.2.7 Wireless ............................................................................................................. 2

1.2.8 USB .................................................................................................................... 3

1.2.9 COM .................................................................................................................... 3

1.2.10 Power ................................................................................................................. 3

1.2.11 DIO (ICO300-DIO) .............................................................................................. 4

1.2.12 WatchDog Timer (WDT) .................................................................................... 4

1.2.13 Restore BIOS Optimal Defaults (JP2) ............................................................. 4

1.2.14 System LED ....................................................................................................... 4

1.2.15 Operation Temperature .................................................................................... 5

1.2.16 Storage Temperature ........................................................................................ 5

1.2.17 Humidity ............................................................................................................. 5

1.2.18 Weight ................................................................................................................ 5

1.2.19 Dimensions ........................................................................................................ 5

1.2.20 System I/O Outlets ............................................................................................ 5

1.3 Dimensions ......................................................................................... 6

1.4 I/O Outlets ........................................................................................... 7

CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION .......................................................... 9

2.1 Installing the Memory Module ............................................................ 9

2.2 Installing the CompactFlash (CF) .................................................... 11

2.3 Installing the Hard Disk Drive .......................................................... 12

2.4 Installing Din-rail Mounting .............................................................. 15

2.5 Installing Wall Mounting (optional).................................................. 17

CHAPTER 3 AMI UEFI BIOS UTILITY ................................................................. 19

3.1 Entering Setup .................................................................................. 19

3.2 The Main Menu .................................................................................. 20

3.3 Advanced Features ........................................................................... 21

3.4 Chipset Feature ................................................................................. 37

3.5 Security .............................................................................................. 39

3.6 Boot Type .......................................................................................... 41

3.7 Save & Exit ........................................................................................ 45

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APPENDIX A WATCHDOG TIMER ....................................................................... 49

About Watchdog Timer .................................................................................... 49

How to Use Watchdog Timer ........................................................................... 49

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CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

This chapter contains general information and detailed specifications of the ICO300. The Chapter 1 includes the following sections:

 General Description  System Specification  Dimensions  I/O Outlets

1.1 General Description

ICO300 Din-rail fanless embedded system is suitable for communications control and for protocol converter applications in critical environments. Built for rugged work

environments, ICO300 features an extra low power consumption Intel® ATOM™ E3815 (1.46GHz) or E3827 (1.75GHz) processors supporting industrial temperature range of -20℃ to +70℃. Its front accessible I/O cabling is very convenient for wiring and maintenance. ICO300 offers a VGA output, making it particularly well-suited for communication control, SCADA and industrial automation. Its compact size with Dinrail mounting allows for easy installation into control cabinet. Pre-installed with Linux,

Windows® 7 embedded and Windows 8 embedded, ICO300 provides programmers with a friendly environment for developing application software at a lower cost.

ICO300 is robust industrial-grade hardware design and adopts the advanced cooling system, besides, supporting the CompactFlash™ and SATA SSD (or HDD), which makes it especially suitable for field control & monitoring system solution for following markets:

Utility Industries (Water; Energy; Chemical Plant; Mining…) Public Transportation Industries (Traffic/ Highway Control; Train/Bus Control…) Homeland Security (Weather Monitoring/Alarm System…)

 Features

 Fanless design  Wide temperature operation of -20℃ - +70℃

 Supports 2 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernets with Magnetic Isolated Protection  4 COM Ports support RS-232/422/485  Wireless (3G/GPRS or Wifi)  Support one 2.5” SATA SSD (or HDD) and one CompactFlash™ (or mSATA )  Wide range 12–24V DC-in with terminal block  8 bits programmable TTL level digital input/output ports (ICO300-DIO).  Din-rail mounting  Wall mounting (optional)  Passed CE with FCC testing

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 Embedded O.S. Supported

ICO300 not only supports Windows®7 and Windows®8, but also supports embedded OS, such as Windows® 7 embedded, Windows® 8 embedded and

Linux package support. For storage device, ICO300 supports one SATA SSD (or HDD) and one type II CompactFlash™ socket.

1.2 System Specifications

1.2.1 CPU

 Onboard Intel

1.2.2 BIOS

 AMI (American Megatrends Inc.) UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface)

BIOS.

1.2.3 System Memory

ATOM™ E3815 (1.46 GHz) processor or E3827 (1.75GHz) processor

 One DDR3L 204-pin SO-DIMM (1.35V) slot.  Supports 1066MHz up to 4GB (E3815), up to 8GB ( E3827).

1.2.4 Display

 A slim type 15-pin D-Sub connector as VGA connector.

1.2.5 Ethernet Ports

 LAN 1 and LAN 2

The board has dual RJ-45 connectors, support 10/100/1000 Base-T with 1.5KV magnetic isolated protection.

1.2.6 Storages

 1 x 2.5” SATA SSD (or HDD) drive bay.  1 x CompactFlash TypeII socket (or mSATA).

1.2.7 Wireless

 1 x Full size Mini Card slot supports 3G/GPRS or Wifi.  1 x SIM Card Socket.  2 x Antenna holes.

Note: CF and mSATA function can be either one, it can be select by BIOS menu.

mSATA and wireless use the same slot, and only one of them can be selected.

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Signal

USB Port 0

Signal

USB Port 1

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

VCC 5 VCC

D- 6 D- 3 D+ 7 D+

GND 8 GND

RS-232

RS-422

RS-485

DCD

TX-

Data-

RXD

TX+

Data+

TXD

RX+

DTR

RX-

GND

DSR

RTS

CTS

-- 9 RI

Signal

1 + 2

1.2.8 USB

 2 x USB2.0  USB Pin Define :

1.2.9 COM

 4 ports DB9 support RS-232/422/485 which can be selected by BIOS.  Supports Auto Flow Control in RS485 mode.  Serial Port Pin Define: (DB9 Male) as below

COM1~4

1.2.10 Power

 Wide-range 12 - 24V DC power input with terminal block.  OVP and Reverse protection.

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Signal

DIO0

DIO1

DIO2

DIO3

DIO4

DIO5

DIO6

DIO7

GND

LED Name

Description

Color

ACT

Indicate the storge status and it’s flashing when storge access.

Green

PWR

Indicate the Power status. When the DC input is acceptable, the LED will ON.

Yellow

Function

Setting

Normal (Default)

1-2 close

Restore BIOS optimal defaults

2-3 close

1.2.11 DIO (ICO300-DIO)

 One DB9 female connector supports 8 bits TTL level programmable digital

input/output

1.2.12 WatchDog Timer (WDT)

 1~255 seconds or minutes; up to 255 levels.

1.2.13 Restore BIOS Optimal Defaults (JP2)

 Put jumper clip to pin 2-3 for a few seconds then move it back to pin 1-2. Doing

this procedure can restore BIOS optimal defaults.

1.2.14 System LED

 There are showed the LED’s indicators and functional descriptions.

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1.2.15 Operation Temperature

 -20℃ ~ +70℃  -40℃ ~ +70℃ (optional)

1.2.16 Storage Temperature

 -40℃ ~ +85℃

1.2.17 Humidity

 10% ~ 95% (non-condensation)

1.2.18 Weight

 1 kg

1.2.19 Dimensions

 48mm(1.88”) (W) x110mm(4.33”) (D) x155mm(6.1”) (H)

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1.2.20 System I/O Outlets

 Four 9-pin D-Sub male connectors, COM1~COM4.  One 15-pin D-Sub female connector for VGA.  Two 10/100/1000 Base-T RJ-45 with 1.5KV magnetic isolated protection.  Two USB 2.0 connectors.  One DC Power Input with terminal block.  One 9-pin D-Sub Female connectors for DIO. (ICO300-DIO)  Two Antenna holes.

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1.3 Dimensions

The following diagrams show you dimensions and outlines of the ICO300

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1.4 I/O Outlets

The following figures show you I/O outlets on front view and top view of the ICO300.

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CHAPTER 2

HARDWARE INSTALLATION

The ICO300 is convenient for your various hardware configurations, such as Memory Module and Hard Disk Drive. The chapter 2 will show you how to install the hardware. It includes:

2.1 Installing the Memory Module

Step 1 Turn off the system.

Step 2 Loosen all screws of the cover and remove the cover from the system.

Step 3 Use two fingers to hold the memory module, and insert the gold figure into the

slot and push the module down.

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Step 4 The memory module is locked by two latches on the sides. We strongly

recommend using “LDC737” silicone on the two sides of the memory for good ability of vibration.

Step 5 Put the cover back to the system, and fasten screws tight close the chassis.

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