Robust and powerful Slim PC to support
three displays
The Shuttle XPC slim Barebone DH170 is a robust 1.3l Barebone PC
with H170 chipset for Intel LGA1151 desktop processors, codenamed
"Skylake". It allows for three displays to be operated at the same time
and offers Dual Intel LAN and COM ports. Its slim metal chassis comes
with a VESA mount included, provides versatile connectivity and
reliable operation in environments with ambient temperatures of up to
50°C. This platform is targeted at professional applications such as
Digital Signage, POS, POI, gambling machines, office, healthcare and
industry.
Shuttle XPC slim Barebone DH170 – Front and Back Panel
1
Microphone input
Front view
Rear view
Right side
Front
Left side
Rear
Rear
Front
2
Headphone output
3
Power LED
4
Hard disk LED
5
Power Button
6
SD Card Reader
7
2x USB 3.0
8
2x USB 2.0
2x WLAN perforation
B
Ventilation grille
C
COM1 supports RS232
(or optional VGA port for
analog displays [5])
D
COM2 supports
RS232/RS422/RS485
E
DC power input
F
HDMI video output
G
2x DisplayPort (DP) video
outputs
H
2x RJ45 Gigabit LAN
I
2x USB 3.0
J
2x USB 2.0
K
Connector for external
power button, Clear CMOS
and 5V DC voltage
(four pins, 2.54 mm pitch)
L
2x hole for Kensington
Lock
M
VESA mount (two parts)
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COM port Pin 9 Configuration
Pin 9 is a multi-functional signal.
Based on jumper JP1 configuration on the mainboard, it can be
configured as Ring Indicator (RI)
or external power supply with
either 5V or 12V voltage level
(each COM port separately).
You should have held it in your own hands to see how small it actually
is. Barely measuring a volume of 1.35 litre, its steel chassis gives it the
appropriate stability required for professional applications in digital
signage. Despite its dimensions of 19 x 16.5 x 4.3 cm (LWH), the overall
43 mm
system performance is very high thanks to support of Intel Core desktop
processors. The interior of the DH170 is very tidy too so that it won't take
long to set it up. Its sleek and stylish looks lets it easily find a place in
both home and office environments.
Low noise thanks to heatpipe cooling system
An active dual-fan heatpipe cooling system ensures whisper-quiet
operation and system stability.
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Extended temperature range and reliability
The DH170 is outstandingly robust thanks to its rugged chassis. With an
ambient temperature range from 0-50 °C it is suitable for use in the
most demanding environments. Solely designed with all solid capacitors, DH170 is guaranteed to deliver maximum stability, reliability and
longer system lifetime for long-term applications like digital signage.
Caution: for high ambient temperatures over 40°C we strongly
recommend to use SSDs (supporting at least 70°C) and rugged SODIMM memory with a wide temperature tolerance (up to 95°C).
Triple Display with HDMI and 2x DisplayPorts (optional VGA)
DH170 features three digital video outputs: HDMI and 2x DisplayPort.
This multi-monitoring technology offers multiple display support on up
to three separate monitors. This helps improve on productivity by
allowing for spreading multiple windows across three monitors while
working with them simultaneously. Furthermore, the DH170 supports an
optional D-Sub/VGA port.
Supports 4K Ultra HD at 60Hz
The DH170 supports displays running at 4K (3840 x 2160 / 2160p) high
resolution at 60Hz frames per second when connected to its DisplayPort
video outputs. Being the successor to the Full HD standard, Ultra HD
delivers a four times higher resolution with a wider colour space and
colour depth.
The Half-Size Mini-PCI-Express slot is intended for Wireless LAN adapter
cards (e.g. the Shuttle Accessory WLN-S) as shown in the picture on the
right.
The M.2 slot (type 2260) is fully-equipped with 4X PCI-Express v3.0
lanes, SATA 3.0 und USB 2.0 interfaces. Modern M.2 SSDs with PCI
Express interface (PCIe) provide a significant higher bandwith
compared to the usual SATA standard. Type 2260 means it supports the
usual M.2 cards with a width of 22mm and a length of 60mm, but also
2230 and 2242 standard cards are supported.
VESA mount
The supplied 75/100mm VESA mount allows for installation on to walls or
monitors which is particularly interesting for the industry segment,
company buildings and public institutions. Other than this, the chassis
bears numerous threaded holes (M3) enabling it to be fitted almost
anywhere.
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Kensington Lock
This is a small, metal-reinforced hole as part of an anti-theft system. The
DH170 provides an appropriate hole on both side of its chassis. The
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External power button by separate remote line
If because of space constraints (e.g. in case of fixed installation), the
machine cannot be switched on by pressing the front power button, it
can be powered on by a separate remote line. You will find an
appropriate four-pin-connector at the back panel of the DH170 (pitch
2.54 mm). Furthermore, this connector provides a Clear CMOS function
and +5V DC voltage supply for external devices.
+5V voltage (2)
Clear CMOS (1)
- Front Panel -
Power on after Power fail
The BIOS setup provides a "Power-On after Power Fail" function that can
(4) Power Button
(3) Ground
be found under "Power Management Configuration". As the name
indicates, this function determines the PC's behaviour after power
failure: (1) unconditional power on, (2) restore former status (3) keep
system turned off (4) Power-On by LAN or (5) Power-On by Real-TimeClock. As a matter of the nature of this function, it may fail after short
power failures. This is why the DH170 also comes with a hardwarebased solution. By removing Jumper JP2 (see image) the system will
start unconditionally once power is applied.
Nettop PC with black chassis made of metal
Dimensions: 190 x 165 x 43 mm (LWH) = 1.35-litre
Chassis
Weight: 1.3 kg net and 2.1 kg gross
Two holes for Kensington Locks and numerous
threaded holes (M3) at both sides of the chassis
Storage Bay
Operation
System
Mainboard
Chipset
BIOS
Power
Adapter
Processor
Support
rocessor
Cooling
1x 6.35 cm / 2.5" storage bay supports one hard disk or SSD drive
Device height: 12.5 mm (max.)
This system comes without operating system.
It is compatible with Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7 and Linux – 64 bit.
For Windows 7 Installation see notes here [11]
Chipset: Intel® H170 Chipset
(Intel® DH82H170 PCH, code name "Sunrise Point")
Platform Controller Hub (PCH) as Single-Chip-Solution
AMI BIOS in 8 Mbit EEPROM with SPI interface
All capacitors are high quality solid capacitors
Supports hardware monitoring and watch dog functionality
Supports Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)
Supports power on after power failure [8]
External 90 W power adapter (fanless)
Input: 100~240 V AC, 50/60 Hz
Output: 19 V DC, 4.74 A, max. 90 W
DC Connector: 5.5/2.5mm (outer/inner diameter)
Socket LGA 1151 (H4) supports the sixth generation of
Intel Core i7 / i5 / i3, Pentium and Celeron processors
Maximum supported processor power consumption (TDP) = 65W
Codename "Skylake", 14nm process technology, up to 8 MB of L3 cache
Not compatible with Intel Xeon E3 V5 processors with Socket LGA1151 and processors
with the older Socket LGA 1150.Does not support the unlock-function of Intel K-Series
processors.
The processor integrates PCI-Express, memory controller
and the graphics engine on the same die (performance features
depending on processor type)
Please refer to the support list for detailed processor support information at
global.shuttle.com.
Heatpipe processor cooling with two 60 mm fans on the upper side of the chassis
2x SO-DIMM slots with 204 pins
Supports DDR3L-1333/1600 (PC3-10600/12800) SDRAM at 1.35V
Supports maximum total size of 32 GB ( max. 16 GB per module)
Supports Dual Channel mode
Supports two unbuffered DIMM modules (no ECC)
Notice: This mainboard does only support 1.35V DDR3L memory modules. DDR3L has a
lower operation voltage compared to DDR3.
The maximum memory clock rate depends on the processor type.
The features of the integrated graphics function
depend on the processor type used.
Three digital video outputs: 2x DisplayPort 1.2 and 1x HDMI 1.4
- supports three independent Full HD displays simultaneously [3]
- supports Full HD resolution at 1920x1200 (1080p/60Hz)
- supports 4K UHD resolution at 3840 x 2160 (2160p/60Hz on DP, 30Hz on HDMI) [4]
- supports Blu-ray (BD) playback with HDCP
- supports HD video plus multi-channel digital audio via a single cable.
Optional analog D-Sub/VGA video output [5]
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M.2 Slot
Mini PCIe Slot
Audio
Dual
Gigabit LAN
Controller
The M.2 2260 BM slot provides the following interfaces:
- PCI-Express v3.0 X4
- SATA v3.0 (6 Gbps)
- USB 2.0
It supports M.2 cards with a width of 22 mm
and a length of 30, 42 or 60 mm (type 2230, 2242, 2260).
Supports M.2 SATA SSDs, M.2 PCIe SSDs and other M.2 cards.
Mini-PCIe Half-Size slot
with PCIe 2.0 and USB 2.0 interface
supports one optional Wireless Network (WLAN) card [6]
Two analog audio connectors (3.5mm) at the front panel:
1) 2-channel line out (headphones)
2) microphone input
Digital multi-channel audio output: by HDMI and DisplayPort
Dual network with two RJ45 ports
Used network chips:
1) Intel i211 Ethernet Controller with MAC, PHY and PCIe interface
2) Intel i219LM PHY connected to the MAC of the processor
Supports 10 / 100 / 1.000 MBit/s operation
Supports WAKE ON LAN (WOL)
Supports network boot by Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE)
Supports Teaming mode [9]
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1x Serial-ATA III, 6 Gb/s (600 MB/s) bandwidth
With Serial-ATA power connector (onboard)
Integrated card reader
Supports SD, SDHC and SDXC memory flash cards
Supports boot up from SD card
Microphone input
Audio Line-out (headphone)
2x USB 3.0
2x USB 2.0
SD card reader
Power button
Power LED (blue)
HDD LED (yellow)
Product Specifications
Back Panel
Connectors
Other
Onboard
Connectors
Supplied
Accessories
1x HDMI connector [1]
2x DisplayPort connector (DP) [2]
Optional 1x D-Sub VGA connector (Accessory PVG01 [5])
2x USB 3.0
2x USB 2.0
2x Gigabit LAN (RJ45)
2x RS232 serial port, 9-pin D-Sub (5/12V, 1x RS422/RS485) [10]
DC-input connector for external power adapter
4-pin connector (2.54 mm pitch) supports
- external power on button
- Clear CMOS function
- +5V DC voltage for external components
2x Perforation for optional Wireless LAN antennas
2x hole for Kensington Locks
1x jumper JP2 - power on after power fail (hardware solution) [8]
1x analog VGA graphics output CN6 (2x10-pin, 1mm pitch) [5]
2x USB 2.0 (2x5-pin)
2x serial interface (COM) occupied by back panel connectors
1x fan connector (4-pin) occupied by the cooling system
1x connector for CMOS battery (occupied)
1x audio connector (line-out/microphone, 2x7-pin)
Multi-language user guide (EN, DE, FR, ES, JP, KR, SC, TC)
VESA mount for 75/100mm standard (two metal brackets)
Four thumbscrews M3 x 5 mm (to affix VESA mount on the PC)
Four screws M4 x 10 mm (to fix the VESA mount to the external device)
Four screws M3 x 4 mm (to mount a 2.5" storage into the bay)
Driver DVD (Windows 32-/64-bit)
Serial ATA cable for 2.5" drive including power cable
External 90W power adapter with power cord
Protection cap for CPU socket (do not use if heatpipe or fan is mounted)
Heatsink compound
(1) WLN-S: Wireless LAN kit consisting of a Mini-PCIe card,
two antennas and appropriate antenna cables.
(2) PVG01: optional D-Sub VGA video output [5]
Note: available upon special order request only: a TPM module (v1.2 or v2.0) can be
soldered onto the mainboard ex works.
nvironmental
Specifications
mbient temperature range: 0~50°C [7]
Relative humidity, non-condensing: 10~90%
EMI: FCC, CE, BSMI, C-Tick
Safety: CB, BSMI, ETL
Conformity
Certifications
This device is classed as a technical information equipment (ITE) in class B and is
intended for use in living room and office. The CE-mark approves the conformity by the
EU-guidelines:
- LVD-guideline 73/23/EWG use of electric devices within certain voltage-limits
Footnotes:
[1] HDMI output supports DVI-D with optional adapter
[2] How to convert DisplayPort into HDMI/DVI
The DisplayPort outputs can be converted to HDMI or DVI by an additional, passive adapter cable. For example:
DELOCK 82590: 1m, DisplayPort (male, 20p) to HDMI-A (male, 19p)
DELOCK 82435: 5m, DisplayPort (male, 20p) to DVI-D (male, 24p)
The integrated graphics automatically detects the connected display and puts out the appropriate electric signal either through DisplayPort (without an adapter) or HDMI/DVI (with an adapter). However, a monitor with a
DisplayPort connector cannot be connected to the HDMI port with a simple, passive adapter.
[3] Three independent displays simultaneously
The Shuttle XPC slim Barebone DH170 supports a maximum of two displays with the same input connector. For
example: Two displays can be connected through HDMI input - the first one directly to the HDMI output, the second
one to the DisplayPort output with an adapter. A third digital display, if required, must be connected directly to the
DisplayPort output (without an adapter).
[4] 4K Ultra-HD resolution
A 4K-display with Ultra-HD resolution (3840 x 2160) should only be connected via DisplayPort, as only this port
supports a higher refresh rate of 60Hz. Certain displays (e.g. Dell UP2414Q) however require MST mode (MultiStream Transport) to be enabled which sends two separate images at half resolution each to the display. These two
images are then combined and put in correct order by the Intel graphics driver when in Collage mode. Please
note that HBR2-mode (High Bit Rate 2) must be supported by each display to have more than one of them run at 4K
resolution.
[5] Optional D-Sub/VGA connector
The mainboard features one analog graphics port CN6 on the mainboard. This signal can be lead to the outside
as a 15-pin D-Sub VGA connector at the backpanel by using an optional adapter PVG01. However doing so means
one serial port (COM) less can be used at the backpanel.
[6] Optional Wireless LAN module
The Shuttle XPC slim Barebone DH170 supports an optional WLAN module, which consists of a half-size Mini-PCIe
WLAN card and an external antenna with an appropriate antenna cable. Shuttle offers a suitable accessory kit
"WLN-S" with two antennas.
[7] Notice - operating temperature
For high ambient temperatures over 40°C we strongly recommend to use SSDs (supporting at least 70°C) and
rugged SO-DIMM memory modules with a temperature range of up to 95°C.
[8] Power on after power fail
The BIOS setup provides a "Power-On after Power Fail" function that can be found under "Power Management
Configuration". As the name indicates, this function determines the PC's behaviour after power failure: (1)
unconditional power on, (2) restore former status or (3) keep system turned off. As a matter of the nature of this
function, it may fail after short power failures. This is why the DH170 also comes with a hardware-based solution. By
removing Jumper JP2 (on the mainboard behind the power button) the system will start unconditionally once power
is supplied.
[9] Teaming Mode
The teaming function allows you to group both available network adapters together to function as a single
adapter. The benefit of this approach is that it enables load balancing and failover.
Driver download: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/21642
[10] Serial Ports
This PC features two serial RS232 ports with 9-pin D-Sub connectors at the back panel. The left COM port (COM1)
can also be configured as RS422 and RS485 in the BIOS setup. The COM ports are protected by black plastic caps.
Pin 9 of the D-Sub COM-Port is a multi-functional signal. Based on the Jumper JP1 configuration on the mainboard,
it can be configured as Ring Indicator (RI) or external power supply with a voltage level of either 5V or 12V. Each
COM port can be configured separately. The maximum current is 500 mA per connector.
[11] Installation of Windows 7
Intel® 100 chipset series has removed their support for the Enhanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI) which is the
driver software for the USB 2.0 ports. The new chipset only supports the updated Extensible Host Controller Interface
(xHCI for USB 3.0) which is not supported by the original Windows 7 installation disk. This means, that peripheral
devices connected by USB (like keyboard, mouse and external optical drive) do not work during the Windows 7
Installation. As a solution please add the required USB 3.0 drivers to the Windows 7 installation files - this procedure
is explained in the Shuttle FAQ section at http://global.shuttle.com/support/faqDetail?faqId=2380.