VIA Technologies ALTA DS2 Operation Manual

OPERATING GUIDE

ALTA DS 2

Fanless ultra-compact dual screen

Android digital signage system

1.50-05152015-145000

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Regulatory Compliance

FCC

FCC----A Radio Frequency Interference Statement

A Radio Frequency Interference Statement

FCCFCC

A Radio Frequency Interference StatementA Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his personal expense.

Notice 1

Notice 1Notice 1 The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

Notice 2

Notice 2Notice 2 Shielded interface cables and A.C. power cord, if any, must be used in order to comply with the emission limits.

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e 3e 3 The product described in this document is designed for general use, VIA Technologies assumes no responsibility for the conflicts or damages arising from incompatibility of the product. Check compatibility issue with your local sales representatives before placing an order.

Tested To Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

Battery Recycling and Disposal

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Only use the appropriate battery specified for this product.

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Do not re-use, recharge, or reheat an old battery.

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Do not attempt to force open the battery.

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Do not discard used batteries with regular trash.

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Discard used batteries according to local regulations.

Safety Precautions

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Always read the safety instructions carefully.

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Keep this User's Manual for future reference.

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All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted.

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Keep this equipment away from humidity.

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Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up.

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Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly 110/220V before connecting the equipment to the power inlet.

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Place the power cord in such a way that people cannot step on it.

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Always unplug the power cord before inserting any add-on card or module.

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If any of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by authorized service personnel:

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The power cord or plug is damaged.

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Liquid has penetrated into the equipment.

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The equipment has been exposed to moisture.

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The equipment has not worked well or you cannot get it work according to User's Manual.

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The equipment has dropped and damaged.

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The equipment has obvious sign of breakage.

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Do not leave this equipment in an environment unconditioned or in a storage temperature above 75°C (167°F). The equipment may be damaged.

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Do not leave this equipment in direct sunlight.

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Never pour any liquid into the opening. Liquid can cause damage or electrical shock.

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Do not place anything over the power cord.

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Do not cover the ventilation holes. The openings on the enclosure protect the equipment from overheating.

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Revision History

Revision

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Table of Contents

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1. Introduction

Introduction ................................

1.1.

IntroductionIntroduction

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2. Product Specification

Product Specification ................................

2.2.

Product SpecificationProduct Specification

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3. Mainboard Block Diagram

Mainboard Block Diagram................................

3.3.

Mainboard Block DiagramMainboard Block Diagram

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4. ALTA DS 2 Placement View

ALTA DS 2 Placement View ................................

4.4.

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4.1.

4.2.

4.3.

4.4.

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5. Onboard Pin Header and Connector Lists

Onboard Pin Header and Connector Lists ................................

5.5.

Onboard Pin Header and Connector ListsOnboard Pin Header and Connector Lists

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6. Onboard Pin Header and Connector Pin Assignment

Onboard Pin Header and Connector Pin Assignment ................................

6.6.

Onboard Pin Header and Connector Pin AssignmentOnboard Pin Header and Connector Pin Assignment

6.1.

6.2.

6.3.

6.4.

6.5.

6.6.

6.7.

6.8. SPI1: Serial Flash ROM Programming Connector............................................. 12

6.9.

6.10. SATA1: SATA HDD Connector...............................................................14

6.11. LAN1: RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet Port ......................................................... 15

6.12. HDMIIN1: HDMI-In Port............................................................................ 16

6.13. HDMI1 and HDMI2: HDMI-Out Ports .................................................... 17

6.14. VGA1: VGA Pin Header............................................................................ 18

6.15. USB3 and USB4: Mini USB 2.0 Ports....................................................... 19

6.16. J1: Interface Connector for WM8326 Power IC......................................... 19

6.17. J2: VNT9271 Wi-Fi Module Connector (optional) ............................. 20

6.18. CON1: RS232/Console Connector......................................................... 20

6.19. I²C1: I²C Connector (optional) ................................................................ 21

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System Outline View................................................................................... 5

System Panel Layout .................................................................................... 6

Mainboard Top Side View ......................................................................... 7

Mainboard Bottom Side View ................................................................... 7

SW1: Power On/Off Button ....................................................................... 9

LED1: Power LED.......................................................................................... 9

SD1: SD Card Slot...................................................................................... 10

CIR1: CIR Receiver Module Pin Header (optional)............................. 10

USB1 and USB2: USB Port Connector ................................................... 11

LINEOUT1: Line-Out Jack......................................................................... 11

MIC1: Mic-In Jack........................................................................................ 12

J3: DC-In +12V Jack ................................................................................... 13

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7. Pin Header and Connector Specification Lists

Pin Header and Connector Specification Lists................................

7.7.

Pin Header and Connector Specification ListsPin Header and Connector Specification Lists

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8. Dimension

Dimension................................

8.8.

DimensionDimension

8.1.

Appendix A.

Appendix A.................................

Appendix A.Appendix A.

A.1. Replaceable Batteries........................................................................................ 25

A.2. Classification of the Assessment Methods ................................................... 25

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System Dimension ...................................................................................... 24

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Lists of Figures

Figure 1: Mainboard block diagram .............................................................................. 4

Figure 2: Front side vertical view ................................................................................... 5

Figure 3: Front side horizontal view.............................................................................. 5

Figure 4: Front panel layout............................................................................................ 6

Figure 5: Rear panel layout ............................................................................................. 6

Figure 6: Mainboard top side view................................................................................ 7

Figure 7: Mainboard bottom side view ........................................................................ 7

Figure 8: Power On/Off button diagram ...................................................................... 9

Figure 9: Power LED diagram.......................................................................................... 9

Figure 10: SD card slot diagram...................................................................................10

Figure 11: CIR receiver module pin header diagram............................................... 10

Figure 12: USB 2.0 ports diagram ................................................................................11

Figure 13: Line-Out jack diagram ................................................................................. 11

Figure 14: Mic-In jack diagram...................................................................................... 12

Figure 15: Serial Flash ROM programming connector diagram............................12

Figure 16: DC-In jack diagram.......................................................................................13

Figure 17: SATA HDD connector diagram ................................................................14

Figure 18: RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet port diagram ....................................................... 15

Figure 19: HDMI-In port diagram................................................................................. 16

Figure 20: HDMI-Out ports diagram ........................................................................... 17

Figure 21: VGA pin header diagram............................................................................ 18

Figure 22: Mini USB 2.0 ports diagram ....................................................................... 19

Figure 23: Diagram of interface connector for WM8326 power IC..................... 19

Figure 24: VNT9271 Wi-Fi module connector diagram .........................................20

Figure 25: RS232/Console connector diagram ......................................................... 20

Figure 26: I²C connector diagram ................................................................................ 21

Figure 27: System Dimension........................................................................................ 24

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Lists of Tables

Table 1: Pin header and connector list table ............................................................. 8

Table 2: Power On/Off Button pinout.......................................................................... 9

Table 3: Power LED pinout ............................................................................................. 9

Table 4: SD card slot pinout ........................................................................................10

Table 5: CIR receiver module pin header pin out ................................................... 10

Table 6: USB 2.0 ports pinout ...................................................................................... 11

Table 7: Line-Out jack pinout....................................................................................... 11

Table 8: Mic-In jack pinout............................................................................................12

Table 9: Serial Flash ROM programming connector pinout.................................. 12

Table 10: DC-In jack pinout .......................................................................................... 13

Table 11: SATA HDD connector pinout.................................................................... 14

Table 12: RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet port pinout...........................................................15

Table 13: HDMI-In port pinout .................................................................................... 16

Table 14: HDMI-Out ports pinout...............................................................................17

Table 15: VGA pin header pinout ............................................................................... 18

Table 16: Mini USB 2.0 ports pinout........................................................................... 19

Table 17: Pinout of interface connector for WM8326 power IC .........................19

Table 18: VNT9271 Wi-Fi module connector pinout ............................................. 20

Table 19: RS232/Console connector pinout.............................................................20

Table 20: I²C connector pinout....................................................................................21

Table 21: Pin header and Connector specification lists table.............................. 23

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1. Introduction

Introduction

1.1.

IntroductionIntroduction

The VIA ALTA DS 2 is an ultra-compact and completely fanless Android digital system measuring 175 mm x 118 mm x 25 mm. It supports dual independent Full HD screen that makes it ideal for various digital signage applications such as kiosk, POS system and menu boards to TVOIP, cloud streaming, and Out of Home Advertising.

The ALTA DS 2 has ARM based system mainboard powered by VIA Elite E1000 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 Dual-Core RISC processor which is excellent in high power computing with low power consumption.

The ALTA DS 2 supports dual-sided external I/O ports such as SD card slot, USB 2.0 ports, audio jacks, Gigabit Ethernet LAN port, HDMI-Out port, and Mini USB 2.0 ports. In addition, ALTA DS 2 also offers an onboard 4GB of eMMC Flash, 2.5” SATA HDD connector and Wi-Fi module connector for optional WLAN USB (Wi-Fi) connectivity.

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2. Product

Product Specif

2.2.

ProductProduct

Processor

ProcessorProcessor

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VIA Elite E1000 SoC

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Graphics

GraphicsGraphics

Memory

MemoryMemory

NAND

NAND Flash

NAND NAND

Ethernet

EthernetEthernet

Video

VideoVideo

Audio

AudioAudio

Wi

Wi----Fi Module

WiWi

Power Supply

Power SupplyPower Supply

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Supports DVP Digital Video Out for external HDMI

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Supports up to (H.264 1920 x 1080p @ 30Hz)

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2D/3D graphics

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DDR3-DRAM 1333 2GB

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eMMC 4GB

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SPI flash 4MB

Flash

FlashFlash

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Samsung eMMC flash ROM support

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Realtek RTL8111G-CG integrated 10/100/1000M Ethernet controller for PCI Express applications

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H.264 video encoding

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MPEG-1, MPEG-2 MP@ML

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VC1, others

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Audio port with Line-Out and Mic-In

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Wolfson WM8960 Audio Codec

Fi Module

Fi ModuleFi Module

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VNT9271B6050 complied with IEEE 802.11b/g/n standard from 2.4~2.5 GHz (optional)

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DC 12V

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1 x 6.0/2.5 Ø DC jack connector

Specification

Specif Specif

ARM Cortex-A9 Dual Core @ 1.0 GHz processor 512KB cache memory NEON/FPU on all cores 64 interrupts Multiple voltage domains with clock gating and power gating

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Front

Front PPPPanel I/O

anel I/O

Front Front

anel I/Oanel I/O

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2 x USB 2.0 ports

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1 x SD 2.0 card slot

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1 x Line-Out jack

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1 x Mic-In jack (share for CIR, optional)

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1 x CIR pin header (optional)

Rear

Rear PPPPanel I/O

anel I/O

RearRear

anel I/Oanel I/O

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2 x Mini USB 2.0 ports

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one for Wi-Fi

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one for UART1 TX/RX 2 x HDMI-Out port 1 x HDMI-In port 1 x RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet port 1 x DC-In jack

Boot Loader

Boot LoaderBoot Loader

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Onboard 4MB SPI Flash ROM

Operating System

Operating SystemOperating System

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Linux Kernel 3.0.8 support

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Android 4.0 Operating System

Environmental Specification

Environmental SpecificationEnvironmental Specification

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Operating Temperature: 0°C ~ 40°C

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Storage Temperature: -20°C to 70°C @ 90%

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Relative Humidity: 0% ~ 90% @ 40°C, non-condensing

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EMC Approved: CE, FCC Class B

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Environment: EnergyStar Compliant

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Safety: TUV-GS/UL-GS/cULus/CB (optional)

Dimension

DimensionDimension

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175 mm x 118 mm x 25 mm

Weight

WeightWeight

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555 grams

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Notes:

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NoteNote

s:s:

1. The specification is subject to change without prior notice.

2. As the operating temperature provided in the specifications is a result of the test performed in VIA’s chamber, a number of variables can influence this result. Please note that the working temperature may vary depending on the actual situation and environment. It is highly suggested to execute a solid testing and take all the variables into consideration when building the system. Please ensure that the system runs well under the operating temperature in terms of application.

3. Please note that the lifespan of the onboard eMMC memory chip may vary depending on the amount of access. More frequent and larger data access on eMMC memory makes its lifespan shorter. Therefore, it is highly recommended to use a replaceable external storage (e.g., Micro SD card) for large data access.

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