ADLINK Technology MXE-5401 User manual

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Manual Rev.: 2.00
Revision Date: Dec. 20, 2013
Part No: 50-1Z156-2000
MXE-5400 Series
MXE-5401
Fanless Embedded Computer
User’s Manual

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Revision History
Revision Release Date Description of Change(s)
2.00 Dec.20, 2013 Initial Release

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MXE-5400
Preface
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Conventions
Take note of the following conventions used throughout this
manual to make sure that users perform certain tasks and
instructions properly.
NOTE:
NOTE:
Additional information, aids, and tips that help users perform
tasks.
CAUTION:
Information to prevent minor physical injury, component dam-
age, data loss, and/or program corruption when trying to com-
plete a task.
WARNING:
Information to prevent serious physical injury, component
damage, data loss, and/or program corruption when trying to
complete a specific task.

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MXE-5400
Table of Contents
Revision History...................................................................... ii
Preface.................................................................................... iii
List of Tables.......................................................................... ix
List of Figures........................................................................ xi
1 Introduction ........................................................................ 1
1.1 Overview.............................................................................. 1
1.2 Features............................................................................... 2
1.3 Specifications....................................................................... 3
1.4 Unpacking Checklist ............................................................ 5
1.5 Mechanical Drawings........................................................... 6
1.6 Front Panel I/O Connectors ................................................. 8
1.6.1 Power Button .............................................................. 8
1.6.2 LED Indicators ............................................................ 9
1.6.3 Reset Button............................................................... 9
1.6.4 Dual DisplayPort Connector ..................................... 10
Multi-Display Option ...................................................... 11
1.6.5 DVI-I Connector........................................................ 11
1.6.6 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports...................................... 13
1.6.7 USB 3.0 Ports........................................................... 14
1.6.8 CFast Port ................................................................ 15
1.7 Rear Panel I/O Connectors................................................ 15
1.7.1 DB-62P COM Port and Digital I/O Connector........... 16
Isolated Digital Input Circuits ........................................ 19
Isolated Digital Output Circuits ..................................... 21
1.8 Internal I/O Connectors...................................................... 22
1.8.1 Clear CMOS Jumper ................................................ 23
1.8.2 DC 5V and 3.3V Connectors for GPS Module.......... 23

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1.8.3 USIM Port ................................................................. 24
1.8.4 SATA Connectors (X2) ............................................. 24
1.8.5 Mini-PCIe Connectors............................................... 25
1.8.6 Extendable Power/Reset/LED .................................. 26
2 Getting Started.................................................................. 27
2.1 Installing Hard Disk Drives................................................. 27
2.2 Installing a Mini-PCIe Device ............................................. 31
2.3 Internal USB Connector ..................................................... 33
2.4 Installing CFast Card ......................................................... 34
2.5 COM Ports and DIO Device............................................... 36
2.6 Connecting DC power........................................................ 38
2.7 Wall-mounting the MXE-5400 ............................................ 38
2.8 Cooling Considerations...................................................... 41
3 Driver Installation.............................................................. 43
3.1 Installing the Chipset Driver ............................................... 43
3.2 Installing the Graphics Driver............................................. 44
3.3 Installing the Ethernet Driver.............................................. 44
3.4 Installing the Audio Driver.................................................. 45
3.5 Installing the SEMA utility, WDT and DI/O Drivers ............ 45
A Appendix: Watchdog Timer (WDT) &
DI/O Function Libraries..........................................................47
A.1 WDT with API/Windows ..................................................... 47
InitWDT ......................................................................... 47
SetWDT ........................................................................ 48
A.2 DI/O with API/Windows...................................................... 50
GPIO_Init ...................................................................... 50
GPI_Read() ................................................................... 50
GPO_Write() ................................................................. 51
GPO_Read() ................................................................. 51

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MXE-5400
B Appendix: BIOS Setup......................................................53
B.1 Main ................................................................................... 54
B.1.1 BIOS Information ...................................................... 54
B.1.2 System Time/System Date ....................................... 54
B.2 Advanced........................................................................... 55
CPU Configuration ........................................................ 56
Memory Configuration .................................................. 58
Onboard Device Configuration ..................................... 59
Advanced Power Management ..................................... 61
SATA Configuration ...................................................... 62
Serial Port Console Redirection .................................... 63
AMT Configuration ........................................................ 64
Intel® Rapid Start Technology ...................................... 65
Trusted Computing Configuration ................................. 66
System Management (SEMA) ...................................... 67
B.3 Chipset............................................................................... 68
B.4 Boot ................................................................................... 69
Boot Configuration ........................................................ 69
Boot Option Priorities .................................................... 70
B.5 Security.............................................................................. 70
B.6 Exit..................................................................................... 71
Important Safety Instructions.............................................. 73
Getting Service...................................................................... 75

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List of Tables ix
MXE-5400
List of Tables
Table 1-1: MXE-5400 Front Panel I/O Connector Legend........... 8
Table 1-2: LED Indicators ............................................................ 9
Table 1-3: DisplayPort Pin Assignment ..................................... 10
Table 1-4: Multi-Display Configuration....................................... 11
Table 1-5: DVI-I Connector Pin Assignment.............................. 12
Table 1-6: Gigabit Ethernet Port LED Function ......................... 14
Table 1-7: MXE-5400 Rear Panel I/O Connector Legend ......... 15
Table 1-8: DB-62P COM Port Pin Assignment .......................... 17
Table 1-9: D-SUB 9P COM Pin Assignment.............................. 18
Table 1-10: Digital I/O Specifications........................................... 18
Table 1-11: D-SUB 26P Pin Assignment on Digital I/O Port........ 19
Table 1-12: MXE-5400 Internal I/O Legend................................. 22
Table 1-13: Clear CMOS Jumper Pin Assignment ...................... 23
Table 1-14: DC 5V and 3.3V Connectors Pin Assignments ........ 24
Table 1-15: Extendable Power/Reset/LED Connectors
Pin Assignments....................................................... 26
Table B-1: Restore On Power Loss Settings ............................. 61

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