ADLINK Technology MXC-6000 User manual

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Manual Rev.: 3.10
Revision Date: Jan. 3, 2013
Part No: 50-1Z083-1010
MXC-6000
Fanless, Expandable Intel®Core™ i7-620LE
Processor 2.0 GHz Embedded Computer
User’s Manual

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Revision History
Revision Release Date Description of Change(s)
3.00 Oct 5, 2012 Revised Specification
3.10 Jan. 3, 2013 Paging Anomalies Rectified

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Table of Contents
Revision History...................................................................... ii
List of Tables......................................................................... vii
List of Figures........................................................................ ix
Preface.................................................................................... xi
1 Introduction ........................................................................ 1
1.1 Overview.............................................................................. 1
1.2 Features............................................................................... 2
1.3 Specifications....................................................................... 3
1.4 Mechanical Drawings........................................................... 6
1.5 Front Panel I/O Connectors. ................................................ 9
1.5.1 Power Button ............................................................ 10
1.5.2 LED Indicators .......................................................... 10
1.5.3 Reset Button............................................................. 10
1.6 Digital I/O Connector ......................................................... 10
1.6.1 Isolated Digital Input Circuits .................................... 13
1.6.2 Isolated Digital Output Circuits ................................. 15
1.6.3 Digital I/O Windows Driver and API.......................... 16
1.6.4 Digital I/O Programming I/O Address ....................... 17
1.6.5 USB 2.0 Ports........................................................... 19
1.6.6 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports...................................... 19
1.6.7 CompactFlash Socket .............................................. 20
1.6.8 COM Port connectors ............................................... 21
1.6.9 DVI-I connector......................................................... 21
1.6.10 Audio Jacks .............................................................. 23
1.6.11 Keyboard & Mouse PS/2 connectors........................ 23
1.6.12 eSATA connector ..................................................... 24
1.6.13 DC Power connector ................................................ 24

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1.6.14 PCI slot ..................................................................... 25
1.6.15 PCI express x4 slot................................................... 25
1.7 Internal I/O connectors....................................................... 26
1.7.1 Clear CMOS Jumper ................................................ 28
1.7.2 Internal Reserved +5V and +12V Connector............ 28
1.7.3 Internal CF Card Connector...................................... 29
1.7.4 LVDS Interface Connector........................................ 30
1.7.5 12V DC Fan Connector ............................................ 31
1.7.6 LVDS Panel Backlight Control Connector ................ 31
1.7.7 Internal USB Connector............................................ 32
1.7.8 SATA Connectors..................................................... 32
1.7.9 Backboard to System PCB Connector...................... 32
2 Getting Started.................................................................. 33
2.1 Unpacking Checklist .......................................................... 33
2.2 Installing Hard Disk Drives................................................. 34
2.3 Installing a PCI/PCIe Card ................................................. 38
2.4 Installing CF Cards ............................................................ 40
2.5 Connecting and Using eSATA Storage Device.................. 44
2.6 Connecting DC Power ....................................................... 45
2.7 Wall-mounting the MXC-6000............................................ 46
2.8 Optional Fan Module.......................................................... 49
2.9 Cooling Configuration ........................................................ 50
3 Driver Installation.............................................................. 51
3.1 Installing the chipset driver ................................................ 51
3.2 Installing the graphics driver .............................................. 52
3.3 Installing the Ethernet driver .............................................. 52
3.4 Installing the audio driver ................................................... 53
3.5 Installing the WDT driver.................................................... 53
3.6 Installing the DIO Driver..................................................... 54
A Appendix: Power Consumption .......................................55

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A.1 Power Consumption Reference......................................... 55
A.2 Power Supply Reference ................................................... 56
A.3 Accessory Cabling ............................................................. 56
B Appendix: BIOS Setup......................................................57
B.1 Main ................................................................................... 57
BIOS Information .......................................................... 57
Memory Information ...................................................... 57
System Language ......................................................... 57
System Date ................................................................. 58
System Time ................................................................. 58
B.1.1 System Time/System Date ....................................... 58
B.2 Advanced........................................................................... 58
Intel PXE ROM Option .................................................. 58
Intel IGD SWSCI OpRegion .......................................... 58
B.2.1 ACPI Settings ........................................................... 59
B.2.2 Intel IGD SWSCI OpRegion ..................................... 59
B.2.3 CPU Configuration.................................................... 60
B.2.4 SATA Configuration.................................................. 61
B.2.5 Serial Port Configuration .......................................... 61
B.2.6 USB Configuration.................................................... 61
B.2.7 Watchdog Timer ....................................................... 61
B.2.8 H/W Monitor.............................................................. 62
B.3 Chipset............................................................................... 62
B.3.1 Northbridge configuration ......................................... 62
B.3.2 Southbridge configuration......................................... 62
B.4 Security.............................................................................. 63
B.5 Boot ................................................................................... 63
B.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration...................................... 63
B.5.2 Boot Option Priorities................................................ 64
B.6 Exit..................................................................................... 64

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C Appendix: Activating RAID Function...............................65
C.1 RAID Activation in System Manangement ......................... 66
C.1.1 Intel Matrix Storage Manager ................................... 68
C.2 OS Activation ..................................................................... 71
C.2.1 Windows XP ............................................................. 71
C.2.2 Windows 7 ................................................................ 74
D Appendix: Watchdog Timer (WDT)
Function Library.....................................................................77
D.1 WDT with API/Windows ..................................................... 77
InitWDT ......................................................................... 77
SetWDT ........................................................................ 78
D.2 WDT with DOS/Linux ......................................................... 80
Important Safety Instructions............................................... 85
Getting Service...................................................................... 87

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List of Tables
Table 1-1: Front Panel I/O Connector Legend........................... 10
Table 1-2: LED Indicators .......................................................... 10
Table 1-3: Digital I/O Connector Pin Signals ............................. 12
Table 1-4: Digital I/O Connector Pin Legend ............................. 13
Table 1-5: DI Channel System Interrupt .................................... 18
Table 1-6: Active/Link LED ........................................................ 20
Table 1-7: Speed LED ............................................................... 20
Table 1-8: D-sub 9P signal function of COM ports .................... 21
Table 1-9: DVI-I Connector Signals ........................................... 22
Table 1-10: Audio Jack Signals ................................................... 23
Table 1-11: PS/2 Connector Signals ........................................... 23
Table 1-12: DC Power Supply Connector Signals....................... 25
Table 1-13: Mainboard Connector Legend .................................. 26
Table 1-14: Backplane Board Connector Legend........................ 27
Table 1-15: Clear CMOS Jumper Settings .................................. 28
Table 1-16: +5V and +12V Connector Pin Functions .................. 28
Table 1-17: LVDS Connector Pin Functions................................ 30
Table 1-18: Backlight Connector Pin Functions........................... 31
Table A-1: Power Consumption ................................................. 55
Table A-2: Power Supply ........................................................... 56
Table B-1: Restore On Power Loss ........................................... 63

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List of Figures ix
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List of Figures
Figure 1-1: MXC-6000 Functional Block Diagram ........................ 5
Figure 1-2: MXC-6000 Left Side View .......................................... 6
Figure 1-3: MXC-6000 Right Side View ........................................ 6
Figure 1-4: MXC-6000 Top View .................................................. 7
Figure 1-5: MXC-6000 Front View ................................................ 7
Figure 1-6: MXC-6000 Rear View................................................. 8
Figure 1-7: MXC-6000 Underside View ........................................ 8
Figure 1-8: Front Panel I/O Connector.......................................... 9
Figure 1-9: Isolated Digital Input Circuit...................................... 13
Figure 1-10: Isolated Digital Input Differential Input Circuit........... 14
Figure 1-11: Isolated Digital Input Sample Application Circuit ...... 15
Figure 1-12: Isolated Digital Output Circuits ................................. 16
Figure 1-13: Isolated Digital Output Sample Application Circuit ... 16
Figure 1-14: Mainboard PCB ........................................................ 26
Figure 1-15: Backplane Board PCB.............................................. 27

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