Advantech UNO-2174A User manual

UNO-2174A/2178A
Automation Computers with
Intel® Atom™ Processors,
6 x USB, 8 x COM, 2 x Mini-PCIe
User Manual

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Copyright
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Acknowledgements
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Machines Corporation.
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Part No. 2003217400 1st Edition
Printed in Taiwan February 2011

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Product Warranty
Advantech warrants to you, the original purchaser, that each of its prod-
ucts will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for one year
from the date of purchase.
This warranty does not apply to any products that have been repaired or
altered by persons other than repair personnel authorized by Advantech,
or which have been subject to misuse, abuse, accident or improper instal-
lation. Advantech assumes no liability under the terms of this warranty as
a consequence of such events.
Because of Advantech high quality-control standards and rigorous test-
ing, most of our customers never need to use our repair service. If an
Advantech product is defective, it will be repaired or replaced at no
charge during the warranty period. For out-of-warranty repairs, you will
be billed according to the cost of replacement materials, service time and
freight. Please consult your dealer for more details. If you think you have
a defective product, follow these steps:
Step 1. Collect all the information about the problem encountered. (For
example, CPU speed, Advantech products used, other hardware
and software used, etc.) Note anything abnormal and list any on-
screen messages you get when the problem occurs.
Step 2. Call your dealer and describe the problem. Please have your man-
ual, product, and any helpful information readily available.
Step 3. If your product is diagnosed as defective, obtain an RMA (return
merchandize authorization) number from your dealer. This
allows us to process your return more quickly.
Step 4. Carefully pack the defective product, a fully completed Repair
and Replacement Order Card and a photocopy proof of purchase
date (such as your sales receipt) in a shippable container. A prod-
uct returned without proof of the purchase date is not eligible for
warranty service.
Step 5. Write the RMA number visibly on the outside of the package and
ship it prepaid to your dealer.

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Declaration of Conformity
CE
This product has passed the CE test for environmental specifications
when shielded cables are used for external wiring. We recommend the use
of shielded cables. This kind of cable is available from Advantech. Please
contact your local supplier for ordering information.
FCC Class A
Note: 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 environ-
ment. 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. Opera-
tion of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful inter-
ference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference
at his own expense.
Technical Support and Assistance
Step 1. Visit the Advantech web site at www.advantech.com/support
where you can find the latest information about the product.
Contact your distributor, sales representative, or Advantech's customer
service center for technical support if you need additional assistance.
Safety Precaution - Static Electricity
Follow these simple precautions to protect yourself from harm and the
products from damage. To avoid electrical shock, always disconnect the
power from your PC chassis before you work on it. Don't touch any com-
ponents on the CPU card or other cards while the PC is on. Disconnect
power before making any configuration changes. The sudden rush of
power as you connect a jumper or install a card may damage sensitive
electronic components.
Caution
Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with
the same or equivalent type battery as recommended by the manufacturer.
Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions.

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Safety Instructions
1. Read these safety instructions carefully.
2. Keep this User Manual for later reference.
3. Disconnect this equipment from any AC outlet before cleaning. Use a
damp cloth. Do not use liquid or spray detergents for cleaning.
4. For plug-in equipment, the power outlet socket must be located near the
equipment and must be easily accessible.
5. Keep this equipment away from humidity.
6. Put this equipment on a reliable surface during installation. Dropping it
or letting it fall may cause damage.
7. The openings on the enclosure are for air convection. Protect the equip-
ment from overheating. DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS.
8. Make sure the voltage of the power source is correct before connecting
the equipment to the power outlet.
9. Position the power cord so that people cannot step on it. Do not place
anything over the power cord.
10. All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted.
11. If the equipment is not used for a long time, disconnect it from the
power source to avoid damage by transient overvoltage.
12. Never pour any liquid into an opening. This may cause fire or electrical
shock.
13. Never open the equipment. For safety reasons, the equipment should be
opened only by qualified service personnel.
14. If one of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by
service personnel:
15. The power cord or plug is damaged.
16. Liquid has penetrated into the equipment.
17. The equipment has been exposed to moisture.
18. The equipment does not work well, or you cannot get it to work accord-
ing to the user's manual.
19. The equipment has been dropped and damaged.
20. The equipment has obvious signs of breakage.
21. DO NOT LEAVE THIS EQUIPMENT IN AN ENVIRONMENT
WHERE THE STORAGE TEMPERATURE MAY GO BELOW -20° C
(-4° F) OR ABOVE 70° C (158° F). THIS COULD DAMAGE THE
EQUIPMENT. THE EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE IN A CON-
TROLLED ENVIRONMENT.
22. CAUTION: DANGER OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS INCOR-
RECTLY REPLACED. REPLACE ONLY WITH THE SAME OR
EQUIVALENT TYPE RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFAC-

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TURER, DISCARD USED BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE
MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS.
23. The sound pressure level at the operator's position according to IEC
704-1:1982 is no more than 70 dB (A).
DISCLAIMER: This set of instructions is given according to IEC 704-1.
Advantech disclaims all responsibility for the accuracy of any statements
contained herein.

vii Table of Contents
Contents
Chapter 1 Overview ...........................................................2
1.1 Introduction ....................................................................... 2
1.2 Hardware Specifications ................................................... 3
1.3 Safety Precautions ............................................................. 5
1.4 Chassis Dimensions........................................................... 6
Figure 1.1:UNO-2174A Chassis Dimensions................. 6
Figure 1.2:UNO-2178A Chassis Dimensions................. 6
1.5 Accessories........................................................................ 7
Chapter 2 Hardware Functionality ................................10
2.1 Introduction ..................................................................... 10
Figure 2.1:Front Panel of UNO-2174A ........................ 10
Figure 2.2:Front Panel of UNO-2178A ........................ 10
Figure 2.3:Rear Panel of UNO-2174A ......................... 10
Figure 2.4:Rear Panel of UNO-2178A ......................... 10
2.2 UNO-2174A/2178A Interface (COM1~COM6)............. 11
2.3 RS-232/422/485 Interface (COM A ~ B)........................ 11
2.3.1 16C550 UARTs with 128-byte standard ...................... 12
2.3.2 RS-422/485 detection ................................................... 12
2.3.3 Automatic Data Flow Control Function for RS-485 .... 12
2.4 Terminal Resistor Setup for RS-422/485 ........................ 13
2.5 RS-232/422/485 Selection............................................... 14
2.5.1 COM1 - 6 ...................................................................... 14
Figure 2.5:RS-232 Jumper Setting (COM1,2).............. 14
Figure 2.6:RS-232 Jumper Setting (COM3-6) ............. 14
Figure 2.7:RS-485 Jumper Setting (COM1,2).............. 14
Figure 2.8:RS-485 Jumper Setting (COM3-6) ............. 15
2.5.2 COM A and COM B..................................................... 15
2.5.3 RS-485 Auto Flow & RS-422 Master/Slave Mode ...... 16
Table 2.1:Auto Flow & Slave/Master Selection........... 16
2.6 LAN: Ethernet Connector .............................................. 16
2.7 Power Connector ............................................................. 17
2.8 PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector ............................ 17
2.9 USB Connector ............................................................... 17
2.10 VGA Display Connector ................................................. 17
2.11 Battery Backup SRAM (Reserved)................................. 17
2.12 RTC Battery Specification .............................................. 18
Figure 2.9:RTC Battery Location ................................. 18
2.13 Power Button / Power Management................................ 18
2.14 Reset Button .................................................................... 19
2.15 HD Audio ........................................................................ 19

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2.16 PCI Express Mini Card Socket........................................ 19
Chapter 3 Initial Setup.....................................................22
3.1 Inserting a CompactFlash Card ....................................... 22
3.2 Chassis Grounding .......................................................... 22
Figure 3.1:Chassis Grounding Connection................... 22
3.3 Connecting Power ........................................................... 23
3.4 Installing a Hard Disk ..................................................... 23
3.5 Installing a Wireless LAN Card and Antenna................. 24
3.6 BIOS Setup...................................................................... 25
Appendix A System Settings and Pin Assignments ..........28
A.1 System I/O Address and Interrupt Assignment....... 28
A.2 Board Connectors and Jumpers....................................... 29
Figure A.1:Connector & Jumper Locations (front) ...... 29
A.3 RS-232/485 Standard Serial Port (COM1~COM2) ........ 31
A.4 RS-232/485 Serial Port (COM3-COM6) ........................ 32
A.5 RS-232/422/485 Serial Port (COM A ~ COM B)........... 33
A.6 Power Connector (PWR)................................................. 33
A.7 PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector ............................ 34
A.8 USB Connector ............................................................... 34
A.9 VGA Display Connector ................................................. 35
A.10 Clear CMOS (JP2) .......................................................... 36
Table A.10:JP2 Clear CMOS........................................ 36
A.11 System Power AT or ATX Selection (JP1)..................... 36
Table A.11:AT/ATX Selection..................................... 36

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CHAPTER
1
Overview
This chapter provides an overview of
UNO-2174A/2178A’s specifications.
Sections include:
• Introduction
• Hardware specification
• Safety precautions
• Chassis dimensions

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Chapter 1 Overview
1.1 Introduction
UNO-2174A/2178A is an embedded Application Ready Platform (ARP)
that can shorten your development time and offers rich networking inter-
faces to fulfill extensive needs in different projects. UNO-2174A and
UNO-2178A include Intel’s latest Atom technology and provide rich
interfaces including up to 4 serial ports, 2 x GbE Lan, 6 x USB ports and
Audio. UNO-2174A is equipped with an additional printer port and
UNO-2178A can provide 4 additional serial ports through add-on cable.
UNO-2174A and UNO-2178A can operate in very wide temperatures
(from -10 to 70° C). UNO-2178A even adopts D510 dual core Atom with
great computing power for heavy programs. Energy Star certification
ensure both UNO-2174A and UNO-2178A are very energy efficient.
UNO-2174A and UNO-2178A provide great expansion including 2 x
Mini-PCIe and SIM card support. An additional daughterboard is also
available for PC/104+ and PCI-104 plug in cards. With these expansions
UNO-2174A and UNO-2178A have great expandability from WiFi, 3G,
I/O expansion and fieldbus card.
With rich OS and driver support, such as Windows WES-2009, WES7,
WinCE 6.0, and embedded Linux, users can integrate applications easily
in an application ready platform that can provide a versatile functions to
fulfill diverse requirements.

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1.2 Hardware Specifications
General
• Certifications Energy Star, CE, FCC class A, UL, CCC,
IP40, BSMI, C-Tick
• Dimensions (W x D x H)2174A: 255 x 152 x 50 mm (10' x 6.0' x 2.0")
2178A: 255 x 152 x 59 mm (10' x 6.0' x 2.3")
• Enclosure Aluminum +SECC
• Mounting Wallmount, DIN-rail, VESA
• Industrial Grounding Isolation between chassis and power ground
• Power Consumption UNO-2174A: 12W (Typical)
UNO-2178A: 16W (Typical)
• Power Suspend Mode S3, S4
• Power Requirements 9 ~ 36 VDC (Min. 36 W)
• Weight 2.5 kg
• OS Support Windows XP/Win 7/WES7/ WES-2009/
CE 6.0, Linux
• System Design Fanless design with no internal cabling
System Hardware
• CPU 2174A: Intel Atom 1.6 GHz (N450)
2178A: Intel Atom 1.6 GHz DualCore (D510)
• Memory 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM built-in
• Indicators LEDs for Power, CF, LAN (Active, Status),
Serial (Tx, Rx)
• Keyboard/Mouse 1 x PS/2
• Storage CF: 1 x front-accessible type I/II CF slot
HDD: 1 x built-in 2.5" SATA HDD/SSD
bracket
• Display DB 15 VGA connector, UNO-2174A support
up to 1400 x 1050, UNO-2178A supports up
to 2048 x 1536
• Watchdog Timer Programmable 256 levels timer interval,
from 1 to 255 sec
Advantech [F75111] WDT

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• Expansion Slot 2 x full sized Mini-PCIe, 1x SIM card support
To use a wireless connection an expansion Mini-PCIe is required.
I/O Interface
• Serial Ports 2174A: 2 x RS-232/485 (COM1-2),
2 x RS-232/422/485 w/ 128kB FIFO (COM A-B)
2178A: 2 x RS-232/485 (COM1-2),
2 x RS-232/422/485 w/ 128kB FIFO (COMA-B),
4 x RS-232/485 from DB25 print port (COM3-6)
• Serial Port Speed 50-115.2 kbps (COM 1-6 in RS-232/485 mode)
50-115.2 kbps (COM A/B in RS-232 mode)
50-921.6 kbps (COM A/B RS-422/485 model)
• LAN 2 x 10/100/1000 Base-T RJ-45 ports
(Built-in boot ROM in flash BIOS) Teaming
function, Wake on LAN, Boot from LAN
• Audio 5.1 channel HD audio
• USB Ports 6 x USB 2.0
• Printer Port (2174A) 1 x DB25 print port
Environment
• Humidity 95% @ 40C (non-condensing)
• Operating TemperatureIEC 60068-2-2 with 100% CPU/ I/O loading
-10 ~ 70C (14 ~ 158F)
• Ingress Protection IP40
• Shock Protection IEC60068-2-27F: 50 G @ wallmount, 11 ms
HDD: 20 G @ wall mount, half sine, 11 ms
• Vibration Protection IEC60068-2-64 (Random1Oct./min,1hr/axis.)
CompactFlash: 2 Grms @ 5 ~ 500 Hz,
HDD: 1 Grms @ 5 ~ 500 Hz
Reserved Functions
• Digital Input/Output: 4 x DI and 4 x DO pin head*
*Note: This function is reserved for projects
Expansion Board (Additional Purchase Required)
• PC/104+ 1 x PC/104+ (5V, 3A or 3.3V, 3A)

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• PCI-104 1 x PCI-104 (5V, 3A or 3.3V, 3A)
Expansion Board Reserved Functions
• Battery Backup SRAM* 1MB
• Mini-PCIe* 1 x Mini-PCIe
• HDD* 1 x SATA II
*Note: This function is reserved for projects
1.3 Safety Precautions
The following sections tell how to make each connection. In most cases,
you will simply need to connect a standard cable.
Warning! Always disconnect the power cord from your
chassis whenever you are working on it. Do not
connect while the power is on. A sudden rush of
power can damage sensitive electronic compo-
nents. Only experienced electronics personnel
should open the chassis.
Caution! Always ground yourself to remove any static
electric charge before touching UNO-2174A/
2178A. Modern electronic devices are very sen-
sitive to static electric charges. Use a grounding
wrist strap at all times. Place all electronic com-
ponents on a static-dissipative surface or in a
static-shielded bag.

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1.4 Chassis Dimensions
Figure 1.1: UNO-2174A Chassis Dimensions
Figure 1.2: UNO-2178A Chassis Dimensions
227.80
254.80
49.30
149.64
159.41
227.80
254.80
149.64
159.41
58.70

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1.5 Accessories
Please refer below for the accessory list:
• 3-pin connector for power wiring (Advantech P/N : 1652003206)
• SATA signal cable (Advantech P/N : 1700006812)
• SATA power cable (Advantech P/N : 1700004712)
• 8 PCS jumper (Advantech P/N : 1653302122)
• 4 COM port expansion cable (UNO-2178A only, P/N: 1700000146)
• Keyboard/Mouse Y cable (Advantech P/N : 1700060202)
• Driver DVD
• Warranty card
If anything is missing or damaged, contact your distributor or sales repre-
sentative immediately.

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2
CHAPTER
2
Hardware Functionality
This chapter shows how to setup the
UNO-2174A/2178A’s hardware func-
tions, including connecting peripherals,
setting switches and indicators.
Sections include:
• Peripherals
• RS-232 Interface
• RS-422/485 Interface
• LAN / Ethernet Connector
• Power Connector
• PS/2 Mouse and Keyboard Connector
• USB Connector
• VGA Display Connector
• Reset Button

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Chapter 2 Hardware Functionality
2.1 Introduction
The following figures show the connectors on UNO-2174A/2178A. The
following sections give you information about each peripheral.
Figure 2.1: Front Panel of UNO-2174A
Figure 2.2: Front Panel of UNO-2178A
Figure 2.3: Rear Panel of UNO-2174A
Figure 2.4: Rear Panel of UNO-2178A

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2.2 UNO-2174A/2178A Interface (COM1~COM6)
UNO-2174A offers two standard RS-232/485 serial communication inter-
face ports: COM1 and COM2.
IRQ and Address Settings
The IRQ and I/O address range of COM1 to COM6 are listed below:
COM1: 3F8H, IRQ4
COM2: 2F8H, IRQ3
COM3: 3E8, IRQ10
COM4: 2E8, IRQ5
COM5: 2F0, IRQ11
COM6: 2E0, IRQ7
The setting can be adjusted in the bios page, the driver will be installed
automatically during OS installation
2.3 RS-232/422/485 Interface (COM A ~ B)
The UNO-2174A/2178A offers two RS-232/422/485 serial communica-
tion interface ports: COMA and COMB. Please refer to Appendix A.4 for
their pin assignments. The default setting of COMA and COMB are RS-
422/485. Please note COM A/B in Microsoft Windows is showed as
COM3,4 (UNO-2174A) or COM7,8 (UNO-2178A) in the device man-
ager after driver is installed.
Note: In S1 mode, COM A, B data re-transmission will not function prop-
erly and may include error signals after wake up.
Note: UNO-2178A offers additional 4 RS-232/485 COM port
COM3 ~ COM6 through expansion cable connected
from DB25 pin.

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2.3.1 16C550 UARTs with 128-byte standard
Advantech UNO-2174A/2178A comes with OXuPCI952 UARTs con-
taining 128 bytes FIFOs. These upgraded FIFOs greatly reduce CPU
overhead and are an ideal choice for heavy multitasking environments.
2.3.2 RS-422/485 detection
In RS-422/485 mode, UNO-2174A/2178A automatically detects signals
to match RS-422 or RS-485 networks. (No jumper change required)
2.3.3 Automatic Data Flow Control Function for RS-485
In RS-485 mode, UNO-2174A/2178A automatically detects the direction
of incoming data and switches its transmission direction accordingly. So
no handshaking signal (e.g. RTS signal) is necessary. This lets you conve-
niently build an RS-485 network with just two wires. More importantly,
application software previously written for half duplex RS-232 environ-
ments can be maintained without modification.