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Atom Embedded Computers
Impact-E 3x series
Impact-E 30 / 35
User manual
(Issue A
Part No: 85090586
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Copyright
Copyright © 2009 Amplicon Liveline Ltd.
All rights reserved. This publication, including all photographs, illustrations
and software, is protected under international copyright laws, with rights
reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated or
transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written consent
from Amplicon Liveline Ltd.
Acknowledgements
All product names or trademarks are properties of their respective owners.
Disclaimer
This instruction manual is supplied to provide the user with sufficient
information to utilise the purchased product in a proper and efficient manner.
The information contained has been reviewed and is believed to be accurate
and reliable. However, Amplicon Liveline Ltd accepts no responsibility for any
problems caused by errors and omissions. Specifications and instructions are
subject to change without notice.
The Impact-E 3x series Atom embedded computers are RoHS compliant.
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Table of Contents
Safety Precautions
C h a p t e r 1 – Introduction
1.1 General Description
1.2 Features and Benefits
1.3 System Specifications
1.4 Impact-E 30 / 35 dimensions
1.5 Block Diagram
1.6 Package List
C h a p t e r 2 – System Components
2.1 Embedded System Board
2.2 Jumper Settings and I/O Connectors
2.2.1 Connector Pin Assignments
2.3 System Layout
2.3.1 Front View
2.3.2 Rear View
C h a p t e r 3 – Hardware installation
3.1 Impact-E 3x Embedded System
3.1.1 Installation
3.1.2 System Memory Installation
3.1.3 CompactFlash Card Installation
3.1.4 Hard Disk Drive / Solid State Drive Installation
3.1.5 Reassembly Procedure
3.2 Mounting Kits
A p p e n d i x
A. Appendix A: LAN Port LED Indicators
B. Appendix B: Watchdog Timer
C. Appendix C: DIO
D Appendix C: Power Requirements
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Safety Precautions
•Before you unpack your embedded computer system, ensure you carefully
read through this manual and follow any related safety and operational
instructions.
•Only suitably qualified and experienced personnel should access the
internals of the unit.
•Before commencing work within the computer ensure that the mains is
disconnected from the computer and any attached peripherals.
Operation of your panel PC
Before operating your embedded computer please:
•Read the equipment ratings plate and ensure that the mains circuit is
suitably rated to power the equipment, to avoid risk of overloading. Do not
use mains adaptors or extension cables.
•Ensure that any cables connected to the equipment are made safe and do
not present a tripping hazard.
•To avoid risk of electric shock ensure that equipment is plugged into a
suitably earthed mains outlet. Only use the power cord supplied with your
computer or power supply unit. Do not continue to use the cable if it is cut
or damaged.
•Ensure the computer chassis is kept away from heat sources, such as
radiators and heating vents.
•The computer must have sufficient free space around it to allow air
movement for cooling purposes. Failure to do so is likely to cause the unit
to overheat and become unstable.
•Avoid connecting the computer to an electrical supply which may have
unacceptable interruptions, surges, spikes or noise. We recommend the
use of an uninterruptible power supply (UPS), surge protector or mains
conditioner to address the problem.
•Turn OFF the system power before cleaning. Clean the system using a
cloth only. Do not spray any liquid cleaner directly onto the computer
surface.
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Electrostatic Discharge Damage
•When accessing the internals of the computer, you must be aware that
many of the components are electrostatic discharge sensitive (ESD).
These components can easily be damaged if suitable precautions are not
taken. ESD damage is not always immediately apparent and may result in
a failure many weeks later. When working on equipment we recommend
the use of an ESD mat and wrist strap.
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C h a p t e r 1
Introduction
This chapter contains general information and detailed specifications of the
Impact-E 3x series Atom embedded computers.
Impact-E 30 – Atom embedded computer with 1 x PCI card slot
Impact-E 35 – Atom embedded computer with 1 x PCIe x1 card slot
1.1 General Description
The Impact-E 3x is a fanless, Atom based, rugged embedded system
designed for industrial and commercial applications. It features extensive
I/O interfaces, a PCI or PCI Express expansion slot. Powered by an Intel
Atom processor the system offers exceptional performance with very low
heat generation and minimal cooling requirements, resulting in optimised
stability and longevity, and providing a high return on investment.
Optimised computing via Intel Atom processors
Impact-E 3x embedded computers feature Intel Atom processors and Intel
945GSE + ICH7M chipset to provide powerful computing performance and
low power consumption.
With six Serial COM ports, dual Gigabit Ethernet ports and up to 2GB of
system memory, these embedded computers can deliver computing
capability for high performance and demanding applications.
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Expandable for 1 PCI / PCIe x1 slot
The Impact-E 30 has a PCI slot, while the Impact-E 35 has a PCIe x1 slot for
card expansion.
Compact designed embedded computers
Impact-E 3x have a rugged and compact chassis making them ideal for space
critical applications.
1.2 Features and Benefits
Featuring Intel 945GSE & ICH7M chipsets, the Impact-E 3x embedded
computer supports Intel’s Atom N270 1.6GHz processor with 533MHz FSB
and DDR2 SODIMM memory. This rugged fanless embedded computer is
designed for space-critical applications requiring extreme reliability, low-
power consumption and versatile I/O configuration. For added flexibility, this
system also boasts four RS232 ports, two RS232/422/485 ports and a PCI /
PCIe expansion slot.
For data storage, the Impact-E 3x provides 1 x CompactFlash socket and 1 x
2.5" HDD / solid state drive bay. The System supports ATX mode power
feature and can accept a wide range of power supplies from +9 V DC to +36V
DC.
Housed in a compact 190 mm x 268 mm x 65 mm heavy-duty aluminium
chassis, the Impact-E 3x is designed for reliable, maintenance-free industrial
computing. This fanless embedded computer offers a cost-effective solution
for a multitude of mission-critical computing applications in automation,
machine control and POS systems.
•Onboard Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz processor
•Intel® 945GSE + ICH7M Chipsets
•Dual 1000/100/10Mbps LAN ports
•6 Serial COM ports
•6 x USB2.0
•VGA, DVI-D video output
•4 x DIO
•1 x PCI expansion slot (Impact-E 30 only)
•1 x PCIe x1 expansion slot (Impact-E 35 only)
•Supports up to 1GB DDR2 SODIMM memory (+1GB onboard memory)
•CompactFlash Type I/II
•2.5” SATA HDD / solid state drive support
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1.3 System Specifications
FEATURE DESCRIPTION
Form Factor Fanless Embedded System
Processor Onboard Intel Atom 1.6 GHz
Chipset Intel 945GSE+ICH7M
Platform
BIOS AMIBIOS with 8Mbit BIOS F
lash
Technology 533 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Socket 1 x 200-pin DDR2 SODIMM
Onboard Memory 1GB DDR2 onboard
System
Memory
Maximum Capacity 2GB
CompactFlash I/II 1
Storage
Interface SATA Port 2
VGA D-Sub 15-pin connector
Display Interface DVI-D
Audio Codec ALC888 HD Codec
LAN Ports 2
Networking
Speed 10/100/1000 Mbps
Digital I/O DB9 Female 4 in 4 Out
USB 2.0 6
LAN 2 x RJ45 GbE
Front I/O
Mic In / Line Out 1/1
Serial RS-232 x 4;
RS-232/422/485 x 2 (COM 1, 3)
DVI-D 1
Rear I/O
VGA 1
Expansion PCI x 1 (Impact-E 30)
PCIe x 1 (Impact-E 35)
Controller Winbond W83627UHG
integrated hardware monitor
Hardware
Monitoring
Watchdog timer Reset supported, 1~255 level
OS Supported
Linux kernel 2.4.16 or above,
XPE/Win XP-32 bit, Win CE 6.0
-20°~ 50°C
(with industrial components -
CF
card, HDD, Memory, adapter)
Temperature, ambient
operating
0 ~ 40°C
(with 2.5” commercial HDD)
Environmental
Parameters
Humidity (RH), ambient
operating
10 ~ 95% relative humidity, non-
condensing
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Storage Temperature -20°~ 80°C
Shock CFD: 100g peak acceleration
(6 msec duration)
Mounting Wall mounting kit
VESA mounting kit (Optional)
Dimensions 190D x 268W x 65H mm
Physical
Dimensions Weight 2.6Kg (without HDD)
Power Input DC +9V~36V
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1.4 Dimensions
•Impact-E 30 / 35 dimensions
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1.5 Block Diagram
Figure 2 – Block Diagram
1.6 Package List
When you receive the Impact-E 3x series embedded computer, please find
the following items in the package.
•Impact-E 3x embedded computer
•DC +19V 75W power adapter x 1
•Amplicon product CD x1
•Serial ATA/Power Cable x 1
•HDD kits x 1 (Spacer x 4, Screw x 4)
•Wall mount kit
•VESA mount kit (Optional)
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C h a p t e r 2
System Components
2.1 Embedded System Board
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2.2 Jumper Settings and I/O Connectors
The jumper settings and I/O connectors of the embedded board have
been set to default as standard. Any changes to the schematic or design
of these connectors may cause damage to your unit.
Default jumper settings and I/O connector summary are as below:
JUMPER FUNCTION
SC2T1 Select COM2 Type Jumper
SC2T2 Select COM2 Type Jumper
PCOM1 Select COM1 Pin9 Signal Jumper
KM1 Keyboard/Mouse Connector Header (for Factory test only)
USBG1 USB Port#7 5-Pin Power Connector (5P Male)
SODIMM1 200 PIN DDR2 SODIMM Socket
SC3T1 Select COM3 Type Jumper
SC3T2 Select COM3 Type Jumper
VLCD1 Select Panel Voltage Header (Reserved)
LVDS1 LVDS Connector (Optional)
CCMOS1
Clear CMOS Data Jumper
PS4S1 4-Pin Power Connector (4P Male )
SATA1 Serial ATA-SATA Socket (Port 1)
SATA2 Serial ATA-SATA Socket (Port 2)
LNI1 Line In 3Pin Connector
CF1 Compact Flash Connector
MPCIE1 Mini PCI Express 1X Connector
PCIGF1 120 Pin PCI Golden Finger
PCIEGF1
PCI Express 1x Golden Finger
COM1/2 Serial Port COM1/2 Connector (D-SUB9 Male)
DGIO1 DIO Connector ( D-SUB9 Female)
CN1 COM3 – 6 Connector
CN2 DC-IN Connector (9 ~ 36V)
PSW1 SW Connector (ATX Power Switch Connector)
PSBTN1 PW-ON Button
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2.2.1 Connector Pin Assignments
SC2T1: Select COM2 Type Jumper
COM2 TYPE SC2T1 SC2T2
RS-232 (Default) 1-2 1-5,2-6,3-7,4-8
RS-422 3-4 5-9,6-10,7-11,8-12
RS-485 5-6 5-9,6-10,7-11,8-12
SC2T2: Select COM2 Type Jumper
COM2 TYPE SC2T1 SC2T2
RS-232 (Default) 1-2 1-5,2-6,3-7,4-8
RS-422 3-4 5-9,6-10,7-11,8-12
RS-485 5-6 5-9,6-10,7-11,8-12
PCOM1 : Select COM1 Pin9 Signal Jumper
Description PCOM1
Ring In 1-2 (Default)
+5V 3-4
+12V 5-6
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KM1：
：：
：Keyboard/Mouse Connector Header (for Factory test only)
USBG1: USB Port#7 -Pin Power Connector ( P Male)
PIN DESCRIPTION
1 USB_VCC
2 USBD0-
3 USBD0+
4 Ground
5 Case Ground
SC3T2: Select COM3 Type Jumper
COM3 TYPE SC3T1 SC3T2
RS-232 (Default) 1-2 1-5,2-6,3-7,4-8
RS-422 3-4 5-9,6-10,7-11,8-12
RS-485 5-6 5-9,6-10,7-11,8-12
Pin Description Pin Description
1 +5V 2 MSCLK
3 MSDATA 4 KEY
5 KBDAT 6 KEY
7 GND 8 KBCLK
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SC3T1: Select COM3 Type Jumper
COM3 TYPE SC3T1 SC3T2
RS-232 (Default) 1-2 1-5,2-6,3-7,4-8
RS-422 3-4 5-9,6-10,7-11,8-12
RS-485 5-6 5-9,6-10,7-11,8-12
VLCD1: Select Panel Voltage Header (Reserved)
Panel Voltage VLCD1
+3.3V ( Default ) 1-2
+5V 2-3
LVDS1: LVDS Connector
(2Channel 18bits 2x20 1.25mm Connector /Optional)
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CCMOS1 : Clear CMOS Data Jumper
Description CCMOS1
Normal (Default) 1-2
Clear CMOS 2-3
PS4S1: 4-Pin Power Connector (4P Male)
Pin No. Description
1 +5V
2 GND
3 GND
4 +12V
NOTE: System can only house 1 x 2.5” HDD / solid state drive.
SATA1/2: Serial ATA-SATA Socket
PIN
NO. DESCRIPTION
1 GND
2 TX+
3 TX-
4 GND
5 RX-
6 RX+
7 GND
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NOTE: When you connect SATA cable, the Pin 7 of cable will
automatically switch to GND. (Normal Pin7 is +5V for SATA-
DOM)
LNI1：
：：
：Line In 3Pin Connector
Pin No. Description
1 LIN-L
2 CO_GND
3 LIN-R
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MPCIE1: Mini PCI Express 1X Connector
Pin No. Description Pin No. Description
1 WAKE# 2 +3.3V
3 RSV1 4 Ground
5 RSV2 6 +1.5V
7 CLKREQ# 8 UIM_PWR
9 Ground 10 UIM_DATA
11 REFCLK- 12 UIM_CLK
13 REFCLK+ 14 UIM_RESET
15 GND3 16 UIM_VPP
KEY KEY
17 RSV3 18 Ground
19 RSV4 20 W_DISABLE#
21 GND5 22 PERST#
23 PERn0 24 +3.3Vaux
25 PERp0 26 Ground
27 Ground 28 +1.5V
29 Ground 30 SMB_SLK
31 PETn0 32 SMB_DATA
33 PETp0 34 Ground
35 Ground 36 USB_D-
37 RSV5 38 USB_D+
39 RSV6 40 Ground
41 RSV7 42 LED_WWAN#
43 RSV8 44 LED_WLAN#
45 RSV9 46 LED_WPAN#
47 RSV10 48 +1.5V
49 RSV11 50 Ground
51 RSV12 52 +3.3V
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PCIGF1: 120 Pin PCI G Golden Finger
System Environment System EnvironmentPin
No. Side B Side A
Pin
No. Side B Side A
1 -12V TRST# (Ground) 32 AD﹝
﹝﹝
﹝17﹞
﹞﹞
﹞AD﹝
﹝﹝
﹝16﹞
﹞﹞
﹞
2 TCK (Ground) +12V 33 C/BE﹝
﹝﹝
﹝2﹞
﹞﹞
﹞# +3.3V
3 Ground TMS (Ground) 34 Ground FRAME#
4 TDO TDI (Ground) 35 IRDY# Ground
5 +5V +5V 36 +3.3V TRDY#
6 +5V INTA# 37 DEVSEL# Ground
7 INTB# INTC# 38 Ground STOP#
8 INTD# +5V 39 LOCK# +3.3V
9 PRSNT1# Reserved 40 PERR# SDONE (SMBclk)
10 Reserved(PREQ-
1)
VI/O（
（（
（NC）
））
） 41 +3.3V SBO# (SMBdata)
11 PRSNT2# Reserved 42 SERR# Ground
12 Ground Ground 43 +3.3V PAR
13 Ground Ground 44 C/BE﹝
﹝﹝
﹝1﹞
﹞﹞
﹞# AD﹝
﹝﹝
﹝15﹞
﹞﹞
﹞
14 Reserved(PCLK2) 3.3Vaux/PGNT-1 45 AD﹝
﹝﹝
﹝14﹞
﹞﹞
﹞+3.3V
15 Ground RST# 46 Ground AD﹝
﹝﹝
﹝13﹞
﹞﹞
﹞
16 CLK VI/O（
（（
（NC）
））
） 47 AD﹝
﹝﹝
﹝12﹞
﹞﹞
﹞AD﹝
﹝﹝
﹝11﹞
﹞﹞
﹞
17 Ground GNT# (PGNT-0) 48 AD﹝
﹝﹝
﹝10﹞
﹞﹞
﹞Ground
18 REQ# (PREQ-0) Ground 49 M66EN (Ground) AD﹝
﹝﹝
﹝09﹞
﹞﹞
﹞
19 VI/O（
（（
（NC）
））
）PME# 50 KEY KEY
20 AD﹝
﹝﹝
﹝31﹞
﹞﹞
﹞AD﹝
﹝﹝
﹝30﹞
﹞﹞
﹞ 51 KEY KEY
21 AD﹝
﹝﹝
﹝29﹞
﹞﹞
﹞+3.3V 52 AD﹝
﹝﹝
﹝08﹞
﹞﹞
﹞C/BE﹝
﹝﹝
﹝0﹞
﹞﹞
﹞#
22 Ground AD﹝
﹝﹝
﹝28﹞
﹞﹞
﹞ 53 AD﹝
﹝﹝
﹝07﹞
﹞﹞
﹞+3.3V
23 AD﹝
﹝﹝
﹝27﹞
﹞﹞
﹞AD﹝
﹝﹝
﹝26﹞
﹞﹞
﹞ 54 +3.3V AD﹝
﹝﹝
﹝06﹞
﹞﹞
﹞
24 AD﹝
﹝﹝
﹝25﹞
﹞﹞
﹞Ground 55 AD﹝
﹝﹝
﹝05﹞
﹞﹞
﹞AD﹝
﹝﹝
﹝04﹞
﹞﹞
﹞
25 +3.3V AD﹝
﹝﹝
﹝24﹞
﹞﹞
﹞ 56 AD﹝
﹝﹝
﹝03﹞
﹞﹞
﹞Ground
26 C/BE﹝
﹝﹝
﹝3﹞
﹞﹞
﹞# IDSEL (AD16) 57 Ground AD﹝
﹝﹝
﹝02﹞
﹞﹞
﹞
27 AD﹝
﹝﹝
﹝23﹞
﹞﹞
﹞+3.3V 58 AD﹝
﹝﹝
﹝01﹞
﹞﹞
﹞AD﹝
﹝﹝
﹝00﹞
﹞﹞
﹞
28 Ground AD﹝
﹝﹝
﹝22﹞
﹞﹞
﹞ 59 VI/O（
（（
（NC）
））
）VI/O（
（（
（NC）
））
）
29 AD﹝
﹝﹝
﹝21﹞
﹞﹞
﹞AD﹝
﹝﹝
﹝20﹞
﹞﹞
﹞ 60 ACK64# REQ64#
30 AD﹝
﹝﹝
﹝19﹞
﹞﹞
﹞Ground 61 +5V +5V
31 +3.3V AD﹝
﹝﹝
﹝18﹞
﹞﹞
﹞ 62 +5V +5V
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