Aplex APC-3x93P Series User manual

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APC-3x93P User Manual
Release Date _ Revision
Jan. 2014V1.1
® 2013 Aplex Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Published in Taiwan
Aplex Technology, Inc.
15F-1, No.186, Jian Yi Road, Zhonghe District, New Taipei City 235, Taiwan
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Warning!___________________________________
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and
used in accordance with the instructions manual, it may cause interference to radio communications.
It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to
FCC Rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when
operated in a commercial environment. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely
to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever
measures may be required to correct the interference.
Electric Shock Hazard –Do not operate the machine with its back cover removed. There are
dangerous high voltages inside.

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Packing List
Accessories (as ticked) included in this package are:
□Adaptor
□Driver & manual CD disc
□Other.___________________(please specify)
Safety Precautions
Follow the messages below to prevent your systems from damage:
◆Avoid your system from static electricity on all occasions.
◆Prevent electric shock. Don‘t touch any components of this card when the card is
power-on. Always disconnect power when the system is not in use.
◆Disconnect power when you change any hardware devices. For instance, when you
connect a jumper or install any cards, a surge of power may damage the electronic
components or the whole system.

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Table of Contents______________________
Warning!…………………………………………………………………………….……..….2
Packing List…………………………………………………………………………………..3
Safety Precautions…………………………………………………………………………..3
Chapter 1 Getting Started
1.1 Specifications……………………………………..….……………………..6
1.2 Dimensions………………………………...………………………….......7
1.3 Brief Description………………………………………………….………9
Chapter 2 Hardware
2.1 Mainboard………………..…….……………………………………..…..10
2.2 Installations…….………………….……………………………………...13
2.3 Jumpers Setting and Connectors........................................................14
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup
3.1 Operations after POST Screen.............................................................23
3.2 BIOS SETUP UTILITY..........................................................................24
3.3 Main Settings…....................................................................................24
3.4 Advanced Settings............................................................................... 26
3.5 Chipset Settings................................................................................... 32
3.6 Boot Settings....................................................................................... 36
3.7 Security Settings.................................................................................. 39
3.8 Save and Exist Settings....................................................................... 40
3.9 Exit Options..........................................................................................46
Chapter 4 Installation of Drivers
4.1 Intel Chipset Driver.…………………………...…………………………49
4.2 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver...……………………………..52
4.3 Intel (R) Network Adapter……..………………………………………….55
4.4 Realtek ALC662 HD Audio Driver Installation…….………….…………57
Chapter 5 Touch Screen Installation
5.1 Windows 2000/XP USB Driver Installation for PenMount 6000Series.59
5.2 Installing Software ………………………................................................59
5.3 Software Functions……………………...................................................66

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Figures
Figure 1.1:Dimensions of APC-3593P…………………………………..…......7
Figure 1.2:Dimensions of APC-3793P…………………………………..…......8
Figure 1.3:Front view of APC-3X93P…………………………………………...9
Figure 1.4:Rear view of APC-3X93P……..…………………………………….9
Figure 2.1: Mainboard Dimensions…………………………………..…….....12
Figure 2.2: Jumpers and Connectors Location_ Board Top………………...13
Figure 2.3: Jumpers and Connectors Location_ Board Bottom…………....14

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Chapter 1 System
1.1 Specifications
APC-3593P
APC-3793P
System
CPU
Intel® Atom Processor D2550(1M Cache, 1.8GHz)
System Chipset
Intel NM10 Express
System Memory
Onboard 2GB DDR3 800 MHz
IO Port
USB
1 x M12 8 pin for USB 1/2
1 x M12 8 pin for USB 3/4
Serial/Parallel
1 x M12 8pin for COM 1/RS-232/422/485 (Default RS-232)
1 x M12 8pin for COM 2/RS-232
Audio
N/A
Graph
N/A
Digital I/O
N/A
KB/MS
N/A
Membrane control
N/A
LAN
1 x M12 8pin for LAN 1
Power
1 x M12 3 pin DC power connector
Storage Space
HDD
1 x 2.5” SATA HDD or SSD (by SATA 2 with 2.5” bracket design)
Movable device
1 x Internal SD Card slot on board
Expansion
On board expansion bus
1 x Mini PCIe half size
Display
Display Type
15”TFT-LCD
17”TFT-LCD
Max. Resolution
1024x768
1280x1024
Max. Color
262K
16.7M
Luminance (cd/m²)
400
350
View angle(H°/V°)
160/145
170/170
Touch Screen
Type
Projective Capacitive
Interface
USB
Light Transmission(%)
90%
Touch Screen (option)
Type
Resistive

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Interface
RS-232
Light Transmission(%)
80%
Power
Power Input
11~32V DC
Mechanical
Construction
Stainless steel
IP Rating
Total IP65 6 sides
Mounting
Panel mounting, VESA75 x 75
Dimension (mm)
399 x 324 x 53
432 x 358 x 56
Net Weight (Kgs)
7.0
8.5
Environmental
Operating
temperature(°C)
0℃to 50℃(with HDD)
-20~60 (with Industrial SSD or CF)
Storage
temperature(°C)
-30~70℃
Storage humidity
10 to 90% @ 40°C, non- condensing
Certification
CE / FCC Class A
Operating System
Support
Microsoft Windows 7 pro for embedded, Windows embedded standard 7

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1.2 Dimensions
Figure 1.1: Dimensions of APC-3593P
Figure 1.2: Dimensions of APC-3793P

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1.3 Brief Description of APC-3x93P
APC-3X93P series comes with IP65 certificated and is powered by Intel Atom D2550 to provide
low power consumption. The stainless steel chassis design makes it exceptionally suitable for strict
hygiene regulations for food/chemical industry, medical, restaurant/kitchen applications, storage
management and outdoor /information segment and so on. APC-3X93P series has touch screen of
projective capacitive type and resistive type for option. The APC-3X93P series has advanced
computing performance and lower power consumption thanks to well-equipped Intel Atom D2550
solution with 2G DDR3 on board. Regarding the storage capability, APC-3X93P series provides 1 x
2.5” SATA HDD, 1 x internal SD Slot and 1x internal mini-PCIe allowing customers to easily
access/backup the data. APC-3X93P series supports OS such as Windows Embedded Standard 7,
Windows 7 Pro for Embedded and so on.
Figure 1.3: Front View of APC-3x93P
Figure 1.4: Rear View of APC-3x93P

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Chapter 2 Hardware
2.1 Mainboard
Specifications
Board Size
170mm x 113mm
CPU Support
Intel Atom Processor D2550 (1M Cache, 1.8 GHz)
Chipset
Intel NM10 Express
Memory
Support
Onboard 2GB DDRIII SDRAM
Graphics
Integrated Intel GMA 3600 (N2600)
Display Mode
1 x CRT Port
1 x LVDS1 (18/24-bit single LVDS)
Support
Resolution
Up to 1920 x1200 for CRT
Up to 1366 x768 for LVDS1 (N2600)
Dual Display
CRT+LVDS1
Super I/O
Winbond W83627UHG-E
BIOS
AMIBIOS
Storage
1 x SATA Connector (7P)
1 x SATA Connector (7P+15P)
1 x SD Socket (USB to SD)
Ethernet
2 x PCIe GbE LAN by Realtek RTL8111E
USB
2 x USB 2.0 (type A)stack ports (USB4/USB5)
2 x USB 2.0 Pin header via CN3 (USB2/USB3)
2 x USB 2.0 Pin header via CN1 (USB0/USB1)
1 x USB 2.0 for MPCIE1 (USB7)
Mini-PCIe(USB7)
Serial
1 x RS-232/RS-422/RS-485, DB9 connector for external
(COM1)
pin 9 w/5V/12V/Ring select
1 x RS232 port, DB9 connector for external (COM2)
pin 9 w/5V/12V/Ring select
1 x RS422/485 header via CN2 (COM3)
2 x UART via CN3 (COM5,COM6)
Digital I/O
8-bit digital I/O Pin header via CN2

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4-bit digital Input
4-bit digital Output
4-bit digital I/O Pin header via CN3
2-bit digital Input
2-bit digital Output
Battery
Support CR2477 Li battery by 2-pin header
Audio
Realtek ALC662 HD audio codec
Line-in, Line-out, MIC via 2x6-pin header
Audio Line out in phone jack
Keyboard
/Mouse
1 x PS2 keyboard/mouse 1x6 box pin header via CN3
Expansion Bus
1 x mini-PCI-express slot
1 x PCI-express via CN3
Touch Ctrl
1 x Touch control header for TCH1 (COM4)
Power
Management
Wide Range DC 9~36V input
1 x 3-pin power input connector
Switches and
LED Indicators
1 x Power on/off switch via CN1
1 x Reset switch via CN1
1 x Power LED status via CN1
1 x HDD LED status via CN1
1 x Buzzer
External I/O
port
2 x COM Ports (COM1/COM2)
2 x USB 2.0 Ports (USB4/USB5)
2 x GbE LAN Ports
1 x Line out Audio phone jack
Watchdog
Timer
Software programmable 1 –255 second by Super I/O
Temperature
Operating: -20℃to 70℃
Storage: -40℃to 85℃
Humidity
5% - 95%, non-condensing, operating
Power
Consumption
12V /0.95A (Intel Atom N2600 processor with 2GB DDR3
DRAM)
EMI/EMS
Meet CE/FCC class A

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(units :mm)
Figure 2.1: Mainboard Dimensions

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2.2 Installations
SBC-7106 is a 4" industrial motherboard developed on the basis of Intel Cedarview-M Processors
and NM10, which provides abundant peripheral interfaces to meet the needs of different customers.
Also, it features dual GbE ports, 3-COM ports and one Mini PCIE configuration, one VGA port, one
HDMI port, one LVDS interface. To satisfy the special needs of high-end customers, CN1 and CN2
and CN3 richer extension functions. The product is widely used in various sectors of industrial control.
2.2.1 Jumpers Setting and Connectors
Board Top
Figure 2.2: Jumpers and Connectors Location_ Board Top

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Board Bottom
Figure 2.3: Jumpers and Connectors Location_ Board Bottom

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2.3 Jumpers Setting and Connectors
1. JP5:
(2.0mm Pitch 1X2 box Pin Header),ATX Power and Auto Power on jumper setting.
JP5
Mode
Open
ATX Power
Close
Auto Power on
(Default)
2. BAT1 :
(1.25mm Pitch 1X2 box Pin Header) 3.0V Li battery is embedded to provide power for
CMOS.
Pin#
Signal
Name
Pin1
VBAT
PIN2
Ground
3. DC_IN1:
(5.08mm Pitch 1x3 Pin Connector),DC9V~36V System power input connector。
Pin#
Power Input
Pin1
DC+9V~32V
Pin2
Ground
Pin3
FG
4. VGA1:
(CRT 2.0mm Pitch 2X6 Pin Header), Video Graphic Array Port, Provide 2x6Pin cable to
VGA Port.
Signal Name
Pin#
Pin#
Signal Name

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CRT_RED
1
2
Ground
CRT_GREEN
3
4
Ground
CRT_BLUE
5
6
Ground
CRT_H_SYN
C
7
8
CRT_DDCDAT
A
CRT_V_SYNC
9
10
CRT_DDCCL
K
Ground
11
12
Ground
5. JP1:
(2.0mm Pitch 2x3 Pin Header),COM1 jumper setting, pin 1~6 are used to select signal
out of pin 9 of COM1 port.
JP1 Pin#
Function
Close 1-2
COM1 RI (Ring Indicator)
(default)
Close 3-4
COM1 Pin9=+5V
(option)
Close 5-6
COM1 Pin9=+12V
(option)
6. RS-232:
(Switch),COM1 jumper setting, it provides selectable RS232 or RS422 or RS485 serial
signal output.
Function
S_232 Pin#
RS232
(Default)
ON:
Pin1, Pin2, Pin3, Pin4, Pin5
RS422
(option)
OFF:
Pin1, Pin2, Pin3, Pin4, Pin5
RS485
(option)
OFF:
Pin1, Pin2, Pin3, Pin4, Pin5
7. RS-422:
(Switch),COM1 setting, it provides selectable RS232 or RS422 or RS485 serial signal
output.

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Function
RS_422 Pin#
RS232
(Default)
OFF: Pin1, Pin2, Pin3, Pin4,
Pin5
RS422
(option)
ON:Pin1, Pin2, Pin3, Pin4,
Pin5
RS485
(option)
ON:Pin1, Pin2, Pin3, Pin4,
Pin5
Note: Must keep the setting with BIOS setting.
8. COM1:
(Type DB9),Rear serial port, standard DB9 Male serial port is provided to make a direct
connection to serial devices. COM1 port is controlled by pins No.1~6 of JP1,select
output Signal RI or 5V or 12V, For details, please refer to description of JP1 and S_232
and S_422 setting.
RS232 (Default):
Pin#
Signal Name
1
DCD# (Data Carrier Detect)
2
RXD (Received Data)
3
TXD (Transmit Data)
4
DTR (Data Terminal Ready)
5
Ground
6
DSR (Data Set Ready)
7
RTS (Request To Send)
8
CTS (Clear To Send)
9
JP1 select Setting (RI/5V/12V)
BIOS Setup：
Advanced/W83627UHG Super IO
Configuration/Serial Port 1 Configuration【RS-232】
RS422 (option):
Pin#
Signal Name
1
422_RX+
2
422_RX-
3
422_TX-

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4
422_TX+
5
Ground
6
NC
7
NC
8
NC
9
NC
BIOS Setup：
Advanced/W83627UHG Super IO
Configuration/Serial Port 1 Configuration【RS-422】
RS485 (option):
Pin#
Signal Name
1
NC
2
NC
3
485-
4
485+
5
Ground
6
NC
7
NC
8
NC
9
NC
BIOS Setup：
Advanced/W83627UHG Super IO
Configuration/Serial Port 1 Configuration【RS-485】
9. JP2:
(2.0mm Pitch 2x3 Pin Header), COM2 jumper setting, pin 1~6 are used to select signal
out of pin 9 of COM2 port.
JP2 Pin#
Function
Close 1-2
COM1 RI (Ring Indicator)
(default)
Close 3-4
COM1 Pin9=+5V
(option)
Close 5-6
COM1 Pin9=+12V
(option)
10. COM2:

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(Type DB9),Rear serial port, standard DB9 Male serial port is provided to make a
direct connection to serial devices.
Pin#
Signal Name
1
DCD# (Data Carrier Detect)
2
RXD (Received Data)
3
TXD (Transmit Data)
4
DTR (Data Terminal Ready)
5
Ground
6
DSR (Data Set Ready)
7
RTS (Request To Send)
8
CTS (Clear To Send)
9
RI (Ring Indicator)
11. LED3:
LED STATUS. Green LED for Touch Power status.
12. SATA1:
(SATA 7Pin+15Pin), SATA Connectors, one SATA connectors are provided, with transfer
speed up to 3.0Gb/s.
13. SD1:
(SD card socket),Secure Digital Memory Card socket.
14. LINE_OUT:
(Diameter3.5mm Jack), HD Audio port, An onboard Realtek ALC662 codec is used to
provide high quality audio I/O ports. Line Out can be connected to a headphone or
amplifier.

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15. USB45:
USB4/USB5：(Double stack USB type A), Rear USB connector, it provides up to 4
USB2.0 ports, High-speed USB 2.0 allows data transfers up to480 Mb/s ,support USB
full-speed and low-speed signaling.
Each USB Type A Receptacle (2 Ports) Current limited value is 1.5A.
If the external USB device current exceeds 1.5A, please separate connectors
into different Receptacle.
16. LAN1/LAN2:
LAN1/LAN2: (RJ45 Connector), Rear LAN port, Two standard 10/100/1000M RJ-45
Ethernet ports are provided. Used Realtek RTL8111E chipset, LINK LED (green) and
ACTIVE LED (yellow) respectively located at the left-hand and right-hand side of the
Ethernet port indicate the activity and transmission state of LAN.
17. BUZ1:
Onboard buzzer.
18.LED1:
LED STATUS. Green LED for Motherboard Power status.
19. LED2:
LED STATUS. Green LED for Motherboard Standby Power Good status.
20. CN3: