DMP Electronics EBOX-3100-VGA User manual

EBOX-3100-VGA User Manual
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EBOX-3100-VGA
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EBOX-3100-VGA User Manual
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SafetyInformation
WARNING
DonotexposeEBOXtorainormoisture,inordertopreventshockandfirehazard.
NeverinstallEBOXinwetlocations.
Donotopenthecabinettoavoidelectricalshock.Refertoyournearestdealerforqualified
personnelservicing.
Nevertouchun-insulatedterminalsorwireunlessyourpoweradaptoranddisplaymonitorare
disconnected.
LocateEBOXascloseaspossibletothesocketoutlineforeasyaccessandtoavoidforce
causedbyentanglingofyourarmswithsurroundingcablesfromtheEBOX.
WhenusingEBOX,avoidusingorinstallingthemodemtotheserialportduringastormora
lightning.
Donotusethemodemoratelephonetoreportagasleakinthevicinityoftheleak.
USBconnectorsaresuppliedwithLimitedPowerSources.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO OPEN OR TO DISASSEMBLE THE CHASSIS
(ENCASING)OF THIS PRODUCT.PLEASE CONTACT YOUR
NEAREST DEALER FOR SERVICING FROM QUALIFIED TECHNICIAN.

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Regulatory
FCC Class A Note
ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassAdigitaldevice,pursuant
toPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmful
interferencewhentheequipmentisoperatedinacommercialenvironment.Thisequipmentgenerates,
usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththe
instructionmanual,maycauseharmfulinterferenceinwhichcasetheuserwillberequiredtocorrectthe
interferenceathisownexpense.Testingwasdonewithshieldedcables.Therefore,inordertocomply
withtheFCCregulations,youmustuseshieldedcableswithyourinstallation.
WARNING
ThisproductcomplieswithEN55022classA.Inadomesticenvironmentthisproductmaycauseradio
interferenceinwhichcasetheusermayberequiredtotakeadequatemeasures.
Changesormodificationstothisunitnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliance
could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCrules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:
(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterference
received,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
ThisdigitalapparatusdoesnotexceedtheClassAlimitsforradionoiseemissionsfromdigital
apparatusassetoutintheinterference-causing equipment standard entitled “Digital Apparatus”,
ICES-003oftheDepartmentofCommunications.
Manufacturer’s Declaration of Conformity
Thisequipmenthasbeentestedand foundtocomplywiththerequirements ofEuropeanCommunity
Council Directives 89/336/EEC and 73/23/EEC relating to electromagnetic compatibility and product
safetyrespectively.
Attention
Thisproducthasbeendesignedandcertifiedtocomplywithcertainregulatoryrequirementspertaining
toInformationTechnologyEquipment.Thisproducthasnotbeendesignedforuseasamedical
device.Withoutlimitationoftheforegoing,thisproductisnotintendedandhas not beencertifiedfor
useinahospitalorclinicalenvironmenttodiagnose,treat,ormonitorpatientsundermedical
supervision,andisnotintendedandhasnotbeencertifiedtomakephysicalorelectricalcontactwith
patients,nortotransferenergytoorfrompatientsortodetectsuchenergytransfertoorfrompatients.

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Purchase Agreement
Purpose:
InaccordancetothegeneralcommercialconductofTrustandFairTrade,herewithbelowisthe
agreementfortheprotectionforbothparties,DMPandUsersinpursuantoftrading.
ProductDescription:
Withthisproduct,herewithalsoknownasEBOX-3100-VGA,whichisasimplified&aneconomical
designofanembeddeddeviceforSpecialPurposePersonalComputing.Thebasicspecificationof
thisproductiscomprisedofthex86technology,design,andwithonboard512MBDDR3memory,
VGAdisplay,USB,COMportsandLANInterfaces.
Distribution Convention:
1. ThisProductincludesagiftbox,aninnercase,aPC,aPoweradaptor (Optional).Upon
receiving this product, kindly please refer to the User’ Manual to check for the contents and
appearance of this product; contact immediately your nearest dealer or DMP office for any
defectiveormissingparts.Thesupplierwillnotberesponsibleforanyreporteddiscrepancy
thereaftertheexpirationperiodof3-daysfromthereceiveddate.
2. Inconsiderationoftransportationandthecostofstorage,thesupplierprovidestothe
distributorsa warrantyof12months.This warrantycoversthefailurecausedbyhardware
breakdown(excludingharddrives),butdoesnotcovertheactofmisuseandmishandling.
3. Thesupplierwillnotaccept unknownpost,thereforeifyouwishtorepairortoreturnyour
goods–kindlypleasecontactyournearestdealertomakeyourdeclaration,andatthesame
time,applyforan RMAnumber(RMAstandsforReturnMerchandiseAuthorization–please
askforRMAformandfill-upforauthorization).
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convention:Bothpartiesistopayforfreightofoneshipmenteach.Theshipperisrequiredto
prepay thefreightfromtheplaceoforigin(Thismeansthatthereturnee(user)coversthe
freightforreturngoods,whiletheSuppliercoversthefreightforgoodsaftertherepair).
5. Obsoletewarrantyisreferredtoas:(1)Expirationofwarrantyor(2)Damageduetomisuse
withinwarranty.TheSupplierwillbetakenintoconsiderationofthecircumstances,toprovide
repairservicewithchargesexpenseforobsoletewarranty.Thisexpenseincludesthecostof
materialandthecostoflabor.
Note:Ifthereisotherparticularissue,notlistedintheaboveconditions,bothpartiesagreedtofollowthe
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Contents
Chapter 1
02 UnpackingyourEBOXMiniPC
Chapter 2
05 EBOX-3100-VGAOverview
06 System Specifications
07 PeripheralsConnecting
Chapter 3
09 BIOSReconfiguring
09 LinuxInstallationGuide
Chapter 4
17 TechnicalSpecifications
Chapter 5
19 OnboardConnectorsSummary
20 PinAssignments
Chapter 6
22 TakingCareYourEBOXVESAPC
24 Troubleshooting
Chapter 7
26 TermsandCondition
26 Warranty
26 ServiceandSupport
26 ReturnMerchandiseAuthorization(RMA)Policy
26 ShippingPolicy

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Unpacking Your EBOX-3100-VGA Mini PC
Congratulation!YouhavejustacquiredEBOX-3100-VGA, pleasecheck the
followingitem:
Packing List:
ItemNo.
Description
Q’ty
1
EBOX-3100-VGAMiniPC
x1
Note: The accessories are subject to change without immediate notice.
Check BeforeUse
1.EBOX-3100-VGASeriesUnit

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Preface
EBOX-3100-VGAMini PC
TheEBOX-3100-VGAisarevolutionarydevice whichisespeciallydesignedforlimitedphysicalspace
andtemperatureconcerns.Nomatteryouareinajammedoffice,acrowdedplace,orpublic
transportation,itcanbeeasilyintegratedwithaVESALCDtobringyouEBOX-3100-VGAaccessat
anytime.
ItcanattachtoanyVESAmountingfixture;allowingittobesecurelymountedontodesks,walls,or
buildings,andtherebyoptimizesyourworkarea.ItcanalsoattachdirectlytoanysizeLCDfora
mobilesystemfortheuseattradeshows,presentations,promotions,etc.Unliketraditionalportable
laptopdesign,theEBOX-3100-VGAcanbeusedwithalargesizeLCD.Furthermore,withFANLESS
design,EBOX-3100-VGAisidealtobeusedintheenvironmentwheretemperaturedemandiscritical.
Ifyouarelookingforadevicethatisabletoprovidewithmoremobility&space,and atthesametime
useslesspowerconsumption,EBOX-3100-VGAwillbesurelymeetyourneed.
The VESA® FDMI™ Standard defines mounting interfaces, hole patterns and associatedcable/
powersupplylocationsforLCDmonitors,plasmadisplaysandotherflatpaneldevices.EBOX-3100-
VGAisdesignedtofitthisstandardtomakemonitorattachmentquickly andeasily.

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EBOX-3100-VGA Overview
FrontPanel
A: Power LED
The power LED lights up when
the system is turned on.
B: Audio Line Out
Audio output to speaker.
C: Audio Mic In
For Microphone input.
D: USB 2.0 port
Connection for external USB devices.
E: SD Card Slot
For the storage SD card, the system
is bootable from SD card.
BackPanel
G: VGA port D-Sub 15-pin
H: RJ-45 LAN Jack
I: Power switch
J: Micro 5pin USB Power Jack
A
B
C
D
E
G
H
G
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System Specification
CPU
Vortex86EX(400MHz)
MainMemory
512MBDDR3(32-bitDRAMbus)
BIOS
SeaBIOS
VGA
Resolutionupto1024 x 768 HighColors
Peripheral
1. USB2.0 x2(2atfront)
2. SDCardslotx1
3. Audioport(Micinx1&Lineoutx1)
Dimension&Weight
78 x 78 x 28mm/208g
Power consumption
DC +5V@0.57A
SupportedOperatingSystem
WindowsXP
WindowsXPEmbedded
WindowsEmbeddedCE
SupportedLinuxDistributionlist:
1. Gentoo4.2
2. Ubuntu8.04
3. Ubuntu8.10
4. Ubutnu9.04
5. Ubuntu10.04
6. Debian4.0
7. Debian5.0
8. Debian6.0
9. Debian7.0
10. OpenSUSE11.4
11. FedoraCore5
12. Fedora10
13. WattOSwarp30(Ubuntu8.10base)
14. CentOS5.5
※CentOS5.5: PleaseuseregularPCtoinstall
theOSintoSDcard,then,removetheSDcard
ontotheEBOXunits.

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Peripherals
Connecting the Power Adaptor
A: Micro 5pin USBPowerJack
To use EBOX-3100-VGA please attach the
USB cable or spec in +5V@2A AC adapter
for the power source.
Note:
WiththeAutoPowerOnsupportfunction,the
systemthenwillbeturnedonautomatically.
Connecting the Monitor
B: VGAConnection
ConnectyourLCDdisplayMonitorwithVGA
cable(NotincludedinEBOXconsolebundles)
tothe15-pinD-SubVGAport.
Connecting the USB
EBOX-3100-VGAprovides2externalUSBports(twoatthefront).
Connecting the LAN
C: USB2.0 port
Connection for external USB devices.
D: Microphone/ Earphone
TheEBOX-3100-VGAsupports Microphone
InputandSpeakerOutput.
E:SDCardSlot
For the storage SD card, the system is
bootable from SD card.
F: RJ-45 LAN
RJ-45 LAN jack for Ethernet connection.
A
B
C
D
E
F

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BIOS Reconfiguring
SeaBIOSisusedintheEBOX-3100-VGA.ToreconfiguretheEBOX-3100-VGA,pressor hitthe
<F12>keytoenteryourBIOSsetupmainmenuasbelow.
(SeaBIOS Setup menu)
Linux installation For Debian7.0/ Ubuntu10.04
Regarding the system installation of Debian7.0/ Ubuntu10.04, please follow the steps
and suggestions to complete the system installation on the EBOX-3100-VGA platform.
There we provided is a brief instruction to assist clients, but you can configure it by yourself
with system’s asking.
1. Basic system installation
For Debian7.0, after booting from the installation CD, moving straight to install
system would get a text only system, please choose Graphic Install if GUI is
necessary for your application.

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The system would start to ask questions for basic configuration. Such as the
language, keyboard map and time zone, etc.
Then the system information appears for something about the detecting of network
hardware, system requires users to load the firmware files for network device rtl8168,
just answer no for this inquiry and move forward.
Then the system would inform you that multiple network interfaces were detected on
the EBOX-3100-VGA, and the user to choose the one as primary network interface,
both of them all could be chosen. And the Ethernet cable must be plugged in this
period.
As installation processing, the system would need you to make decisions about how
the partitions your disk for the system? Following default option is using entire disk
for the beginner. Choose “all files in one partition”. Other allocation is also available,
depends on customers’ needs.
In the final, remember to write the change to disk.

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Then the system would keep asking you few questions for configuration,
suggestions were attached as follow.
When system asking you to choose the software to install for system, you can
remark both the Debian desktop environment and standard system utilities, then to
continue following procedure. It would start the package installation, around hundred
packages would be installed, please be patient until system informed you for
the next step.
The next question is about the agreement of the installation of the GRUB boot
loader to the MBR area? Answer YES and wait system to complete the installation
as last procedure.
When it's completed, the disc tray will eject and inform you, then press continue to
restart and be ready to enjoy the new system!
The Debian7.0
The Ubuntu10.04

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2. Kernel and graphic driver installation
Install the Kernel Package (Console mode)
For Debian7.0, you can skip this procedure for kernel installation; Because system
could work with default kernel version (3.2.0).
Clicking the icon of the terminal from the application. And download the kernel
2.6.32-21 from below link then to store the kernel package.
Follow the instructions to complete the kernel installation, get into the folder that
kernel file stored, and switching as the root before command executed.
Kernel Package (click 2.6.32-21-Vortex86)
When download completed, restart the system and to choose the kernel 2.6.34.10 to
boot when GRUB boot loader was loaded. You can keep pressing the key “Shift”
when the system from booting, then the boot loader would show the option of kernel
for you. Then find the “Ubuntu, With Linux 2.6.32-21-vortex86” to execute.
# dpkg -i linux-image-2.6.32-21-vortex86_2.6.32-21.32_i386.deb

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Or you can remove the default kernel 2.6.32-??-generic that be arranged as a higher
priority than the kernel we installed for the EBOX-3100-VGA platform, with the
instruction below through the terminal.
First, check what version be installed as default in the system:
To find the last two numbers as location of question marks that the system shows on
screen “linux-image-2.6.32-??
Then execute it with the correct numbers that you found in previous, and to replace
the question mark with correct version numbers shown below.
Then you would see only one kernel on the GRUB list.
# apt-get remove linux-image-2.6.32-??-generic
# grep –w linux-image-2.6.32 /var/log/dpkg.log
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