Huawei Atlas 500 Quick reference guide

Huawei Atlas 500
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Date 2019-08-05
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About This Document
Purpose
This document describes the Atlas 500 AI Edge Station (Atlas 500 for short) in terms of its
appearance, features, and specifications.
Intended Audience
This document is intended for:
lHuawei presales engineers
lChannel partner presales engineers
lEnterprise presales engineers
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Change History
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03 2019-08-05 This issue is the third official release.
02 2019-07-27 This issue is the second official release.
01 2019-07-04 This issue is the first official release.
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Contents
About This Document.....................................................................................................................ii
1 Introduction.................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Product Overview........................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Product Features............................................................................................................................................................. 2
1.3 Logical Architecture....................................................................................................................................................... 3
1.4 Typical Application Scenarios........................................................................................................................................4
2 Hardware.........................................................................................................................................5
2.1 Front Panel......................................................................................................................................................................5
2.1.1 Indicators and Buttons................................................................................................................................................. 5
2.2 Rear Panel.......................................................................................................................................................................6
2.2.1 Indicators..................................................................................................................................................................... 7
2.2.2 Ports............................................................................................................................................................................. 7
2.3 Bottom Cover............................................................................................................................................................... 10
2.3.1 Button........................................................................................................................................................................ 10
2.3.2 Port.............................................................................................................................................................................11
2.3.3 Slots........................................................................................................................................................................... 12
3 Product Specifications................................................................................................................ 14
3.1 Technical Specifications............................................................................................................................................... 14
3.2 Environmental Specifications.......................................................................................................................................17
3.3 Physical Specifications................................................................................................................................................. 18
3.4 PSU Specifications....................................................................................................................................................... 19
4 System Management...................................................................................................................20
5 Maintenance and Warranty....................................................................................................... 22
6 Certifications................................................................................................................................ 23
A Acronyms..................................................................................................................................... 24
A.1 A-E...............................................................................................................................................................................24
A.2 F-J................................................................................................................................................................................ 25
A.3 K-O.............................................................................................................................................................................. 25
A.4 P-T............................................................................................................................................................................... 25
A.5 U-Z...............................................................................................................................................................................26
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B Appendix...................................................................................................................................... 27
B.1 60 W Industrial AC PSU..............................................................................................................................................27
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1 Introduction
1.1 Product Overview
1.2 Product Features
1.3 Logical Architecture
1.4 Typical Application Scenarios
1.1 Product Overview
The Atlas 500 is a lightweight edge device designed for a wide range of edge applications. It
features powerful computing performance, large-capacity storage, flexible configuration,
small form factor, wide temperature range, strong environment adaptability, and easy
maintenance and management. It is ideal for intelligent video surveillance, analysis, and data
storage application scenarios, and can be deployed in various edge and central equipment
rooms, meeting application requirements in complex environments, such as public security
departments, communities, campuses, shopping malls, and supermarkets.
The Atlas 500 has two models with different drive configurations:
lFigure 1-1 shows an Atlas 500 without a drive.
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Figure 1-1 Atlas 500 (without a drive)
lFigure 1-2 shows an Atlas 500 with a 3.5-inch drive in the drive module on the right.
Figure 1-2 Atlas 500 (with a drive)
1.2 Product Features
Ease of Use in Edge Scenarios
lReal time: Data is processed locally and response is returned in real time.
lLow bandwidth: Only necessary data is transmitted to the cloud.
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lPrivacy protection: Customers can determine the data to be transmitted to the cloud and
stored locally. All data transmitted to the cloud can be encrypted.
lStandard container engines and fast deployment of third-party algorithms and
applications are supported.
16-Channel Video Analysis and Storage Capability
l16-channel video analysis (up to 16-channel 1080p video decoding and 16 TOPS
compute power on INT8 data).
l12 TB storage capacity, supporting storage of 16-channel 1080p 4 Mbit/s videos for 7
days and 8-channel 1080p 4 Mbit/s videos for 30 days.
Strong Environment Adaptability
lIndustrial protection level: IP40.
lZero-fan design, supporting a wide operating temperature range of -40°C to +70°C
(-40°F to +158°F).
Flexible Configuration and Wireless Transmission
Support for 3G or 4G modules and wireless transmission.
High Reliability
lAll the firmware in the system has dual-image backup. If a fault occurs, automatic
active/standby failover will occur.
lThe system detects software and hardware faults and generates alarms.
lThe system provides the HA solution with built-in HA backup software. Two Atlas 500
edge stations can form an HA system. If one Atlas 500 is faulty, a failover is
automatically triggered.
1.3 Logical Architecture
Figure 1-3 shows the system architecture of the Atlas 500. The processor uses the Huawei-
developed HiSilicon Hi3559A chip, and works with the Atlas 200 AI accelerator module
(optional) to provide 16 TOPS compute power on INT8 data.
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Figure 1-3 Atlas 500 system architecture
1.4 Typical Application Scenarios
The Atlas 500 can be used in many scenarios, including Safe City, Smart Security
Supervision, Smart Transportation, Smart Manufacturing, Smart Retail, and Smart Care. In
these application scenarios, the typical architecture is as follows:
lDevice: IP cameras or other front-end devices are connected in a wireless or wired way.
lEdge: The edge implements the extraction, storage, and upload of valuable information.
lCloud: Data centers implement model and application push, management, and
development.
Figure 1-4 Typical architecture of the Atlas 500
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2 Hardware
2.1 Front Panel
2.2 Rear Panel
2.3 Bottom Cover
2.1 Front Panel
2.1.1 Indicators and Buttons
Positions
Figure 2-1 Indicators and buttons on the front panel
1Graceful power-off indicator/
button
2 Bluetooth indicator/button
(reserved)
3 Drive indicator 4 Health indicator
5 Reset button - -
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Description
Table 2-1 Description of indicators and buttons on the front panel
Indicator/Button Description
Graceful power-off
indicator/button
Graceful power-off indicator:
lSteady green: The device is operating properly.
lBlinking green: The device is being powered off.
lOff: The device is powered off.
Graceful power-off button:
lIf you press this button when the system is powered on, the
system starts the graceful power-off process.
lIf you hold down this button for 5 seconds when the system
is powered on, the system starts the forcible power-off
process.
lIf you press this button when the system is powered off, the
system starts the power-on process.
Bluetooth indicator/
button
NOTE
The Bluetooth indicator/
button is reserved and
currently unavailable.
Bluetooth indicator:
lSteady blue: The Bluetooth function is enabled.
lOff: The Bluetooth function is disabled.
Bluetooth button:
You can press this button to enable the Bluetooth function.
Drive indicator lSteady green: The drive is operating properly.
lBlinking green: Data is being read from or written to the
drive.
Health indicator lSteady green: The device is operating properly.
lBlinking red: An alarm has been generated for the system.
Reset button You can press this button to reset the system.
2.2 Rear Panel
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2.2.1 Indicators
Positions
Figure 2-2 Indicators on the rear panel
1 GE port connection status
indicator
2 Data transmission status
indicator for a GE port
Description
Table 2-2 Description of indicators on the rear panel
Indicator Description
GE port connection
status indicator
lOff: The network is disconnected.
lSteady green: The network is properly connected.
Data transmission status
indicator for a GE port
lOff: No data is being transmitted.
lBlinking yellow: Data is being transmitted.
2.2.2 Ports
Positions
Figure 2-3 Ports on the rear panel
1Antenna ports 2 Phoenix alarm terminal port
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3 USB ports 4 GE network ports
5 Audio output port 6 Audio input port
7 HDMI port 8 Power socket
9 Ground terminal - -
Description
Table 2-3 Description of ports on the rear panel
Name Type Quantity Description
Antenna
port
SMA-K
(screw
threads
outside and
a hole
inside)
2 Used to connect antennas to the Atlas 500.
Phoenix
alarm
terminal
port
- 1 Used to connect an alarm input device such as a
smoke detector, infrared detector, access
controller, or an alarm output device such as an
alarm bell. Ensure that the alarm input device
and Atlas 500 are grounded.
NOTE
It is recommended that the length of an RS232 cable
be less than or equal to 10 m.
USB port USB 2.0
Type-A
2 Used to connect a mouse. The Atlas 500
provides two USB ports on the rear panel. You
can connect a mouse to either of the ports.
GE
network
port
- 2 Used to connect to a switch through network
cables.
Audio
output port
- 1 Used to connect an audio output device such as a
headset or speaker to the Atlas 500.
Figure 2-4 Audio output cable
NOTE
The audio output cable and devices are not included in
the accessory package, and need to be purchased by
customers themselves.
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Name Type Quantity Description
Audio
input port
- 1 Used to connect an audio input device such as a
microphone to the Atlas 500.
Figure 2-5 Audio input cable
NOTE
The audio input cable and devices are not included in
the accessory package, and need to be purchased by
customers themselves.
HDMI port - 1 Used to connect to a monitor through an HDMI
cable for video output.
NOTE
The HDMI cable is not included in the accessory
package, and needs to be purchased by customers
themselves.
Power
socket
- 1 Used to connect to the power supply system
through a 2-pin DC power cable. One end of the
cable is a 2-pin DC input terminal, and the other
end is open. Users can prepare cables based on
site requirements. The 2-pin DC input terminal
adopts a foolproof design. If the positive and
negative poles are reversely connected, the
device cannot be powered on. The Atlas 500
installation accessory package provides a 2-pin
power cable terminal. The DC power cable
specifications must be 1.5 mm2 or 16 AWG
(recommended) or smaller.
Figure 2-6 Atlas 500 power cable
Ground
terminal
- 1 Used to connect one end of the PGND cable to
the ground terminal on the device and the other
end to the ground point on the cabinet or
workbench. A Phillips screwdriver and M4
screws are required.
The PGND cable needs to be prepared by the
customer, and a 16 AWG to 18 AWG yellow and
green cable is required.
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2.3 Bottom Cover
The cover at the bottom of the device can be removed to connect more user peripherals, such
as an M.2 SSD, microSD card, SIM card, and USB dongle. In addition, a button is provided
to restore the device to its default settings.
2.3.1 Button
Position
Figure 2-7 Button at the bottom
1 Button for restoring factory
settings
- -
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Description
Table 2-4 Description of the button at the bottom
Name Type Description
Button for
restoring
factory
settings
- When the device is powered on, you can press and hold the
button for 10 seconds or longer to reset the device and restore
it to its factory settings.
NOTICE
Exercise caution when using this button. Restoring factory settings will
interrupt services.
2.3.2 Port
Position
Figure 2-8 Port at the bottom
1 USB port - -
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Description
Table 2-5 Description of the port at the bottom
Name Type Description
USB port USB 2.0 Connects a USB dongle.
2.3.3 Slots
Positions
Figure 2-9 Slots at the bottom
1 M.2 SSD slot 2 SIM card slot
3 microSD card slot - -
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Description
Table 2-6 Description of the slots at the bottom
Name Type Description
M.2 SSD
slot
SATA 3.0 Houses a 2280 SATA M.2 SSD.
NOTE
An industrial M.2 SSD must be used to meet ambient temperature
requirements.
SIM card
slot
- Houses a SIM card, which must be used together with an LTE
module.
NOTE
lThe SIM card is not hot swappable.
lAn industrial SIM card must be used to meet ambient temperature
requirements.
microSD
card slot
SDIO Houses a microSD card, with a maximum rate of SDR50 and a
maximum capacity of 2 TB.
NOTE
An industrial microSD card must be used to meet ambient temperature
requirements.
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3 Product Specifications
3.1 Technical Specifications
3.2 Environmental Specifications
3.3 Physical Specifications
3.4 PSU Specifications
3.1 Technical Specifications
Table 3-1 Atlas 500 technical specifications
Item Specifications
Processor HiSilicon Hi3559A processors
lDual-core ARM Cortex A73 @1.8 GHz, 32 KB I-Cache,
64 KB D-Cache/512 KB L2 cache
lDual-core ARM Cortex A53 @1.2 GHz, 32 KB I-Cache,
32 KB D-Cache/256 KB L2 cache
lDual-core ARM Mali G71 @900 MHz, 256 KB cache
Processor memory DDR4 4 GB, 64-bit, 2400 Mbit/s
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