IEI Technology EP-308A User manual
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IEI Technology Corp.
User Manual
MODEL:
EP-308A
Mini POS PC with 1.6GHz Intel® Atom CPU,
VGA Output, Gigabit Ethernet, USB, RS-232, RS-232/422/485,
RoHS Compliant, IP 64
Rev. 1.10 – 23 June, 2009
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Revision
Date Version
Changes
23 June, 2009 1.10 Screen brightness changed from 300 nits to 250 nits
Power adapter changed from 120 W to 70 W
Hardware and firmware upgrades
27 April, 2009 1.00 Initial release
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Copyright
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
The information in this document is subject to change without prior notice in order to
improve reliability, design and function and does not represent a commitment on the part
of the manufacturer.
In no event will the manufacturer be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or
consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the product or
documentation, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright. All rights are
reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced by any mechanical, electronic, or
other means in any form without prior written permission of the manufacturer.
TRADEMARKS
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owners.
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Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................... 1
1.1 OVERVIEW.................................................................................................................. 2
1.2 FEATURES................................................................................................................... 2
1.3 FRONT PANEL............................................................................................................. 2
1.4 CONNECTORS ............................................................................................................. 3
1.5 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................................... 4
1.6 DIMENSIONS............................................................................................................... 6
2 INSTALLATION ........................................................................................................... 7
2.1 UNPACK THE PANEL PC.............................................................................................. 8
2.2 PACKING LIST............................................................................................................. 9
2.3 DRIVE INSTALLATION............................................................................................... 10
2.3.1 Hard Drive Installation.................................................................................... 10
2.3.2 CompactFlash® Installation.............................................................................11
2.4 MOUNTING THE SYSTEM .......................................................................................... 12
2.5 BOTTOM PANEL CONNECTORS ................................................................................. 12
2.5.1 LAN Connection Cable.................................................................................... 13
2.5.2 RJ-45 to DB-9 Serial Cable Connection.......................................................... 13
2.5.3 USB Device Cable............................................................................................ 14
2.5.4 VGA Monitor Connection ................................................................................ 15
2.6 POWER CONNECTION ............................................................................................... 16
2.7 DRIVER INSTALLATION............................................................................................. 16
2.8 PRINTER PAPER INSTALLATION................................................................................. 17
2.9 THERMAL PRINTER SETUP........................................................................................ 18
2.9.1 Install the USB to Serial Bridge....................................................................... 19
2.9.2 Checking Installation....................................................................................... 20
2.9.3 Install the Printer Driver................................................................................. 21
2.9.4 Setting the Communication Protocol............................................................... 25
3 BIOS SETUP................................................................................................................ 27
3.1 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................... 28
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3.1.1 Starting Setup................................................................................................... 28
3.1.2 Using Setup...................................................................................................... 28
3.1.3 Getting Help..................................................................................................... 29
3.1.4 Unable to Reboot After Configuration Changes.............................................. 29
3.1.5 BIOS Menu Bar................................................................................................ 29
3.2 MAIN........................................................................................................................ 30
3.3ADVANCED............................................................................................................... 31
3.3.1 CPU Configuration.......................................................................................... 32
3.3.2 IDE Configuration........................................................................................... 33
3.3.2.1 IDE Master, IDE Slave ............................................................................. 34
3.3.3 Super IO Configuration ................................................................................... 39
3.3.4 Hardware Health Configuration...................................................................... 41
3.3.5 Power Configuration ....................................................................................... 44
3.3.5.1 ACPI Settings............................................................................................ 44
3.3.5.2 APM Configuration................................................................................... 45
3.3.6 Remote Access Configuration.......................................................................... 47
3.3.7 USB Configuration........................................................................................... 51
3.3.7.1 USB Mass Storage Device Configuration................................................. 53
3.4 PCI/PNP................................................................................................................... 54
3.5 BOOT........................................................................................................................ 57
3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration............................................................................. 57
3.5.2 Boot Device Priority........................................................................................ 60
3.5.3 Hard Disk Drives............................................................................................. 61
3.5.4 Removable Drives............................................................................................ 61
3.5.5 CD/DVD Drives............................................................................................... 62
3.6 SECURITY................................................................................................................. 63
3.7 CHIPSET ................................................................................................................... 64
3.7.1 Northbridge Configuration.............................................................................. 65
3.7.2 Southbridge Configuration .............................................................................. 67
3.8 EXIT......................................................................................................................... 68
4 SYSTEM MAINTENANCE ....................................................................................... 70
4.1 SYSTEM MAINTENANCE INTRODUCTION.................................................................. 71
4.2 MOTHERBOARD REPLACEMENT ............................................................................... 71
4.3 COVER REMOVAL..................................................................................................... 71
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4.4 MEMORY MODULE REPLACEMENT........................................................................... 72
4.5 HARD DRIVE AND COMPACTFLASH®REPLACEMENT .............................................. 73
A SAFETY PRECAUTIONS......................................................................................... 74
A.1 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ............................................................................................ 75
A.1.1 General Safety Precautions............................................................................. 75
A.1.2 Anti-static Precautions .................................................................................... 76
A.2 MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING PRECAUTIONS........................................................ 76
A.2.1 Maintenance and Cleaning.............................................................................. 76
A.2.2 Cleaning Tools................................................................................................. 77
B BIOS OPTIONS .......................................................................................................... 78
C TERMINOLOGY ....................................................................................................... 82
D WATCHDOG TIMER ................................................................................................ 86
E HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE ......................................................... 89
E.1 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE TABLE FOR IPB PRODUCTS CERTIFIED AS
ROHS COMPLIANT UNDER 2002/95/EC WITHOUT MERCURY ....................................... 90
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List of Figures
Figure 1-1: EP-308A........................................................................................................................2
Figure 1-2: Front Panel ..................................................................................................................3
Figure 1-3: Connectors ..................................................................................................................4
Figure 1-4: Dimensions (units in mm)..........................................................................................6
Figure 2–1: Opening The System................................................................................................10
Figure 2-2: Aluminum Back Cover Retention Screws ..............................................................11
Figure 2–3: CompactFlash® Install.............................................................................................11
Figure 2-4: Connectors ................................................................................................................12
Figure 2-5: LAN Connection........................................................................................................13
Figure 2-6: Serial Device Connector...........................................................................................14
Figure 2-7: USB Device Connection...........................................................................................15
Figure 2-8: VGA Connector .........................................................................................................16
Figure 2-9: Available Drivers.......................................................................................................17
Figure 2-10: Install Paper Roll.....................................................................................................18
Figure 2-11: USB to Serial Driver................................................................................................19
Figure 2-12: Installation Wizard ..................................................................................................19
Figure 2–13: Installation Complete.............................................................................................20
Figure 2–14: USB–Serial Printer Driver......................................................................................20
Figure 2-15: Printer Installation File ...........................................................................................21
Figure 2-16: Printer Driver Installation Wizard..........................................................................21
Figure 2-17: Select Local Printer.................................................................................................22
Figure 2-18: Select Serial Port.....................................................................................................22
Figure 2-19: Install Printer Software...........................................................................................23
Figure 2-20: Choose Printer Name..............................................................................................23
Figure 2-21: Print Test Page........................................................................................................24
Figure 2-22: Printer Installation Complete.................................................................................24
Figure 2-23: Printer Properties....................................................................................................25
Figure 2-24: Configure Printer Port ............................................................................................25
Figure 2-25: Set Communication Options..................................................................................26
Figure 4-1: Bottom Cover Retention Screws.............................................................................72
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List of Tables
Table 1-1: Technical Specifications..............................................................................................5
Table 2-1: Packing List.................................................................................................................10
Table 3-1: BIOS Navigation Keys................................................................................................29
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BIOS Menus
BIOS Menu 1: Main.......................................................................................................................30
BIOS Menu 2: Advanced..............................................................................................................31
BIOS Menu 3: CPU Configuration...............................................................................................32
BIOS Menu 4: IDE Configuration.................................................................................................33
BIOS Menu 5: IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration...........................................................34
BIOS Menu 6: Super IO Configuration........................................................................................39
BIOS Menu 7: Hardware Health Configuration..........................................................................41
BIOS Menu 8: APM Configuration...............................................................................................44
BIOS Menu 9: ACPI Settings .......................................................................................................44
BIOS Menu 10: APM Configuration.............................................................................................45
BIOS Menu 11: Remote Access Configuration..........................................................................47
BIOS Menu 12: USB Configuration.............................................................................................51
BIOS Menu 13: USB Mass Storage Device Configuration........................................................53
BIOS Menu 14: PCI/PnP Configuration.......................................................................................55
BIOS Menu 15: Boot.....................................................................................................................57
BIOS Menu 16: Boot Settings Configuration.............................................................................57
BIOS Menu 17: Boot Device Priority Settings ...........................................................................60
BIOS Menu 18: Hard Disk Drives ................................................................................................61
BIOS Menu 19: Removable Drives..............................................................................................61
BIOS Menu 20: CD/DVD Drives ...................................................................................................62
BIOS Menu 21: Security...............................................................................................................63
BIOS Menu 22: Chipset................................................................................................................64
BIOS Menu 23: Northbridge Chipset Configuration..................................................................65
BIOS Menu 24:Southbridge Chipset Configuration..................................................................67
BIOS Menu 25:Exit........................................................................................................................68
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Chapter
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1 Introduction
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1.1 Overview
Figure 1-1: EP-308A
The EP-308A is a Mini POS with a built-in thermal printer. The EP-308A has an 8" monitor
and a 1.6GHz Intel® Atom processor.
Storage needs are met by installing a SATA hard drive or a CompactFlash® card.
CompactFlash® cards with Windows CE 6.0, Windows XPE or Linux are also available.
Wireless networking is enabled through an optional 802.11b/g wireless adapter. With
serial ports and USB ports for peripherals and a Gigabit Ethernet slot for networking.
1.2 Features
Some of the standard features of the EP-308A flat panel PC include:
Fully self-contained, only power from the external power supply required
Wireless LAN
Gigabit Ethernet
IP64 compliant front cover
RoHS compliant
1.3 Front Panel
The front side of the EP-308A is a flat panel LCD screen surrounded by a frame.
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Figure 1-3: Connectors
1.5 Technical Specifications
The technical specifications for the EP-308A systems are listed in Table 1-1.
SPECIFICATION EP-308A-N270
Mainboard EPMB-945GSE-R10
CPU 1.6GHz Intel® Atom
LCD Panel 8"
Resolution 800 x 600
Brightness 250 nits
Contrast Ratio 500:1
LCD Colors 262,000
Pixel Pitch 0.2025 x 0.2025
Viewing Angle (H/V) 130/110
Backlight MTBF 30000
IP Level IP 64 front panel
AT/ATX SW
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SPECIFICATION EP-308A-N270
I/O 1 x Gigabit LAN
1 x Power input (12 V)
1 x RJ-12 for cash drawer
1 x RS-232
1 x RS-232/422/485
4 x USB ports
1 x VGA port
Printer 2.0" thermal printer with auto-cutting
Power Consumption 43 W
Operating Temp. -10ºC ~ 50ºC
Dimension (WxHxD) 216.40 mm x 140.45 mm x 301.12 mm
Net/Gross Weight 4.2 kg
EMC and Safety CE, EMC, FCC, CB, CCC
Table 1-1: Technical Specifications
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1.6 Dimensions
Figure 1-4: Dimensions (units in mm)
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Chapter
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2 Installation
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WARNING:
When installing the EP-308A, make sure to:
Turn the power off: Chance of electrocution. Turn off the monitor
and unplug it from the power supply.
Only let certified engineers change the hardware settings:
Incorrect settings can cause irreparable damage to the product.
Install the monitor with assistance: The product is very heavy and
may be damaged by drops and bumps. Two or more people should
install the panel PC.
Take anti-static precautions: Electrostatic discharge can destroy
electrical components and injure the user. Users must ground
themselves using an anti-static wristband or similar device.
The installation steps below should be followed in order.
Step 1: Unpack the flat panel PC
Step 2: Check all the required parts are included
Step 3: Install the hard drive (optional)
Step 4: Install the CompactFlash® card (if not included)
Step 5: Install the printer paper
Step 6: Connect peripheral devices to the bottom panel of the flat panel PC
Step 7: Connect the power cable
Step 8: Configure the system
2.1 Unpack the Panel PC
To unpack the flat panel PC, follow the steps below:
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WARNING!
Only remove the protective plastic cover stuck to the front screen after
installation. The plastic layer protects the monitor surface during
installation process.
Step 9: Carefully cut the tape sealing the box. Only cut deep enough to break the tape.
Step 10: Open the outside box.
Step 11: Carefully cut the tape sealing the box. Only cut deep enough to break the tape.
Step 12: Open the inside box.
Step 13: Lift the monitor out of the boxes.
Step 14: Remove the peripheral parts box from the main box. Step0:
2.2 Packing List
The EP-308A flat panel PC is shipped with the following components:
Quantity Item Image
1 EP-308A
1 Power adapter (70 W)
1 AC power cable
1 Touch screen pen
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Quantity Item Image
2 RJ-45 to DB-9 cable
1 Utility CD
Table 2-1: Packing List
2.3 Drive Installation
The EP-308A supports either a SATA hard drive or a CompactFlash® card. To install the
hard drive or CompactFlash® card, first open the bottom as shown below, then refer to the
individual installation sections.
Unfasten the screws to remove the bottom section.
Figure 2–1: Opening The System
2.3.1 Hard Drive Installation
This section outlines the installation of the hard drive in the EP-308A. To install the hard
drive, please follow the steps below:
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