IEI Technology TANK-600 Series User manual

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User Manual
MODEL:
TANK-600 Series
Fanless Embedded System with Intel® Dual Core D2550 1.86 GHz
processor / Intel® Dual Core N2600 1.6 GHz processor, VGA,
Two Gigabit Ethernet, Six USB 2.0, RS-232/422/485,
RoHS Compliant
Rev. 1.03 – 28 July 2017

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Revision
Date Version Changes
28 July 2017 1.03 Add Manual Conventions
Add Section 3.1.1: High Surface Temperature
Updated Section 3.5: Mounting the System
7 June 2013 1.02 Add Section 3.5: Mounting the System with Mounting
Brackets
24 May 2013 1.01 Update power input in spec.
7 April 2013 1.00 Initial release

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Copyright
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of the manufacturer.
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ManualConventions
WARNING
Warnings appear where overlooked details may cause damage to the
equipment or result in personal injury. Warnings should be taken
seriously.
CAUTION
Cautionary messages should be heeded to help reduce the chance of
losing data or damaging the product.
NOTE
These messages inform the reader of essential but non-critical
information. These messages should be read carefully as any directions
or instructions contained therein can help avoid making mistakes.
HOT SURFACE
This symbol indicates a hot surface that should not be touched without
taking care.

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Ta b le ofContents
1 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................... 1
1.1 OVERVIEW................................................................................................................... 2
1.2 MODEL VARIATIONS..................................................................................................... 2
1.3 FEATURES ................................................................................................................... 3
1.4 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS........................................................................................ 3
1.5 FRONT PANEL.............................................................................................................. 5
1.6 REAR PANEL ................................................................................................................ 6
1.7 DIMENSIONS................................................................................................................ 7
2 UNPACKING.................................................................................................................. 8
2.1 UNPACKING................................................................................................................. 9
2.2 PACKING LIST.............................................................................................................. 9
2.3 OPTIONAL ITEMS........................................................................................................11
3 INSTALLATION........................................................................................................... 12
3.1 ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS ........................................................................................ 13
3.1.1 High Surface Temperature ............................................................................... 13
3.2 INSTALLATION PRECAUTIONS ..................................................................................... 14
3.3 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION STEPS ................................................................ 14
3.4 HARD DISK DRIVE (HDD)INSTALLATION................................................................... 14
3.5 MOUNTING THE SYSTEM ............................................................................................ 17
3.5.1 Mounting the System with Mounting Brackets................................................. 17
3.5.2 Mounting the System with Wall Mount Kit....................................................... 18
3.6 AT/ATX MODE SELECTION........................................................................................ 20
3.6.1 AT Power Mode................................................................................................ 21
3.6.2 ATX Power Mode............................................................................................. 21
3.7 CLEAR CMOS........................................................................................................... 21
3.8 RESET THE SYSTEM.................................................................................................... 22
3.9 POWERING ON/OFF THE SYSTEM ............................................................................... 23
3.10 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONNECTION ......................................................... 23
3.10.1 Audio Connection........................................................................................... 24

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3.10.2 LAN Connection............................................................................................. 24
3.10.3 Serial Device Connection .............................................................................. 25
3.10.3.1 DB-9 Serial Port Connection.................................................................. 25
3.10.3.2 DB-78 Serial Port Connection (Optional).............................................. 26
3.10.4 USB Device Connection................................................................................. 27
3.10.5 VGA Monitor Connection .............................................................................. 28
4 SYSTEM MOTHERBOARD........................................................................................ 30
4.1 OVERVIEW................................................................................................................. 31
4.1.1 Layout .............................................................................................................. 31
4.2 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS......................................................................... 31
4.2.1 Battery Connector (BAT1) ............................................................................... 32
4.2.2 BIOS Programming Connector (SPI1)............................................................ 32
4.2.3 Digital I/O Connector (SDIO1)....................................................................... 33
4.2.4 EC Debug Connector (LPT_DB1)................................................................... 33
4.2.5 EC Programming Connector (JSPI1).............................................................. 33
4.2.6 Keyboard/Mouse Connector (KB_MS1).......................................................... 34
4.2.7 Power Button Connector (PW_BT1)............................................................... 34
4.2.8 Power Connector (DC_IN2)............................................................................ 34
4.2.9 SATA 3Gb/s Drive Connectors (SATA1).......................................................... 34
4.2.10 SATA 3Gb/s Drive Connectors (SATA2)........................................................ 34
4.2.11 SATA Power Connector (SATA_PWR1, SATA_PWR2).................................. 35
4.2.12 SATA LED Connector (SATA_LED1)............................................................ 35
4.2.13 TPM Connector (TPM1)................................................................................ 35
4.3 EXTERNAL INTERFACE PANEL CONNECTORS................................................................ 36
4.3.1 Audio Jack (JAUDIO1).................................................................................... 36
4.3.2 Ethernet and USB2.0 Connectors (USBLAN1)................................................ 36
4.3.3 Ethernet and USB2.0 Connectors (USBLAN2)................................................ 37
4.3.4 Power Connector (DC_IN1)............................................................................ 37
4.3.5 RS-232 Serial Port Connector (COM1)........................................................... 38
4.3.6 RS-232 Serial Port Connector (COM2)........................................................... 38
4.3.7 RS-232 Serial Port Connector (COM3)........................................................... 38
4.3.8 RS-232 Serial Port Connector (COM4)........................................................... 39
4.3.9 RS-232 Serial Port Connector (COM5)........................................................... 39
4.3.10 RS-232 Serial Port Connector (COM6)......................................................... 39

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4.3.11 RS-232 Serial Port Connector (COM7)......................................................... 40
4.3.12 RS-232 Serial Port Connector (COM8)......................................................... 40
4.3.13 RS-232 Serial Port Connector (COM9~16)................................................... 40
4.3.14 USB 2.0 Connectors (USB56)........................................................................ 41
4.3.15 VGA Connector (VGA1)................................................................................. 41
5 BIOS.............................................................................................................................. 42
5.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 43
5.1.1 Starting Setup................................................................................................... 43
5.1.2 Using Setup...................................................................................................... 43
5.1.3 Getting Help..................................................................................................... 44
5.1.4 Unable to Reboot after Configuration Changes.............................................. 44
5.1.5 BIOS Menu Bar................................................................................................ 44
5.2 MAIN ........................................................................................................................ 45
5.3 ADVANCED................................................................................................................ 46
5.3.1 ACPI Settings................................................................................................... 47
5.3.2 RTC Wake Settings........................................................................................... 48
5.3.3 Trusted Computing........................................................................................... 49
5.3.4 CPU Configuration.......................................................................................... 50
5.3.5 SATA Configuration ......................................................................................... 52
5.3.6 USB Configuration........................................................................................... 53
5.3.7 F81866 Super IO Configuration...................................................................... 54
5.3.7.1 Serial Port n Configuration...................................................................... 55
5.3.8 H/W Monitor.................................................................................................... 60
5.3.9 IT8519 Super IO Configuration....................................................................... 61
5.3.9.1 Serial Port n Configuration...................................................................... 61
5.3.10 Serial Port Console Redirection .................................................................... 63
5.3.10.1 Console Redirection Settings.................................................................. 64
5.3.11 iEi Feature...................................................................................................... 67
5.4 CHIPSET.................................................................................................................... 68
5.4.1 Host Bridge Configuration .............................................................................. 69
5.4.2 South Bridge Configuration............................................................................. 69
5.5 BOOT........................................................................................................................ 70
5.6 SECURITY.................................................................................................................. 72
5.7 EXIT.......................................................................................................................... 73

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A REGULATORY COMPLIANCE.................................................................................. 75
B SAFETY PRECAUTIONS........................................................................................... 81
B.1 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS............................................................................................... 82
B.1.1 General Safety Precautions............................................................................. 82
B.1.2 Anti-static Precautions .................................................................................... 82
B.1.3 Product Disposal............................................................................................. 83
B.2 MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING PRECAUTIONS ............................................................ 84
B.2.1 Maintenance and Cleaning.............................................................................. 84
B.2.2 Cleaning Tools................................................................................................. 84
C WATCHDOG TIMER................................................................................................... 86
D HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE ............................................................ 89

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List of Figures
Figure 1-1: TANK-600 .....................................................................................................................2
Figure 1-2: TANK-600 Front Panel................................................................................................5
Figure 1-3: TANK-600 Rear Panel .................................................................................................6
Figure 1-4: Physical Dimensions (millimeters)............................................................................7
Figure 3-1: Remove Retention Screws (Rear Panel).................................................................15
Figure 3-2: Remove Retention Screws (Bottom Panel)............................................................15
Figure 3-3: Remove Hex Head Screws (Rear Panel).................................................................16
Figure 3-4: HDD Bracket Retention Screws...............................................................................16
Figure 3-5: Inserting the HDD......................................................................................................17
Figure 3-6: Mounting Bracket Retention Screws ......................................................................18
Figure 3-7: Wall-mounting Bracket.............................................................................................19
Figure 3-8: Mount the Embedded System..................................................................................20
Figure 3-9: AT/ATX Switch Location...........................................................................................20
Figure 3-10: Clear CMOS Switch Location.................................................................................22
Figure 3-11: Reset Button Location............................................................................................22
Figure 3-12: Power Button...........................................................................................................23
Figure 3-13: Audio Connector.....................................................................................................24
Figure 3-14: LAN Connection......................................................................................................25
Figure 3-15: DB-9 Serial Port Connection..................................................................................26
Figure 3-16: DB-78 to COM port cable........................................................................................27
Figure 3-17: USB Device Connection.........................................................................................28
Figure 3-18: VGA Connector .......................................................................................................29
Figure 4-1: System Motherboard ................................................................................................31

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List of Tables
Table 1-1: TANK-600 Model Variations.........................................................................................2
Table 1-2: Technical Specifications..............................................................................................4
Table 2-1: Package List................................................................................................................10
Table 2-2: Optional Items.............................................................................................................11
Table 4-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors...............................................................................32
Table 4-2: Battery Connector Pinouts (BAT1) ...........................................................................32
Table 4-3: BIOS Programming Connector Pinouts (SPI1)........................................................32
Table 4-4: Digital I/O Connector Pinouts (SDIO1).....................................................................33
Table 4-5: EC Debug Connector Pinouts (LPT_DB1)................................................................33
Table 4-6: EC Programming Connector Pinouts (JSPI1)..........................................................33
Table 4-7: Keyboard/Mouse Connector Pinouts (KB_MS1).....................................................34
Table 4-8: Power Button Connector Pinouts (PW_BT1)...........................................................34
Table 4-9: Power Connector Pinouts (DC_IN2).........................................................................34
Table 4-10: SATA 3Gb/s Drive Connectors Pinouts (SATA1)..................................................34
Table 4-11: SATA 3Gb/s Drive Connectors Pinouts (SATA2)..................................................35
Table 4-12: SATA Power Connector Pinouts (SATA_PWR1, SATA_PWR2)...........................35
Table 4-13: SATA LED Connector Pinouts (SATA_LED1)........................................................35
Table 4-14: TPM Connector Pinouts (TPM1)..............................................................................35
Table 4-15: Rear Panel Connectors............................................................................................36
Table 4-16: Audio Jack Pinouts (JAUDIO1)...............................................................................36
Table 4-17: Ethernet and USB2.0 Connectors Pinouts (USBLAN1) ........................................37
Table 4-18: Ethernet and USB2.0 Connectors Pinouts (USBLAN2) ........................................37
Table 4-19: Power Connector Pinouts (DC_IN1).......................................................................37
Table 4-20: RS-232 Serial Port Connector Pinouts (COM1) .....................................................38
Table 4-21: RS-232 Serial Port Connector Pinouts (COM2) .....................................................38
Table 4-22: RS-232 Serial Port Connector Pinouts (COM3) .....................................................39
Table 4-23: RS-232 Serial Port Connector Pinouts (COM4) .....................................................39
Table 4-24: RS-232 Serial Port Connector Pinouts (COM5) .....................................................39
Table 4-25: RS-232 Serial Port Connector Pinouts (COM6) .....................................................39
Table 4-26: RS-232 Serial Port Connector Pinouts (COM6) .....................................................40

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Table 4-27: RS-232 Serial Port Connector Pinouts (COM6) .....................................................40
Table 4-28: RS-232 Serial Port Connector Pinouts (COM9~16)...............................................40
Table 4-29: USB 3.0 Connectors Pinouts (USB56)....................................................................41
Table 4-30: VGA Connector Pinouts (VGA1) .............................................................................41
Table 5-1: BIOS Navigation Keys................................................................................................44

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List of BIOS Menus
BIOS Menu 1: Main.......................................................................................................................45
BIOS Menu 2: Advanced..............................................................................................................47
BIOS Menu 3: ACPI Configuration..............................................................................................47
BIOS Menu 4: RTC Wake Settings ..............................................................................................48
BIOS Menu 5: Trusted Computing..............................................................................................50
BIOS Menu 6: CPU Configuration...............................................................................................51
BIOS Menu 7: IDE Configuration.................................................................................................52
BIOS Menu 8: USB Configuration...............................................................................................53
BIOS Menu 9: F81866 Super IO Configuration ..........................................................................54
BIOS Menu 10: Serial Port n Configuration Menu.....................................................................55
BIOS Menu 11: Hardware Health Configuration........................................................................60
BIOS Menu 12: Secondary Super IO Configuration..................................................................61
BIOS Menu 13: Serial Port n Configuration Menu.....................................................................61
BIOS Menu 14: Serial Port Console Redirection.......................................................................64
BIOS Menu 15: Console Redirection Settings...........................................................................65
BIOS Menu 16: iEi Feature...........................................................................................................67
BIOS Menu 17: Chipset................................................................................................................68
BIOS Menu 18: Host Bridge.........................................................................................................69
BIOS Menu 19:South Bridge........................................................................................................69
BIOS Menu 20: Boot.....................................................................................................................70
BIOS Menu 21: Security...............................................................................................................72
BIOS Menu 22:Exit........................................................................................................................73
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Chapter
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1Introduction

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1.1 Overview
Figure 1-1: TANK-600
The TANK-600 is a fanless embedded system for wide range temperature environments.
It is powered by the Intel® dual core D2550 1.86 GHz processor for TANK-600-D2550 or
Intel® dual core N2600 1.6 GHz processor for TANK-600-N2600. It has 4.0 GB of DDR3
memory on-board for TANK-600-D2550 and 2.0 GB of DDR3 memory on-board for
TANK-600-N2600. The TANK-600 series includes one VGA port, two GbE LAN ports, six
USB 2.0 ports, six RS-232 connectors via DB-9, two RS-232/422/485 connectors via DB-9
and eight RS-232 connectors via DB-78 (optional).
1.2 Model Variations
The model variations of the TANK-600 series are listed below.
ModelNo. CPU Memory
TANK-600-CV-D2550 Intel® dual core D2550 1.86 GHz
processor 4G DDR3 RAM onboard
TANK-600-CV-N2600 Intel® dual core N2600 1.6 GHz
processor 2G DDR3 RAM onboard
Table 1-1: TANK-600 Model Variations

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1.3 Features
The TANK-600 features are listed below:
Intel® dual core™ D2550 1.86 GHz processor
Intel® dual core™ N2600 1.6 GHz processor
Default : 8 x COM ports (6 x RS-232, 2 x RS-232/422/485)
Optional: 8 x COM ports via DB-78 (8 x RS-232)
6 x USB2.0
Dual PCIe GbE LAN for high speed network applications
1.4 Technical Specifications
The TANK-600 technical specifications are listed in Table 1-2.
Specifications
Chassis
Color Black C + Silver
Dimens ion (WxDxH) 200 x 193.4 x 57 mm
System Fan Fanless
Chassis Construction Aluminum alloy
Motherboard
CPU Intel® dual core™ D2550 1.86 GHz processor
(TANK-600-CV-D2550)
Intel® dual core™ N2600 1.6 GHz processor
(TANK-600-CV-N2600)
Chipset Intel® NM10
System Memory On-board DDR3 4GB (TANK-600-CV-D2550)
On-board DDR3 2GB (TANK-600-CV-N2600)
Storage
Hard Drive 1 x 2.5’’ SATA HDD Bay

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Specifications
I/O interfaces
USB 2.0 6 x USB2.0
Ethernet 2 x RJ-45 Realtek 8111E GbE LAN
RS-232 Default: 6 x DB-9
Optional: 8 x RS-232 by DB-78
RS-232/422/485 2 x DB-9
Display 1 x VGA
Resolution Up to 2048 x 1536 @ 75Hz
Audio 1 x Line-out, 1 x Mic-in
Expansions
PCIe Mini 1 x Full Size (Support mSATA)
1 x Half Size
Power
Power Input DC Jack: 9~36V DC
Power Consumption 12V @ 2.1A
Reliability
Mounting VESA 100, DIN-Rail
Operating Temperature -20°C ~ 70°C with air flow
Operating Shock Half-sine wave shock 5G, 11ms, 3 shocks per axis
Operating Vibration MIL-STD-810F 514.5C-2 (with SSD)
Weight (Net/Gross) 2.2 Kg / 3 Kg
Safety/EMC CE / FCC
OS
Supported OS Microsoft® WES7E, Microsoft® Windows® XP Embedded
Table 1-2: Technical Specifications

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1.5 Front Panel
The front panel of the TANK-600 has the following features (Figure 1-2):
Figure 1-2: TANK-600 Front Panel
Connectors and buttons on the front panel include the following:
1 x HDD LED
2 x LAN ports by RJ-45
1 x Line-out port (green)
1 x Mic-in port (pink)
1 x Power button
1 x Power LED
2 x RS-232 serial ports by DB-9
2 x RS-232/422/485 serial ports by DB-9
4 x USB 2.0 ports
1 x VGA port

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1.6 Rear Panel
The rear panel of the TANK-600 has the following features (Figure 1-2):
Figure 1-3: TANK-600 Rear Panel
Connectors and buttons on the front panel include the following:
1 x 9 V ~ 36 V DC IN
1 x AT/ATX mode switch
1 x CMOS switch
1 x Reset button
4 x RS-232 serial ports by DB-9
8 x RS-232 serial ports by DB-78 (Optional)
2 x USB 2.0 ports

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1.7 Dimensions
The physical dimensions are shown below:
Figure 1-4: Physical Dimensions (millimeters)

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Chapter
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2Unpacking