IEI Technology ECW-281B-945GSE User manual

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ECW-281B-945GSE Embedded System
MODEL:
EC
W
-281B-945GSE
IEI Intel
®
AtomFanless Embedded System
RoHS Compliant, Dual GbE LAN, COM Ports, USB 2.0
Rev. 1.02 29 April, 2009
User Manual

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Revision
Date Version Changes
29 April, 2009 1.02 Modified COM2 information
17 March, 2009 1.01 Changed model name
10 February, 2009 1.00 Initial release

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Copyright
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Packing List
NOTE:
If any of the components listed in the checklist below are missing, please do not
proceed with the installation. Contact the IEI reseller or vendor you purchased
the ECW-281B-945GSE from or contact an IEI sales representative directly. To
contact an IEI sales representative, please send an email to [email protected].
The items listed below should all be included in the ECW-281B-945GSE package.
1 x ECW-281B-945GSE embedded system
2 x Mounting brackets
1 x Screw set
1 x Thermal pad for HDD
1 x Mini jumper set
1 x QIG
1 x Driver and manual CD
1 x 2 dbi wireless antenna (for wireless models only)
1 x Power cord (optional for WD models)
1 x Power Adaptor (optional for WD models)

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Table of Contents
1INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................... 1
1.1 ECW-281B-945GSE EMBEDDED SYSTEM OVERVIEW............................................... 2
1.1.1 ECW-281B-945GSE Benefits............................................................................. 2
1.1.2 ECW-281B-945GSE Features............................................................................ 3
1.2 ECW-281B-945GSE MODEL VARIATIONS................................................................. 3
1.3 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................................... 4
1.4 POWER MODULE SPECIFICATIONS .............................................................................. 6
1.4.1 Power Module Options...................................................................................... 6
1.4.2 Power Module Specifications ............................................................................ 6
1.5 POWER ADAPTER ....................................................................................................... 7
2MECHANICAL DESCRIPTION............................................................................ 9
2.1 ECW-281B-945GSE MECHANICAL OVERVIEW....................................................... 10
2.2 PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS............................................................................................ 10
2.2.1 ECW-281B-945GSE Dimensions..................................................................... 10
2.2.2 Motherboard Dimensions .................................................................................11
2.2.3 Power Module Dimensions.............................................................................. 12
2.3 EXTERNAL OVERVIEW.............................................................................................. 13
2.3.1 Front Panel...................................................................................................... 13
2.3.2 Rear Panel ....................................................................................................... 13
2.3.3 Bottom Surface................................................................................................. 14
2.4 INTERNAL OVERVIEW............................................................................................... 15
3SYSTEM COMPONENTS .................................................................................... 17
3.1 ECW-281B-945GSE EMBEDDED SYSTEM MOTHERBOARD..................................... 18
3.1.1 ECW-281B-945GSE Embedded System Motherboard..................................... 18
3.1.2 WAFER-945GSE Motherboard Overview........................................................ 18
3.1.3 CPU Support.................................................................................................... 19
3.2 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS..................................................................... 19
3.2.1 Peripheral Interface Connectors ..................................................................... 19
3.3 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS...................................................................... 20

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3.3.1 ATX Power Connector ..................................................................................... 20
3.3.2 ATX Power Supply Enable Connector............................................................. 21
3.3.3 Audio Connector (10-pin)................................................................................ 22
3.3.4 CompactFlash® Socket.................................................................................... 23
3.3.5 LED Connector................................................................................................ 25
3.3.6 PCIe Mini Card Slot ........................................................................................ 26
3.3.7 Power Button Connector.................................................................................. 28
3.3.8 Reset Button Connector ................................................................................... 28
3.3.9 SATA Drive Connectors ................................................................................... 29
3.3.10 Serial Port Connector (COM3, COM4, COM5 and COM6)......................... 30
3.3.11 Serial Port Connector (COM 2)..................................................................... 32
3.3.12 USB Connectors (Internal)............................................................................ 33
3.4 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTOR PANEL ......................................... 34
3.4.1 LAN Connectors............................................................................................... 34
3.4.2 Serial Port Connector (COM1) ....................................................................... 35
3.4.3 USB Connectors............................................................................................... 36
3.4.4 VGA Connector................................................................................................ 37
3.5 WAFER-945GSE MOTHERBOARD ON-BOARD JUMPERS......................................... 38
3.5.1 CF Card Setup ................................................................................................. 39
3.5.2 Clear CMOS Jumper........................................................................................ 39
3.5.3 COM 2 Function Select Jumper....................................................................... 41
3.6 CONNECTOR MAPPINGS ........................................................................................... 42
3.6.1 Power Connector............................................................................................. 42
3.6.2 ATX Mode Connector....................................................................................... 42
4INSTALLATION .................................................................................................... 43
4.1ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 44
4.2 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE...................................................................................... 44
4.2.1 Installation Procedure Overview ..................................................................... 44
4.2.2 Unpacking........................................................................................................ 45
4.2.3 Bottom Surface Removal.................................................................................. 47
4.2.4 Configure the Jumper Settings......................................................................... 47
4.2.5 Hard Drive Installation.................................................................................... 48
4.2.6 Mounting the System with Mounting Brackets................................................. 50
4.2.7 Mounting the System with Wall Mount Kit....................................................... 51

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4.2.8 DIN Mounting.................................................................................................. 53
4.2.9 Wireless Antenna Installation (Wireless Models Only).................................... 55
4.2.10 Cable Connections......................................................................................... 56
4.3 POWER-ON PROCEDURE........................................................................................... 56
4.3.1 Installation Checklist....................................................................................... 56
4.3.2 Terminal Block Pinouts.................................................................................... 57
4.3.3 Power-on Procedure ........................................................................................ 57
5BIOS SCREENS...................................................................................................... 59
5.1 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................... 60
5.1.1 Starting Setup................................................................................................... 60
5.1.2 Using Setup...................................................................................................... 60
5.1.3 Getting Help..................................................................................................... 61
5.1.4 Unable to Reboot After Configuration Changes.............................................. 61
5.1.5 BIOS Menu Bar................................................................................................ 61
5.2 MAIN........................................................................................................................ 62
5.3ADVANCED............................................................................................................... 63
5.3.1 CPU Configuration.......................................................................................... 64
5.3.2 IDE Configuration........................................................................................... 65
5.3.2.1 IDE Master, IDE Slave ............................................................................. 67
5.3.3 Super IO Configuration ................................................................................... 73
5.3.4 Hardware Health Configuration...................................................................... 77
5.3.5 Power Configuration........................................................................................ 81
5.3.5.1 ACPI configuration................................................................................... 81
5.3.5.2 APM Configuration................................................................................... 82
5.3.6 Remote Configuration...................................................................................... 85
5.3.7 USB Configuration........................................................................................... 89
5.4 PCI/PNP................................................................................................................... 91
5.5 BOOT........................................................................................................................ 94
5.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration............................................................................. 94
5.5.2 Boot Device Priority........................................................................................ 97
5.6 SECURITY................................................................................................................. 98
5.7 CHIPSET ................................................................................................................... 99
5.7.1 North Bridge Chipset Configuration ............................................................. 100
5.7.2 SouthBridge Configuration............................................................................ 103

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5.8 EXIT....................................................................................................................... 104
6SOFTWARE DRIVERS....................................................................................... 106
6.1AVAILABLE SOFTWARE DRIVERS ............................................................................ 107
6.2 STARTING THE DRIVER PROGRAM .......................................................................... 107
6.3 CHIPSET DRIVER INSTALLATION............................................................................. 108
6.4 VGADRIVER INSTALLATION...................................................................................113
6.5 LAN DRIVER INSTALLATION...................................................................................118
6.6AUDIO DRIVER INSTALLATION ............................................................................... 121
7TROUBLESHOOTINGAND MAINTENANCE .............................................. 126
7.1 ECW-281B-945GSE SYSTEM MAINTENANCE OVERVIEW..................................... 127
7.2 SYSTEM TROUBLESHOOTING.................................................................................. 127
7.2.1 The System Doesn’t Turn On.......................................................................... 127
7.2.2 The System Doesn’t Boot Up.......................................................................... 128
7.2.3 More Troubleshooting.................................................................................... 129
7.3 COMPONENT REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE .............................................................. 129
7.3.1 SO-DIMM Replacement................................................................................. 130
ASAFETY PRECAUTIONS................................................................................... 132
A.1 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .......................................................................................... 133
A.1.1 General Safety Precautions........................................................................... 133
A.1.2 Anti-static Precautions .................................................................................. 134
A.2 MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING PRECAUTIONS...................................................... 134
A.2.1 Maintenance and Cleaning............................................................................ 134
A.2.2 Cleaning Tools............................................................................................... 135
BIEI EMBEDDED SYSTEM SERIES.................................................................. 136
B.1 IEI EMBEDDED SYSTEM SERIES............................................................................. 137
B.1.1 Overview........................................................................................................ 137
B.1.2 IEI Embedded System Series......................................................................... 137
B.1.3 IEI Embedded System Series Variations........................................................ 138
B.2 EMBEDDED SYSTEM SOLUTIONS ........................................................................... 138
B.2.1 AMD
®
Geode
®
LX800 500MHz Solutions..................................................... 138
B.2.2 AMD
®
Geode
®
GX466 333MHz Solutions.................................................... 139
B.2.3 VIA
®
LUKE
®
1GHz Solutions ....................................................................... 139

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B.2.4 VIA
®
MARK
®
800MHz Solutions.................................................................. 140
B.2.5 Intel
®
Celeron
®
M 1 GHz Solutions .............................................................. 140
B.2.6 Intel
®
Celeron
®
M 1.5GHz Solutions ............................................................ 141
B.2.7 Intel
®
Pentium
®
M 1.6GHz Solutions............................................................ 142
B.2.8 Intel
®
Socket 479 Pentium
®
/Celeron
®
M 2GHz Solutions ............................ 142
B.2.9 LGA 775 Intel
®
Pentium
®
4/ Pentium
®
D Solutions ..................................... 143
B.2.10 Intel
®
Socket 479 Core Duo/Solo Solutions ................................................ 144
CBIOS MENU OPTIONS....................................................................................... 145
C.1 BIOS CONFIGURATION OPTIONS ........................................................................... 146
DWATCHDOG TIMER .......................................................................................... 149

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List of Figures
Figure 1-1: ECW-281B-945GSE Series Embedded System.......................................2
Figure 1-2: Power Adapter ...........................................................................................7
Figure 2-1: ECW-281B-945GSE Dimensions (mm) ..................................................11
Figure 2-2: WAFER SBC Dimensions (mm)..............................................................12
Figure 2-3: Power Module Dimensions (mm)...........................................................12
Figure 2-4: ECW-281B-945GSE Front Panel.............................................................13
Figure 2-5: ECW-281B-945GSE Rear Panel..............................................................14
Figure 2-6: Bottom Surface........................................................................................15
Figure 2-7: Internal Overview.....................................................................................16
Figure 3-1: WAFER-945GSE Jumper and Connector Locations............................18
Figure 3-2: ATX Power Connector Location.............................................................21
Figure 3-3: ATX Power Supply Enable Connector Location...................................22
Figure 3-4: Audio Connector Pinouts (10-pin) .........................................................23
Figure 3-5: CF Card Socket Location........................................................................24
Figure 3-6: LED Connector Locations.......................................................................25
Figure 3-7: PCIe Mini Card Slot Location..................................................................26
Figure 3-8: Power Button Connector Location ........................................................28
Figure 3-9: Reset Button Connector Locations .......................................................29
Figure 3-10: SATA Drive Connector Locations........................................................30
Figure 3-11: COM3 to COM6 Connector Pinout Locations.....................................31
Figure 3-12: Serial Port Connector Location............................................................32
Figure 3-13: USB Connector Pinout Locations........................................................33
Figure 3-14: ECW-281B-945GSE External Peripheral Interface Connector...........34
Figure 3-15: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector ....................................................................35
Figure 3-16: COM1 Pinout Locations........................................................................36
Figure 3-17: VGA Connector......................................................................................37
Figure 3-18: Jumpers..................................................................................................38
Figure 3-19: CF Card Setup Jumper Location..........................................................39

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Figure 3-20: Clear CMOS Jumper..............................................................................40
Figure 3-21: COM 2 Function Select Jumper Location ...........................................41
Figure 4-1: Bottom Surface Retention Screws.........................................................47
Figure 4-2: Hard Drive Bracket ..................................................................................48
Figure 4-3:HDD Bracket Retention Screws ..............................................................48
Figure 4-4: HDD Retention Screws............................................................................49
Figure 4-5: HDD Thermal Pad ....................................................................................50
Figure 4-6: Mounting Bracket Retention Screws.....................................................51
Figure 4-7: Wall-mounting Bracket............................................................................52
Figure 4-8: Mount the Embedded System ................................................................53
Figure 4-9: DIN Rail Mounting Bracket......................................................................54
Figure 4-10: Screw Locations....................................................................................54
Figure 4-11: Mounting the DIN RAIL..........................................................................55
Figure 4-12: Secure the Assembly to the DIN Rail...................................................55
Figure 4-13: Wireless Antenna Installation ..............................................................56
Figure 4-14: Terminal Block Pinouts.........................................................................57
Figure 4-15: Power Button .........................................................................................58
Figure 6-1: Drivers.................................................................................................... 108
Figure 6-2: Chipset Driver Screen.......................................................................... 109
Figure 6-3: Chipset Driver Welcome Screen ......................................................... 109
Figure 6-4: Chipset Driver License Agreement..................................................... 110
Figure 6-5: Chipset Driver Read Me File................................................................ 111
Figure 6-6: Chipset Driver Setup Operations........................................................ 112
Figure 6-7: Chipset Driver Installation Finish Screen .......................................... 113
Figure 6-8: VGA Driver Read Me File...................................................................... 114
Figure 6-9: VGA Driver Setup Files Extracted....................................................... 114
Figure 6-10: VGA Driver Welcome Screen............................................................. 115
Figure 6-11: VGA Driver License Agreement........................................................ 116
Figure 6-12: VGA Driver Read Me File.................................................................... 116
Figure 6-13: VGA Driver Setup Operations ........................................................... 117
Figure 6-14: VGA Driver Installation Finish Screen.............................................. 118
Figure 6-15: LAN Driver Welcome Screen............................................................. 119

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Figure 6-16: LAN Driver Welcome Screen............................................................. 119
Figure 6-17: LAN Driver Installation....................................................................... 120
Figure 6-18: LAN Driver Installation Complete ..................................................... 121
Figure 6-19: Audio Driver Options.......................................................................... 122
Figure 6-20: AC’97 Driver Installation File Extraction.......................................... 122
Figure 6-21: AC’97 Driver Installation Welcome Screen...................................... 123
Figure 6-22: AC’97 Driver Installation Verification............................................. 124
Figure 6-23: AC’97 Driver Installation.................................................................... 124
Figure 6-24: AC’97 Driver Installation Complete................................................... 125
Figure 7-1: SO-DIMM Cover Plate........................................................................... 130
Figure 7-2: SO-DIMM Installation............................................................................ 131

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List of Tables
Table 1-1: Model Variations..........................................................................................3
Table 1-2: Technical Specifications ............................................................................5
Table 1-3: ECW-281B-945GSE Power Module Options.............................................6
Table 1-4: DC-to-DC Power Module Specifications...................................................7
Table 1-5: Power Adapter Specifications....................................................................8
Table 3-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors..............................................................20
Table 3-2: ATX Power Connector Pinouts................................................................21
Table 3-3: ATX Power Supply Enable Connector Pinouts......................................22
Table 3-4: Audio Connector Pinouts (10-pin)...........................................................23
Table 3-5: CF Card Socket Pinouts ...........................................................................25
Table 3-6: LED Connector Pinouts............................................................................26
Table 3-7: PCIe Mini Card Slot Pinouts.....................................................................27
Table 3-8: Power Button Connector Pinouts............................................................28
Table 3-9: Reset Button Connector Pinouts.............................................................29
Table 3-10: SATA Drive Connector Pinouts .............................................................30
Table 3-11: COM3 to COM6 Connector Pinouts.......................................................32
Table 3-12: Serial Port Connector Pinouts...............................................................33
Table 3-13: USB Port Connector Pinouts .................................................................34
Table 3-14: LAN Pinouts.............................................................................................35
Table 3-15: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector LEDs............................................................35
Table 3-16: RS-232 Serial Port (COM 1) Pinouts......................................................36
Table 3-17: USB Port Pinouts ....................................................................................37
Table 3-18: VGA Connector Pinouts .........................................................................38
Table 3-19: Jumpers....................................................................................................38
Table 3-20: CF Card Setup Jumper Settings............................................................39
Table 3-21: Clear CMOS Jumper Settings ................................................................40
Table 3-22: COM 2 Function Select Jumper Settings..............................................41
Table 3-23: Motherboard Power Connector Mapping..............................................42

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Table 3-24: Motherboard Power Connector Mapping..............................................42
Table 4-1: Package List Contents..............................................................................46
Table 5-1: BIOS Navigation Keys...............................................................................61

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List of BIOS Menus
Menu 1: Main 62
Menu 2: Advanced.......................................................................................................64
Menu 3: CPU Configuration .......................................................................................64
Menu 4: IDE Configuration .........................................................................................65
Menu 5: IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration ...................................................67
Menu 6: Super IO Configuration................................................................................73
Menu 7: Hardware Health Configuration ..................................................................77
Menu 8: Power Configuration....................................................................................81
Menu 9: ACPI Configuration ......................................................................................82
Menu 10:Advanced Power Management Configuration..........................................83
Menu 11: Remote Access Configuration [Advanced] .............................................86
Menu 12: USB Configuration .....................................................................................90
Menu 13: PCI/PnP Configuration...............................................................................92
Menu 14: Boot..............................................................................................................94
Menu 15: Boot Settings Configuration......................................................................95
Menu 16: Boot Device Priority Settings....................................................................97
Menu 17: Security........................................................................................................98
Menu 18: Chipset.........................................................................................................99
Menu 19:North Bridge Chipset Configuration....................................................... 100
Menu 20:SouthBridge Chipset Configuration....................................................... 103
Menu 21:Exit............................................................................................................. 104

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Chapter
1
1 Introduction

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1.1 ECW-281B-945GSE Embedded System Overview
Figure 1-1: ECW-281B-945GSE Series Embedded System
There are four WAFER-945GSE Intel® Atom™ based embedded solutions in the
ECW-281B-945GSE series. All fanless motherboards have been optimized for multimedia
applications that require minimum installation space. The WAFER-945GSE motherboard
supports a full range of functions for an AT/ATX-compatible industrial computer.
ECW-281B-945GSE embedded subsystems are all capable of supporting one 2.5” SATA hard
disk drive. The ECW-281B-945GSE-W models also have a built-in 802.11 b/g wireless
module.
1.1.1 ECW-281B-945GSE Benefits
The ECW-281B-945GSE embedded system has the following benefits:
Easy installation saves installation time
Complete integration saves solution development time and cost
Secure storage with one SATA hard drive supported
Compact size saves space
Powerful preinstalled Intel® Atom™ N270 CPU and motherboard ensures
rigorous processing needs can be met

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1.1.2 ECW-281B-945GSE Features
The ECW-281B-945GSE has the following features
RoHS compliant design
Fanless system
Built-in DC-to-DC power converter
1.6 GHz Intel® Atom™ N270 CPU supported
Dual GbE LAN for high speed network applications
One SATA hard drive supported
Wall mount and DIN mount supported.
1.2 ECW-281B-945GSE Model Variations
There are four models in the ECW-281B-945GSE embedded system series. The
ECW-281B-945GSE series supports 12V DC input and the ECW-281BWD-945GSE
series supports 9V~36V DC input. The four models are listed in Table 1-1 below.
ECW-281B CPU Memory Power Wireless
-945GSE-R10/1GB Intel® Atom™ N270 1 GB DDR 12V DC input
(55 W adaptor)
No
-945GSE-W-R10/1GB Intel® Atom™ N270 1 GB DDR 12V DC input
(55 W adaptor)
Yes
ECW-281BWD CPU Memory Power Wireless
-945GSE-R10/1GB Intel® Atom™ N270 1 GB DDR 9V~36V DC
input
No
-945GSE-W-R10/1GB Intel® Atom™ N270 1 GB DDR 9V~36V DC
input
Yes
Table 1-1: Model Variations

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1.3 Technical Specifications
The specifications for the Intel based embedded systems are listed below.
ECW-281B-945GSE
CPU Preinstalled 1.6 GHz Intel® Atom™ Processor N270 with a
533 MHz FSB
System Chipset Intel® 945GSE + ICH7-M
System Memory Preinstalled 1.0 GB DDR2 SDRAM SO-DIMM (system max. 2 GB)
Ethernet Dual Realtek RTL8111CP GbE controllers
Buit-in 802.11 b/g wireless module for the wireless models
Display CRT integrated in Intel® 945GSE
USB Four USB 2.0 ports
Serial Port Six RS-232
Audio One audio out
Storage One 2.5” SATA hard drive supported
One internal CF card slot
Chassis Construction Aluminum Alloy
Power Supply Internal DC-to-DC power converter, input voltage:
12V DC or 9V – 36V (WD series models)
External power adapter, input voltage:
90V AC ~ 264V AC @ 47Hz ~ 63Hz, 55 W
Power Consumption 19 W
Operating Shock Half-sine wave shock 3G; 11ms; 3 shocks per axis
Operating Vibration MIL-STD-810F 514.5C-1 (HDD)
MIL-STD-810F 514.5C-2 (CF)