Kontron KBox A-330-MX6 User manual

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 KBOX A-330-MX6 - USER GUIDE
Disclaimer
Kontron would like to point out that the information contained in thi u er guide may be ubject to alteration,
particularly a a re ult of the con tant upgrading of Kontron product . Thi document doe not entail any guarantee on
the part of Kontron with re pect to technical proce e de cribed in the u er guide or any product characteri tic et
out in the u er guide. Kontron a ume no re pon ibility or liability for the u e of the de cribed product( ), convey no
licen e or title under any patent, copyright or ma k work right to the e product and make no repre entation or
warrantie that the e product are free from patent, copyright or ma k work right infringement unle otherwi e
pecified. Application that are de cribed in thi u er guide are for illu tration purpo e only. Kontron make no
repre entation or warranty that uch application will be uitable for the pecified u e without further te ting or
modification. Kontron expre ly inform the u er that thi u er guide only contain a general de cription of proce e
and in truction which may not be applicable in every individual ca e. In ca e of doubt, plea e contact Kontron.
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con tantly being updated in line with the technical alteration and improvement made by Kontron to the product and
thu thi u er guide only reflect the technical tatu of the product by Kontron at the time of publi hing.
Brand and product name are trademark or regi tered trademark of their re pective owner .
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Intended Use
THIS DEVI E AND ASSO IATED SOFTWARE ARE NOT DESIGNED, MANUFA TURED OR INTENDED FOR USE
OR RESALE FOR THE OPERATION OF NU LEAR FA ILITIES, THE NAVIGATION, ONTROL OR
OMMUNI ATION SYSTEMS FOR AIR RAFT OR OTHER TRANSPORTATION, AIR TRAFFI ONTROL, LIFE
SUPPORT OR LIFE SUSTAINING APPLI ATIONS, WEAPONS SYSTEMS, OR ANY OTHER APPLI ATION IN A
HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENT, OR REQUIRING FAIL-SAFE PERFORMAN E, OR IN WHI H THE FAILURE OF
PRODU TS OULD LEAD DIRE TLY TO DEATH, PERSONAL INJURY, OR SEVERE PHYSI AL OR
ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE ( OLLE TIVELY, "HIGH RISK APPLI ATIONS").
You under tand and agree that your u e of Kontron device a a component in High Ri k Application i entirely at
your ri k. To minimize the ri k a ociated with your product and application , you hould provide adequate de ign
and operating afeguard . You are olely re pon ible for compliance with all legal, regulatory, afety, and ecurity
related requirement concerning your product . You are re pon ible to en ure that your y tem (and any Kontron
hardware or oftware component incorporated in your y tem ) meet all applicable requirement . Unle otherwi e
tated in the product documentation, the Kontron device i not provided with error-tolerance capabilitie and cannot
therefore be deemed a being engineered, manufactured or etup to be compliant for implementation or for re ale a
device in High Ri k Application . All application and afety related information in thi document (including application
de cription , ugge ted afety mea ure , ugge ted Kontron product , and other material ) i provided for reference
only .

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Terms and onditions
Kontron warrant product in accordance with defined regional warranty period . For more information about
warranty compliance and conformity, and the warranty period in your region, vi it http://www.kontron.com/term -
and-condition .
Kontron ell product worldwide and declare regional General Term & Condition of Sale, and Purcha e Order Term
& Condition . Vi it http://www.kontron.com/term -and-condition .
For contact information, refer to the corporate office contact information on the la t page of thi u er guide or vi it
our web ite CONTACT US.
ustomer Support
Find Kontron contact by vi iting: http://www.kontron.com/ upport.
ustomer Service
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a ervice portfolio allowing companie to break the barrier of traditional product lifecycle . Proven product experti e
coupled with collaborative and highly-experienced upport enable Kontron to provide exceptional peace of mind to
build and maintain ucce ful product .
For more detail on Kontron’ ervice offering uch a : enhanced repair ervice , extended warranty, Kontron training
academy, and more vi it http://www.kontron.com/ upport-and- ervice / ervice .
ustomer omments
If you have any difficultie u ing thi u er guide, di cover an error, or ju t want to provide ome feedback, contact
Kontron upport. Detail any error you find. We will correct the error or problem a oon a po ible and po t the
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Symbols
The following ymbol may be u ed in thi u er guide
DANGER indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
will result in death or serious injury.
WARNING indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
could result in death or serious injury.
NOTI E indicates a property damage message.
AUTION indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
may result in minor or moderate injury.
Electric Shock!
This symbol and title warn of hazards due to electrical shocks (> 60 V) when touching
products or parts of products. Failure to observe the precautions indicated and/or prescribed
by the law may endanger your life/health and/or result in damage to your material.
ESD Sensitive Device!
This symbol and title inform that the electronic boards and their components are sensitive to
static electricity. are must therefore be taken during all handling operations and inspections
of this product in order to ensure product integrity at all times.
HOT Surface!
Do NOT touch! Allow to cool before servicing.
Laser!
This symbol inform of the risk of exposure to laser beam and light emitting devices (LEDs)
from an electrical device. Eye protection per manufacturer notice shall review before
servicing.
This symbol indicates general information about the product and the user guide.
This symbol also indicates detail information about the specific product configuration.
This symbol precedes helpful hints and tips for daily use.

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For Your Safety
Your new Kontron product wa developed and te ted carefully to provide all feature nece ary to en ure it
compliance with electrical afety requirement . It wa al o de igned for a long fault-free life. However, the life
expectancy of your product can be dra tically reduced by improper treatment during unpacking and in tallation.
Therefore, in the intere t of your own afety and of the correct operation of your new Kontron product, you are
reque ted to conform with the following guideline .
High Voltage Safety Instructions
A a precaution and in ca e of danger, the power connector mu t be ea ily acce ible. The power connector i the
product’ main di connect device.
Warning
All operations on this product must be carried out by sufficiently skilled personnel only.
Electric Shock!
Before installing a non hot-swappable Kontron product into a system always ensure that
your mains power is switched off. This also applies to the installation of piggybacks. Serious
electrical shock hazards can exist during all installation, repair, and maintenance operations
on this product. Therefore, always unplug the power cable and any other cables which
provide external voltages before performing any work on this product.
Earth ground connection to vehicle’s chassis or a central grounding point shall remain
connected. The earth ground cable shall be the last cable to be disconnected or the first
cable to be connected when performing installation or removal procedures on this product.
Special Handling and Unpacking Instruction
ESD Sensitive Device!
Electronic boards and their components are sensitive to static electricity. Therefore, care
must be taken during all handling operations and inspections of this product, in order to
ensure product integrity at all times.
Do not handle thi product out of it protective enclo ure while it i not u ed for operational purpo e unle it i
otherwi e protected.
Whenever po ible, unpack or pack thi product only at EOS/ESD afe work tation . Where a afe work tation i not
guaranteed, it i important for the u er to be electrically di charged before touching the product with hi /her hand
or tool . Thi i mo t ea ily done by touching a metal part of your y tem hou ing.
It i particularly important to ob erve tandard anti- tatic precaution when changing piggyback , ROM device ,
jumper etting etc. If the product contain batterie for RTC or memory backup, en ure that the product i not placed
on conductive urface , including anti- tatic pla tic or ponge . They can cau e hort circuit and damage the
batterie or conductive circuit on the product.

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Lithium Battery Precautions
If your product i equipped with a lithium battery, take the following precaution when replacing the battery.
Danger of explosion if the battery is replaced incorrectly.
Replace only with ame or equivalent battery type recommended by the manufacturer.
Di po e of u ed batterie according to the manufacturer’ in truction .
General Instructions on Usage
In order to maintain Kontron’s product warranty, this product must not be altered or modified in any way. Changes or
modifications to the product, that are not explicitly approved by Kontron and described in this user guide or received from
Kontron Support as a special handling instruction, will void your warranty.
This product should only be installed in or connected to systems that fulfill all necessary technical and specific environmental
re uirements. This also applies to the operational temperature range of the specific board version that must not be exceeded. If
batteries are present, their temperature restrictions must be taken into account.
In performing all necessary installation and application operations, only follow the instructions supplied by the present user guide.
Keep all the original packaging material for future storage or warranty shipments. If it is necessary to store or ship the product
then re-pack it in the same manner as it was delivered.
Special care is necessary when handling or unpacking the product. See Special Handling and Unpacking Instruction.
Quality and Environmental Management
Kontron aim to deliver reliable high-end product de igned and built for quality, and aim to complying with
environmental law , regulation , and other environmentally oriented requirement . For more information regarding
Kontron’ quality and environmental re pon ibilitie , vi it http://www.kontron.com/about-kontron/corporate-
re pon ibility/quality-management.
Disposal and Recycling
Kontron’ product are manufactured to ati fy environmental protection requirement where po ible. Many of the
component u ed are capable of being recycled. Final di po al of thi product after it ervice life mu t be
accompli hed in accordance with applicable country, tate, or local law or regulation .
WEEE ompliance
The Wa te Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive aim to:
Reduce wa te ari ing from electrical and electronic equipment (EEE)
Make producer of EEE re pon ible for the environmental impact of their product , e pecially when the product
become wa te
Encourage eparate collection and ub equent treatment, reu e, recovery, recycling and ound environmental
di po al of EEE
Improve the environmental performance of all tho e involved during the lifecycle of EEE
Environmental protection is a high priority with Kontron.
Kontron follows the WEEE directive
You are encouraged to return our products for proper disposal.

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Table of ontents
Symbol ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
For Your Safety .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
High Voltage Safety In truction .................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Special Handling and Unpacking In truction ............................................................................................................................................ 7
Lithium Battery Precaution .......................................................................................................................................................................... 8
General In truction on U age...................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Quality and Environmental Management ................................................................................................................................................. 8
Di po al and Recycling .................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
WEEE Compliance.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Table of Content ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Li t of Table ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Li t of Figure .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
General Safety In truction for IT Equipment .......................................................................................................................... 12
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Standard , Certification and Directive .................................................................................................................................... 15
Shipment and Unpacking ................................................................................................................................................................. 16
Packaging ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Unpacking ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Scope of Delivery ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Acce orie ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 16
Type Label and Product Identification............................................................................................................................................... 16
Product Overview ............................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Front Panel View ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
5.1.1. Power Connector .................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
5.1.2. Protective Earth ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
5.1.3. HDMI ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
5.1.4. Ethernet (LAN1, LAN2) .......................................................................................................................................................................... 19
5.1.5. USB 2.0 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
5.1.6. Debug Port................................................................................................................................................................................................ 19
5.1.7. Serial Port & CAN .................................................................................................................................................................................. 19
5.1.8. GPIO Port ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 19
Front View .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 20
Rear View..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
Side View .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 22
Top View ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Sy tem Exten ion .............................................................................................................................................................................. 24
Storage ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 24
6.1.1. Micro SD Card Drive Bay ...................................................................................................................................................................... 24
Expan ion ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 24
Acce ing Component ................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Acce ing External Component ......................................................................................................................................................... 25
7.1.1. Micro SD Card Drive Bay ...................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Acce ing Internal Component ......................................................................................................................................................... 25
7.2.1. Opening the Cha i ............................................................................................................................................................................. 25
Thermal Con ideration .................................................................................................................................................................. 26
Heat ink Plate ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
In tallation In truction .................................................................................................................................................................. 27
DIN Rail Mounting .................................................................................................................................................................................... 27
Power Connector ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
9.2.1. Wiring the DC Mating Power Connector ....................................................................................................................................... 28

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Starting Up ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Connecting to Power Supply .............................................................................................................................................................. 29
Operating Sy tem (OS) and Driver ................................................................................................................................................. 29
Technical Data .................................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Block Diagram .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Technical Specification .......................................................................................................................................................................... 31
Mechanical Specification ...................................................................................................................................................................... 31
Power Specification ............................................................................................................................................................................... 33
11.4.1. Power Con umption ........................................................................................................................................................................... 33
11.4.2. Protective Earth ................................................................................................................................................................................... 33
11.4.3. Environmental Specification ........................................................................................................................................................... 33
Connector, Socket and Jumper Pin A ignment .................................................................................................................... 34
Front Panel Connector ........................................................................................................................................................................ 34
Front Panel Connector Pin A ignment ....................................................................................................................................... 35
12.2.1. Input Power Connector (X4) ............................................................................................................................................................ 35
12.2.2. HDMI Connector (X13) ....................................................................................................................................................................... 35
12.2.3. ETH RJ45 Connector (X6, X7) ........................................................................................................................................................ 36
12.2.4. USB Port (X9) ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 36
12.2.5. Serial Port Connector (X23) ............................................................................................................................................................ 36
12.2.6. Front Panel RS485/CAN Connector (X24) ................................................................................................................................. 36
12.2.7. Front Panel GPIO Connector (X17) ................................................................................................................................................. 37
12.2.8. USB Debug Port (X11) ........................................................................................................................................................................ 37
Technical Support ............................................................................................................................................................................. 38
Returning Defective Merchandi e .................................................................................................................................................... 38
Storage, Tran portation and Maintenance............................................................................................................................... 40
Storage ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 40
Tran portation ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 40
Maintenance ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 40
14.3.1. Replacing the Lithium Battery ........................................................................................................................................................ 40
Warranty ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 41
Limitation/Exemption from Warranty Obligation ........................................................................................................................ 41
Di po al ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 42
Appendix A: Li t of Acronym ...................................................................................................................................................................... 43
About Kontron .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 44
Li t of Table
Table 1: Standard , Certification and Directive Compliance .......................................................................................................... 15
Table 2: Scope of Delivery ............................................................................................................................................................................. 16
Table 3: Acce orie ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 16
Table 4: Technical Specification .................................................................................................................................................................. 31
Table 5: Software Specification ................................................................................................................................................................... 31
Table 6: Mechanical Specification .............................................................................................................................................................. 31
Table 7: Power Specification ........................................................................................................................................................................ 33
Table 8: Power Con umption ...................................................................................................................................................................... 33
Table 9: Environmental Specification ....................................................................................................................................................... 33
Table 10: Front Panel Connector .............................................................................................................................................................. 34
Table 11: Li t of Acronym (Example) ....................................................................................................................................................... 43
Li t of Figure
Figure 1: KBox A-330-MX6 ............................................................................................................................................................................. 14
Figure 2: KBox A-330-MX6 Type Label (Example) ................................................................................................................................ 16