MSI MS-9A69-U Series User manual

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MS-9A69-U Series
Industrial Data Machine

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Copyright and Trademarks Notice
Copyright © Micro-Star Int’l Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. The MSI logo used is
a registered trademark of Micro-Star Int’l Co., Ltd. All other marks and names
mentioned may be trademarks of their respective owners. No warranty as to
accuracy or completeness is expressed or implied. MSI reserves the right to
make changes to this document without prior notice.
Revision History
Revision Date
V1.2 2021/11
Technical Support
If a problem arises with your product and no solution can be obtained from
the user’s manual, please contact your place of purchase or local distributor.
Alternatively, please visit https://www.msi.com/support/ for further guidance.

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Safety Instructions
￭Always read the safety instructions carefully.
￭Keep this User’s Manual for future reference.
￭Keep this equipment away from humidity.
￭Lay this equipment on a reliable at surface before setting it up.
￭The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the
equipment from overheating. DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS.
￭Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly 110/220V
before connecting the equipment to the power inlet.
￭Place the power cord such a way that people can not step on it. Do not place
anything over the power cord.
￭Always Unplug the Power Cord before inserting any add-on card or module.
￭All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted.
￭Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage or cause electrical
shock.
￭If any of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by ser-
vice personnel:
▶The power cord or plug is damaged.
▶Liquid has penetrated into the equipment.
▶The equipment has been exposed to moisture.
▶The equipment does not work well or you can not get it work according
to User’s Manual.
▶The equipment has dropped and damaged.
▶The equipment has obvious sign of breakage.
￭DO NOT LEAVE THIS EQUIPMENT IN AN ENVIRONMENT UNCONDI-
TIONED, STORAGE TEMPERATURE ABOVE 60oC, IT MAY DAMAGE THE
EQUIPMENT.
Important
If the power cord comes with a 3-pin plug, do not disable the protective earth pin
from the plug. The equipment must be connected to an earthed mains socket-
outlet.
警告使用者:
此為甲類資訊技術設備，於居住環境中使用時，可能會造成射頻擾動，在此種情
況下，使用者會被要求採取某些適當的對策。

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Chemical Substances Information
In compliance with chemical substances regulations, such as the EU REACH
Regulation (Regulation EC No. 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and the
Council), MSI provides the information of chemical substances in products at:
https://csr.msi.com/global/index
Battery Information
European Union:
Batteries, battery packs, and accumulators should not be
disposed of as unsorted household waste. Please use the
public collection system to return, recycle, or treat them in
compliance with the local regulations.
廢電池請回收
Taiwan:
For better environmental protection, waste batteries should
be collected separately for recycling or special disposal.
California, USA:
The button cell battery may contain perchlorate material
and requires special handling when recycled or disposed
of in California.
For further information please visit:
https://dtsc.ca.gov/perchlorate/
Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the
same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.

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CE Conformity
Hereby, Micro-Star International CO., LTD declares that this device
is in compliance with the essential safety requirements and other
relevant provisions set out in the European Directive.
FCC-A Radio Frequency
Interference Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC
Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a
commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction
manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation
of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference,
in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own
expense.
Notice 1
The changes or modi󰘰cations not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Notice 2
Shielded interface cables and AC power cord, if any, must be used in order to
comply with the emission limits.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:
1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.
WEEE Statement
Under the European Union (“EU”) Directive on Waste Electrical and
Electronic Equipment, Directive 2012/19/EU, products of “electrical
and electronic equipment” cannot be discarded as municipal waste
anymore and manufacturers of covered electronic equipment will be
obligated to take back such products at the end of their useful life.

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CONTENTS
Copyright and Trademarks Notice................................................................. ii
Revision History ............................................................................................ ii
Technical Support.......................................................................................... ii
Safety Instructions.........................................................................................iii
Chemical Substances Information ............................................................... iv
Battery Information....................................................................................... iv
CE Conformity............................................................................................... v
FCC-A Radio Frequency Interference Statement ......................................... v
WEEE Statement ..........................................................................................v
1. Overview........................................................................................1-1
Package Contents......................................................................................1-2
System Overview .......................................................................................1-3
System Specications................................................................................1-8
Motherboard Jumpers..............................................................................1-10
2. Getting Started..............................................................................2-1
Installation Tools.........................................................................................2-2
System Cover.............................................................................................2-3
Memory (Optional) .....................................................................................2-4
mSATA Card (Optional)..............................................................................2-5
WiFi Card (Optional) ..................................................................................2-6
WiFi/LTE Antenna (Optional)......................................................................2-9
LVDS Cable (Optional).............................................................................2-10
TPM/LPC Cable (Optional) ......................................................................2-12
2.5” SSD/HDD (Optional).........................................................................2-13
Wall Mount...............................................................................................2-15
DIN Rail Mount 1......................................................................................2-16
DIN Rail Mount 2 (Optional).....................................................................2-17
VESA Mount (Optional) ............................................................................2-19
3. BIOS Setup....................................................................................3-1
Entering Setup ...........................................................................................3-2
The Menu Bar ............................................................................................3-4
Main ...........................................................................................................3-5
Advanced ...................................................................................................3-6
Boot..........................................................................................................3-12
Security ....................................................................................................3-13
Chipset.....................................................................................................3-22
Power .......................................................................................................3-23
Save & Exit...............................................................................................3-25

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Appendix GPIO WDT BKL Programming ...................................... A-1
Abstract..................................................................................................... A-2
General Purposed IO ................................................................................ A-3
Watchdog Timer ........................................................................................ A-4
LVDS Backlight Brightness Control........................................................... A-5
SMBus Access .......................................................................................... A-6

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Thank you for choosing the MS-9A69-U Series, an excellent industrial
data machine from MSI.
The wide heatsink fanless solution of MS-9A69-U Series eliminates the
noise and the risk of fan’s failure. Furthermore, it supports VESA and
wall-mount interfaces for various scenarios like digital signage, kiosk,
industrial control and POS with a󰀨ordable expenditure, which not only
meets the demand of Industrial applications but also fullls the needs of
companies, governments and institutes for general applications.
1Overview

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Package Contents
1. MS-9A69-U Series Industrial Data Machine
2. Power Adapter & Power Cord
3. SATA Power & Signal Cable
4. Phoenix Plug-in Terminal Block
5. Jumper Caps
6. Wall Mount Set
7. DIN Rail Mount Set
8. VESA Mount Set (Optional)
9. Driver/Utility Disc
* Contact your place of purchase or local distributor if any of the items is damaged
or missing.
* Package contents may vary by country.

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System Overview
hSystem I/O & Controls
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910
12 13
16
Optional
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7
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2 3 4 5 6
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1WiFi Antenna Connector (Optional)
This connector allows you to connect an external antenna for wireless LAN.
2RS232 Serial Port: COM3 ~ COM6
The serial port is a 16550A high speed communications port that sends/
receives 16 bytes FIFOs. It supports barcode scanners, barcode printers, bill
printers, credit card machine, etc.
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RS232
PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
DCD
RXD
TXD
DTR
GND
DSR
RTS
CTS
POWER
Data Carrier Detect
Receive Data
Transmit Data
Data Terminal Ready
Ground
Data Set Ready
Request To Send
Clear To Send
5V or 12V selected by GPIO (BIOS)

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3RS232/422/485 Serial Port: COM1 ~ COM2
The serial port is a 16550A high speed communications port that sends/
receives 16 bytes FIFOs. It supports barcode scanners, barcode printers, bill
printers, credit card machine, etc.
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RS232
PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
DCD
RXD
TXD
DTR
GND
DSR
RTS
CTS
POWER
Data Carrier Detect
Receive Data
Transmit Data
Data Terminal Ready
Ground
Data Set Ready
Request To Send
Clear To Send
5V or 12V selected by GPIO (BIOS)
RS422
PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
TXD-
TXD+
RXD+
RXD-
GND
NC
NC
NC
NC
Transmit Data, Negative
Transmit Data, Positive
Receive Data, Positive
Receive Data, Negative
Ground
No Connection
No Connection
No Connection
No Connection
RS485
PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
D-
D+
NC
NC
GND
NC
NC
NC
NC
Data, Negative
Data, Positive
No Connection
No Connection
Ground
No Connection
No Connection
No Connection
No Connection
4Power Button
Press the button to turn the system on or o󰘯.
5Microphone Jack
This connector is provided for microphones.

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6Line-Out Jack
This connector is provided for headphones or speakers.
7USB 2.0 Port
The USB (Universal Serial Bus) port is for attaching USB devices such as
keyboard, mouse, or other USB-compatible devices.
8Extend Switch Connector
This connector is provided for remote power button control.
9Phoenix DC Power Connector
The system is designed with a Phoenix connector that carries DC input.
Important
Your power source can either be connected to the Power Jack or the Phoenix
DC Power Connector. Avoid connecting to both simultaneously.
10 Power Jack
Power supplied through this jack supplies power to the system.
Important
Your power source can either be connected to the Power Jack or the Phoenix
DC Power Connector. Avoid connecting to both simultaneously.
11 GbE RJ45 Port
The standard RJ45 LAN jack is provided for connection to the Local Area
Network (LAN). You can connect a network cable to it.
Speed LED
Active
LED
LED LED Status Description
Active
LED
O󰀨 No link
Yellow Linked
Blinking Data activity
Speed
LED
O󰀨 10 Mbps connection
Green 100 Mbps connection
Orange 1 Gbps connection
12 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Port
USB 3.2 Gen 1, the SuperSpeed USB, delivers up to 5Gbps high-speed
data transfer for various devices, such as storage devices, hard drives, video
cameras, etc.

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13 HDMI Port
The High-De󰘰nition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is an all-digital audio/video
interface capable of transmitting uncompressed streams. HDMI supports all
TV format, including standard, enhanced, or high-de󰘰nition video, plus multi-
channel digital audio on a single cable.
14 DisplayPort
DisplayPort is a digital display interface standard. This connector is used to
connect a monitor with DisplayPort inputs.
15 LVDS Port (Optional)
The LVDS (Low Voltage Di󰘯erential Signal) connector provides a digital
interface typically used with 󰘱at panels.
16 DIO Port
This port is provided for the Digital Input/Output (DIO) peripheral module.
PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
GND
GPO0
GPO1
GPO2
GPO3
GPO4
GPO5
GPO6
GPO7
VCC5
NC
NC
NC
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15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
GND
GPI0
GPI1
GPI2
GPI3
GPI4
GPI5
GPI6
GPI7
VCC5
NC
NC
17 Grounding Point
The Grounding Point is provided to connect a grounding wire.

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System Specications
Processor
■Intel® Kaby Lake-U i3-7100U (MS-9A69-U2)
■Intel® Kaby Lake-U i5-7300U (MS-9A69-U3)
Memory
■1x DDR4 2133 MHz SO-DIMM slot
■Up to 16GB
Network
■1 x Intel® I219 GbE PHY LAN
■1 x Intel® I210 GbE LAN
Audio
■Realtek®ALC887-VD2-CG HDA Codec
■Compliant with Azalia 1.0 specs
Graphics
■HD Graphics integrated in Intel®processor
■LVDS up to 1920 x 1200 @60Hz
■HDMI up to 4096 x 2160 @24Hz
■DisplayPort up to 3840 x 2160 @60Hz (Supports DP++)
■3 independent displays supported: DP+HDMI+LVDS
Storage
■1 x 2.5” SATA III HDD/SSD
■1 x mSATA 6Gb/s slot
Expansion Slot
■1 x Mini-PCIe1 (Full-size, with Nano SIM-Holder)
■1 x Mini-PCIe2 (Full-size, with mSATA)
Front Panel Input/Output
■2 x WiFi Antenna Connectors (Optional)
■2 x RS232/422/485 Serial Port (COM1 ~ COM2)
■4 x RS232 Serial Ports (COM3 ~ COM6)
■1 x Power Button
■1 x Microphone Jack
■1 x Line-Out Jack
■2 x USB 2.0 Ports

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Rear Panel Input/Output
■2 x WiFi Antenna Connectors (Optional)
■1 x Extend Switch Connector
■1 x Phoenix DC Power Connector
■1 x Power Jack
■2 x GbE RJ45 Ports (2 Optional Ports for Up to 4 x GbE RJ45 Ports)
■4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Ports
■1 x HDMI Port
■1 x DisplayPort
■1 x LVDS Port (Optional)
■1 x DIO Port
■1 x Grounding Point
Power Supply
■65 Watt Power Adapter
fInput: 100~240Vac, 1.5A, 50~60Hz
fOutput: 19Vdc, 3.42A
fNo power consumption for COM1~6
■90 Watt Power Adapter (Optional)
fInput: 100~240Vac, 1.2A, 50~60Hz
fOutput: 19Vdc, 4.74A
fFull power consumption for COM1~6
Important
Before powering on the system, recheck the adapter to ensure safety.
Dimension & Weight
■200mm (L) x 150mm (W) x 55mm (H)
■1.39 Kg
Regulatory Compliance
■EMC: FCC Class A, CE, RCM, BSMI, VCCI
■Safety: BSMI
■IEC61373
■RoHS Compliant
Environment
■Operating Temperature
f-10 ~ 45°C (with HDD)
f-10 ~ 55°C (with SSD/mSATA)
■Storage Temperature: -20 ~ 80oC
■Humidity: 10 ~ 90% RH, non-condensing

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Motherboard Jumpers
Important
Avoid adjusting jumpers when the system is on; it will damage the motherboard.
JINV1JCMOS1
JATX1
JCOMP3
JME1
JVDD1
JCOMP2
JCOMP1

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Jumper Name Default Setting Description
JCMOS1
1
1-2: Normal 2-3: Clear CMOS
JATX1
1
1-2: ATX 2-3: AT
JME1
1
1-2: Disable 2-3: Enable
JCOMP1
1
1-2: +5V 2-3: +12V
JCOMP2,
JCOMP3 11-2: +5V 2-3: +12V
JVDD1
1
1-2: +3V 2-3: +5V
JINV1
1
1-2: +5V 2-3: +12V