MSI MS-9A79 User manual

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MS-9A79
Industrial Data Machine

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Preface MS-9A79
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
V1.0 2019/03
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.
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://www.msi.com/html/popup/csr/evmtprtt_pcm.html
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://www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/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 2002/96/EC, which takes e󰘯ect on
August 13, 2005, 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. MSI will comply with the product take back
requirements at the end of life of MSI-branded products that are sold into the EU.
You can return these products to local collection points.

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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.............................................................................. 1-11
System Dimensions .................................................................................1-14
Mounting Brackets ...................................................................................1-15
2. Getting Started.............................................................................2-1
Installation Tools.........................................................................................2-2
System Cover.............................................................................................2-3
mSATA Card (Optional)..............................................................................2-4
WiFi Card (Optional) ..................................................................................2-5
WiFi Antenna (Optional) .............................................................................2-8
LVDS Cable (Optional)...............................................................................2-9
LVDS to DVI-I Converter Board (Optional)...............................................2-10
2.5” SSD/HDD.......................................................................................... 2-11
Wall Mount ...............................................................................................2-14
DIN Rail Mount 1......................................................................................2-16
DIN Rail Mount 2 (Optional).....................................................................2-18
VESA Mount (Optional) ............................................................................2-20
3. BIOS Setup...................................................................................3-1
Entering Setup ...........................................................................................3-2
The Menu Bar ............................................................................................3-4
Main ...........................................................................................................3-5
Advanced ...................................................................................................3-6
Boot.......................................................................................................... 3-11
Security ....................................................................................................3-12
Chipset.....................................................................................................3-16

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Power .......................................................................................................3-17
Save & Exit...............................................................................................3-19
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-9A79, an excellent industrial data
machine from MSI.
The MS-9A79’s wide heatsink fanless solution eliminates the noise
and the risk of fan’s failure. Furthermore, it supports VESA wall-mount
interface for various scenarios like digital signage, kiosk, industrial
control and POS with affordable 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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Overview MS-9A79
Package Contents
1. MS-9A79 Industrial Data Machine
2. Power Adapter & Power Cord
3. Wall Mount Set
4. DIN Rail Mount Set
5. VESA Mount Set (Optional)
6. SATA Power & Signal Cable
7. Phoenix Plug-in Terminal Block
8. Jumper Caps
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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1WLAN Antenna Connector (Optional)
This connector allows you to connect an external antenna for wireless LAN.
2Power Button
Press the button to turn the system on or o󰘯.
3Extend Switch Connector
This connector is provided for remote power button control.
4DIO Port
This port is provided for the Digital Input/Output (DIO) peripheral module.
PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL
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2
3
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12
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GND
GPI0
GPI1
GPI2
GPI3
GPI4
GPI5
GPI6
GPI7
VCC5
NC
NC
NC
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15
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GND
GPO0
GPO1
GPO2
GPO3
GPO4
GPO5
GPO6
GPO7
VCC5
NC
NC

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5RS232/422/485 Serial Port
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
NDCD
NSIN
NSOUT
NDTR
GND
NDSR
NRTS
NCTS
0V/5V/12V
Data Carrier Detect
Signal In
Signal Out
Data Terminal Ready
Signal Ground
Data Set Ready
Request To Send
Clear To Send
Power Pin
RS422
PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
422 TXD-
422 RXD+
422 TXD+
422 RXD-
GND
NC
NC
NC
0V/5V/12V
Transmit Data, Negative
Receive Data, Positive
Transmit Data, Positive
Receive Data, Negative
Signal Ground
No Connection
No Connection
No Connection
Power Pin
RS485
PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
485 TXD-
NC
485 TXD+
NC
GND
NC
NC
NC
0V/5V/12V
Transmit Data, Negative
No Connection
Transmit Data, Positive
No Connection
Signal Ground
No Connection
No Connection
No Connection
Power Pin
6USB 2.0 Port
The USB (Universal Serial Bus) port is for attaching USB devices such as
keyboard, mouse, or other USB-compatible devices.
7Line-Out Jack
This connector is provided for headphones or speakers.
8Microphone Jack
This connector is provided for microphones.

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9LVDS Port (Optional)
The LVDS (Low Voltage Di󰘯erential Signal) connector provides a digital
interface typically used with 󰘱at panels.
DVI Port (Optional)
Digital Visual Interface (DVI) is a video display interface developed by the
Digital Display Working Group (DDWG). The digital interface is used to connect
a video source, such as a video display controller, to a display device, such as
a computer monitor.
10 Mini DisplayPort
Mini DisplayPort is a digital display interface standard. This connector is used
to connect a monitor with Mini DisplayPort inputs.
11 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.
12 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
Off No link
Yellow Linked
Blinking Data activity
Speed
LED
Off 10 Mbps connection
Green 100 Mbps connection
Orange 1 Gbps connection
13 Phoenix 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.
14 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.

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15 USB 3.0 Port
The USB 3.0 port is backward-compatible with USB 2.0 devices and supports
data transfer rate up to 5 Gbit/s (SuperSpeed).
16 Grounding Point
The Grounding Point is provided to connect a grounding wire.

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System Specications
Processor
■Intel® Atom™ x5 E3940 Processor for WT SKU
■Intel® Celeron® N3350 Processor for Non-WT SKU
Memory
■Onboard 4GB Single-Channel LPDDR4 Memory
■2133 MHz for E3940 SKU
■2400 MHz for N3350 SKU
Network
■2 * Intel® I210-IT GbE LAN for E3940 SKU
■2 * Intel® I211-AT GbE LAN for N3350 SKU
Audio
■Realtek®ALC887-VD2-CG HDA Codec
■Compliant with Azalia 1.0 specs
■1 * Line-Out jack
■1 * Mic-In jack
Graphics
■Integrated Intel® HD Graphics
■1 * HDMI
-Max resolution 3840 x 2160 @30Hz
■1 * LVDS 18/24bit Dual Channel (Optional)
-Max resolution 1920 x 1200 @60 Hz
■1 * DVI-I by MS-99C0 from LVDS (Optional)
-Supported resolution: 1400 x 1050 & 24bit, 1600 x 900 & 24bit, 1600 x
1200 & 24bit, 1680 x 1050 & 24bit, 1920 x 1080 & 24bit, 1920 x 1200 &
24bit
Important
For their monitors to work properly, users need to select a resolution
supported by their monitors through the Chipset menu‘s LCD Panel
Type setting in BIOS.
■1 * Mini-DP
-Max resolution 4096 x 2160 @60Hz
■3 * independent displays
-Mini-DP + HDMI + LVDS
Storage
■1 * SATA 2.5” Drive Bay for HDD/SSD
■1 * mSATA (Half-size)

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Expansion Slot
■1 * Mini-PCIe1 (Full-size, with Nano SIM-Holder)
■1 * Mini-PCIe2 (Half-size, with mSATA)
Front Panel Input/Output
■2* WLAN Antenna Connectors (Optional)
■1* Power Button
■1* Extend Switch Connector
■1* DIO Port
■2* RS232/422/485 Serial Ports
■2* USB 2.0 Ports
■1* Line-Out Jack
■1* Microphone Jack
Rear Panel Input/Output
■2* WLAN Antenna Connectors (Optional)
■1* LVDS Port/ DVI Port (Optional)
■1* Mini DisplayPort
■1* HDMI Port
■2* GbE RJ45 Ports
■1* Phoenix DC Power Connector
■1* Power Jack
■2* USB 3.0 Ports
■1* Grounding Point
Power Supply
■1* 4-pin DC-in 12V Connector
■36 Watt Power Adapter
fInput: 100~240Vac, 1.8A, 50~60Hz
fOutput: 12Vdc, 3.0A
fNo power consumption for COM1~2
■48 Watt Power Adapter (Optional)
fInput: 100~240Vac, 1.5A, 50~60Hz
fOutput: 12Vdc, 4.0A
fFull power consumption for COM1~2
fEach COM port 5V/1A Max or 12V/0.5A Max
Dimension & Weight
■155mm x 110mm x 55mm
■0.95kg
Regulatory Compliance
■EMC: FCC Class A, CE, RCM, BSMI, VCCI
■Safety: BSMI
■IEC61373, EN60068-2-1, EN60068-2-2, EN60068-2-30
■RoHS Compliant

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Environment
SKU
Environment E3940 SKU N3350 SKU
Operating
Temperature
■-20 ~ 70°C (with WT SSD/
mSATA)
■-10 ~ 60°C (with MS-99C0
LVDS to DVI-I converter
board)
■-10 ~ 60°C (with SSD/
mSATA, MS-99C0 LVDS to
DVI-I converter board)
Storage
Temperature
-40 ~ 80oC -20 ~ 80°C
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.
JVDD1
JDNX1 JTXE1
JCMOS1
JINVDD1
JCOMP1
JAT1
JNVM1
JNVM2

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Clear CMOS Jumper: JCMOS1
Normal
(Default)
Clear CMOS
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AT/ATX Select Jumper: JAT1
ATX (Default) AT
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Serial Port Power Jumper: JCOMP1
1
+5V +12V
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0V
(Default)
LVDS Power Jumper: JVDD1
3V
(Default)
5V
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LVDS Inverter Power Jumper: JINVDD1
5V 12V
(Default)
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