Nodka eBOX-3000-ETC User manual

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User Manual Ver1.0
eBOX-3000-ETC
Fanless Industrial Computer

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Copyright
Copyright notice
The information in this document is subject to change without prior notice in order to
improve reliability, design and function and doesn’t represent a commitment on the
part of manufacturer.
In no event will the manufacturer be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or
consequential damage arising out of the use or inability to use the product or
documentation, even if advised of possibility of such damages.
This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright. All rights are
reserved. No part of this manual maybe reproduced by any mechanical, electronic, or
other means in any form without prior written permission of manufacturer.
Trademarks
All registered trademarks and product names mentioned herein are used for
identification purposes only and may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of
their respective owners.
AMI is a trademark of American Megatrends, Inc.
Intel &Atom are trademarks of Intel Corporation
IBM, PC/AT, PS/2&VGA are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation
Microsoft Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corp.
RTL is trademark of Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.

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Manual conventions
WARNING:
Warnings appear where overlooked details may cause damage to the
equipment or result in personal injury. Warnings should be taken
seriously.
CAUTION:
Cautionary messages should be heeled to help reduce the chance of
losing data or damaging the product.
NOTE:
These messages inform the reader of essential but non-critical
information. These messages should be read carefully as any directions
or instructions contained therein can help avoid making mistakes.

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Declaration of Conformity
This restriction is subject to provide protection for system operation in business
environment, which will produce, use and transmit radio frequency energy. Without
notice of the instructions of the correct installation and use, it may cause harmful
interference to radio communication. The interference prevention cannot be
guaranteed even with proper installation according to the manual. If the device gets
bad affect on the signal of radio / TV. User could insure by turn device on/off.
When this device produces some harmful interference, user can use the following
measure to solve interference problem:
Set the receiving antenna’s direction or location.
Increase the distance between this device and receiver.
Plug in this device’s power connector into different circuits of the power outlet
with receiver
If you need technical support, please inform the dealer or experienced radio/TV
technical personnel.
NOTE:
If user changes the setting unauthorized or repairs the device without
any approval of the relevant authority, then user’s rights of controlling
this device will be canceled.

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Technical Support and Service
Please visit the Nodka website http://en.nodka.com to get more details.
If you need additional assistance, please contact your system reseller or vendor.
Please have the following information ready before you call:
1. Product name and serial number
2. The product specification
3. Description of your software (operational system, vision, application software,
etc.)
4. A complete description of the problem
5. The exact wording of any error messages

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Ordering Information
Product code
Description
EBOX-3000-ETC
No CPU/No memory/No hard disk/4*RS232/ 2* LAN/8*USB2.0（4 of them support
USB3.0）/DVI/VGA//HDMI/PS2/Audio card/AC96~264Vinput /Two-year warranty
Optional equipment:
Name
Description
Power cable
Power cable L= 1.8M+ external PSU
Hard disk
Support 2.5", MSATA
Memory
Support DDR4 2400, 2 x 260-pin, SO-DIMM Slot, Up to 32 GB Memory Size
CPU
Optional Intel® Core™ 6th / 7th generation i7 / i5 / i3 / Pentium / Celeron, LGA1151
Inter®Celeron™ Series: G3930
Inter®Pentium™ Series: G4600
Inter®Core™ Series: I5-6500T/6500/7500/7500T, I7-6700/6700T, I3-6100/7100

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Content
Chapter 1 Overview.............................................................................................................1
1.1 Introductions................................................................................................................2
1.2 Key Features...............................................................................................................2
1.3 External Overview .......................................................................................................3
1.4 Specifications..............................................................................................................3
1.5 Dimensions..................................................................................................................4
1.6 Assembly and disassembly..........................................................................................5
Chapter 2 System installation.............................................................................................6
2.1 Connectors Definition ..................................................................................................7
2.2 BIOS Setup...............................................................................................................12
2.3 Driver installation.......................................................................................................22
Appendix A Safety Precautions........................................................................................34
A.1 General Safety Precautions..................................................................................34
A.2 Anti-static Precautions..........................................................................................35
A.3 Disposing of the Equipment..................................................................................36
A.4 Maintenance and Cleaning Precautions ...............................................................37
Appendix B......................................................................................................................39
B.1 Hazardous Materials Disclosure Table for IPB Products Certified as RoHS
Compliant Under 2002/95/EC without Mercury.................................................................39

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Chapter 1
Overview

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1.1 Introductions
eBOX-3000-ETC is a fanless mini PC based on Intel® Core™ i3/i5/i7/Celeron high
performance processor, impact and with large aluminum fin radiator, with no cable
inside. The performance has increased 30% than the 6th/7th generation Intel®
Core™ processor. It uses dual channel DDR4 SODIMM, up to 32GB. There are 2
Intel210AT Ethernet slots, and can be extended to 6 groups. The design of VGA, DVI
and HDMI interfaces to support multi screen synchronous/asynchronous. 4 USB 3.0
plus 4 USB 2.0. 4 x RS232 can be extended to 8 COMs.
OS support: Windows7, Windows10 and Linux.
1.2 Key Features
Based on Intel Core 6th/7th generation i7/i5/i3/ Pentium/Celeron
Aluminum alloy box
Support 2 x 2.5＂HDD Bay/ mSATA
2x Intel i210 Gbe LAN controller
8 x USB2.0/3.0, 4 x RS-232
1x PCIe x16 slot or 1x 32bits PCI
I/O: VGA/ DVI /HDMI/ 2 x GLAN/ 8 x USB/ 4 x RS232/ PCIe x16+ PCI
Support win7, Win7 Embedded, Win10, Linux

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1.3 External Overview
Figure 1-1 Front and rear overview of eBOX-3000-ETC
1.4 Specifications
SYSTEM
eBOX-3000-ETC
Processor
CPU
Intel® Core™ 6th / 7th generation i7 / i5 / i3 / Pentium / Celeron
Chipset
Intel H110 Express Chipset
BIOS
AMI EFI 64Mbit
Memory
Architecture
DDR4-2400MHz
Capacity
Up to 32GB
DIMM
2 x 260-pin SODIMM
Display
VGA
Up to 1920 x 1200
DVI
Support 1920 x 1200
HDMI
1920 x1200
Display
Yes, VGA + DVI+HDMI
LAN
LAN1
Intel i210Gbe LAN controller (can be extended to 3* LAN ports)
LAN2
Intel i210Gbe LAN controller (can be extended to 3* LAN ports)
Audio
Port
Realtek ACL662 Audio controller, Line-out, Mic-in.
Amplifier
N/A
I/O
COM
4 x RS-232 (can be extended to 8*COM)
LPT(optional)
1* LPT
USB
4 x USB3.0/2.0/1.1, 4x USB2.0/1.1
Other
Digital IO(optional)
8-way DIO and 8-way DO
WatchDog
0~255 seconds programmable
Expansion
slot
MiniPCIe
2 * full size PCIe with SIM holder (can be extended to LAN or
COM)
PCIe & PCI
1 x PCIe x16 slot or 1 x 32bits PCI
Storage
HDD (optional)
2 x 2.5" HDD Bay (Max rate SATA III 6.0 Gb/s)
Medium
SSD (optional)
1 * MSATA
OS
Microsoft Windows
Windows 7, Windows 7 Embedded, Windows 10
Linux
Ubuntu
Power
Type
AT
Input voltage
AC 90~ 264V

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Power Adapter
Optional
Power
No-load
27Watt
Dissipation
Full-load
55Watt（According to the CPU set, total power not exceeding 100W）
Mechanism
Box structure
Aluminum alloy BOX
Parameters
Mounting
Rack-mounted
Dimensions
(L*W*H) 483mm x 252mm x 88mm (19.02" x 9.92" x 3.46")
NW
7.2kg
Environment-
al
Work
Temperature
-20 ~ 60°C (-4℉~140℉) (Wide temperature SSD),
0 ~ 45° C (32 ℉~113 ℉) (General temperature HDD/SSD)
Storage
Temperature
-40 ~ 80℃(-40 ~ 176℉)
Relative humidity
5~95% (Non condensation)
Shake
SSD applied: 1.5 Grms, IEC 60068-2-64, random, 5 ~ 500 Hz, 1
hr/axis
Shock
SSD applied: 10 G, IEC 60068-2-64, Half-sine wave, 11ms
duration
EMC
CE/FCC Class A
Safety Certification
CCC
1.5 Dimensions
Unit: mm
Figure 1-2 Dimensions of eBOX-3000-ETC

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1.6 Assembly and disassembly
eBOX-3000- ETC has a unique structure design which makes COM port settings
easily and quickly as well as the replacement of the hard disk.
1.6.1 Hard disk replacement
Step1. Find the orange HDD cover.
Step 2. Pull out the blue sign.
Step 3. Paste the pull & push sticker and the height adjusting frame on HDD.
Step 4. Insert the hard disk into the slot along the chute. Cover the orange hard disk
cover.

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Chapter 2
System installation

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2.1 Connectors Definition
2.1.1 COM Ports
eBOX-3000-ETC has 4 COMs, which can be extended to 8 COMs. COM 1~4 are
R232 type DB9 connector. PIN9 on DB9 defaults RI. The definitions are as follows:
PIN
SIGNAL
RS232
1
DCD
2
RXD
3
TXD
4
DTR
5
GND
6
DSR
7
RTS
8
CTS
9
RI
Figure 2-1 Definition of connectors

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2.1.2 USB
We provide 2 X 2 standard double-deck USB port in front panel and 2 x 2 standard
double-deck USB interface on I/O interfaces; you can use the 8 USB interfaces at the
same time.
2.1.3 Audio interface (LINE_OUT)
We provide a standard Ø3. 5 Phone Jack audio output interface (LINE_OUT), you can
use it directly.
2.1.4 Ethernet Interfaces (LAN1, LAN2)
We provide two 10/100/1000Mbps RJ-45 Ethernet interfaces, you can use it directly.
There are two status indicators, links status on the left side, data transmission status
on the right side. Four more LAN interfaces can be extended by Mini PCIe slot.
PIN
SIGNAL
1
+5V
2
Date-
3
Date+
4
GND
PIN
SIGNAL
PIN
SIGNAL
1
TX0+
5
TX2+
2
TX0-
6
TX2-
3
TX1+
7
TX3+
4
TX1-
8
TX3-

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Indicators of LAN connector.
Network
status
Left (LILED) double colors
(Orange / Green)
Right (ACTLED) single color
(Yellow)
1000M
N/A
Constant ON
FLASH
OFF
100M
Constant ON
N/A
FLASH
OFF
10M
OFF
OFF
FLASH
OFF
Active
description
GREEN
ORANGE
Data
Transferring
No Data
Transferring
Linking indicator
Active status indicator
2.1.5 PS2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector
Slot
Pin
Definition
Pin
Definition
1
KB_Data
2
MS_DATA
3
GND
4
+5V
5
KB_Clock
6
MS_Clock
2.1.6 VGA interface
We provide a standard DB15 monitor interface, you can connect it directly.
1
6
11
510 15
PIN
SIGNAL
PIN
SIGNAL
1
RED
9
+5V
2
GREEN
10
GND
3
BLUE
11
NC
4
NC
12
DDC_Data
5
GND
13
HSYNC
6
GND
14
VSYNC
7
GND
15
DDC_Clock
8
GND

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2.1.7 DVI interface
We provide a DVI-D interface in the rear panel which makes double display with VGA
possible. The definition is as below.
2.1.8 Switch button (PWR)
On rear panel, we provide an ATX power touch switch button (PWR) to power up.
2.1.9 Power connector
PRODUCT offers a 2-pins power input.
PIN
SIGNAL
1
GND
2
12V
2.1.10 PWR, hard drive status indicators
We provide a set of indicators to show the status of the power and the hard drive.
Continuous green light indicates that the power is switched on. Flashing red light on
hard drive indicator means that the hard drive is reading/writing data.

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2.1.11DIO interface
PIN
SIGNAL
PIN
SIGNAL
PIN
SIGNAL
1
R0_NO
10
DI3
19
R4_NO
2
R6_NO
11
DI5
20
R4_COM
3
R0_COM
12
DI7
21
DI0
4
R1_NO
13
DI.COM or DI.GND
22
DI2
5
R7_NO
14
R2_NO
23
DI4
6
R1_COM
15
R6_COM
24
DI6
7
R5_NO
16
R2_COM
25
R7_COM
8
R5_COM
17
R3_NO
9
DI1
18
R3_COM

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2.2 BIOS Setup
The BIOS is programmed onto the BIOS chip, the BIOS setup program allows
changes to certain system settings. This chapter outlines the options that can be
changed.
NOTE:
Some of the BIOS options may very throughout the life cycle of the
product and are subject to change without prior notice.
2.2.1 Starting setup
The AMI is activated when the computer is turned on. The setup program can be
activated in one of two ways:
1. Press the DEL key as soon as the system is turned on.
2. Press the DEL key when the Press Del to enter SETUP tip appears on the screen.
If the message disappears before the DEL key is pressed, restarted the computer and
try again. General Introduction
2.2.2 Using setup
Use the arrow keys to highlight items. Press ENTER to select, use the PAGE UP and
PAGE DOWN keys to change entries. Press F1 for help and press ESC to quit.
Navigation keys are shown as table below.
Table 2-1 Keys of BIOS navigation
Key
Function
Up arrow
Move to previous item
Down arrow
Move to next item
Left arrow
Move to the item on the left side
Right arrow
Move to the item on the right side
ESC
Reset
+
Increase the numeric value or make changes
-
Decrease the numeric value make changes

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F1
General help, only for the status page setup menu and option page setup menu
F2
Previous value
F3
Optimized defaults
F4
Save all the CMOS changes and reset
The menu bar which is anchored to the top of the BIOS screen has the following main
items:
Main –Changes the basic system configuration.
Advanced –Changes the advanced system settings
Chipset –Changes the chipset settings.
Security –Sets user and supervisor passwords.
Boot –Changes the system boot configuration.
Exit –Selects exit options and loads default settings.
2.2.3 Main settings