NOVAKON NPP Series User manual

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Release Date: August, 2023
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User Manual
Novakon Panel PC – NPP Series
NPP-215P01
Fanless Industrial Modular Panel PC
Intel
®
Celeron
®
J6412

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Warning!
Caution
Risk of explosion if the battery is replaced with an incorrect type.
Batteries should be recycled where possible. Disposal of used batteries must be in
accordance with local environmental regulations.
Electric Shock Hazard – Do not operate the machine with its back cover removed.
There are dangerous high voltages inside.
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and
if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, it may cause
interference to radio communications. It has been tested and found to comply
with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to FCC Rules, which are
designed to provide reasonable protect
ion against such interference when
operated in a commercial environment. Operation of this equipment in a
residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own
expense will be required to take whatever measures may be required to correct
the interference.

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Safety Precautions
Follow the messages below to prevent your systems from damage:
◆Avoid your system from static electricity on all occasions.
◆Prevent electric shock. Do not touch any components of this card when
the card is power-on. Always disconnect power when the system is not
in use.
◆Disconnect power when you change any hardware devices. For instance,
when you connect a jumper or install any cards, a surge of power may
damage the electronic components or the whole system.

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Table of Contents
Warning!................................................................................…………………………….…1
Caution/Disclaimer……..……………………..…………………………………………………………………1
Safety Precautions…………………………………………………………………….…..……………………..2
Chapter 1 Getting Started
1.1 Features………………………..………………………...…………………………..4
1.2 Specifications…………………...………………………………………………….4
1.3 Dimensions…………………………....…….……………………………………..6
1.4 Brief Description..………………………………………..………………….……7
1.5 Installation of SSD and Memory……………………………………..…..7
1.6 VESA Mounting…………………………………..………………………………9
1.7 Panel Mounting……………………………………..………………….……….9
Chapter 2 Hardware
2.1 Motherboard Introduction……………………...……………..………....10
2.2 Specifications…………………………..…………………………………………10
2.3 Jumpers and Connectors Location……………………………………...13
2.4 Jumpers Setting and Connectors…………………………………..……15
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup
3.1 Introduction……………………………...…….……...…………………………24
3.2 The Main Menu………………………………………………………………….25
3.3 Advanced…………………,………………………..………………………………26
3.4 Chipset……………,………………………………………………………………...39
3.5 Security…………,,……………………………………….………………………...41
3.6 Boot……………………………………………………………….…………………..44
3.7 Save & Exit……..………………………………………….……………………..45

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Chapter 1 Getting Started
1.1 Features
21.5” Industrial Compact Size Panel PC
Flat front panel touch screen
Fanless design
Intel® Celeron® J6412 (2.0 GHz) CPU
DC 9~36V wide-ranging power input
IP66 compliant front panel
Projected capacitive touchscreen support 7H anti-scratch surface
1.2 Specifications
NPP-215P01
LCD
LCD Size
21.5 inches TFT-LCD
Touch Type Projected Capacitive Touch
Luminance (cd/m²)
500 (Typical)
System
CPU
Onboard Intel Celeron J6412 (2.0 GHz )
Chipset SoC
Memory
8GB DDR4 3200 MHz (16GB/32GB Optional)
I/O Port
USB
4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1, 1 x USB 2.0 (Optional)
Serial 1 x DB9 (RS-232/422/485 & RI/5V/12V) (COM1 for optional)
1 x DB9 (RS-232/422/485) (COM2 for optional)
2 x DB9 (RS-232) (COM3/COM4 for optional)
Audio
1 x Audio Line Out
LAN 2 x GbE LAN RJ-45
HDMI
2 x HDMI 2.0
Power 1 x 2 pins terminal block for external power switch (Optional)
1 x 3 pins terminal block power connector
1 x power switch on/off
Storage Space
Storage (SSD) 1 x 2280 M.2 M-Key (PCIe x2, SATA 6Gb/s)

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Expansion
Expansion Slot
1 x Full-size mini PCIe
Touch Screen – Projected Capacitive Type
TS Control IC
Chip on flex
Interface USB
Light Transmission Over 85%
Power
Power Input DC 9~36V
Mechanical
Color Silver (Pantone 877C)
Front Bezel Metal Aluminum front bezel/ Steel for back cover
IP Rating IP66 compliant front panel
Environmental
Operating
temperature
0~50°C
Storage temperature -20~60°C
Humidity 10 to 90% @ 40°C, non- condensing
Certification CE / FCC Class A
Operating System Support
OS Support
Windows 10 IoT, Debian 11

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1.3 Dimensions
Figure 1.1: Dimensions of NPP-215P01

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1.4 Brief Description of NPP-215P01
This is a 21.5” Industrial Compact Size Panel PC, which comes with flat front
panel touch screen and fanless design. It is powered by Intel J6412(2.0 GHz)
processor; and 8GB DDR4 3200MHz memory (16GB/32GB memory is for option).
NPP-215P01 is DC 9~36V wide-ranging power input and IP66 compliant front panel.
The model features projected capacitive touch supports 7H anti-scratch surface is
ideal for use as PC-based controller for industrial automation & factory automation.
1.5 Installation of SSD and Memory
Step 1
There are two screws to deal with when
enclosing or removing the chassis.
Step 2
Slide the BOX PC downward.

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Step 3
Carefully flip the BOX PC and lay it flat.
Step 4
You can replace Memory or SSD directly
by unscrewing one screws as shown in
the picture.

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1.6 VESA Mounting
The NPP-215P01 is designed to be VESA mounted as shown in Picture. Just carefully
place the unit through the hole and tighten the given screws from the rear to secure
the mounting.
Figure 1.21: VESA Mounting
1.7 Panel Mounting
There are eight holes located along the four sides of NPP-215P01. Insert the clamp
from the four sides and tighten them with the nuts provided.
Figure 1.22: Panel Mounting

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Chapter 2 Hardware
2.1 Motherboard Introduction
A 3.5" industrial motherboard developed on the basis of Intel Celeron Processors,
which provides abundant peripheral interfaces to meet the needs of different
customers. Also, it features dual GbE ports, 4-COM ports and one Mini PCIe
configuration, five USB ports, two HDMI ports, one LVDS interface. To satisfy the
special needs of high-end customers. The product is widely used in various sectors of
industrial control.
2.2 Specifications
Specifications
Board Size 146mm x 101.7mm
CPU Support Onboard Intel® Celeron® J6412 2.0GHz, quad-
core, 4 threads, (up to
2.6GHz)
Chipset SoC
BIOS AMI/UEFI
Memory Support 2 x SO-DIMM, DDR4 3200MHz, up to 32GB
Graphics Intel® UHD Graphics 400/800MHz
Display Mode 2 x HDMI Ports
1 x LVDS (18/24-bit dual LVDS)
Support
Resolution
Up to 4096 x 2160 for HDMI
Up to 1920 x 1200 for LVDS
Triple Display 2 x HDMI + LVDS
Storage 1 x SATA 6Gb/s Port (CN13)
Ethernet 2 x GbE LAN Ports (Intel® I211AT) (CN23)
USB 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 External I/O port (CN25)
2 x USB 2.0 Pin headers (CN14)
Serial
1 x COM header (RS-232/422/485 & RI/5V/12V) (CN6:COM1)
1 x COM header (RS-232/422/485) (CN6:COM2)
2 x COM headers (RS-232) (CN6:COM3, COM4)
Digital I/O 1 x GPIO (8 bits) & SMBus header (CN15)
Battery Support CR2032 battery by 2-pin header (CN21)
AudioRealtek® Audio Codec

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Support Line-out (CN22)
Front panel audio header (CN8)
Expansion Slots 1 x 2280 M.2 M-Key (PCIe x2, SATA 6Gb/s) (CN11)
1 x Full-size mini PCIe with SIM slot (CN19)
Power
Management
Wide Range DC9V~36V input
1 x 4-pin power input connector (CN2)
Switches and LED
Indicators
Front panel header
1 x Power on/off switch (CN10)
1 x Reset (CN10)
1 x Power LED status (CN10)
1 x HDD LED status (CN10)
External I/O port
1 x Headphone Jack
2 x HDMI
2 x RJ45 LAN Ports
4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1
Temperature Operating: 0℃to 60℃
Storage: -40℃to 85℃
Humidity 0% - 90%, non-condensing, operating
EMI/EMS Meet CE/FCC class A

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Figure 2.1: Motherboard Dimensions

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2.3 Jumpers and Connectors Location
Figure 2.2: Connectors Location-Bottom Board
Figure 2.3: Connectors Location-Top Board

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Figure 2.4: Rear I/O Connectors Location
No Code Description
1 FAN FAN connector
2 DC_IN DC IN 1x4pin power connector
3 AT_CN AT/ATX mode select jumper
4 BKL_CN Backlight Control connector
5 JCOM1 RI# pin RI#/5V/12V select jumper for COM1 port
6
COM1
COM2
COM3
COM4
Serial port header
COM1 : RS-232/422/485 & RI/5V/12V
COM2 : RS-232/422/485
COM3, COM4 : RS-232
7 SPKR Speaker out connector
8 FP_AUDIO Front panel audio header
9 SODIMMA
SODIMMB DDR4 SO-DIMM sockets x 2
10 SYS_PANEL Front panel header
11 M2M M.2 slot, M-key, NGFF2280
12 SATAPW SATA power connector
13 SATAIII SATA 6Gb/s connector
14 FUSB20 USB 2.0 header
15 GPIO_CNT General Purpose input/output header
16 LVDS LVDS connector
17 LSW LVDS resolution jumper
18 SIM_CARD 3G/4G SIM slot
19 MPCIE Mini-PCIe slot
20 BUZZER Buzzer header
21 BATTERY Battery cable connector
22 AUDIO Line out connector (Headphone without microphone)
23 LAN1, LAN2 LAN connector
24 HDMI HDMI connector
25 USB31_1,
USB31_2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 connector x 4

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2.4 Jumpers Setting and Connectors
1. FAN (FAN connector):
Fan connector cooling fans can be connected directly for use. You may set the
rotation condition of cooling fan in menu of BIOS CMOS Setup. (1.25mm Pitch
1x4 Pin Header)
Pin# Signal Name
1
Ground
2 +12VCC
3
FAN_Sense
4 Speed_Control
2. DC_IN (Power Connector):
DC12V System power input connector (2.5mm Pitch DC-IN 1x4pin Wafer Pin
Header)
Pin# Signal Name
1
Ground
2 Power Input DC+12V
3
Power Input DC+12V
4 Ground
3. AT_CN (AT/ATX mode select jumper)
Pin# Definition
1
AT MODE
2 Detect
3
ATX MODE

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4. BKL_CN (Backlight Control connector):
(2.0mm Pitch 1x5 wafer Pin Header) Backlight control connector for LVDS.
Pin# Signal Name
1
DC5V
2 BKLT_PWM
3
BKLT_EN
4 Ground
5
DC12V
5. JCOM1 (RI#/5V/12V Select jumper for COM1 Port):
COM1 Pin 1 to 6 are used to select signal out & pin 9 out voltage port.
(1.0mm Pitch 2x3 Pin Header)
6. COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4 (Serial port header):
COM1 : Support RS-232/422/485 & RI/5V/12V For RI/5V/12V jumper setting, please see
COM2 : Support RS-232/422/485
COM3 & COM4 : Support RS-232 only
Pin#RS-232
RS-422
Full Duplex
RS-485
Half Duplex
Pin No. RS-232
RS-422
Full Duplex
RS-485
Half Duplex
1 RXD TXD+ D+ 6 GND – –
2 DCD TXD- D- 7 CTS – –
3 DTR RXD- – 8 RTS – –
4 TXD RXD+ – 9 No Connect – –
5 DSR – – 10 RI/5V/12V – –

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7. SPKR (Speaker out connector):
Pin# Definition
1 Speaker Out L+
2 Speaker Out L-
3 Speaker Out R-
4 Speaker Out R+
8. FP_AUDIO (Front panel audio header):
(2.0mm Pitch 2X5 Pin Header), Front Audio, An onboard Realtek codec is used
to provide high-quality audio I/O ports. Line Out can be connected to a
headphone or amplifier. Line In is used for the connection of external audio
source via a Line in cable. MIC is the port for microphone input audio.
Pin# Definition Pin# Definition
1 MIC-LEFT 6 GND
2 GND 7 JACKSENCE Detect
3 MIC-RIGHT 8 NC
4 Detect 9 LINE-LEFT
5 LINE-RIGHT 10 GND
9. SODIMMA, SODIMMB (DDR4 SO-DIMM sockets):
2 x DDR4 SO-DIMM sockets,Max Capacity 32 GB Support Dual Channel DDR4 3200 MHz
memory modules
10. SYS_PANEL (Front panel header):
Pin#Definition Pin#Definition
1 HD-p 7 Reset Button
2 MPD-p 8 GND
3 HD-n 9 No Connect
4 MPD-n 10 No Connect
5 GND 11 No Connect
6 POWER-ON 12 No Connect

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11. M2M (M.2 Slot, M-Key, NGFF 2280)
Please install the module card into the M.2 slot
Pin Definition Pin Definition 29 PCIE1 RXn 30 NC
1
GND
2
3.3V
31
PCIE1 RXp
32
NC
3 GND 4 3.3V 33 GND 34 NC
5
NC
6
NC
35
PCIE2 TXn
36
NC
7 NC 8 NC 37 PCIE2 TXp 38 NC
9
GND
10
SSD LED
39
GND
40
NC
11 NC 12 3.3V 41 PCIE0 RXn/SATA Bp 42 NC
13
NC
14
3.3V
43
PCIE0 RXp/SATA Bn
44
NC
15 GND 16 3.3V 45 GND 46 NC
17
NC
18
3.3V
47
PCIE0 TXn/SATA An
48
NC
19 NC 20 NC 49 PCIE0 TXp/SATA Ap 50 PCI Reset
21
GND
22
NC
51
GND
52
PCIE Clock
23 NC 24 NC 53 PCIE Clock n 54 NC
25
NC
26
NC
55
PCIE Clock p
56
NC
27 GND 28 NC 57 GND 58 NC
12. SATA Power (SATA power connector):
One onboard 5V&12V output connector is reserved to provide power for SATA
devices.
(2.5mm Pitch 1x4 box Pin Header)
Pin# Signal Name
1
12V
2 Ground
3
Ground
4 5V

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13. SATAIII (SATA 6Gb/s Connector):
One SATA connector is provided with transfer speed up to 6.0Gb/s. (SATA
7Pin+15Pin)
Definition
1
GND
2 TXp
3
TXn
4 GND
5
RXn
6 RXp
7
GND
14. FUSB20 (USB 2.0 header)
Pin# Definition Pin# Definition
1 5V 6 D1p
2 5V 7 GND
3 D2n 8 GND
4 D1n 9 No Pin
5 D2p 10 No Connect
15. GPIO_CNT (General Purpose input/output header):
(2.0mm Pitch 2X6 Pin Header)For expand connector, it provides eight GPIO.
Pin# Definition Pin# Definition
1 GPIO-output_1 7 GPIO-output_4
2 GPIO-input_1 8 GPIO-input_4
3 GPIO-output_2 9 SMBus Clock
4 GPIO-input_2 10 SMBus DATA
5 GPIO-output_3 11 5V
6 GPIO-input_3 12 GND