Portwell Rs4u-8172-m2m User manual

RS4U-8172-M2M

Industrial Box PC

Version 1.1

RS4U-8172-M2M

Revision History

R0.1

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R1.1

Remove Extra AddOn ROM Display item

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Contents

1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7

2 Specifications........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8

2.1 Supported Operating Systems........................................................................................................................................................................................... 9

2.2 Mechanical Dimensions ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10

3 BIOS Setup Items......................................................................................................................................................................................................................11

3.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................11

3.2 BIOS Setup.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................11

3.2.1 Main ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 13

3.2.2 Advanced ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 15

3.2.3 H / W Monitor .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 29

3.2.4 Security ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 32

3.2.5 Boot......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 34

3.2.6 Exit .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 37

4 Troubleshooting........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 39

4.1 BIOS Setting .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 39

4.2 FAQ.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 40

5 Portwell Software Service ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 48

6 Industry Specifications ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 49

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Preface

This user‟s guide provides information about the components, features, connectors and BIOS Setup menus available on the RS4U-8172-M2M. This document

should be referred to when designing system application. The other reference documents that should be used include the following:

Intel Apollo lake Design Guide

Intel Apollo lake Specification

Please contact Portwell Sales Representative for above documents.

Disclaimer

The information contained within this user‟s guide, including but not limited to any product specification, is subject to change without notice.

Portwell provides no warranty with regard to this user‟s guide or any other information contained herein and hereby expressly disclaims any implied warranties

of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose with regard to any of the foregoing. Portwell assumes no liability for any damages incurred directly or

indirectly from any technical or typographical errors or omissions contained herein or for discrepancies between the product and the user‟s guide. In no event

shall Portwell be liable for any incidental, consequential, special, or exemplary damages, whether based on tort, contract or otherwise, arising out of or in

connection with this user‟s guide or any other information contained herein or the use thereof.

Trademarks

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trademark holders. These trademark holders are not affiliated with Portwell, our products, or our website.

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Warranty

Portwell makes no representation, warranty or guaranty, express or implied regarding the products except its standard form of limited warranty (“Limited

Warranty”). Portwell may in its sole discretion modify its Limited Warranty at any time and from time to time.

Beginning on the date of shipment to its direct customer and continuing for the published warranty period, Portwell represents that the products are new and

warrants that each product failing to function properly under normal use, due to a defect in materials or workmanship or due to non conformance to the agreed

upon specifications, will be repaired or exchanged, at Portwell‟s option and expense.

Certification

Portwell is certified to DIN EN ISO 9001:2000 standard.

Technical Support

Portwell technicians and engineers are committed to providing the best possible technical support for our customers so that our products can be easily used and

implemented.

We request that you first visit our website at http://www.portwell.com.tw/support/ for the latest documentation, utilities and drivers, which have been made

available to assist you. If you still require assistance after visiting our website then contact our technical support department by email at

[email protected]for further assistance. Thank you!

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Additional safety instructions

Caution 1:

This guide is for technically qualified personnel who have experience installing and configuring system boards. Disconnect the system board

power supply from its power source before you connect/disconnect cables or install/remove any system board components. Failure to do this

can result in personnel injury or equipment damage.

Caution 2:

Safety instructions state that thumbscrews should be tightened with a tool after both initial installation and subsequent access to the panel. ;

User should make sure that all the thumbscrews are secured by a tool during installation or after repair;

Service personnel must make sure all the thumb screws are secured by a tool during installation or after repair.

Caution3:

Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type. Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions please.

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1Introduction

RS4U-8172-M2M, designed with Apollo Lake Intel Atom processor E3900 series or N3350 / N4200 processor , features two DDR3L 1333/1600/1866 MHz

SO-DIMM socket equipped with up to 16GB DDR3L memory.

Atom solution is still popular in the market of Kiosk, Digital Signage, DVR and Factory Automation which can fulfill most of these applications; therefore, with

high performance and high-end specifications, Apollo Lake SoC is our first generation Atom chip architecture on Mini-ITX line.

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2Specifications

Main Processor

◆Intel® Apollo lake SoC Processors

System BIOS

◆AMI UEFI BIOS

Main Memory

◆Up to 16 GB in 2 slots DDR3L SO-DIMM sockets. Supports dual channel DDR3L 1867 MHz SDRAM

Graphics

◆Controller: Intel®HD Graphics 50X series

◆VGA: Supports VGA up to resolution 1920 x 1200

◆LVDS: Supports Dual Channel 24bit up to resolution 1920 x 1200

◆HDMI: Supports HDMI up to resolution 4096x 2160@ 24Hz

Expansion Interface

◆One Mini-PCIe socket

◆Two M.2 socket(Key M & Key E)

SATA Interface

◆One SATA ports(SATA 6Gb/s)

Input/Output

◆Serial Ports: 3 x RS-232 on board & 3 x RS-232/422/485 on Rear I/O

◆Support Keyboard and PS/2 mouse connector (Rear I/O)

◆USB Port: 4 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0

◆Audio Interface: Connector for Mic-In and Line-Out

Ethernet

◆Supports dual 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet port (s) via PCI Express x1 bus which provides 500 MB/s data

transmission rate

High Drive GPIO

◆One pin-header for GPIO(8bit in &8bit out)

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Mechanical

and

environmental specifications

◆Operating temperature: 0 ~ 50° C

◆Storage temperature:-20 ~ 80° C

◆Humidity: 5 ~ 90% non-condensing

◆Board size: 170mm x 170 mm

2.1 Supported Operating Systems

The RS4U-8172-M2M supports the following operating systems.

Windows 10* (64 bit), IoT Core(32/64bit)

Yocto* Tool-based Embedded Linux Distribution (64 bit)

Android* 6.0(64bit)

VxWorks*7.0 (RTOS) (64 bit)

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2.2 Mechanical Dimensions

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3 BIOS Setup Items

3.1 Introduction

The following section describes the BIOS setup program. The BIOS setup program can be used to view and change the BIOS settings for the module.

Only experienced users should change the default BIOS settings.

3.2 BIOS Setup

Power on the computer and the system will start POST (Power on Self Test) process. When the message below appears on the screen, press <Delete> or <F2>

key will enter BIOS setup screen.

Press<Delete> or <F2> to enter SETUP

If the message disappears before responding and still wish to enter Setup, please restart the system by turning it OFF and On or pressing the RESET button. It

can be also restarted by pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Delete> keys on keyboard simultaneously.

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Press <F1> to Run General Help or Resume

The BIOS setup program provides a General Help screen. The menu can be easily called up from any menu by pressing <F1>. The Help screen lists all the

possible keys to use and the selections for the highlighted item. Press <Esc> to exit the Help Screen.

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3.2.1 Main

Use this menu for basic system configurations, such as time, date etc.

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Feature

Description

Options

System Date

The date format is <Day>, <Month> <Date> <Year>. Use [＋] or [－] to configure system Date.

System Time

The time format is <Hour> <Minute> <Second>. Use [＋] or [－] to configure system Time.

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3.2.2 Advanced

Use this menu to set up the items of special enhanced features

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CPU Configuration

CPU Configuration Parameters

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Feature

Description

Options

Intel SpeedStep Technology

Intel SpeedStep technology allows processors to switch between multiple frequencies and

voltage points for better power saving and heat dissipation.

★Enabled, Disabled

CPU C States Support

Enable CPU C States Support for power saving. It is recommended to keep C1, C6, C7, C8 ,

C9 and C10 all enabled for better power saving .

★C10, C9,C8,C7,C6,

C1,Disabled

Enhanced Halt State(C1E)

Enable Enhanced Halt State(C1E) for lower power consumption

★Enabled, Disabled

Intel Virtualization Technology

Intel Virtualization Technology allows a platform to run multiple operating systems and

applications in independent partitions, so that one computer system can function as multiple

virtual systems.

★Enabled, Disabled

VT-d

Enable/Disable CPU VT-d.

★Disabled, Enabled

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Chipset Configuration

Configuration Chipset feature

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Feature

Description

Options

DRAM Frequency

★Auto, DDR3-1333 ,

DDR3-1600, DDR3-1866

Primary Graphics Adapter

Select a primary VGA

★Onboard,PCI Express

Share Memory

Select DVMT 5.0 Pre-Allocated(Fixed) Graphics Memory size used by the Internal

Graphics Device

★Auto, 64M,128M,

256M,512M

Active LFP

Select eDP or LVDS to Display

★eDP , LVDS

Panel Type Selection(Select LVDS)

★1440x900/24-bit/2-ch/LED

1366x768/18-bit/1-ch/LED

800x600/18-bit/1-ch/CCFL

1024x768/24-bit/1-ch/CCFL

1280x1024/24-bit/2-ch/CCFL

1366x768/24-bit/1-ch/CCFL

1440x900/24-bit/2-ch/CCFL

1024x600/18-bit/1-ch/LED

1280x1024/24-bit/2-ch/LED

1024x768/24-bit/1-ch/LED

1600x900/18-bit/2-ch/LED

1366x768/24-bit/1-ch/LED

1920x1080/24-bit/2-ch/LED

800x600/24-bit/1-ch/LED

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640x480/24-bit/1-ch/LED

1024x768/18-bit/1-ch/LED

Primary IGFX Boot Display

Select the Video Device which will be activated during POST. This has no effect if

external graphics present.

Secondary boot display selection will appear based on your selection.

VGA modes will be supported only on primary display.

★VBIOS Default,

HDMI,LFP,CRT

Onboard HD Audio

Auto/enable/disable onboard HD audio. Set to Auto to enable onboard HD audio

and automatically disable it when a sound card is installed.

★Auto ,Enabled,

Disabled

Front Panel

Select Front Panel Type.

★HD , AC 97

Onboard Lan1

Enable or disable the onboard Lan1 network interface controller

★Enabled, Disabled

Onboard Lan2

Enable or disable the onboard Lan2 network interface controller

★Enabled, Disabled

PCIE1 Link Speed

Configure PCIE1 Slot Link Speed.

★Auto, Gen1 , Gen2

Deep S5

Select system deep S5 configuration.

„Auto‟ will disable the deep S5 configuration if RTC/LAN/USB device power on

settings enabled.

★Disabled ,Auto

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