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Disclaimer
We would like to point out that the information contained in this user guide may be subject to alteration, particularly
as a result of the constant upgrading of our products. This document does not entail any guarantee on the part of us
with respect to technical processes described in the user guide or any product characteristics set out in the user
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that are described in this user guide are for illustration purposes only. We makes no representation or warranty that
such application will be suitable for the specified use without further testing or modification. We expressly inform the
user that this user guide only contains a general description of processes and instructions which may not be
applicable in every individual case. In cases of doubt, please contact us.
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High Risk Applications Hazard Notice
THIS DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED SOFTWARE ARE NOT DESIGNED, MANUFACTURED OR INTENDED FOR USE
OR RESALE FOR THE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITIES, THE NAVIGATION, CONTROL OR
COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS FOR AIRCRAFT OR OTHER TRANSPORTATION, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, LIFE
SUPPORT OR LIFE SUSTAINING APPLICATIONS, WEAPONS SYSTEMS, OR ANY OTHER APPLICATION IN A
HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENT, OR REQUIRING FAIL-SAFE PERFORMANCE, OR IN WHICH THE FAILURE OF
PRODUCTS COULD LEAD DIRECTLY TO DEATH, PERSONAL INJURY, OR SEVERE PHYSICAL OR
ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE (COLLECTIVELY, "HIGH RISK APPLICATIONS").
You understand and agree that your use of our devices as a component in High Risk Applications is entirely at your
risk. To minimize the risks associated with your products and applications, you should provide adequate design and
operating safeguards. You are solely responsible for compliance with all legal, regulatory, safety, and security related
requirements concerning your products. You are responsible to ensure that your systems (and any our hardware or
software components incorporated in your systems) meet all applicable requirements. Unless otherwise stated in the
product documentation, our device is not provided with error-tolerance capabilities and cannot therefore be deemed
as being engineered, manufactured or setup to be compliant for implementation or for resale as device in High Risk
Applications. All application and safety related information in this document (including application descriptions,
suggested safety measures, suggested products, and other materials) is provided for reference only.

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Revision History
Revision Brief Description of Changes Date of Issue
1.0 Initial Issue 2018-Dec-03
1.1 Update M.2 installation configuration 2018-Dec-24
1.2 Update compliance class 2019-Jan-28
1.3 JP4 pin assignment update 2019-May-06
1.4 Add extended temperature support 2019-Jun-13
Terms and Conditions
We warrant products in accordance with defined regional warranty periods. For more information about warranty
compliance and conformity, and the warranty period in your region, refer to our website or contact us.
We sell products worldwide and declare regional General Terms & Conditions of Sale, and Purchase Order Terms &
Conditions. For details refer to our website or contact us.
For contact information, refer to our website.
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Find our contacts by visiting our website.
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services portfolio allowing companies to break the barriers of traditional product lifecycles. Proven product expertise
coupled with collaborative and highly-experienced support enables us to provide exceptional peace of mind to build
and maintain successful products.
For more details on our service offerings such as: enhanced repair services, extended warranty, training academy,
and more visit our website.
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If you have any difficulties using this user guide, discover an error, or just want to provide some feedback, contact our
technical support. Detail any errors you find. We will correct the errors or problems as soon as possible and post the
revised user guide on our website.

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Symbols
The following symbols may be used in this user guide
DANGER indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
will result in death or serious injury.
WARNING indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
could result in death or serious injury.
NOTICE indicates a property damage message.
CAUTION indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
may result in minor or moderate injury.
Electric Shock!
This symbol and title warn of hazards due to electrical shocks (> 60
V) when touching
products or parts of products
. Failure to observe the precautions indicated and/or
prescribed by the law may endanger your life/health and/or result in damage to your
material.
ESD Sensitive Device!
This symbol and title inform that the electronic boards and their components are sensitive
to static electricity. Care must therefore b
e taken during all handling operations and
inspections of this product in order to ensure product integrity at all times.
HOT Surface!
Do NOT touch! Allow to cool before servicing.
Laser!
This symbol inform of the risk of exposure to laser beam and light emitting devices (LEDs)
from an electrical device. Eye protection per manufacturer notice shall review before
servicing.
This symbol indicates general information about the product and the user guide.
This symbol also indicates detail information about the specific product configuration.
This symbol precedes helpful hints and tips for daily use.

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For Your Safety
Your new product was developed and tested carefully to provide all features necessary to ensure its compliance with
electrical safety requirements. It was also designed for a long fault-free life. However, the life expectancy of your
product can be drastically reduced by improper treatment during unpacking and installation. Therefore, in the interest
of your own safety and of the correct operation of your new product, you are requested to conform with the following
guidelines.
High Voltage Safety Instructions
As a precaution and in case of danger, the power connector must be easily accessible. The power connector is the
product’s main disconnect device.
Warning
All operations on this product must be carried out by sufficiently skilled personnel only.
Electric Shock!
Before installing a non hot-swappable product into a system always ensure that your mains
power is switched off. This also applies to the installation of piggybacks. Serious electrical
shock hazards can exist during all installation, repair, and maintenance operations on this
product. Therefore, always unplug the power cable and any other cables which provide
external voltages before performing any work on this product.
Earth ground connection to vehicle’s chassis or a central grounding point shall remain
connected. The earth ground cable shall be the last cable to be disconnected or the first
cable to be connected when performing installation or removal procedures on this product.
Special Handling and Unpacking Instruction
ESD Sensitive Device!
Electronic boards and their components are sensitive to static electricity. Therefore, care
must be taken during all handling operations and inspections of this product, in order to
ensure product integrity at all times.
Do not handle this product out of its protective enclosure while it is not used for operational purposes unless it is
otherwise protected.
Whenever possible, unpack or pack this product only at EOS/ESD safe work stations. Where a safe work station is not
guaranteed, it is important for the user to be electrically discharged before touching the product with his/her hands
or tools. This is most easily done by touching a metal part of your system housing.
It is particularly important to observe standard anti-static precautions when changing piggybacks, ROM devices,
jumper settings etc. If the product contains batteries for RTC or memory backup, ensure that the product is not placed
on conductive surfaces, including anti-static plastics or sponges. They can cause short circuits and damage the
batteries or conductive circuits on the product.

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Lithium Battery Precautions
If your product is equipped with a lithium battery, take the following precautions when replacing the battery.
Danger of explosion if the battery is replaced incorrectly.
Replace only with same or equivalent battery type recommended by the manufacturer.
Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
General Instructions on Usage
In order to maintain our product warranty, this product must not be altered or modified in any way. Changes or
modifications to the product, that are not explicitly approved by us and described in this user guide or received from
our Technical Support as a special handling instruction, will void your warranty.
This product should only be installed in or connected to systems that fulfill all necessary technical and specific
environmental requirements. This also applies to the operational temperature range of the specific board version
that must not be exceeded. If batteries are present, their temperature restrictions must be taken into account.
In performing all necessary installation and application operations, only follow the instructions supplied by the
present user guide.
Keep all the original packaging material for future storage or warranty shipments. If it is necessary to store or ship
the product then re-pack it in the same manner as it was delivered.
Special care is necessary when handling or unpacking the product. See Special Handling and Unpacking Instruction.
Quality and Environmental Management
We aim to deliver reliable high-end products designed and built for quality, and aim to complying with environmental
laws, regulations, and other environmentally oriented requirements. For more information regarding our quality and
environmental responsibilities, visit our website.
Disposal and Recycling
Our products are manufactured to satisfy environmental protection requirements where possible. Many of the
components used are capable of being recycled. Final disposal of this product after its service life must be
accomplished in accordance with applicable country, state, or local laws or regulations.
WEEE Compliance
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive aims to:
Reduce waste arising from electrical and electronic equipment (EEE)
Make producers of EEE responsible for the environmental impact of their products, especially when the product
become waste
Encourage separate collection and subsequent treatment, reuse, recovery, recycling and sound environmental
disposal of EEE
Improve the environmental performance of all those involved during the lifecycle of EEE
Environmental protection is a high priority with us.
We follow the WEEE directive
You are encouraged to return our products for proper disposal.

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Table of Contents
Symbols.................................................................................................................................................................................................................6
For Your Safety ...................................................................................................................................................................................................7
High Voltage Safety Instructions ..................................................................................................................................................................7
Special Handling and Unpacking Instruction ............................................................................................................................................7
Lithium Battery Precautions.......................................................................................................................................................................... 8
General Instructions on Usage..................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Quality and Environmental Management................................................................................................................................................ 8
Disposal and Recycling.................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
WEEE Compliance.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Table of Contents...............................................................................................................................................................................................9
List of Tables ......................................................................................................................................................................................................11
List of Figures.....................................................................................................................................................................................................11
1/ General Safety Instructions for IT Equipment.........................................................................................................................13
1.1. Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)................................................................................................................................................................15
1.1.1. Grounding Methods................................................................................................................................................................................15
1.2. Lithium Battery Replacement ...............................................................................................................................................................15
2/ Electromagnetic Compatibility .....................................................................................................................................................16
2.1. Electromagnetic Compatibility (EU)....................................................................................................................................................16
2.2. FCC Statement (USA)...............................................................................................................................................................................16
2.3. EMC Compliance (Canada) ....................................................................................................................................................................16
3/ Shipment and Unpacking ................................................................................................................................................................17
3.1. Unpacking ....................................................................................................................................................................................................17
3.2. Scope of Delivery......................................................................................................................................................................................17
3.2.1. Standard ...................................................................................................................................................................................................17
3.2.2. Optional Parts ........................................................................................................................................................................................17
4/ System Overview ...............................................................................................................................................................................18
4.1. System Expansion Capabilities ............................................................................................................................................................19
4.1.1. System Expansion via SATA Interface.............................................................................................................................................19
4.1.2. System Expansion via mSATA / mPCIe Interface .......................................................................................................................19
4.1.3. System Expansion via M.2 Card Interface.....................................................................................................................................19
4.1.4. System Expansion via Micro SIM Socket .......................................................................................................................................19
4.2. Front I/O Panel.........................................................................................................................................................................................20
4.2.1. Power LED...............................................................................................................................................................................................20
4.2.2. Storage LED ...........................................................................................................................................................................................20
4.2.3. Act / Link LED ........................................................................................................................................................................................20
4.2.4. Speed LED...............................................................................................................................................................................................20
4.2.5. LAN Bypass LED.....................................................................................................................................................................................21
4.2.6. Status LED ...............................................................................................................................................................................................21
4.2.7. Alarm LED ................................................................................................................................................................................................21
4.2.8. Wireless LED ..........................................................................................................................................................................................21
4.2.9. User-defined LED..................................................................................................................................................................................21
4.2.10. Programmable Switch Button........................................................................................................................................................21
4.2.11. Clear CMOS Switch Button............................................................................................................................................................... 22
4.3. Rear I/O Panel ..........................................................................................................................................................................................23
4.3.1. DC-In Jack................................................................................................................................................................................................23
4.3.2. Phoenix DC-In Connector ..................................................................................................................................................................23

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4.3.3. VGA............................................................................................................................................................................................................24
4.3.4. GbE............................................................................................................................................................................................................24
4.3.5. USB 3.0.....................................................................................................................................................................................................24
4.3.6. RS232 .......................................................................................................................................................................................................24
4.3.7. Wi-Fi Antenna Port ..............................................................................................................................................................................24
4.3.8. 3G / 4G Antenna Port .........................................................................................................................................................................24
4.4. Internal View............................................................................................................................................................................................. 25
4.4.1. DDR4 UDIMM Memory Socket ......................................................................................................................................................... 25
4.4.2. SATA Data Connector & SATA Power Output Wafer................................................................................................................26
4.4.3. mSATA / mPCIe Socket ......................................................................................................................................................................26
4.4.4. M.2 Socket..............................................................................................................................................................................................26
4.4.5. Micro SIM Card Cage...........................................................................................................................................................................26
4.4.6. mPCIe / mSATA Selection Jumper..................................................................................................................................................26
4.4.7. M.2 Key B PCIe / SATA Selection Jumper ..................................................................................................................................... 27
5/ Accessing Internal Components..................................................................................................................................................29
5.1. Opening and Closing the NWA-6500 Series....................................................................................................................................30
5.1.1. Installing an HDD / SSD ........................................................................................................................................................................31
5.1.2. Installing an mPCIe expansion card / mSATA SSD .....................................................................................................................31
5.1.3. Installing an M.2 SSD / M.2 expansion card .................................................................................................................................31
5.1.4. Installing the Micro SIM card............................................................................................................................................................32
6/ Thermal Considerations .................................................................................................................................................................34
6.1. Available Processors...............................................................................................................................................................................34
6.2. Convection Cooling .................................................................................................................................................................................34
6.3. System Clearance....................................................................................................................................................................................34
6.4. Maximum Temperatures......................................................................................................................................................................34
6.5. Third Party Components .......................................................................................................................................................................34
7/ Installation Instructions................................................................................................................................................................. 35
7.1. DC Power Connection..............................................................................................................................................................................36
7.1.1. Cabling.......................................................................................................................................................................................................36
8/ Starting Up........................................................................................................................................................................................... 37
8.1. Connecting to DC Power Supply.......................................................................................................................................................... 37
8.2. Operating System and Hardware Component Drivers ............................................................................................................... 39
9/ Maintenance and Cleaning ............................................................................................................................................................40
10/ Technical Specifications..................................................................................................................................................................41
10.1. Mechanical Specifications...................................................................................................................................................................42
10.1.1. Mechanical Drawing...........................................................................................................................................................................42
10.2. Environmental Conditions ..................................................................................................................................................................44
11/Standard Interfaces – Pin Assignments ...................................................................................................................................45
11.1.1. DC Jack......................................................................................................................................................................................................45
11.1.2. 2-pin Phoenix Connector...................................................................................................................................................................45
11.1.3. VGA Connector ......................................................................................................................................................................................45
11.1.4. Ethernet Connectors ..........................................................................................................................................................................45
11.1.5. USB 3.0 Port...........................................................................................................................................................................................46
11.1.6. RS232 Serial Port .................................................................................................................................................................................46
12/ uEFI BIOS ..............................................................................................................................................................................................47
12.1. Starting the uEFI BIOS ...........................................................................................................................................................................47
12.2. Setup Menus............................................................................................................................................................................................48
12.2.1. Main Setup Menu ................................................................................................................................................................................48
12.2.2. Advanced Setup Menu......................................................................................................................................................................50