VIA Technologies ALTA DS2 User manual

1.50-05152015-145000
OPERATING GUIDE
ALTA DS 2
Fanless ultra-c mpact dual screen
Andr id digital signage system

Tested To Comply
With FCC Standards
FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE
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Regulat ry C mpliance
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-A Radi Frequency Interference Statement
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A Radi Frequency Interference Statement
This equipment has been tested and f und t c mply with the limits f r a class A digital device, pursuant t part 15 f the FCC
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residential area is likely t cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required t c rrect the interference at his
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Battery Recycling and Disp sal
 Only use the appr priate battery specified f r this pr duct.
 D n t re-use, recharge, r reheat an ld battery.
 D n t attempt t f rce pen the battery.
 D n t discard used batteries with regular trash.
 Discard used batteries acc rding t l cal regulati ns.
Safety Precauti ns
 Always read the safety instructi ns carefully.
 Keep this User's Manual f r future reference.
 All cauti ns and warnings n the equipment sh uld be n ted.
 Keep this equipment away fr m humidity.
 Lay this equipment n a reliable flat surface bef re setting it up.
 Make sure the v ltage f the p wer s urce and adjust pr perly 110/220V bef re c nnecting
the equipment t the p wer inlet.
 Place the p wer c rd in such a way that pe ple cann t step n it.
 Always unplug the p wer c rd bef re inserting any add- n card r m dule.
 If any f the f ll wing situati ns arises, get the equipment checked by auth rized service
pers nnel:
 The p wer c rd r plug is damaged.
 Liquid has penetrated int the equipment.
 The equipment has been exp sed t m isture.
 The equipment has n t w rked well r y u cann t get it w rk acc rding t User's Manual.
 The equipment has dr pped and damaged.
 The equipment has bvi us sign f breakage.
 D n t leave this equipment in an envir nment unc nditi ned r in a st rage temperature
ab ve 75°C (167°F). The equipment may be damaged.
 D n t leave this equipment in direct sunlight.
 Never p ur any liquid int the pening. Liquid can cause damage r electrical sh ck.
 D n t place anything ver the p wer c rd.
 D n t c ver the ventilati n h les. The penings n the encl sure pr tect the equipment
fr m verheating.

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Table f C ntents
1.
1.1.
1. Intr ducti n
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2.2.
2. Pr duct Specificati n
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3.3.
3. Mainb ard Bl ck Diagram
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4.4.
4. ALTA DS 2 Placement View
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4.1. System Outline View................................................................................... 5
4.2. System Panel Lay ut.................................................................................... 6
4.3. Mainb ard T p Side View ......................................................................... 7
4.4. Mainb ard B tt m Side View ................................................................... 7
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5.5.
5. Onb ard Pin Header and C nnect r Lists
Onb ard Pin Header and C nnect r ListsOnb ard Pin Header and C nnect r Lists
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6.6.
6. Onb ard Pin Header and C nnect r Pin Assignment
Onb ard Pin Header and C nnect r Pin AssignmentOnb ard Pin Header and C nnect r Pin Assignment
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6.1. SW1: P wer On/Off Butt n ....................................................................... 9
6.2. LED1: P wer LED.......................................................................................... 9
6.3. SD1: SD Card Sl t...................................................................................... 10
6.4. CIR1: CIR Receiver M dule Pin Header ( pti nal)............................. 10
6.5. USB1 and USB2: USB P rt C nnect r ................................................... 11
6.6. LINEOUT1: Line-Out Jack......................................................................... 11
6.7. MIC1: Mic-In Jack........................................................................................ 12
6.8. SPI1: Serial Flash ROM Pr gramming C nnect r............................................. 12
6.9. J3: DC-In +12V Jack................................................................................... 13
6.10. SATA1: SATA HDD C nnect r............................................................... 14
6.11. LAN1: RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet P rt ......................................................... 15
6.12. HDMIIN1: HDMI-In P rt............................................................................ 16
6.13. HDMI1 and HDMI2: HDMI-Out P rts .................................................... 17
6.14. VGA1: VGA Pin Header............................................................................ 18
6.15. USB3 and USB4: Mini USB 2.0 P rts....................................................... 19
6.16. J1: Interface C nnect r f r WM8326 P wer IC ......................................... 19
6.17. J2: VNT9271 Wi-Fi M dule C nnect r ( pti nal) ............................. 20
6.18. CON1: RS232/C ns le C nnect r......................................................... 20
6.19. I²C1: I²C C nnect r ( pti nal)................................................................ 21
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7.7.
7. Pin Header and C nnect r Specificati n Lists
Pin Header and C nnect r Specificati n ListsPin Header and C nnect r Specificati n Lists
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8.8.
8. Dimensi n
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Appendix A.
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A.1. Replaceable Batteries........................................................................................ 25
A.2. Classificati n f the Assessment Meth ds ................................................... 25

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Lists f Figures
Figure 1: Mainb ard bl ck diagram .............................................................................. 4
Figure 2: Fr nt side vertical view................................................................................... 5
Figure 3: Fr nt side h riz ntal view.............................................................................. 5
Figure 4: Fr nt panel lay ut............................................................................................ 6
Figure 5: Rear panel lay ut ............................................................................................. 6
Figure 6: Mainb ard t p side view................................................................................ 7
Figure 7: Mainb ard b tt m side view ........................................................................ 7
Figure 8: P wer On/Off butt n diagram...................................................................... 9
Figure 9: P wer LED diagram.......................................................................................... 9
Figure 10: SD card sl t diagram................................................................................... 10
Figure 11: CIR receiver m dule pin header diagram............................................... 10
Figure 12: USB 2.0 p rts diagram ................................................................................ 11
Figure 13: Line-Out jack diagram................................................................................. 11
Figure 14: Mic-In jack diagram...................................................................................... 12
Figure 15: Serial Flash ROM pr gramming c nnect r diagram............................ 12
Figure 16: DC-In jack diagram....................................................................................... 13
Figure 17: SATA HDD c nnect r diagram ................................................................ 14
Figure 18: RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet p rt diagram ....................................................... 15
Figure 19: HDMI-In p rt diagram................................................................................. 16
Figure 20: HDMI-Out p rts diagram ........................................................................... 17
Figure 21: VGA pin header diagram............................................................................ 18
Figure 22: Mini USB 2.0 p rts diagram ....................................................................... 19
Figure 23: Diagram f interface c nnect r f r WM8326 p wer IC..................... 19
Figure 24: VNT9271 Wi-Fi m dule c nnect r diagram ......................................... 20
Figure 25: RS232/C ns le c nnect r diagram ......................................................... 20
Figure 26: I²C c nnect r diagram ................................................................................ 21
Figure 27: System Dimensi n........................................................................................ 24

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Lists f Tables
Table 1: Pin header and c nnect r list table ............................................................. 8
Table 2: P wer On/Off Butt n pin ut.......................................................................... 9
Table 3: P wer LED pin ut............................................................................................. 9
Table 4: SD card sl t pin ut ........................................................................................ 10
Table 5: CIR receiver m dule pin header pin ut ................................................... 10
Table 6: USB 2.0 p rts pin ut ...................................................................................... 11
Table 7: Line-Out jack pin ut....................................................................................... 11
Table 8: Mic-In jack pin ut............................................................................................ 12
Table 9: Serial Flash ROM pr gramming c nnect r pin ut.................................. 12
Table 10: DC-In jack pin ut.......................................................................................... 13
Table 11: SATA HDD c nnect r pin ut.................................................................... 14
Table 12: RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet p rt pin ut........................................................... 15
Table 13: HDMI-In p rt pin ut .................................................................................... 16
Table 14: HDMI-Out p rts pin ut............................................................................... 17
Table 15: VGA pin header pin ut............................................................................... 18
Table 16: Mini USB 2.0 p rts pin ut........................................................................... 19
Table 17: Pin ut f interface c nnect r f r WM8326 p wer IC ......................... 19
Table 18: VNT9271 Wi-Fi m dule c nnect r pin ut............................................. 20
Table 19: RS232/C ns le c nnect r pin ut............................................................. 20
Table 20: I²C c nnect r pin ut.................................................................................... 21
Table 21: Pin header and C nnect r specificati n lists table .............................. 23

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1. Intr ducti n
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The VIA ALTA DS 2 is an ultra-c mpact and c mpletely fanless Andr id
digital system measuring 175 mm x 118 mm x 25 mm. It supp rts dual
independent Full HD screen that makes it ideal f r vari us digital signage
applicati ns such as ki sk, POS system and menu b ards t TVOIP, cl ud
streaming, and Out f H me Advertising.
The ALTA DS 2 has ARM based system mainb ard p wered by VIA Elite
E1000 1GHz ARM C rtex-A9 Dual-C re RISC pr cess r which is excellent in
high p wer c mputing with l w p wer c nsumpti n.
The ALTA DS 2 supp rts dual-sided external I/O p rts such as SD card sl t,
USB 2.0 p rts, audi jacks, Gigabit Ethernet LAN p rt, HDMI-Out p rt, and
Mini USB 2.0 p rts. In additi n, ALTA DS 2 als ffers an nb ard 4GB f
eMMC Flash, 2.5” SATA HDD c nnect r and Wi-Fi m dule c nnect r f r
pti nal WLAN USB (Wi-Fi) c nnectivity.

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2.2.
2. Pr duct
Pr ductPr duct
Pr duct Specif
Specif Specif
Specificati n
icati nicati n
icati n
Pr cess r
Pr cess rPr cess r
Pr cess r
 VIA Elite E1000 S C
 ARM C rtex-A9 Dual C re @ 1.0 GHz pr cess r
 512KB cache mem ry
 NEON/FPU n all c res
 64 interrupts
 Multiple v ltage d mains with cl ck gating and p wer gating
Graphics
GraphicsGraphics
Graphics
 Supp rts DVP Digital Vide Out f r external HDMI
 Supp rts up t (H.264 1920 x 1080p @ 30Hz)
 2D/3D graphics
Mem ry
Mem ryMem ry
Mem ry
 DDR3-DRAM 1333 2GB
 eMMC 4GB
 SPI flash 4MB
NAND
NAND NAND
NAND Flash
FlashFlash
Flash
 Samsung eMMC flash ROM supp rt
Ethernet
EthernetEthernet
Ethernet
 Realtek RTL8111G-CG integrated 10/100/1000M Ethernet c ntr ller f r PCI
Express applicati ns
Vide
VideVide
Vide
 H.264 vide enc ding
 MPEG-1, MPEG-2 MP@ML
 VC1, thers
Audi
AudiAudi
Audi
 Audi p rt with Line-Out and Mic-In
 W lfs n WM8960 Audi C dec
Wi
WiWi
Wi-
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-Fi M dule
Fi M duleFi M dule
Fi M dule
 VNT9271B6050 c mplied with IEEE 802.11b/g/n standard
fr m 2.4~2.5 GHz ( pti nal)
P wer Supply
P wer SupplyP wer Supply
P wer Supply
 DC 12V
 1 x 6.0/2.5 Ø DC jack c nnect r