XtendLan TC-965 User manual

TC-965
Embedded MiniPC
User’s guide

Safety Instructions
1：Please read these safety instructions carefully.
2：Before inserting or removing expansion cards, re-assembling or
re-configuring, disconnect the computer and peripherals from their power
sources to prevent electric shock or system board damage.
3：Before attempting to move the product, the system must be
powered-down and the power cord must be disconnected from the power
source.
4：Before connecting or disconnecting any signal line, first turn off all power
resources and disconnect the power cord from power source.
5：To help avoid possible damage to system boards, wait at least 30
seconds after turning off the computer before re-turning on the computer.
6：Use cross head screwdriver to operate. A magnetic screwdriver is
recommended (magnet to collect screws).Do not leave any tools or
components inside the chassis.
7：Assure abundant cooling and streamline ventilation.
8：If anything unexpected exists during Equipment used, please contact the
professionals.

Content s
Chapter General Information ....................................................................................... 1
1.1
Introduction ................................................................................................................. 1
1.2
Features...................................................................................................................... 1
1.3 Hardware
Specification ............................................................................................... 2
1.4 Dimensions Diagram
.................................................................................................. 4
Chapter2 Hardware Functionality .............................................................................. 5
2.1 External I/O Connectors
............................................................................................. 5
2.2 Internal Structure
........................................................................................................ 5
2.3 Front Panel I/O
Connectors ........................................................................................ 6
2.3.1 Serial Port （ COM ） ................................................................................................ 6
2.3.2 USB Port （ USB ） ................................................................................................... 6
2.3.3 Ethernet connector （ LAN ） .................................................................................... 7
2.3.4 PS2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector （ MS/KB ） .......................................................... 8
2.4 Rear Panel I/O
Connectors......................................................................................... 9
2.4.1Audio Jack （ LINE-OUT ， LINE-IN ， MIC-IN ） ........................................................ 9
2.4.2 Three In One card reader Socket（SD-SLOT） ..................................................... 9
2.4.3 CF Card Slot（CF-SLOT） ..................................................................................... 9
2.4.4 High-Definition Multimedia Interface（HDMI） ....................................................... 9
2.4.6 S-VIDEO Connector（S-VIDEO） ........................................................................ 10
2.4.7 TV-OUT Connector （ TV-OUT ） ............................................................................ 11
2.4.8 Power input connector （ POWER ） ...................................................................... 11
2.5 Inside
connectors...................................................................................................... 12
2.5.1 IRDA interface （ IRDA ） ........................................................................................ 12
2.5.2 USB Port （ USB ） ................................................................................................. 13
2.5.3 Front Panel connector （ J4 ） ................................................................................ 14
Chapter3 Hardware Installation ................................................................................ 16
3.1 Setting
Jumpers ........................................................................................................ 16
3.1.2 BIOS-protectJumper (JAV)
................................................................................... 17

3.2 Installing the DDR SDRAM Memory Module ............................................................ 18
3.3 Installing the 2.5" Hard Disk Drive
(HDD) ................................................................. 19
3.4 InstallingWall-Mount
................................................................................................ 19
3.5 ConnectingPower
.................................................................................................... 20
Chapter4 BIOS Setup ..................................................................................................... 21
4.1 Standard CMOS Setup
............................................................................................. 22
4.2 Advanced BIOS
Features ......................................................................................... 25
4.2.1CPU
Feature ........................................................................................................... 25
4.2.2 Removable Device Priority
.................................................................................... 27
4.2.3 Hard Disk Boot Priority
.......................................................................................... 27
4.3 Advanced Chipset
Features...................................................................................... 30
4.4 Integrated
peripherals ............................................................................................... 33
4.4.1 OnChip IDE
Device................................................................................................ 34
4.4.2 Onboard
Device ..................................................................................................... 35
4.4.3 Super IO Device
.................................................................................................... 36
4.4.4 USB Device Setting
............................................................................................... 38
4.5 Power Management Setup
....................................................................................... 39
4.6 PnP/PCI
Configurations ............................................................................................ 42
4.7 PC Health Status
...................................................................................................... 43
4.8 Frequency/Voltage
Control ....................................................................................... 44
4.9 Load Fail-Safe
Defaults ............................................................................................ 45
4.10 Load Optimized Defaults
........................................................................................ 46
4.11 Set Supervisor
Password........................................................................................ 46
4.12 Set User
Password ................................................................................................. 47
4.13 Save&Exit
Setup ..................................................................................................... 48
4.14 Exit Without
Saving................................................................................................. 48
Appendix .............................................................................................................................. 49
Appendix 1: Driver
Installation ........................................................................................ 49
Appendix 2：Watchdog programmer guide.................................................................... 50
Appendix 3:
Glossary...................................................................................................... 52

Packing List
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■ TC-965
■User’s Manual
■Drive Disk
■Antenna
■Power cord
■Power adapter
■HDTV Stick（Optional）
■Wall-Mount
■Screw
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Chapter 1
General Information

TC-963 Based on Intel Atom Processor Network Digital Signage Platform
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Chapter General Information
1.1 Introduction
TC-965 is an Intel®Atom processor based platform ideal for a broad range of
high-definition video media PC systems from consumer set-top-boxes to HD media digital
signage players.It based on NORCO’s signature fanless enclosure-ICE FIN,with high efficient
heatpipe design. A high performance Intel N270 Atom processor based 1080p HD platform. It
has a built-in ultra low power HD AVC/VC-1/MPEG-2 hardware decoder, capable of full HD
real-time decoding of H.264, VC-1 media contents at up to 40Mbps as well as playback of
Blu-ray. Playing back of 1080p H.264 HD video with the TC-965 uses less than 30% of the
2.5W Atom N270 CPU, 1080p WMV HD content uses even less.
Using this compact and easy-to-use network device, the users can control, manage and
program the transmission of the multi-media contents through Ethernet.In the applications that
can’t provide wired connection of ethernet, WLAN function can be used; while TV function is
needed, we can also choose TV tuner and HDMI to provide the high definition video.With CF
and hot-swappable SD card slot, this network digital signage platform will offer great facility to
the network based digital advertisements.
1.2 Features
●Compact & Robust Form Factor
It based on NORCO’s signature fanless enclosure-ICE FIN, with high efficient heatpipe
design.The small foot-print and low-profile case design of TC-965 series was designed to
facilitate different types of mounting and installation.
●Onboard Intel Atom Processor
Onboard low-consume 、 high performance Intel®Atom N270 1.6G processor, Power
consumption is only 2.5W.With a high-speed Intel 945GSE chipset embedded platform
constitutes the best solution.
●Easy mounting with Plasma or LCD panel
Provide TV-OUT、S-VIDEO、HDMI and VGA Ports, Can connect a variety of different
display devices.

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●Support High-DefinitionMultimedia Play
Integrated High-Definition hardware decoder chip,support H.264/AVC、VC-1、MPEG-2
1080p hardware decoder, Can easily achieve high-definition 1080p video play.
●Standard WIFI Wireless LAN，Optional TVTunner module
Standard WIFI wireless LAN, TC-965 is capable to handle the network connection through
WLAN (WIFI), with optional TVTunner module, provides high definition video/audio
experience for advertiser.
1.3 Hardware Specification
Processor System
●CPU：Onboard Intel®Atom N270 1.6G processor，Power consumption is only 2.5W.Support
FSB for 533MHz
●Chipshet：Intel®945GSE+ICH7M
●BIOS：8M SPI BIOS supports Plug & Play, APM 1.2
●System memory：1x200Pin DDR Ⅱ SO-DIMMsocket，supportECC DDR SDRAM Up to 2GB,
DDRⅡ400/533MHzDRAM
Display
●Chipset：Integratedgraphics built-in Intel®GMA950
●Memory：Dynamicshare 224MB system memory for graphic memory（BIOSSetup）
●Display Interface：VGA，HDMI，S-VIDEO,TV-OUT
●VGA:standardDB15 interface （ Rear ）， Support for CRT resolutionsup to SXGA+（2048x1536）
●HDMI：Sdvosignal transition HDMIsignal（converted by DVI output），Panel support up to
SXGA （1920x1080）
●S-VIDEO：CompositeS-Video output
●TV-OUT ： Compatible HDTV,SDTV,EDTV,HDTV,HDTV support for 480p,576p,720p,1080i and
1080p,Support NTSC,PAL,SECAMcolor mode,Support up to UXGA（1920x1080）
Ethernet
●Ethernet Controller：REALTEK8111C Network chip
●Speed：1000MBps
●Support Wake on Lan（WOL）

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●Standard WIFI Wireless LAN
Storage
●Supports a drive bay space for 2.5’ HDD Tray
●Supports a Compact Flash socket for Type I/II Compact Flash disk
●Supports a three in one SD Card socket,supportSD、MMC、MS card
AUDIO
●Chip ： ALC888 Audio control chip
●Jack：Line out，Line in,MIC IN
●Feature：SupportHD 7.1 CH
I/O
●I/O Chipset：WinbondW83627HG
●Serial Port：1x DB9 Serial port（Face），SupportRS232 mode
●USB：1xDual-USB ports（2x USB2.0 ports）
●KB/Mouse：supportPS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard（Face）
Power Supply
●Single power +12V input
Watchdog
●255 levels hardware reset function
Mechanical
●Construction: Metal housing (NORCO Proprietary: ICE FIN housing)
●Mounting：EasyMounting Kits for LCD or Plasma
●Dimension ： 245mm(W)x156mm(H)x66.5mm(D) （ 9.65” x 6.14”x 2.62”）
●Weight：3Kg±0.5Kg
Environment Specifications
●Operating Temperature: 0℃~60℃
●Operating Humidity：5%~90%，NoCondensation

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1.4 Dimensions Diagram
Dimension ： 245mm(W)x156mm(H)x66.5mm(D) （ 9.65” x 6.14”x 2.62”）

Chapter 2
Hardware Functionality

Chapter2 Hardware Functi on al ity
2.1 External I/O Conn ec tors
1：TC-965 Front Panel Diagram
2：TC-965 Rear Diagram
2.2 Internal Structure

2.3 Front Panel I/O Connectors
2.3.1 Serial Port（COM）
The TC-965 provides a D-sub 9-pin connector, which offers one RS-232 serial
communication interface port for COM.
Pin
Definition
1
DCD
2
RXD
3
TXD
4
DTR
5
GND
6
DSR
7
RTS
8
CTS
9
RI
2.3.2 USB Port（USB）
The TC-965 provides 2 connectors for USB interface, which gives complete Plug & Play

and hot swapping for up to 127 external devices. The USB interface complies with USB UHCI,
Rev. 2.0 compliant. The USB interface can be disabled in the system BIOS setup.The USB
connector is used for connecting any device that conforms to the USB interface.Manyrecent
digital devices conform to this standard. The USB interface supports Plug and Play, which
enables you to connect or disconnect a device whenever you want, without turning off the
computer.
Pin
Definition
1
VCC
2
USB_P+
3
USB_P-
4
GND
2.3.3 Ethernet connector（LAN）
The TC-965 is equipped with an REALTEK 8111C (WOL supported) Fast Ethernet
controller that is fully compliant with IEEE 802.3u 10/100Base-T CSMA/CD standards .The
Ethernet port provides a standard RJ-45 jack connector with LED indicators on the front side to
show its Active/Link status (Green LED) and Speed status (Orange LED).
RJ45 PORT LED state description：
LILED(Green)
Network link
st atus
ACTLED(Orange)
Message transfer
st atus
on
effective
on
transfering
off
noneffective
off
No message
transfering
LAN define：
Signal Name Pin Signal Name

TX+
1
2
TX-
RX+
3
4
NC
NC
5
6
RX-
NC
7
8
NC
2.3.4 PS2 Keyboard/MouseConnector（MS/KB）
The TC-965 provides a PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse connector. Green is the mouse
connector, purple is the keyboard connector.
MS:
Definition
Pin
+5V
7
GND
8
NC
9
MS_DATA
10
MS_CLK
11
GND
12
KB:
Definition
Pin
+5V
1
GND
2
NC
3
KB_DATA
4
KB_CLK
5
GND
6

2.4 Rear Panel I/O Connectors
2.4.1 Audio Jack（LINE-OUT，LINE-IN，MIC-IN）
TC-965 using ALC888 audio decoder chip, support 7.1-channel, in the back panel
provides an audio input, audio output and MIC jack.
2.4.2 Three In One card reader Socket（SD-SLOT）
TC-965 to provide a three-in-one card reader SD slot can support standard SD, MMC,
MS card.
Definition
Pin
Definition
CD#
1
2
WP1
SD#8
3
4
SD#7
WP2
5
6
SD#6
MS#1
7
8
MS#2
SD#5
9
10
MS#3
MS#4
11
12
SD#4
MS#5
13
14
SD#3
MS#6
15
16
MS#7
SD#2
17
18
MS#8
MS#9
19
20
SD#1
MS#10
21
22
SD#9
2.4.3 CF Card Slot（CF-SLOT）
Provide one standard Compact Flash Socket，supportTYPEⅠand TYPE Ⅱ CF card.
2.4.4 High-DefinitionMultimedia Interface（HDMI）
TC-965 provides 1 HDMI interface which can provide 5Gbps data transmission speed. It
can transmit high definition video signal and audio signal without compress. What's more, this
interface don't need to transform data between digit/analog: this feature has assured the quality
of the video/audio signal. HDMI is capable to transfer the data upto 15meters, and support one

1080p video and one 8-channel audio
Definition
Pin
Definition
D2+
1
2
D2 Shield
D2-
3
4
D1+
D1 Shield
5
6
D1-
D0+
7
8
D0 Shield
D0-
9
10
CK+
CK Shield
11
12
CK-
CE Remote
13
14
NC
DDC CLK
15
16
DDC DATA
GND
17
18
+5V
HP DET
19
20
SHELL0
SHELL1
21
22
SHELL2
SHELL3
23
24
SHELL4
SHELL5
25
26
SHELL6
SHELL7
27
28
SHELL8
SHELL9
29
30
SHELL10
SHELL11
31
2.4.5 VGAConnector（ＶＧＡ）
The TC-965 provides a high resolution VGA interface by a D-sub 15-pin connector to
support a VGA CRT monitor.
Pin
Signal Name
Pin
Signal Name
Pin
Signal Name
1
Red
6
GND
11
NC
2
Green
7
GND
12
SDA
3
Blue
8
GND
13
HSYNC
4
NC
9
+5V
14
VSYNC
5
GND
10
GND
15
SLC
2.4.6 S-VIDEO Connector（S-VIDEO）
TC-965 provides 1 S-Video interface for connecting to LCD TV, to make video playing

can be displayed on LCD TV screen.
Signal Name
Pin
s_video_pr
1
GND
2
s_video_pr
3
GND
4
GND
5
s_video_cvbs
6
GND
7
2.4.7 TV-OUT Connector（TV-OUT）
TC-965 provides 1 TV-OUT interface, supportive for video output. Video playing can be
displayed on TV screen on the condition that, user need to connect video interface to TV
through video output wire alone, without other devices.
2.4.8 Power input connector（POWER）
The TC-965 comes with a connector that carries +12 VDC external power input.
Signal Name
Pin
+12V
1
GND
2
GND
3

2.5 I n si de connector s
2.5.1 IRDAinterface（IRDA）
This board provides a group of IrDA pins, supports IrDA version1.0 SIR or SHARP ASK-IR
protocol infrared ray data transmission function.
Pin
Definition
1
+5V
2
NC
3
IRRX
4
GND
5
IRTX

2.5.2 USB Port（USB）
The board provides 1group 2x4Pin USB Ports，This interface is configured to connect the
host with WIFI wireless LAN.
Definition
Pin
Definition e
VCC
1
2
GRELED-
USB data3+
3
4
USB data4+
USB data3-
5
6
USB data4-
GND
7
8
GND