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BOXER-6357VS Railway Embedded Box PC User’s Manual 4 Last Updated: April 29, 2016...
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Copyright Notice This document is copyrighted, 2016. All rights are reserved. The original manufacturer reserves the right to make improvements to the products described in this manual at any time without notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the original manufacturer.
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Acknowledgement All other products’ name or trademarks are properties of their respective owners. Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. Intel, Pentium, Celeron, and Xeon are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Core, Atom are trademarks of Intel Corporation ...
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Packing List Before setting up your product, please make sure the following items have been shipped: Item Quantity BOXER-6357VS Wallmount bracket Screw (M2 x 3 mm) Screw (M4 x 6 mm) Drive bay keys Waterproof power kit ...
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About this Document This User’s Manual contains all the essential information, such as detailed descriptions and explanations on the product’s hardware and software features (if any), its specifications, dimensions, jumper/connector settings/definitions, and driver installation instructions (if any), to facilitate users in setting up their product. Users may refer to the AAEON.com for the latest version of this document.
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Safety Precautions Please read the following safety instructions carefully. It is advised that you keep this manual for future references All cautions and warnings on the device should be noted. All cables and adapters supplied by AAEON are certified and in accordance with the material safety laws and regulations of the country of sale.
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As most electronic components are sensitive to static electrical charge, be sure to ground yourself to prevent static charge when installing the internal components. Use a grounding wrist strap and contain all electronic components in any static-shielded containers. If any of the following situations arises, please the contact our service personnel: Damaged power cord or plug Liquid intrusion to the device iii.
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FCC Statement This device complies with Part 15 FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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China RoHS Requirement (EN) Poisonous or Hazardous Substances or Elements in Products AAEON Embedded Box PC/ Industrial System Poisonous or Hazardous Substances or Elements Hexavalent Polybrominated Polybrominated Component Lead Mercury Cadmium Chromium Biphenyls Diphenyl Ethers (Pb) (Hg) (Cd) (Cr(VI)) (PBB) (PBDE) PCB &...
Specifications System ® Intel Core™ i7-3517UE, up to 2.8 GHz Processor DDR3 1333/1600 SODIMM x 2, up to. 16 GB System Memory (4 GB preinstalled) ® Intel QM77 Chipset Display DVI-I x 1 (DVI-A x DVI-D) Interface DB-15 x 1 Storage...
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Serial Port RS-232/422/485 x 2 (DB-9, non-isolated) RS-232/422/485 x 1 (DB-9, isolated) Display - - Others Isolated digital input x 4 Isolated digital output x 2 Line-out x 1 Mic-in x 1 Power input connector (refer to Power Supply for details) Antenna opening x 3 (for WiFi, GPS, 3G/4G respectively) Expansion...
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Mounting Wall-mounted Operating Temperature -40 ~ 70°C (-40 ~ 158°F), 85°C (185°F) for 10 minutes only Storage Temperature -40 ~ 80°C (-40°F ~ 176°F) Dimension (W x H x D) 286 x 135 x 174.2 mm (112.60” x 68.58” x ...
List of Jumpers Please refer to the table below for all of the system’s jumpers that you can configure for your application Label Function Clear CMOS Selection Dry and Wet Contact Digital Output Power Selection Dry and Wet Contact Digital Input Power Selection COM2 12V/5V/RI Selection COM3 12V/5V/RI Selection AT/ATX Mode Selection...
List of Connectors Please refer to the table below for all of the system’s connectors that you can configure for your application Label Function M12 Ethernet 1 M12 Ethernet 2 Front Panel Connector BIOS SPI Flash Header CN18 LPC Connector CN22 USB 3.0 Connector CN23...
2.3.1 M12 Ethernet 1/2 (CN1/2) Signal Signal MX-0 MX+0 MX+3 MX-2 MX+2 MX-1 MX+1 MX-3 2.3.2 Front Panel Connector (CN6) Signal Signal POWER SWITCH HDLED LED POWER HWRST 2.3.3 BIOS SPI Flash Header (CN7) Signal Signal 3.3 V Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
2.3.4 LCP Connector (CN18) Signal Signal 3.3 V FRAME DRQ0 DRQ1 2.3.5 USB 3.0 Connector (CN22) Signal Signal VBUS SSRX- SSRX+ GND_DRAIN SSTX- SSTX+ SHIELD 2.3.6 USB 2.0 Connector (CN23) Signal Signal Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
ENABLE 2.3.7 Digital Input/ Output (CN35) Signal Signal DI_POWER DO_POWER OUTPUT_POWER Dry and Wet Contact Digital Input Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
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Dry Contact Wiring Wet Contact Wiring Digital Input Voltage Range 10 ~ 25V Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level DRY (5V) WET Digital input 1 Input (3~30V) DRY (5V) WET Digital input 2 Input (3~30V) DRY (5V) WET Digital input 3 Input (3~30V) Chapter 2 –...
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DRY (5V) WET Digital input 4 Input (3~30V) WET contact 3~30V POWER Dry and Wet Contact Digital Output Dry Contact Wiring Wet Contact Wiring Digital Output Voltage Range Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level Digital Output Input 3 ~ 30 V Power Open collector to Digital output 1...
2.3.10 M12 USB 2.0 x 2 (USBM1) Signal Signal USB1- USB1+ USB2- USB2+ 2.3.11 PSON Connector (PSONCN1) Signal Signal PSON# 2.3.12 Power Switch (PWESW1) Signal Signal POWER SWITCH 2.3.13 Power Standby Connector (LEDSB5VCN12) Signal Signal Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
LED+/ 5V_DUAL 2.3.14 Power LED Connector (LEDCN19) Signal Signal LED+/ +5VS 2.3.15 MiniCard Slot (Full-MiniCard) (CN17) Signal Signal +5VS HDD_SWAPLED- Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
System Test and Initialization The system uses certain routines to perform testing and initialization. If an error, fatal or non-fatal, is encountered, a few short beeps or an error message will be outputted. The board can usually continue the boot up sequence with non-fatal errors. The system configuration verification routines check the current system configuration against the values stored in the CMOS memory.
AMI BIOS Setup The AMI BIOS ROM has a pre-installed Setup program that allows users to modify basic system configurations, which is stored in the battery-backed CMOS RAM and BIOS NVRAM so that the information is retained when the power is turned off. To enter BIOS Setup, press <Del>...
3.4.3 Advanced: USB Configuration Options summary: Legacy USB Support Enable Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Disable Enables Legacy USB support. AUTO option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected. DISABLE option will keep USB devices available only for EFI applications. Smart Auto Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Auto...
3.4.5 Advanced: Dynamic Digital IO Configuration Options summary: DIO_P#5 Direction[Output] Output Level Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Set DIO_P#5 output as Hi or Low DIO_P#6 Direction[Output] Output Level Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Set DIO_P#6 output as Hi or Low Chapter 3 – AMI BIOS Setup...
3.4.7.1 Super IO Configuration: Serial Port 1 Configuration Options summary: Disabled Serial Port Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enable or disable serial port (COM) Auto Optimal Default, Failsafe Default IO=3F5h; IRQ=4 IO=3F8h; IRQ=3,4 Change Settings IO=2F8h; IRQ=3,4 IO=3E8h; IRQ=3,4 IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,4 Select an optimal setting for Super IO device RS232 Optimal Default, Failsafe Default...
3.4.7.2 Super IO Configuration: Serial Port 2 Configuration Options summary: Disabled Serial Port Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enable or disable serial port (COM) Auto Optimal Default, Failsafe Default IO=2F8h; IRQ=3 IO=3F8h; IRQ=3,4 Change Settings IO=2F8h; IRQ=3,4 IO=3E8h; IRQ=3,4 IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,4 Select an optimal setting for Super IO device RS232 Optimal Default, Failsafe Default...
3.4.7.3 Super IO Configuration: Serial Port 3 Configuration Options summary: Disabled Serial Port Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enable or disable serial port (COM) Auto Optimal Default, Failsafe Default IO=3F8h; IRQ=5 Change Settings IO=2E8h; IRQ=5 IO=2D0h; IRQ=5 IO=2D8h; IRQ=5 Select an optimal setting for Super IO device RS232 Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Device Type...
3.4.7.4 Super IO Configuration: Serial Port 4 Configuration Options summary: Disabled Serial Port Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enable or disable serial port (COM) Auto Optimal Default, Failsafe Default IO=2E8h; IRQ=5 Change Settings IO=2E8h; IRQ=5 IO=2D0h; IRQ=5 IO=2D8h; IRQ=5 Select an optimal setting for Super IO device RS232 Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Device Type...
3.4.7.5 Super IO Configuration: Power Saving Function Options summary: Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Power Saving Function Enabled Enable to reduce power consumption in system off state When Enabled, only the power button can activate the system. Chapter 3 – AMI BIOS Setup...
3.5.1 Chipset: PCH-IO Configuration Options summary: Power Mode ATX Type Optimal Default, Failsafe Default AT Type Select Power Supply Mode Restore AC power Power Off Loss Power On Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Last State Select AC power state when power is re-applied after a power failure PCH LAN Controller Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Disabled...
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Enable/disable Deep S5/\n\nNote :\n When Deep S5 is enabled, Intel® AMT and Wake On PCH LAN functions are not available in system shut down. Mini PCIe Speed Gen1 Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Gen2 Select Mini PCI Express port speed Chapter 3 – AMI BIOS Setup...
Setup submenu: Security Change User/Administrator Password You can set a User Password once an Administrator Password. The password will be required during boot up, or when the user enters the Setup utility. Please Note that a User Password does not provide access to many of the features in the Setup utility. Select the password you wish to set, press Enter to open a dialog box to enter your password (you can enter no more than six letters or numbers).
Product CD/DVD The BOXER-6357VS comes with a product DVD that contains all the drivers and utilities you need to setup your product. Insert the DVD and follow the steps in the autorun program to install the drivers. In case the program does not start, follow the sequence below to install the drivers. Step 1 –...
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Open the Step 4 - AUDIO folder and select your OS Open the .exe file in the folder Follow the instructions Drivers will be installed automatically Step 5 – Install USB 3.0 Driver (Windows 7 only) Open the Step 5 – USB3.0 folder followed by setup.exe Follow the instructions Drivers will be installed automatically Step 6 –...
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Open the Step 7 – ME folder Open setup.exe Follow the instructions Drivers will be installed automatically Step 8 – Install Serial Port Driver (Optional) For Windows XP Open the Step 8 – Serial Port Driver (Optional) folder and select the WinXP_32 folder Open patch.bat Follow the instructions...
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For Windows 7: Change User Account Control settings to Never notify Chapter 4 – Driver Installation...
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Reboot and log in as administrator Run patch.bat as administrator Chapter 4 – Driver Installation...
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For Windows 8: Open the Apps Screen, right click on the Command Prompt tile and select Run as Administrator To install the driver (patch.bat), you will first have to locate the file in command prompt. To do that, go to the folder in which the file resides by entering cd (file path) eg: if the file is in a folder named abc in c drive, enter cd c:\abc (screenshot for reference only) You are now at the folder where the file is located.
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Reboot after installation completes. To confirm the installation, go to Device Manager, expand the Ports (COM & LPT) tree and double click on any of the COM ports to open its properties. Go to the Driver tab, select Driver Details and click on serial.sys, you should see its provider as Windows (R) Win 7 DDK Provider.
Setting RAID OS installation to setup RAID Mode Driver CD ->Step 7 - RAID&AHCI” Step 1: Copy the files below from “ to Disk Step 2: Connect the USB Floppy (disk with RAID files) to the board Appendix C – RAID & AHCI Settings...
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Step 3: The setting procedures “ In BIOS Setup Menu” A: Advanced -> SATA Configuration -> SATA Mode -> RAID Mode Step 4: The setting procedures “In BIOS Setup Menu” B: Advanced -> Launch Storage OpROM -> Enabled Appendix C – RAID & AHCI Settings...
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Step 5: The setting procedures “In BIOS Setup Menu” C: Boot -> Boot Option #1 -> DVD-ROM Type Step 6: The setting procedures “In BIOS Setup Menu” D: Save & Exit -> Save Changes and Exit Appendix C – RAID & AHCI Settings...
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Step 7: Press Ctrl-I to enter MAIN MENU Step 8: Choose “1.Create RAID Volume” Appendix C – RAID & AHCI Settings...
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Step 17: Choose “Intel(R) Mobile Express Chipset SATA RAID Controller” Step 18: It will show the model number you select and then press “ENTER” Appendix C – RAID & AHCI Settings...
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Step 19: Setup is starting Windows Appendix C – RAID & AHCI Settings...
Setting AHCI OS installation to setup AHCI Mode Driver CD ->Step 7 - RAID&AHCI” Step 1: Copy the files below from “ to Disk Step 2: Connect the USB Floppy (disk with AHCI files) to the board Appendix C – RAID & AHCI Settings...
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Step 3: The setting procedures “ In BIOS Setup Menu” A: Advanced -> SATA Configuration -> SATA Configuration -> SATA Mode -> AHCI Mode Step 4: The setting procedures “In BIOS Setup Menu” B: Boot -> Boot Option #1 -> DVD-ROM Type Appendix C –...
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Step 5: The setting procedures “In BIOS Setup Menu” C: Save & Exit -> Save Changes and Exit Step 6: Setup OS Appendix C – RAID & AHCI Settings...
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Step 9: Choose “Intel(R) 7 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller” Step 10: It will show the model number you select and then press “ENTER” Appendix C – RAID & AHCI Settings...
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Step 11: Setup is loading files Appendix C – RAID & AHCI Settings...
DI/O Programming BOXER-6357VS utilizes FINTEK F81866 chipset as its Digital I/O controller. Below are the procedures to complete its configuration. AAEON initial DI/O program is also attached for developing customized program for your application. There are three steps to complete the configuration setup: (1) Enter the MB PnP Mode (2) Modify the data of configuration registers (3) Exit the MB PnP Mode.
Digital I/O Sample Program ************************************************************************************ // SuperIO relative definition (Please reference to Table 1) #define byte SIOIndex //This parameter is represented from Note1 #define byte SIOData //This parameter is represented from Note2 #define void IOWriteByte(byte IOPort, byte Value); #define byte IOReadByte(byte IOPort); // Digital Input Status relative definition (Please reference to Table 2) #define byte DInput1LDN // This parameter is represented from Note3 #define byte DInput1Reg // This parameter is represented from Note4...
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************************************************************************************ // Digital Output control relative definition (Please reference to Table 3) #define byte DOutput1LDN // This parameter is represented from Note27 #define byte DOutput1Reg // This parameter is represented from Note28 #define byte DOutput1Bit // This parameter is represented from Note29 #define byte DOutput1Val // This parameter is represented from Note30 #define byte DOutput2LDN // This parameter is represented from Note31 #define byte DOutput2Reg // This parameter is represented from Note32...
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************************************************************************************ VOID Main(){ Boolean PinStatus ; // Procedure : AaeonReadPinStatus // Input : Example, Read Digital I/O Pin 3 status // Output : InputStatus : 0: Digital I/O Pin level is low 1: Digital I/O Pin level is High PinStatus = AaeonReadPinStatus(DInput3LDN, DInput3Reg, DInput3Bit); // Procedure : AaeonSetOutputLevel // Input : Example, Set Digital I/O Pin 6 level...