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Contents Preface............................4 Part I: Installation procedure for 4G and 5G LTE modules..............5 Part II: Installation procedure for 2x RS-422/485 uFM module............ 23 Part III: Installation procedure for 2x RS-232 uFM module............35 Part IV: Installation procedure for 2x GbE with PoE out...............47 Part V: Installation procedure for 2x GbE LAN................
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Installation procedure for 4G and 5G LTE modules About this task Installation of the 4G/5G expansion module requires an additional heat sink to ensure performance. Use the paddle-style antennas that are included with the expansion kit. The following figure shows the dimensions of the antenna.
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Table 2. Expansion module packing list - 4G (continued) Item Quantity Notes 4G label 4G heat sink Thermal pad Table 3. Expansion module packing list - 5G Item Quantity Notes Screw M2.5 x 6L Torque required: 3.5 kgf.cm Screw M3 x 4L Torque required: 3.5 kgf.cm Screw M2.5 x 2.5L Torque required: 3.5 kgf.cm...
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Figure 3. Remove rear panel 3. Remove the four screws from the top panel using a #2 screwdriver, then open the top panel. Figure 4. Top panel screws removed Installation procedure for 4G and 5G LTE modules...
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Figure 5. Open top panel 4. Replace the long, narrow thermal pad, as shown in the following figure. Figure 6. Thermal pad replacement 5. Disconnect cables from the inside of the top panel. This includes disconnecting the switch cable and power cable from their wire mounts, and disconnecting the switch cable and power cable connectors.
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Figure 7. Switch cable wire mount Figure 8. Switch cable connector and power cable wire mount Installation procedure for 4G and 5G LTE modules...
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Figure 9. Power cable connector 6. Remove the four rubber inserts from the antenna holes, then assemble the four antenna connectors using an 8 mm hex socket. Installation procedure for 4G and 5G LTE modules...
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Figure 10. Antenna locations (ANT3 through ANT6) 7. Secure the antenna cables in the wire mount on the main board. Use the following figure and table to route the cables to the correct antenna connectors. Installation procedure for 4G and 5G LTE modules...
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Figure 11. Antenna cables in wire mount Table 4. Antenna labeling Antenna Indicator ANT3 White label ANT4 Red label ANT5 (5G only) No label ANT6 No label 8. Install the thermal pad, then use a 5 mm hex socket to secure the LTE bracket to the standoff. Installation procedure for 4G and 5G LTE modules...
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Figure 12. Thermal pad and LTE bracket 9. Route the antenna cables (three for 4G, four for 5G) under the LTE bracket, then insert the M.2 module. Installation procedure for 4G and 5G LTE modules...
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Figure 13. Antenna cables under LTE bracket 10. Use a #1 screwdriver to tighten the screw to secure the M.2 module to the LTE bracket. Installation procedure for 4G and 5G LTE modules...
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Figure 14. Module screwed to bracket 11. Connect the antenna cables to the M.2 module, as described in the following figure and table. Figure 15. Antennas - top view Installation procedure for 4G and 5G LTE modules...
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Table 5. Antenna usage Antenna WiFi6E/BT ANT1 WiFi main WiFi main WiFi main ANT2 WiFi/BT aux WiFi/BT aux WiFi/BT aux ANT3 4G aux Ant0 (Tx/Rx) ANT4 4G main Ant2 (Tx/Rx) ANT5 Ant1 (Rx) ANT6 GNSS Ant3 (Rx) 12. Install the LTE heatsink on the M.2 module, positioning the heatsink below the COM cable and above the antenna cables. Then remove the plastic film.
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Figure 17. Heatsink secured 14. Place the COM cables in the LTE heatsink gap and reconnect the power cable connector. Installation procedure for 4G and 5G LTE modules...
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Figure 18. COM cables and power cable connector 15. Secure the power cable in the wire mount. Installation procedure for 4G and 5G LTE modules...
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Figure 19. Power cable in wire mount 16. Reconnect the switch cable connector. Figure 20. Switch cable connector Installation procedure for 4G and 5G LTE modules...
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17. Secure the switch cable in the wire mount. Figure 21. Switch cable in wire mount 18. Put the top panel back into position, beginning with the front of the device, then the rear. Ensure that the top panel does not press down on any cables.
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Figure 23. Recessed power connectors on front panel 20. Replace the four screws on the top panel using a #2 screwdriver. Figure 24. Top panel screws replaced 21. Route the COM cables in the SSD heatsink gap and push the rear panel into place. Installation procedure for 4G and 5G LTE modules...
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Figure 25. Rear panel replacement 22. Use a #2 screwdriver to replace the five screws to secure the rear panel. Figure 26. Rear panel screw locations Installation procedure for 4G and 5G LTE modules...
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Installation procedure for 2x RS-422/485 uFM module About this task Table 6. Expansion module packing list Item Quantity Notes Screw M2.5 x 3L Torque required: 4.0 kgf.cm Standoff #4-40 H4 Torque required: 4.5 kgf.cm Wire mount – Sheet metal RS-422/485 I/O panel RS-422 and RS-485 mPCIe Cable 1 Cable 2...
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Figure 28. Remove rear panel 3. Remove the four screws from the top panel using a #2 screwdriver, then open the top panel. Figure 29. Top panel screws removed Installation procedure for 2x RS-422/485 uFM module...
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Figure 30. Open top panel 4. Disconnect cables from the inside of the top panel. This includes disconnecting the switch cable and power cable from their wire mounts, and disconnecting the switch cable and power cable connectors. Figure 31. Switch cable wire mount Installation procedure for 2x RS-422/485 uFM module...
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Figure 32. Switch cable connector and power cable wire mount Figure 33. Power cable connector 5. Remove the two screws that secure the default I/O panel using a #2 screwdriver, then remove the default I/O panel from the top panel. Installation procedure for 2x RS-422/485 uFM module...
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Figure 34. Remove default I/O panel 6. Using a #2 screwdriver and two M3 screws, secure the replacement RS-422/485 I/O panel to the top panel. Figure 35. Attach the replacement I/O panel 7. Install the wire mount on the inside of the top panel, as shown in the following figure. Installation procedure for 2x RS-422/485 uFM module...
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Figure 36. Wire mount on top panel 8. Use a 5 mm hex socket to install the COM ports to the RS-422/485 I/O panel using the four standoff H4 screws. Figure 37. COM ports installed on RS-422/485 I/O panel 9. Replace the long, narrow thermal pad, as shown in the following figure. Installation procedure for 2x RS-422/485 uFM module...
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Figure 38. Thermal pad replacement 10. Use a #1 screwdriver and the M2.5 screw to secure the RS-422/485 mPCIe board to the main board. Figure 39. RS-422 and RS-485 mPCIe secured on the main board 11. Reconnect the power cable connector. Installation procedure for 2x RS-422/485 uFM module...
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Figure 40. Power cable connector 12. Secure the power cable in the wire mount and reconnect the switch cable connector. Figure 41. Power cable in wire mount and switch cable connector Installation procedure for 2x RS-422/485 uFM module...
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13. Secure the switch cable in the wire mount. Figure 42. Switch cable in wire mount 14. Attach the RS-422/485 cable connector. Figure 43. RS-422/485 cable installed 15. Put the top panel back into position, beginning with the front of the device, then the rear. Ensure that the top panel does not press down on any cables.
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Figure 44. Replace top panel 16. On the front panel, ensure that the DC power connector and remote power button connector are not recessed behind the panel, as shown in the following figure. Figure 45. Recessed power connectors on front panel 17.
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Figure 46. Top panel screws replaced 18. Route the COM cables in the SSD heatsink gap and push the rear panel into place. Figure 47. Rear panel replacement 19. Use a #2 screwdriver to replace the five screws to secure the rear panel. Installation procedure for 2x RS-422/485 uFM module...
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Installation procedure for 2x RS-232 uFM module About this task Table 7. Expansion module packing list Item Quantity Notes Screw M2.5 x 3L Torque required: 3.0 kgf.cm Standoff #4-40 H4 Torque required: 4.5 kgf.cm Wire mount – Sheet metal RS-232 I/O panel RS-232 mPCIe Cable Steps...
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Figure 50. Remove rear panel 3. Remove the four screws from the top panel using a #2 screwdriver, then open the top panel. Figure 51. Top panel screws removed Installation procedure for 2x RS-232 uFM module...
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Figure 52. Open top panel 4. Disconnect cables from the inside of the top panel. This includes disconnecting the switch cable and power cable from their wire mounts, and disconnecting the switch cable and power cable connectors. Figure 53. Switch cable wire mount Installation procedure for 2x RS-232 uFM module...
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Figure 54. Switch cable connector and power cable wire mount Figure 55. Power cable connector 5. Remove the two screws that secure the default I/O panel using a #2 screwdriver, then remove the default I/O panel from the top panel. Installation procedure for 2x RS-232 uFM module...
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Figure 56. Remove default I/O panel 6. Using a #2 screwdriver and two M3 screws, secure the replacement RS-232 I/O panel to the top panel. Figure 57. Attach the replacement I/O panel 7. Install the wire mount on the inside of the top panel, as shown in the following figure. Installation procedure for 2x RS-232 uFM module...
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Figure 58. Wire mount on top panel 8. Use a 5 mm hex socket to install the COM ports to the RS-232 I/O panel using the four standoff H4 screws. Figure 59. COM ports installed on RS-232 I/O panel 9. Replace the long, narrow thermal pad, as shown in the following figure. Installation procedure for 2x RS-232 uFM module...
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Figure 60. Thermal pad replacement 10. Use a #1 screwdriver and the M2.5 screw to secure the RS-232 mPCIe board to the main board. Figure 61. RS-232 mPCIe secured on the main board 11. Reconnect the power cable connector. Installation procedure for 2x RS-232 uFM module...
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Figure 62. Power cable connector 12. Secure the power cable in the wire mount and reconnect the switch cable connector. Figure 63. Power cable in wire mount and switch cable connector Installation procedure for 2x RS-232 uFM module...
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13. Secure the switch cable in the wire mount. Figure 64. Switch cable in wire mount 14. Secure the RS-232 cable in the wire mount and attach the RS-232 cable connector. Figure 65. RS-232 cable installed 15. Ensure that no cables are touching the LTE heatsink and SSD before reattaching the top panel. Installation procedure for 2x RS-232 uFM module...
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Figure 66. Heatsink clear of cables 16. Put the top panel back into position, beginning with the front of the device, then the rear. Ensure that the top panel does not press down on any cables. Figure 67. Replace top panel 17.
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Figure 68. Recessed power connectors on front panel 18. Replace the four screws on the top panel using a #2 screwdriver. Figure 69. Top panel screws replaced 19. Route the COM cables in the SSD heatsink gap and push the rear panel into place. Installation procedure for 2x RS-232 uFM module...
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Figure 70. Rear panel replacement 20. Use a #2 screwdriver to replace the five screws to secure the rear panel. Figure 71. Rear panel screw locations Installation procedure for 2x RS-232 uFM module...
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Installation procedure for 2x GbE with PoE About this task Table 8. Expansion module packing list Item Quantity Notes Screw M3 x 4L Torque required: 4.0 kgf.cm Screw M3 x 5L Torque required: 4.0 kgf.cm Screw M2.5 x 3L Torque required: 3.0 kgf.cm Standoff M3 x H5 Torque required: 4.5 kgf.cm Standoff M3 x H5 (BOSS)
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Figure 73. Remove rear panel 3. Remove the four screws from the top panel using a #2 screwdriver, then open the top panel. Figure 74. Top panel screws removed Installation procedure for 2x GbE with PoE out...
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Figure 75. Open top panel 4. Remove the switch cable from the wire mount. This includes disconnecting the switch cable connector and power cable from the wire mount, then removing the power cable connector. Figure 76. Switch cable wire mount Installation procedure for 2x GbE with PoE out...
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Figure 77. Switch cable connector and power cable wire mount Figure 78. Power cable connector 5. Use a #1 screwdriver and the M2.5 screw to secure the PoE mPCIe board to the main board. Installation procedure for 2x GbE with PoE out...
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Figure 79. PoE mPCIe board installed 6. Remove the two screws that secure the default I/O panel using a #2 screwdriver, then remove the default I/O panel from the top panel. Figure 80. Remove default I/O panel 7. Install the wire mount and thermal pad to the inside of the top panel. Installation procedure for 2x GbE with PoE out...
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Figure 81. Wire mount and thermal pad installed 8. Use a 6 mm hex socket to install the two H5 BOSS standoffs, then use a 5 mm hex socket to install the H5 standoff. Figure 82. Standoffs installed 9. Place the PoE PCBA on the three standoffs. Align the inside edge of the PCBA with the BOSS standoffs, as shown in the following figure.
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Figure 83. PoE PCBA position 10. Use a #2 screwdriver to secure the PoE PCBA to the top panel. Figure 84. PoE PCBA secured 11. Attach the PoE cables to the PoE PCBA. Installation procedure for 2x GbE with PoE out...
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Figure 85. PoE cables attached to PoE PCBA 12. Replace the long, narrow thermal pad, as shown in the following figure. Figure 86. Thermal pad replacement 13. Use a 5 mm hex socket to remove the four nuts from the rear panel COM ports. Use an 8 mm hex socket to remove the washers and nuts from ANT1 and ANT2 connectors.
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Figure 87. Remove nuts and washers from rear panel 14. Use the same tools and hardware from the previous step to replace the rear panel with the replacement rear I/O panel. Figure 88. Replacement rear I/O panel 15. Install the power cable connector, then install in the wire mount and install the switch cable connector. Installation procedure for 2x GbE with PoE out...
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Figure 89. Power cable connector Figure 90. Switch cable connector and power cable in wire mount 16. Connect the two PoE cables to the main board. Installation procedure for 2x GbE with PoE out...
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Figure 91. PoE cables connected to main board 17. Secure the switch cable in the wire mount on the edge of the top panel. Figure 92. Switch cable in wire mount 18. Secure one PoE cable in the wire mount on the top panel. Installation procedure for 2x GbE with PoE out...
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Figure 93. PoE cable in top panel wire mount 19. Secure the other PoE cable in the wire mount on the side panel. Figure 94. PoE cable in side panel wire mount 20. Make sure there are no cables obstructing the LTE heatsink. Installation procedure for 2x GbE with PoE out...
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Figure 95. Cable clearance 21. Put the top panel back into position while making sure it does not press down on any cables. Figure 96. Reattach top panel 22. On the front panel, ensure that the DC power connector and remote power button connector are not recessed behind the panel, as shown in the following figure.
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Figure 97. Recessed power connectors on front panel 23. Replace the four screws on the top panel using a #2 screwdriver. Figure 98. Top panel screws replaced 24. Route the COM cables in the SSD heatsink gap and push the rear panel into place. Installation procedure for 2x GbE with PoE out...
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Figure 99. Rear panel replacement 25. Use a #2 screwdriver to replace the six screws to secure the rear panel. Figure 100. Rear panel screw locations Installation procedure for 2x GbE with PoE out...
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Installation procedure for 2x GbE LAN About this task Table 9. Expansion module packing list Item Quantity Notes Screw M2.5 x 3L Torque required: 3.0 kgf.cm Screw M3 x 4L Torque required: 4.0 kgf.cm Wire mount – Sheet metal LAN I/O panel LAN PCBA –...
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Figure 102. Remove rear panel 3. Remove the four screws from the top panel using a #2 screwdriver, then open the top panel. Figure 103. Top panel screws removed Installation procedure for 2x GbE LAN...
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Figure 104. Open top panel 4. Remove the switch cable from the wire mount. This includes disconnecting the switch cable connector and power cable from the wire mount, then removing the power cable connector. Figure 105. Switch cable wire mount Installation procedure for 2x GbE LAN...
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Figure 106. Switch cable connector and power cable wire mount Figure 107. Power cable connector 5. Remove the two screws that secure the default I/O panel using a #2 screwdriver, then remove the default I/O panel from the top panel. Installation procedure for 2x GbE LAN...
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Figure 108. Remove default I/O panel 6. Use a #2 screwdriver and the two M3 screws to secure the LAN panel to the top panel. Figure 109. LAN panel screws Installation procedure for 2x GbE LAN...
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Figure 110. LAN I/O panel front 7. Connect the two LAN cables to the LAN cable connectors on the LAN PCBA. Figure 111. LAN cable connectors Figure 112. LAN cables installed 8. Use a #2 screwdriver and two M3 screws to secure the LAN PCBA to the LAN I/O panel. Installation procedure for 2x GbE LAN...
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Figure 113. LAN PCBA installed Figure 114. LAN I/O panel screws 9. Install the two wire mounts and secure the LAN cables in the wire mounts. Installation procedure for 2x GbE LAN...
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Figure 115. Wire mounts installed Figure 116. LAN cables in wire mounts 10. Replace the long, narrow thermal pad, as shown in the following figure. Installation procedure for 2x GbE LAN...
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Figure 117. Thermal pad replacement 11. Use a #1 screwdriver and the M2.5 screw to secure the LAN mPCIe board to the main board. Figure 118. LAN mPCIe board installed 12. Install the power cable connector, then secure the power cable in the wire mount and install the switch cable connector. Installation procedure for 2x GbE LAN...
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Figure 119. Power cable connector Figure 120. Switch cable connector 13. Secure the switch cable in the wire mount, then attach the LAN cable connectors. Installation procedure for 2x GbE LAN...
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Figure 121. Switch cable in wire mount Figure 122. LAN cable connectors installed 14. Put the top panel back into position while making sure it does not press down on any cables. Installation procedure for 2x GbE LAN...
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Figure 123. Replace top panel 15. On the front panel, ensure that the DC power connector and remote power button connector are not recessed behind the panel, as shown in the following figure. Figure 124. Recessed power connectors on front panel 16.
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Figure 125. Top panel screws replaced 17. Route the COM cables in the SSD heatsink gap and push the rear panel into place. Figure 126. Rear panel replacement 18. Use a #2 screwdriver to replace the five screws to secure the rear panel. Installation procedure for 2x GbE LAN...
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Installation procedure for 2x Canbus uFM module About this task Table 10. Expansion module packing list Item Quantity Notes Screw M2.5 x 3L Torque required: 3.0 kgf.cm Standoff #4-40 H4 Torque required: 4.5 kgf.cm Wire mount – Sheet metal Canbus I/O panel Canbus mPCIe Cable Steps...
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Figure 129. Remove rear panel 3. Remove the four screws from the top panel using a #2 screwdriver, then open the top panel. Figure 130. Top panel screws removed Installation procedure for 2x Canbus uFM module...
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Figure 131. Open top panel 4. Disconnect cables from the inside of the top panel. This includes disconnecting the switch cable and power cable from their wire mounts, and disconnecting the switch cable and power cable connectors. Figure 132. Switch cable wire mount Installation procedure for 2x Canbus uFM module...
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Figure 133. Switch cable connector and power cable wire mount Figure 134. Power cable connector 5. Remove the two screws that secure the default I/O panel using a #2 screwdriver, then remove the default I/O panel from the top panel. Installation procedure for 2x Canbus uFM module...
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Figure 135. Remove default I/O panel 6. Using a #2 screwdriver and two M3 screws, secure the replacement Canbus I/O panel to the top panel. Figure 136. Attach the replacement I/O panel 7. Use a 5 mm hex socket to install the Canbus ports to the Canbus I/O panel using the four standoff H4 screws. Installation procedure for 2x Canbus uFM module...
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Figure 137. Canbus ports installed on Canbus I/O panel 8. Replace the long, narrow thermal pad, as shown in the following figure. Figure 138. Thermal pad replacement 9. Attach the Canbus cable connectors to the Canbus mPCIe board. Installation procedure for 2x Canbus uFM module...
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Figure 139. Connectors attached to Canbus board 10. Install the two wire mounts to the main board and side panel, as shown in the following figure. Figure 140. Wire mounts installed 11. Use a #1 screwdriver to tighten the M2.5 screw to install the Canbus mPCIe board on the main board. Installation procedure for 2x Canbus uFM module...
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Figure 141. Canbus board installed 12. Place the COM cables in the LTE heatsink gap and reconnect the power cable connector. Figure 142. COM cables and power cable connector 13. Secure the power cable in the wire mount. Installation procedure for 2x Canbus uFM module...
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Figure 143. Power cable in wire mount 14. Reconnect the switch cable connector. Figure 144. Switch cable connector Installation procedure for 2x Canbus uFM module...
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15. Secure the switch cable in the wire mount. Figure 145. Switch cable in wire mount 16. Secure the Canbus cables in the new wire mounts and connect the Canbus cable connector. Installation procedure for 2x Canbus uFM module...
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Figure 146. Canbus cable installed 17. Ensure that no cables are touching the LTE heatsink and SSD before reattaching the top panel. Installation procedure for 2x Canbus uFM module...
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Figure 147. Cable clearance 18. Put the top panel back into position, beginning with the front of the device, then the rear. Ensure that the top panel does not press down on any cables. Figure 148. Replace top panel 19. On the front panel, ensure that the DC power connector and remote power button connector are not recessed behind the panel, as shown in the following figure.
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Figure 149. Recessed power connectors on front panel 20. Replace the four screws on the top panel using a #2 screwdriver. Figure 150. Top panel screws replaced 21. Route the COM cables in the SSD heatsink gap and push the rear panel into place. Installation procedure for 2x Canbus uFM module...
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Figure 151. Rear panel replacement 22. Use a #2 screwdriver to replace the five screws to secure the rear panel. Figure 152. Rear panel screw locations Installation procedure for 2x Canbus uFM module...
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Installation procedure for 8x DI/O uFM module About this task Pin mappings for the DI/O connector are shown in the following figure and table. Figure 153. DI/O connector pin locations Table 11. Digital I/O uFM module pin definitions Signal Signal Signal DI0_L DI0_H...
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Figure 156. Top panel screws removed Figure 157. Open top panel 4. Disconnect cables from the inside of the top panel. This includes disconnecting the switch cable and power cable from their wire mounts, and disconnecting the switch cable and power cable connectors. Installation procedure for 8x DI/O uFM module...
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Figure 158. Switch cable wire mount Figure 159. Switch cable connector and power cable wire mount Installation procedure for 8x DI/O uFM module...
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Figure 160. Power cable connector 5. Remove the two screws that secure the default I/O panel using a #2 screwdriver, then remove the default I/O panel from the top panel. Figure 161. Remove default I/O panel 6. Install the four M3 H16 standoff screws, using two to secure the replacement I/O panel to the top panel. Installation procedure for 8x DI/O uFM module...
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Figure 162. Install standoffs and attach the replacement I/O panel 7. Replace the long, narrow thermal pad, as shown in the following figure. Figure 163. Thermal pad replacement 8. Install the DI/O PCBA board and secure the DI/O port to the I/O panel using the two standoff H4 screws. Installation procedure for 8x DI/O uFM module...
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Figure 164. DI/O board installed and port secured to I/O panel 9. Use a #2 screwdriver and the four M3 screws to install the DI/O PCBA board, and install the wire mount as shown in the following figure. Secure the I2C cable to the wire mounts on the DI/O PCBA board and main board. Figure 165.
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Figure 166. COM cables and power cable connector 11. Secure the power cable in the wire mount. Installation procedure for 8x DI/O uFM module...
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Figure 167. Power cable in wire mount 12. Reconnect the switch cable connector. Figure 168. Switch cable connector Installation procedure for 8x DI/O uFM module...
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13. Secure the switch cable in the wire mount. Figure 169. Switch cable in wire mount 14. Install the I2C cable connector. Ensure that no cables are touching the LTE heatsink and SSD before reattaching the top panel. Figure 170. I2C cable installed 15.
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Figure 171. Replace top panel 16. On the front panel, ensure that the DC power connector and remote power button connector are not recessed behind the panel, as shown in the following figure. Figure 172. Recessed power connectors on front panel 17.
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Figure 173. Top panel screws replaced 18. Route the COM cables in the SSD heatsink gap and push the rear panel into place. Figure 174. Rear panel replacement 19. Use a #2 screwdriver to replace the five screws to secure the rear panel. Installation procedure for 8x DI/O uFM module...