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  • Page 1 1.0.0 Edition 19 Mar 14 All information is subject to change without notice.
  • Page 2 Toll-Free: 1.855.769.9747 Email: sales@ruggedscience.com For further support information, refer to the Technical Support and Professional Services appendix. To comment on Rugged Science documentation, refer to the Rugged Science web site at www.RuggedScience.com. © 2014 Rugged Science, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Page 3 Record of Revision Version Date Page Description Remark V1.00 March 10, 2014 All Preliminary Release...

  • Page 4: Declaration Of Conformity

    This manual is intended to be used as a practical and informative guide only and is subject to change without prior notice. It does not represent commitment from Rugged Science, LLC. Rugged Science shall not be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential...

  • Page 5: Ordering Information

    Gen Quad Core™ i7/i5/i3 Fanless Embedded System with 6 Gigabit Ports (4 PoE+) & 1 PCI Expansion Slot Optional Accessories Part Number Description M340S-W28M1 Rugged Science DDR3 4GB 1333/1066MHz RAM, -40°C ~ +85°C ® KVR1333D3S9/8G Kingston DDR3 8GB PC1333 RAM ®...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    1.2.1 Specifications of Vecow PONS v8610 1.2.2 Specifications of Vecow PONS v8620 1.3 Supported CPU List 1.4 Mechanical Dimension Getting to Know Your PONS vX-Series 2.1 Packing List 2.2 Front Panel I/O Functions 2.2.1 Audio Jacks 2.2.2 Dual USB 3.0 2.2.3 Dual USB 2.0...
  • Page 7 Appendix A : Isolating DIO Guide Appendix B : GPIO & WDT Function A. Entry MB PnP Mode B. Located on Logical Device 7 C. Access the Super I/O Register D. Access the PONS vX-Series GPIO Port E.WDT ON/OFF and Timer-Counter setting...

  • Page 8: General Introduction

    General Introduction 1.1 Overview ® Based on 3 Gen Intel Quad-Core™ i7 Processor (6M Cache, up to 3.30 GHz), PONS vX series integrates 2 GbE LAN, 4 GigE PoE+ ports, and one PCIe x16 expandable slot. With maximum dual channel 16GB ram, DVI-D/HDMI and VGA triple display, two 2.5”...

  • Page 9: Product Specificatio

    1.2 Product Specification 1.2.1 Specifications of Rugged Science PONS v8610 System ® Processor Generation Intel Quad Core™ i7/i5/i3 Ivy Bridge Processors (6M Cache, up to 3.30 GHz) ® Chipset Intel QM77 BIOS IT8783F Memory DDR3 1066/1333/1600 MHz, DDR3L 1066/1333 MHz, Max. 16GB, Two 204-pin SO-DIMM Sockets...

  • Page 10: Specifications Of Vecow Pons V8620

    1.2.2 Specifications of Rugged Science PONS v8620 System ® Processor Generation Intel Quad Core™ i7/i5/i3 Ivy Bridge Processors (6M Cache, up to 3.30 GHz) ® Chipset Intel QM77 BIOS IT8783F Memory DDR3 1066/1333/1600 MHz, DDR3L 1066/1333 MHz, Max. 16GB, Two 204-pin SO-DIMM Sockets...

  • Page 11: Supported Cpu List

    Intel i7/i5/i3 processors via a rPGA988B CPU socket. The following processors have been tested by Rugged Science, LLC for compatibility with PONS vX series . Instead of i7-3610QE, i5-3610ME and i3-3120ME, You may also select other processor according to your consideration of application and performance.

  • Page 12: Mechanical Dimension

    1.4 Mechanical Dimension Figure 1.1 PONS v8610 & PONS v8620 Dimension Unit: mm (inch) Product Introduction...

  • Page 13: Getting To Know Your Pons Vx-Series

    (According to the configuration you order, the PONS vX may contain HDD and DDR3 SO-DIMM. Please verify these items if necessary.) Accessory box, which contains • Rugged Science Drivers & Utilities DVD • Wall-mounting bracket • M4 screws for wall-mounting bracket •...

  • Page 14: Dual Usb

    2.2.2 Dual USB 3.0 CFast Reset DVI-D LAN2 LAN1 The PONS vX series comes with 2 USB 3.0 hosts on the front panel and 2 hosts on the rear panel. These USB 3.0 ports allow data transfers up to 5 Gb/s. The controller supports SuperSpeed (SS), high-speed (HS), full-speed (FS) and los-speed (LS) traffic on the bus.

  • Page 15: 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet Ports

    1000 Mbps Ethernet network. The LED indicator on the left bottom corner will flash on and off when Ethernet packets are being transmitted or received. Getting to Know Your PONS vX ©Rugged Science PONS vX-series User Manual...

  • Page 16: Dual Display Port

    Location 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1000 Mbps Right Bottom Solid Green Solid Orange Left Bottom Flash Yellow Flash Yellow Flash Yellow 2.2.5 Dual Display Port CFast Reset DVI-D LAN2 LAN1 Each digital port is capable of driving resolutions up to 2560x1600 at 60 Hz through Display Port.

  • Page 17: Vga Connector

    The pin assignments of the VGA connector are shown below. Description Red Color Signal Green Color Signal Blue Color Signal Ground VGA Detect Ground Ground Ground DDC-DATA H-Sync. V-Sync. DDC-CLK Getting to Know Your PONS vX ©Rugged Science PONS vX-series User Manual...

  • Page 18: Pwr And Hdd Led Indicators

    2.2.8 PWR and HDD LED Indicators CFast Reset DVI-D LAN2 LAN1 Yellow-HDD LED: A hard disk / CFast LED. If the LED is on, it indicates that the system’s storage is functional. If it is off, it indicates that the system’s storage is not functional.

  • Page 19: Power Button

    Reset DVI-D It is a hardware reset switch. Use this switch to reset the system without turning off the power. Momentarily pressing the switch will activate a reset. Getting to Know Your PONS vX ©Rugged Science PONS vX-series User Manual...

  • Page 20: Rear Panel I/O Functions

    2.3 Rear Panel I/O Functions 2.3.1 DC-In 6~36V Mini DIN or Power Terminal Block The PONS vX series offers 6 to 36 VDC power input with the terminal block. If the power is supplied properly, the Power LED will light up a solid green. 80V power surge protection is design in in LTC4356.

  • Page 21: Serial Port Com2

    Port (5-Wire) (9-Wire) (3-Wire) TXD- TXD- DATA- TXD+ TXD+ DATA+ RXD+ RXD+ ----------- RXD- RXD- ----------- ----------- RTS- ----------- ----------- RTS+ ----------- ----------- CTS+ ----------- ----------- CTS- ----------- Getting to Know Your PONS vX ©Rugged Science PONS vX-series User Manual...

  • Page 22: Serial Port Com1, Com3 & Com4

    2.3.4 Serial Port COM1, COM3 & COM4 COM1, COM3 and COM4 are RS-232 only and p r o v i d e u p t o 11 5 2 0 0 b p s b a u d r a t e s . T h e p i n assignments are shown in the following table: BIOS Setting Pin No.

  • Page 23: Isolated 8 Di / 8 Do

    DI_COM OUTPUT0 SIO_GPO20 OUTPUT 1 SIO_GPO21 OUTPUT 2 SIO_GPO22 OUTPUT 3 SIO_GPO23 OUTPUT 4 SIO_GPO24 OUTPUT 5 SIO_GPO25 OUTPUT 6 SIO_GPO26 OUTPUT 7 SIO_GPO27 N.C. External 24VDC Input Getting to Know Your PONS vX ©Rugged Science PONS vX-series User Manual...
  • Page 24 GPI SINK Mode Isolated GPI input circuit in SINK mode (NPN) is illustrated as follows. GPI SOURCE Mode Digital GPI input signal circuit in SOURCE mode (PNP) is illustrated as follow: GPO SINK Mode: Digital GPO output circuit in SINK mode (NPN) is illustrated below.

  • Page 25: Poe, Power Over Ethernet Ports

    Only when PoE port starts to supply power to power devices , the dedicated LED will be light on. Getting to Know Your PONS vX ©Rugged Science PONS vX-series User Manual...

  • Page 26: Main Board Expansion Connectors

    2.4 Main Board Expansion Connectors The figure below is the top view of the PONS vX series main board. It shows the location of the connectors. CN13 CN18 CN12 CN30 CN17 CN19 CN10 CN22 BATTERY CN11 FAN1 BIOS Figure 2.3.1 Internal Connectors and Jumpers Getting to Know Your PONS vX...
  • Page 27 The figure below is the bottom view of the PONS vX series main board. Super I/O CPU Socket QM77 Getting to Know Your PONS vX ©Rugged Science PONS vX-series User Manual...

  • Page 28: J4 Miscellaneous Pin Header

    2.4.1 J4 Miscellaneous Pin Header These pin headers can be used as a backup for the following functions: hard drive LED indicator, reset button, power LED indicator, and power-on/off button. The front and top panel already provides access to these functions. The following table shows the pinouts for Miscellaneous port: J4 Miscellaneous Pin Header Group...

  • Page 29: Cn15, Cn20, J2 Lvds

    LA_ DATA0_P LB_ DATA0_P LA_ DATA3_P LB_ DATA3_P LA_ DATA0_N LB_ DATA0_N LA_ DATA3_N LB_ DATA3_N PANEL_VDD PANEL_VDD (+3.3V or +5V by jumper) (+3.3V or +5V by jumper) Getting to Know Your PONS vX ©Rugged Science PONS vX-series User Manual...
  • Page 30 Definition CN15 Channel A CN20 Channel B LA_ DATA1_P LB_ DATA1_P LA_ CLKP LB_ CLKP LA_ DATA1_N LB_ DATA1_N LA_ CLKN LB_ CLKN PANEL_BACKLIGHT PA N E L _ B A C K L I G H T (+12V) (+12V) LA_ DATA2_P LB_ DATA2_P PANEL_BACKLIGHT...
  • Page 31 The LCD inverter is connected to J2 via a JST 7-pin, 2.5mm connector to provide +5V/+12V power to the LCD display. Pin No. Definition +12V +12V LBKLT_CTL LBKLT_EN Getting to Know Your PONS vX ©Rugged Science PONS vX-series User Manual...

  • Page 32: Cn7, Cn8 Sata3 & Cn11 Sata Power Connector

    2.4.3 CN7, CN8 SATA3 & CN11 SATA Power Connector The PONS vX series features 2 high performance Serial ATA III interfaces that ease cabling to hard drives or SSD with thin and short cables while application need larger storage capacity. Pin No.
  • Page 33 The PONS vX series is also equipped one SATA power connector. It supplies 5V (2A max.) and 12V (1A max) current to the hard drive or SSD. CN11 SATA HDD Power Connections Pin No. Definition +12V Getting to Know Your PONS vX ©Rugged Science PONS vX-series User Manual...

  • Page 34: Cn10 Sata-Ii Connector J3 Sata Dom Power Connector

    2.4.4 CN10 SATA-II Connector J3 SATA DOM Power Connector CN10 The PONS vX series features one SATA-II interface while applications need SATA DOM. Pin No. Definition Getting to Know Your PONS vX...
  • Page 35 The PONS vX series is also equipped one SATA DOM power connector. It supplies 5V (0.5A max.) current to the SATA DOM. J3 SATA DOM Power Connections Pin No. Definition Getting to Know Your PONS vX ©Rugged Science PONS vX-series User Manual...

  • Page 36: J1 Internal Usb Dual Port

    2.4.5 J1 Internal USB Dual Port The PONS vX series’ main board provides up to two USB plug-and-play ports for Dongle Key or LCD touch Panel using. The USB interface supports 480 Mbps transfer rate which complies with high speed specification Rev.

  • Page 37: Cn17, Cn22 Mini-Pcie, Msata Connectors

    1. When a Mini PCI-E device is inserted, its pin 43 forces the respective pin on the socket to ground, or logic 0. Getting to Know Your PONS vX ©Rugged Science PONS vX-series User Manual...
  • Page 38 PONS vX series is using Pin 43 status designed for switching between mSATA drive and mini PCI-e device. Status Mini PCI-e card mSATA drive Pin 43 Logic 0 Logic 1 CN22 Mini-PCIe Connector Pin Out Signal Signal Signal Signal Name Name Name Name...

  • Page 39: Cn13 Gpio

    SIO GPIO pin is logic low level. Pin No. Description Pin No. Description SIO_GP17 SIO_GP67 SIO_GP16 SIO_GP66 SIO_GP15 SIO_GP65 SIO_GP14 SIO_GP64 SIO_GP13 SIO_GP63 SIO_GP12 SIO_GP62 SIO_GP11 SIO_GP61 SIO_GP10 SIO_GP60 SMB_DATA SMB_CLK Getting to Know Your PONS vX ©Rugged Science PONS vX-series User Manual...

  • Page 40: Fan1

    2.4.8 FAN1 FAN1 FAN power connector supports for higher thermal requirement. Pin Out Function +12V (1.5A max) Fan-speed sense Getting to Know Your PONS vX...

  • Page 41: Cn30 Pcie X16

    A13 CLK_ A14 CLK_ A55 GND A56 PEG_RX9P PEGA_P PEGA_N A15 GND A16 PEG_RX0P A57 PEG_ A58 GND RX9N A17 PEG_ A18 GND A59 GND A60 PEG_RX10P RX0N Getting to Know Your PONS vX ©Rugged Science PONS vX-series User Manual...
  • Page 42 Function Function Function Function A19 CLKREQ_ A20 GND A61 PEG_ A62 GND PEGB# RX10N A21 PEG_ A22 PEG_ A63 GND A64 PEG_RX11P RX1P RX1N A23 GND A24 GND A65 PEG_ A66 GND RX11N A25 PEG_ A26 PEG_ A67 GND A68 PEG_RX12P RX2P RX2N A27 GND...

  • Page 43: Battery

    2.4.10 Battery BATTERY The PONS vX series' real-time clock is powered by lithium battery. battery Panasonic BR2032 190mAh lithium battery. Getting to Know Your PONS vX ©Rugged Science PONS vX-series User Manual...

  • Page 44: Main Board Jumper Setting

    2.5 Main Board Jumper Setting The figure below is the top view of the PONS vX series main board which is the main board used in the PONS vX series system. It shows the location of the jumpers. You may configure your card to match the needs of your application by setting jumpers.
  • Page 45 1 and 2, or 2 and 3. Getting to Know Your PONS vX ©Rugged Science PONS vX-series User Manual...

  • Page 46: Jp2 Lvds Backlight Power Selection

    2.5.1 JP2 LVDS Backlight Power Selection JP1 provides LVDS voltage selection function, closing Pin 1, 2 is for 3.3V LVDS power input; closing Pin 2, 3 is for 5V LVDS power input. Setting Description +3.3V (Default) Getting to Know Your PONS vX...

  • Page 47: Jp4(A) Cmos Clear Jumper Setting

    2.5.2 JP4(A) CMOS Clear Jumper Setting Setting Description Normal (Default) Clear CMOS Getting to Know Your PONS vX ©Rugged Science PONS vX-series User Manual...

  • Page 48: Jp4(B) Me Clear Jumper Setting

    2.5.3 JP4(B) ME Clear Jumper Setting Setting Description Normal (Default) Clear ME Getting to Know Your PONS vX...

  • Page 49: Jp3 At/Atx Power Mode Jumper Setting

    If you set it with Pin 2 and Pin 4 in AT power mode. It will send the power button signal to power on the system automatically Setting Description AT Mode ATX Mode (Default) Getting to Know Your PONS vX ©Rugged Science PONS vX-series User Manual...

  • Page 50: Jp1 Pcie Bifurcation Jumper Setting

    2.5.5 JP1 PCIe Bifurcation Jumper Setting PCIe Port bifurcation Straps 11 : (Default) x16 - Device 1 functions 1 and 2 disabled 10 : x8, x8 - Device 1 functions 1 enabled CFG [ 6 : 5 ] ; function 2 disabled 01 : Reserved - (device 1 functions 1 disabled ;...

  • Page 51: System Setup

    Philips screwdriver to loose 4 M3 at-head screws on the “back panel”. Step2. Remove the “back panel” and you can see a SATA cable and DDR3 SODIMM socket exposed. System Setup ©Rugged Science PONS vX-Series User Manual...

  • Page 52: Install Hdd

    Step3. Tile the SODIMM module and insert it to the SODIMM socket. As it’s firmly contacted with socket connectors, press it down until the clamps of the socket snap into the latching position of SODIMM module. 3.2 Install HDD Step1. Put the PONS vX series upside down on a flat surface.
  • Page 53 P u l l o u t t h e S ATA c a b l e i n s i d e t h e c h a s s i s a n d connect it to HDD. System Setup ©Rugged Science PONS vX-Series User Manual...

  • Page 54: Install Minipcie Cards

    3.3 Install MiniPCIe Cards Step1. Put the PONS vX series upside down on a flat surface. First, to loose the front panel screw and the rear panel screw by bare hands, and use a Philips screwdriver to loose 4 M3 lat-head screws on the “back panel”.

  • Page 55: Install Sata Dom

    Philips screwdriver to loose 4 M3 lat-head screws on the “back panel”. Step2. Preparing your SATA DOM and finding a SATA DOM connectors on the main board. System Setup ©Rugged Science PONS vX-Series User Manual...
  • Page 56 Step3. Selecting one of the SATA DOM connector and plug in your SATA DOM.Then you can re-screw the back panel as the first step. System Setup...

  • Page 57: Install Pci Or Pcie Card

    T h e r e i s o n e P C I / P C I e socket on the main board. Step3. R e m o v e t h e P C I / P C I e dummpy bracket. System Setup ©Rugged Science PONS vX-Series User Manual...
  • Page 58 Step4. Insert the PCIe/PCI card right on the socket.Then you can re-screw the back panel as the first step. System Setup...

  • Page 59: Mount Your Pons Vx-Series

    F i n d y o u r w a l l - m o u n t s brackets (2 pieces)in the accessory box. Step3. Fix two wall-mount brackets to the chassis with four M4 screws using a Philips screwdriver. System Setup ©Rugged Science PONS vX-Series User Manual...
  • Page 60 Installation Method 1 Installation Method 2 System Setup...

  • Page 61: Bios And Driver

    BIOS setup program is accessed by pressing the <Del> key after the Power-On Self-Test (POST) memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins. The menu bar is shown below. Figure 4.1: BIOS Menu Bar BIOS and Driver ©Rugged Science PONS vX-series User Manual...

  • Page 62: Main Menu

    4.1.1 Main Menu Figure 4.2: BIOS Main Screen System Time / Date : Press “TAB” key to switch sub-items of value .Then press “ +” key or “-“ key number key for modify value. 4.1.2 Advanced Function Figure 4.3: ACPI Setting Setup Screen Enable ACPI Auto Configuration: This system support ACPI function as auto process.
  • Page 63 SUPPORT TURNED ON Figure 4.5: Trusted Computing Setup Screen Intel Virtualization Technology : For Virtualization Application or platform usage, when enabled, a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology, BIOS and Driver ©Rugged Science PONS vX-series User Manual...
  • Page 64 Figure 4.6: SATA Configuration Setup Screen SATA Controller(s) : Enables or Disables integrate SATA controller for Storage device use. SATA Mode Selection : Determines how the SATA transfer mode for operate. Here have three option for choice [IDE] / [AHCI] / [RAID]. For the RAID mode operate, please see appendix E.
  • Page 65 Select another device setting . Here have 4 option : IO=3F8h; IRQ=4; IO=2F8h; IRQ=3; IO=3E8h; IRQ=10; IO=2E8h; IRQ=11; Interface Mode: Here have 4 option : RS-232 Mode RS-422 Mode RS-485 Mode BIOS and Driver ©Rugged Science PONS vX-series User Manual...
  • Page 66 Advanced->IT8783F Super IO Configuration->Serial Port 3 Figure 4.9: Serial Port 3 Setup Screen Serial Port : Enable or Disable Serial Port . Device Setting: Current IO address and interrupt resource of Serial Port. Change Settings : Select another device setting . Here have 4 option : IO=3F8h;...

  • Page 67: Chipset Function

    Wake on LAN : Enable or Disable integrated LAN to wake the system. This function also can active by O.S. Power Loss Configuration Chipset->PCH-IO Configuration->Restore AC Power Loss Figure 4.12: Power Loss Setu Screen BIOS and Driver ©Rugged Science PONS vX-series User Manual...

  • Page 68: Boot Function

    PCH LAN Controller : [Power Off ] : When plug-in the power source , system will keep on SB mode. [Power On ] : When plug-in the power source , system will auto booting . [Last State ] : When plug-in the power source , system will keep on last power status.

  • Page 69: Driver Installation

    Step3. Once you completed the Intel Chipset Driver setup, please reboot your system , all update function will be active on next time into Windows. BIOS and Driver ©Rugged Science PONS vX-series User Manual...

  • Page 70: Intel Hd 4000 Graphics Driver Installation

    4.3.2 Intel HD 4000 Graphics Driver Installation This driver will install following features or function properly: - Display serive - High definition Audio support Install instruction: Step1. Find the driver install file • Windows 7 64bit version : The Graphics driver location is : [CD]:\Win7\64bit\ VGADriver\ Step2.

  • Page 71: Audio Driver Installation

    Execute the install file and start to install it. Step3. Once you finish the USB3.0 device Driver setup ,please reboot your system , all update function will be active on next time into Windows. BIOS and Driver ©Rugged Science PONS vX-series User Manual...

  • Page 72: Storage Support Software Installation

    4.3.6 Storage Support Software Installation Installing the Intel Rapid software This driver will install following features or function properly: This function only use on AHCI mode. - Software panel for SATA device - Utilities for RAID volume creating. Step1. Find the driver install file Intel Rapid software location is : [CD]:\Win7\64bit\Storage Step2.

  • Page 73: Appendix A : Isolating Dio Guide

    Return: Return Value Description ERR_NoError The function finished execution successfully. Other Please reference to the Appendix error table. Description: Get the local DI value. Syntax: I16 _mnet104_write_port( U16 Offset, U8 Val ) Appendix A ©Rugged Science PONS vX-series User Manual...
  • Page 74 Argument: Name Type Description Offset Pointer the access DI port address Write the value of local input interface. Return: Return Value Description ERR_NoError The function finished execution successfully. Other Please reference to the Appendix error table. Appendix A...

  • Page 75: Appendix B : Gpio & Wdt Function

    Register Index , update_value); example : unsigned char data = 0x82; set_data( 0xE5 , data); //Set bit 7 & bit 1 of GPO output port as High level ,another bit is Low Appendix B ©Rugged Science PONS vX-series User Manual...

  • Page 76: A E.wdt On/Off And Timer-Counter Setting

    Please refer to source code for set_data() and get_data() function. Read data to GPI(input) port get_data( Register Index ) //It will return a BYTE value. example : unsigned char data get_data( 0xF1 , data); //Get GPI(input) port status on input_data variable. E.WDT ON/OFF and Timer-Counter setting Refer to GPIO setting of Step A and B.

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