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Vecow MTC-4021 User Manual - Order Information

Manual is about: 21.5” Fanless Multi-Touch Computer, 6 GbE LAN with 4 PoE+, 2 SIM, 4 USB, Intel Core i7/i5/i3 Processor (Broadwell-U)

Summary of MTC-4021

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    User manual user manual 1.1.0 edition 20161201 mtc-4021 21.5” fanless multi-touch computer, 6 gbe lan with 4 poe + , 2 sim, 4 usb, intel ® core ™ i7/i5/i3 processor (broadwell-u).

  • Page 2: Record of Revision

    Ii version date page description remark 0.1 12/18/2015 all preliminary release 1.0 03/23/2016 all official release 1.1 12/01/2016 45-46 update record of revision.

  • Page 3: Fcc

    Iii this manual is released by vecow co., ltd. For reference purpose only. All product offerings and specifications are subject to change without prior notice. It does not represent commitment of vecow co., ltd. Vecow shall not be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential da...

  • Page 4: Order Information

    Iv part number description mtc-4021- poe650u 21.5" fanless multi-touch computer, 6 gbe lan with 4 poe + , 2 sim, 4 com, 4 usb, onboard intel ® core™ i7-5650u mtc-4021- poe350u 21.5" fanless multi-touch computer, 6 gbe lan with 4 poe + , 2 sim, 4 com, 4 usb, onboard intel ® core™ i5-5350u mtc-4021- p...

  • Page 5: Optional Accessories

    V part number description ddr3l8g certified ddr3l-1600 8g ram ddr3l4g certified ddr3l-1600 4g ram pwa-120w 120w, 24v, 90vac to 264vac power adapter with 3-pin terminal block pwa-160w-wt 160w, 24v, 85vac to 264vac power adapter with 3-pin terminal block, wide temperature -30°c to +70°c panel-mount pa...

  • Page 6: Table of Contents

    Vi table of contents chapter 1 general introduction 1 1.1 overview 1 1.2 features 1 1.3 product specification 2 1.3.1 specifications of mtc-4021-poe 2 1.3.2 specifications of mtc-4021-2g 4 1.4 supported cpu list 6 1.5 mechanical dimensions 7 1.5.1 dimensions of mtc-4021-poe 7 1.5.2 dimensions of mtc...

  • Page 7: Chapter   4

    Vii chapter 4 bios and driver 47 4.1 bios settings 47 4.2 main menu 48 4.3 advanced function 49 4.4 chipset function 57 4.5 boot function 58 4.6 save & exit 59 appendix a : gpio and wdt functions 60

  • Page 8: General Introduction

    1 general introduction 1 general introduction mtc-4021 series fanless multi-touch computer is a 21.5 inch all-in-one fanless multi-touch computer for internet of thing (iot) and/ or industry 4.0 applications with excellent performance and trusted reliability. Powered by 5th generation intel ® core™ ...

  • Page 9: 1.3   Product Specification

    2 general introduction ©vecow mtc-4021 user manual 1.3 product specification 1.3.1 specifications of mtc-4021-poe panel panel type tft lcd active area 21.5” (16 : 9) max resolution 1920 x 1080 (full hd) display color 16.7m (rgb 8-bit) backlight led backlight brightness (cd/m2) 250 (optional, up to 1...

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    3 general introduction audio 1 mic-in, 1 line-out display • dvi-d : up to 1920 x 1080 @ 60hz • displayport : up to 3840 x 2160 @ 60hz led power, hdd cfast 1 external cfast socket, push-in/ push-out ejector sim card 2 external sim card socket expansion mini pcie 2 mini pcie socket : • 1 mini pcie for...

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    4 general introduction ©vecow mtc-4021 user manual shock • iec 60068-2-27 • 20g, half-sine, 11ms vibration • iec 60068-2-64 • non-operation : 10hz to 200hz, 1.5grms, x, y, z, 30 mins each axis emc ce, fcc 1.3.2 specifications of mtc-4021-2g panel panel type tft lcd active area 21.5” (16 : 9) max res...

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    5 general introduction audio 1 mic-in, 1 line-out display • dvi-d : up to 1920 x 1080 @ 60hz • displayport : up to 3840 x 2160 @ 60hz led power, hdd cfast 1 external cfast socket, push-in/ push-out ejector sim card 2 external sim card socket expansion mini pcie 2 mini pcie socket : • 1 mini pcie for...

  • Page 13: 1.4   Supported Cpu List

    6 general introduction ©vecow mtc-4021 user manual shock • iec 60068-2-27 • 20g, half-sine, 11ms vibration • iec 60068-2-64 • non-operation : 10hz to 200hz, 1.5grms, x, y, z, 30 mins each axis emc ce, fcc 1.4 supported cpu list cpu name tdp cache max. Frequency embedded i7-5557u 28w 4m up to 3.40 gh...

  • Page 14: 1.5   Mechanical Dimensions

    7 general introduction 537.6 (21.2”) 476.6 (18.8") 268.1 (10.6") 329.1 (13") 17.1 (0.7") 53.1 (2.1") 100.0 (3.9") 100.0 (3.9") 150.0 (5.9") 106.5 (4.2") 72.6 (2.9") 101.3 (4") 335.0 (13.2") 101.3 (4") 508.0 (20") 243.6 (9.6") 75.0 (3") 75.0 (3") unit: mm (inch) 1.5 mechanical dimensions 1.5.1 dimens...

  • Page 15: 2.1   Packing List

    8 getting to know your mtc-4021 ©vecow mtc-4021 user manual 2 getting to know your mtc-4021 2.1 packing list item description qty 1 mtc-4021, 21.5” fanless multi-touch computer (according to the configuration you order, the mtc-4021 series may contain ssd/hdd and ddr3l so-dimm. Please do verify thes...

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    9 getting to know your mtc-4021 2.2.2 power button the power button is a non-latched switch with led indication. It indicates power status: s0, s3 and s5. More details of led indication are listed as follows: to power on mtc-4021, press the power button and then the blue led is lightened. To power o...

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    10 getting to know your mtc-4021 ©vecow mtc-4021 user manual 2.2.3 cfast card pin no. Description pin no. Description s1 gnd pc6 nc s2 sata_txp pc7 gnd s3 sata_txn pc8 cfast_led s4 gnd pc9 nc s5 sata_rxn pc10 nc s6 sata_rxp pc11 nc s7 gnd pc12 nc pc1 gnd pc13 +3.3v pc2 gnd pc14 +3.3v pc3 nc pc15 gnd...

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    11 getting to know your mtc-4021 2.2.4 pwr and hdd led indicator led color power status system status yellow hdd/ cfast • on/ off : storage status, function or not. • twinkling : data transferring. Green power system power status (on/ off) yellow-hdd led: a hard disk/ cfast led. If the led is on, it...

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    12 getting to know your mtc-4021 ©vecow mtc-4021 user manual 2.2.7 external usb there are 2 usb 3.0 connections available supporting up to 5gb per second data rate. It also compliant with the requirements of superspeed (ss), high speed (hs), full speed (fs) and low speed (ls). Com4 com3 com2 com1 cf...

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    13 getting to know your mtc-4021 pin no. 10/ 100mbps 1000mbps 1 e_tx+ mdi0_p 2 e_tx- mdi0_n 3 e_rx+ mdi1_p 4 ---- mdi2_p 5 ----- mdi2_n 6 e_rx- mdi1_n 7 ----- mdi3_p 8 ------ mdi3_n each lan port is supported by standard rj-45 connector with led indicators to present active/ link/ speed status of th...

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    14 getting to know your mtc-4021 ©vecow mtc-4021 user manual 2.2.10 poe (power over ethernet) ports there are 4 rj45 connectors supporting ieee 802.3at (poe + ) power over ethernet (poe) connection delivering up to 25.5w/ 48v per port and 1000base-t gigabit data signals over standard ethernet cat 5/...

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    15 getting to know your mtc-4021 serial port pin no. Rs-232 rs-422 (5-wire) rs-422 (9-wire) rs-485 (3-wire) 1, 2 3, 4 1 dcd txd- txd- data- 2 rxd txd+ txd+ data+ 3 txd rxd+ rxd+ ----------- 4 dtr rxd- rxd- ----------- 5 gnd gnd gnd gnd 6 dsr ----------- rts- ----------- 7 rts ----------- rts+ ------...

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    16 getting to know your mtc-4021 ©vecow mtc-4021 user manual 2.2.13 power terminal block mtc-4021 supports 6v to 36v dc power input by terminal block. In normal power operation, power led lightens in solid green. Mtc-4021 supports up to 80v surge protection. Com4 com3 com2 com1 cfast sim 2 sim 1 lan...

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    17 getting to know your mtc-4021 2.3 main board expansion connectors 2.3.2 rear view of mtc-4021 main board with connector location tpm plx-8608 sio cpu 2.3.1 front view of mtc-4021 main board with connector location j2 j1 j3 j5 j6 j4 jp1 jp3 jp2 jp4 jp5 jp6 jp7 jp8 jp9 jp10 jp11 bios cn16 cn18 cn17...

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    18 getting to know your mtc-4021 ©vecow mtc-4021 user manual 2.3.3 j6 miscellaneous pin header this pin header can be used as a backup for following functions, hard drive led indicator, reset button, power led indicator, and power-on/ off button, which already can be accessed by front panel and top ...

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    19 getting to know your mtc-4021 pin no. Definition pin no. Definition pin no. Definition 1 panel_vdd 15 gnd 29 gnd 2 txo0- 16 txoc+ 30 txe2- 3 panel_vdd 17 gnd 31 gnd 4 txo0+ 18 txo3- 32 txe2+ 5 panel_vdd 19 gnd 33 gnd 6 txo1- 20 txo3+ 34 txec- 7 gnd 21 gnd 35 gnd 8 txo1+ 22 txe0- 36 txec+ 9 gnd 23...

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    20 getting to know your mtc-4021 ©vecow mtc-4021 user manual the lcd inverter is connected to j2 via a jst 7-pin, 2.5mm connector providing +5v/ +12v power to lcd display. The pin assignments are listed in the following table: pin no. Definition pin no. Definition 1 +5v 5 gnd 2 +12v 6 gnd 3 +12v 7 l...

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    21 getting to know your mtc-4021 2.3.6 j1, j3 : sata power connector the mtc-4021 also equip with 2 sata power connector. It supports 5v (up to 2a) and 12v (up to 1a) current to the hard drive or ssd. The pin assignments of j1 and j3 are listed in the following table: pin no. Definition pin no. Defi...

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    22 getting to know your mtc-4021 ©vecow mtc-4021 user manual 2.3.7 j4 : internal usb the mtc-4021 main board provide one expansion usb port using plug-and- play for dongle key or lcd touch panel. The usb interface supports 480 mbps transfer rate which comply with high speed usb specification rev. 2....

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    23 getting to know your mtc-4021 2.3.8 cn18 : mini pcie, msata both msata and mini pcie share the same form factor and similar electrical pinout assignments on their connectors. There was no clear mechanism to distinguish if a msata drive or a mini pcie device is plugged into the socket until recent...

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    24 getting to know your mtc-4021 ©vecow mtc-4021 user manual pin no. Signal name pin no. Signal name 1 wake# 2 +3.3vaux 3 reserved 4 gnd 5 reserved 6 +1.5v 7 clkreq# 8 uim_pwr 9 gnd 10 uim_data 11 refclk- 12 uim_clk 13 refclk+ 14 uim_reset 15 gnd 16 uim_vpp mechanical key 17 reserved 18 gnd 19 reser...

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    25 getting to know your mtc-4021 2.3.9 cn16 : mini pcie cn16 pin no. Signal name pin no. Signal name 1 wake# 2 +3.3vaux 3 reserved 4 gnd 5 reserved 6 +1.5v 7 clkreq# 8 uim_pwr 9 gnd 10 uim_data 11 refclk- 12 uim_clk 13 refclk+ 14 uim_reset 15 gnd 16 uim_vpp mechanical key 17 reserved 18 gnd 19 reser...

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    26 getting to know your mtc-4021 ©vecow mtc-4021 user manual 29 gnd 30 smb_clk 31 petn0 32 smb_data 33 petp0 34 gnd 35 gnd 36 usb_d- 37 gnd 38 usb_d+ 39 +3.3vaux 40 gnd 41 +3.3vaux 42 reserved 43 gnd 44 reserved 45 reserved 46 reserved 47 reserved 48 1.5v 49 reserved 50 gnd 51 reserved 52 +3.3vaux 2...

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    27 getting to know your mtc-4021 2.3.11 j5 : lan2 i210 sdp the pin assignments of j5 are listed in the following table: pin no. Function pin no. Function 1 lan2_sdp0 4 lan2_sdp3 2 lan2_sdp1 5 gnd 3 lan2_sdp2 6 gnd j5 2.3.12 cn15 : +12v_sb output the pin assignments of cn15 are listed in the followin...

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    28 getting to know your mtc-4021 ©vecow mtc-4021 user manual 2.3.13 j4 internal usb2.0 the pin assignments of j4 are listed in the following table: pin no. Function pin no. Function 1 vcc 3 d+ 2 d- 4 gnd j4.

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    29 getting to know your mtc-4021 2.4 main board jumper settings 2.4.1 front view of mtc-4021 main board with jumper location you may configure your card to match the needs of your application by setting jumpers. A jumper is a metal bridge used to close an electric circuit. It consists of two metal p...

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    30 getting to know your mtc-4021 ©vecow mtc-4021 user manual 2.4.3 jp5 : lvds backlight, power selection jp5 jp5 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. Pin no. Function pin no. Function 1-2 +3.3v (default)...

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    31 getting to know your mtc-4021 2.4.4 jp6 cmos/me cmos header me header 1-2 normal 2-4 normal 2-3 clear cmos 4-6 clear me jp6 2.4.5 jp7 external usb3.0/2.0 power select header power header power 1-2 +5v standby power 3-4 +5v system power jp7.

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    32 getting to know your mtc-4021 ©vecow mtc-4021 user manual 2.4.7 jp10 : mcu spy-bi wire interface for download fw jp10 the pin assignments of jp10 are listed in the following table: pin no. Function pin no. Function 1 gnd 3 3.3v_mcu 2 mcu_rst# 4 mcu_prg 2.4.6 jp9 internal usb power select jp9 inte...

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    33 getting to know your mtc-4021 2.4.8 jp8 backlight control level select jp8 dimming header 1-3 3.3v 3-5 5v on/ off header 2-4 3.3v 4-6 5v.

  • Page 41: System Setup

    34 hardware installation ©vecow mtc-4021 user manual 3 system setup 3.1 how to open your mtc-4021 step 1 remove 11pcs fh m3 screws (circled in red) from back cover. 3.1.1 mtc-4021 “please make sure to assemble the system in an anti-static environment.”.

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    35 hardware installation step 2 remove 2pcs #4-40 screws (circled in red) from i/o. Step 3 now you can take off the back cover. Please do remove the back cover carefully..

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    36 hardware installation ©vecow mtc-4021 user manual 3.1.2 mtc-4021 with ip65 step 1 remove 19pcs fh m3 screws (circled in red) from back cover..

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    37 hardware installation step 2 remove 2pcs #4-40 screws (circled in red) from i/o. Step 3 now you can take off the back cover. Please do remove the back cover carefully..

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    38 hardware installation ©vecow mtc-4021 user manual 3.2 installing ddr3l so-dimm modules step 1 install ddr3l ram module into so-dimm socket. Step 2 make sure the ram module is locked by the memory slot..

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    39 hardware installation 3.3 installing mini pcie cards step 1 install mini pcie card into mini pcie socket. Step 2 fasten 2pcs m2.5 screws..

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    40 hardware installation ©vecow mtc-4021 user manual 3.4 installing antenna cable 2 1 3 step 1 check antenna cable and washers.. Step 2 remove the rubber cork on back cover. (pick up the location you want.).

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    41 hardware installation step 3 put antenna cable connector into the hole on back cover. Step 4 fasten the washer 1, washer 2 and washer 3 on antenna cable connector..

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    42 hardware installation ©vecow mtc-4021 user manual 3.5 installing cfast card and sim card step 2 make sure the system is power-off and unplugged. Step 1 remove 2pcs f-m3x4 screws on cfast & sim card cover on back cover. Step 4 insert cfast card and sim card and push to lock. Step 3 before insertin...

  • Page 50: 3.6   Installing Ssd/ Hdd

    43 hardware installation 3.6 installing ssd/ hdd step 2 take ssd/ hdd tray and face the bracket side up. Step 1 remove 2pcs m3x4 screws of ssd/ hdd tray from back cover..

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    44 hardware installation ©vecow mtc-4021 user manual step 4 plug-in sata cable to ssd/hdd on the tray. Step 3 fasten 4pcs m3x6 screws (marked in red) to fix the ssd/ hdd on the tray..

  • Page 52: 3.7   Mounting Mtc-4021

    45 hardware installation 3.7 mounting mtc-4021 step 1 make sure your m5x20 screws and screw tongues for panel mount. Panel mount position.

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    46 hardware installation ©vecow mtc-4021 user manual step 3 fasten the m5x20 screw. Step 2 make sure the screw tongues match mtc-4021 back cover..

  • Page 54: Bios and Driver

    47 bios and driver setting bios and driver 4 4.1 bios settings the board uses uefi bios that is use serial peripheral interface (spi) flash. The spi flash contains the bios setup program, post, the pci auto- configuration utility, lan, eeprom information, and serial port support. The bios setup prog...

  • Page 55: 4.2   Main Menu

    48 bios and driver setting ©vecow mtc-4021 user manual 4.2 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. Figure 4 2-1: system time / date setting 4.2.1 system time/date setting in this...

  • Page 56: 4.3   Advanced Function

    49 bios and driver setting 4.3 advanced function 4.3.1 acpi setting enable acpi auto configuration this system support acpi function as auto process. You should enable / disable that depend as your o.S. Enable hibernation it is able to use hibernate function if o.S support. But some o.S maybe not ef...

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    50 bios and driver setting ©vecow mtc-4021 user manual 4.3.2 cpu configuration intel virtualization technology this for virtualization application or platform usage, when enabled, a vmm can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by vanderpool technology. Figure 4-3-2: cpu configuratio...

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    51 bios and driver setting 4.3.3 sata configuration 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 has two options for choice [ahci] / [raid]. Serial ata port 0 to port 3 this system...

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    52 bios and driver setting ©vecow mtc-4021 user manual 4.3.4 amt configuration intel amt enables or disables intel(r) active management technology bios extension. This option just controls the bios extension executes. Figure 4-3-4: amt setup screen.

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    53 bios and driver setting 4.3.5 serial port 1 configuration serial port enable or disable serial port. Device setting current io address and interrupt resource of serial port. Change settings select another device setting. There are 6 options as follow : • auto • io=3f8h; irq=4; • io=3f8h; irq=3,4,...

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    54 bios and driver setting ©vecow mtc-4021 user manual 4.3.6 serial port 2 configuration serial port enable or disable serial port. Device setting current io addresses and interrupts resource of serial port. Change settings select another device setting. There are 6 options as follow : • auto • io=2...

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    55 bios and driver setting 4.3.7 serial port 3 configuration serial port enable or disable serial port. Device setting current io address and interrupt resource of serial port. Change settings select another device setting. There are 6 options as follow : • auto • io=3e8h; irq=12; • io=3e8h; irq=3,4...

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    56 bios and driver setting ©vecow mtc-4021 user manual 4.3.8 serial port 4 configuration serial port enable or disable serial port. Device setting current io address and interrupt resource of serial port. Change settings select another device setting. There are 6 options as follow : • auto • io=2e8h...

  • Page 64: 4.4   Chipset Function

    57 bios and driver setting 4.4 chipset function 4.4.1 wol configuration pch lan controller enable or disable on board network device. Wake on lan enable or disable integrated lan to wake the system. Figure 4-4-1 : network setup screen figure 4-4: chipset function setup screen.

  • Page 65: 4.5   Boot Function

    58 bios and driver setting ©vecow mtc-4021 user manual 4.5.1 boot option boot option you can select boot device priority in this page. Figure 4-5-1 boot option setup screen 4.5 boot function figure 4-5: boot function setup screen.

  • Page 66: 4.6   Save & Exit

    59 bios and driver setting 4.6 save & exit figure 4-6 save & exit setup screen save changes and exit / save changes and reset choose this setting to exit the bios setup program and save changes to the bios nvram memory. Make sure you select this in order to keep your changes. Discard changes and exi...

  • Page 67: A.1   I/o Pin Definition

    60 ©vecow mtc-4021 user manual appendix a a a.1 i/o pin definition i/o pin base adr usage gpio 10~17 0xa00 cn16-gpio gpio 20~27 0xa01 dio output gpio 30~37 0xa02 ----------- gpio 40~47 0xa03 ----------- gpio 50~57 0xa04 dio input gpio 60~67 0xa05 cn16-gpio appendix a : isolated dio guide a.2 functio...

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    61 appendix a signal circuit of input npn digital gpio input signal circuit in sink mode (npn) is illustrated as follow. Signal circuit of input pnp digital gpio input signal circuit in source mode (pnp) is illustrated as follow. Signal circuit of output npn digital gpio output signal circuit in sin...

  • Page 69: A.3   Software Package

    62 ©vecow mtc-4021 user manual appendix b a.3 software package there are 2 folders inside : 1. Driver folder 2. Dio demo tool folder a.4 driver installing supports windows 8.1 and windows 7. Please do make sure your os version before installing. Please select “add legacy hardware” on device manageme...

  • Page 70: B.1   Function Description

    63 appendix b b appendix b : gpio and wdt functions b.1 function description the wdt are using internal super i/o function. However, you must entry super i/o configuration mode to set it. Super i/o special address port = 0x2e super i/o special data port = 0x2f gpio logical device is 0x07 b.2 entry f...

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    64 ©vecow mtc-4021 user manual appendix c c appendix c : power consumption ecs-4000 power consumption testing : power source : cpu ram input power standby mode max current max consumption i7-5650u 4gb x 2 06v 0.330a 01.98w i7-5650u 4gb x 2 09v 0.227a 02.04w i7-5650u 4gb x 2 12v 0.190a 02.28w i7-5650...

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    65 appendix c cpu power-on and boot to win7 64-bit idle status : cpu usage less 3% run 100% cpu usage max current max consumption max current max consumption i7-5650u 2.200a 13.20w 3.600a 21.60w i7-5650u 1.430a 12.87w 2.250a 20.25w i7-5650u 1.070a 12.84w 1.610a 19.32w i7-5650u 0.610a 14.64w 0.900a 2...

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