TC-6110 Series Hardware Manual Third Edition, September 2013 www.moxa.com/product © 2013 Moxa Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction without permission is prohibited.
TC-6110 Series Hardware Manual The software described in this manual is furnished under a license agreement and may be used only in accordance with the terms of that agreement. Copyright Notice Copyright ©2013 Moxa Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction without permission is prohibited. Trademarks The MOXA logo is a registered trademark of Moxa Inc. All other trademarks or registered marks in this manual belong to their respective manufacturers.
Table of Contents 1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 1-1 Overview ........................................................................................................................................... 1-2 Model Descriptions and Package Checklist .............................................................................................. 1-2 Appearance...................................
1 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Moxa TC-6110 series x86 ready-to-run industrial computer. This manual introduces the hardware installation, connector interfaces, and BIOS setup of the TC-6110. For software configuration and management, please refer to the software manual for your operating system.
TC-6110 Hardware Introduction Overview TC-6110 train computers are specifically designed for auxiliary train applications such as network video recorders, passenger infotainment systems, condition monitoring, and train-to-ground communications. They come with two Gigabit LAN ports, one RS-232 serial port, three USB 2.0 ports, and two TC-SATA-T storage modules, giving customers a versatile solution for on-board train computing.
TC-6110 Hardware Introduction Appearance Front View Dimensions 1-3
TC-6110 Hardware Introduction LED Indicators LED Name Power LED Color Power is on and functioning normally Off Power is off or power system error System Ready Yellow Tx(P1) Rx(P1) LAN(P1-P2) X1-X4 LED Function Green Logged in to OS, functioning normally Off Login failure or OS not functioning normally Green Serial port P1 transmitting data Off Serial port P1 not transmitting data Yellow Serial port P1receving data Off Serial port P1 not receiving data Green Programmable by users Yell
TC-6110 Hardware Introduction Hardware Specifications Computer CPU: Intel Atom D525, dual core 64 bit threaded 1.8 GHz, 1 MB for L2 cache OS (pre-installed): Linux Debian 7 or Windows Embedded Standard 7 System Chipset: ICH8-M System Memory: 4 GB capacity, 2 GB pre-installed: 2 slots of 2 GB DDR3-1066 204 pin SO-DIMM SDRAM USB: 3 USB 2.
TC-6110 Hardware Introduction Parity: None, Even, Odd, Space, Mark Flow Control: RTS/CTS Baudrate: Up to 115.2 kbps Serial Signals RS-232: TxD, RxD, DTR, DSR, RTS, CTS, DCD, GND LEDs System: Independent "Power" and "System Ready" signals LAN: 100M/Link x 2, 1000M/Link x 2 Serial: TX x 1, RX x 1 Other: Programmable x 4 Physical Characteristics Housing: Aluminum and SECC sheet metal (1 mm) Weight: 5 kg Dimensions: • Without ears: 210 x 222 x 133 mm (8.27 x 8.74 x 5.
TC-6110 Hardware Introduction Hardware Block Diagram 1-7
2 2. Hardware Installation TC-6110 train computers are specifically design for the applications used on trains. They come with 2 Gigabit LAN ports, 1 RS-232 serial port, 2 USB 2.0 hosts, and 2 expansion slots for inserting various modules, offering an ideal solution for train computing applications.
TC-6110 Hardware Hardware Installation Mounting Desktop Place your TC-6110 on a clean, flat, well-ventilated desktop. For better ventilation, leave some space between the TC-6110 and other equipment. Do not place equipment or objects on top of the TC-6110 because this may insulate the heat sink, cause the computer to overheat, and severely damage the computer’s internal components. Rack mounting TC-6110 computers come with a rack mount kit for installation into a 19-inch rack.
TC-6110 Hardware Hardware Installation Step 2: If you would like to install the handles, use the four screws provided to secure the handles to each of the mounting ears. Step 3: Place the TC-6110 computer into the rack, and carefully fasten the screws to hold it in place. Please note that the screws for fastening the TC-6110 to the rack are included in the rack mount kit. After installing the rack mounting assembly (handles and/or ears), four screws are required to fasten the TC-6110 to a rack.
TC-6110 Hardware Hardware Installation Optional Rack Panel Extender Installation The TC-6110 comes with an optional half-rack extender kit, allowing users to install the (half-rack) TC-6110 computer on a full 19-inch rack. This kit includes the following components. Follow these steps to install the half-rack extender. Step 1: Use four standard screws to install the standard (short) rackmount ear on the computer’s left side.
TC-6110 Hardware Hardware Installation Step 3: Remove the two rear-most screws from the right side of the computer. Step 4: Place the support panel so that it abuts the extension panel, with the screw holes aligning with the two flanges on both the panel and the right corner of the computer. Place the toothed locking washer over the screw holes on the computer’s right side, then use the dome headed screws to fasten the support panel to the side of the computer.
TC-6110 Hardware Hardware Installation Step 6: An additional grounding point is available on the rack extension panel. To use the extension panel’s grounding point, place the mounting ring of the ground wire over the threaded M6 grounding stud. Next, place the flat washer and S-type washer over the grounding stud, and use the M6 nut to fasten the ground wire to the stud. ATTENTION For maximum safety, at least two persons should work together to lift, place, and fasten the computer to the rack.
TC-6110 Hardware Hardware Installation ATTENTION Safety First! Be sure to disconnect the power cord before installing and/or wiring your device. Caution! High Electrical Current! Calculate the maximum possible current for the diameter of each power wire and common wire. Observe all electrical codes dictating the maximum current allowable for each wire gauge. If the current goes above the maximum ratings the wiring could overheat, causing serious damage to your equipment.
TC-6110 Hardware Hardware Installation For the TC-6110 computers used in the field site, follow these steps to connect the power: Step 1: Connect the ends of the extended power switch cable to the male portion of the 2-pin Euroblock (provided); you may also choose to not use the cable extender, and connect the switch to the terminal directly. Step 2: Plug the male Euroblock into the matching female terminal on the front panel. Step 3: Make sure the power switch is turned off (Open).
TC-6110 Hardware Hardware Installation DE-15 Female Connector Pin No. Signal Definition Pin No. Signal Definition 1 Red 9 VCC 2 Green 10 GND 3 Blue 11 NC 4 NC 12 DDC2B Data 5 GND 13 HSYNC 6 GND 14 VSYNC 7 GND 15 DDC2B Clock 8 GND Connecting Audio Input/Output The TC-6100 series comes with an M12 audio input/output. See the following figure and table for the pin assignment of the audio jack.
TC-6110 Hardware Hardware Installation Connecting USB Devices The TC-6110 embedded computer has three USB 2.0 ports: two come with type A connectors, and one with M12 connector. All of the ports are UHCI, Rev 2.0 compliant and support Plug & Play and hot swapping. These ports can be used to connect such USB devices as keyboards, mice, USB flash disks, and USB CD-ROMs. In addition, both USB ports support system boot up, which can be activated by modifying the BIOS settings.
TC-6110 Hardware Hardware Installation LAN Ports The TC-6110 has two 10/100/1000 Mbps LAN ports with M12 hardware interfaces. When the cable is properly connected, the LEDs on the front panel will glow to indicate a successful link. The tables below show the front panel layout and the pinouts for the M12 Ethernet LAN connector. Pin No.
TC-6110 Hardware Hardware Installation Step 3: Detach the SATA power and data interfaces from the main board by carefully sliding the tray away from the main PCB. Step 4: Remove four screws on the tray. Step 5: Insert the SSD/HDD into the tray.
TC-6110 Hardware Hardware Installation Step 6: Turn back the tray and fasten the drive to the PCB using the holes indicated below. Step 7: Fasten four screws on the front. Step 8: Connect the power cable and SSD/HDD cable with the main board. Reconnect the data and power interfaces, then complete the installation by fastening the drive tray to the main PCB using the six screws. Step 9: When finished, insert the storage tray back into the TC-6110 and tighten the external thumbscrews.
TC-6110 Hardware Hardware Installation Please note that on each removable drive module there is a hot-swap button and four LED indicators. To hot swap storage drives users will need to first install the Moxa hot swap software package, as described in the TC-6110 software manual.
TC-6110 Hardware Hardware Installation Step 3: Turn to the computer backside-front, and remove the two screws fastening the large heat sink to the rest of the computer (indicated below). It is not necessary to remove the other screws. Step 4: To get access to the interior of the TC-6110, slide the large heat sink / main interface module in one direction, and the rest of the unit in another.
TC-6110 Hardware Hardware Installation Step 6: In addition, you will need to release all hardware interfaces from the front plate of the main interface module. These are two panel screws, four screws holding the D-Sub connectors in place, and the four rings that fasten the four M12 connectors in place (audio, USB, and two LAN ports). These are all shown below. Step 7: Finally, a single screw on either side of the heat sink also needs to be removed.
TC-6110 Hardware Hardware Installation Step 9: Use a small screwdriver or other tool to release the clutches on the battery socket, and remove the old battery. Gently place the new battery into the socket. Step 10: When finished, reverse the steps above to rebuild the TC-6110 unit. Installing System Memory and CF Card The TC-6110 computer comes with two system memory sockets; one of these is pre-installed with 2 GB of memory. In addition, an 8 GB CompactFlash card has also been pre-installed.
TC-6110 Hardware Hardware Installation Step 11: A) To remove the memory cards: Push the two clutches on either side of the socket outwards, to free the memory, and then carefully remove the card. Install the new memory into the slot. Make sure you install it in the correct direction, and then push it down to complete the installation. B) To remove the CompactFlash card: Gently lift the plastic cradle holding the CF card, and then slide the card out.
3 3. BIOS Setup This chapter describes the BIOS settings of the TC-6110 computer. The BIOS is a set of input/output control routines for peripherals. The BIOS is used to initialize basic peripherals and loads the operating system. The BIOS setup allows the user to modify the system configurations of these basic input/output peripherals. All of the configurations will be stored in the NVRAM (flash memory), which retains the system information after system reboots or the power is removed.
TC-6110 Hardware BIOS Setup Entering the BIOS Setup Utility To enter the BIOS setup utility, press the “F2” key while the system is booting up. The main BIOS Setup screen will appear. A basic description of each function key is listed at the bottom of the screen. Refer to these descriptions to learn how to use them.
TC-6110 Hardware BIOS Setup Modifying BIOS Settings Navigate the BIOS menus using the arrow keys; up (↑) and down (↓) arrows navigate the menu, while left (←) and right (→) arrows will open or close sub-menus from entries marked with a triangle (▲) at the beginning of the line. Advanced Settings The “Advanced Features” screen will appear when choosing the “Advanced” item from the main menu. Boot Configuration This item allows users to toggle the number pad into “on” or “off” when first booting up.
TC-6110 Hardware BIOS Setup Peripheral Configuration The Serial Port A item under Peripheral Configuration allows you to select the serial port. Options: 3F8/IRQ4, Disabled (default) IDE Configuration This item allows you to configure the storage drive controllers. HDC Configure As This item allows you to configure the storage drive type.
TC-6110 Hardware BIOS Setup AHCI (default); PATA; SATA; and IDE Non-Combined Channel Master 1 to 3 This setting displays the storage devices installed on the computer’s master bus. These storage devices may be DOMs, HDDs, SSDs, or a CF card. Channel Slave 1 to 3 This setting displays storage devices installed on the computer’s slave bus. These storage drives may be DOMs, HDDs, SSDs, or a CF card. Video Configuration This item allows you to configure the video settings.
TC-6110 Hardware BIOS Setup USB Configuration This item allows you to turn USB Legacy mode on or off. USB Legacy allows older USB devices to be accessed from the earliest boot initialization, and/or DOS. Options: Enabled (default), Disabled ACPI Table/Features Control This item allows you to configure the HPET functions.
TC-6110 Hardware BIOS Setup This item allows you to enable/disable the HPET (High Precision Event Timer), which produces periodic interrupts at a much higher resolution than the RTC and may be used to synchronize multimedia streams. HPET can sometimes introduce system instability, so some users may wish to disable it. Option: Enabled (default), Disabled Base Address Select This allows you to select the memory address range for the HPET.
TC-6110 Hardware BIOS Setup Security Settings The section allows users to configure security settings like a system supervisor password and user password. Set Supervisor Password This item allows you to set the supervisor password. Select and then enter the password, and then confirm the password again. Set User Password This item allows you to set the user password. Select and then enter the password, and then confirm the password again.
TC-6110 Hardware BIOS Setup Set All Master HDD Password This item allows you to set the password for the master storage drive on your computer. You need to enter the password when booting up to use the master hard disk. Power Settings The section allows users to configure power settings.
TC-6110 Hardware BIOS Setup overflows by preventing the execution of malicious code that has been delivered into memory space in a hidden data packet. Options: Disabled (default), Enable Boot Settings The section allows users to configure boot settings. UEFI Boot This item allows you to enable/disable the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface, which allows for remote diagnostics and repair of computers even without an operating system.
TC-6110 Hardware BIOS Setup EFI This item displays the boot selection for the UEFI boot function. Legacy Normal Boot Menu This item allows you to configure the boot menu. Options: Normal (default), Advanced Boot Type Order This item allows you to select the order in which the computer will search storage devices for bootable images; the highest device on the list will be searched first, then the second, and so on until the computer finds a bootable image. F5/F6 will allow you to change the boot order.
TC-6110 Hardware BIOS Setup Exit Settings The section allows users to exit the BIOS. Exit Saving Changes This item saves the values you have just configured and exits the BIOS. Options: Yes (default), No Save Change Without Exit This item saves changes but does not exit the BIOS. Options: Yes (default), No Exit Discarding Changes This item allows you to exit the BIOS without saving any new settings from the user session.
TC-6110 Hardware BIOS Setup Save Custom Defaults This item saves the current BIOS settings as the new custom defaults. Options: Yes (default), No Discard Changes This item allows you to discard all settings you have just configured. Options: Yes (default), No Upgrading the BIOS This section describes how to upgrade the BIOS. However, please note that it is easy to permanently damage the computer when upgrading the BIOS.
TC-6110 Hardware BIOS Setup ATTENTION We suggest you use a USB drive with under 2 GB of disk space, as larger USB drives may not support the FAT file format and will consequently fail to boot. Step 2: Prepare the Upgrade File. You must use the BIOS upgrade installation file to upgrade the BIOS. You can send your request to Moxa's technical support team at support@moxa.com to get an updated version of the BIOS. 1. Get the BIOS upgrade installation file.
TC-6110 Hardware BIOS Setup 6. Once the upgrade is finished, the computer will automatically reboot. To check and see if the upgrade was successful, navigate to the BIOS Main Page and note the BIOS Version number. ATTENTION Do NOT switch off the power supply during the BIOS upgrade.
A A. Safety Installation Instructions A. RTC Battery Warning CAUTION: There is a risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type. Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions. B. Fuse Warning CAUTION: For continued protection against fire, replace only with same type and rating of fuse. C.
B B. Regulatory Statement Approval This device complies with part 15 of the 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. Class A: FCC Warning! This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
