Moxa Technologies V481-XPE Powering on the, Starting the, Configuring the Ethernet Interface

ATTENTION

This product is intended to be mounted to a well-grounded mounting surface, such as a metal panel.

SG: The Shielded Ground (sometimes called Protected Ground) contact is the right most contact of the 3-pin power terminal block connector, as viewed from the angle shown here. Connect the SG wire to an appropriate grounded metal surface.

VGA Connector

The ThinkCore V481 comes with a D-Sub 15-pin female connector to connect a VGA CRT monitor.

PS/2 Connector

The ThinkCore V481 has a PS/2 connector for a PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse connection. This 6-pin mini-DIN connector has the following pin assignments.

PS/2 Connector	Pin No.	Signal Definition
	1	PS/2 keyboard data
	2	PS/2 mouse data
	3	GND
	4	VCC
	5	PS/2 keyboard clock
	6	PS/2 mouse clock

A Y-type cable is included as a standard accessory for connecting a PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse at the same time.

Ethernet Ports

Both the 10/100 and 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet ports use RJ45 connectors.

Pin	Signal
1	ETx+
		1	8
2	ETx-
3	ERx+
6	ERx-

Serial Ports

The serial ports use DB9 connectors. Each port can be configured by software for RS-232, RS-422, or RS-485. The pin assignments for the ports are shown in the following table:

Pin	RS-232	RS-422	RS-485	RS-485
			(4-wire)	(2-wire)
1	DCD	TxDA(-)	TxDA(-)	---	1 2 3 4 5
2	RxD	TxDB(+)	TxDB(+)	---
3	TxD	RxDB(+)	RxDB(+)	DataB(+)
4	DTR	RxDA(-)	RxDA(-)	DataA(-)
5	GND	GND	GND	GND	6 7 8 9
6	DSR	---	---	---
7	RTS	---	---	---
8	CTS	---	---	---

SO-DIMM Socket for Memory Module

The ThinkCore V481 has an internal 200-pin SO-DIMM socket for installing a DDR SDRAM memory module. The V481-XPE comes with a 512 MB DDR SDRAM Module pre-installed. You may also replace the module with your own (128 MB to 1 GB) DDR SDRAM memory module. To replace the module, first remove the bottom cover of the V481 to expose the SO-DIMM socket.

Compact Flash Socket

The ThinkCore V481-XPE comes with a built-in 1 GB industrial CompactFlash card to store the WinXP Embedded operating system. A second CompactFlash socket is located inside the V481. Installing a second CompactFlash memory card will not affect the operating system. Remove the bottom cover of the V481 to install the second CompactFlash card.

USB Hosts

The ThinkCore V481 supports two USB 2.0 hosts. Both hosts are UHCI, Rev. 2.0 compliant and support Plug & Play and also hot swapping. Both hosts can be used to connect any USB device, such as a keyboard, mouse, USB flash disk, or USB CD-ROM. In addition, both USB ports support system boot up, which is activated by changing BIOS settings.

Audio Interface

The ThinkCore V481 has an audio interface that follows the AC97 standard and supports speaker output and audio line input.

Power On/Off Button

The power on/off button is located above the power input terminal block. The button supports the ATX power on/off function. By default, the button is set for “instant off.” You may also configure the button for “delay 4 seconds” to guard against shutting down the power unintentionally. In this case, you must press the power button continuously for at least 4 seconds to shut off the power.

Reset Button

The reset button is designed to warm reboot the V481. Pressing the Reset button initiates a hardware warm reboot. The button plays the same role as a desktop PC’s reset button. After pressing the reset button, the system will reboot automatically.

During normal use, you should NOT use the Reset Button. You should only press the Reset Button if the software is not working properly. To reset the system, work from the operating system environment by using the corresponding software reboot function to protect the integrity of data being transmitted or processed.

Real-time Clock

The embedded computer’s real-time clock is powered by a lithium battery. We strongly recommend that you NOT replace the lithium battery yourself. If the battery needs to be changed, please contact the MOXA RMA service team.

ATTENTION

There is a risk of explosion if the battery is replaced by an incorrect type of battery.

6. Powering on the V481

To power on the V481, connect the “terminal block to power jack converter” to the V481’s DC terminal block (located on the left rear panel), and then connect the power adaptor. Note that the Shielded Ground wire should be connected to the right most pin of the terminal block. It takes about 30 seconds for the system to boot up.

7. Starting the V481

Power on the V481 after connecting a monitor, keyboard, mouse, and checking that the power source is ready. Once the operating system boots up, the first step is to configure the Ethernet interface. The factory default settings for the V481’s dual LANs are shown below. You can use a cross-over Ethernet cable to connect directly from the PC to the V481 to test if the LAN settings are correct.

	Default IP Address	Netmask
LAN 1	192.168.3.127	255.255.255.0
LAN 2 (Gigabit)	192.168.4.127	255.255.255.0

8. Configuring the Ethernet Interface

Follow these steps to configure the Ethernet interface:

Step 1: [My Device] Æ [Control panel] Æ [Network Connections] to enter the network setting page.

Step 2: Right-Click the LAN interface (e.g., Local Area Connection 2) to configure and click property. A configuration window will pop up

Step 3: After inputting the proper IP address and netmask, click OK.

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