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“The Power Brick-CV” Users’ Manual PowerBrick-CV User’s Manual Edition 2.0 Small footprint rugged Pentium-M With Digital Video Recorder[...]
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“The Power Brick-CV” Users’ Manual Preface Copyright The material in this document is the intellectual pro perty of Acura Embedded Systems Inc. This publication, including all photographs, illustrations and software, is protected under international copyright laws, with all rights reserved. Neither this manual, nor any of the material contain[...]
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PowerBrick-CV User’s Manual Table of Content 1. OVERVIEW …………………………………………………………………….….. 1 2. INSTALLATION ……………………………………………………………………..2 2.1. CONTENTS OF THE COMPUTER BOX …………………………………………2 2.2. CONNECTING CABLES[...]
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PowerBrick-CV User’s Manual 1. Overview The PowerBrick-CV is a combined rugged industrial high performance computer and a 4-channel digital video recorder in the same chassis. The system is designed to work in industrial and marine mobile environments, where reliability and endurance with respect to vibration, shock, humidity and temperature are [...]
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PowerBrick-CV User’s Manual 2. Installation 2.1 Contents of the Computer Box In the box you will find the following items: PowerBrick-CV computer, power plug, mounting with rubber suspension, bolts and four (4) nuts. If you have purchased Windows operating system with your computer, the CD should be included. Keep it in a safe place. Please see y[...]
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PowerBrick-CV User’s Manual 2.2 Connecting Cables and Getti ng Started In order to get familiar with your system before mounting it at your vehicle (or final location), we suggest you look at the connections on both ends of the computer such as shown in Figs. 2.2 and 2.3, connect up the unit, and place it into operation. Figure2.1: Front side of [...]
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PowerBrick-CV User’s Manual Ethernet port PS/2 mouse, keyboard ports DC IN VGA port Parallel port Serial port RS232 Audio port USB 2.0 port 4 Camera port Main Power Switch Figure2.2: Back side of PowerBrick-CV. After connecting all applicable cables it is safe to power-on the system. (Warning: use either DC from the dedicated power supply or AC, [...]
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PowerBrick-CV User’s Manual 3.1 BIOS Setup The single board computer u ses the Award BIOS (Ba sic Input/Output System) for the system configuration. The Award BIOS in the single board computer is a cu stomized version of the industrial standard BIOS for IBM PC AT-compatible computer s. It supports Intel x86 and compatible CPU architecture based p[...]
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PowerBrick-CV User’s Manual 3.2 . Operating Systems The PowerBrick-CV will generally be provided with a preinstalled operating system such as Windows XP Professional or Embedded. To restore the operating system, follow the procedure outlined in 3.4. You can also use an external CD-ROM drive to change, reinstall or repair the operating system thro[...]
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PowerBrick-CV User’s Manual 3.6 Specifications for PowerBrick-CV Table 3.1: S y s t e m F e a t ure s Processor Intel Pentium M; supports Hyper Threading Technology; VRM 10.0 standard Chipset Intel 855 System FSB 533/400 MHz Memory Support Dual-Channel mode, DDR 400/333/266 DIMM up to 1GB Video Integrated Intel Extreme Graphics 2, support 64MB DV[...]
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PowerBrick-CV User’s Manual 3.7 Operation and maintenance This module requires no routine maintenance. The green LED indicator when lit indicates proper operation and health. The power supply must be protected by a 15A auto fuse on the input line from the vehicle battery. 3.8 Warning Before power up the computer, make sure all cables connected to[...]
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PowerBrick-CV User’s Manual 3.9 Power Brick- CV Wiring Diagram 11[...]
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PowerBrick-CV User’s Manual 4.Contact Information With the unique set of products, Acura Embedded Systems remains committed to its goal of providing trouble-free and customer-friendly service. A special customer service unit has been set up specifically to cater to our esteemed customers' needs. Technical Support: ? Phone: 1-866-502-9666 ? E[...]