YB3x Getting Started
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Heptagon S Y S T E M S Heptagon Systems Pty Ltd. Heptagon Systems EMEA Ltd. YB3X with the following I/O ◦ C3858 (12C@2Ghz) CPU ◦ 16GB DDR4 ◦ 256GB M.2 NVME SSD ◦ 2x 10Gb SFP+ ◦ 2x 1Gb Ethrnet ◦ 4x USB3.0 ◦ 1 xRS-232 + 1 x RS-232/485 ports PSU - Power supply 110-2230VAC to 12VDC/100W RS232 cable + adapter Getting Started leaflet Unpacking and getting started 1. Place the YB3x in a 19” rack or a desk – do not cover the upper heat sink. 2. Serial port RS-232: 1. Connect the RJ11 side of the RS232 cable to the back of the YB3x. 2. Connect the other side of the RJ-11 to the RJ11 to DB-9 adapter. 3. Connect the Adapter to a PC with an RS-232 port (or a USB to serial adapter). 4. Set the host PC serial port to 115200 baud rate, 8 bit data, No Parity, 1 Stop Bits. 5. Connect the PSU DC connector to the YB3x. Connect the PSU to mains. The YB3x will automatically turn on. 6. The serial terminal will show boot messages. Serial port Configuration Most modern PC’s do not have a serial port. The simplest way to add one is with a USB-to-Serial adapter. The adapter may come with it’s own driven which you need to install prior to using the serial port. The most common USB-to-Serial adapter are those who are based on Prolific Technology's PL2303. It has drivers for all versions of Windows. Linux kernel >2.6.1 has this driver built in. Heptagon S Y S T E M

Heptagon S Y S T E M S Heptagon Systems Pty Ltd. Heptagon Systems EMEA Ltd. Terminal emulation for the serial port can be done with PuTTY which is available for both Linux and Windows. Window configuration should be 128 columns by 27 3.1. Serial port configuration with Linux You may have regular serial ports: /dev/ttyS0,/dev/ttyS1,… or /dev/ttyUSB0, /dev/ttyUSB01,... when using USB-to-Serial adapter. The following assumes you have USB-to-Serial adapter. To find out the serial port you have: ~$ ls -l /dev/ttyUSB* crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 188, 0 Jan 31 13:04 /dev/ttyUSB0 Linux has found one...

HEPTAGON SYSTEMS Heptagon Systems Pty Ltd. Heptagon Systems EMEA Ltd. cidafcTcwsSYSTEMS This will set serial port 1 to 1 15200 baud, No parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit Example file copy to the serial port: 4. BIOS Upgrade I. Preparations: - Copy the BIOS update files to root folder of the USB drive (drive should be formatted with FAT32). - Insert the USB drive to one of the YB3x USB sockets. - Attached a serial cable and run a terminal program such as putty etc.. - Power on the YB3x. II. BIOS update: - At the system prompt, type " FS0:" and press <Enter> - "ls" will list the files in the...

HEPTAGON SYSTEMS Heptagon Systems Pty Ltd. Heptagon Systems EMEA Ltd. cidafcTcwsSYSTEMS Please do not remove the AC power! Insyde H20FFT (Flash Firmware Tool) Version (SEG) 200.00.00.09 Copyright (C) 2020 Insyde Software Corp. Fill Rights Reserved. Current BIOS Model Name: YE3X New BIOS Model Name: YB3X Current System BIOS Version: HPTSYS.51012.3301.007 New BIOS Image Version: HPTSYS.51202.4101.Oil HEPTAGON SYSTEMS

Heptagon S Y S T E M S Heptagon Systems Pty Ltd. Heptagon Systems EMEA Ltd. UEFI shell and BIOS 1. The YB3x will boot into UEFI shell (current version 2.4 ). 2. To access the bios, type exit and select Setup Utility. 3. If the BIOS screen does not look like the below image, change the following parameters: Open Advanced → Console Redirection. Change Terminal type to: . Change Text Mode Resolution to: . Click F10 to save changes and reboot.

HEPTAGON SYSTEMS Heptagon Systems Pty Ltd. Heptagon Systems EMEA Ltd. cidafcTcws SYSTEMS 2. Enable Network Stack 3. Select PXE Boot capability and select UEFI:IPv4 4. Click F10 to save changes and reboot. 5.1.1. Configuration of Network device The following enables manual configuration of the network device(s) for the PXE boot. 1. Boot into UEFI shell and type Exit. 2. Select Device Management. 3. In the next screen, select Network Device List. Select the 1st device. (The device list will vary in length in accordance with the number of installed devices). HEPTAGON SYSTEMS

HEPTAGON SYSTEMS Heptagon Systems Pty Ltd. Heptagon Systems EMEA Ltd. cidafcTcwsSYSTEMS Configure Gigabit Ethernet device parameters* Network Device Intel(R) 1210 Gigabit Network Connection -74:19;fs;72:30:05B IPv4 Network Configuration IPv6 Network Configuration Driver Health The platform is healthy 5. Select IPv4 Network Configuration and set the configuration in accordance with your local network. Press F10 to save the configuration 6. Return to Boot menu and select the just configured network interface (select by MAC address) HEPTAGON SYSTEMS

Heptagon S Y S T E M S Heptagon Systems Pty Ltd. Heptagon Systems EMEA Ltd. Important: The YB3x default tty is /dev/ttyS0. When preparing a custom Linux image, please remember to use this port! Below are two examples of OS installation from USB drive. 6.1. Ubuntu Linux While the below instructions are generic by nature, the “server” flavor is a better fit for the YB3x 2. 1. Download the ISO image of the selected OS. 2. Create a bootable USB SSD. 3. Edit boot/grub/grub.cfg so the entry for “Install Ubuntu server” will look like: menuentry "Install Ubuntu Server" { set gfxpayload=keep linux...

HEPTAGON SYSTEMS Heptagon Systems Pty Ltd. Heptagon Systems EMEA Ltd. SYSTEMS 8. Copyright Notice This document is the property of Heptagon Systems Pty Ltd (a.k.a. Heptagon Systems) and its affiliated companies, and is copyrighted 2016-2019. Translation, duplication or copying of this document in part or as a whole is strictly prohibited without prior written consent of Heptagon Systems. All rights are reserved. Heptagon Systems reserves the right to make modifications to the product(s) described in this document for improvement, safety and functionality at any time without notice. HEPTAGON...