Kontron KBox A-101 Users Guide - Manual (Page 19)

7. Product Description KBox A-101 – User’s Guide (Version 1.00)
7.2. Rear View
Fig. 14: KBox A-101 rear view with optional GPIO interface
1 Covered cutout for Reverse (RP) SMA connector
for optional WLAN antenna
(Mini PCIe WLAN card and 2 antennas are optional)
2 Cooling fins on the top side of the chassis
3 Rubber feet
4 Optional GPIO interface (routed from the on
board connector)
5 Countersunk screws M3x8 ISO14581 torx for
mounting the rear cover and the bracket for
cabinet mounting
7.2.1. GPIO Interface (Option)
Optionally, the KBox A-101 can be equipped with a GPIO (General Purpose Input/Output) interface. Peripheral devices can
be controlled freely programmable via this interface (Fig. 14, pos. 4), which consists of a 9-pin D-SUB connector.
7.2.2. WLAN (Option)
Depending on the ordered system configuration, the KBox A-101 an be equipped with WLAN (WiFi) hardware expansion
(with two antennas). If you have ordered a system configuration including WLAN, at the rear side two Reverse (RP) SMA-
connectors are installed (Fig. 14, pos. 1) for screwing on the provided WLAN antenna.
During the installation of the KBox A-101 the antennas (Fig. 15) will be screwed on to the RP SMA connector (Fig. 14,
pos. 1). The antenna can be tilt and rotated in the appropriate position to get the optimal transmission and reception
quality.
Fig. 15: WLAN (WiFi) antenna
1 Reverse (RP) SMA antenna connector
2 Hinge for positioning the antenna
2 1
1 2
4 3 3
1
5 5
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