IGEL H710C: Hardware 

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I don't have an Igel H710C. The information here has been gleaned from Igel's publicity material with the more detailed technical information being provided by Peter Rohrer (Thank you Peter).

For a while the H710C was the core of Igel's UD5 (Generation ?) line of thin clients.

• Background on the Universal Desktop series can be found here.
• Background on the UD5 series can be found here.

I don't know when the H710C was launched, but it reached EOL on 31/05/2013, and end of maintenance 01/06/2016.

Available operating systems were:

• IGEL Linux (LX) with 1GB flash/1GB RAM.
• Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard (ES) with 2GB flash/1GB RAM.
• Microsoft WIndows Embedded Standard 7 (W7) with 4GB flash/2GB RAM.

It came in one of three forms:

• The entry level UD5-130 (running LX or ES)
• The standard level UD5-430 (running LX or ES)
• The advanced level UD5-730 (running LX, ES or W7)

Specifications

The basic specs are:

Processor
Type    Speed	Via Nano U3100 1.3GHz
Memory
Flash    RAM	2GB 1GB (max 4GB)
Video
Chip    Max resolution	Via Chrome 9 HD 1920x1200 (DVI-I) 2560x1600 (Display Port) 1920x1200 (Dualview)
Ports
Video    Network    USB    Serial    Parallel    PS/2	DVI-I & Display Port 10/100/1000 2 x USB2.0 front 4 x USB2.0 rear 2 none Kybd
Power
Supply    Plug    Off    Idle    Running	12V ?A (label) Coax 5.5mm/2.1mm ?W ?W ?W
Dimensions
W x H x D	65mm x 233mm x 215mm (without stand)

The H710C runs either Igel Linux(LX), Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard (ES) or Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard 7(W7).

Power Supply

The IGEL H710C uses an external 12V supply with a conventional 5.5mm/2.1mm coaxial type connector. The supplied PSU is rated at 4A.

CPU

For those to whom it matters here is some detail from Linux's /proc/cpuinfo

vendor_id	:	CentaurHauls
cpu family	:	6
model	:	15
model name	:	VIA Nano U3100 (1.6GHz Capable)
stepping	:	10
flags	:	fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat clflush acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss tm pbe syscall nx lm constant_tsc rep_good nopl eagerfpu pni monitor vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr sse4_1 popcnt rng rng_en ace ace_en ace2 phe phe_en pmm pmm_en lahf_lm ida
address sizes	:	36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual

PCI

00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VX900 Host Bridge: Host Control (rev 80) 
00:00.1 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VX900 Error Reporting 
00:00.2 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VX900 CPU Bus Controller 
00:00.3 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VX900 DRAM Bus Control
00:00.4 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VX900 Power Management and Chip Testing Control
00:00.5 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VX900 APIC and Central Traffic Control
00:00.6 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VX900 Scratch Registers
00:00.7 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VX900 North-South Module Interface Control
00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VX900 Graphics [Chrome9 HD]
00:01.1 Audio device: VIA Technologies, Inc. Device 9170
00:03.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VX900 PCI Express Root Port 0
00:03.1 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VX900 PCI Express Root Port 1
00:03.2 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VX900 PCI Express Root Port 2
00:03.3 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VX900 PCI Express Root Port 3
00:03.4 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VX900 PCI Express Physical Layer Electrical Sub-block
00:0f.0 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VX900 Serial ATA Controller
00:10.0 USB controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xx/62xx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev a0)
00:10.1 USB controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xx/62xx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev a0)
00:10.2 USB controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xx/62xx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev a0)
00:10.3 USB controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xx/62xx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev a0)
00:10.4 USB controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 90)
00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VX900 Bus Control and Power Management
00:11.7 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VX8xx South-North Module Interface Control
00:13.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VX855/VX875/VX900 PCI to PCI Bridge
00:14.0 Audio device: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237A/VT8251 HDA Controller (rev 20)
04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 03)

Expansion

Click on the photo for a larger image.

Flash: The flash memory is easily replaceable. It is a vertical SATA DOM (top left in the photograph). Close by there is a second data only SATA socket. I assume the adjacent socket (CN4) can be used to provide power for any SATA device connected to it.

RAM: The RAM is a single DDR3 SO-DIMM. The datasheet lists this as a DDR3-1066 and gives the maximum size as 4GB.

PCIe: There is a PCIe socket on the board plus right-angled riser so that a PCI expansion card (4x) can fitted within the H710C's case.

Parallel Port: Apparently a parallel port is available within the foot of the case. There is a 44-pin connector (bottom right in the photo) that provides the connector for this expansion.

SATA Connectors

In December 2019 I heard from Goran who had recently got hold of an H710C and provided this photo and some comments:

It looks like CN4 is not intended to be SATA power source but, according to other IGEL images I found, very probably a smart card reader connector.

There is a SATA_PW1 connector located between the SATA connectors and the memory module. I measured 5.09V on this with the + pin being the one closer to the front panel.

There is also a jumper JSATA1 for which the board legend reads: 1-2 5V, 3-4 GND. Goran is uncertain what this is for and found it had no effect on his setup.

(Click on the photo for a larger image - opens a new window).