User's Manual

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Chapter 1 Introduction
The RISC-based wireless embedded computer, ThinkCore W300 Series, including W311, W321
and W341, features 802.11a/b/g WLAN, 1/2/4 RS-232/422/485 serial ports, Ethernet, and SD
socket as well as the two USB 2.0 hosts and one relay output channel for W341 into a mini size,
rugged chassis, to provide users the experience with a small package, versatile communication and
strong computing platform. To use ThinkCore W341/321/311 Series Embedded Computer, the
network device or serial device will become the wireless device and fulfill the demand to do the
numeric computing, protocol conversion, data processing and even data encryption, not only the
simply data transparent transferring. This will help user to build peer-to-peer, distributed wireless
communication embedded system, make traditional wired devices wireless, provide higher
mobility and more intelligence. It is really ideal for the diverse M2M embedded applications.
This manual covers the following topics:
 Overview
¾ Package Checklist
¾ Product Features
¾ Product Hardware Specifications
¾ Hardware Block Diagrams
 Hardware Introduction
¾ Appearance
¾ Dimensions
¾ LED Indicators
¾ Reset Buttons
¾ Real Time Clock
 Hardware Connection Description
¾ Wiring Requirement
¾ Connecting the Power
¾ Grounding ThinkCore W341/321/311
¾ Connecting to the Network
¾ Connecting to a Serial Device
¾ Connecting to the Console Port
¾ Internal SD Socket
¾ USB Hosts
¾ Relay Output