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Chapter 1  General Information

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1.7 Mounting

If you decide to panel mount your PPC-57, four brackets are
included. Each bracket has one screw that fits in the keyhole slot
on the panel PC.

Summary of Contents for PPC-57 Series

Page 1: ...PPC 57 386 based panel PC with 5 7 LCD flat panel display...

Page 2: ...s manual is intended to be accurate and reliable However Advantech Co Ltd assumes no responsibility for its use nor for any infringements upon the rights of third parties which may result from its use...

Page 3: ...ce to radio communications Howev er there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television recepti...

Page 4: ...d Accessories One utility disk with BIOS and Ethernet utility programs One utility disk with SVGA utility programs and drivers One Y type keyboard mouse cable One plug in power terminal One screw bag...

Page 5: ...ed for a long time disconnect it from the power source to avoid damage by transient over voltage 12 Never pour any liquid into an opening This could cause fire or electrical shock 13 Never open the eq...

Page 6: ...ngeren Zeitraum nicht benutzt sollten Sie es vom Stromnetz trennen Somit wird im Falle einer berspannung eine Besch digung vermieden 12 Durch die L ftungs ffnungen d rfen niemals Gegenst nde oder Fl...

Page 7: ...unting 9 Chapter 2 System Setup 11 2 1 General 12 2 2 Initial Setup 13 Installing software to the Compact Flash memory 13 Installing a PS 2 mouse driver 14 Installing a serial COM port mouse driver in...

Page 8: ...M2 port setup 40 4 6 Connector Pin Assignments 41 IDE hard drive connector CN3 41 Touchscreen PS 2 connector CN7 42 10Base T Ethernet connector CN5 43 Main power connector JP1 44 Flat panel display co...

Page 9: ...ation verification 62 6 2 AMI BIOS setup 63 Entering setup 63 Standard CMOS setup 64 Advanced CMOS setup 65 Peripheral setup 66 Auto configuration with optimal settings 67 Save settings and exit 68 Ex...

Page 10: ...cations 88 Specifications 88 Operating system requirements 88 Appropriate applications 88 B 2 Installation 89 Executing INSTALL COM 89 Installing the touchscreen driver 89 Calibrating the touchscreen...

Page 11: ...eneral Information This chapter gives background information on the PPC 57 Sections include Introduction Specifications LCD Specifications I O Arrangement Total Solution Dimensions Mounting C H A P T...

Page 12: ...external 16 bit PC 104 expansion slot and optional touchscreen The heart of the PPC 57 is a general purpose miniature computer that is suitable for a variety of applications The PPC 57 is suitable for...

Page 13: ...ts SPP EPP ECP D SUB 25 pin connector on I O module Serial ports One serial RS 232 port one serial RS 232 422 485 port a DIP switch setting on I O module Two 16C550 compatible UARTs PS 2 keyboard mous...

Page 14: ...ependent on the resolution of the flat panel Power supply Output rating 25 W Input voltage 18 30 VDC Output voltage 5 V 4 A 12 V 0 5 A Environmental specifications Operatingtemperature 0 45 C 32 113 F...

Page 15: ...lors 8 grayscale levels Size 5 7 5 7 LCD model KCS3224ASTT X6 or compatible KS3224ASTT FW X1 or compatible Resolution 320 x 240 1 4 VGA 320 x 240 1 4 VGA Brightness 110 cd m 200 cd m Dot size W x H 0...

Page 16: ...a DIP switch on the upper side of the back cover Before attaching connectors make sure the DIP switch settings are suitable See page 40 for COM2 port settings a IDE connector b PC 104 slot c PS 2 key...

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Page 18: ...8 PPC 57 User s Manual 1 6 Dimensions The PPC 57 can be placed on a shelf or a table or mounted into a panel Cutout panel dimensions are as follows...

Page 19: ...Chapter 1 General Information 9 1 7 Mounting If you decide to panel mount your PPC 57 four brackets are included Each bracket has one screw that fits in the keyhole slot on the panel PC...

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Page 21: ...Sections include General Initial Setup Removing the Front or Rear Panel Installing Memory DRAM Installing a Compact Flash Adapter and 2 5 HDD Installing the Power Terminal and Power Adapter Installing...

Page 22: ...achieved quickly and easily with the use of various optional modules Customizing the PPC 57 is a simple matter The DRAM power supply and I O adapter are all readily accessible by removing the front or...

Page 23: ...ort Using transmission software connect another PC to the PPC 57 with an appropriate cable and transmit the software to the PPC 57 Method 2 Use a connection adapter board PCD 1230 option al The connec...

Page 24: ...installation You can type T Enter to test your mouse and PS 2 mouse driver for the PPC 57 Warning The LCD display is VGA so the system utility software driver is used for VGA This is differ ent from t...

Page 25: ...Panel You only need to remove the front panel of your PPC 57 to replace your LCD or backlight To remove the front panel first verify that all power sources to the PPC 57 have been disconnect ed Next...

Page 26: ...anel to replace the DRAM power supply I O adapter and certain other components To remove the rear panel first verify that all power sources to the PPC 57 have been disconnected Then remove the six scr...

Page 27: ...ned See Section 2 3 3 Slip the memory module into the socket at a 45 degree angle Note The module can only fit into the SIMM socket one way Its chips must face the CHIPSET on the PCM 3866 all in one b...

Page 28: ...nstalling a Compact Flash adapter 1 Verify that all power sources to the PPC 57 have been discon nected 2 Plug the Compact Flash adapter into the IDE compatible slot as shown in the picture below 3 A...

Page 29: ...scon nected 2 Connect a cable from the HDD to the IDE compatible slot on the PPC 57 CN3 Make sure that pin 1 on the cable corre sponds to pin 1 on the HDD Warning When connecting the cable to the HDD...

Page 30: ...plugged into its 24 VDC connector socket located beneath the PPC 57 To connect the power adapter 1 Verify that all power sources to the PPC 57 have been discon nected 2 Unscrew the screws on the powe...

Page 31: ...ansion cards Using these modules save space and valuable slots To install a PC 104 module 1 Verify that all power sources to the PPC 57 have been discon nected 2 Detach the steel cover behind the rear...

Page 32: ...22 PPC 57 User s Manual PC 104 module dimensions mm 5 88 9 95 9 90 8 5 1 0 0 5 1 90 2 85 1 5 1 90 8 82 6...

Page 33: ...r defective touchscreen from the front panel 5 Attach the replacement touchscreen to the front panel with industrial glue Important note The touchscreen cable must be at the reverse side of the front...

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Page 35: ...Chapter 2 System Setup 25 2 9 Exploded Diagram The following exploded diagram is provided to help with assem bly or disassembly of the PPC 57...

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Page 37: ...C H A P T E R 3 Maintenance Sections include LCD Display LCD Backlight Power Supply I O Adapter PCM 3866 All in one Board...

Page 38: ...of a PPC 57 To replace the LCD display 1 Verify that all power sources to the PPC 57 have been discon nected 2 Open the front panel See Section 2 3 3 Remove the LCD from the steel chassis by first rem...

Page 39: ...3 3 Remove the LCD from the steel chassis 4 Disconnect the cables from the LCD and the LCD inverter 5 Remove the screw which attaches the LCD backlight to the LCD display Pull the backlight out horizo...

Page 40: ...discon nected 2 Open the rear cover See Section 2 3 3 Remove the four screws attaching the power supply to the CPU board 4 Disconnect the cable from the power supply 5 Replace the power supply and rea...

Page 41: ...O adapter follow these steps 1 Verify that all power sources to the PPC 57 have been discon nected 2 Remove the rear cover See Section 2 3 3 Remove the screw which attaches the I O adapter to the CPU...

Page 42: ...t all power sources to the PPC 57 have been discon nected 2 Remove the rear cover See Section 2 3 3 Remove the power supply touchscreen control board I O adapter and other attachments See Sections 3 3...

Page 43: ...n jumpers and on connecting peripherals switches and indicators Sections include Introduction Jumpers and Connectors Locating Jumpers Locating Connectors Setting Jumpers Connector Pin Assignments I O...

Page 44: ...s 386SX compatible microprocessor and ALi s M1217 chipset All the features required of a PC compatible embedded controller are included in the CPU board The PCM 3866 is equipped with a 32 bit SVGA LCD...

Page 45: ...elow lists the function of each of the board jumpers and connectors Jumpers Label Function J1 CMOS setup J2 Reset J3 LCD select DIP switch Label Function SW1 COM2 RS 232 422 485 select Connectors Labe...

Page 46: ...36 PPC 57 User s Manual 4 3 Locating Jumpers COM2 RS 232 422 485 select SW LCD display setup J3 CMOS setup J1...

Page 47: ...7 PCM 3866 37 4 4 Locating Connectors SIMM Touchscreen connector CN7 10Base T Ethernet connector CN5 ISA extension connector CN1 Main power connector JP1 IDE hard disk connector CN3 I O connector CN2...

Page 48: ...jumper remove the clip Sometimes a jumper will have three pins labeled 1 2 and 3 In this case connect either pins 1 and 2 or 2 and 3 Open Closed Closed 2 3 The jumper settings are schematically depic...

Page 49: ...on Always ground yourself to remove any static charge before touching the board Modern electronic devices are very sensitive to static electric charges Use a grounding wrist strap at all times Place a...

Page 50: ...switch settings SW RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 1 ON OFF OFF 2 ON OFF OFF 3 ON OFF OFF 4 ON OFF OFF 5 OFF ON ON 6 OFF ON ON 7 OFF ON ON 8 OFF ON ON 9 ON OFF OFF 10 OFF ON OFF 11 OFF OFF ON 12 N V N V N V defa...

Page 51: ...13 15 DATA 1 16 DATA 14 17 DATA 0 18 DATA 15 19 SIGNAL GND 20 N C 21 N C 22 GND 23 IO WRITE 24 GND 25 IO READ 26 GND 27 IO CHANNEL READY 28 BALE 29 N C 30 GND 31 IRQ14 32 IOCS16 33 ADDR 1 34 N C 35 AD...

Page 52: ...cable into the Enhanced IDE hard drive with pin 1 on the cable corresponding to pin 1 on the hard drive See your hard drive s documentation for the location of the connector Connect a second drive as...

Page 53: ...onfiguration of the Ethernet is very easy and can be done via the RSET8019 EXE program included on the utility disk This program enables you to view the current Ethernet configuration to reconfigure t...

Page 54: ...guration Default settings IRQ 11 I O Address 300H Note You can select an IRQ from the options shown above but make sure your selection does not conflict with other I O devices Main power connector JP1...

Page 55: ...15 pin header Power supplies 12 V present on JP1 depend on the supply connected to the board The PCM 3866 provides a bias control signal on JP1 which can be used to control the LCD bias voltage It is...

Page 56: ...IT 38 SLCTINI 9 AUTOFD 39 ERR 10 GND 40 GND 11 KBDATA 41 PS2MSDATA 12 KBCLOCK 42 PS2MSCLOCK 13 GND 43 GND 14 NC 44 NC 15 NC 45 NC 16 NC 46 GND 17 GND 47 DCD1 18 RxD1 48 Tx1 19 DTR1 49 DSR 20 RTS1 50 C...

Page 57: ...Q12 7 0WS 37 IRQ15 8 12 V 38 IRQ14 9 GND 39 DACK0 10 SMEMW 40 DRQ0 11 SMEMR 41 DACK5 12 IOW 42 DRQ5 13 IOR 43 DECK6 14 DACK3 44 DRQ6 15 DRQ3 45 DACK7 16 DACK1 46 DRQ7 17 DRQ1 47 VCC 18 REFRESH 48 MST...

Page 58: ...HE 63 SA17 83 LA23 64 SA16 84 LA22 65 SA15 85 LA21 66 SA14 86 LA20 67 SA13 87 LA19 68 SA12 88 LA18 69 SA11 89 LA17 70 SA10 90 MRD 71 SA9 91 MWT 72 SA8 92 SD8 73 SA7 93 SD9 74 SA6 94 SD10 75 SA5 95 SD1...

Page 59: ...r 4 The Engine of the PPC 57 PCM 3866 49 4 7 I O Connector Pin Assignments COM1 RS 232 serial port CN1 PCM 3866 I 0 1 COM1 RS 232 serial port Pin Signal 1 DCD 2 RxD 3 TxD 4 DTR 5 GND 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS...

Page 60: ...nector CN3 PCM 3866 I O 1 parallel port connector Pin Signal 1 STROBE 2 D0 3 D1 4 D2 5 D3 6 D4 7 D5 8 D6 9 D7 10 ACK 11 BUSY 12 PE 13 SLCT 14 AUTOFD 15 ERR 16 INIT 17 SLCTINI 18 GND 19 GND 20 GND 21 G...

Page 61: ...TS CTS CTS 9 RI RI RI In a typical RS 485 application the host device requests data from a slave module that listens for the response The host transmits and receives data on the same pair of wires Sof...

Page 62: ...6 SD3 DRQ2 LA20 IRQ12 7 SD2 N C LA19 IRQ15 8 SD1 0WS LA18 IRQ14 9 SD0 12 V LA17 DACK0 10 IORDY GND MRD DRQ0 11 AEN SMEMW MWT DACK5 12 SA19 SMEMR SD8 DRQ5 13 SA18 IOW SD9 DACK6 14 SA17 IOR SD10 DRQ6 1...

Page 63: ...in Signal Pin Signal 1 GND 26 CD1 2 SD3 27 SD11 3 SD4 28 SD12 4 SD5 29 SD13 5 SD6 30 SD14 6 SD7 31 SD15 7 H1CS0 32 H1CS1 8 33 9 HOE 34 IOR 10 35 IOW 11 36 WE 12 37 IRQ14 13 VCC 38 VCC 14 39 CSEL 15 40...

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Page 65: ...n This chapter shows you how to configure the card to match your application requirements AMI System BIOS is covered in Chapter 6 Sections include Introduction Utility Disk How to Update BIOS Ethernet...

Page 66: ...his disk contains the necessary files for setting up the VGA display Directories and files on the disk are as follows AMIFLASH EXE This program allows you to write the VGA BIOS files to the BIOS Flash...

Page 67: ...ting in EMM386 mode 2 At the prompt type AMIFLASH EXE and press Enter The VGA configuration program will then display the VGA Setup screen 3 At the prompt type in the ROM file which supports your disp...

Page 68: ...the file by typing ETHERNET Y RSET8019 This program enables you to view the Ethernet configuration reconfigure the Ethernet interface media and execute useful diagonstic functions RSET8019 EXE FILEPAT...

Page 69: ...text editor e g Windows Notepad or the MS DOS Edit command Modify IOBASE and IRQ to the setting for your system Exit after you have finished modifying and saving the file 2 Make sure that PG8019 EXE a...

Page 70: ...displayed at the bottom of the screen with additional information 4 After you have made your selections and are sure that this is the configuration you want press Esc A prompt will appear asking if y...

Page 71: ...s LCD display is only one quarter the size of a normal VGA display the messages that appear on your screen will be only one quarter of the messages that appear in this manual Any screen display illus...

Page 72: ...ion verification These routines check the current system configuration against the values stored in the card s CMOS memory If they do not match the program outputs an error message You will then need...

Page 73: ...lt in setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration This type of information is stored in battery backup CMOS RAM so that it retains the setup information when the power is...

Page 74: ...L SETUP SCREEN menu the screen shown below is displayed This standard Setup Menu allows users to configure system components such as date time hard disk drive and floppy drive Once a field is highligh...

Page 75: ...Advanced CMOS setup By choosing the ADVANCED CMOS SETUP option from the INITIAL SETUP SCREEN menu the screen below is displayed This sample screen contains the manufacturer s default values for the PC...

Page 76: ...s Manual Peripheral setup By choosing the INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS option from the INITAL SETUP SCREEN menu the screen below is displayed This sample screen contains the manufacturer s default values fo...

Page 77: ...stem values directly from ROM If the stored record created by the setup program becomes corrupted and therefore unusable these defaults will load automatically when you turn on the PPC 57 You can load...

Page 78: ...the chipset s CMOS memory The microprocessor will check this every time you turn your system on and compare this to what it finds as it checks the system This record is required for the system to oper...

Page 79: ...tructions for installing and operating the software drivers on the display driver diskette included in your package When reading this chapter remember that the PPC 57 s screen is only one quarter the...

Page 80: ...7 User s Manual 7 1 Sleep Mode The utility diskette contains two files that support sleep mode Simply type the file name at the DOS prompt ON COM switches to normal display mode OFF COM switches to sl...

Page 81: ...640x480 16 800x600 16 1024x768 16 640x480 256 800x600 256 1024x768 256 640x480 32K 640x480 64K 640x480 16 M Lotus 1 2 3 2 0 and V132X25 DRV 132x25 Text 16 Lotus Symphony 1 0 1 1 V132X50 DRV 132x50 Te...

Page 82: ...o format a floppy disk If you are uncertain about any of these concepts please refer to the DOS or Windows user reference guides for more information before you proceed with the installa tion Before y...

Page 83: ...is Control Panel allows you to select and load the installed drivers Another method of installing these drivers is through the File Manager Click on Drive A Then double click on WINSETUP EXE to begin...

Page 84: ...OS Step 3 Change to the directory where you installed Windows usually C WINDOWS Step 4 Type SETUP ENTER to run the Windows Setup program It will show the current Windows configuration Use the up arrow...

Page 85: ...s These display list drivers acceler ate redraw pan and zoom functions Driver installation Step 1 Place the display driver diskette in drive A Type A ENTER to make this the default drive Type SETUP EN...

Page 86: ...o Select Display Resolution After selecting the display resolution save the new configuration and return to the main menu Basic configuration menu This menu allows you to modify Number of AutoCAD Comm...

Page 87: ...Press END to begin the driver installation process A default drive and directory path will be displayed Use the backspace key to erase this default and type in the 123 directory At this point you may...

Page 88: ...Lotus 1 2 3 driver is now complete You will need to exit the Lotus installation program at this point At the main Lotus Installation Menu select Exit Note If your driver set is not 123 SET you must t...

Page 89: ...the files have been installed press any key to return to the list of supported applications Press ESC followed by Y to exit to DOS Step 2 To install the VESA driver type either VESA ENTER or VESA ENTE...

Page 90: ...are designed to work with WordPerfect 5 0 or 5 1 They support 132 column display in editing mode and high resolution graphics display in PreView mode Driver installation Step 1 Place the display driv...

Page 91: ...use the SETCOL program to set 132 columns and 25 rows type the following command SETCOL 132 25 ENTER Step 2 Start WordPerfect The program will detect the number of rows and columns automatically If f...

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Page 93: ...The PPC 57 is equipped with a watchdog timer that resets the CPU if processing comes to a standstill for whatever reason This feature ensures system reliability in industrial stand alone or unmanned...

Page 94: ...watchdog timer you must write a program which writes I O port address 443 hex at regular intervals The output data is a timer value You can write from 01 hex to 3E hex and the related timer is 1 sec t...

Page 95: ...mple shows how you might program the watchdog timer in BASIC 10 REM Watchdog timer example program 20 OUT H443 data REM Start and restart the watchdog 30 GOSUB 1000 REM Your application task 1 40 OUT...

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Page 97: ...B A P P E N D I X Touchscreen Optional Touchscreen Specifications Installation Running the Setup Program Removing the Touchscreen Driver Touchscreen Driver Application Interface API...

Page 98: ...kness 1 7 mm including protective screen cover Screen surface hardness 2 H Transparency 68 Resolution 1024 x 1024 Type Analog resistive Operating pressure 15 g standard Lifetime More than 3 million to...

Page 99: ...in A or B The symbol Td stands for target disk which is that disk onto which you wish to install the system sofware Key in C or D Installing the system software automatically creates a directory named...

Page 100: ...evice for the PPC 57 is the PS 2 port 2 Button Mode This is the way in which the touchscreen simulates the action of a left mouse button Four options are presented a Stream mode The touchsreen does no...

Page 101: ...x 30 VGA 13 320 x 200 40 x 25 We suggest that you select the location file number VGA 12 Use the and the keys to select the desired variable then press Enter to set the four corners of the screen top...

Page 102: ...USE API Description A user s application program that can perform the same functions as the driver via Int 33h The driver will perform some functions according to data in the AX register The ATSMOUSE...

Page 103: ...07h Set minimum and maximum horizontal position 0008h Set minimum and maximum vertical position 0009h Set graphics cursor block 000Ah Set text cursor 000Bh Read motion counters 000Ch Set user defined...

Page 104: ...0 left button status 0 release 1 press BIT 1 right button status 0 release 1 press other bytes retained BH press status BIT 3 press flag 0 release 1 press other bytes retained CX Horizontal vector X...

Page 105: ...ss 1 address table 1 2 address table 2 3 address table 3 15 address table 15 When BX 3 download addresses to address table which is selected by the address table selector DX Horizontal X minimum value...

Page 106: ...1 4 word video mode 00h Address table 2 4 word video mode 01h Address table 3 4 word video mode 02h Address table 4 4 word video mode 03h Address table 5 4 word video mode 04h Address table 6 4 word...

Page 107: ...lue 1 word Vertical Y maximum value 1 word Note Do not change the contents of the parameter directly because this may cause the touchscreen to malfunction Set the parameters of each touchscreen functi...

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