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TPC-31/61 User Manual

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Copyright

The documentation and the software included with this product are copyrighted 2012
by Advantech Co., Ltd. All rights are reserved. Advantech Co., Ltd. reserves the right
to make improvements in the products described in this manual at any time without
notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated or transmitted
in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of Advantech Co.,
Ltd. Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable. How-
ever, Advantech Co., Ltd. assumes no responsibility for its use, nor for any infringe-
ments of the rights of third parties, which may result from its use.

Acknowledgements

IBM, PC/AT and VGA are trademarks of International Business Machines Corpora-
tion.
Microsoft Windows and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp.
All other product names or trademarks are properties of their respective owners.

This Manual Covers the Following Models:

TPC-31T

TPC-61T

Part No. 2003003101

Edition 1

Printed in Taiwan

July 2012

Summary of Contents for TPC-31

Page 1: ...User Manual TPC 31 61 3 5 5 7 QVGA TFT LCD TI Cortex A8 Touch Panel Computer...

Page 2: ...ission of Advantech Co Ltd Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable How ever Advantech Co Ltd assumes no responsibility for its use nor for any infringe ments of the...

Page 3: ...curs 2 Call your dealer and describe the problem Please have your manual product and any helpful information readily available 3 If your product is diagnosed as defective obtain an RMA return merchand...

Page 4: ...ftware operating system version application software etc A complete description of the problem The exact wording of any error messages Warnings Cautions and Notes Warning Warnings indicate conditions...

Page 5: ...equipment is not used for a long time disconnect it from the power source to avoid damage by transient overvoltage 12 Never pour any liquid into an opening This may cause fire or electrical shock 13 N...

Page 6: ...llen kann Es sollte auch nichts auf der Leitung abgestellt werden 10 Es sollte auch nichts auf der Leitung abgestellt werden Alle Hinweise und War nungen die sich am Ger ten befinden sind zu beachten...

Page 7: ...etup 8 Figure 2 1 Power Connector and Power Lines 8 Figure 2 2 Pin Assignment on the Power Receptor 8 Figure 2 3 Power Line into the Power Receptor 9 Chapter 3 System Tuning 11 3 1 LCD Tuning 12 Figur...

Page 8: ...ActiveSync 31 Figure 4 26Select Connection Setting 32 Figure 4 27Configure Connection Setting 32 Figure 4 28Get Connected 33 Figure 4 29Run Repllog exe on the TPC 33 Figure 4 30Connection on the TPC 3...

Page 9: ...n Rotation Options 52 Figure D 7 90 Degrees Rotation 53 Figure D 8 Portrait Rotation 53 Appendix E TPC 31T 61T Update Guide 55 E 1 Updating Image Bootloader 56 Appendix F Jumper Dip Switch Setting Lis...

Page 10: ...TPC 31 61 User Manual x...

Page 11: ...rmation This chapter gives background information for the TPC 31 61 series Sections include Introduction Specifications LCD Specifications Touchscreen Specifications Power I O Port Arrangement Mountin...

Page 12: ...al Port default as RS 232 Windows CE Support Advantech offers platform support for Windows CE The optional Windows CE operating system specifically for the TPC 31 61 is avail able for Windows CE appli...

Page 13: ...r Input Voltage 18 32 VDC Maximum Current 1 A TPC 31 61 Display Type TFT LCD Size diagonal 3 5 5 7 Maximum Resolution 320 x 240 QVGA Maximum Colors 64K Viewing Angle 120 110 160 140 Luminance cd m2 45...

Page 14: ...Arrangement TPC 31T provides 1 serial port 1 Ethernet LAN port and 1 USB port While TPC 61T provides 3 serial ports 1 Ethernet LAN 2 USB port 1xHost 1xClient Figure 1 1 TPC 31T I O Ports Arrangement F...

Page 15: ...unt bracket on the rear cover with four short screws and then fasten the long screws These screws will then push the mounting panel and fix the unit The mounting panel thickness is suggested to be les...

Page 16: ...5 lbs TPC 61T 0 8 kg 1 76 lb Dimensions WxHxD TPC 31T 120 79 x 85 5 x 26 5 mm 4 76 x 3 37 x 1 04 TPC 61T 195 x 148 x 44 4 mm 7 68 x 5 83 x 1 75 Cutout TPC 31T 115 x 79 5 mm TPC 61T 189 x 142 mm Figure...

Page 17: ...Chapter 2 2 System Setup This chapter provides a brief explanation for operating the TPC 31 61...

Page 18: ...manual to make sure every item is there 2 Connect the power connector to the 18 32 VDC power lines The power lines can either be from some power adapter or an in house power source Figure 2 1 Power C...

Page 19: ...User Manual Chapter 2 System Setup 3 Plug the power lines into the system power receptor Thus the system will turn on Figure 2 3 Power Line into the Power Receptor 4 Turn on the System 5 Calibrate the...

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Page 21: ...Chapter 3 3 System Tuning Sections include LCD Contrast Tuning Touchscreen Calibration Buzzer Setting...

Page 22: ...e automatically turned off when the device is no longer used to lengthen the device life Go to Start Setting Control Panel Dis play as shown in the Figure below Figure 3 1 Display To set the time to a...

Page 23: ...wn in the Figure below Figure 3 3 Style The window of the stylus properties will display after you click the stylus There are two tabs in this screen Double Tap and Calibration Double Tap is used to r...

Page 24: ...ss until the cross moves to next location Figure 3 5 Touchscreen Calibration 3 3 Buzzer Setting TPC 31 61 panel computers provide a buzzer setting in Windows CE This function enables a beep when users...

Page 25: ...15 TPC 31 61 User Manual Chapter 3 System Tuning...

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Page 27: ...Chapter 4 4 Windows CE Sections include TPC Utilities Networking Application Program Develop ment...

Page 28: ...educes start up time In the field of industrial automation or for operator interface terminals this is an appealing fea ture because the impact of downtime is minimized Furthermore the small storage s...

Page 29: ...is built into the standard Windows CE OS Upon boot up a small keyboard icon will appear on the status bar Tap this icon with the stylus to activate hide this Soft keyboard Figure 4 2 Soft Keyboard 4...

Page 30: ...y usage and currently available capacity of the disk and the memory Figure 4 4 General Network This page shows information about the active network adapter You can select the network adapter from the...

Page 31: ...ll automatically restart the machine when required Set the response time through the combo box as shown below The timer is the period that the watchdog will wait for a response Figure 4 7 Watchdog Set...

Page 32: ...be automatically executed after the system has successfully booted Click the Add button to insert a file to the startup If you would like to remove the file from the startup or the combo box please cl...

Page 33: ...reate or delete registry information You also can backup or restore the registry setting by clicking the backup or restore but ton Figure 4 10 Registry Saving Success Figure 4 11 Registry Editor Web S...

Page 34: ...data and monitors the connection between TPC 31 61 panel computers and their host computer By default it will be executed automatically when you want to establish a connection to a target device with...

Page 35: ...tepadPlus TPC Configurator TPC Configurator is an integrated utility to configure the basic settings of the panel computer Refer to section 4 1 2 TPC Version Information TPC Version Information shows...

Page 36: ...on off Turns the display on off Use Screen exe on to turn on and Screen exe off to turn off the display Iesample exe n f ip address folder name Open the Internet Explorer Use Iesample exe n to close...

Page 37: ...that shows all available connections will pop up Double click the icon that has the connection you want to configure For example double click DM9CE1 icon to configure Figure 4 16 Selected Connection 3...

Page 38: ...ame Server tab Figure 4 18 Settng Name Servers 5 Press Start in of task bar of Windows and select Run Execute regsave to save the registry settings to a storage card Figure 4 19 Save Registry Note Do...

Page 39: ...C Install the TPC software development kit for eVC Install Microsoft ActiveSync Connect the host computer and TPC with a null modem cable included in the pack age Make sure the connection is solid on...

Page 40: ...ange to select the COM port serial 1 In this example we use COM1 of TPC to connect with COM1 of the host Figure 4 21 PC Connection Properties Check the COM box and select your desired port from the li...

Page 41: ...rd to confirm the change Figure 4 23 Change Connection You can find the change is active The connection is via serial1 COM1 Figure 4 24 COM1 Set Setting the Communication Environment of the Host Doubl...

Page 42: ...TPC 31 61 User Manual 32 Select File Connection Settings Figure 4 26 Select Connection Setting Configure the connection setting Figure 4 27 Configure Connection Setting...

Page 43: ...pop up after you press Get Connected Figure 4 28 Get Connected Run repllog exe on the TPC Figure 4 29 Run Repllog exe on the TPC Press the Next button on your host computer The message shown below wil...

Page 44: ...r Manual 34 Figure 4 30 Connection on the TPC A window will pop up as shown below on the host computer once the TPC and the host PC are connected Select No and then press Next Figure 4 31 Connection o...

Page 45: ...Windows XP Professional 96 MB 128 MB recommended memory for Windows 2000 Professional or Win dows XP Professional 192 MB 256 MB recommended memory for Windows 2000 Server CD ROM drive VGA or higher re...

Page 46: ...ies Before you begin to develop your application you must install Microsoft eMbedded Visual C first 2 Insert the TPC CD into the CD ROM in the host PC 3 Install the TPC Software Development Kit for eM...

Page 47: ...in the main window of embedded Visual C Figure 4 34 Selecting After you complete the configuration procedure you can start to develop your appli cation Press Build to compile your program to a exe fil...

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Page 49: ...Appendix A A Watchdog Timer Programming...

Page 50: ...hich the operation is to be performed No specific values are defined for the dwIoControlCode parameter However the writer of a custom device driver can define IOCTL_XXXX control codes per the CTL_CODE...

Page 51: ...chdog time on your application lpInBuffer unused nInBufferSize unused lpOutBuffer unused nOutBufferSize unused A 2 3 IOCTL_WDT_STROBE Triggers the Watchdog If your application uses IOCTL_WDT_ENABLE to...

Page 52: ...Size unused A 3 Examples define WDT_CODE ID CTL_CODE FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN ID METHOD_BUFFERED FILE_ANY_ACCESS define IOCTL_WDT_ENABLE WDT_CODE 0x900 define IOCTL_WDT_DISABLE WDT_CODE 0x901 define IOCTL_...

Page 53: ...eans 10 seconds DeviceIoControl m_hWDT IOCTL_WDT_SET_TIMEOUT nIndex sizeof nIndex NULL 0 dwTemp NULL Enable the Watchdog timer DeviceIoControl m_hWDT IOCTL_WDT_ENABLE NULL 0 NULL 0 dwTemp NULL While 1...

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Page 55: ...Appendix B B Fuse Specifications...

Page 56: ...TPC 31 61 User Manual 46 B 1 Fuse Specifications Rating 250 VAC 1A Note The fuse is set to break if the input voltage exceeds 32VDC...

Page 57: ...Appendix C C Pin Assignments...

Page 58: ...Pin No Description Pin 1 DCD Pin 2 Rx Pin 3 Tx Pin 4 DTR Pin 5 GND Pin 6 DSR Pin 7 RTS Pin 8 CTS Pin 9 RI Pin No Description Pin 1 No Connection Pin 2 DATA Pin 3 DATA Pin 4 No Connection Pin 5 GND Pi...

Page 59: ...Appendix D D Visual Settings...

Page 60: ...d the visual capabilities of TPC 31T 61T The two utilities are used to set the font size and rotate the screen D 1 Font Setting Go to start programs advantech system font setting Figure D 1 Font Setti...

Page 61: ...51 TPC 31 61 User Manual Appendix D Visual Settings Figure D 3 Change Font Setting Figure D 4 Small Font Display...

Page 62: ...PC 31 61 User Manual 52 D 2 Screen Rotation Go to start setting control panel screen rotation as below Figure D 5 Screen Rotation Select how you want the view display Figure D 6 Screen Rotation Option...

Page 63: ...53 TPC 31 61 User Manual Appendix D Visual Settings This screen is rotated 90 degrees in the example Figure D 7 90 Degrees Rotation Figure D 8 Portrait Rotation...

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Page 65: ...Appendix E E TPC 31T 61T Update Guide...

Page 66: ...file source while HardDisk Inter nal Storage is destination There are three files needed for image and bootloader update MLO EBOOTST nb0 NK nbl You need to copy them to an SD card before updating pro...

Page 67: ...ew image will be implemented You can check the image version under Version Information Note This update process is only for image version V3 03 B240 From next image version TPC 31T 61T system will che...

Page 68: ...TPC 31 61 User Manual 58 6 The Boot Loader version can be checked at system power on stage...

Page 69: ...Appendix F F Jumper Dip Switch Setting List...

Page 70: ...PC 31 61 User Manual 60 F 1 TPC 31T Component construction F 1 1 EAMB 2201 Top side F 2 Jumper Setting DIP Switch SW6 RS 232 RS485 Selection RS 232 Setting RS 485 Setting SW6 5 Terminal OFF No Termina...

Page 71: ...61 TPC 31 61 User Manual Appendix F Jumper Dip Switch Setting List F 3 TPC 61T Component construction F 3 1 EAMB 2200 Top side F 3 2 EAMB 2200 Bottom side...

Page 72: ...DIP Switch F 4 1 SW3 UART Controlled Function SW3 UART Controlled Function Description This switch is used to select UART Controlled Function Default PIN6 URAT Mode Selection ON UART Mode Selection S...

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Page 74: ...tions are subject to change without notice No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means electronic photocopying recording or otherwise without prior written permis sion of...

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