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TS3000/TS4000 TouchStar Systems User Manual

1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................ 5

TouchStar Information Systems Overview ........................ 5

TS3000 ................................................................................. 5

TS4000 ................................................................................. 6

Front Panel ......................................................................... 6

Rear Panel ........................................................................... 6

Internal Configuration ..................................................... 7

CPU and Memory ........................................................ 7

System Software ........................................................... 8

Network Interface Card and Software ..................... 8

Accessories ......................................................................... 8

TS3000 ............................................................................ 8

TS4000 ............................................................................ 9

2 INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE ................................. 11

Physical Installation .................................................................... 11

TS3000 – Fixed Installation .................................................. 11

TS4000 – Mobile Installation ................................................ 11

TS4000 Physical Installation .......................................... 12

DC Power Converter Mounting/Installation ............. 12
Electrical Harness Access Cable .................................... 12

Network Connections ............................................................... 13

Hard-wired Network Connections .................................... 13

Token Ring........................................................................ 13

Ethernet ............................................................................. 13

Wireless Network Connections .......................................... 13

Connecting External/Optional Equipment ........................... 14

DC Power Connection ......................................................... 14

Enhanced Parallel Port – LPT1 ........................................... 15

Serial Communication Ports ............................................... 16

Keyboard Port ....................................................................... 17

PCMCIA Slots........................................................................ 17

Antenna Connector .............................................................. 18

Maintenance ................................................................................ 18

3 BASIC OPERATION....................................................................19

Power-Up ................................................................................. 19

Booting-Up ................................................................................. 19

Reboot .......................................................................................... 20

Warm Boot ............................................................................. 20

Cold Boot ............................................................................... 20

Operating Modes and Environments ..................................... 21

Client-Server .......................................................................... 21

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Summary of Contents for TouchStar TS3000

Page 1: ...TouchStar User Manual TS3000 TS4000...

Page 2: ...TouchStar User Manual TS3000 TS4000...

Page 3: ...ty to operate the equipment and could void the manufacturer s warranty Limited Warranty Citadel Computer Corporation warrants its TouchStar Information Systems to be free from defects in material and...

Page 4: ...1 TS4000 Physical Installation 12 DC Power Converter Mounting Installation 12 Electrical Harness Access Cable 12 Network Connections 13 Hard wired Network Connections 13 Token Ring 13 Ethernet 13 Wire...

Page 5: ...ased Applications 23 General Functions and Guidelines 23 Main Application Program 24 Touch Library 25 Graphics Library 25 APPENDIX A Troubleshooting Technical Support and Equipment Returns 27 Initial...

Page 6: ...em is fully PC compatible with the MS DOS Versions 3 3 through 6 22 Windows 3 1 and Windows for Workgroups 3 11 operating systems Figure 1 The TouchStar Information System Shown with two power supply...

Page 7: ...Programming guidelines for touch screen based applications are provided in separate manuals Touchscreen Driver for DOS and Touchscreen Driver for Windows The TouchStar is factory configured with eith...

Page 8: ...FLASH Memory Disk Drive DRAM System Memory CPU BIOS and Setup 2MB 4MB 486SLC2 25 50 256K x 8 FLASH 4MB 8MB 12MB 16MB Figure 3 TouchStar Block Diagram CPU and Memory The TouchStar is shipped with a 486...

Page 9: ...s a unique hardware address and interrupt and DMA channel assignments but no logical unit designation The NIC allows the TouchStar to be configured for a variety of network environments The TouchStar...

Page 10: ...t shown TS4000 The TS4000 is supplied with the TouchStar computer itself a vehicle mounting bracket DC power converter vehicular electrical system access cord antenna this manual and Touchscreen based...

Page 11: ...10 TS3000 TS4000 TouchStar Systems User Manual...

Page 12: ...quip ment in the operating environment can stress the TouchStar s power supply and can reduce the voltage at the TouchStar below its nominal 12VDC operating voltage To avoid the possibility of large i...

Page 13: ...rical Harness Access Cable The electrical harness access cable has WHITE and BLACK leads at one end which are permanently wired into the vehicle s electrical system The other end has a circular 3 pin...

Page 14: ...S3000 supports Ethernet and Token Ring connections Token Ring The TouchStar system can be configured to support a 16 megabyte per second Mbps Token Ring connection Ethernet When specified to use Ether...

Page 15: ...ection for wireless operation all connections to the TouchStar system are made via connectors on the rear panel Figure 6 Rear Panel Connectors DC Power Connector The DC power connector is a locking 3...

Page 16: ...llel Port Connector Pinout Pin Signal 1 PSTB data strobe 2 PLD0 data 0 3 PLD1 data 1 4 PLD2 data 2 5 PLD3 data 3 6 PLD4 data 4 7 PLD5 data 5 8 PLD6 data 6 9 PLD7 data 7 10 PACK acknowledge 11 PBUSY bu...

Page 17: ...locations The maximum supported data rate for serial channel operation through any of these ports is programmable up to 115 2Kbaud The serial controller tied to these ports conforms to the UAR T indus...

Page 18: ...PCMCIA Slots The TouchStar is supplied with dual PCMCIA slots which provide an interface for portable memory cards miniature disk drives modems fax modem cards and network connections The TouchStar s...

Page 19: ...ecific system configuration All antenna connections use non standard connectors to prevent antenna substitution and subsequent violation of FCC regulations MAINTENANCE The TouchStar computer is design...

Page 20: ...nnecting the power cord to the rear panel To turn on the TS4000 turn the DC power converter ON OFF switch to ON BOOTING UP Upon receiving electrical power the TouchStar will boot up immediately with n...

Page 21: ...herwise locked up The cold boot is essentially a power up sequence Warm Boot To perform a warm boot 1 Press CTRL ALT DEL on the keyboard or keyboard emulator on the touchscreen This causes the system...

Page 22: ...stall a DOS operating system using floppy disk drive perform the following procedure Please note that the floppy drive must be specially modified by CITADEL to operate with the TouchStar system Please...

Page 23: ...e Downloading from the Network When multiple copies of a software application must be installed on a number of TouchStar units copy the software application from the server onto the Flash drive C of e...

Page 24: ...irm ware outputs specific coded data based upon the physical location on the screen that was touched The touch driver software provides additional smoothing and anti aliasing to support cursor trackin...

Page 25: ...ut data and providing feedback to the user During system initialization the program initializes the system hardware establishes a communication path to the touch system checks the touch system status...

Page 26: ...es a graphic icon representing the task or function to be performed and an invisible touch target that resides directly over and completely contains the graphic icon The touch target should be at leas...

Page 27: ...26 TS3000 TS4000 TouchStar Systems User Manual...

Page 28: ...ircuit breakers feeding the 110VAC wall outlet supplying power to the TouchStar Make sure the wall mounted power supply is firmly seated in the wall outlet If a surge protector is installed between th...

Page 29: ...ication is not displayed Possible Causes and Solutions The application software is corrupted or the config sys and autoexec bat files are not set up properly Reload the application software on the sys...

Page 30: ...e with the Net work The TS3000 is operating but does not communicate with the network through its hard wired connection Possible Causes and Solutions Check for cable breaks shorts and bad crimps using...

Page 31: ...omplished over the telephone If the system is significantly damaged the unit will need to be returned to Citadel for authorized repair Do not return a unit to Citadel without first speaking with a Cen...

Page 32: ...contained in a single 128Kbyte Flash device and uses non volatile CMOS RAM to store the real time clock system configuration and system diagnostic information The Flash device supports in circuit repr...

Page 33: ...System Memory SIMM Combinations CMOS RAM On board feature configuration information is stored in AT style CMOS random access memory RAM The TouchStar integrates 128 bytes of CMOS RAM and real time clo...

Page 34: ...normal DOS fixed disk such as drive C Standard start up files config sys and autoexec bat can be placed on the TFFS drive to tailor the system configuration and automatically start application progra...

Page 35: ...ecommends replacing the battery every 10 years Interrupt Controller Hardware level interrupts are used to support several of the TouchStar system s on board I O functions The system control ler incorp...

Page 36: ...3 Hardware Interrupts DMA Controller The direct memory access DMA controller handles requests for input output activity that can transfer data without inter vention from the CPU This allows data trans...

Page 37: ...general purpose counter timer generates accurate time delays under software control Counter Timer Circuit The counter control circuit CCC contains three independently operating 16 bit counters driven...

Page 38: ...EXE DEVICE HIGH C CARDSOFT SC EXE DEVICE HIGH C CARDSOFT ATADRV EXE DEVICE HIGH C CARDSOFT CSALLCR EXE DEVICE HIGH C CARDSOFT CARD ID EXE To remove the PCMCIA driver modify the autoexec bat file by d...

Page 39: ...tor The TouchStar is equipped with an audio beeper capable of producing tones at output levels of 95dBA at one foot This can be used to alert the system operator to error conditions ac knowledge data...

Page 40: ...Time System etc System Memory 4 8 12 and 16 MB Supported Network Interfaces Ethernet 10Mbps Token Ring 16Mbps Wireless 2 4GHz spread spectrum RF interface 802 11 compliant Input Output Serial I O 2 c...

Page 41: ...alone or with Slot A while using Type II devices Type III Slot B must be used alone while using Type III devices do not use Slot A Video Display Subsystem Electro luminescent EL Color amber Gray Level...

Page 42: ...z 0 6A TS4000 DC Power Converter 12 0 to 36 0VDC 2 5A Physical Height 10 5 26 67 cm Width 12 0 30 48 cm Depth 3 5 8 89 cm Weight 7 pounds 3 18 kg Case Material Aluminum Case Finish Black Operating Tem...

Page 43: ...42 TS3000 TS4000 TouchStar Systems User Manual...

Page 44: ...29 Armory Road Milford NH 03055 TEL 603 672 5500 FAX 603 672 5590 www citadelcomputer com...

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