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TouchStar

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User Manual

TS9000/TS9050

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Page 1: ...TouchStar User Manual TS9000 TS9050...

Page 2: ...Class A FCC limits Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by Citadel Computer Corporation could void the user s authority to operate the equipment and could void the manufacturer...

Page 3: ...50 Physical Installation 14 DC Power Converter Installation 14 Electrical Harness Access Cable 14 24 48 V DC Power Converter 14 12 V DC Power Converter 15 Network Connections 15 Hard wired Network Con...

Page 4: ...ouch based Operation 30 Touchscreen Components 30 Touch Frame and Protective Bezel 30 Touch Controller Firmware and Driver Software 30 Programming Touch based Applications 31 General Functions and Gui...

Page 5: ...User Manual Programmable Interval Timer 44 Counter Timer Circuit 44 PCMCIA Slots 45 Audible Indicator 45 ATA Drive Socket 46 System Expansion 46 Ethernet Controller 46 16 Bit Plug and Play Sound Syste...

Page 6: ...6 TS9000 TS9050 TouchStar Systems User Manual...

Page 7: ...lly PC compatible with MS DOS Versions 3 3 through 6 22 Windows for Workgroups 3 11 Windows 3 1 Windows 95 and Windows NT operating systems Figure 1 The TouchStar Information System Shown with two pow...

Page 8: ...An on line help file is available for Windows 95 and Windows NT Press the help key to access the appropriate help file The TouchStar is factory configured with either an electrolumi nescent or active...

Page 9: ...Figure 3 depicts the block diagram of the TouchStar system Each of the blocks are described briefly below 32MB 20MB 24MB FLASH Memory Disk Drive DRAM System Memory CPU BIOS and Setup 2MB 4MB 5 x 86 AT...

Page 10: ...NIC installed in the system expansion slot The specific NIC is determined by the type of network to be used i e hard wired or wireless Each NIC has a unique hardware address and interrupt and DMA cha...

Page 11: ...ATA Socket and Jumper JP7 TABLE 1 JUMPER JP7 Jumper JP7 On Board Flash ATA Socket P10 Removed Drive C Master Drive D Slave Installed Drive D Slave Drive C Master CAUTION The ATA card is NOT hot swappa...

Page 12: ...s also include an antenna The mounting bracket for the TS9000 is optional Figure 5 TS9000 System and Accessories Mounting brackets not shown TS9050 The TS9050 is supplied with the TouchStar computer i...

Page 13: ...quip ment in the operating environment can stress the TouchStar s power supply and can reduce the voltage at the TouchStar below its nominal 12 VDC operating voltage To avoid the possibility of large...

Page 14: ...maintained The standard mounting bracket provides the necessary isolation provided that the TS9050 is positioned such that it does not make direct contact with the vehicle chassis DC Power Converter...

Page 15: ...end of the cable has a circular 3 pin connector with rubber boot that mates with a similar connector on the DC power converter s power input cable The BLACK harness wire is connected to a POSITIVE vol...

Page 16: ...coax or 10BaseT twisted pair standards Figure 7 Network Connection Wireless Network Connections In wireless applications the radio link between the TouchStar and hard wired network access points prov...

Page 17: ...at accepts 12VDC from either a wall mounted power supply in fixed mount installations or the DC power converter in mobile wireless installations The power converter connector is a locking type Remove...

Page 18: ...UT 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 busy 12 PPE paper end 13 P...

Page 19: ...tional barcode scanner power COM2 is a 9 pin DB9 DOS compatible serial port that can be software configured to support RS232C or RS422 RS485 proto cols COM2 has its own address and occupies two input...

Page 20: ...5 pin mini DIN connector This connector accepts an optional traditional ASCII keyboard Wedge type barcode scanners should be connected to this port the optional key board should then be plugged into t...

Page 21: ...dual PCMCIA slots which provide an interface for portable memory cards miniature disk drives modems fax modem cards and network connections The TouchStar system software is provided with the appropria...

Page 22: ...re 14 PCMCIA Slot Audio Input Output The TouchStar is equipped with a 16 bit Plug N Play audio input output sound system Windows and Soundblaster compatible Standard 3 5mm phono jacks are provided on...

Page 23: ...FCC regulations Figure 17 RF Connection Maintenance The TouchStar computer is designed to operate normally in industrial environments which may contain high levels of airborne contaminants including d...

Page 24: ...24 TS9000 TS9050 TouchStar Systems User Manual 2 INSTALLATION MAINTENANCE...

Page 25: ...the wall outlet before connecting or disconnecting the power cord to the rear panel To turn on the TS9050 turn the DC power converter ON OFF switch to ON SYSTEM CONFIGURATION UTILITY SCU The System Co...

Page 26: ...ction Installing the DOS Operating System The system then processes the config sys and autoexec bat start up files from the boot drive which is typically the Flash Drive C When the boot process is com...

Page 27: ...outlet TS9000 or turning off the power ON OFF switch on the DC power con verter TS9050 2 Turn the power back on by plugging the power supply back into the wall outlet TS9000 or turning on the power O...

Page 28: ...the LPT1 parallel port on the rear panel of the TouchStar If there is no keyboard connected to the TouchStar attach one to the KEY BOARD connector on the rear panel 3 Insert a bootable disk in the flo...

Page 29: ...he ATA drive be configured as the Master C drive Please refer to the ATA Socket Table 1 Jumper JP 7 1 Connect the backpack floppy drive to the TouchStar s parallel port and install the floppy drive in...

Page 30: ...the TouchStar system Touchscreen Components Touch Frame and Protective Bezel The touch frame is a screen overlay mounted on top of the TouchStar s video display Around the periphery of the overlay beh...

Page 31: ...ications based on a GUI operating system such as Windows DOS based applications For GUI applications a mouse like touch driver is in stalled allowing standard applications to be executed However for o...

Page 32: ...the user that their input has been accepted Without some form of feedback it is easily assumed that the system is not functioning properly Reversing the touched icon or zooming to the next screen are...

Page 33: ...aphics Library The graphics library portion of the touch based application contains the graphics displayed on the TouchStar video display These graphic images are maintained separately until they are...

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Page 35: ...wer supply and the wall outlet make sure that if it has an ON OFF switch that it is on and that any fuses or circuit breakers on the surge protector have not blown or tripped b TS9050 Be sure the vehi...

Page 36: ...olutions Verify the config sys and autoexec bat files are set up correctly to recognized PCMCIA cards try the card in the other PCMCIA slot or check to make sure the card is firmly seated in the slot...

Page 37: ...am to 5 30 pm Eastern time When calling please have the unit s serial number available Also please tell the operator whether you are requesting a system upgrade or reporting a system failure When requ...

Page 38: ...ephone contact at your company Instructions to Citadel to either repair the problem or call the telephone contact with an estimate prior to starting repairs should also be included Mark the outside of...

Page 39: ...y as well as an extensive series of internal diagnostics for system test and verification The standard BIOS is contained in a single 128Kbyte Flash device and uses non volatile CMOS RAM to store the r...

Page 40: ...line memory modules that plug into sockets on the motherboard Each SODIMM socket can hold either a SODIMM containing 4 8 or 16 MB All system memory above 1MB is accessible as extended memory Table 9...

Page 41: ...ltiple memory locations in the TouchStar are reserved for storing BIOS dependent configuration information To access CMOS RAM the index address 0 to 7FH is output to port 70H and the data is then read...

Page 42: ...ice configuration information when external electrical power is removed from the system Citadel recommends replacing the battery every 10 years Interrupt Controller Hardware level interrupts are used...

Page 43: ...ed 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 transfers to occur at a...

Page 44: ...contains three independently operating 16 bit counters driven by a common 1 19MHz clock Each counter counts in binary or binary coded decimal BCD Each can be programmed for operation as either a coun...

Page 45: ...ges return to the Program Manager and reboot the system The PCMCIA driver will not be deleted if the system is not rebooted To disable a pre loaded PCMCIA drivers modify the config sys file by typing...

Page 46: ...Mode item in the Components menu of the SCU setup The controller is configured for I O address 240 interrupt 15 and DMA 3 when the start up boot configuration is set to full DOS Windows 3 x in the SC...

Page 47: ...l 1 standard 128 KB and 256 KB Level 2 optional Supported Network Interfaces Ethernet Plug N Play 10Mbps Token Ring 4 16Mbps Wireless spread spectrum RF interface 802 11 compliant 2 4G Hz Input Output...

Page 48: ...orage 2 MB 4 MB FLASH disk configurations PCMCIA Slots Slot A Type PCMCIA V2 Compatibility Type II Slot A can be used alone or with Slot B while using Type II devices Type III Slot A must be used alon...

Page 49: ...mm VGA Resolution 640 x 480 SVGA Resolution 800 x 600 Touchscreen Controller Height 9 47 24 05 cm Width 11 78 29 92 cm Depth 0 36 0 91 cm Scan Rate 45 scans second typical Reporting Modes Scan coordin...

Page 50: ...rating Temperature Range Electroluminescent Display 25 C to 60 C Active Matrix Color Liquid Crystal Display 0 C to 6 0 C Storage Temperature Range Electroluminescent Display 40 C to 85 C Active Matrix...

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