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MANUAL CHALL 15_18 EN REV.1.3.NEX.DOC
31.01.07
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Application
The CHALLENGER 15 and 18 can be employed in all areas of industry where PC functionality is
required in the plant in harsh environments.
CHALLENGER 15:
It can be connected to any IBM compatible PC running software with an XGA resolution
(768 x 1024 pixels, True Colour 32 bit)
CHALLENGER 18:
It can be connected to any IBM compatible PC running software with an SXGA resolution
(1280 x 1024 pixels, True Colour 32 bit)
Operating principle
The VGA screen data and keyboard and mouse/tracker ball data are fed into the TCV2,
where they are combined and converted into conditioned signals. The PSU2 (for 100V…240V
AC) is required to supply the TCV2.
No special graphics card is needed, although we recommend that only good quality cards
are used otherwise picture quality may suffer. The data cable connection should not be wired
via junction boxes.
The electronics in the TCV2 cassette and the CHALLENGER 15/18 FMO allow the PC terminal to
be mounted 600m or more (400m in the case of the 18) from the actual PC CPU (at
distances of 400m or more the resolution and the display refresh rate must be reduced).
