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PWS-1409/1419  User’s  Manual

PWS-1419/1409

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 TFT LCD Portable Worstation

Advantech Portable Workstation

User’s   Manual

Summary of Contents for PWS-1409

Page 1: ...1 PWS 1409 1419 User s Manual PWS 1419 1409 9 slot 14 1 TFT LCD Portable Worstation Advantech Portable Workstation User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...onnecting the equipment to the power outlet 9 Position the power cord so that people cannot step on it Do not place any thing over the power cord 10 All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted 11 If the 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 ele...

Page 3: ...1 7 1 Opening the Side Access Covers 11 1 7 1 a PWS1419 11 1 7 1 b PWS1409 11 1 7 2 Side View 12 1 7 2 a PWS1419 12 1 7 2 b PWS1409 12 1 7 3 Front View 13 1 7 3 a PWS1419 13 1 7 3 b PWS1409 14 1 8 Detaching the Keyboard 15 1 8 1 PWS1419 15 1 8 2 PWS1409 15 1 8 2 a The Standard Keyboard 16 1 8 2 b The Optional Industrial Silicon Rubber Keyboard 16 Chapter 1 Getting Started 2 1 Opening The Chassis 1...

Page 4: ...17 Preparing to Start the System 28 2 17 1 Connecting the Video and Input Devices 28 2 17 2 Closing the Back Cover 29 3 1 Opening The Chassis 31 3 1 1 Removing the Back Cover 31 3 2 Removing the Card Stabilizers 31 3 3 Identifying the Internal Parts 31 3 4 Removing the Drive Cage 31 3 5 Installing the Backplane 32 3 5 1 Installing the Standoffs 32 3 6 Connecting the Power Connector 34 3 7 Installi...

Page 5: ...CD has no backlight 46 A 1 1 c Power supply fan is spinning and LCD has backlight and power LED is on 46 A 1 2 LCD screen shows garbage or bad characters or vertical horizontal color lines or bar 46 A 1 3 LCD screen works fine in Windows but acted funny when running certain programs or games 47 A 1 4 The display is not on the LCD center 47 A 2 Keyboard and pointing device not responding 47 Appendi...

Page 6: ... 1 6 1 Optional Slim FDD CD ROM 10 1 6 2 Optional Slim FDD kit 10 1 6 3 Optional ROM Kit 10 1 7 Identifying Parts and Controls 11 1 7 1 Opening the Side Access Covers 11 1 7 1 a PWS1419 11 1 7 1 b PWS1409 11 1 7 2 Side View 12 1 7 2 a PWS1419 12 1 7 2 b PWS1409 12 1 7 3 Front View 13 1 7 3 a PWS1419 13 1 7 3 b PWS1409 14 1 8 Detaching the Keyboard 15 1 8 1 PWS1419 15 1 8 2 PWS1409 15 1 8 2 a The S...

Page 7: ...upply Carrying case with wheel Environment Operating temperature 8C to 60C 10 80 humidity Storage temperature 20C to 60C 5 95 humidity Chapter 1 Getting Started PWS 1409 Dimensions 15 7 399mm W 13 2 335mm H 10 4 264mm D Weight 18lbs SKD approx 22lbs system Dimensions Weight PWS 1419 Dimensions 16 6 421mm W 12 1 282mm H 9 1 230mm D Weight 21lbs SKD approx 26lbs system 1 1 General Features All alumi...

Page 8: ...d a system board CPU and periph eral devices Use Supplied Power Cord The subassembly is shipped with a power cord compatible with the AC wall outlet in your region 1 3 2 Non Autosensing Power Supply Before plugging in the power cord examine the power supply to see if you have an autosensing or non autosensing power supply Autosensing power supplies automatically adjust to the AC constructed of met...

Page 9: ...bassembly consists of ƒ Ü This subassembly guide ƒ Ü Chassis with pre assembled LCD LCD controller power supply cooling fans internal speaker and keyboard with integrated pointing device ƒ Ü Power cord ƒ Ü Carry case ƒ Ü Parts for installing motherboard and drives ƒ Ü See Appendix for technical specifications 1 6 Parts Contents The subassembly parts kit contains the following hardware for installi...

Page 10: ...rface board 2 CD ROM power cable interface to power supply 3 Audio cable interface board to sound card or SBC Audio out 4 Slim CD ROM 1 6 3 Optional Slim FDD Slim CD ROM Disk 1 Floppy disk signal board from interface to disk 2 Floppy interface board 3 Power cable for Slim floppy disk and CD ROM power supply to Floppy disk and slim CD ROM 4 Slim floppy disk 5 Audio cable interface board to sound ca...

Page 11: ... the external drive bays and I O connectors Turn the thumbscrew in the counter clockwise direction to open the access covers Then swing out toward the back The access covers are not interchangeable When operating your system remove any side cover that does not have ventilation holes to allow adequate air flow 1 7 1 b PWS 1409 The side access door provide side impact protection for the chassis The ...

Page 12: ...y knockout holes instead 2 10 add on card slot 3 I O port knockouts 4 Keyboard release latches 5 VGA port monitor connector 6 Serial port 7 PS 2 keyboard port and Mouse 9 Internal speaker connector 10 Two intake fans w Filter 11 Slim CD ROM 12 Power switch 13 AC power Input Socket 14 Power Fan 1 Slim Floppy disk 1 7 2 b PWS 1409 I O port knockouts VGA port monitor connector 9 add on card slot opti...

Page 13: ...ch bolts Lay down the keyboard On the front side of the chassis you ll find the following controls and subassembly elements 1 Power ON LED when on indicates power delivered to the system 2 IDE hard disk activity LED when blinking indicates disk activity is occurring 3 On screen display OSD menu controls 4 System reset switch when pressed reboots and initializes the system 5 ATX power switch powers...

Page 14: ...the chassis The keyboard is still hinged on the bottom by latch bolts Lay down the keyboard On the front side of the chassis you ll find the following controls and subassembly elements Power LED HDD LED TFT LCD Touch Pad Keyboard latches Keyboard LED Indicator Anti slipper Rubber Knob 1 7 3 c OSD button on PWS 1409 The OSD button is on the left side of the panel you have to pull up the panel first...

Page 15: ...ard with an integrated touch pad device The signal cable is conceal in the fillister of the keyboard you have pull it up to con nect the connector of the SBC The keyboard is detachable Normally it s locked to the chassis by two latch bolts You can detach the keyboard by sliding both release pegs towards each other com pressing the latch bolts until they slide out of the slots Pull the keyboard awa...

Page 16: ... 2 7 Connecting the Power Connector 20 2 8 Installing the Slim CD ROM to the CD ROM Cage 20 2 9 Installing the CD ROM Cage 22 2 10 Installing Drives in the Drive Cage 22 2 11 Installing the Hard Drive 23 2 12 Installing the Slim Floppy Disk Drive 23 2 13 Installing the Drive Cage into the Case 25 2 14 Installing the SBC 26 2 14 1 Setting your SBC Jumpers 26 2 15 Installing the Add on Cards 27 2 16...

Page 17: ...own There are 10 screws along the perimeter of the back cover that secures it to the chassis 2 2 Removing the Card Stabilizers The stabilizer is designed to securely hold down add on cards in their expansion slots with plastic hold down clips The stabilizer must be removed prior to adding boards and components in the chassis Step 1 Remove the card stabilizer release screws as shown Step 2 Remove t...

Page 18: ...ime you are working on any electrical or electronic components while any part of the system is energized Always disconnect the power Use caution to protect the delicate electronic components Ground your self during the installation of the motherboard and other components 2 6 Installing the Standoffs 9 Standoffs 2 3x4 screws to tighten backplane 4 Washer between the backplane and screws Take a mome...

Page 19: ...p 3 Now carefully withdraw the backplane and thread the standoffs into the mounting holes in the chassis Step 4 Align the mounting pointing points and insert the screws into the metal standoffs Step 5 Tighten the screws add washer if the screws will short with the circuit of the backplane Slant the backplane and lower the backplane into the chassis motherboard Turn clockwise to secure the screws y...

Page 20: ...power connector from the chas sis side and plug it into one of the power supply connectors 2 8 Installing the slim CD ROM to the CD ROM Cage Step 1 Take back the CD ROM cage take the 10 screw from your package and secure the CD ROM to CD ROM cage Step 2 Take the CD ROM interface board and Screw 1 from your package and fix the interface board to CD ROM Step 3 Connect the cables to CD ROM interface ...

Page 21: ... case 1 CD ROM upper cage 2 CD ROM bottom cage 1 Connect to sound card or SBC CD in 2 Connect to power supply 3 Connect to floppy interface board 4 Connect to IDE signal cable 5 CD ROM interface board What need for install CDROM 10 screws to secure upper cage and CD ROM secure Bottom cage and CD ROM Use 1 screws to secure interface board to CD ROM Connect the cables ...

Page 22: ...ep 3 Align the back mounting holes Insert the screw 7 and tighten it Step 4 Use the cable to tighten the signal cable fig3 Tighten the signal cable Insert the screw to fix the CD ROM cage Put the cage back to case carefully 2 10 Installing Drives in the Drive Cage Take back the drive cage take thefloppy interface board signal cable and screws from your package and secure the drives to driver cage ...

Page 23: ...t the screw 5 to secure hard drive to driver cage insert the metal washer 3 between the cage and screw it s a shock mount design for the hard driver There are a small copper pipe inside the rubber make sure it is still in the rubber FCB shows the mounting pointsfor floppy interface board The other side will be same as above 2 12 Installing the slim floppy disk driver Step 1 Take off the floppy dri...

Page 24: ...on nected with the colored stripe blue point on it to Pin 1 on the connectors Step 5 Push back the cage Step 3 Pull up the small cage from the slim floppy disk Step 7 Slant the interface board 180 let the power connector upward Step 8 Measure the length of the signal cable tape it on the floppy driver Step 9 Align the mounting holes and insert the screws 2 to secure the floppy interface board Tape...

Page 25: ...cage outside the chassis plug in hard drive signal and power cable Power supply plugs cable will only insert in one orientation Ribbon cables should always be connected with the colored stripe to Pin 1 on the connectors for the signal cable Step 2 Carefully put the drive cage back into the chassis Step 3 Align the back and bottom mounting holes it 1 Lay the chassis on your work area so that you ha...

Page 26: ...manufacturer s requirements if necessary Step 3 Connect of the small cables from the chassis The cables are color coded and labeled Consult your SBC manual to connect these cables to the correct set of terminal pins It may be difficult to know for sure that the polarity of the LED connections is correct If an LED fails to light when it should during the test phase you will be able to shut down and...

Page 27: ...rer s requirements if necessary Step 3 Hold the card and align the edge connectors with the slot Firmly push the card into the slot Step 4 Use the screw removed earlier Insert it into the threaded hole and tighten it 2 16 Installing the Card Stabilizers The procedures of Installing the Card Stabilizers The card stabilizers are designed to hold down the add on cards securely in their slots by press...

Page 28: ... screw 7 to secure it Use the screw removed earlier Insert it into the threaded hole and tighten it Press the plastic extender firmly against the card edge and tighten screw Cut off any excessive part of the plastic clip 2 17Preparing to Start the System 2 17 1 Connecting the Video and Input Devices The location of your video output keyboard and pointing device connectors are board dependent Conne...

Page 29: ...Manual 1 Connect the VGA Connector 2 Connect the input device 3 Connect the other connectors for other device such as Ethernet Audio device 2 17 2 Closing the Back Cover Reinstall the back cover and insert the retaining screws ...

Page 30: ...alling the Standoffs 32 3 6 Connecting the Power Connector 34 3 7 Installing the Drives to the Drive Cage 34 3 8 Insttalling the Driver Cage into the Case 36 3 9 Installing the SBC 37 3 9 1Setting your SBC Jumpers 37 3 10 Installing the Add on Cards 38 3 11 Installing the Card Stabilizers 38 3 12 Preparing to Start the System 39 3 12 1 Connecting the Video and Input Devices 39 3 13 Closing the Bac...

Page 31: ... 2 Removing the Card Stabilizers The stabilizer is designed to securely hold down add on cards in their expansion slots with plastic hold down clips The stabilizer must be removed prior to adding boards and components in the chassis Step 1 Remove the card stabilizer release screws as shown Step 2 Remove the stabilizer and set them aside 3 3 Identifying the Internal Parts After you remove the card ...

Page 32: ... Take a moment to study the inside of the chassis making note of the location of the keyboard Connector if it come with backplane Step 1 Slant the backplane retention into the chassis and position it in the area it will be installed making sure the alignment of the slots and connectors is correct Step 2 Make sure the location of the backplane mounting points You are going to install standoffs at t...

Page 33: ...ew Step 3 Now carefully withdraw the backplane and thread the standoffs into the mounting holes in the chassis Step 4 Align the mounting pointing points and insert the screws into the metal standoffs Step 5 Tighten the screws add washer if the screws will short with the circuit of the backplane Slant the backplane and lower the backplane into the chassis Turn clockwise to secure the screws you may...

Page 34: ...ire bundle that ends in a 4 pin power connector from the chassis side and plug it into one of the power supply connectors 3 7 Installing driver disk to the drive Cage Step 1 Take back the driver cage take the screw 5 and washer 3 from your package and secure the hard disk to driver cage Step 2 Take the floppy disk and Screw 2 from your package and secure the floppy disk to the drive cage Step 3 Co...

Page 35: ...ith screw 5 insert washer 3 between cage and screw same with the other side secure the floppy disk to drivr cage with screw 2 same with the other side Connect the signal cables Ribbon cables should always be connected with the colored stripe to Pin 1 on the connectors ...

Page 36: ...ase fan power conecttor into the interface board for fan power Step 3 Plugging the power conector for floppy disk and hard disk Step 4 Align the mounting holes and insert the screws 2 connect the case fan power connect black arrow to the interface board white arrow CONNECT THEDRIVE POWERCONNECTOR Align the mounting holes and insert the screws 2 ...

Page 37: ... to the manufacturer s requirements if necessary Step 3 Connect of the small cables from the chassis The cables are color coded and labeled Consult your SBC manual to connect these cables to the correct set of terminal pins It may be difficult to know for sure that the polarity of the LED connections is correct If an LED fails to light when it should during the test phase you will be able to shut ...

Page 38: ...he edge connectors with the slot Firmly push the card into the slot Step 4 Use the screw removed earlier Insert it into the threaded hole and tighten it 3 11 Installing the Card Stabilizers The procedures of Installing the Card Stabilizers The card stabilizers are designed to hold down the add on cards securely in their slots by pressing the card edges with plastic clips After you ve installed all...

Page 39: ...e screw 7 to secure it Use the screw removed earlier Insert it into the threaded hole and tighten it Pressthe plastic extenderfirmly againstthe card edge and tighten screw Cut off any excessive part of the plastic clip 3 12 Preparing to Start the System 3 12 1 Connecting the Video and Input Devices The location of your video output keyboard and pointing device connectors are board dependent Connec...

Page 40: ... s Manual 1 Connect the VGA Connector 2 Connect the other connectors for other device such as Ethernet Audio device 3 13 Closing the Back Cover Closing the Back Cover Reinstall the back cover and insert the retaining screws ...

Page 41: ...ter 4 Using The System Controls 4 1 Starting your System 42 4 1 1 Systems with ATX Power Supply 42 4 2 OSD Controls 43 4 2 1 Adjusting the OSD Parameters 43 4 3 Changing Filter for the internal Fan 43 4 3 1 PWS 1419 43 4 3 2 PWS 1419 44 ...

Page 42: ...en Display Follow these steps to activate the on screen display and make any adjustments to suit your preference Step 1 Power up the system Step 2 Press MENU to invoke the on screen menu Step 3 Press SEL to step through the main options Step 4 Press either or button to bring up sub menus of the highlighted option Step 5 Press SEL to step through the sub menu options Step 6 Press either or to modif...

Page 43: ...ging Filter for the internal Fan 4 3 1 PWS1419 The internal fan is the entrance of the system air flow It may contain dust during the long use Change or clean the filter for the fan will improve the system air flow Please follow the steps to clean or change the filter Step 1 The filter is under a metal cage on the right side of case Step 2 Take off the two screws Step 3 Remove the cage Step 4 Remo...

Page 44: ... case Step 2 Take off thescrew Step 3 Remove the cage Step 4 Remove the filter Step 5 Replace a new one or you may clean the original one Step 6 Move back the cage and insert back the screws Step 1 The second and third filters are under a plastic cage on the right side of case Step 2 push the side of the plastic cage Step 3 Remove the cage Step 4 Remove the filter Step 5 Replace a new one or you m...

Page 45: ...an is spinning and LCD has no backlight 46 A 1 1 c Power supply fan is spinning and LCD has backlight and power LED is on 46 A 1 2 LCD screen shows garbage or bad characters or vertical horizontal color lines or bar 46 A 1 3 LCD screen works fine in Windows but acted funny when running certain programs or games 47 A 1 4 The display is not on the LCD center 47 A 2 Keyboard and pointing device not r...

Page 46: ...ternal good CRT type monitor If external moni tor has video then it is a bad LCD screen or bad internal cabling If the system does not seems to be booting up no hard disk activity and no video when con nected to external good CRT monitor then check system for shorts reseat video and all other add on cards Check memory module installation Listen for error beeps from the motherboard If all failed th...

Page 47: ...djust the resolution see Section 6 on Using The Systems Controls A 1 4 The display is not on the LCD center Adjust the OSD to manually adjust the resolution Check the VGA output The max resolu tion on 12 1 is 800 600 13 1 14 1 15 is 1024 768 and the vertical frequency should be between 60Hz and 70Hz A 2 Keyboard and pointing device not responding Remove both the PS 2 connections on the motherboard...

Page 48: ...dix B LCD VIDEO Controller B 1 Introduction 49 B 2 Safety Precautions 50 B 3Configuring Your Controller 50 B 3 1 LCD with TTL Interface 50 B 3 2 LCD wits LVDS Receiver Interface 50 B 4 OSD Controls 50 B 4 1 Adjusting the OSD Parameters 51 ...

Page 49: ...functional within the LCD video Controller The video receiver circuit The LCD driver circuit and The inverter How the LCD Video Controller connects to the LCD screen Inverter LCDVideo Controller LCD Screen OSD Interface Board 12V Power Source Analog VGA input source from VGA card A computer s video interface produces an analog video signal Since LCD monitors require a digital signal a video receiv...

Page 50: ... of the motherboard and other components B 3 Configuring Your Controller While your LCD controller is designed to drive a wide range of TFT LCD panels many aspects of the ASIC chip s panel interface are programmable through a micro controller with built in EEPROM Check with the supplier of your controller to find a recommended LCD panel B 3 1 LCD with TTL Interface Refer to the illustration below ...

Page 51: ...ncreases or decreases the numerical value by a single digit Holding down a button increases the rate of change Press MENU to the previous screen Step 7 After you ve made your adjustments press MENU repeatedly until the OSD is turned off B 4 1 Adjusting the OSD Parameters The OSD consists of a main menu and sub menus with the following selections 8 4 1 a BRIGHTNESS MENU Adjusts the black level 8 4 ...

Page 52: ...djusts the horizontal image position within the display area of the LCD V POSITION Adjusts the vertical image position within the display area of the LCD B 4 1 d INFORMATION Shows the current display resolution horizontal and vertical frequency B 4 1 e Auto adjust Press SEL key before menu popup B 4 1 f Save Auto save the value whenever the popup menu close ...

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