
Technical data
Mobile Panel 40/50 User's manual V1.80
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2 Technical data
2.1 Introduction
The Mobile Panel is a portable operating and display
device
featuring a rugged design and
Windows CE
-compat-
ible electronics. Equipped with a powerful processor and
Ethernet
, the Mobile Panel is optimally suited for many
different applications (
see "Proper use of the machine or system" on page 66
).
Depending on the variant, Mobile Panel devices
can
have a 3.8"
QVGA
grayscale display without a
touch screen
or a 6.5"
VGA
color display with a
touch screen
.
Onboard flash blocks are available on the Mobile Panel in place of rotating mass storage devices that are not
suitable for use in harsh operating environments (e.g. diskettes and hard disks). The Mobile Panel offers a
Windows
CE
platform for executing applications.
In addition, it is possible to connect the Mobile Panel to a Windows NT, Windows 2000 or Windows XP server
as a RDP (Remote Desktop
Protocol
) client or use it to access
Automation Runtime
-based Visual Components
applications as a VNC (Virtual Network Computing) viewer.
By including optional operating and
control
elements, the Mobile Panel
can
be easily adapted to any particular
application.