QUANTUM™ LX/HD SYSTEM INTERFACE PANEL
INSTALLATION-OPERATION-MAINTENANCE
090.030-IOM (OCT 13)
Page 15
SIP MAINTENANCE
Q5 CONTROLLER BOARD
INTRODUCTION
Frick® Controls has released the latest version of the
Quantum ™ Control System. The micro-processor is the
brains of the system and is referred to as the Q5. A photo
of this board appears here:
FEATURES
The Q5 board includes the following features:
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6 total USB ports (4 are dedicated, 2 are available)
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10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet Connection
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External Video monitor connection
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LED indicators to verify proper operation of various
on board areas (power, Ethernet connectivity, etc.)
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2 GB RAM memory
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Battery to maintain date and time
WHAT SHOULD OCCUR WHEN APPLYING POWER
When powering up, the following sequence of events are
indicative of a properly working main processor board:
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The six LED’s in the lower left corner should turn
on solid.
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The on-board “buzzer” should “beep” once.
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The display should show several DOS (text) style
screens. A penguin image will appear in the up-
per left corner of the screen as the boot se-
quence progresses.
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A Windows style screen with the letters HD will
appear.
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The List (Home) page will appear.
WHAT IF THE SIP LIST PAGE IS NOT SHOWN
If the List page is not shown, check the following items:
1. If no LED’s are lit on the Q5 board, then check AC
and DC power. Refer to the Power Supply sec-
tion.
2. Check if the lighting of the LED’s is occurring as
described in the What Should Occur When Ap-
plying Powering section.
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If the powering up sequence continues to
repeat without displaying the List page, then
there is a booting problem.
3. Check all plugged connectors for proper seating.
4. Check if an error message is displayed when
booting.
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Be sure to write down any error messages
exactly as they appear, as well as the top
line on the screen where the message ap-
pears.
5. Check that the software is OK:
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Is the correct software installed?
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Did you just install new software?
6. Check the display. If the Q5 board is booting but
you have no display, check the following:
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Check the LED backlight sticks. Look very
closely at the display to see if anything is
visible on the screen. If only a portion look
darkened, it may be that one of the back-
lights has failed. If the entire screen is dark
(and it is not is sleep mode), use a beam type
source of good lighting, such as a
fl
ashlight,
look for any ghost type image. If it appears
that there is something on the screen but
very dark, the problem may be with either
the backlight harness, the display or the Q5
board. Check to ensure that both ends of
the backlight harness is plugged in securely.
There is a sticker on the display mounting
plate, that will have a part number that de-
scribes the type of display.
•
Verify that both the display cable and the
backlight cable are
fi
rmly seated. It may be
necessary to remove the video cable from
the back of the LCD display and re-seat it
to be sure it is connected properly.
Note:
This is a small connector. Caution should
be observed so that it is not damaged due
to excessive force.
