Acnodes PC 2150 User manual

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PC 2150
All-in-One
15.0” Super Slim
PANEL PC
User’s Manual

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Safety Approvals
CEMarking
FCCClassA
FCC Compliance
This equipment has been tested and complies with the limits for a
Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. If not installed and used in
accordance with proper instructions, this equipment might generate or
radiate radio frequency energy and cause harmful interference to
radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment
does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measurers:
1. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
2. Increase the separation between the equipment and
receiver.
3. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit
different from that to which the receiver is connected.
4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV
technician for help.
Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with
emission limits.ou

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Safety Precautions
Before getting started, read the following important cautions.
1. The PC 2150 doesnot comeequippedwith an
operating system. An operating system must be loaded
first before installing any software into the computer.
2. Be sure to ground yourself to prevent static charge when
installing the internal components. Use a grounding wrist
strap and place all electronic components in any
static-shielded devices. Most electronic components are
sensitive to static electrical charge.
3. Disconnectthe power cord fromthe PC 2150
before making any installation. Be sure both the system
and the external devices are turned OFF. Sudden surge
of power could ruin sensitive components. Make sure the
PC 2150 isproperlygrounded.
4. The brightness of the flat panel display decreases with
usage. However, hours of use vary depending on the
application environment.
5. Turn OFF the system power before cleaning. Clean the
system using a cloth only. Do not spray any liquid cleaner
directlyonto thescreen.The PC 2150 may come
with or w/o a touchscreen. Although the touchscreen is
chemical resistant, it is recommended that you spray the
liquid cleaner on a cloth first before wiping the screen. In
case your system comes without the touchscreen, you
must follow the same procedure and not spray any
cleaner on the flat panel directly.
6. Avoid using sharp objects to operate the touchscreen.
Scratches on the touchscreen may cause malfunction or
internal failure to the touchscreen.
7. The flat panel display is not susceptible to shock or
vibration. When assembling the PC 2150,make
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8. Do not open the system’s back cover. If opening the
cover for maintenance is a must, only a trained
technician is allowed to do so. Integrated circuits on
computer boards are sensitive to static electricity. To
avoid damaging chips from electrostatic discharge,
observe the following precautions:
9Before handling a board or integrated circuit, touch an
unpainted portion of the system unit chassis for a few
seconds. This will help to discharge any static electricity
on your body.
9When handling boards and components, wear a
wrist-grounding strap, available from most electronic
component stores.
Trademarks Acknowledgments
ACNODES is a trademarkof AXIOMTEKCo., Ltd.
IBM, PC/AT, PS/2, VGA are trademarks of International
Business Machines Corporation.
Intel and Pentium are trademarks of Intel Corporation.
MS-DOS, Microsoft C and QuickBASIC are trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation.
VIA is a trademark of VIA Technologies, Inc.
SST is a trademark of Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
UMC is a trademark of United Microelectronics
Corporation.
Other brand names and trademarks are the properties of
their respective owners.

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Introduction
This chapter contains the general information and the detail
specificationsofthe PC2150.Chapter 1 includes the
following sections:
General Description
System Specification
Dimensions
I/O Outlets
Utilities Supported
1.1 General Description
The PC 2150 super slim industrial PANEL PC is mainly
designed for industrial automation and some space-constricted
embedded applications. For some space-concerned industries, a
traditional PC with a separate main system, display monitor and
keyboard is too complex for system integration.
Ruggedly designed Industrial Panel PC, the PC 2150,is an
all-in-one system which is 100% IBM PC/AT compatible. It includes
integrated 15.0” TFT LCD, touch screen, super I/Os, Ethernet, and
packs special industrial features like watchdog timer, CMOS double
backup. The industrial-graded PC 2150 can beeasily applied
to any embedded applications. It allows the system to continuously
operate in any hostile industrial environments where stability and
reliability is a must. Common applications of the PC 2150
include tooling machine, POI terminal, stand-alone KIOSK, medical
instrument, mobile communication device and banking system - to
name just a few.
Designed bythe Industrial PC experts, the PC 2150 is virtually
the ultimate one-step solution for your space-limited applications.

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1.2 Specifications
1.2.1 Core System for PC 2150
SBC83675-based system
CPU: Intel Celeron 533MHz ~ 1.3G MHz;
Intel Pentium III 550 ~ 1.4G MHz
VIA Cyrix-III/C3 Family at 100/133MHz FSB
System Chipset: VIA VT8606(Twist-T) + VT82C686B
BIOS: Phoenix-Award BIOS, 4Mbit with RPL/PXE LAN boot
ROM, SmartView and customer BIOS backup.
System Memory: One 168-pin DIMM Socket
Maximum of 512MB SDRAM
ECC/parity
L2 Cache: Integrated in CPU
Bus Clock: 66/100/133 MHz
Watchdog Timer: Generates a system reset or NMI by
jumper selectable; software
programmable Time interval; 64 levels,
0.5~8 / 5~80 / 50~800 / 100~1600 seconds
1.2.2 I/O System
Standard I/O:
−4 x serial ports with power;
3 x RS-232, 1 x
RS-232/422/485 jumper
selectable
−1 x parallel port,
SPP/EPP/ECP
−1 x Keyboard Interface
−1 x PS/2 Mouse Interface
−2 x USB Ports 1.1
compliant
Digital I/O: Input x 4, Output x 4
Ethernet:
- Realtek RTL 8100C PCI Bus 10/100M Base-T
- Wake-On-LAN
- RJ-45 interface equipped

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Audio:
- AC-97 Codec
- 32-bit Sound Blaster and sound Pro compatible
- 16-bit stereo ADC and DAC
- PC97/PC98 and WHQL specifications
- Full-duplex operation for simultaneous record and
playback
- Internal MIC-in, Line-in, Speaker/Line-out interface
reserved
VGA/Flat Panel Controller:
- VIA Twister chip with integrated S3 Pro Savage4
2D/3D/Video accelerator
- 8/16/32MB frame buffer sharing system memory
- Supports up to 1280 X 1024 256-color resolution on
noninterlaced CRT monitors, and 1024 x 768 16 bit-color
on LCD panel monitors
1.2.3 Built-in Peripherals
15.0” TFT LCD
15.0” anti-glare analog resistive touch screen with RS-
232 controller sharing COM3
Slim Floppy Drive
System cooling fan
100W AC power supply

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1.2.4 System Specification
15.0” TFT with 1024 x 768 resolution
NEMA 4/12 sealed front panel
24X slim type CD-ROM drive (Optional)
Slim floppy disk drive
Heat dispensing design
Two free slots for PCI/ISA and ISA expansion, or two
free slots for PCI/ISA and PCI expansion
−This slot only comes standard with the riser card
assembly.
Net weight:
−7.7 Kgs (without the riser card assembly mounted)
−8.8 Kgs. (with the riser card assembly mounted)
Dimension (main body size):
−2150:
433 x 358 x 91.30 mm (without the riser card assembly
mounted)
433 x 358 x 145.5 mm (with the riser card assembly
mounted)
Operating Temperature Range: 0oC ~ 45oC
Relative Humidity: 5% ~ 95%; non-condensing

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1.3 Dimensions
The following diagrams show the dimensions and outlines of
PC 2150.

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1.4 I/O Outlets
The followingfigure showsthe I/O locations ofthe PC2150.
Most of the I/O connectors are located on the back panel of the
PC2150.
1: CD-ROM 10: VGA Port
2: Slim FDD 11: COM1
3: Power Switch 12: COM2
4: AC inlet 13: COM4
5: USB v1.1 14: PRN (Parallel Port)
6: USB v1.1 15: DIO (4Channel Digital
Inputs/Outputs)
7: LAN (RJ45) 16: Line-In
8: Keyboard 17: MIC
9: Mouse 18: Line-Out

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1.5 Utilities Supported
Watchdog Utility
Ethernet Utility
VGA Drivers
Touch screen Utility

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C h a p t e r 2
System Configuration
This chapter details the system parts and components with figures.
Sections include
System Major Parts Panel Mount
2.1 System Configuration
2.1.1 Front View
The figure below shows the features and controls on the
PC 2150 front panel.

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2.2 Panel Mount
The PC 2150 is mainly designed for panel mount application.
To mount the PC2150,the standard set of mounting kit
(included in the system packaging) is needed. Please refer to the
following figure.

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C h a p t e r 3
System Installation
This chapter describes the system installation and the cable
connection to the I/O connectors. See system board User’s Manual
that came with your PANEL PC packaging for more details. Sections
in this chapter includes
CPU
DRAM
HDD
3 x Serial
Ports
Parallel Port
VGA
Ethernet
Digital I/O
Keyboard
PS/2 Mouse
Expansion
Slot
System O/S
and
Software
Installation
The PC 2150 has a Pentium III little board with a free ISA and
PCI slots inside the riser card assembly. It already builds in a Pentium
III CPU, relevant DRAM and a 3.5” HDD (or Dual 2.5” optional HDD).
These are all standard and the system is ready to play. System
performance can be increased by upgrading to a higher performance
CPU, higher capacity DRAM modules and hard disk drive. The user
can use the I/O ports located at the backside of the chassis to connect
external peripheral devices, such as a monitor, serial devices, parallel
printer…etc.
NOTE: Make sure the power cord is disconnected before any
installation. To install any internal device such as CPU,
DRAM and HDD, take out the rear chassis cover first.

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3.1 CPU, HDD, and DRAM Installation
The standard PC 2150 systemwas designed Pentium III /
Celeron level CPUs, and a 3.5” (or Dual 2.5”) hard disk drives. The
build-in CPU board, SBC83675, provides one 168-pin DIMM socket
that supports system memory up to 512MB.
When upgrading the CPU, HDD, or DRAM, refer to the following
illustration and instructions:
CPU
DRAM
HDD
Bracket

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1. Remove the 3 screws securing the riser card assembly’s
back cover. Take off the cover by sliding it outward and
pulling it upwards as pointed by the arrows. If your
system does not come with a riser card assembly,
proceed to step 2.
2. Another 6 screws, located on the upper perimeter (3) and
lower half (3), needs to be removed. These screws are the
screws bolting the system’s rear cover to the main unit.
3. You may now take off the system’s rear cover (along with
the riser card assembly).
4. See the illustration for the exact locations of your HDD,
CPU and DRAM sockets.
5. After making the necessary upgrades or modifications to
your HDD, CPU, and DRAM, restore the system back to its
original form by following instructions 4 to 1.

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3.2 FDD Installation
When upgrading the CD-ROM or FDD, refer to the following
illustration and instructions:
1. Remove the 3 screws securing the riser card assembly’s
back cover. Take off the cover by sliding it outward and
pulling it upwards as pointed by the arrows. If your
system does not come with a riser card assembly, proceed
to step 2.
2. Another 6 screws, located on the upper perimeter (3) and
lower half (3), needs to be removed. These screws are the
screws bolting the system’s rear cover to the main unit.
3. You may now take off the system’s rear cover (along with
the riser card assembly).
4. See the illustration for the exact locations of your
CD-ROM and FDD slots. There are 2 screws mounted on
the cover of each slot. Remove these screws. Store the
covers at a safe place for future use.
5. Mount the FDD and CD-ROM drives as shown on the
illustration. Make sure to secure the drives using all 8
screws located on both sides of the expansion bay.
6. After completing the installation, restore the system back
to its original form by following instructions 3 to 1.