CTC Parker Automation PowerStation P1 User manual

CTC Parker Automation Phone:[phone]
50 W. TechneCenter Drive, Milford, Ohio 45150 Technical Support: 513-248-1714
A3-05087-105
Model P1 User Guide

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Copyright © 1999 by CTC Parker Automation. All rights reserved. No part of this
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otherwise, without the prior written consent of CTC Parker Automation.
While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this manual, CTC
ParkerAutomation and theauthor assume noresponsibility for errorsor omissions.
Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the informa-
tion contained herein. All product and company names are trademarks of their
respective companies and licenses.
Product Warranty Information
CTC ParkerAutomation provides topquality products through rigid testingand the
highest quality control standards. However, should a problem occur with your
hardware or with the software protection key, CTC’s standard product warranty
covers these itemsfor 15 months from the date of shipment from CTC. Exceptions
appear below:
• PowerStation backlight bulbs have a 90-day warranty.
• Third-party products, such asbus cards, carry the manufacturer’s specified
warranty.
• For all displays, image retention (burn-in) is not covered by warranty.
• Software revisions that occur within 60 days after purchase are available
under warranty upon request. Please review the Interact License Agree-
ment for additional software warranty information.
Should you have any questions about your application or need technical assistance,
please call CTC’s Product Technical Support department at 513-248-1714, 8:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time. You may call this same number after hours for
emergency assistance. See Customer Support Services on page 6 of this manual for
more information about CTC’s support products and services.

Table of Contents
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Chapter 1 Manual Overview and Support Services . . . . . . . 1
Using this Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Documentation Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Software Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Before You Begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Install the PowerStation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Download Applications and Project. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Documentation Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
ISO Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Customer Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Product Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Technical Support Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Product Support Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Chapter 2 Introducing the P1 PowerStation. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Physical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Environmental Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Electrical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Testing Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Faceplate Chemical Resistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Available Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Serial Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
COM1 pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
COM2 pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
COM2 DIP switch settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Cable diagrams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Connecting to a PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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Connecting a serial mouse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Connecting to a serial printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Parallel Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Connecting to a parallel printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Keyboard/Mouse Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Connecting a PS/2 mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Ethernet Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Compact Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Drive Definitions and Memory Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
P1 PowerStation Memory Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Memory Guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
PC/104 Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Replacement Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Compact Flash Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
DRAM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Touchscreen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Backlight Bulb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Optional Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
AC Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
PC/104 Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Chapter 3 Installing the PowerStation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Selecting a Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Class I, Division 2 Guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Environmental Guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Touchscreen Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Electrical Guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Field Terminal Wiring Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Temperature Guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

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Enclosure Guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Backlight and Touchscreen Accessibility Guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
AC Power Guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Preparing for Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Creating the Cutout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Preparing to Use an AC Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Installing the PowerStation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Mounting the PowerStation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Mounting the AC Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Starting Up the PowerStation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Chapter 4 Maintaining and Troubleshooting
the PowerStation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Cleaning the TouchScreen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Using the Compact Flash Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Removing and Replacing the Compact Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Reformatting the Compact Flash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Reinstalling the PowerStation Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Reinstalling the Shell Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Modifying the AUTOEXEC.BAT File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Recalibrating the Touchscreen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Configuring the Ethernet Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Performing Internal Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Electrostatic Discharge Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Disassembling the PowerStation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Replacing DRAM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Removing a DRAM Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Installing a DRAM module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Replacing the Touchscreen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

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Replacing the Backlight Bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Installing a PC/104 Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Reassembling the PowerStation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Resolving Common Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Resolving Problems when Starting Up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Resolving Problems with the Touchscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Resolving Problems after Starting Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Appendix A P1 PowerStation Dimensional Drawings . . . . . .83
P1 Side View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
P1 Back View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
P1 Top View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Chapter 1
Manual Overview and
Support Services
Thank you for purchasing the P1 PowerStation. The P1 PowerSta-
tion is a rugged, compact PC that is designed to be used as an
industrial operator interface.
The P1 PowerStation features a durable, 5.7” touchscreen display
in either STN color LCD or Mono LCD. It also has an all-in-one
PC board with a parallel port, two serial ports, and an Ethernet
port. The P1 PowerStation’s PC architecture allows you to run
CTC Parker’s MachineShop software.
Please take time to review this manual and the other documenta-
tion included with the P1 PowerStation before operating the unit.
Chapter Contents
Using this Manual 2
Documentation Components 3
Software Components 3
Getting Started 4
Documentation Standards 5
Customer Support Services 6

Using this Manual Chapter 1: Manual Overview and Support Services
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Using this
Manual This manual is designed to help you set up and use your
P1 PowerStation. The manual lists the PowerStation’s
specifications and describes its replacement and optional
components. It also explains how to install the unit, how
to maintain the unit in good condition, and how to solve
common problems that may occur in operation.
This manual is divided into the following chapters:
Chapter 1— Manual Overview and SupportServices:
Presents an overview of this manual, the other documen-
tation and software provided with the P1 PowerStation,
and the steps necessary to get your P1 up and running.
This chapter also describes CTC’s customer support
services.
Chapter 2 — Introducing the P1 PowerStation:
Describes the P1’s specifications and the ports available
to connect the P1 to other devices and to a power source.
This chapter also describes the PowerStation’s drive defi-
nitions and memory map and the unit’s replacement and
optional components.
Chapter 3 — Installing the PowerStation: Explains
how to install the P1 in a control enclosure and how to
start up the unit.
Chapter 4 — Maintaining and Troubleshooting the
PowerStation: Explains how to maintain the P1 and how
to solve problems that may occur in operation.
Appendix A — P1 PowerStation Dimensional Draw-
ings:DisplaysdimensionaldrawingsoftheP1 thatwillbe
useful in mounting the unit.

Chapter 1: Manual Overview and Support Services Documentation Components
P1 PowerStation User Guide
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Documentation
Components The P1 PowerStation documentation set contains all the
information you need to configure, install, and use the P1
PowerStation. The P1 PowerStation documentation set is
described below.
Release Notes - This document is provided whenever
there is important information about the P1 PowerStation
that does not appear in this manual. Be sure to read any
available release notes before installing or operating the
unit.
PowerStation Model P1 User Guide - This is the docu-
ment you are reading. It provides detailed information
about the P1 PowerStation and describes how to
configure,install,andusetheunit.Pleasereadthismanual
in its entirety before operating the unit.
CPU Manual - This is the manual provided by the manu-
facturer of the CPU board found in your PowerStation.
Please familiarize yourself with this manual before oper-
ating the unit.
P1PowerStationTemplate-Thisdocumentisafull-size
template of the P1 PowerStation that you can use to
prepare the location where you want to install the unit.
Software
Components CTC Parker pre-loads each P1 PowerStation with the MS-
DOS® 6.22 operating system, the MachineShop Shell,
and necessary utilities so that you can run the PowerSta-
tion immediately upon its arrival at your facility. CTC
Parker also provides backup copies of PowerStation and
MachineShop software on the MachineShop Installation
CD shipped with the PowerStation.

Getting Started Chapter 1: Manual Overview and Support Services
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Getting Started Nowthatyou haveopenedthePowerStationpackage,you
are ready to unpack the unit, develop an application, and
install the P1 in a permanent location. This section
provides an overview of these activities. Additional infor-
mation is available in the remaining chapters of this
manual.
Before You Be
g
in Before you begin operating the PowerStation, please
complete the following steps:
1. Unpack the PowerStation, and verify that you have
received all the components you ordered.
2. Fill out the product registration card, and return it to
CTC Parker. When you register your unit, you will
receive a trial membership in CTC Parker’s Product
Support Program, which provides complimentary
telephone technical support, information on product
updates, and service bulletins.
3. Backup the CTC software that was pre-installed on
yourunitusingtheWindows®FileManager/Explorer
or the MS-DOS Diskcopy command.
Install the
PowerStation When you finish unpacking the PowerStation and devel-
oping an application, you are ready to install the unit in a
permanent location. See Chapter 3 in this manual,
Installing the PowerStation, for complete installation
instructions.
Download
Applications and
Project
The P1 PowerStation is a runtime-only system, which
means that you must develop your applications and
projects on a development PC and download the applica-
tion to the PowerStation.
Note Throughout this manual, all references to “devel-
opment PC” or “development system” refer to the
computer you use to develop applications.
See the documentation that came with your development
software for information about how to develop your appli-
cations or projects and download them to the PowerSta-
tion.