DFI KS150 User manual

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KS150/190/215-SD Installation Guide
Package Contents
• One 15", 19", or 21.5" Modular Touch Panel PC
• 3-pin Terminal Blcok Connector
• SATA and Mini PCIe Installation Screws
DFI reserves the right to change the specications at any time prior to the
product's release. For the latest revision and more details of the installation
procedure, please refer to the user's manual on the website.
www.d.com

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Panel
Front OSD Functions (only for models with front OSD)
Notes on OSD Settings:
The front OSD is capable of controlling the system in the following ways in addition to
its explicit functions.
1. System Power On/Off: Press the Backlight on/off button for 3 seconds.
2. Light Sensor On/Off: Press the Brightness up arrow for 3 seconds.
3. OSD Lock/Unlock: Press the Brightness down arrow for 3 seconds.
4. The Alarm LED has no funtion for the KS-SD Series.
Backlight or Power
on/off Volume Brightness
Power HDD Alarm LED
Bottom View
Top View
DC-in
DVI-D
(DVI-I connector)
LAN 1 LAN 2
VGA
USB 3.0
COM 2
Power Button
Reset Button
COM 3 COM 4
Status LED (Orange)
HDD LED (Red)
COM 1
Remote Power Switch

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Removing the Chassis Cover
1. Make sure the system and all other peripheral devices connected to it
have been powered-off.
2. Disconnect all power cords and cables.
3. The 6 mounting screws on the rear side of the system are used to
secure the cover to the chassis. Remove these screws and put them in a
safe place for later use.
4. Lift the cover to open the system.
5. The Mini PCIe, M.2 and the SODIMM slots are readily accessible after
removing the chassis cover.
Mini PCIe
Sockets
SATA drive bay
Mounting Screw

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The system can accommodate one SATA drive. Please use the following
procedure to install a SATA drive in the system.
1. Before installing the SATA drive, connect the SATA data/power cable
to the SATA data connector of the SATA drive. Then install the SATA
drive onto the HDD bracket with the provided mounting screws.
Installing a SATA Drive
Mounting Screws
Mounting screws
SATA data and power cable
2. Place the SATA drive installed with the HDD bracket in the system.
Align the mounting holes on the HDD bracket with the mounting holes
on the drive bay and use the provided mounting screws to secure the
drive in place.
Mounting Screws

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3. Connect the other end of the SATA data/power cable to the SATA data
and power connectors on the system board respectively.
SATA power connector
SATA data connector

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Installing a SODIMM
The system supports two DDR4 SODIMM socket. To install a memory mod-
ule, grasp the memory module by its edges and align the module’s notch
with the socket’s notch; then insert the memory into the socket at an
angle and push it down until you feel a click.
Notes:
1. The system supports dual-channel conguration. To enable dual-channel,
populate both SODIMM sockets.
2. If installing only one memory module, please install it on the memory socket
labeled DIMM 1 (the one closer to the edge of the board).
3. The SODIMM sockets can only accept DDR4 memory modules. Please do not
install other types of memory modules.
Insert the memory
at an angle
SODIMM module
installed into the socket

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The system board is equipped with 2 Mini PCIe slots: one full-size and
(PCIe/USB signals) and one half-size slot (USB/mSATA signals). Here we will
demonstrate the installation of a full-size Mini PCIe card.
1. Grasp the Mini PCIe card by its edges and align the notch in the
connector of the Mini PCIe card with the notch in the connector on the
system board.
2. Push the Mini PCIe card down and use the provided mounting screw to
secure the card on the system board.
Installing a Mini PCIe or mSATA Card
Mounting screw
Antenna hole

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0.82mm
Important:
The bottom side of a full-size Mini PCIe module should have a component height
restriction of 0.82 mm and will sit ush against the connected half-size Mini PCIe
module if such a component is used and the half-size slot is connected with a
module.

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Assemble the Modular Panel PC
The modular panel PC comprises two parts: a box module and a panel module.
1. Take off the cover of the ADP connector. Hold the box module with its
ADP connector (female) in line with the ADP connector (male) of the
panel module. Align the box module with the panel module using the
alignment posts.
Note:
If the orientation of the assembly is not correct, the box module will not seat evenly on top
of the panel module, which results in some space in between them and indicates that the
ADP connectors are not engaged. When this is the case, please turn the box module the
other way around.
2. Hold the box module with its ADP connector (female) in line with the
ADP connector (male) of the panel module. Align the box module with
the panel module using the alignment posts.
ADP
connector
cover screw
ADP
Connector
(female)
Box Module
Alignment
Post
Panel Module

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3. Seat the box module on top of the panel module with the alignment
post effortlessly sliping into the designated holes on the box module.
Press to install these two modules and secure the installation with 8
mouting screws.
Mounting Screw
Mounting Screw
Alignment
Post
Box + Panel Module

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The VESA-mount specifications for this device is 100 x 100 (mm).
Please use a compatible VESA mount kit that can sustain the weight
and size of this device. The VESA mount kit includes the following:
• 2 VESA mount brackets
• Bracket screws
2. Select a place on the wall where you will mount the Panel PC.
3. Use the provided mounting screws to attach “VESA mount bracket 1” to
the wall.
Mounting Options
VESA mount
VESA mount bracket 1 VESA mount bracket 2
VESA mount bracket 1
Mounting screw
1. Before starting any installation procedures, attach the poron foam to
the Panel PC.
Poron foam

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4. The system has designed Attach the other bracket (VESA mount
bracket 2) to the rear of the Panel PC.
VESA mount bracket 2
Thumb screw
Hooks
Mounting screw
5. Slide the Panel PC to "wall mount bracket 1" to attach the two brackets
with the hooks. Then tighten the thumb screw to secure the assembly
in place. Note that the following diagram is for illustration only and may
not resemble the actual product.
Thumb screw

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Panel mount
The panel mounting kit includes the following:
• 10 mounting clamps
1. Before starting any installation procedures, attach the poron foam to the
Panel PC.
2. Select a place on the panel (or wall) where you will mount the Panel PC.
3. Cut out a shape on the panel that corresponds to the Panel PC’s rear
dimensions (15": 367mm x 300mm; 19": 447mm x 380mm; 21.5":
526.2mm x 342.6mm) and ensure that the Panel PC can be tted into
the panel properly.
4. Insert the Panel PC from the outside surface of the panel into the
mounting hole until it is properly tted against the panel.
5. Position the mounting clamps along the rear edges of the Panel PC and
insert them into the slits around the Panel PC. Note that the following
diagram is for illustration only and may not resemble the actual product.
272
169
Panel
Mounting hole
367
300

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6. The rst and second clamps must be positioned and secured diagonally
prior to mounting the rest of the clamps. Tighten the clamp’s screw
using an electric screwdriver by pressing the at cap onto the back of
the panel.
cap
Slit for mounting the clamp
Mounting clamp
132.20
210.50
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Note:
The maximum thickness of your panel’s mounting wall should be 10 mm for secure
panel mount.

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The system is equipped with 4 COM ports that enable serial communication.
The COM 1 and COM 2 ports can be switched between typical RS232 or
RS232 with power on its Pin NO.1 (12V) and Pin No.9 (5V).
Communication Port Pin Assignments
The system is also equipped with 3 display ports: DVI-D, HDMI, and VGA.
COM 1/COM 2 (RS232 with power/422/485)
COM 3~COM4 (RS232/422/485)
COM 2
COM 3 COM 4
COM 1
Align this edge with the
left side of the connector
Angled-corner
(up)
Angled-corner
Aligning side
(left) pin
Notes:
1. The DVI-D port can be in HDMI or DVI-D.
2. The HDMI is a DP/HDMI combo port but can only transmit HDMI signals (unless wired as a DP
port). Please plug in an HDMI cable with the right orientation and alignment to avoid damage to
the connector. You should feel resistance (due to a pin on the right) if the cable is not inserted
correctly. Please see a video at https://youtu.be/SUj07rfN5l8 for detailed instructions.
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12 3 4 5
DCD
(or +12V)
RXD
TXD
DTR
GND
DSR
RTS
CTS
RI
(or +5V)
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
245
3
1
7
689
RXD+
RXD-
TXD+
TXD-
GND
DATA+
DATA-
N.C.
N.C.
GND
245
3
1
7
689
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
RS232 RS422 RS485
DVI-D
(DVI-I connector)
HDMI
VGA
DC-in

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Board Layout and Jumper Settings
A56701937
Buzzer
USB 3-4 USB 3.0
USB 1-2 USB 3.0
Power LED
HDD LED
J22
JP2 JP3
J21
HDMI (default)/DP
DVI
System
Fan 2
1
Front
Panel
51
2
1
10
9
1
1
1
14
SATA Power
-
DC-in
LAN 2
LAN 1
PCIe x16 (PCIE1)
SPI Flash
BIOS
9
1
2 10
COM 4
VGA
1
6
(JP4)
Clear CMOS
Data (JP1)
Auto Power-on
Select (JP11)
1
6
(JP9) (JP16)
1
6
6
1
(JP8) (JP15)
1
6
6
1
(JP10)
1
2 10
COM 3
1
(JP6)
6
6
9
1
2 10
COM 2
9
1
2
(JP7) (JP14)
6
6
1
2
1
2 10
COM 1
9
1
2
16
LPC
1
2
14
4-pin power
1
1
2
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PCIe x4 (PCIE2)
Power Button
Reset
DDR4_2 SODIMM
DDR4_1 SODIMM
1
(JP5)
6
6
1
1
1
66
2 2
2
6
14
2
25
26
Parallel
1
DIO Power
DIO
S/PDIF
Front Audio
2
51
1
10
9
ECX
+
SATA 3.0
USB 11-12
USB 2.0
USB 2.0 13-14
(JP13)
1
1
(JP12)
COM 2
1
SATA 0 SATA 1
1
Mini PCIe
mSATA
System
Fan 1
1
1
bettery
1
1
1
2 12
USB 2.0 9
COM 1
Clear CMOS Data JP1
Normal (default) 1-2 On
Clear CMOS Data 2-3 On
RS232/422/485 Select: COM 1 (JP5/JP12)
COM 2 (JP7/JP14)
RS232 (default) 1-3, 2-4 On
RS422 Full Duplex/RS485 3-5, 4-6 On
RS232/422/485 Select: COM 1 (JP6), COM 2 (JP13)
RS232 (default) 1-2 On
RS422 Full Duplex 3-4 On
RS485 5-6 On
RS232/Power Select: COM 1 (JP3), COM 2 (JP2)
RS232 (default) 1-3 (RI), 2-4 (DCD) On
RS232 with power 3-5 (+5V), 4-6 (+12V) On
Auto Power-on Select JP11
Power-on via Power Button (default) 1-2 On
Power-on via AC Power 2-3 On
RS232/422/485 Select: COM 3 (JP8/JP15)
COM 4 (JP10/JP16)
RS232 (default) 1-3, 2-4 On
RS422 Full Duplex/RS485 3-5, 4-6 On
RS232/422/485 Select: COM 3 (JP9), COM 4 (JP4)
RS232 (default) 1-2 On
RS422 Full Duplex 3-4 On
RS485 5-6 On
Notes:
1. When COM1 RS232/422/485 is selected, JP5 and JP12 must be set
in accordance to JP6.
2. When COM2 RS232/422/485 is selected, JP7 and JP14 must be set
in accordance to JP13.
3. When COM3 RS232/422/485 is selected, JP8 and JP15 must be set
in accordance to JP9.
4. When COM4 RS232/422/485 is selected, JP10 and JP16 must be
set in accordance to JP4.