IEI Technology PPC-5152-D525-E User manual

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User Manual
PPC-5152-D525-E Panel PC
MODEL:
PPC-5152-D525-E
15” Panel PC with Touchscreen, Intel
®
A
tom™ CPU,
USB 3.0, Dual Gigabit LAN, RS-232/422/485,
IP 64 Protection, RoHS Compliant
Rev. 1.10 – October 14, 2014

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Revision
Date Version Changes
October 14, 2014 1.10 Initial release

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Copyright
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
The information in this document is subject to change without prior notice in order to
improve reliability, design and function and does not represent a commitment on the part
of the manufacturer.
In no event will the manufacturer be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or
consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the product or
documentation, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright. All rights are
reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced by any mechanical, electronic, or
other means in any form without prior written permission of the manufacturer.
TRADEMARKS
All registered trademarks and product names mentioned herein are used for identification
purposes only and may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective
owners.

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WARNING
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and(2) this device must accept any
interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class
B 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.
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may 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 measures:
—Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
—Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
—Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
—Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ TV technician for help.
You are cautioned that any change or modifications to the equipment not expressly
approve by the party responsible for compliance could void your authority to operate
such equipment.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement:
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an
uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with
minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body.

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Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................... 1
1.1 OVERVIEW.................................................................................................................. 2
1.2 FEATURES................................................................................................................... 3
1.3 EXTERNAL OVERVIEW................................................................................................ 4
1.3.1 Front Panel ........................................................................................................ 4
1.3.2 Bottom Panel...................................................................................................... 4
1.3.3 Side Panels......................................................................................................... 6
1.3.4 Top Panel ........................................................................................................... 6
1.3.5 Rear Panel ......................................................................................................... 7
1.4 BACKPLANE OPTIONS ................................................................................................ 8
1.5 DIMENSIONS............................................................................................................... 9
1.6 SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................................................................... 10
1.7 POWER ADAPTER SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................... 13
2 UNPACKING............................................................................................................... 14
2.1 UNPACKING.............................................................................................................. 15
2.2 PACKING LIST........................................................................................................... 16
3 INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................... 18
3.1ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 19
3.2 INSTALLATION PRECAUTIONS................................................................................... 19
3.3 PREINSTALLED COMPONENTS................................................................................... 20
3.4 COMPACTFLASH®INSTALLATION ............................................................................ 20
3.5 HDD INSTALLATION................................................................................................. 21
3.6 PCI EXPANSION CARD INSTALLATION...................................................................... 24
3.7 PCIE EXPANSION CARD INSTALLATION (OPTIONAL)................................................ 26
3.8 MOUNTING THE SYSTEM .......................................................................................... 28
3.8.1 Arm Mounting .................................................................................................. 28
3.8.2 Panel Mounting................................................................................................ 30
3.8.3 Rack/Cabinet Mounting................................................................................... 32

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3.8.4 Stand Mounting................................................................................................ 34
3.8.5 Wall Mounting.................................................................................................. 35
3.9 BOTTOM PANEL CONNECTORS ................................................................................. 38
3.9.1 LAN Connector ................................................................................................ 38
3.9.2 Power Input, DIN Connector........................................................................... 39
3.9.3 RS-232 Serial Port (COM1, COM2)................................................................ 39
3.9.4 RS-232/422/485 Serial Port (COM3) .............................................................. 40
3.9.4.1 COM3 Mode Select Switch...................................................................... 41
3.9.5 RJ-45 RS-422/485 Serial Port (COM4, COM5).............................................. 42
3.9.6 USB 2.0 Connectors......................................................................................... 45
3.9.7 USB 3.0 Connectors......................................................................................... 45
3.9.8 VGA Connector................................................................................................ 46
3.10 POWER-UP THE SYSTEM......................................................................................... 47
3.10.1 AT/ATX Power Mode Selection...................................................................... 47
3.10.2 Powering On/Off in ATX Power Mode.......................................................... 48
4 SYSTEM MAINTENANCE ....................................................................................... 49
4.1 SYSTEM MAINTENANCE INTRODUCTION.................................................................. 50
4.2ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 50
4.3 TURN OFF THE POWER.............................................................................................. 51
4.4 OPENING THE SYSTEM.............................................................................................. 51
4.5 MEMORY MODULE REPLACEMENT........................................................................... 52
5 AMI BIOS SETUP....................................................................................................... 54
5.1 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................... 55
5.1.1 Starting Setup................................................................................................... 55
5.1.2 Using Setup...................................................................................................... 55
5.1.3 Getting Help..................................................................................................... 56
5.1.4 BIOS Menu Bar................................................................................................ 56
5.2 MAIN........................................................................................................................ 57
5.3ADVANCED............................................................................................................... 58
5.3.1 ACPI Settings................................................................................................... 59
5.3.2 RTC Wake Settings........................................................................................... 60
5.3.3 CPU Configuration.......................................................................................... 61
5.3.4 IDE Configuration........................................................................................... 63

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5.3.5 USB Configuration........................................................................................... 64
5.3.6 Super IO Configuration ................................................................................... 65
5.3.6.1 Serial Port n Configuration....................................................................... 66
5.3.7 H/W Monitor.................................................................................................... 71
5.3.8 Serial Port Console Redirection ...................................................................... 72
5.3.8.1 Console Redirection Settings.................................................................... 72
5.3.9 IEI Feature....................................................................................................... 74
5.4 CHIPSET ................................................................................................................... 75
5.4.1 Host Bridge Configuration .............................................................................. 76
5.4.1.1 OnChip VGA Configuration..................................................................... 77
5.4.2 South Bridge Configuration............................................................................. 78
5.4.3 Intel IGD SWSCI OpRegion............................................................................. 80
5.5 BOOT........................................................................................................................ 81
5.6 SECURITY................................................................................................................. 83
5.7 SAVE &EXIT............................................................................................................ 84
6 SOFTWARE DRIVERS.............................................................................................. 86
6.1AVAILABLE SOFTWARE DRIVERS .............................................................................. 87
6.2 STARTING THE DRIVER PROGRAM ............................................................................ 87
6.3 CHIPSET DRIVER INSTALLATION............................................................................... 87
6.4 GRAPHICS DRIVER INSTALLATION............................................................................ 91
6.5 LAN DRIVER INSTALLATION.................................................................................... 95
6.6 TOUCHSCREEN DRIVER INSTALLATION..................................................................... 98
6.6.1 Calibrating the Touchscreen.......................................................................... 101
6.7 USB 3.0 DRIVER INSTALLATION ............................................................................ 103
A BIOS CONFIGURATION OPTIONS..................................................................... 106
A.1 BIOS CONFIGURATION OPTIONS........................................................................... 107
B SAFETY PRECAUTIONS....................................................................................... 109
B.1 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS............................................................................................110
B.1.1 General Safety Precautions............................................................................110
B.1.2 Anti-static Precautions ...................................................................................111
B.1.3 Product Disposal............................................................................................111
B.2 MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING PRECAUTIONS .......................................................112
B.2.1 Maintenance and Cleaning.............................................................................112

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B.2.2 Cleaning Tools................................................................................................113
C WATCHDOG TIMER ...............................................................................................114
D HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE........................................................117
D.1 HAZARDOUS MATERIAL DISCLOSURE TABLE FOR IPB PRODUCTS CERTIFIED AS
ROHS COMPLIANT UNDER 2002/95/EC WITHOUT MERCURY ......................................118

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List of Figures
Figure 1-1: PPC-5152-D525-E Panel PC........................................................................................2
Figure 1-2: Front View....................................................................................................................4
Figure 1-3: Bottom View ................................................................................................................5
Figure 1-4: Side View......................................................................................................................6
Figure 1-5: Top View.......................................................................................................................6
Figure 1-6: Rear View.....................................................................................................................7
Figure 1-7: Backplane Option (HPE-2S2).....................................................................................8
Figure 1-8: PPC-5152-D525-E Dimensions (mm).........................................................................9
Figure 3-1: CompactFlash® Cover Screws................................................................................20
Figure 3-2: CompactFlash® Slot.................................................................................................21
Figure 3-3: Rear Panel Retention Screws ..................................................................................21
Figure 3-4: HDD Bracket Retention Screws...............................................................................22
Figure 3-5: HDD Installation ........................................................................................................22
Figure 3-6: HDD Bracket Installation..........................................................................................23
Figure 3-7: PCI Expansion Slot Retention Screw......................................................................25
Figure 3-8: Install PCI Card..........................................................................................................25
Figure 3-9: PICe Expansion Slot Retention Screw....................................................................27
Figure 3-10: Install PCIe Card......................................................................................................27
Figure 3-11: VESA Compliant Arm..............................................................................................28
Figure 3-12: Arm Mounting Retention Screw Holes..................................................................29
Figure 3-13: Suggested Panel Cut Out Size for PPC-5152-D525-E (Unit: mm) ......................30
Figure 3-14: Panel Mounting Clamp Slots (Side View).............................................................31
Figure 3-15: Tighten the Panel Mounting Clamp Screws.........................................................32
Figure 3-16: The Rack/Cabinet Bracket......................................................................................33
Figure 3-17: Secure the Rack/Cabinet Bracket..........................................................................33
Figure 3-18: Install into a Rack/Cabinet .....................................................................................34
Figure 3-19: VESA Compliant Stand...........................................................................................34
Figure 3-20: Stand Mounting Retention Screw Holes...............................................................35
Figure 3-21: Wall-mounting Bracket...........................................................................................36
Figure 3-22: Chassis Support Screws........................................................................................37
Figure 3-23: Secure the Panel PC...............................................................................................38

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Figure 3-24: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector......................................................................................39
Figure 3-25: RS-232 Serial Port...................................................................................................40
Figure 3-26: RS-232/422/485 Serial Port.....................................................................................41
Figure 3-27: COM3 RS-232/422/485 Serial Port Select Switch Location.................................42
Figure 3-28: RJ-45 RS-422/485 Serial Port.................................................................................43
Figure 3-29: RJ-45 RS-422/485 Serial Device Connection........................................................44
Figure 3-30: RS-422/485 Serial Port (DB-9)................................................................................44
Figure 3-31: VGA Connector .......................................................................................................46
Figure 3-32: AT/ATX Power Mode Switch ..................................................................................47
Figure 3-33: Power Button...........................................................................................................48
Figure 4-1: Back Cover Retention Screws.................................................................................52
Figure 4-2: DDR SO-DIMM Module Installation..........................................................................53
Figure 6-1: Chipset Driver Screen...............................................................................................88
Figure 6-2: Chipset Driver Welcome Screen..............................................................................88
Figure 6-3: Chipset Driver License Agreement.........................................................................89
Figure 6-4: Chipset Driver Read Me File ....................................................................................90
Figure 6-5: Chipset Driver Setup Operations ............................................................................90
Figure 6-6: Chipset Driver Installation Finish Screen...............................................................91
Figure 6-7: Graphics Driver Read Me File..................................................................................92
Figure 6-8: Graphics Driver Setup Files Extracted ...................................................................92
Figure 6-9: Graphics Driver Welcome Screen...........................................................................93
Figure 6-10: Graphics Driver License Agreement.....................................................................93
Figure 6-11: Graphics Driver Read Me File................................................................................94
Figure 6-12: Graphics Driver Setup Operations........................................................................94
Figure 6-13: Graphics Driver Installation Finish Screen ..........................................................95
Figure 6-14: LAN Driver Welcome Screen .................................................................................96
Figure 6-15: LAN Driver Welcome Screen .................................................................................96
Figure 6-16: LAN Driver Installation ...........................................................................................97
Figure 6-17: LAN Driver Installation Complete..........................................................................97
Figure 6-18: Touchscreen Driver Welcome Screen ..................................................................98
Figure 6-19: Touchscreen Driver License Agreement..............................................................99
Figure 6-20: Touchscreen Driver Choose Install Location ......................................................99
Figure 6-21: Touchscreen Driver Installation Screen............................................................ 100
Figure 6-22: Touchscreen Driver Update Complete............................................................... 100
Figure 6-23: PenMount Monitor Icon....................................................................................... 101

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Figure 6-24: PenMount Monitor Popup Menu......................................................................... 101
Figure 6-25: Configuration Screen........................................................................................... 102
Figure 6-26: Calibration Initiation Screen ............................................................................... 102
Figure 6-27: Calibration Screen ............................................................................................... 103
Figure 6-28: USB 3.0 Driver Welcome Screen........................................................................ 104
Figure 6-29: USB 3.0 Driver License Agreement.................................................................... 104
Figure 6-30: USB 3.0 Driver Installation Screen..................................................................... 105
Figure 6-31: USB 3.0 Driver Update Complete ....................................................................... 105

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List of Tables
Table 1-1: System Specifications................................................................................................12
Table 1-2: Power Adapter Specifications...................................................................................13
Table 3-1: LAN Pinouts ................................................................................................................38
Table 3-2: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector LEDs...............................................................................39
Table 3-3: RS-232 Serial Port Pinouts ........................................................................................40
Table 3-4: RS-232/422/485 Serial Port Pinouts..........................................................................41
Table 3-5: COM3 RS-232/422/485 Serial Port Select Settings..................................................42
Table 3-6: RJ-45 RS-422/485 Serial Port Pinouts ......................................................................43
Table 3-7: RS-422/485 Serial Port Pinouts .................................................................................45
Table 3-8: USB 2.0 Port Pinouts..................................................................................................45
Table 3-9: USB 3.0 Port Pinouts..................................................................................................46
Table 3-10: VGA Connector Pinouts...........................................................................................47
Table 5-1: BIOS Navigation Keys................................................................................................56

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1 Introduction
Chapter
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1.1 Overview
Figure 1-1: PPC-5152-D525-E Panel PC
The fanless PPC-5152-D525-E is Intel® AtomD525 powered flat-bezel panel PC with a
rich variety of functions and peripherals. The PPC-5152-D525-E panel PC is designed for
easy and simplified integration in to various applications.
An Intel® ICH8M chipset ensures optimal memory, graphics, and peripheral I/O support.
The system comes with 1GB of preinstalled DDR3 SDRAM ensuring smooth data
throughputs with reduced bottlenecks and fast system access.
Five serial ports and four USB ports ensure simplified connectivity to a variety of external
peripheral devices. A VGA connector enables connectivity to other monitors. Dual gigabit
LAN connectors ensure smooth connection of the system to an external LAN.

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1.2 Features
All the PPC-5152-D525-E models feature the following:
15'' 400nits 1024 x 768 LCD with LED backlight
5-wire resistive type touchscreen
Fanless system with 1.8GHz Intel® Atom™ D525 dual-core processor
Dual gigabit Ethernet port
Flexible expansion interfaces:
oTwo PCI slots or
oOne PCI slot and one PCIe x1 slot
Four USB ports:
o2 x USB 2.0 (I/O panel)
o2 x USB 3.0 (I/O panel)
Five serial ports:
o2 x RS-232 (DB-9)
o2 x RS-422/485 (RJ-45)
o1 x RS-232/422/485 (DB-9)
IP 64 compliant system
AT or ATX power mode
RoHS compliance

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1.3 External Overview
The flat panel PC is a rectangular cubic structure that comprises of a screen, rear panel,
top panel, bottom panel and two side panels (left and right). An aluminum frame surrounds
the front screen. The rear panel provides screw holes for a wall-mounting bracket, and an
arm mounting interface. The bottom panel provides access to external interface
connectors.
1.3.1 Front Panel
The front side of the PPC-5152-D525-E is a flat panel TFT LCD screen surrounded by an
aluminum frame.
Figure 1-2: Front View
1.3.2 Bottom Panel
The following is a list of the bottom panel peripheral device connectors on the
PPC-5152-D525-E.
1 x 9 V ~ 36 V DC power input connector
2 x RJ-45 GbE connector
2 x RS-232 serial port connector (COM1, COM2)
1 x RS-232/422/485 serial port (COM3) connector
2 x RS-422/485 COM ports by RJ-45 connectors (COM4, COM5)
2 x USB 2.0 connectors
2 x USB 3.0 connectors
1 x VGA connector

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1 x CF Type II slot
2 x Expansion slots for PCI/PCIe expansion modules
The bottom panel also includes the following switches and buttons:
1 x Power switch
1 x AT/ATX power mode switch
1 x Reset button
Figure 1-3: Bottom View

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1.3.3 Side Panels
Both side panels of the flat panel PC have some vents for ventilation and slots for
installing the panel mounting clamps (554Figure 1-4).
Figure 1-4: Side View
1.3.4 Top Panel
The top panel of the flat panel PC has some vents for ventilation and slots for installing the
panel mounting clamps (554Figure 1-4).
Figure 1-5: Top View

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1.3.5 Rear Panel
The rear panel has retention screw holes that support VESA-mounting compliant
wall-mounting brackets, stands or arms.
Figure 1-6: Rear View

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1.4 Backplane Options
The backplane option of the PPC-5152-D525-E is shown below.
Figure 1-7: Backplane Option (HPE-2S2)
The rated voltage and current of the backplane are listed below:
Rated
Voltage
Rated Current
+5 V 5 A
+12 V 2.4 A
-12 V 0.1 A
+3.3 V 8 A
WARNING:
The system default power is 90 W. The maximum total power of the
backplane to support expansion cards is 35 W. The power of the
selected expansion cards can not exceed the maximum power (35 W),
otherwise, the system may fail.