Rockwell Automation 6181F User manual

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Integrated Display Industrial Computers
Catalog Numbers 6181F, 6181P
User Manual
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Important User Information
Read this document and the documents listed in the additional resources section about installation, configuration, and
operation of this equipment before you install, configure, operate, or maintain this product. Users are required to
familiarize themselves with installation and wiring instructions in addition to requirements of all applicable codes, laws,
and standards.
Activities including installation, adjustments, putting into service, use, assembly, disassembly, and maintenance are required
to be carried out by suitably trained personnel in accordance with applicable code of practice.
If this equipment is used in a manner not specified by the manufacturer, the protection provided by the equipment may be
impaired.
In no event will Rockwell Automation, Inc. be responsible or liable for indirect or consequential damages resulting from the
use or application of this equipment.
The examples and diagrams in this manual are included solely for illustrative purposes. Because of the many variables and
requirements associated with any particular installation, Rockwell Automation, Inc. cannot assume responsibility or
liability for actual use based on the examples and diagrams.
No patent liability is assumed by Rockwell Automation, Inc. with respect to use of information, circuits, equipment, or
software described in this manual.
Reproduction of the contents of this manual, in whole or in part, without written permission of Rockwell Automation,
Inc., is prohibited.
Throughout this manual, when necessary, we use notes to make you aware of safety considerations.
Labels may also be on or inside the equipment to provide specific precautions.
Allen-Bradley, Rockwell Software, and Rockwell Automation are trademarks of Rockwell Automation, Inc.
Trademarks not belonging to Rockwell Automation are property of their respective companies.
WARNING: Identifies information about practices or circumstances that can cause an explosion in a hazardous environment,
which may lead to personal injury or death, property damage, or economic loss.
ATTENTION: Identifies information about practices or circumstances that can lead to personal injury or death, property
damage, or economic loss. Attentions help you identify a hazard, avoid a hazard, and recognize the consequence.
IMPORTANT
Identifies information that is critical for successful application and understanding of the product.
SHOCK HAZARD: Labels may be on or inside the equipment, for example, a drive or motor, to alert people that dangerous
voltage may be present.
BURN HAZARD: Labels may be on or inside the equipment, for example, a drive or motor, to alert people that surfaces may
reach dangerous temperatures.
ARC FLASH HAZARD: Labels may be on or inside the equipment, for example, a motor control center, to alert people to
potential Arc Flash. Arc Flash will cause severe injury or death. Wear proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Follow ALL
Regulatory requirements for safe work practices and for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
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Summary of Changes
This manual contains new and updated information. Changes throughout this
revision are marked by change bars, as shown to the right of this paragraph.
New and Updated
Information
This table contains the changes made to this revision.
Topic Page
Expanded ‘Abbreviations’ section 10
Added information in ‘Operating Systems’ section
12
Added link to Rockwell Automation Product Compatibility and Download Center (PCDC) website 12 , 49, 57, 59
Removed ‘Multilingual User-interface CD Pack’ section
12
Reduced what compact discs (CDs) are shipped with computer in ‘Parts List’ section 14
Added information to ‘Required Tools’ section 24
Added steps in ‘Mount the Display Computer in a Panel’ section 25
Added a step in ‘Mount the Non-display Computer to a Wall’ section 26
Added information in ‘Connect Power’ section 27
Added information in ‘Connect AC Power’ section 28
Revised and added information in ‘Operating Guidelines’ section 31
Revised and added information in ‘Start the Computer’ section 32
Replaced ‘reset’ with ‘restart’ in ‘Restart the Computer’ section 33
Added information in ‘Restart the Computer’ section 33
Updated link to Rockwell Automation Computers and Operators Interface website 35, 50, 53
Added information in ‘Remove the Cover’ section 37
Added information in ‘Reinstall the Cover’ section 38
Added ‘Load a Card in the Bottom CF Card Slot’ section 41
Added Attention table in ‘Drive Precautions’ section 42
Added information in ‘Replace a Performance and Non-display Computer Drive’ section 42
Added information in ‘Replace a Standard Computer Drive’ section 43
Revised section title from ‘Add-in Cards’ to ‘Install an Add-in Card’ 46
Added step 3 in ‘Replace the RTC Battery’ section 52
Added Tip table in ‘Hardware Monitoring’ section 55
Added Tip table in ‘Troubleshooting’ section 56
Added information in ‘Troubleshooting Checklists’ section 58
Replaced ‘Diagnostic Utility’ section with ‘Load the System Defaults’ section 59
Added information in ‘Clear the CMOS’ section 59
Added introductory paragraph in Appendix A 63
Changed title and added Specifications column to Table 1 63
Added Turkey RoHS statement in Certifications table 66
Added information in ‘Driver Software’ section 67
Revised information in ‘Upgrade the BIOS from an External CD Drive’ section 69
Revised information in ‘Upgrade the BIOS from an External Floppy Disk Drive’ section 71
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Table of Contents
Preface Preface Objectives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Purpose of This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Additional Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Abbreviations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Chapter 1
Features
Chapter Objectives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Computer Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Computers with Windows XP Professional Operating System . . . 12
Computers with WES 2009 Operating System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Computer Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Parts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Hardware Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Chapter 2
Installation
Chapter Objectives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Installation Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Environment and Enclosure Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
European Union Directive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Installation Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Mounting Clearance Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Computer Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Required Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Install the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Panel Mounting Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Panel Cutout Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Mount the Display Computer in a Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Mount the Non-display Computer to a Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Connect Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Connect Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Connect AC Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Connect DC Power to Performance and
Non-display Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Functional Ground Screw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Connect to a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Chapter 3
Operation
Chapter Objectives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Operating Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Start the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Restart the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Shut Down the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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Chapter 4
Component Replacement
Chapter Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Accessories and Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Voltage Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Electrostatic Discharge Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Pre-configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Post-configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Required Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Remove the Cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Performance and Non-display Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Standard Computers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Reinstall the Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Performance and Non-display Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Standard Computers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
CompactFlash Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Load a Card in the Right CF Card Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Load a Card in the Bottom CF Card Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Drive Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Replace a Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Replace a Performance and Non-display Computer Drive . . . . . . . . 42
Replace a Standard Computer Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Install an Add-in Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
PCI Riser Board Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Replace or Add Memory Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Memory Configuration Guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Replace or Add a Memory Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Replace the RTC Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Chapter 5
System Troubleshooting
Chapter Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Hardware Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Troubleshooting Checklists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Issues during Startup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Issues after Startup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Issues Running New Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Issues with the Add-in Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Issues with the Integrated Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Issues with an External Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Diagnostic Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Load the System Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Clear the CMOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Ship or Transport the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
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Chapter 6
Maintenance
Chapter Objectives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Clean the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Clean the Integrated Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Clean the Heat Sink and Vent Holes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Remove Paint and Grease from Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Backlight Assembly Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Appendix A
Specifications
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Appendix B
Use a Touchscreen
Touchscreen Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Driver Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Resistive Touchscreen Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Calibrate the Touchscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Appendix C
Upgrade to a New BIOS
BIOS Upgrade Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Upgrade the BIOS from a CD Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Upgrade the BIOS from an External Floppy Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
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Preface
Preface Objectives This preface covers the following topics:
•Purpose of This Manual
•Additional Resources
•Abbreviations
Purpose of This Manual This manual is a user guide for integrated display industrial computers. It
provides procedures to the following:
•Install the computer.
•Make computer connections.
•Operate the computer.
•Troubleshoot the computer.
Additional Resources
These documents contain additional information to related products from
Rockwell Automation.
You can view or download publications at http://www.rockwellautomation.com/
literature. To order paper copies of technical documentation, contact your local
Allen-Bradley distributor or Rockwell Automation sales representative.
Resource Description
6181P Integrated Display Computers
Installation Instructions, publication
6181P-IN010
Provides procedures on how to install the computer and make
connections.
Cloning Utility for Rockwell Automation
Industrial Computers Technical Data,
publication 6000-TD002
Provides information on how to create and restore a back-up image of
your computer’s hard disk drive.
EWF and HORM Configuration Utility
Technical Data, publication 6000-TD003
Provides information on how to configure Enhanced Write Filter (EFW)
and Hibernate Once, Resume Many (HORM) features for computers with
the Windows 2009 Embedded Standard operating system.
Industrial Automation Wiring and
Grounding Guidelines, publication
1770-4.1
Provides general guidelines for installing a Rockwell Automation®
industrial system.
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