Systeme Lauer EPC User manual

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CiS No.: 360.610.0020
Version 1/02.04
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EPCEmbedded PC
User Manual

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User Manual: EPC Embedded PC
Issued: February, 2004
Author: Jung
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Information for Users
Please read this manual before using the product for the first time, and be
sure to keep it where you can make use of it later.
Unless where explicitly referred to the versions Economy Unit or Busi-
ness Unit, the description applies for all units.
Intended audience The manual has been written for users who are familiar with PC systems
and automation technology.
Conventions used in this manual [KEY] Keys the user has to press on the keyboard are
represented in square brackets, e.g. [CTRL] or [DEL].
Courier Screen output is represented in the Courier type font,
e.g. C:\>
Courier Bold User inputs via keyboard are identified
by the Courier Bold type font, e.g. C:\>DIR
Italics The names of buttons, menus or other screen
elements the user has to select and product names
are represented in italics .
Safety instructions Wherever there may be dangerous faults in the automation equipment,
i.e., where an error would cause significant property damage or injury to
persons if it occurred, additional external precautions must be taken or
equipment must be set up (for example by using independent limit
switches, mechanical disabling locks, etc.). In the event of an error, these
measures must ensure or force a safe operating status.
Testing and verification of suitability for the purpose intended by the user,
or for deployment under usage conditions, are the responsibility of the
user. Systeme Lauer accepts no liability for testid.
Pictograms The following pictograms have been used in the manual to identify special
text passages:
Danger!
Potentially hazardous situation.
May result in personal injury.
Caution!
Potentially hazardous situation.
May result in property damage.
Tips and supplementary information

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Table of Contents
Information for Users 0-3
Table of Contents 0-4
Company 0-5
Contact 0-6
1 Product Description 1-1
1.1 Control side ..................................................................... 1-1
1.2 Slot side........................................................................... 1-1
1.3 Rear side .......................................................................... 1-1
2 Commissioning 2-1
2.1 Power supply ................................................................... 2-1
2.2 Grounding diagram ......................................................... 2-2
2.3 Installation ....................................................................... 2-2
2.4 Starting the device .......................................................... 2-2
3 EPC Manager (Windows CE 4.1) 3-1
Lauer EPC Manager modules ................................................... 3-8
The integrated servers ............................................................ 3-28
FTP server ........................................................................... 3-28
http server (WEB server) ...................................................... 3-31
Telnet server......................................................................... 3-31
RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) .......................................... 3-33
T Technical data T-1
T1 Mechanical dimensions ................................................... T-1
T1.1 EPC 640 external / internal dimensions .................... T-1
T1.2 EPC 640 unit dimensions .........................................T-2
T1.3 EPC 1000 external / internal dimensions ..................T-3
T1.4 EPC 1000 unit dimensions ....................................... T-4
T1.5 EPC 1200 external / internal dimensions ..................T-5
T1.6 EPC 1200 unit dimensions ....................................... T-6
T1.7 EPC 1500 external / internal dimensions ..................T-7
T1.8 EPC 1500 unit dimensions ....................................... T-8
T2 Electrical data ................................................................... T-9
T4 Ambient conditions ........................................................ T-10
T5 Interfaces ........................................................................ T-11
T5.1 Compact FLASH slot ............................................. T-11
T5.2 VGA/COM1 interface ............................................. T-11
T5.3 Ethernet, mouse and keyboard .............................. T-12
T5.4 Cassette option and USB interfaces ...................... T-13

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Company
Elektronik-Systeme LAUER GmbH & Co. KG
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D-72669 UnterensingenGermany
Tel. [phone]
Fax. + 49 (7022) 9660-274
Our philosophy Systeme LAUER is a reliable partner who thinks and acts internationally.
From the LCA electronic text display and the high-tech PCS control panel
to the industrial computer we supply a complete program for
• operation
• monitoring and
• control
Within the AUGUSTA Technologie AG, a group of global companies, Sys-
teme LAUER stands for an almost unlimited product range right up to
competent service.
On account of an active cooperation with our customers, our qualified
team produces convincing concepts which bring man, machine and
interface into line in an efficient way.
Proximity to our customers – the direct dialog – is the foundation of our
success.

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Contact
Support Telephone: [phone]
[phone] or -358
E-mail: [email protected]
In case of support enquiries, please have the serial number of the
device ready !
Please access our Download Forum to find current drivers, software,
drivers, manuals, … and novelties at
http://forum.systeme-lauer.de/
Sales Telephone: [phone]
E-mail: [email protected]
In addition, we offer ... training and technical courses in our modern training center, or, if you
prefer, in your company.
Ask your sales partner for our current training catalog.
... not only demonstration units, but we also provide specialists who
assist you personally when starting your first application.

1 Product Description
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1 Product Description
1.1 Control side
1Color TFT resistive touch display
6.4“, 10.4“ or 12“
1.2 Slot side
1.3 Rear side
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2 Commissioning
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2.1 Power supply
Caution!
The EPC must only be operated at protective extra-low-voltage as defined
by European standard EN60950!
The control transformer must comply with European standard EN60742!
Compare the power supply voltage with the voltage specified on the type
label.
All cable connections must be tested before commissioning the system.
You must ensure that all the voltages and signals correspond to the rele-
vant specifications.
The 0V supply voltage connection has a low-impedance connection to
the housing (ground) !
124 V power supply
2Grounding screw
The power supply is rendered by a two-pole connector (Phoenix MST BT
2.5/2).
Power supply diagram
1
2
230 V AC
+ 24 V
230 V AC
0 V
24 V DC

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2.2 Grounding diagram
In order to ensure a safe diversion of electric interferences,
the following points have to be observed:
• Connect the device and the switch cabinet with a central grounding
point via the shortest route possible.
• Make sure the connection between the device and switch cabinet
has the lowest inductivity possible.
• All the data cables connected to the device must be shielded cables.
• The shields must be grounded on both the ends. Connections between
systems must be of low impedance. High transient currents over the
line shield resulting from differences in potential must be excluded.
• The design of the grounding connection with green/yellow cable must
have a cross section of at least 4 mm².
2.3 Installation
Installation The device should be installed in an HF-proof housing or switch cabinet
made of metal.
To ensure that heat generated in the device can dissipate into the
environment, a space of 100 mm must be maintained around the device!
Eight hexagon nuts are used for assembly.
Caution!
Potential hazard of damaging the device!
Front-side protection type IP65 is only guaranteed if the seal is correctly
seated in the front plate.
A space of 100 mm must be maintained around the installed device for air
circulation.
2.4 Starting the device
Start procedure The EPC boots and loads the Windows CE operating system.

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General aspects The Lauer EPC is an embedded PC based on Microsoft® Windows®
CE in compact and modular construction. Apart from the numerous
Windows CE features, the system comprises a special user interface,
the Lauer EPC Manager, which can be used to configure and control the
device. On account of the consistent adaptation of a visualization software,
the system is excellently suited to monitor and control processes, for
example.
Despite numerous functions (and the size of the operating system thus
required) the Lauer EPC achieves the best load time possible for a PC
platform which is enabled by the fine harmonization of the hardware and
software. Fast readiness of the operating system after switch-on is ensured.
In the standard version the Lauer EPC has the following operating system
features (status image version 1.1 (build 23062003)):
• Microsoft® Windows® CE .NET 4.1
• Registry management on CompactFlash card (CFC)
• USB support for input devices, printers, data carriers and networks
• .NET Compact Framework 1.0
• Standard libraries: ATL, COM, DCOM and MFC
• Communication protocols and APIs: RDP, RAS/PPP, PPPoE, TAPI,
PPTP, ICS, NDIS, TCP/IP, TCP/IPv6, SMB/CIFS and Winsock
• Server: FTP, RAS/PPTP, Telnet, http server (WEB server) and SQL
Server ADO .NET Data Provider
• File systems: FAT, CD/UDFS
• Internet Explorer 5.5 with ASP, JScript and VBScript
• Multi-language user interface (MUI) (US English, French, Germ-
an, Italian and Spanish)
• Software keyboard and touch screen support for serial and USB
touch panels
• Security Services SSPI and CryptoAPI 1.0
• User interface in Windows XP style
• Support of up to 512 MB main memory (RAM)
• Display resolutions 640x480, 800x600 and 1024x768 at 16 Bit color
depth
• Fast IDE driver for CompactFlash cards
• Support for modems on serial interface and PC104 cards (default
setting COM1/IRQ4 and COM3/IRQ11)
• ActiveSync and Windows CE TCP/IP transport for data exchange
and software development
The free Lauer EPC SDK for Microsoft® eMbedded Visual C++® 4.0
and the integrated .NET Compact Framework also permit software
development and expansion in many programming languages.

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Folders and drives The following illustration shows the general folder structure after the start-
up of the Lauer EPC.
Temporary folders Some of the folders are RAM based and thus should not be used as their
contents will be irretrievably lost after the device has been switched off
and the system is re-initialized after new start-up. These folders include
My Documents, Program Files, Recycled, Release,Temp and Windows.
Network These folders contain all network objects which the Lauer EPC can access,
such as any released folders and printers in a Microsoft network.
Storage card The Storage card folders represent all data carriers, the contents of which
is resident. This includes the internal and external CompactFlash card
(CFC) as well as the data carriers which are connected by USB (memory
stick, HDU, etc.). In Windows CE they are initialized in the sequence in
which they are recognized (Storage Card, Storage Card2, Storage Card3,
etc.).
Note!
On account of the dynamic allocation of the indices, absolute path entries
should be avoided. If an absolute path has to be entered, try to avoid
frequent modifications of the drive configuration.

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In standard configuration with an internal and external CompactFlash card,
the following allocation always applies:
Storage Card (external):
Contains user files as well as the current registry.
Standard folder: \Documents and settings
Windows CE registry.
Storage Card2 (internal):
Contains the operating system as well as the system software and
the system data.
Standard folder: \Documents and settings
Windows CE registry (master)
\Lauer EPC\Software\Lauer EPC Manager
Lauer EPC Manager user interface and additional modules
\Lauer EPC\Software\Support
Additional support software by other suppliers
\Lauer EPC\System
System software and libraries
\Lauer EPC\www\wwwpub
Basic folder for WEB server files (Internet pages), which can be
accessed in a network with a WEB browser (i.e. Internet Explorer).

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Lauer EPC Manager The Lauer EPC Manager is a graphical user interface which permits fast
access to the most important configuration and control options. It is carried
out automatically during every restart if an external CFC has been placed.
If the Manager has been terminated, it can be restarted either by means
of the Windows Explorer (see Folders and drives) or directly by means
of the toggle switch on the rear side of the device (the Manager can be
de-activated – see Lauer EPC Manager module).The following illustration
shows the basic condition of the Manager:
Note!
At present the Manager is available in English only.
The optimization of the UI with respect to size and arrangement of the
individual elements permits easy operation even on touch-screen devices
with small displays (6.4”). Of course, the system can also be operated
with the keyboard connected.
The individual buttons of the Manager will be dealt with in greater detail in
the following chapters.

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Runtime This item tarts the runtime software. After this button has been actuated
the following display will appear:
If the query is acknowledged with “Yes”, the Manager will set the system
to the runtime mode by executing the registered runtime software (normally
a visualization software or PLC). If the system could not be set to the
runtime mode, the process will be aborted without error message. The
Manager can execute any random runtime software.

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Configuration This item contains all configuration options of the system. In basic
condition, the configuration panels looks as follows:
The Manager displays all options which have to be easily accessible for
the user and whose modification does not affect the functions of the
device. Here, all near-system settings are suppressed, which however
can be released after a password has been entered. For release, the
<Show Extended System Configuration> button has to be activated.
Subsequently, an input field will appear, in which the current password
has to be entered as shown in the following illustration:
If the password entered is correct, the Manager will look for available
modules and will display them.

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After repeated actuation of the <Show Extended System Configuration>
button, all password-protected modules will be hidden again by a repeated
search for available modules and the analysis of their attributes.
Note!
No password has been defined in the delivery condition.
The current password can be changed in the dialog field for password
input.The <Change> button has been provided for this purpose, after the
actuation of which the following display will be seen:
The activation of the new password will take place after actuation of the
<OK> button only if the current password is entered and the new password
corresponds to the repeated entry. Otherwise all input fields will be erased.
The input dialog can be quit without changes by actuating the <Cancel>
button.

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Lauer EPC Manager modules
The configuration panel of the Lauer EPC Manager is set up of individual
modules which have been saved in the form of special EXE files in the
installation directory of the Manager.This modular design permits future
updates without any effort whatsoever, and in additions enables the
development of other special modules by the user as well. In addition,
every module can be marked by an attribute separately so that it is
displayed after input of a password only.
The Manager is supplied with a set of basic modules which permit the
configuration of basic components. Some of the configuration modules
offer the same options as the Windows systems control.The configuration
of the system by means of the Manager modules should be preferred,
however, as this saves the settings at the same time, which are then
retained after switching the unit on and off. If, for example, the IP address
of a network connection is entered directly via the system control
(Start>Settings>Control Panel>Network and Dial-up Connection), it
is not ensured that these settings are really retained after the next restart.
However, if the same option is activated by means of the Manager
(Configuration>Network and Dial-up Connections), the value set will
be saved after closing.
The following chapters will describe the currently available modules with
their detailed functions:
Serial module configuration All Lauer EPCs have been fitted with an extension slot on the rear side, to
which various communication modules can be connected, such as MPI,
ProfiBus, serial interfaces, etc. The serial interface modules in particular
(the module type S1 and S2 are available at present) have been provided
with two types of connection each. Module S1 is a RS232/TTY interface,
whereas S2 is suitable for RS422/RS485 connections. The “Serial Modu-
le Configuration” Manager module permits changeover between the two
types of connection of a serial interface module. The changeover takes
place both immediately after acknowledgement and automatically after a
restart.

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After execution of the “Serial Module Configuration” the connected interface
module is recognized automatically and the interface type set is displayed
as shown in the following illustrations:
•RS232/TTY (S1) interface module:
•RS422/RS485 (S2) interface module:
If no serial interface module has been fitted or another communication
module has been connected (such as MPI), the software will cause the
following display:

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Autostart Editor The “Autostart Editor” permits the automatic execution of a user application
at the restart of the Lauer EPC. In addition, it can be defined here whether
the Lauer EPC Manager is to be run or not.
Button<...> This button permits the selection of an executable program file (EXE)
which is to be run after restart.The selection of the file is effected by a file
browser as shown in the following illustration:
Button <x> This button erases the entire contents of the text line, and is thus rather
helpful for systems without keyboard connected.
Start Lauer EPC Manager If this option is activated, the Lauer EPC Manager will be run automatically
when the system is started.
Note!
Even if the Manager can be started subsequently by means of the Windows
Explorer or the toggle switch on the rear side of the device, it is
recommended not to deactivate this option.