APC-3215/3515/3715/3915 Panel PC User Manual Release Date _ Oct. 2007 ®2005 Aplex Technology, Inc. Revision V0.1 All Rights Reserved. Published in Taiwan Aplex Technology, Inc. 9F-5, No. 2, Jian Pa Road, Chung Ho City, Taipei County, Taiwan Tel: 886-2-82262881 Fax: 886-2-82262883 E-mail: aplex@aplex.com.tw URL: www.aplex.com.
Warning!___________________________________ This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions manual, it may cause interference to radio communications. It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to FCC Rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operated in a commercial environment.
Packing List Accessories (as ticked) included in this package are: □ AC power cable □ Driver & manual CD disc □ Other.___________________(please specify) Safety Precautions Follow the messages below to prevent your systems from damage: ◆ Avoid your system from static electricity on all occasions. ◆ Prevent electric shock. Don‘t touch any components of this card when the card is power-on. Always disconnect power when the system is not in use. ◆ Disconnect power when you change any hardware devices.
Table of Contents______________________ Warning!…………………………………………………………………………….……..….2 Disclaimer………………………………………………………………….…………………2 Packing List…………………………………………………………………………………..3 Safety Precautions…………………………………………………………………………..3 Chapter 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Chapter 2 Getting Started Specifications……………………………………….……………………..6 Dimensions………………………………...………………………….......8 Installation of CD-ROM & HDD…………………………………….…..12 Installation of PCI Addon………………………………………………..14 Brief Description…………………………………………………….
Set Supervisor Password………………………………..…...............59 Save & Exit Setup………………………………………………….…59 Exit without Saving……….………………….……….…………….…59 Chapter 4 Installation of Drivers 4.1 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility.………………………………61 4.2 VGA Driver Installation……..………………...………………………..63 4.3 AC97 Codec Audio Driver Installation….……………………………….65 4.4 LAN Drivers Installation………………………………..…………………66 Chapter 5 Touch Screen Installation 5.1 Introduction to Controller Board..…………………………..……………68 5.
Chapter 1 System 1.1 Specifications Specs APC-3215 APC-3515 APC-3715 APC-3915 CPU Socket 478 Intel® Core™ Duo, up to 2.33GHz Cache 2MB Chipset Mobile Intel® 945GM Express + ICH7M Processor Side Bus Freq. 533MHz/667MHz FSB System Memory DDR2 667/533 SDRAM DIMM x2 (w/o ECC function), Max. 4GB Display Size 12.1” 800x600 TFT 15” 1024x768 TFT 17” 1280x1024 19” 1280x1024 TFT LCD LCD TFT LCD LCD Maximum Colors 262K 16.2M 16.2M 16.
Operating Temperature 0~60℃ (32℉~140℉) Storage Temperature -20℃~ 80℃ (-68℉~176℉) Relative Humidity 10%~90% (non-condensing) Vibration 5~17Hz, 0.1” double amplitude displacement 17~640Hz, 1.
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1.3 Installation of CD-ROM & HDD Both of 2 at the right side There are 8 screws to deal with when enclosing or removing the chassis. Shown in the picture are the four screws (as circled in red) that tighten or loosen the bracket where the CD-ROM is placed underneath. On top of the bracket is where the HDD is placed. To remove the CD-ROM, the HDD has to be removed first. CD-ROM Now slide the HDD into the bracket as shown in the picture.
The red circles shown in the picture are the screws that put the CD-ROM in place. The arrows shown are where the HDD, which is just placed on top of the CD-ROM, is tightened.
1.4 Installation of PCI Addon Shown in the picture are the two PCI expansion slots as circled. They can be inserted with any addon for expanded functions. Now slide the addon into the PCI slot, making sure the golden part faces the slot. When both parts that are interfaced together come into the right contact, slightly push the addon into the rail of the slot. This shows the addon is already completely connected.
Both of 2 at the right side To finish the job, just fasten the 8 screws as shown in the picture.
1.5 Brief Description of the APC-3215/3515/3715/3915 The APC-3215/3515/3715/3915 is a rugged, compact and panel-mount industrial PC, which comes with a 12-inch (luminance of 300 cd/m²)/15-inch (luminance of 350 cd/m²)/17-inch (luminance of 300 cd/m²)/19-inch (luminance of 420 cd/m²) TFT LCD. It is powered by an Intel® Core™ Duo, up to 2.33GHz processor. The industrial panel PC also features two PCI expansion slots, one COM port, four USB 2.0 ports, one 2.
1.6 Panel Mounting of the APC-3215/3515/3715/3915 The APC-3215/3515/3715/3915 panel PC is designed to be panel-mounted as shown in Figure 1.6. Just carefully place the unit through the hole and tighten the given 8 screws from the rear to secure the mounting. Figure 1.
Chapter 2 Hardware 2.1 Mainboard Figure 2.
2.2 Installations This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the mainboard in order to set up a workable system. 2.2.1 Installing the CPU The mainboard supports a Socket 478MT (Napa) processor socket for Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo , Intel® CoreTM Duo and Intel® CoreTM Solo mobile processors. The processor socket comes with a screw to secure the processor. As shown in the left picture below, loosen the screw first before inserting the processor.
2.2.2 Installing the Memory The mainboard supports two DDR2 memory socket for a maximum total memory of 4GB in DDR2 memory type. Installing and Removing Memory Modules To install the DDR2 modules, locate the memory slot on the board and perform the following steps: 1. Hold the DDR2 module so that the key of the DDR2 module align with those on the memory slot. 2.
IMPORTANT NOTE: When the system boots without the CRT being connected, there will be no image on screen when you insert the CRT/VGA cable. To show the image on screen, the hotkey must be pressed. Figure 2.
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2.2.4 Connectors on the Mainboard The connectors on mainboard allows you to connect external devices such as keyboard, floppy disk drives, hard disk drives, printers, etc. The following table lists the connectors on MB899 and their respective functions.
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Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 3.1 BIOS Setup This chapter describes the different settings available in the Award BIOS that comes with the board.
screen: Press to Enter Setup In general, you press the arrow keys to highlight items, to select, the and keys to change entries, for help and to quit. When you enter the Setup utility, the Main Menu screen will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from various Setup functions and exit choices. The section below the Setup items of the Main Menu displays the control keys for this menu.
Standard CMOS Setup “Standard CMOS Setup” choice allows you to record some basic hardware configurations in your computer system and set the system clock and error handling. If the motherboard is already installed in a working system, you will not need to select this option. You will need to run the Standard CMOS option; however, if you change your system hardware configurations, the onboard battery fails, or the configuration stored in the CMOS memory was lost or damaged.
time. Time The time format is: Hour: 00 to 23 Minute: 00 to 59 Second: 00 to 59 To set the time, highlight the “Time” field and use the / or +/- keys to set the current time. IDE Primary HDDs/IDE Secondary HDDs The onboard PCI IDE connectors provide Primary and Secondary channels for connecting up to four IDE hard disks or other IDE devices. Each channel can support up to two hard disks; the first is the “Master” while the second, the “Slave”. Press to configure the hard disk.
EGA/VGA CGA 40 CGA 80 MONO for EGA, VGA, SEGA, SVGA Or PGA monitor adapters (default) Power up in 40 column mode Power up in 80 column mode for Hercules or MDA adapters Halt On This field determines whether or not the system will halt if an error is detected during power up. No errors The system boot will not be halted for any error that may be detected. All erros Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error, the system will stop and you will be prompted.
Advanced BIOS Features This section allows you to configure and improve your system and allows you to set up some system features according to your preference. CPU Feature Press Enter to configure the settings relevant to CPU Feature. Hard Disk Boot Priority With the field, there is the option to choose, aside from the hard disks connected, “Bootable add-in Cards” which refers to other external devices.
Quick Power On Self Test When enabled, this field speeds up the Power On Self Test (POST) after the system is turned on. If it is set to Enabled, BIOS will skip some items. First/Second/Third Boot Device These fields determine the drive that the system searches first for an operating system. The options available include Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CDROM, ZIP100, USB-Floppy, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, LAN and Disable.
Security Option This field allows you to limit access to the System and Setup. The default value is Setup. When you select System, the system prompts for the User Password every time you boot up. When you select Setup, the system always boots up and prompts for the Supervisor Password only when the Setup utility is called up. APIC Mode APIC stands for Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller. The default setting is Enabled.
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Chapter 4 Installation of Drivers This chapter describes the installation procedures for software and drivers under the Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000 and Windows XP. The software and drivers are included with the motherboard. The contents include Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility, VGA Drivers Installation, AC97 Codec Audio Driver Installation, and Intel PRO LAN Drivers Installation.
4.1 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility The Intel Chipset Drivers should be installed first before the software drivers to enable Plug & Play INF support for Intel chipset components. Follow the instructions below to complete the installation under Windows 2000/XP. 1. Insert the CD that comes with the board. Click Intel Chipsets and then Intel(R) I945GMChipset Drivers. 2. Click Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility. 3. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue.
4. Click Yes to accept the software license agreement and proceed with the installation process. 5. On Readme Information screen, click Next to continue the installation. 6. The Setup process is now complete. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. When the computer has restarted, the system will be able to find some devices. Restart your computer when prompted.
4.2 VGA Driver Installation To install the VGA drivers, follow the steps below to proceed with the installation. 1. Insert the CD that comes with the motherboard. Click Intel Chipsets and then Intel(R) I945GM Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Intel(R) I945GM Chipset Family Graphics Driver. 3. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue.
4. Click Yes to to agree with the license agreement and continue the installation. 5. Restart the computer as promted and for changes to take effect. IMPORTANT NOTE: When you have restarted the computer, your computer screen will be blank. At this point, press CTRL-ALT-F1 simultaneously, if you are using CRT monitor. If you are using LVDS LCD panel, press CTRL-ALT-F3. If you are using DVI monitor, press CTRL-ALT-F4.
4.3 AC97 Codec Audio driver Installation Follow the steps below to install the Realtek AC97 Codec Audio Drivers. 1. Insert the CD that comes with the motherboard. Click Intel Chipsets and then Intel(R) I945GMChipset Drivers. 2. Click Realtek AC'97 Codec Audio Driver. 3. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect.
4.4 LAN Driver Installation Follow the steps below to complete the installation of the Intel PRO LAN drivers. 1. Insert the CD that comes with the motherboard. Click Intel Chipsets and then Intel(R) I945GMChipset Drivers, then Intel(R) PRO LAN Network Drivers. 2. Click Install Base Software to continue.
3. When prompted, please to restart the computer for new settings to take effect. Follow the steps below to install the Marvell Gigabit LAN drivers. 1. Insert the CD that comes with the motherboard. Click LAN Card andthen Marvell LAN Controller Driver. 2. Click Next when the InstallShield Wizard welcome screen appears. 3. Click Next to agree with the license agreement. 4. Click Next when the Readme Information screen appears to proceed with the drives installation process. 5.
Chapter 5 Touch Screen Installation This chapter describes how to install drivers and other software that will allow your PenMount 5000 Controller Board (USB) to work with different operating systems. NOTE: PenMount USB drivers support up to 15 USB controllers. 5.1 Introduction to Touch Screen Controller Board The control board is configured for use with the USB interface. It connects to the touch screen, power supply and computer system’s USB port, and supports 4-, 5- and 8-wire touch screens.
system, please remove it first. Follow the steps below to install the PenMount Windows Me/2000/XP USB driver. 5.2.1 Insert the Aplex product cd install setup.exe. the screen below would appear. Click touch panel driver IMPORTANT! Before installing the driver software you must plug the board into a USB port.
5.2.2 The screen displays ‘InstallShield Wizard’ to install the PenMount Windows Me/2000/XP driver. Click ‘Next’ to begin installing the PenMount USB driver to system. 5.2.3 The license agreement appears. Click ‘Next’.
5.2.4 The next screen shows ‘Ready to Install the Program’. Click ‘Install’. 5.2.5 The ‘InstallShield Wizard completed’ screen appears. Click ‘Finish’.
5.2.6 A message box appears stating the driver does not have an MS Logo. Select ‘Continue Anyway’ to finish the installation. The PenMount USB driver is now completely installed. Configuring the PenMount Windows Me/2000/XP USB Driver Upon rebooting, the computer automatically finds the new 5000 USB controller board. The touch screen is connected but not calibrated. Follow the procedures below to carry out calibration. 5.2.6.1 After installation, click the PenMount Monitor icon “PM” in the menu bar. 5.2.6.
PenMount Control Panel The functions of the PenMount Control Panel are Calibrate, Draw, and About, which are explained in the following sections. Calibrate This function offers two ways to calibrate your touch screen. ‘Standard Calibration’ adjusts most touch screens. ‘Advanced Calibration’ adjusts aging touch screens. Standard Calibration Click this button and arrows appear pointing to red squares. Use your finger or stylus to touch the red squares in sequence.
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Plot Calibration Data Check this function and a touch panel linearity comparison graph appears when you have finished Advanced Calibration. The blue lines show linearity before calibration and black lines show linearity after calibration. Draw Tests or demonstrates the PenMount touch screen operation. The display shows touch location. Click Draw to start.
Touch the screen with your finger or a stylus and the drawing screen registers touch activity such left, right, up, down, pen up, and pen down. Click Clear Screen to clear the drawing.
Options This panel function supports two modes—Operation Mode and Beep Sound Mode—which allow configuration for specific touch screen applications, such as point-of-sales (POS) terminals. Operation Mode This mode enables and disables the mouse’s ability to drag on-screen icons—useful for configuring POS terminals. Stream Mode – Select this mode and the mouse functions as normal and allows dragging of icons.
About This panel displays information about the PenMount controller and driver version. PenMount Monitor Menu Icon The PenMount monitor icon (PM) appears in the menu bar of Windows Me/2000/XP system after the Windows Me/2000/XP USB driver is installed. PenMount Monitor has the following functions.
Beep Turns touch screen beep on or off. Right Button When you select this function, a mouse icon appears in the right-bottom of the screen. Click this icon to switch between Right and Left Button functions. Exit Exits the PenMount Monitor function. PenMount Rotating Functions The PenMount driver for Windows Me/2000/XP supports several display rotating software packages. Please see Chapter 5 for more information.
Configuring the Rotate Function 1. Install the rotation software package. 2. Choose the rotate function (0°, 90°, 180°, 270°) in the 3rd party software. The calibration screen appears automatically. Touch this point and rotation is mapped. NOTE: The Rotate function is disabled if you use Monitor Mapping.
5.3 Uninstall the PenMount Windows Me/2000/XP USB driver 1. Exit the PenMount monitor (PM) in the menu bar. 2. Remove the PenMount USB driver from “Start/Control Panel/Add/Remove Programs. Select ‘PenMount USB’ and click ‘Remove’. 3. Click ‘Yes’ to confirm removal of the driver and the PenMount Windows 98 USB driver is completely removed from the system.
