User Manual

Revision A: October 2002

Hardware Installation

Tools Required To install the Foreman PC system hardware, you need to use

Modular’s hardware installation kit (part number 200602). Tools

provided in the kit (see Appendix C) include:

• a 20AWG pin insertion tool

• a 20AWG pin extraction tool

• a coaxial wire stripper

• military pin crimpers

• a drill and bits

Overview The main hardware components of the Foreman PC system are:

• A ruggedized PC and keyboard mounted on an adjustable PC

mount in the cab

• An RF antenna on the cab roof that provides serial

communications to the PC

• A GPS receiver/antenna on the cab roof that provides GPS data

to the PC

• An electrical box (enclosure) behind the cab seat that, among

other things, provides power to the PC and relays information

to the PC from the RF antenna

Installing the Foreman PC entails mounting the above components in

place and connecting them with cables. The installation also includes

connecting the electrical box to an unswitched, continuous 12-volt

power source inside the cab or direct to the truck battery.

Figure 2.1 on the following page shows the hardware locations and

cable connections. Subsequent sections in this chapter provide step-

by-step instructions for installing the hardware and cables.