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  • Page 1 MDR-42 Ruggedized POI PC Display User Manual ROTEC...
  • Page 3 The product you purchased is versatile and complex, and even a small oversight can affect overall performance. Although the information in this document has been carefully reviewed, ROTEC does not warrant it to be free of errors or omissions. In this case, we apologize and would greatly appreciate correction proposals.
  • Page 4 MDR-42 Instruction Revisions Revisions to the User’s Manual are briefly listed here by index: Index Revision Date Author Reason First edit 8.12.2006 P. Walter preliminary version 19.7.2008 P. Walter PS/2 changed in USB PC changed to rBaseETX Fan speed regulated...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Content MDR-42 Content INSTRUCTION .................... 7 IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION ............8 UNPACKING ..................... 13 WALL MOUNTING ..................14 CONNECTING ................... 15 5.1......................16 OWER ONNECTOR 5.2. RS 485 I ........................16 5.3. RS 485 O ........................16 5.4. USB 1/2 ........................16 5.5.
  • Page 6 MDR-42 Instruction 9.4.2.4. UART interface COM2 ..................29 9.4.2.5. USB Interface USB1/2 and USB 2/3..............30 9.4.2.6. Keyboard and Mouse PS/2 interface ..............30 9.4.2.7. IDE Interface for common 2.5'' hard disks ............30 9.4.2.8. Usage of SATA hard disks ................. 31 9.4.2.9.
  • Page 7 Content MDR-42 9.11.4.5. Memory Cache Submenu ................. 55 9.11.4.6. I/O Device Configuration Submenu ..............56 9.11.4.7. Keyboard Features Submenu ................57 9.11.4.8. Hardware Monitor Submenu ................57 9.11.4.9. Watchdog Settings Submenu ................59 9.11.4.10. Display Control Submenu ................ 59 9.11.4.11.
  • Page 8 MDR-42 Instruction 10.8.12. Supervisor for application software ................83 10.8.13. Timeout for application software heartbeat ............. 83 10.8.14. Watchdog activ ......................83 10.8.15. Timeout watchdog ..................... 83 10.8.16. Offset Backlight ......................84 10.8.17. Backlight fix activ ....................... 84 10.8.18. Value for backlight fix ....................84 10.8.19.

  • Page 9: Instruction

    MDR-42 Instruction This manual will familiarize you with the installation and use of your Rotec MDR-/42 display. Please take the time to read these instructions even if you are familiar with monitors and computers. We have taken all possible care to ensure that this manual contains correct, accurate information. We reserve the right to make changes according to technical progress.

  • Page 10: Important Safety Information

    MDR-42 Important Safety Information Important Safety Information This section contains:  Important safety information  Battery information This display has been tested for conformance to safety regulations and requirements, and has been certified for international use. Like any electronic device, however, the display should be used with care.
  • Page 11 Important Safety Information MDR-42  Do not plug the display into the same circuit with radio or television receivers. - 9 - ROTEC technology...
  • Page 12 MDR-42 Important Safety Information Electrical Restrictions  Use the plug that is provided with the display. If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet, contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounding-type plug.
  • Page 13 Important Safety Information MDR-42 details. Occasionally, a few non-active pixels may appear on the screen as a fixed point of blue, green or red.  When the MDR display is operated continuously for long hours, the residual image of a previous image may be observed.
  • Page 14 MDR-42 Important Safety Information ROTEC technology - 12 -...

  • Page 15: Unpacking

    Unpacking MDR-42 Unpacking Carefully take the display out of the packaging and make sure that all of the following components are included: Display Power plug (optional) 1 Keys Set of retaining screws/bolts (for hooking the display in the mounting adapter)

  • Page 16: Wall Mounting

    Wall mounting Wall mounting The Rotec MDR display can be mounted and operated in vertical or in horizontal position. That means that the display can hang either in “landscape” or in “portrait” orientation. The displayed picture can also be rotated to fit the desired orientation.

  • Page 17: Connecting

    Connecting MDR-42 Connecting The connectors of the ROTEC MDR display are located at the bottum of the switch box on the raer of the display. To connect the cables to the display, perform the following steps:  Loosen and remove the covers of the connectors appropriate ...

  • Page 18: Power Connector

    MDR-42 Connecting 5.1. Power Connector Description AC L AC N Frame Ground Table 1: Power 5.2. RS 485 In Signal transmit Signal receive Ground Tabel 2: RS485 In RS485 is an Option. 5.3. RS 485 Out Signal receive Signal transmit...

  • Page 19: Open/Close The Cabinet

    Open/close the cabinet MDR-42 Open/close the cabinet To open the cabinet use the two keys and turn them counter-clockwise. Lift the cover with the display to the end position and then downward until it engage. To close the cabinet lift the cover to the end position and the downward to the close position. Turn both keys clockwise and put them out.

  • Page 20: Start Up

    Start Up Start Up The ROTEC MDR will start up by connecting the power cable to the power connector on the rear side. Take care that the cable is supplied with power. The MDR will boot up the built-in PC.

  • Page 21: Ambient Light Control

    Start Up MDR-42 7.2. Ambient Light Control The brightness of the display is controlled with an ambient light sensor, which is behind the little hole in the frontglass at the top. The characteristics can be programmed (Section 11). - 19 -...

  • Page 22: Temperature Managment

    MDR-42 Start Up 7.3. Temperature Managment The temperature inside the display is detected with an sensor inside the cabinet, which is located in the dimming board. The air circulation is divided in two parts, the primary and the secondary circulation. They are totally separated from each other.

  • Page 23: Watchdog

    Start Up MDR-42 7.4. Watchdog After the operating system is started up. the watchdog is activated (refer to Appendix B). If the watchdog will not retriggered every second, because the Dimming Task is corrupted or the PC stopped, the PC will reset. During the reset the backlight of the display is off only when the display is set to blind start...

  • Page 24: Maintenance

    MDR-42 Maintenance Maintenance Change the filter periodical. The period depend on the ambient conditions. It is recommend to change the filter element each 3 month. Clear the front glas not with routh material to avoid scrapper. ROTEC technology - 22 -...

  • Page 25: Technical Data

    Technical Data MDR-42 Technical Data 9.1. Summery MDR-42 Product 42“ LCD Module Size 42“ CMO V420H1-L07 LCD Module Model Visual Characteristics Panel Resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080(native), 1366 x 768, 1360 x 768, 1280 x 768, Display Resolution 1024 x 768, 852 x 480, 800 x 600 without scaling...
  • Page 26 MDR-42 Technical Data Embedded PC Specification Intel Celeron 800 MHz CPU Performance up to Intel Core2 Duo Memory 256MB RAM (up to 1 Gbyte optional) 10/100 Base-T 2x USB 2.0 Serial Ports 1x RS-232 Parallel 1x LPT (Optional) LVDS 1x LVDS, 2ch, 24 Bit...

  • Page 27: Blockdiagram

    Technical Data MDR-42 9.2. Blockdiagram Temp. 1 Temp. 2 TFT-Display CN1 (LVDS) Inside Fans Lightsensor rBaseETX BL On/Off BL Dimm ETX-PM Outside Fans miniPCI Videograbber Optional USB-Hub Optional 24 VDC DVB-T WLAN Powersupply Optional Optional 90-240 CAC Optional USB 2...

  • Page 28: Mechanical Dimensions

    MDR-42 Technical Data 9.3. Mechanical dimensions ROTEC technology - 26 -...

  • Page 29: Baseboard

    Technical Data MDR-42 9.4. Baseboard These section give an overview about the features of the baseboard rBaseETX. Details about the interfaces can you found in the next chapters. Some features depend on used ETX module. Graphic controller, ethernet controller, primary and or secondary IDE will be influenced by the ETX module. It's important to read the manual of the ETX module before using it with the rBase.

  • Page 30: Vga Interface

    MDR-42 Technical Data 9.4.2.1. VGA interface Description Type Green Blue n.c. n.c. DDC-DATA H-SYNC V-SYNC DDC-CLK Table 7: VGA Pin assignment To connect a common VGA monitor rBaseETX board has a 15pin SUB-D high density connector at front side. The graphic resolutions depends on the used ETX boards. Please refer the manual of your ETX board which maximal resolutions are possible.

  • Page 31: Uart Interface Com1

    Technical Data MDR-42 9.4.2.3. UART interface COM1 The serial interface COM1 is available as a 9pin SUB-D connector at the front. The pin assignment is according the following table. Description Type Input Output Output Input Output Input RING Input Table 8: UART1 Pin assignment 9.4.2.4.

  • Page 32: Usb Interface Usb1/2 And Usb 2/3

    Table 10: USB Pin assignment 9.4.2.6. Keyboard and Mouse PS/2 interface To connect a PS/2 keyboard or mouse you may to order an adapter cable at ROTEC. The sockets for keyboard and mouse at the rBaseETX has the following pin assignments.

  • Page 33: Usage Of Sata Hard Disks

    SATA hard disks the rBaseETX baseboard has a special power connector for supplying the power to the SATA hard disks. The pin assignment for the HD_PWR connector are shown in next table. Power chords for SATA hard disks can ordered from ROTEC technology. Description...

  • Page 34: General Purpose Io Gpio

    MDR-42 Technical Data 9.4.2.11. General purpose IO GPIO At the rBaseETX module there are up to 16 general purpose IO's available. They can individually configured as an input or an output. Each configured output can used in push-pull or in open-drain mode. Every input can be configured as trigger source which results finally in an IRQ11 event.

  • Page 35: Fan1, Fan2, Fan3, Fan4, Fan5

    Technical Data MDR-42 9.4.2.12. FAN1, FAN2, FAN3, FAN4, FAN5 rBaseETX can control up to 5 DC fans. The fans can be controlled individually in speed. It will also be possible to speed up the fans with increasing temperature or vice versa. The control will be done through two ADT7476A devices.

  • Page 36: Lvds Interface

    MDR-42 Technical Data 9.4.2.14. LVDS Interface rBaseETX supports up to 2 channel LVDS interface with 18bit or 24bit color depth. The LCD pannel voltage can be set by placing a jumper between 12V, 5V or 3.3V. A wrong setting of the supply voltage can destroy your connected LCD pannel.
  • Page 37 Technical Data MDR-42 Description Type CH1-TX0- LVDS CH1-TX0+ LVDS CH1-TX1- LVDS CH1-TX1+ LVDS CH1-TX2- LVDS CH1-TX2+ LVDS CH1-CLK- LVDS CH1-CLK+ LVDS CH1-TX3- LVDS CH1-TX3+ LVDS CH2-TX0- LVDS CH2-TX0+ LVDS CH1-TX1- LVDS CH1-TX1+ LVDS CH2-TX2- LVDS CH1-TX2+ LVDS CH2-CLK- LVDS CH2-CLK+...

  • Page 38: Inverter Support Inv

    MDR-42 Technical Data 9.4.2.15. Inverter support INV A backlight inverter with no heave load can be driven by the rBaseETX board. Via the CHILI interface the dimming voltage vor the backlight inverter can be controlled. The BL_ON signal at the connector is driven from ETX module.

  • Page 39: Audio Interface

    Technical Data MDR-42 9.4.2.16. Audio Interface Common stereo loudspeakers with a minimum impedance of 8Ohm can connected to the rBaseETX board. The audio amplifier has about 5W rms power at each channel. For connecting use a common 3.5mm stereo plug.

  • Page 40: Cpu, Chipset And Super I/O

    MDR-42 Technical Data 9.5. CPU, CHIPSET and SUPER I/O 9.5.1. CPU The central processing unit(CPU) consists of: ® ®  Mobile Intel Pentium M, which includes such features as:  Supports Intel® Architecture with Dynamic Execution  High performance, low-power core ...

  • Page 41: System Memory

    You can program the timeout period for the watchdog timer in two ranges:  1-second increments from 1 to 255 seconds  1-minute increments from 1 to 255 minutes Contact ROTEC technical support for information on programming and operating the WDT. - 39 - ROTEC technology...

  • Page 42: Block Diagram

    MDR-42 Technical Data 9.8. BLOCK DIAGRAM ROTEC technology - 40 -...

  • Page 43: Processor Performance Control

    Technical Data MDR-42 9.9. Processor Performance Control The Pentium M processor can run in different performance states (multiple frequency/voltage operating points). The CPU performance can be altered while the computer is functioning. This allows the processor to run at different core frequencies and voltages depending on CPU thermal state and OS policy.

  • Page 44: System Resources

    MDR-42 Technical Data 9.10. SYSTEM RESOURCES 9.10.1. Interrupt Request (IRQ) Lines In 8259 PIC mode IRQ # Used For Available Comment Timer0 Keyboard Slave 8259 COM2 Note (1) COM1 Note (1) LPT2 Note (2) Floppy Drive Note (1) Controller LPT1...
  • Page 45 Technical Data MDR-42 In APIC mode: IRQ # Used For Available Comment Timer0 Keyboard Slave 8259 COM2 Note (1) COM1 Note (1) PCI/LPT2 Note (2) Floppy Drive Note (1) Controller LPT1 Note (1) System Control Interrupt (3) COM3 Note (2)
  • Page 46 MDR-42 Technical Data setup. Unavailable in Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) mode. Used as System Control Interrupt (SCI) in ACPI mode. IRQs are available if IDE controller is either disabled in setup or if in Native IDE mode. ROTEC technology...

  • Page 47: Direct Memory Access (Dma) Channels

    Technical Data MDR-42 9.10.2. Direct Memory Access (DMA) Channels DMA # Used for Available Comment Unavailable if Sound Blaster is enabled with default configuration. If the “used-for” device is disabled in setup, the corresponding DMA channel is available for other devices.

  • Page 48: I/O Address Map

    MDR-42 Technical Data 9.10.4. I/O Address Map The I/O-port addresses of the ETX-PM are functionally identical with a standard PC/AT. The following I/O ports are used: I/O Address Used for Available Comment Available if external I/O controller not 2E8-2Efh COM4 used.

  • Page 49: System Management (Sm) Bus

    Technical Data MDR-42 9.10.7. System Management (SM) Bus You can use the following SM bus addresses for external devices. SM Bus Address SM Device Comment SMART_CHARGER Not to be used with any SM bus device except a charger SMART_SELECTOR Not to be used with any SM bus device except a selector...

  • Page 50: Bios Operation

    MDR-42 Technical Data 9.11. BIOS OPERATION The module is equipped with a Phoenix BIOS, which is located in an onboard Flash EEPROM. The device has 8-bit access. Faster access (16 bit) is provided by the shadow RAM feature. You can update the BIOS using a Flash utility.
  • Page 51 Technical Data MDR-42 The Setup Screen is composed of several sections: Setup Screen Location Function Menu Bar Lists and selects all top level menus. Legend Bar Bottom Lists setup navigation keys. Item Specific Help Window Right Help for selected item.

  • Page 52: Main Menu

    MDR-42 Technical Data Use the ↑ or ↓ key to move the cursor to the field you want. Then use the + and – keys to select a value for that field. The Save Value commands in the Exit menu save the values displayed in all the menus.
  • Page 53 Technical Data MDR-42 Displays amount of conventional memory detected during System Memory bootup. Extended Memory Displays amount of extended memory detected during bootup. Note: In the Option column, bold shows default settings. - 51 - ROTEC technology...

  • Page 54: Master Or Slave Submenus

    MDR-42 Technical Data 9.11.3.1. Master or Slave Submenus Feature Option Description Type None IDE Removable ATAPI None = Autotyping is not able to supply the Removable CD-ROM Other drive type or end user has selected None, ATAPI User Auto disabling any drive that may be installed.

  • Page 55: Advanced Menu

    Technical Data MDR-42 9.11.4. Advanced Menu Feature Option Description sub menu Opens Advanced Chipset Control sub menu. Control sub menu Opens PCI/PNP Config sub menu. sub menu Opens Cache Control sub menu. sub menu Opens Peripheral Config sub menu. sub menu Opens Keyboard Features sub menu.

  • Page 56: Pci/Pnp Configuration Submenu

    MDR-42 Technical Data 9.11.4.2. PCI/PNP Configuration Submenu Feature Option Description Plug & Play OS No Yes If your system has a PnP OS (e.g. Win9x) select Yes to let the OS configure PnP devices not required for booting. No allows the BIOS to configure them.

  • Page 57: Pci/Pnp Isa Irq Exclusion Submenu

    Technical Data MDR-42 Note: In the Option column, bold shows default settings. 9.11.4.4. PCI/PNP ISA IRQ Exclusion Submenu Feature Option Description IRQ3 Available Reserves the specified IRQ for use by legacy ISA devices. Reserved IRQ4 see above see above IRQ5...

  • Page 58: I/O Device Configuration Submenu

    MDR-42 Technical Data D000 – D3FF D400 – D7FF Disabled Write Disabled: block is not cached. D800 – DBFF DC00 – DFFF Through Write Write Through: Writes are cached Protected Write and sent to main memory at once. Back Write Protect: Writes are ignored.

  • Page 59: Keyboard Features Submenu

    Technical Data MDR-42 Mode Normal, IrDA Set the mode for serial port B. 3F8h, 2F8h, 3E8h, Base I/O address Select I/O base of port. 2E8h IRQ (port A and B) IRQ 3, IRQ 4 Select IRQ of port A and B...
  • Page 60 MDR-42 Technical Data Vcc (3.3) 3.3V power plane CPU core Core voltage (depends on CPU) 5Vsb 5V Standby plane V(5) 5V power plane Battery Backup battery voltage CPU Temp Temperature of CPU die ROTEC technology - 58 -...

  • Page 61: Watchdog Settings Submenu

    Technical Data MDR-42 9.11.4.9. Watchdog Settings Submenu Feature Option Description Mode Disabled Reset Select watchdog operation mode. Delay 1s, 5s, 10s, 30s, 1min, The time until the watchdog counter starts 5min, 10min, 30min counting. Useful to handle longer boot times.

  • Page 62: Miscellaneous Submenu

    MDR-42 Technical Data 9.11.4.11. Miscellaneous Submenu Feature Option Description Floppy Check Disabled Enabled Enabled verifies floppy type on boot; disabled speeds boot. Summary Screen Disabled Enabled If enabled, a summary screen is displayed just before booting the OS to let the end user see the system configuration.

  • Page 63: Security Menu

    Technical Data MDR-42 9.11.5. Security Menu Feature Option Description Set User Password Up to seven Pressing <Enter> displays the dialog box for alphanumeric characters entering the user password. In related systems, this password gives restricted access to setup. Set Supervisor Up to seven Pressing <Enter>...

  • Page 64: Power Menu

    MDR-42 Technical Data 9.11.6. Power Menu A power management system reduces the amount of energy used after specified periods of inactivity. The setup menu supports:  Full On state  Standby state with partial power reduction  Suspend state with full power reduction Use the Advanced Options menu to specify whether an activity can terminate a Standby or Suspend state and restore Full On.
  • Page 65 Technical Data MDR-42 Feature Option Description Power Button Function Power Off Sleep Determines if the system enters suspend or soft off when the power button is pressed. Power Loss Control Stay Off Power On Last Determines how the system behaves after a power State failure.

  • Page 66: Acpi Control Submenu

    MDR-42 Technical Data 9.11.6.1. ACPI Control Submenu Feature Option Description Disabled 40 C – 100 C Active Trip Point Determines the temperature of the ACPI Active Trip Point, the point at which the OS will turn on/off the CPU fan.

  • Page 67: Acpi Resume Events

    Technical Data MDR-42 9.11.6.2. ACPI Resume Events ETX-PM supports S1 state only, no S3 (S2R) and S4 (S2D). The following events resume the system from S1:  Power button  PME#  PS/2 keyboard and mouse  USB keyboard and mouse activity ...

  • Page 68: Boot First Menu

    MDR-42 Technical Data Exclude from boot order: USB FDC: <USB Floppy drive> USB HDD: <USB Hard Drive device> USB ZIP: <USB ZIP drive> USB LS-120: <USB CDROM device> PCI BEV: <PCI LAN device> PCI SCSI: <PCI SCSI device> Bootable Add-in Cards Notes: The standard 1.44MB floppy drive is referenced as Legacy Floppy Drives.

  • Page 69: Updating Or Restoring Bios

    Technical Data MDR-42 Discards changes made during a Setup session and revert to values previously saved in CMOS. Save Changes Saves all selections without exiting Setup. 9.11.9. Updating or Restoring BIOS Phoenix Phlash16 allows you to update or restore the BIOS with a newer version or restore a corrupt BIOS by using a floppy disk without having to install a new ROM chip.

  • Page 70: Preventing Problems When Updating Or Restoring Bios

    MDR-42 Technical Data BIOS.WPH Serves as the BIOS image to be programmed into Flash ROM. If the BIOS image (BIOS.WPH) changes because of an update or bug fix, copy the new BIOS.WPH image onto the diskette. Phoenix Phlash16 runs in one of two modes: Command Line or Crisis Recovery. Use the Command Line mode to update or replace a BIOS.

  • Page 71: Dimming Control

    Dimming Control MDR-42 Dimming Control 10.1. General Description  the tool „Dimming Control“ has the purpose to controll the backlight of TFT displays.  The backlight can be switched on/off  the brightness of the backlight is controlled with ambient light sensor and an temperature sensor of the cabinet of the monitor.

  • Page 72: Installation

    MDR-42 Dimming Control 10.3. Installation The Programm „dimming.exe“ runs under Windows 2000/XP. For install copy the „dimming.zip“ to the target folder and unzip it. Then run the „install.bat“. Note : For autostart of dimming control the entries in Autostart necessary.
  • Page 73 Dimming Control MDR-42 The follow selections are possible :  About Dimming Control Indicate the Dimming Version  Dimming Show Get the Dimming Control window into the foreground  Dimming Hide Get the Dimming Control window hide  Dimming Gui Get the Gui for Dimming Control ...

  • Page 74: Supervision

    MDR-42 Dimming Control 10.5. Supervision 10.5.1. Watchdog  The dimming controll can be supervised with an hardware watchdog.  To activate the watchdog set the according parameter in „dimming.ini“.  Additional the supervising intervall can be adjust in the „dimming.ini“...
  • Page 75 Dimming Control MDR-42 //--- Timeout zur Ueberwachung einer externen Anwendung (sec) --- [HOSTTIMEOUT] Count=1 Val=20,0 - 73 - ROTEC technology...

  • Page 76: Gui Dimming Control

    MDR-42 Dimming Control 10.6. GUI Dimming Control By means of the tool " GUI Dimming Control " the Dimming Control can parametrize. Conditions and actual values are displayed. Furthermore there exists the possibility to execute diagnoses. 10.6.1. Startpage On this page conditions and actual values are displayed.
  • Page 77 Dimming Control MDR-42 With the button "Settings" the page „Settings“ can be selected. The button "Exit" close of the tool. - 75 - ROTEC technology...

  • Page 78: Settings

    MDR-42 Dimming Control 10.7. Settings Switches : - Backlight Power ON : This value determine if the backlight is switched on automaticaly after programm start of dimming control or the backlight will be switched on by the application via an message...
  • Page 79 Dimming Control MDR-42 Single values : - Minimal temperature Backlight on : The backlight will not switch on of the actual temperature is under this minimal temperature. The backlight will not switch off when the actual temperature become lower then the minimal value during operation.
  • Page 80 MDR-42 Dimming Control Values / Temperature ( °C ) Range Range °C 13,3 26,6 53,3 - Temperature max Speed Fangroup 1 / 2 Temperature Value for 100 % Fanspeed If the temperature greater this value, the fan speeds up to 100 %.
  • Page 81 Dimming Control MDR-42 Chart values : - D/A converter This characteristic adjust the output voltage of the DA converter for the backlight inverter. Input = Sollwert [%] / output = Digits DA converter - Light / brightnes This caracteristic adjust the value for brightness of backlight depending on the ambient...

  • Page 82: Parameter File

    MDR-42 Dimming Control 10.8. Parameter file The parameter file for Dimming Control is „dimming.ini“ All necessary definations for Dimming Control are in this INI-file. Structure of an defination : a. [x] x:=Section b. Count=x x:=number of entries c. Val=x x:=Werte 10.8.1.

  • Page 83: Characteristic Temperature / Brightness Backlight

    Dimming Control MDR-42 10.8.4. Characteristic temperature / brightness backlight This caracteristic adjust the value for brightness of backlight depending on the temperature sensor in the cabinet Input = temperature [°C] / output = value brightness % Curve: [TEMPSOLLPROZENT] Input Output Count=4 Val=0,0;100,0...

  • Page 84: Fan Group 1

    MDR-42 Dimming Control 10.8.8. Fan group 1 For activate the fan group 1 0 = fan group 1 not activ 1 = fan group 1 activ Definition: [FAN1AKT] Count=1 Val=1 10.8.9. Fan group 2 For activate the fan group 2...

  • Page 85: Supervisor For Application Software

    Dimming Control MDR-42 10.8.12. Supervisor for application software An application software can supervised with the dimming control. 0 = supervisor not activ 1 = supervisor activ Definition: [HOSTUEBAKT] Count=1 Val=0 10.8.13. Timeout for application software heartbeat This parameter defines the the intervall time the application software has to send an heartbeat (WM_HEARTBEAT).

  • Page 86: Offset Backlight

    MDR-42 Dimming Control 10.8.16. Offset Backlight Offset for backlight – brightnes ( 0 … 100 % ) Definition: [BACKLOFFSET] Count=1 Val=0,0 10.8.17. Backlight fix activ Activate the mode for fixed value backlight brightnes. Backlight dimming is inactiv. 0 = Backlight fix not active...

  • Page 87: Debug-Mode Sm-Bus

    Dimming Control MDR-42 10.8.20. Debug-Mode SM-Bus Print of SM-Bus value on the console. 0 = no print / 1 = print Notice: not possible under Windows (Linux only) 10.8.21. Host name The host name of the application software for exchange of messages...

  • Page 88: Messages

    MDR-42 Dimming Control 10.9. Messages The Dimming Control communicate with the application software with Windows-Messages of the class CWnd. The name of the application software has to set in the section [Hostname] of INI-file dimming.ini. 10.9.1. Messages - Commands 10.9.1.1. Application  Dimming Control...

  • Page 89: Dimming Control  Application

    Dimming Control MDR-42 10.9.1.2. Dimming Control  Application Message Description WM_SYSZUS System state ( wParam = state ) / ( lParam = Errors ) Temperaure and Brightnes WM_TEMPBRIGHT wParam = Temperature [Grad Celsius] lParam = Brightnes [Lux] Temperature CPU WM_TEMPCPU wParam = Temperature CPU [Grad Celsius] 10.9.1.3.

  • Page 90: Sample Sending Commands

    MDR-42 Dimming Control Note : after system status is changed from dimming control by itself the message „WM_SYSZUS“ is send automatically. 10.9.1.4. Sample sending commands command : WM_BACKLON Headerfile: commands.h 1. Registration of the Windows message sDimMessages.WM_BACKLON = RegisterWindowMessage( KENN_STRG_WM_BACKLIGHT_ON );...
  • Page 91 Dimming Control MDR-42 Communications Regulations Information DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY According to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 Manufactturer’s Name: ROTEC technology GmbH Manufacturer’s Adress: Gutenbergstr. 15 D76437 Rastatt Germany Declares, that the product: Product Name: MDR-42 Conforms to the following Product Specifications:...

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