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(with motherboard SBC-7106) User Manual Release Date Revision Aug. 2015 V1.3 ®2015 Aplex Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Published in Taiwan Aplex Technology, Inc. 15F-1, No.186, Jian Yi Road, Zhonghe District, New Taipei City 235, Taiwan Tel: 886-2-82262881 Fax: 886-2-82262883 E-mail: aplex@aplex.com.tw...
Revision History Reversion Date Descriptions 2013/10/03 Official Version 2013/10/21 Modify CPU, 12.1” LCD, dimensions, and touch interface Spec. 2014/10/30 17” and 19” change motherboard to SBC-7106A 2015/08/11 Modify IO Port Serial/Parallel, 12.1” LCD, operating temperature, motherboard and Expansion slot spec., add power consumption spec.
This information in this document is subject to change without notice. In no event shall Aplex Technology Inc. be liable for damages of any kind, whether incidental or consequential, arising from either the use or misuse of information in this document or in any related materials.
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. ◆...
Table of Contents Revision History………………………………………………………………………………….1 Warning!/Disclaimer…………………………………………………………………………..2 Packing List/Safety Precautions…………………………………………………………..3 Chapter 1 Getting Started 1.1 Features……………………………………………………..….……………………..6 1.2 Specifications…………………..…………………………………………………….6 1.3 Dimensions…………………………..……………...…………………………..8 1.4 Brief Description of APC-3x84A/APC-3x85A……..…………….………9 Chapter 2 Hardware 2.1 Mainboard………..………..…….………………………………..…………..…..11 2.2 Motherboard Specifications….…………………………..………………...11 2.3 Jumpers Setting and Connectors..........15 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 3.1 Operations after POST Screen…..........21 3.2 BIOS Setup Utility…..............22 3.3 Main Settings…................23...
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5.1 Windows 2000/XP USB Driver Installation for PenMount 6000 Series………………………..……………………………………………………….51 5.2 Software Functions..............55 Figures Figure 1.1: Dimensions of APC-3284A/APC-3285A……..……………..…8 Figure 1.2: Dimensions of 3584A/APC-3585A……………………………...8 Figure 1.3: Front View of APC-3X84A…………..……………………………...9 Figure 1.4: Rear View of APC-3X84A…………..……….……………………...9 Figure 1.5: Front View of APC-3X85A………………….……………………..10 Figure 1.6: Rear View of APC-3X85A……………………………………..……10...
Onboard 2GB DDR3 800 MHz, 4GB is for option 11~32V DC wide-ranging power input 5 sides IP 65 5-Wire Resistive Touch Screen 1.2 Specifications APC-3284A/85A APC-3584A/85A System Intel® Atom Processor D2550 1.8G Motherboard SBC-7106 System Chipset Intel NM10 Express...
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5 sides IP65 Mounting VESA mount 75 x 75 Dimension 330 x 260 x 51 mm 398 x 319 x 51.8 mm Net Weight (Kgs) 4.3 Kg (APC-3284A) 6.9 Kg (APC-3584A) 4 Kg (APC-3285A) 6.5 Kg (APC-3585A) Environmental Operating 0~50°C (with HDD) Temperature -20~60°C (with Industrial SSD for 15”)
1.4 Brief Description of APC-3x84A/APC-3x85A The APC-3x84A/APC-3X85A is the fanless and low power consumption panel-mount industrial panel pc with 12”/15” TFT LCD. It powered by Intel ® Atom Processor D2550 . The panel PC comes with a rich variety of functions and peripherals. It comes 1.8G with 1 x 2.5-inch hard disk drive and for data storage , support...
Chapter 2 Hardware 2.1 Motherboard Introduction SBC-7106 is a 4" industrial motherboard developed on the basis of Intel Cedarview-M Processors and NM10, which provides abundant peripheral interfaces to meet the needs of different customers. Also, it features dual GbE ports, 3-COM ports and one Mini PCIE configuration, one VGA port, one HDMI port, one LVDS interface.
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BIOS AMIBIOS Storage 1 x SATA Connector (7P) 1 x SATA Connector (7P+15P) 1 x SD Socket (USB to SD) Ethernet 2 x PCIe GbE LAN by Realtek RTL8111E 2 x USB 2.0 (type A)stack ports (USB4/USB5) 2 x USB 2.0 Pin header via CN3 (USB2/USB3) 2 x USB 2.0 Pin header via CN1 (USB0/USB1) 1 x USB 2.0 for MPCIE1 (USB7) 1 x RS-232/RS-422/RS-485, DB9 connector for external...
1 x HDD LED status via CN1 1 x Buzzer External I/O port 2 x COM Ports (COM1/COM2) 2 x USB 2.0 Ports (stack) 2 x GbE LAN Ports 1 x HDMI Port 1 x Stack audio Jack (Line out) Watchdog Timer Software programmable 1 –...
2.3 Jumpers Setting and Connectors 1. JP5: (2.0mm Pitch 1X2 box Pin Header),ATX Power and Auto Power on jumper setting. Mode Open ATX Power Close Auto Power on (Default) 3. BAT1 : (1.25mm Pitch 1X2 box Pin Header) 3.0V Li battery is embedded to provide power for CMOS.
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9. RS-232: (Switch),COM1 jumper setting, it provides selectable RS232 or RS422 or RS485 serial signal output. Function S_232 Pin# RS232 (Default) ON: Pin1, Pin2, Pin3, Pin4 RS422 (option) OFF: Pin1, Pin2, Pin3, Pin4 RS485 (option) OFF: Pin1, Pin2, Pin3, Pin4 10.
BIOS Setup: Advanced/W83627UHG Super IO Configuration/Serial Port 1 Configuration【RS-232】 RS422 (option): Pin# Signal Name 422_RX+ 422_RX- 422_TX- 422_TX+ Ground BIOS Setup: Advanced/W83627UHG Super IO Configuration/Serial Port 1 Configuration【RS-422】 RS485 (option): Pin# Signal Name 485- 485+ Ground BIOS Setup: Advanced/W83627UHG Super IO Configuration/Serial Port 1 Configuration【RS-485】...
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Pin# Signal Name DCD# (Data Carrier Detect) RXD (Received Data) TXD (Transmit Data) DTR (Data Terminal Ready) Ground DSR (Data Set Ready) RTS (Request To Send) CTS (Clear To Send) 16. LED3: LED STATUS. Green LED for Touch Power status. 19 SATA1: SATA Connectors, one SATA connectors are provided, with (SATA 7Pin+15Pin),...
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Each USB Type A Receptacle (2 Ports) Current limited value is 1.5A. If the external USB device current exceeds 1.5A, please separate connectors into different Receptacle. 25. LAN1/LAN2: Connector Rear LAN port, Two standard 10/100/1000M RJ-45 LAN1/LAN2: (RJ45 Ethernet ports are provided. Used Realtek RTL8111E chipset, LINK LED (green) and ACTIVE LED (yellow) respectively located at the left-hand and right-hand side of the Ethernet port indicate the activity and transmission state of LAN.
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Description 3.1 Operations after POST Screen After CMOS discharge or BIOS flashing operation,.Press [Delete] key to enter CMOS Setup. After optimizing and exiting CMOS Setup, the POST screen displayed for the first time is as follows and includes basic information on BIOS, CPU, memory, and storage devices.
3.2 BIOS Setup Utility Press [Delete] key to enter BIOS Setup utility during POST, and then a main menu containing system summary information will appear. APC-3x84A /APC-3x85AUser Manual...
3.3 Main Settings System Time: Set the system time, the time format is: Hour : 0 to 23 Minute : 0 to 59 Second : 0 to 59 System Date: Set the system date, the date format is: Day: Note that the ‘Day’ automatically changes when you set the date.
3.4 Advanced Settings 3.4.1 PCI Subsystem Settings PCI Bus Driver Versio V2.05.02 PCI Common Settings: PCI Latency Timer: [32 PCI Bus Clocks] [64 PCI Bus Clocks] [96 PCI Bus Clocks] [128 PCI Bus Clocks] [160 PCI Bus Clocks] [192 PCI Bus Clocks] [224 PCI Bus Clocks] [248 PCI Bus Clocks] VGA Palette Snoop:...
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[Disabled] [Enabled] PERR# Generation: [Disabled] [Enabled] SERR# Generation: [Disabled] [Enabled] 3.4.2 ACPI Settings Enable ACPI Auto Conf: [Disabled] [Enabled] Enable Hibernation: [Enabled] [Disabled] ACPI Sleep State: [Both S1 and S3 available for OS to choose from ] [Suspend Disabled] [S1 only(CPU Stop Clock) ] [S3 only (Suspend to RAM) ] Lock Legacy Resources: [Disabled]...
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Processor Speed 1600 MHz System Bus Speed 400 MHz Ratio Status Actual Ratio System Bus Speed 400 MHz Processor Stepping 30661 Microcode Revision L1 Cache RAM 2 x 56 k L2 Cache RAM 2 x 512k Processor Core Dual Hyper-Threading Supported Hyper-Threading: [Enabled]...
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3.4.5 IDE Configuration SATA Port0 Not Present SATA Port1 Not Present SATA Controller(S): [Enabled] [Disabled] Configure SATA as: [IDE] [AHCI] Misc Configuration for hard disk 3.4.6 USB Configuration USB Configuration USB Devices: 1 Drive ,1 keyboard Legacy USB Support: [Enabled] [Disabled] EHCI Hand-off: [Disabled]...
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Mass Storage Devices: Multiplecard Reader 1 [Auto] [Floppy] [Forced FDD] [Hard Disk] [CD-ROM] 3.4.7 W83627UHG Super IO Configuration W83627UHG Super IO ch W83627UHG Serial Port 1 Configuration UART Mode Selection: [RS-232] [RS-485] [RS-422] Serial Port 2 Configuration Serial Port 3 Configuration UART Mode Selection:...
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+1.5V : +1.528V AVCC : +5.203V VCC5V : +5.216V VSB5 : +5.203V VBAT : +3.334V 3.4.9 Serial Port Console Redirection COM0 Console Redirection [Enabled] [Disabled] Console Redirection Settings Serial Port for Out-of-Band Management/ Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS) Console Redirection [Disabled] [Enabled] Console Redirection Settings...
3.7 Security Settings 6.4.1 Administrator Password 6.4.2 User Password Type the password with up to 20 characters and then press Enter key. This will clear all previously typed CMOS passwords. You will be requested to confirm the password. Type the password again and press Enter key. You may press Esc key to abandon password entry operation.
be disabled. You will have direct access to BIOS setup without typing any password after system reboot once the password is disabled. Once the password feature is used, you will be requested to type the password each time you enter BIOS setup. This will prevent unauthorized persons from changing your system configurations.
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[Yes] [No] Discard Changes and Ext Exit Without Saving Quit without saving? [Yes] [No] Save Changes and Reset Save & reset Save Configuration and reset? [Yes] [No] Discard Changes and Reset Reset Without Saving Reset without saving? [Yes] [No] Save Changes Save Setup Values Save configuration? [Yes] [No]...
Chapter 4 Installation of Drivers This chapter describes the installation procedures for software and drivers under the windows 7. The software and drivers are included with the motherboard. The contents include Intel chipset driver, VGA driver, LAN drivers, Audio driver Installation instructions are given below.
4.1 Intel Chipset Driver To install the Intel chipset driver, please follow the steps below. Step 1. Select Intel (R) Chipset NM10 Express from the list Step 2. Click Next to setup program. APC-3x84A /APC-3x85AUser Manual...
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Step 3. Read the license agreement. Click Yes to accept all of the terms of the license agreement. Step 4. Click Next to continue. APC-3x84A /APC-3x85AUser Manual...
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Step 5. Click Next. Step 6. Select Yes, I want to restart this computer now. Click Finish, then remove any installation media from the drives. APC-3x84A /APC-3x85AUser Manual...
4.2 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver To install the VGA Drivers, follow the steps below to proceed with the installation. Step 1.Select Intel(R) VGA Chipset Driver. Step 2. Click Automatically run WinSAT and enable the Windows Aero desktop theme (if supported). Click Next. APC-3x84A /APC-3x85AUser Manual...
Step 5. Click Finish to exist the wizard. 4.4 Realtek ALC662 HD Audio Codec Driver Installation To install the Realtek ALC662 HD Audio Codec Driver, please follow the steps below. Step 1. Select Realtek AL662 Audio Codec Driver from the list APC-3x84A /APC-3x85AUser Manual...
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Step 2. Click Next to continue. Step 3. Click Yes, I want to restart my computer now. Click Finish to complete the installation. APC-3x84A /APC-3x85AUser Manual...
Chapter 5 Touch Screen Installation This chapter describes how to install drivers and other software that will allow your touch screen work with different operating systems. 5.1 Windows XP/2003/Vista/7 Universal Driver Installation for PenMount 6000 Series Before installing the Windows XP/2003/Vista/7 driver software, you must have the Windows XP/2003/Vista/7 system installed and running on your computer.
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Step 2. Click Next to continue. Step 3. Read the license agreement. Click I Agree to agree the license agreement. APC-3x84A /APC-3x85AUser Manual...
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Step 4. Choose the folder in which to install PenMount Windows Universal Driver. Click Install to start the installation. Step 5. Wait for installation. Then click Next to continue. APC-3x84A /APC-3x85AUser Manual...
5.2 Software Functions Upon rebooting, the computer automatically finds the new 6000 controller board. The touch screen is connected but not calibrated. Follow the procedures below to carry out calibration. 1. After installation, click the PenMount Monitor icon “PM” in the menu bar. 2.
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Advanced Calibration Advanced Calibration uses 4, 9, 16 or 25 points to effectively calibrate touch panel linearity of aged touch screens. Click this button and touch the red squares in sequence with a stylus. To skip, press ESC’. Command Calibration Command call calibration function. Use command mode call calibration function, this can uses Standard, 4, 9, 16 or 25 points to calibrate E.g.
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NOTE: The older the touch screen, the more Advanced Mode calibration points you need for an accurate calibration. Use a stylus during Advanced Calibration for greater accuracy. Please follow the step as below: APC-3x84A /APC-3x85AUser Manual...
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Step 3.Come back to “PenMount Control Panel” and select Tools then click Advanced Calibration. Step 4. Select Device to calibrate, then you can start to do Advanced Calibration. APC-3x84A /APC-3x85AUser Manual...
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NOTE: Recommend to use a stylus during Advanced Calibration for greater accuracy. 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.
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About This panel displays information about the PenMount controller and driver version. APC-3x84A /APC-3x85AUser Manual...
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Multiple Monitors Multiple Monitors support from two to six touch screen displays for one system. The PenMount drivers for Windows 2000/XP support Multiple Monitors. This function supports from two to six touch screen displays for one system. Each monitor requires its own PenMount touch screen control board, either installed inside the display or in a central unit.
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Touch each screen as it displays “Please touch this monitor”. Following this sequence and touching each screen is called mapping the touch screens. Touching all screens completes the mapping and the desktop reappears on the monitors. Select a display and execute the “Calibration” function. A message to start calibration appears.
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Continue calibration for each monitor by clicking Standard Calibration and touching the red squares. NOTES: 1. If you use a single VGA output for multiple monitors, please do not use the Multiple Monitor function. Just follow the regular procedure for calibration on each of your desktop monitors.
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Control Panel Open Control Panel Windows Beep Setting Beep function for each device 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.
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