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Moxa Technologies MPC-2150 User Manual

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MPC-2150 Panel Computer Hardware
User's Manual
Edition 2.0, February 2017
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  • Page 1 MPC-2150 Panel Computer Hardware User’s Manual Edition 2.0, February 2017 www.moxa.com/product © 2017 Moxa Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 2: Copyright Notice

    MPC-2150 Panel Computer Hardware User’s Manual The software described in this manual is furnished under a license agreement and may be used only in accordance with the terms of that agreement. Copyright Notice © 2017 Moxa Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    VESA Mounting ........................... 3-4 Wiring Requirements ........................... 3-5 Temperature Requirements ........................3-5 Grounding the MPC-2150 Series ......................3-5 Powering on/off the MPC-2150 Series ....................3-6 SavvyTouch Display Control Buttons ....................3-6 Extending the Displays ........................3-8 Connecting Data Transmission Cables ....................3-9 Connecting to a Network ......................
  • Page 4 Display Control Interface Command Format ................... 6-4 Command Format Description ....................... 6-4 Downloading RGB Files ........................6-6 Regulatory Approval Statement ......................A-1 Display Control Interface Commands ....................B-1 Display Control Interface Commands..................... B-2 BRI (Brightness Minimum Value) ....................B-2 BRL (Set LED Brightness of Touch Keypad) ..................B-2 BRM (Brightness Maximum Value) ....................

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction In this chapter, we give a general introduction to the features and specifications of MPC-2150 panel computers. The following topics are covered in this chapter:  Overview  Ordering Information  Package Checklist  Product Features  MPC-2150 Hardware Specifications...

  • Page 6: Overview

    The MPC-2150 series panel computers are designed to operate in a wide -40 to 75°C temperature range and have a patented, fanless, streamlined housing designed for highly efficient heat dissipation, making this one of most reliable industrial platforms available for harsh, hot, outdoor environments like oil and gas fields and drilling platforms.

  • Page 7: Product Features

    MPC-2150 Hardware Introduction Product Features The MPC-2150 series panel computer has the following features: • 15-inch panel computer • 3rd Generation Intel® processor (Celeron® 1047UE, 1.40 GHz, or Intel® Core i7 3517UE 1.7 GHz) • -40 to 70°C wide temperature design •...

  • Page 8: Power Requirements

    MPC-2150 Hardware Introduction Serial Signals RS-232: TxD, RxD, DTR, DSR, RTS, CTS, DCD, GND RS-422: TxD+, TxD-, RxD+, RxD-, GND RS-485-4w: TxD+, TxD-, RxD+, RxD-, GND RS-485-2w: Data+, Data-, GND LEDs System: Storage, Power LAN: 100M/Link x 2, 1000M/Link x 2 (on connector)

  • Page 9: Hardware Block Diagram

    MPC-2150 Hardware Introduction Hardware Block Diagram...

  • Page 10: Hardware Introduction

    Hardware Introduction The MPC-2150 Series computer is compact, well-designed, and ruggedized for industrial applications. The intelligent SavvyTouch display control buttons allow you to indicate control buttons easily in low light environment and identify system hardware failure easily. Multiple serial ports allow you to connect different devices for data operation, and the reliable and stable hardware platform lets you devote your attention to developing your applications.

  • Page 11: Appearance

    MPC-2150 Hardware Hardware Introduction Appearance Front View Bottom View...

  • Page 12: Dimensions

    Dimensions SavvyTouch Display Control Buttons The MPC-2150 comes with SavvyTouch display control buttons located at the lower right corner of the front surface. These intelligent buttons will light up automatically when your fingers draw near. Refer to the following table for the function of each button.

  • Page 13: Real Time Clock

    MPC-2150 Hardware Hardware Introduction Real Time Clock The computer’s real-time clock is powered by a lithium battery. We strongly recommend that you NOT replace the lithium battery on your own. If the battery needs to be changed, please contact the Moxa RMA service team.

  • Page 14: Hardware Connection Description

     Panel Mounting  VESA Mounting  Wiring Requirements  Temperature Requirements  Grounding the MPC-2150 Series  Powering on/off the MPC-2150 Series  SavvyTouch Display Control Buttons  Extending the Displays  Connecting Data Transmission Cables  Connecting to a Network ...

  • Page 15: Placement Notes

    Before installing and mounting the MPC-2150 panel computer, please read the following notes: 1. The MPC-2150 series is designed for various installation or mounting methods, for example: wall mounting, and VESA mounting. Please refer to the relevant mechanical drawings in the next sections before attempting to mount the panel.

  • Page 16: Panel Mounting

    Panel Mounting The MPC-2150 Series comes with 8 optional clamp mounts that allow for installation onto a wall (where space has been cut out to accommodate the rest of the hardware) or into computing stations where a flush mount is desired.

  • Page 17: Vesa Mounting

    Hardware Connection Description VESA Mounting The MPC-2150 also comes with an optional VESA mounting kit. Four round screws are required to fasten the VESA mounting bracket. See the figure below for detailed screw specifications and torque values. An additional four screws (not included in the kit) are required to mount the computer on a VESA rack. For this...

  • Page 18: Wiring Requirements

    Grounding the MPC-2150 Series Before you power on the MPC-2150 Series, please ground the MPC-2150 as grounding and wire routing help limit the effects of noise due to electromagnetic interference (EMI). Run the ground connection from the ground screw to the grounding surface prior to connecting the power.

  • Page 19: Powering On/Off The Mpc-2150 Series

    It takes about 10 to 30 seconds for the system to boot up. To power off the MPC-2150 Series, press the MENU button (mentioned above) for 1 second; depending on your OS’s power management settings you may enter standby, hibernation, or system shutdown mode. If you hold the power button for more than 5 seconds, the system will be forced to hard shutdown.
  • Page 20 A storage icon can also be found on the panel. When data access occurs, it will display a blinking red status. NOTE The display of the MPC-2150 can also be controlled with a series of commands. For a list of the available commands and their uses, refer to Appendix B: Display Control Interface Commands for details...

  • Page 21: Extending The Displays

    Hardware Connection Description Extending the Displays The MPC-2150 comes with both standard VGA (DB15) and DVI-D (DB24) interfaces on the bottom surface. They may be used simultaneously to extend the display across two monitors. See the following figures and tables for the location and pin assignments for the display outputs.

  • Page 22: Connecting Data Transmission Cables

    Connecting to a Network Plug an Ethernet cable into the MPC-2150’s Ethernet port. The other end of the cable should be plugged into your Ethernet network. When the cable is properly connected, the LEDs on the panel computer’s Ethernet port will glow to indicate a valid connection.

  • Page 23: Connecting To A Serial Device

    Connecting to a Serial Device Use a serial cable to plug your serial device into the MPC-2150’s serial port. Serial ports 1 and 2 have male DB9 connectors and can be configured for RS-232, RS-422, or RS-485 communication by software. See the following figure for the location of the serial ports.

  • Page 24: Connecting To Usb Devices

    Connecting to USB Devices The MPC-2150 comes with 4 USB 2.0 ports on the computer. The ports can be used for an external flash disk or hard drive for data storage expansion. You can also use these USB ports to connect to a keyboard or a mouse.

  • Page 25: Installing A Cfast Card

    4. Reattach the HDD/SSD cover and fix it to the front panel with the 2 screws. Installing a CFast Card The MPC-2150 has a CFast slot that can be used to install a standard CFast card using a push-push mechanism. A list of compatible CFast cards can be found on Moxa’s website.

  • Page 26: Display Resolution

    Display Resolution This chapter describes how to install the VGA driver. After installing the drivers, you may use the tools described below to adjust the display resolution of your panel computer. The following topics are covered in this chapter:  Installing the VGA Driver ...

  • Page 27: Installing The Vga Driver

    Installing the VGA Driver The MPC-2150 comes with a stock VGA driver for Windows Embedded Standard 7. Follow these steps to install. 1. On the product CD go to the Driver folder and select Win7. Select either 32-bit or 64-bit, according to your platform, then select 2.VGA folder.
  • Page 28 MPC-2150 Hardware Display Resolution 3. The installation wizard will be launched; click Next to continue. 4. Click Next to start the installation. 5. Click Yes to accept the license agreement.
  • Page 29 MPC-2150 Hardware Display Resolution 6. Click Next to continue. 7. The installation will begin. Wait until it finishes.
  • Page 30 MPC-2150 Hardware Display Resolution 8. Click Next to continue. 9. Select Yes, and then click Finish to complete the VGA driver installation. 10. The MPC-2150 will restart, and you may now adjust the display resolution with the tool provided by Intel.

  • Page 31: Adjusting Display Resolution

    MPC-2150 Hardware Display Resolution Adjusting Display Resolution Follow these steps to adjust the display resolution. 1. Right-click the Intel HD Graphics Control Panel icon on the right down corner of the screen, and select Graphics Properties. 2. Select Display. 3. You can now adjust the resolution, refresh rate, and the display rotation. Select Maintain Display Scaling,...
  • Page 32 MPC-2150 Hardware Display Resolution 4. If you want to adjust the display size, select Customize Aspect Ratio, and adjust by pulling the bars on the right. 5. Click Apply when finished.

  • Page 33: Bios Setup

    BIOS Setup This chapter describes the BIOS settings of the MPC-2150 Series computer. The BIOS is a set of input/output control routines for peripherals. The BIOS is used to initialize basic peripherals and helps boot the operating system before the operating system is loaded. The BIOS setup allows the user to modify the system configurations of these basic input/output peripherals.

  • Page 34: Entering The Bios Setup Utility

    Select SCU to enter the BIOS configuration. NOTE The projected capacitive touch screen function is not supported in BIOS, connect a keyboard to the MPC-2150 for BIOS configuration. A basic description of each function key is listed at the bottom of the screen. Refer to these descriptions to learn how to use them.

  • Page 35: Main Information

    MPC-2150 Hardware BIOS Setup Main Information The main page indicates the system information, such as model name, BIOS version, and CPU type. User may view the basic system hardware information in the page. Advanced Settings The “Advanced Features” screen will appear when choosing the “Advanced” item from the main menu.

  • Page 36: Boot Configuration

    MPC-2150 Hardware BIOS Setup Boot Configuration This item allows users to configure the default value of Numlock. Option: On (default), Off HDC Configuration The host drive controller may be configured for IDE (legacy default), or AHCI mode. When the legacy IDE mode is selected, the following screen will appear.

  • Page 37: Video Configuration

    MPC-2150 Hardware BIOS Setup Serial ATA Port 0 to 1 This setting allows you to display information about the installed drives. AHCI SALP Please note that AHCI SALP will only appear when AHCI mode is selected. This item allows you to enable Aggressive Link Power Management (SALP) in AHCI.
  • Page 38 MPC-2150 Hardware BIOS Setup IGD—DVMT Pre-Allocated This item allows you to configure pre-allocated memory capacity for the IGD. Pre-allocated graphics memory is invisible to the operating system. Options: 64 MB (default), 32 MB, 96 MB, 128 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB DVMT is a BIOS solution where “the optimum amount of memory is dynamically allocated and de-allocated as...

  • Page 39: Chipset Configuration

    MPC-2150 Hardware BIOS Setup Chipset Configuration This item allows you to configure the chipset settings. Power ON after Power Fail This item allows you to enable/disable the computer form automatically powering up after a system crash. Options: ON (default), OFF, Last State...

  • Page 40: Hardware Monitor

    MPC-2150 Hardware BIOS Setup Hardware Monitor This item allows you to view stats like CPU and system temperature, voltage levels, and other chipset information. Security Settings This section allows users to configure security settings with a supervisor password and user password.

  • Page 41: Set Supervisor Password

    MPC-2150 Hardware BIOS Setup Set Supervisor Password This item allows you set the supervisor password. Select and then enter the password, and then confirm the password again. To delete the password, enter Set Supervisor Password and then enter the old password; then, leave the new password fields blank, and press enter.

  • Page 42: Boot Settings

    MPC-2150 Hardware BIOS Setup Boot Settings The section allows users to configure boot settings. Boot Type This item allows you to enable/disable quick boot function. Options: Dual Boot Type (default), Legacy Boot Type, UEFI Boot Type. PXE Boot to LAN This item allows you to enable/disable PXE boot to LAN function.

  • Page 43: Efi Device First

    MPC-2150 Hardware BIOS Setup EFI Device First This item allows you to determine EFI device first or legacy device first. If enabled, EFI device will be the first; if disabled, legacy device will be the first. Options: Disabled (default), Enabled Boot Delay Time This item allows you to configure the delay time value for users to input hot key during POST time.

  • Page 44: Exit Settings

    MPC-2150 Hardware BIOS Setup Exit Settings The section allows users to exit the BIOS environment. Exit Saving Changes This item allows you to exit the BIOS environment and save the values you have just configured. Options: Yes (default), No Save Change Without Exit This item allows you to save changes without exiting the BIOS environment.

  • Page 45: Save Custom Defaults

    MPC-2150 Hardware BIOS Setup Save Custom Defaults This item allows you to save the current BIOS values as a “custom default” that may be reverted to at any time by the “load custom defaults” selection just above. Options: Yes (default), No Discard Changes This item allows you to discard all settings you have just configured.
  • Page 46 2. Copy the file to the Bootable USB Disk. Step 3: Run the upgrade program on the MPC-2150 Series Panel Computer 1. Reboot the computer, press F2 while booting up to go to the Boot Manager 2. Select USB Disk as the first boot source. Press Enter to continue.
  • Page 47 MPC-2150 Hardware BIOS Setup 6. When the upgrade is finished, the computer will automatically reboot. You may check the BIOS version in Main page of the BIOS Setup ATTENTION Do NOT switch off the power supply during the BIOS upgrade, since doing so may cause the system to crash.

  • Page 48: Display Control Interface

    Display Control Interface This chapter describes how to use the display’s control interface commands over the console. The following topics are covered in this chapter:  Connecting to the Console Interface  Display Control Interface Command Format  Command Format Description ...

  • Page 49: Connecting To The Console Interface

    MPC-2150 Hardware Display Control Interface Connecting to the Console Interface If you want to use the commands in Appendix B to adjust the display settings, you need to connect to the display using the console interface. The following steps describe how.
  • Page 50 MPC-2150 Hardware Display Control Interface 3. After successfully connecting, select the Send pattern tab. Now you can enter a command in the HEX field, and click Start Send to send the command. For example, you may send 07FF5357490006, which queries the firmware version number (a scalar).

  • Page 51: Display Control Interface Command Format

    MPC-2150 Hardware Display Control Interface You will now see the firmware version displayed in the terminal (1.0, in the screenshot above). For details about the available commands and how they are used, refer to Appendix B: Display Control Interface Commands.
  • Page 52 This byte is used to specify a particular unit to receive a command and to identify the unit responding (ACK or NAK) to a command. Please note that MPC-2150 only supports broadcast address. The Address field shall have the following values:...

  • Page 53: Downloading Rgb Files

    MPC-2150 Hardware Display Control Interface IDCHK (Inverse Data Checksum) These bytes shall be only transmitted if LEN is larger than 0. This is a simple 8-bit checksum of the data field, message bytes 7 to 7+ (LEN-1). The 8-bit sum (without carry) of bytes 7 through 7+LEN inclusive shall be 0xFF. The receiver will reply to any message that the checksum has failed with the attention code set to NAK.

  • Page 54: Regulatory Approval Statement

    Regulatory Approval Statement This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

  • Page 55: Display Control Interface Commands

    Display Control Interface Commands This chapter defines the serial data format and the serial communication protocol so that engineers can use them to program the MPC-2150 panel computer.. This appendix explains how to use the display control interface commands. The following topics are covered: ...

  • Page 56: Display Control Interface Commands

    The default value is 0xFF. Please note whenever the MPC-2150 has been restarted, the BRT value will be reset to 100%.If the BRT value has been changed (the BRT value does not equal to 0xff), the ECDIS function will not be supported and the ECDIS function keys will be disabled and turned off.

  • Page 57: Bru (Glass Display Control-Brightness Button

    Before sending this command, use DL? to know how many available packets in each ECDIS table. This command cannot be used if the MPC-2150 has not been calibrated. Every packet has a head (Byte 7 and Byte 8), Byte 7 is this packet number and Byte 8 is "-" with ASCII, and after the Bytes are data. If packet is full the data is Byte 9 to Byte 38.

  • Page 58: Etc (Elapsed Time Counter Query

    Display Control Interface Commands ETC (Elapsed Time Counter Query) This command is to query the elapsed time that the MPC-2150 has been operated. The MPC-2150 will reply to this command with an ACK attention code. The largest byte will be transmitted first.

  • Page 59: Swk (Touch Keypad Firmware Version Query

    ADF (AC Input Power Detect Function) This default value of this function is OFF. If the MPC-2150 supports AC power input, users can turn on this function to detect AC input power when the MPC-2150 has connected to the AC power. LEN=one date byte.

  • Page 60: Duf (Disable Uart Command Function

    MPC-2150 Hardware Display Control Interface Commands DUF (Disable UART Command Function) Users can use this command to disable related command control. LEN=one date byte. DATA IDCHK Function description 0x00 0xFF Disable all command control 0x01 0xFE Disable BRI control 0x02...

  • Page 61: Configure Serial Interface

    Configure Serial Interface This chapter provides examples to illustrate how to use the MPC-2150 computer with the SerialInterface utility. The following topics are covered in this appendix:  Overview  Installing the SerialInterface Utility  Configuring the Serial Interface Mode...

  • Page 62: Overview

    MPC-2150 Hardware Configure Serial Interface Overview The MPC-2150 supports the following serial modes: RS-232, RS-422, 2-wire RS-485, and 4-wire RS-485. These modes can be configured on COM1 and COM2. Installing the SerialInterface Utility Complete the following steps to install the SerialInterface utility: 1.
  • Page 63 MPC-2150 Hardware Configure Serial Interface 3. The default destination folder is C:\Program Files(x86)\Moxa\Mxsp; click Install to continue. 4. Click Finish to complete installation.

  • Page 64: Configuring The Serial Interface Mode

    MPC-2150 Hardware Configure Serial Interface Configuring the Serial Interface Mode Complete the following steps to configure the interface mode: 1. From the Start menu, Click All Programs  Moxa  mxSetSerialInterface. 2. Select a port (COM1 or COM2). 3. Select the mode that you want to use for the port selected in the previous step.
  • Page 65 MPC-2150 Hardware Configure Serial Interface 4. Click OK.

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