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Advantech TPC-61S Series User Manual

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  • Page 1 TPC-61S Series ARM9 Touch Panel Computers with 5.7” QVGA STN LCD Dis- play User Manual...
  • Page 2 No part of this man- ual may be reproduced, copied, translated or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of Advantech Co., Ltd. Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reli- able.
  • Page 3 Product Warranty (1 year) Advantech warrants to you, the original purchaser, that each of its prod- ucts will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for one year from the date of purchase. This warranty does not apply to any products which have been repaired or...
  • Page 4 This product has passed the CE test for environmental specifications. FCC Class B This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interfer- ence in a residential installation.
  • Page 5 Make sure the voltage of the power source is correct before con- necting the equipment to the power outlet. Position the power cord so that people cannot step on it. Do not place anything over the power cord. All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted. If the equipment is not used for a long time, disconnect it from the power source to avoid damage by transient overvoltage.
  • Page 6 mended by the manufacture. Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Wichtige Sicherheishinweise Bitte lesen sie Sich diese Hinweise sorgfältig durch. Heben Sie diese Anleitung für den späteren Gebrauch auf. Vor jedem Reinigen ist das Gerät vom Stromnetz zu trennen. Ver- wenden Sie Keine Flüssig-oder Aerosolreiniger.
  • Page 7 Sie mit Hilfe dieser Anleitung keine Verbesse Technical Support and Assistance Step 1. Visit the Advantech web site at www.advantech.com/support where you can find the latest information about the product. Step 2. Contact your distributor, sales representative, or Advantech's customer service center for technical support if you need addi- tional assistance.
  • Page 8 TPC-60S Series User Manual viii...

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    Contents Chapter 1 General Information ........2 Introduction ............... 2 Specifications ..............2 1.2.1 System Kernel ..............2 1.2.2 I/O Ports ................. 3 1.2.3 Storage ................3 1.2.4 Safety and Environment ..........3 LCD Specifications ............4 Touchscreen Specifications..........4 Power.................
  • Page 10 Figure 4.10:Registry Saving Success ......27 Figure 4.11:Registry Editor ......... 27 4.1.3 Advantech Tools ............28 Figure 4.12:Advantech Tools ........28 Figure 4.13:Remote Display Host Application .... 29 Figure 4.14:Remote Display Application ....30 Figure 4.15:Connect ............ 30 Figure 4.16:Remote Display Host Application with the display of TPC-60S ..........
  • Page 11 Figure 4.37:Starting a New Project ......47 Figure 4.38:Selecting ........... 47 Figure 4.39:Compiling Your Program ......48 Wireless LAN Utility for TPC-61S......... 49 Figure 4.40:Open WLAN Utility ........ 49 Figure 4.41:Select a Network ........50 Figure 4.42:Wireless Properties ........50 Figure 4.43:Input Network Key ........
  • Page 12 TPC-60S Series User Manual...
  • Page 13 General Information This chapter gives background infor- mation for the TPC-60S series. Sections include: • Introduction • Specifications • LCD Specifications • Touchscreen Specifications • Power • I/O Port Arrangement • Mounting • Exploded Diagram • Dimensions and Cutout...

  • Page 14: Chapter 1 General Information

    The I/O interface includes serial ports, RS-485 port, Ethernet and USB. • Windows CE Support: Advantech offers platform support for Windows CE. The optional Windows CE operating system specifically for the TPC-60 is available for Windows CE application program builders.

  • Page 15: I/O Ports

    1.2.2 I/O Ports • 3 serial ports: two RS-232 (COM1, COM2); one RS-485 (COM4) or one RS-232(COM3) Note TPS-60S provides three serial ports. The third one can be set as COM3 for RS-232 or COM4 for RS-485. Note: It is suggested to use hardware flow control in order to avoid data loss.

  • Page 16: Lcd Specifications

    1.3 LCD Specifications Display Type Color STN LCD Size (diagonal) 5.7” Maximum Resolution 320 x 240 (QVGA) Maximum Colors Pixel Pitch (W x H, mm) 0.12 x 0.36 Viewing Angle 110° Luminance (cd / m2) Contrast Ratio Operating Temperature (¢J) 0 ~ 50 (Ambient) Control Contrast Adjustable...

  • Page 17: Power

    1.5 Power • Input Voltage: 24 VDC (the fuse will become an open circuit if input level exceeds 33 VDC) • Maximum Current: 2 A 1.6 I/O Ports Arrangement TPC-60S panel computers provide 3 serial ports, 1 Ethernet LAN port and 2 USB ports.

  • Page 18: Panel Mounting

    1.7 Panel Mounting There is an adhesive waterproof gasket on the Al-Mg front bezel. Make sure the waterproof gasket is in position before installing a TPC-60 panel computer into the panel opening. Install the panel computer into the panel opening. Find the eight clampers and eight long screws in the accessory pack.

  • Page 19: Exploded Diagram

    1.8 Exploded Diagram Figure 1.3: Assembly Exploded Chapter 1...

  • Page 20: Dimensions And Cutout

    1.9 Dimensions and Cutout • Weight: 0.8 Kg • Dimensions (WxHxD): 195 x 148 x 44.5 mm • Cutout: 188 x 141 mm (suggested) Figure 1.4: Dimensions and Cutout TPC-60S Series User Manual...
  • Page 21 System Setup This chapter provides a brief explana- tion for operating the TPC-60S.

  • Page 22: Chapter 2 System Setup

    Chapter 2 System Setup You can quickly get up and running by following the step-by-step instructions below. Open the package. Please check the packing list at the beginning of this manual to make sure every item is there. Figure 2.1: Unpack the Package Connect the power connector to the 24 VDC power lines.
  • Page 23 Figure 2.3: Pin Assignment on the Power Receptor Warning The system may be damaged when the power is turned on if the power source is not con- nected to the correct pins. Plug the power lines into the system power receptor. Figure 2.4: Plug the Power Line to the System Power Receptor Chapter 2...
  • Page 24 Turn on the System Figure 2.5: Turn on the System Calibrate the touchscreen. The detailed procedure is described in section 3.2. TPC-60S Series User Manual...
  • Page 25 System Tuning Sections include: • LCD Contrast Tuning • Touchscreen Calibration • Buzzer Setting...

  • Page 26: Chapter 3 System Tuning

    Chapter 3 System Tuning 3.1 LCD Contrast Tuning The display settings let you control the backlight. Backlight pro- vides a screen saving function. The backlight can be automatically turned off when the device is no longer used to lengthen the device life.

  • Page 27: Touchscreen Calibration

    Click the “Advanced” button to activate the advanced backlight utility as shown in Figure 3.3. Click the “+” button to increase the LCD brightness or contrast, or the “-” button to decrease the LCD brightness or contrast. You can also click the slider, hold it, and move it to the designed value and then release the button.
  • Page 28 The window of the stylus properties will display after you click the stylus. There are two tabs in this screen: Double-Tap and Calibration. Double- Tap is used to record the time period between the two taps when double- tapping in Windows CE. Calibration is for users to calibrate the touch screen.

  • Page 29: Buzzer Setting

    3.3 Buzzer Setting TPC-60S panel computers provide a buzzer setting in Windows CE .NET 4.2. This function enables a beep when users use the touch screen. To enable/disable this functionality, open “Start” ! “Setting” ! “Control Panel” ! “Volume & Sounds” as shown in Figure 3.7.
  • Page 30 Users can change the frequency of sounds by opening "Start"->"Setting"- >"Control Panel"-> "Buzzer Setting" as shown in the figure 3.9. Figure 3.9: Buzzer Setting 1 Set the frequency of sounds as shown in Figure 3.10. Figure 3.10: Buzzer Setting 2 TPC-60S Series User Manual...
  • Page 31 Windows CE .NET 4.2 Sections include: • TPC Utilities • Networking • Application Program Development...

  • Page 32: Chapter 4 Windows Ce .Net 4.2

    Note The default version of Windows CE in TPC-60S series is the English version. Please contact your local Advantech representative for local language support. Figure 4.1: Windows CE on TPC-60S Note: The TPC-60S series also provides Remote Desktop Connection in Windows CE but the max- imum resolution supported is only 320 x 240.

  • Page 33: Tpc Utilities

    4.1 TPC Utilities There are several utilities built into Windows CE .NET in the TPC series. 4.1.1 Soft-Keyboard The TPC-60 series also has a small-sized operator interface. Since it is not convenient to attach a keyboard to such a small device, a software keyboard is built into the standard Windows CE .NET OS.
  • Page 34 Figure 4.3: TPC Configurator General Page This page displays the basic system information. There are two main parts: system and memory. The system shows the OS image version and CPU type. The second part includes total capacity, usage and currently available capacity of the disk and the memory.
  • Page 35 Network This page shows information about the active network adapter. You can select the network adapter from the combo box as shown in Figure 4.5. Release the current IP and retrieve the new IP through the provided but- ton, “Renew”. Use the “Ping”...
  • Page 36 WatchDog Watchdog is a function to let the device automatically reset if a program does not respond in time. This prevents system crashes and hangs to stop your critical applications, as the watchdog will automatically restart the machine when required. Set the response time through the combo box as shown below.
  • Page 37 Misc There are several functions provided in the Misc page as shown in the fig- ure below. Figure 4.8: Misc Page CompactFlash Disk Folder Name: There is a pull-down menu to set the folder name of the CompactFlash memory card. The default folder name is “Storage Card”.
  • Page 38 Reboot: You can reboot TPC-60S panel computers by clicking the “Reboot” button. Once this button is clicked, the dialog below will be dis- played. Figure 4.9: Reboot Machine There are two additional ways to reboot the system, clicking a small machine icon on the status bar and executing a command, reboot.exe, through a command line program.
  • Page 39 Registry: You can click the “Save” button to save the registry to a solid state disk, and click the “View” button to view, edit, create, or delete reg- istry information. You also can backup or restore the registry setting by clicking the backup or restore button.
  • Page 40 4.1.3 Advantech Tools There are several useful tools in the Advantech program. Please go to “Start” ! “Programs” ! “Advantech” to run the tools as shown in Figure 4.12. The tools include “ActiveSync”, “Registry Editor”, “Registry Saver”, “Remote Display Application”, “TPC CE Notepad”, “TPC Configurator”...
  • Page 41 Registry Editor When Registry Editor is executed as shown in the Figure 4.11, you can use this program to view, edit, enter, delete or save registry data. Registry Saver When Registry Saver is executed, the system registry will be saved. Also, you can execute it in a command-line environment to save the registry like “regsave.exe”...
  • Page 42 In addition, you must run Remote Display Application on the panel com- puter as shown in Figure 4.14. Click the “Connect” button and key in the host name or IP address as shown in the Figure 4.15. Figure 4.14: Remote Display Application Figure 4.15: Connect TPC-60S Series User Manual...
  • Page 43 Once the connection is successfully established, you can see the display of the panel computer and control it from the host machine as shown in Figure 4.16. Figure 4.16: Remote Display Host Application with the display of TPC-60S TPC CE Notepad TPC CE Notepad is a text editor as shown in Figure 4.17.
  • Page 44 TPC Configurator TPC Configurator is an integrated utility to configure the basic settings of the panel computer. Please refer to section 4.1.2. TPC Version Information TPC Version Information shows the version information of the operation system in the TPC-60S as shown in Figure 4.18. Figure 4.18: TPC Version Information TPC-60S Series User Manual...
  • Page 45 4.1.4 Other Utilities There are other utilities provided in the panel computer. These utilities are command-line executed programs that do not have a graphical user interface. Please type the command names shown below in the command- line. Bright.exe [Level]: Sets the brightness level of the display. The parameter is from 1 to 10. Buzzer.exe [frequency] [duration]: Plays a beep.
  • Page 46 4.2 Networking 4.2.1 Network via Ethernet This section shows how to configure the Ethernet port of the TPC series properly. The procedure is listed below step by step. Note Please make sure you are connected to a LAN before the system boots up. Note The buffer size of the data transfer per pack- age through Ethernet is around 20000.
  • Page 47 A window that shows all available connections will pop up. Double click the icon that has the connection you want to configure. For example, double click DM9CE1 icon to configure. Figure 4.20: Selected Connection Select the “IP Address” tab. Figure 4.21: Setting IP Address Chapter 4...
  • Page 48 Select the “Name Server” tab. Figure 4.22: Setting Name Servers Note Do NOT click the Next button at this time. Press “Start” in of task bar of Windows and select “Run”. Execute “regsave” to save the registry settings to a storage card. Figure 4.23: Save Registry TPC-60S Series User Manual...
  • Page 49 4.2.2 Network via Serial Port This section introduces how to setup the connection between the TPC series and a host PC via Microsoft ActiveSync. ActiveSync Setting Procedure Insert the TPC CD into the CD-ROM of the host PC Install the TPC software development kit for eVC++. Install Microsoft ActiveSync.
  • Page 50 Click 'change...' to select the COM port- serial 1 or serial 2. In this example, we use COM1 of TPC to connect with COM1 of the host.. Figure 4.25: PC Connection Properties Please check the combox and select your desired COM port from the list. Figure 4.26: Change Connection TPC-60S Series User Manual...
  • Page 51 Press the 'enter' symbol from the keyboard to confirm the change. Figure 4.27: Change Connection You can find the change is active. The connection is via serial1 - COM1. Figure 4.28: COM1 Set Chapter 4...
  • Page 52 Setting the Communication Environment of the Host Double click the icon ActiveSync on your host computer. Figure 4.29: Microsoft ActiveSync Select “File”->”Connection Settings” Figure 4.30: Select Connection Setting TPC-60S Series User Manual...
  • Page 53 Configure the connection setting. Figure 4.31: Configure Connection Setting Chapter 4...
  • Page 54 A window will pop up after you press “Get Connected”. Figure 4.32: Get Connected Please run “repllog.exe” on the TPC. Figure 4.33: Run Repllog.exe on the TPC Press the “Next” button on your host computer. TPC-60S Series User Manual...
  • Page 55 The message shown below will show on the TPC once the TPC and the host PC are connected. Figure 4.34: Connection on the TPC A window will pop up as shown below on the host computer, once the TPC and the host PC are connected. Select “No” and then press “Next”. Figure 4.35: Connection on the Host PC Select “Explore”...
  • Page 56 Figure 4.36: Explore the TPC 4.2.3 Network via USB Client Port In addition to connecting via a null modem cable as depicted in section 4.2.3, TPC-60S panel computers can also be connected to the host com- puter via the client’s USB port. The host computer must install the Microsoft ActiveSync service offered by Microsoft.
  • Page 57 4.3 Application Program Development 4.3.1 System Requirements for Developers These are the requirements to run Microsoft eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0. • A desktop computer with a Pentium II-class processor, 450 MHz or faster. • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2, or Microsoft Windows XP Professional.
  • Page 58 4.3.2 Building Windows CE .NET Runtime Build the Windows CE .NET runtime with the eMbedded Visual tools. This section demonstrates step by step how to develop a custom applica- tion. Install Microsoft eMbedded Visual C++: The Microsoft eMbedded Visual C++ tool is a desktop development environment for creating applications and system components for Windows CE .NET-pow- ered devices.
  • Page 59 Select “File”->”New” to open a new project. Select your project type in the left side of the window and enter the new project name/ location in the right side of the window. Figure 4.37: Starting a New Project Note The selected CPU type must be Win32 (WCE ARM V4) or Win32 (WCE ARMV4I).
  • Page 60 After you complete the configuration procedure, you can start to develop your application. Press “Build” to compile your program to a .exe file and download it to TPC. Figure 4.39: Compiling Your Program TPC-60S Series User Manual...

  • Page 61: Wireless Lan Utility For Tpc-61S

    4.4 Wireless LAN Utility for TPC-61S TPC-61S supports wireless LAN with a built in 11 Mbps PCMCIA card, which is compliant with IEEE802.11b. It can be operated in Ad-Hoc or infrastructure mode. The infrastructure mode is used as an example in this section.
  • Page 62 Figure 4.41: Select a Network Wireless Properties Users can configure the items as figure 4.42 to link to the wireless LAN network. Figure 4.42: Wireless Properties TPC-60S Series User Manual...
  • Page 63 Network Name (SSID): SSID it the unique name used to identify a wireless LAN network. Users can either select a network from the list or specify a name here. Wireless clients associating to the same access point must have the same SSID. Ad-Hoc mode: Please tick the box if users do not link to the network via the access point.
  • Page 64 After the configuration matches the selected network, the connection to the wireless LAN network should be successful. Figure 4.44: Successful Connection TPC-60S Series User Manual...
  • Page 65 Watchdog Timer Programming...

  • Page 66: Appendix A Watchdog Timer Programming

    Appendix A Watchdog Timer Programming There is a built-in watchdog timer in the TPC-60S series. You can access it through the WIN32 API. TPC-60S panel computers provide a WDT driver to allow users to enable/disable the Watchdog timer. The driver name is “WDT1:”.
  • Page 67 • lpInBuffer [in] Long pointer to a buffer that contains the data required to perform the operation. This parameter can be NULL if the dwIoControlCode parameter specifies an operation that does not require input data. • nInBufferSize [in] Size, in bytes, of the buffer pointed to by lpInBuffer. •...

  • Page 68: How To Use The Control Code

    A.2 How to Use the Control Code There are 6 control codes for the operation codes in the WDT driver. A.2.1 IOCTL _WDT_ENABLE: Enables the Watchdog timer on your application. By default, if the Watchdog timer is enabled, the WDT driver will automatically trigger itself after the specified period and your application does not need to trig- ger the Watchdog timer in this situation.

  • Page 69: Ioctl_Wdt_Gettimeout

    A.2.4 IOCTL_WDT_GETTIMEOUT: Gets the Watchdog time setting. lpInBuffer: unused. nInBufferSize: unused. lpOutBuffer: The DWORD pointer to your Watchdog time setting. The Watchdog time setting is just a number. 0 means 2 seconds, 1 means 5 seconds, 2 means 10 seconds, 3 means 15 seconds, 4 means 30 seconds, others means 40 seconds.

  • Page 70: Examples

    A.3 Examples #define WDT_CODE(ID) CTL_CODE(FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN, ID, METHOD_BUFFERED, FILE_ANY_ACCESS) #define IOCTL_WDT_ENABLE WDT_CODE (0x900) #define IOCTL_WDT_DISABLE WDT_CODE(0x901) #define IOCTL_WDT_STROBE WDT_CODE(0x902) #define IOCTL_WDT_GET_TIMEOUT WDT_CODE(0x903) #define IOCTL_WDT_SET_TIMEOUT WDT_CODE(0x904) #define IOCTL_WDT_REBOOT WDT_CODE(0x905) // For compatibility reasons, you can define IOCTL as below: // #define IOCTL_WDT_ENABLE 0x1001 // #define IOCTL_WDT_DISABLE 0x1002 // #define IOCTL_WDT_STROBE 0x1003 // #define IOCTL_WDT_GETTIMEOUT 0x1004...
  • Page 71 DWORD dwTemp; DWORD nIndex=2; // Set the Watchdog Timer as 10 seconds. Number 2 means 10 seconds. DeviceIoControl(m_hWDT, IOCTL_WDT_SET_TIMEOUT, &nIndex, sizeof(nIndex), NULL, 0, &dwTemp, NULL); // Enable the Watchdog timer DeviceIoControl(m_hWDT, IOCTL_WDT_ENABLE, NULL, 0, NULL, 0, &dwTemp, NULL); While (1) { // do your job here…...
  • Page 72 TPC-60S Series User Manual...
  • Page 73 Fuse Specifications...

  • Page 74: Appendix B Fuse Specifications

    Appendix B Fuse Specifications B.1 Fuse Specifications Rating: 250 VAC, 5 A Size: 5 x 20 mm Note The fuse is set to break if the input voltage exceeds 33 VDC. B.2 Fuse Replacement Step 1: Remove the fuse cover Step 2: Replace the damaged fuse with a new one Step 3: Replace the fuse cover Figure B.1: Fuse Replacement...
  • Page 75 Pin Assignments...

  • Page 76: Appendix C Pin Assignments

    Appendix C Pin Assignments C.1 RS-232 Pin Assignment C.2 RS-485 Pin Assignment C.3 COM Port Setting TPC-60S panel computers provide three COM ports: RS-232 (COM1 and COM2), 4-wire RS-232 (COM3) and RS-485 (COM4). COM3 and COM4 share the same DB9 connector. Its setting, COM3 or COM4, is through software.

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