15"/15.6"/17"/18.5"/21.5" fanless panel pc with 13th gen intel core i7/i5/i3 processor (62 pages)
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User Manual PPC-3150/3170 Intel® Atom E3845 Processor based panel PC, with 15"/17" color TFT LCD display...
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No part of this manual 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 reliable. How- ever, Advantech Co., Ltd.
This product has passed the CE test for environwaremental specifications when shielded cables are used for external wiring. We recommend the use of shielded cables. This kind of cable is available from Advantech. Please contact your local sup- plier for ordering information.
The sound pressure level at the operator's position according to IEC 704-1:1982 is no more than 70 dB (A). DISCLAIMER: This set of instructions is given according to IEC 704-1. Advantech disclaims all responsibility for the accuracy of any statements contained herein.
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The power is fit for areas with an altitude of 5000 M below. Battery Information Batteries, battery packs, and accumulators should not be disposed of as unsorted household waste. Please use the public collection system to return, recycle, or treat them in compliance with the local regulations. 。 PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
Chapter General Information This chapter gives background information on PPC-3150/3170 panel PC. Sections include: Introduction Specifications Dimensions...
Introduction The PPC-3150&3170 with 15”&17” Fanless panel PC doesn’t only deliver high per- formance by Intel Atom processor but also supports a wide operating temp. (-20 ~ ) and wide range of power input (9 ~ 32 Vdc). It consolidates performance and °...
30 W (Test system: Win7 32 bit) sumption Output Power 50 W 9 ~ 32 V , 6 A ~ 2 A Input Voltage Note! For test conditions for above power consumption, please refer to Note 1 and Note 2. PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
MSATA: MSATA 32G MLC E3845 32 bit IO: COM Port RS232 loopback 2M 1.91G x 4, USB 3.0 x 1, USB 2.0 x 4 Note 2: Test conditions of power consumption for PPC-3150: Test Test Power Test Configuration Condition System...
Unit: mm Figure 1.1 PPC-3150 dimensions Warning! Fixed VESA screw specification: M4; screw depth: 8 mm (Max). Use suitable mounting apparatus to avoid risk of injury. PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
Unit: mm Figure 1.2 PPC-3170 dimensions Warning! Fixed VESA screw specification: M4; screw depth: 8 mm (Max). Use suitable mounting apparatus to avoid risk of injury. PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
(Network status LED) LAN LED (HDD status LED) HDD LED (Power status LED) POWER LED LAN LED Status HDD LED POWER LED LAN1 LAN2 Power off (S5) Power on Yellow Green Yellow Green (S0) (Operating, blinking) (Operating, blinking) (Operating, blinking) PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
B: Line_out/Mic-in G: Power button C: 2 x Giga Ethernet ports H: DC jack and AT/ATX switch D: Display port I: VGA port E: 2 x RS-232 port J: 1 x USB 3.0 + 3 x USB 2.0 PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
Connect Keyboard and Mouse Connect the keyboard and mouse to panel PC’s I/O interfaces. 2.2.2.1 Connecting Power The power button is located in the right bottom side of the panel PC. Note! Power cable and adapter are optional. PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
Install Memory Card Remove the 11 screws and take down the 4 plugs of the rear cover. (See Figure 2.5 and 2.6) Figure 2.5 Figure 2.6 PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
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Insert the memory card into the slot as indicated in the red square below, and take out the thermal pad for the memory and CPU from the accessory box, then the installation of memory card is finished. (See Figure 2.11) Figure 2.8 PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
Remove the 11 screws on rear cover and take down the 4 plugs. (See Figure 2.5 and 2.6) Remove the four screws on VESA ironware. (See Figure 2.9) Figure 2.9 Unscrew the four screws on HDD ironware and remove it. (See Figure 2.10) Figure 2.10 PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
Take out 4 screws from the accessory box and fix them to the HDD ironware bracket (See Figure 2.11). Then take out the HDD data cable from the acces- sory box and connect it to the HDD, the assembled HDD module is shown as Figure 2.12. Figure 2.11 Figure 2.12 PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
Relock the HDD bracket, and connect the data cable to the mainboard. (See Figure 2.13) Figure 2.13 Installing MiniSATA Follow installation steps 1 ~ 2 in the Section 2.4, and you’ll see the disassem- bled machine as shown in Figure 2.14. Figure 2.14 PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
(See Figure 2.16) Then insert the short card into the correct mainboard slot, finally fix it with a screw and attach the thermal pad onto the card, which can both be found in the accessory box. (See Figure 2.17 and Fig- ure 2.18) Figure 2.16 PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
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Figure 2.17 Figure 2.18 Follow disassemble steps to replace and fix VESA ironware and rear cover. PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
(See Figure 2.20) Then insert the short card into the correct mainboard slot, and fix it with a screw from the acces- sory box. (See Figure 2.21) Figure 2.20 PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
Figure 2.21 Take down the antenna holder in the upper left corner and upper right corner of the machine. (See Figure 2.22) (This step is only for PPC-3150) Figure 2.22 PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
Connect the cables of the wireless LAN card to the antenna holder. Please note the installation direction of the cable end and nut / washer. (See Figure 2.23) (This step is only for PPC-3150) Figure 2.23 Lock the assembled antenna holder onto the machine, and connect the cable to wireless LAN card.
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Relock the VESA ironware, and take down the two plugs of the top rear cover. (See Figure 2.25) Then return the rear cover and finish the installation of wire- less LAN card module and antenna. (See Figure 2.26) Figure 2.25 Figure 2.26 PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
PCIE to PCIE, which allows users to select by themselves. Figure 2.27 Remove the card slot shield and insert the card (see Figure 2.28), then tighten the screws and return the rear cover. Figure 2.28 PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
Note! The maximum dimension of the riser card is 176 mm x 107 mm for both PPC-3150 and PPC-3170. AT/ATX Function Switch The switch built into the machine, lets you choose between AT/ATX functions without removing the rear cover. (See Figure 2.29 and Figure 2.30) Figure 2.29 ATX Mode...
2.10 Installing Optional Modules PPC-3150/3170 supports four optional modules: USB module, CFast module, CF module and COM module (See Figure 2.32). For detailed installation procedures, see Section A, B, C and D in the below. USB Module CFast Module CF Module COM Module Figure 2.32...
Then tighten the two screws and connect the red SATA cables. (See Figure 2.37) The assembled CFast module is shown as Figure 2.38. Note! When installing CFast card, the iron try should be installed on the top. PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
Take out a copper cylinder and fix it to the position marked with red circle in Fig- ure 2.39. Then take out a screw to secure MiniSATA to SATA Micro ATX board onto the position marked with red rectangle in FIgure 2.40. Figure 2.39 Figure 2.40 PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
Then lock VESA ironware as shown in Figure 2.43. Lastly, replace the rear cover and fix it to finish the installation. Note! Please properly keep the two screws removed from VESA ironware for future installation of MSATA. Figure 2.42 PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
Then connect SATA+SATA Power line. (See Figure 2.34) The assembled CF card module is shown as Figure 2.44. Note! When installing CF card, the iron tray should be installed on the bottom. Figure 2.44 Figure 2.45 PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
Follow Step 7 in Section A to fix VESA ironware.(See Figure 2.47) Then replace the rear cover and fix it to finish the installation. Figure 2.47 Note! The module does not support AHCI mode, which should be configured in BIOS. Please refer to Section 4.2.8 for details. PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
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USB cable and bind it with cable tie. (See Figure 2.48) Figure 2.48 Fix VESA ironware as shown in Figure 2.49. Then replace the rear cover and fix it to finish the installation. Figure 2.49 PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
Follow the steps 1 ~ 3 in Section A. Take COM module out of module box and fix it with two screws. Then connect COM cable and bind it with cable tie. (See Figure 2.51) GPIO COM4 COM5 Figure 2.51 PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
D.2 Installing COM module on the expansion slot: Follow the steps 1 ~ 2 in Section A. Remove two COM cables from COM ironware and fix it onto the shield of expan- sion slot. (See Figure 2.53) Figure 2.53 PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
Remove the two screws on the riser card and the screw on the shield of expan- sion slot. (See Figure 2.54) Figure 2.54 Fix COM module on the blade of expansion slot. Then connect two COM cables and bind them with cable tie. (See Figure 2.55) GPIO COM4 COM5 Figure 2.55 PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
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Fix VESA ironware as shown in Figure 2.56. Then replace the rear cover and fix it to finish the installation. Figure 2.56 PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
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CN26 COM1/2 RI Type Selection (1-3)/(2-4) P11/P12 COM2/COM1 RI Default* (3-5)/(4-6) P13/P14 COM2/COM1 5V (7-9)/(8-10) P15/P16 COM2/COM1 12V AT/ATX Selection ATX power Default* AT power PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
COM Pin9 is set as RI signal by default and also can be set as 5 V or 12 V output via jumper setting. Note! COM2 does not support RING function. COM4/COM5 COM 1 COM 2 (Internal) RING or 5V/12V input For UPS RING PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
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(1) 8 data bits + 1 parity bit + 1stop bits (2) 8 data bits + 1 parity bit + 2 stop bits (3) 8 data bits + 2 stop bits PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
Note! Before Windows 8.x or Android is installed, please firstly change BIOS settings as explained in page 60; otherwise, the installation will fail. If Windows 7 is installed, it is not required to change BIOS settings. PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
When entering BIOS menu, select “Advanced → Security configuration → TXE HMRFPO → enable”. Restart the computer. Execute AFUDOS 8211BIOS.bin /P /B /N /X /ME. Power on the system again after it is powered off. Then the BIOS has been updated. PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
When the power is turned on, press <Del> button to enter BIOS setup screen. Whenever any setting is made, press <F4> to save and exit; otherwise the settings will not be saved in BIOS. 4.2.3 Adjustment of LCD Brightness Select “Host Bridge” in “Chipset” tab. PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
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Then select “Intel IGD Configuration”. “LCD Brightness Control” is set to “Manual Mode” by default, which means you should adjust the brightness by yourself. Select “Brightness Manual Control” under “Brightness Control” and there will be six brightness levels to choose. PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
4.2.4 COM3 Mode Selection (RS422/RS485) Select “Super IO Configuration” in “Advanced” tab. Select "Serial Port 3 Configuration" and then click "COM Port Mode" to choose the COM3 operation mode. PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
4.2.5 COM3 RS485 Terminal Selection Select "Super IO Configuration" in "Advanced" tab. Set “COM3 Terminal” under “Serial Port 3 Configuration” to “Enabled”. PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
4.2.6 Wake on LAN Select "South Bridge" in "Chipset" tab. Set “Wake on Function” to “Enabled”. PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
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Save the settings and exit the OS. Right-click "Computer" and select "Manage" to open "Computer Management" window. Click "Device Manager" and select "Network adapters". Right-click the desired LAN port and select "Properties" to open "Intel GBE Network Controller Proper- ties" window. PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
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Select "Power Management" tab in "Intel GBE Network Controller Properties" window and make sure “Wake on link setting ”box is checked. B. Wake on LAN in Windows 8 Save the settings and exit the OS. Right-click "Computer" and select "Manage" to open "Computer Management" window. PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
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Click "Device Manager" and select "Network adapters". Right-click the desired LAN port and select "Properties" to open "Intel GBE Network Controller Proper- ties" window. Select "Power Management" tab in "Intel GBE Network Controller Properties" window and make sure “Wake on link setting” box is checked. PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
4.2.7 AT & ATX Setup Select "South Bridge" in "Chipset" tab. In “Restore AC Power Loss”, set “Power On” to “AT” and “Power Off” to “ATX”. PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
OS Selection Select "South Bridge" in "Chipset" tab. Different OS can be selected through “OS Selection”. Note! “OS Selection" is preset as Windows 7, which needs to be changed when Windows 8.X or Android OS is installed. PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
4.2.9 SATA Mode Selection Select "IDE Configuration" in "Advanced" tab. Note! The default mode is AHCI. IDE mode can only be selected when CF module is used. Select “SATA Mode”. PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
Select “Boot option filter”. Note! Boot option is set as “Legacy only” by default. If “UEFI only” is selected, only Windows 7 64bits or Windows 8.x 64bits can be supported. If UEFI 32bit OS is required, please update BIOS. PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
PCM-939 PCIEx1 to PCIEx1 slot (In accessory box. This riser card is only for PPC- 3170). 969K821120E PCIEx1 to PCIEx1 slot (In accessory box. This riser card is only for PPC-3150). 969K821130E PCIEx1 to PCI slot (Default. This riser card is only for PPC-3150). PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
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The total load current the PCI expansion slot supports is as follows: 12 V 0.5 A 3.3 V -12 V 0.1A The total output power for 12 V, 5V, 3.3 V and -12 V should not exceed 25 W. PPC-3150/3170 User Manual...
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