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Panel PC User Manual Release Date Revision Oct. 2012 V1.0 ® 2012 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...
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Always disconnect power when the system is not in use. ◆ Disconnect power when you change any hardware devices. For instance, when you connect a jumper or install any cards, a surge of power may damage the electronic components or the whole system. APC-3X18 User Manual...
Panel / VESA 75x75 Mount Panel / VESA 100x100 Mount Dimensions 390x264x91.5 410x310x89.4 439x348x97.3 484x400x83 (WxHxD) Net Weight 7.6kgs 8.1kgs 11.1kgs 11.8kgs -10~50℃ Operating Temperature -20~60℃ Storage Temperature 10%~90%@ 40℃, non-condensing Relative Humidity Certificate CE / FCC Class A APC-3X18 User Manual...
HDD bracket. Step 2 There is 1 screw to deal with when enclosing or removing the HDD Tray. Step 3 Loosen screw and draw the HDD bracket out as shown in the picture APC-3X18 User Manual...
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Step 4 Tighten four screws as shown in the picture. F Screw M3*5L 120° Step 5 Push into the HDD bracket as shown in the picture Step 5 That’s how it should look after it has been installed. APC-3X18 User Manual...
After sliding the add on into the PCI expansion slot, get the one screw as circled tightened to finish the connection. Step 3 To finish the job, just fasten the 2 screws as shown in the picture. APC-3X18 User Manual...
1.5 Brief Description of the APC-3X18 The APC-3218/3518/3718/3918 is Intel Socket P Core 2 Duo Intel GM45+ ICH9M-E Steel Panel PC, which comes with a 12.1-inch (luminance of 350 cd/m²)/15-inch (luminance of 400 cd/m²)/17-inch (luminance of 350 cd/m²)/19-inch (luminance of 350 cd/m²) TFT LCD. It is powered by an Intel Socket P Core 2 Duo Processor, up to Intel P8600 2.4GHz processor.
The APC-3218/3518/3718/3918 panel PC is designed to be panel-mounted as shown in Figure 1.7. Just carefully place the unit through the hole and tighten the given 10 screws from the rear to secure the mounting. Figure 1.7: Panel mounting of the APC-3218/3518/3718/3918 Figure 1.8: VESA mounting of the APC-3218/3518/3718/3918 APC-3X18 User Manual...
PC104+ port (capable of adjusting IO voltage) richer extension functions. The product is widely used in various sectors of industrial control. 2.2.1 Jumpers Setting and Connectors Figure 2.2: Jumpers and Connectors Location_ Board Top APC-3X18 User Manual...
(2.0mm Pitch 1X2 Pin Header),ATX Power and Auto Power on jumper setting. Mode Open ATX Power Close Auto Power on (Default) 2. RTC/SRTC: (2.0mm Pitch 1X2 Pin Header)CMOS clear jumper, CMOS clear operation will permanently reset old BIOS settings to factory defaults. RTC/SRTC CMOS APC-3X18 User Manual...
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Signal Pin# Name Pin1 VBAT PIN2 Ground 4. DCIN: (5.08mm Pitch 1x3 Pin Connector),DC9V ~ DC32V System power input connector。 Power Pin# Input DC+9V~32 Pin1 Pin2 Ground Pin3 Ground Location Location Location (5.4.6.) Power Mode (5.4.4.) (5.4.5.) APC-3X18 User Manual...
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(2.0mm Pitch 1X3 box Pin Header), connect PSON and 5VSB and Ground signal,support ATX Power model. Reserved. Pin# Signal Name Pin1 ATX PSON PIN2 ATX Ground PIN3 ATX 5VSB 7. CPU1: (Socket P), installing the CPU Socket. APC-3X18 User Manual...
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(CRT 2.0mm Pitch 2X5 Pin Header), Video Graphic Array Port, Provide 2x5Pin cable to VGA Port, they can not work at the same time for CRT and VGA1. Signal Name Pin# Pin# Signal Name CRT_RED Ground CRT_GREEN Ground CRT_BLUE VGA_EN CRT_H_SYN CRT_DDCDAT APC-3X18 User Manual...
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Intel GM45 chipset, the interface features dual channel 18/24-bit output. Signal Name Pin# Pin# Signal Name VDD5 VDD5 Ground Ground VDD33 VDD33 LB_D0_N LA_D0_N LB_D0_P LA_D0_P Ground Ground LB_D1_N LA_D1_N LA_D1_P LA_D1_P Ground Ground LB_D2_N LA_D2_N APC-3X18 User Manual...
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(Type DB9),Rear serial port, standard DB9 Male serial port is provided to make a direct connection to serial devices. COM1 port is controlled by pins No.1~6 of JCOM1,select output Signal RI or 5V or 12v, For details, please refer to description of JCOM1. Pin# Signal Name APC-3X18 User Manual...
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RTS (Request To Send) CTS (Clear To Send) RI (Ring Indicator) 18. COM5: (2.0mm Pitch 2X5 Pin Header),COM5 Port, standard RS232 ports are provided. They can be used directly via COM cable connection. Signal Pin# Pin# Signal Name Name Ground APC-3X18 User Manual...
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Rear LAN port, Two standard 10/100/1000M RJ-45 Ethernet ports (RJ45 are provided. Used Intel 82574L 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. APC-3X18 User Manual...
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Onboard buzzer. 26. JP_104P: (2.0mm Pitch 1X3 Pin Header) PC104+ port voltage selection jumper, select voltage The default for this jumper is “all open”,meaning the for PCI-104 Plus devices. user must select the voltage to be used. APC-3X18 User Manual...
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PCI-PME for PCI 31. MIO1: (1.25mm Pitch 2x20 Connector),For expand output connector, It provides two RS232 ports or one RS485 port, three USB ports, one power led, one power button, via a dedicated cable connected to TB-522 MIO1. APC-3X18 User Manual...
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Pin19-24: PS2 KB/MS, PS/2 keyboard and mouse port, the port can be connected to PS/2 keyboard and mouse via a dedicated cable for direct used. Pin25-40: USB0/USB1/USB2/USB3, Front USB connector, it provides 4 USB ports via a dedicated USB cable, speed up to 480Mb/s. APC-3X18 User Manual...
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Output current of the connector must not be above 1A. 35. SATA1/SATA2/SATA3/SATA4: SATA Connectors, Four SATA connectors are provided, with transfer speed (SATA 7P), up to 3.0Gb/s. SATA1/SATA2/SATA3 drives supporting RAID 0 or RAID 1 function. ASB-M801ET/EB: APC-3X18 User Manual...
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MPCIE1 SCREW HOLES, H5 for H6 for card (30mmx50.95mm) assemble. 39. LED1: LED STATUS. Green LED for Motherboard Standby Power Good status, Yellow LED for HDD status. 40. TB-522: ASB-M801 I/O Card, via a dedicated cable connected to ASB-M801 MIO1. APC-3X18 User Manual...
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PWR LED: status. POWER LED COM3: (Type DB9),I/O serial port, it provides selectable RS422/RS485 serial signal output. RS422 Type (option) RS485 Type (option) Signal Name Pin# Pin# Signal Name 422_RX+ 422_RX- 422_TX- 485- 422_TX+ 485+ Ground Ground APC-3X18 User Manual...
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Card socket), it is located at TB-522 and serves as an insert interface for Type I and Type II Compact Flash card. The operating voltage of CF card can be set as 3.3V or 5V. The default setting of the product is 3.3V. APC-3X18 User Manual...
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41. TB-520P1: TB-520P1 connect to ASB-M801T/ET PC104+ connector, PC104+ is located at the top, It provides one PCI slot. APC-3X18 User Manual...
Press F11 key to enter Boot Menu during POST, as shown by the following figure. Please select boot device: Network: IBA GE Slot 0200 v1353 Network: IBA GE Slot 0300 v1353 ↑and ↓ to move selection ENTER to select Boot device ESC to boot using defaults APC-3X18 User Manual...
Select a field Build Date : 05/13/11 Use[+] or [-] to : M801V001 configure system Time. Processor Genuine Intel(R) CPU @ 2.00GHz Speed :2000MHz ← Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item System Memory Charge Field Size :1981MB Tab Select Field APC-3X18 User Manual...
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+- Charge Field ► Third IDE Master : [Not F1 General Help Detected] F10 Save and Exit ► Fourth IDE Master : [Hard ESC Exit Disk] Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled] IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35] APC-3X18 User Manual...
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[IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] SATA#2 Configuration: [Enhanced] [Disabled] Hard Disk Write Protect: [Disabled] [Enabled] IDE Detect Time Out : [35] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] ATA(PI) 80Pin Cable Detection: [Host & Device] [Host] [Device] 3.4.3 Super IO Configuration APC-3X18 User Manual...
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COM3 Options: [RS485 ] [RS422] [RS422] for RS422 Mode [RS485] for RS485 Mode 3.4.4 Hardware Health Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Hardware Health Configuration System Temperature :33℃/91℉ 55℃/131℉ 60℃/140℉ CPU Temperature :30℃/86℉ 65℃/149℉ CPUFAN Speed :4800 RPM APC-3X18 User Manual...
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Show you the current CPU temperature. CPUFAN Speed: Show you the current CPU Fan operating speed. Maximum CPU Temperature: [60℃/140℉] 55℃/131℉ 65℃/149℉ 70℃/158℉ Minimum PWM Duty for CPU Fan: [60%] [50%] [70%] [80%] 3.4.5 ACPI Configuration ACPI Setting: [Advanced ACPI Configuration] APC-3X18 User Manual...
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High Performance Event Timer: [Disabled] [Enabled] 3.4.6 AHCI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced AHCI Setting Enables For supporting AHCI BIOS Support [Enabled] AHCI CD/DVD Boot Time out [35] ► AHCI Port0 [Not Detected] ► AHCI Port1 [Not Detected] APC-3X18 User Manual...
Personal Computer Interconnect, is a computer bus that allows I/O device to operate nearly as fast as CPU in its own way. Some technical terms will be mentioned here. We recommend that non-professional users not make changes from factory default settings. APC-3X18 User Manual...
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Available: Specified IRQ is available to be used by PCI/PnP devices. Reserved: Specified IRQ is reserved for use by legacy ISA devices. DMA Channel 0/1/3/5/6/7: [Available] [Reserved] Available: Specified DMA is available to be used by PCI/PnP devices. APC-3X18 User Manual...
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[Disabled] Interrupt 19 Capture: Enabled: Allows option ROMs to trap interrupt 19. [Disabled] [Enabled] Boot Device Priority: Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence. Hard Disk Devices : Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence from available Hard Drives. APC-3X18 User Manual...
Always: Check password while invoking setup a well as on each boot. Boot Sector Virus Protection: [Disabled] [Enabled] Enabled / Disabled Boot Sector Virus Protection. Type the password with up to 6 characters and then press Enter key. This will APC-3X18 User Manual...
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Ports] 2 USB Ports USB2.0 Controller [Enabled] 4 USB Ports 6 USB Ports Keep USB Power at S5 [Enabled] 8 USB Ports Wireless Controller [Enabled] 10 USB Ports HAD Controller [Enabled] 12 USB Ports SMBUS Controller [Enabled] APC-3X18 User Manual...
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[2 USB Ports] [4 USB Ports] [6 USB Ports] [8 USB Ports] [10 USB Ports] USB 2.0 Controller: [Enabled] Keep USB Power at S5: [Enabled] [Disabled] Wireless Controller [Enabled] [Disabled] HDA Controller: [Enabled] [Disabled] SMBUS Controller: [Enabled] [Disabled] APC-3X18 User Manual...
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PCIE Port 0: [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled] PCIE Port 1: [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled] PCIE Port 2: [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled] PCIE Port 3: [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled] PCIE Port 4: [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled] PCIE High priority Port: [Disabled] [Port 0] [Port1] [Port2] APC-3X18 User Manual...
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F7 key can be used for this operation) [OK] [Cancel] Load Optimal Defaults: Load Optimal Defaults? F9 key can be used for this operation) [OK] [Cancel] Load FailSafe Defaults: Load FailSafe Defaults? F9 key can be used for this operation) [OK] [Cancel] APC-3X18 User Manual...
VGA driver LAN drivers Audio driver .NET framework 3.5 driver Installation instructions are given below. Important Note: After installing your Windows operating system (Windows XP), you must install first the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility before proceeding with the installation of drivers. APC-3X18 User Manual...
4.1 Intel Chipset Driver To install the Intel chipset driver, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Select Chipset from the list Follow the step-by-step installation process to install the driver. APC-3X18 User Manual...
4.2 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator driver To install the VGA drivers, follow the steps below to proceed with the installation. 1. Click Intel(R) GM45 Chipset Family Graphics Driver. Follow the step-by-step installation process to install the Graphics Media Accelerator driver. APC-3X18 User Manual...
4.3 Intel 82574L LAN Device Driver To install the Intel R 82574L Gigabit LAN connect device driver, please follow the steps below. Select LAN from the list Follow the step-by-step installation process to install the LAN driver. APC-3X18 User Manual...
4.4 Realtek ALC662 HD Audio Driver Installation To install the Realtek High Definition (HD) Audio driver, please follow the steps below. Select Audio from the list Follow the step-by-step installation process to install the Realtek HD Audio driver. APC-3X18 User Manual...
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Click FINISH; A Driver Installation Complete. APC-3X18 User Manual...
4.5 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Installation To install the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service, please follow the steps below. APC-3X18 User Manual...
Before installing the Windows 2000/XP driver software, you must have the Windows 2000/XP system installed and running on your computer. You must also have one of the following PenMount 6000 series controller or control boards installed: PM6500, PM6300. APC-3X18 User Manual...
When the system first detects the controller board, a screen appears that shows “Unknown Device”. Do not use this hardware wizard. Press Cancel. 2. Insert the product CD install setup.exe. the screen below would appear. Click touch panel driver APC-3X18 User Manual...
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3. A License Agreement appears. Click “I accept…” and “Next” APC-3X18 User Manual...
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4. Ready to Install the Program. Click “Install” 5. Installing APC-3X18 User Manual...
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6. The “Install Shield Wizard Completed” appears. Click “Finish”. APC-3X18 User Manual...
‘Advanced Calibration’ adjusts aging touch screens. Standard Calibration Click this button and arrows appear pointing to red squares. Use your finger or stylus to touch the red squares in sequence. After the fifth red point calibration is complete. To skip, press ‘ESC’. APC-3X18 User Manual...
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Dmcctrl.exe - calibration ($) 0= Standard Calibration 4=Advanced Calibration 4 9=Advanced Calibration 9 16=Advanced Calibration 16 25=Advanced Calibration 25 1. Please select a device then click “Configure”. You can also double click the device too. 2.Click “Standard Calibration” to start calibration procedure APC-3X18 User Manual...
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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: 3.Come back to “PenMount Control Panel” and select “Tools” then Click “Advanced Calibration”. APC-3X18 User Manual...
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Select “Device” to calibrate, then you can start to do “Advanced Calibration”. NOTE: Recommend to use a stylus during Advanced Calibration for greater accuracy. APC-3X18 User Manual...
Enable the multiple display function as follows: 1. Check the “Multiple Monitor Support” box; then click “Map Touch Screens” to assign touch controllers to displays. 2. When the mapping screen message appears, click “OK” APC-3X18 User Manual...
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3. If you change the resolution of display or screen address, you have to redo Map Touch Screens so the system understands where the displays are. 4. If you more monitor mapping one touch screen, Please press ‘S’ to skip mapping step. APC-3X18 User Manual...
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Advanced Calibration Enable Advanced Calibration function Right Button Icon Enable right button function. The icon can show on Desktop or System Tray (menu bar). About You can see how many devices of PenMount controller that are plugged to your system APC-3X18 User Manual...
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The PenMount monitor icon (PM) appears in the menu bar of Windows 2000/XP system when you turn on PenMount Monitor in PenMount Utilities. PenMount Monitor has the following function PenMount Rotating Functions The PenMount driver for Windows 2000/XP supports several display rotating software packages. APC-3X18 User Manual...
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2. Choose the rotate function (0°, 90°, 180°, 270°) in the 3rd party software. The calibration screen appears automatically. Touch this point and rotation is mapped. NOTE: The Rotate function is disabled if you use Monitor Mapping APC-3X18 User Manual...
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