TPC-66/68 Series Intel XScale PXA Touch Panel Computer with 5.7" CSTN/ 5.
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12. Never open the equipment. For safety reasons, the equipment should be opened only by qualified service personnel. 13. If one of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by service personnel: a. The power cord or plug is damaged. b. Liquid has penetrated into the equipment. c. The equipment has been exposed to moisture. d. The equipment does not work well, or you cannot get it to work according to the user's manual. e. The equipment has been dropped and damaged. f.
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Contents Chapter Chapter 1 General Information ....................................... 2 1.1 1.2 Introduction ....................................................................... 2 Specifications .................................................................... 2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 LCD Specifications ........................................................... 4 Touchscreen Specifications............................................... 4 Power...........................................................
4.1.3 4.1.4 4.2 Networking...................................................................... 33 4.2.1 4.2.2 4.2.3 4.3 Figure 4.3:TPC Configurator ....................................... 22 Figure 4.4:General ....................................................... 22 Figure 4.5:Network ...................................................... 23 Figure 4.6:Advanced Network ..................................... 23 Figure 4.7:Watchdog Setting ....................................... 24 Figure 4.
Appendix A Watchdog Timer Programming................... 48 A.1 A.2 A.3 DeviceIOControl ............................................................. 48 How to Use the Control Code ......................................... 50 A.2.1 A.2.2 A.2.3 A.2.4 A.2.5 A.2.6 IOCTL _WDT_ENABLE: ........................................... 50 IOCTL _WDT_DISABLE: .......................................... 50 IOCTL_WDT_STROBE: ............................................ 50 IOCTL_WDT_GETTIMEOUT: ..........................
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CHAPTER 1 2 General Information This chapter gives background information for the TPC-66/68 series.
Chapter 1 General Information 1.1 Introduction The TPC-66/68 series of touch panel computers consist of state-of-the-art HMI (Human Machine Interfaces). The 5.7"/ 5.6" operator interface combined with a RISC-based computing platform offers these key features: • Bright Display: The high-brightness LCD display provides a clear interface. • Fanless: By using a low power processor, the system does not have to rely on fans, which often are unreliable, and attracts dust.
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-66 provides three serial ports. The third one can be set as COM3 for RS-232 or COM4 for RS-485. Note: TPC-68 also provides three serial ports. COM3 can be set CAN-Bus or RS-485. Note: It is suggested to use hardware flow control in order to avoid data loss. • 1 RJ-45 Ethernet port • 2 USB ports compliant with USB 1.1: one USB Host (Type A) and one USB Client (Type B) • 1 CompactFlash 2.
1.3 LCD Specifications TPC-66SN TPC-66T/68T Display Type Color STN LCD TFT LCD Size (diagonal) 5.7” 5.6” Maximum Resolution 320 x 240 (QVGA) Maximum Colors 4096 Pixel Pitch (W x H) 0.12 x 0.36 mm Viewing Angle 100° 100° Luminance (cd / m2) 400 500 Contrast Ratio 55 400 256K Operating Temperature 0 ~ 50° C (Ambient) Control Contrast Adjustable Backlight 1 CCFL Backlight MTBF 60,000 hours N/A 30,000 hours 1.
1.5 Power • Input Voltage: 18 ~ 32 VDC (The fuse will become an open circuit if input level exceeds 33 VDC) • Maximum Current: 3.15 A (Typical 24 VDC at 0.8A) 1.6 I/O Ports Arrangement TPC-66/68 panel computers provide 3 serial ports, 1 Ethernet LAN port and 2 USB ports. The arrangement of the I/O ports is shown in Figure 1.1. Figure 1.
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-66/68 panel computer into the panel opening. 1. Install the panel computer into the panel opening. 2. Find the eight clampers and eight long screws in the accessory pack. Hook these clampers to the holes around the four sides of the bezel. Insert the screws into every clamper and fasten them.
1.8 Exploded Diagram Figure 1.
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.
CHAPTER 2 2 System Setup This chapter provides a brief explanation for operating the TPC-66/68.
Chapter 2 System Setup You can quickly get up and running by following the step-by-step instructions below. 1. 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 2. Connect the power connector to the 24 VDC power lines. The power lines can either be from some power adapter or an in-house power source. Figure 2.
Figure 2.3: Pin Assignment on the Power Receptor Warning 3. The system may be damaged when the power is turned on if the power source is not connected to the correct pins. Plug the power lines into the system power receptor. Figure 2.
4. Turn on the System Figure 2.5: Turn on the System 5. Calibrate the touchscreen. The detailed procedure is described in section 3.2.
CHAPTER 3 2 System Tuning Sections include: • LCD Contrast Tuning • Touchscreen Calibration • Buzzer Setting
Chapter 3 System Tuning 3.1 LCD Tuning The display settings let you control the backlight. Backlight provides a screen saving function. The backlight can be automatically turned off when the device is no longer used to lengthen the device life. Please go to “Start” ‡ “Setting” ‡ “Control Panel” ‡ “Display” as shown in the Figure below. Figure 3.1: Display To set the time to automatically turn off, tick the check box ‘turn off backlight’ and set the time to elapse by inputting a number in the edit box.
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. Figure 3.3: Advanced Backlight Utility Note: LCD contrast control is inactive for TPC-66/68T 3.
The window of the stylus properties will display after you click the stylus. There are two tabs in this screen: Double-Tap and Calibration. DoubleTap is used to record the time period between the two taps when doubletapping in Windows CE. Calibration is for users to calibrate the touch screen. Figure 3.5: Stylus Properties Please press “Calibration” and then click “Recalibrate” to calibrate the touch screen as shown below.
3.3 Buzzer Setting TPC-66/68 panel computers provide a buzzer setting in Windows CE. 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. Figure 3.7: Volume & Sounds Setttings 1 As shown in Figure 3.8, you can enable/disable this functionality. Figure 3.
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CHAPTER 4 2 Windows CE Sections include: • TPC Utilities • Networking • Application Program Development
Chapter 4 Windows CE The TPC-66/68 operator interface terminals are designed for Windows CE. Windows CE is a compact operating system that occupies less storage space and use less system resources compared with other operating systems. By its modular nature, it is possible to choose the functions that are useful for a specific application. This not only reduced the system resources required, it also reduces start-up time.
4.1 TPC Utilities There are several utilities built into Windows CE in the TPC series. 4.1.1 Soft-Keyboard The TPC-66/68 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 OS. Upon boot-up, a small keyboard icon will appear on the status bar. Tap this icon with the stylus to activate/hide this Soft-keyboard. Figure 4.2: Soft-Keyboard 4.1.
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. Figure 4.
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 button, “Renew”. Use the “Ping” button to ping a specified IP address if you wish to test the connection. Figure 4.5: Network You can get more detailed IP information through “Advanced Network”.
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. The timer is the period that the watchdog will wait for a response. Figure 4.7: Watchdog Setting Only when you select a time span and enable the watchdog, will the response time be effective.
Misc There are several functions provided in the Misc page as shown in the figure below. Figure 4.8: Misc Page Startup Programs: You can easily set the startup programs without editing. The programs listed in the combo box will be automatically executed after the system has successfully booted. Click the “Add” button to insert a file to the startup. If you would like to remove the file from the startup or the combo box, please click “Delete”.
Reboot: You can reboot TPC-66/68 panel computers by clicking the “Reboot” button. Once this button is clicked, the dialog below will be displayed. 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. 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 registry information.
Figure 4.10: Registry Saving Success Figure 4.11: Registry Editor Web Server Root: Input the root path of the web server here. The root path will only be effective after the machine has been rebooted. FTP Server Root: Input the root path of the ftp server here. The root path will only be effective after the machine has been rebooted.
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”, “NotepadPlus”, “System Font Setting” and “TPC Version Information”. Figure 4.12: Advantech Tools ActiveSync This program synchronizes data and monitors the connection between TPC-66/68 panel computers and their host computer.
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” or “regsave.exe –s” for the silence mode. Remote Display Application Remote Display Application displays a Windows CE device screen on a remote desktop. It works with the Windows CE Remote Display Host application.
Figure 4.14: Remote Display Application Figure 4.15: Connect 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 NotepadPlus NotepadPlus is a text editor as shown in Figure 4.17. Figure 4.17: NotepadPlus 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-66/68 as shown in Figure 4.18. Figure 4.18: TPC Version Information 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.
RegSave.exe [-s]: Saves registry settings. If you use “RegSave.exe –s”, no message box is displayed whether you are successful or fail. Reboot.exe: Saves the registry settings and reboots the panel computer. Screen.exe [on/off]: Turns the display on/off. Use “Screen.exe on” to turn on and “Screen.exe off” to turn off the display. Iesample.exe [-n] [-f] [ip address/ folder name]: Open the Internet Explorer. Use "Iesample.exe -n" to close the scroll bar. Use "Iesamples.exe -f" to active the full screen.
2. 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 SMSC9115 icon to configure. Figure 4.20: Selected Connection 3. Select the “IP Address” tab. Figure 4.
4. Select the “Name Server” tab. Figure 4.22: Setting Name Servers Note 5. 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.
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. Connect the host computer and TPC with a null modem cable (included in the package). Make sure the connection is solid on both RS-232 Serial ports.
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 COM box and select your desired port from the list. Figure 4.
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.
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.
Configure the connection setting. Figure 4.
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.
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” in the Microsoft ActiveSync window, the window, Mobile Device, will pop up to display the file resources and information of TPC.
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-66/68 panel computers can also be connected to the host computer via the client’s USB port. The host computer must install the Microsoft ActiveSync service offered by Microsoft. Then use the USB client to USB host cable and connect the USB client port of the panel computer and the USB host port of the host computer.
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 SP4, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2, or Microsoft Windows XP Professional. • 96 MB (128 MB recommended) memory for Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Professional. 192 MB (256 MB recommended) memory for Windows 2000 Server. • CD-ROM drive.
4.3.2 Building Windows CE Runtime Build the Windows CE runtime with the eMbedded Visual tools. This section demonstrates step by step how to develop a custom application. 1. 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-powered devices.
Note The selected CPU type must be Win32 (WCE ARM V4) or Win32 (WCE ARMV4I). Select “ADVTPC” in the main window of embedded Visual C++. Figure 4.38: Selecting 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.
A APPENDIX 2 Watchdog Timer Programming
Appendix A Watchdog Timer Programming There is a built-in watchdog timer in the TPC-66/68 series. You can access it through the WIN32 API. TPC-66/68 panel computers provide a WDT driver to allow users to enable/disable the Watchdog timer. The driver name is “WDT1:”. Programmers must open this driver before using the resources. Then programmers can use DeviceIOControl functions to enable/disable Watchdog timer.
• 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. • lpOutBuffer [out] Long pointer to a buffer that receives the operation’s output data. This parameter can be NULL if the dwIoControlCode parameter specifies an operation that does not produce output data.
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 trigger the Watchdog timer in this situation. lpInBuffer : unused. nInBufferSize: unused. lpOutBuffer: unused. nOutBufferSize: unused. A.2.
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. The default setting is 5 seconds. nOutBufferSize: unused. A.2.5 IOCTL_WDT_SETTIMEOUT: Sets the Watchdog time setting. lpInBuffer : The DWORD pointer to your Watchdog time setting.
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DWORD dwTemp; DWORD nIndex=2; // Set the Watchdog Timer as 10 seconds. Number 2 means 10 seconds.
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B APPENDIX 2 Fuse Specifications
Appendix B Fuse Specifications B.1 Fuse Specifications Rating: 250 VAC, 3.15A 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 Warning Do NOT replace the fuse unless it is damaged. Do NOT replace the fuse with a different rated fuse.
C APPENDIX 2 Pin Assignments
Appendix C Pin Assignments C.1 RS-232 Pin Assignment C.2 RS-485 Pin Assignment C.3 COM Port Setting TPC-66/68 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.
D APPENDIX 2 Visual Settings
Appendix D Visual Settings There are two powerful and friendly utilities included to extend the visual capabilities of TPC-66/68. The two utilities are used to set the font size and rotate the screen. D.1 Font Setting Please go to start->programs->advantech->system font setting. Figure D.1: Font Setting TPC-66/68 provides two font settings – normal and small. Figure D.
Figure D.3: Change Font Setting Figure D.
D.2 Screen Rotation Please go to start->setting->control panel-> screen rotation as below. Figure D.5: Screen Rotation Please select how you want the view display. Figure D.
This screen is rotated 90 degrees in the example. Figure D.7: 90 Degrees Rotation Figure D.
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