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VMT9000 series 

 Instruction manual v1.9 

 

© ads-tec Industrial IT GmbH • Heinrich-Hertz-Str. 1 • 72622 Nürtingen • Germany

 

 

2  General device information 

2.1 Manufacturer and contact details 

The  manufacturer of the device is ads-tec Industrial IT GmbH. The  company is referred to in the 
following as ADS-TEC. 

ads-tec Industrial IT  GmbH 
Heinrich-Hertz-Str.1 
72622 Nürtingen 
Germany 

Phone: +49 7022 2522-0 
Email:  mailbox@ads-tec.de 
Web:  www.ads-tec.de 
 

2.2 Intended use 

The  device is used in 

logistics

 for data collection on vehicles, e.g. on forklifts or in-house conveyor 

vehicles.  

A further application area is in the production environment where the device is used for 

stationary

 

visualisation, control and operating/machine data collection.  

 

The  operator alone shall be responsible for ensuring that all 

operator obligations 

are observed and for 

complying with any technical or statutory amendments that may arise. 

Installation, commissioning and operation may only be performed by 

qualified and trained personnel

.   

Intervention by the user is required only for performing the actions described in this document. Should 
any further modifications be required, it is necessary to consult either with the manufacturer directly or 
with service personnel authorised by the manufacturer.  

The  device must be 

de-energised 

during service work. Appropriate measures must be taken to prevent 

electrostatic discharges 

on components.  

The  device is 

only

 to be assembled, installed and operated 

within the permissible specifications

Use in non-specified environments is prohibited.  

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for VMT9000 Series

Page 1: ...Updated2021 09 27 Instruction manual Terminals VMT9000 series Translation of the original instruction manual version 1 9 ...

Page 2: ...in particular about its intended use safety installation utilisation maintenance and disposal Hand over the instructions to the user following installation of the product and pass the manual on to the new user if the product is resold These instructions can be downloaded from www ads tec de in the download area Publisher ads tec Industrial IT GmbH Heinrich Hertz Straße 1 72622 Nürtingen Phone 49 7...

Page 3: ...2 Intended use 9 2 3 Improper use 10 2 4 Environmental conditions 11 2 5 Conformity 12 2 6 Warranty repairs 13 2 7 Limitation of liability 13 2 8 Treatment and disposal of lithium batteries 14 3 Scope of delivery 15 4 Mechanical installation 16 4 1 Requirements 16 4 2 Mounting the device 17 4 2 1 VESA 75 interface 17 4 2 2 Other options 18 5 Electrical connections 19 5 1 Requirements 19 5 2 Openin...

Page 4: ... optional 38 7 3 WLAN optional 38 7 4 Bluetooth optional 38 7 5 Mobile communications optional 39 7 6 GPS optional 40 7 7 CAN FD optional 40 7 8 Big LinX 40 7 9 UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply optional 41 7 9 1 Configuring behaviour for low critical battery level 42 7 9 2 Setting the screen brightness 44 7 9 3 Activating battery saving mode 45 7 9 4 Installing or removing the UPS battery 46 8 Sof...

Page 5: ...ly All users must read this instruction manual and have access to it at all times The original version of this instruction manual was written in German All non German versions of this instruction manual are translations of the German instruction manual 1 2 Explanation of safety instructions 1 2 1 Structure of safety instructions The signal word classifies the hazard Reference to the type consequen...

Page 6: ...th or severe injury could result CAUTION Indicates a possible danger If not avoided light or minor injuries could result ATTENTION Indicates a possibly damaging situation If not avoided the system or something in its surroundings could be damaged Recommendation for use Indicates terms and or conditions that strictly need to be observed to ensure optimised and or zero defect operation Tips and sugg...

Page 7: ...sposed of with household waste but must rather be taken to a collection point for waste electrical equipment Such a collection point is generally operated by public waste management authorities i e by municipalities Symbol for the protective earth connection PE Symbol for the functional earth connection FE 1 5 Data figures and modifications All data text and figures were prepared to the best of ou...

Page 8: ...ight For the authorised user simple usage rights are granted within the scope of the intent of the contract Any modified use or exploitation of the provided content particularly duplication modification or publishing in whatever form is permitted only with the prior consent of ADS TEC In the case of copyright infringement ADS TEC reserves the right to exercise all rights ...

Page 9: ...isation control and operating machine data collection The operator alone shall be responsible for ensuring that all operator obligations are observed and for complying with any technical or statutory amendments that may arise Installation commissioning and operation may only be performed by qualified and trained personnel Intervention by the user is required only for performing the actions describ...

Page 10: ...en out of operation in the case of changing conditions In the case of improper use ADS TEC shall not accept responsibility or liability for injury or damage that is directly or indirectly attributable to the handling of the device If the device is opened up by an unauthorised person the user may be subject to hazards and the warranty is invalidated Should the device have evident signs of damages c...

Page 11: ...th the following test standards EN 60068 2 6 Sinusoidal vibration 2 500 Hz 30 m s peak 2 h per axis EN 60068 2 27 Shock resistance 400 m s 6 ms 1000 shocks per direction and axis ATTENTION Damage caused by heat If the device is installed in a panel casing or similar heat accumulation can occur Make sure that heat can be dissipated from the device ATTENTION Damage caused by condensation If the temp...

Page 12: ...class A device Class A may cause interference when used in residential environments The EU conformity declaration can be requested at http www ads tec de support support anfrage html and is available for download at http www ads tec de support download eg konformitaetserklaerung html Recommendation for use For full compliance with the EMC legislation all components and cables used for device conne...

Page 13: ... injury property damage or damage caused to the device as well as consequential damage that is was the result of non compliance with this instruction manual improper use of the device repairs and other actions on the device by unqualified electricians and electricians not certified by ADS TEC or that is was the result of using unapproved replacement parts Failure to observe the maintenance interva...

Page 14: ...ould be disposed of in accordance with local legal regulations ATTENTION Hazard due to thermal loads The more the battery is exposed to higher temperatures the faster it ages Operate the device within its specifications ATTENTION Damage to the battery Incorrect handling of the battery can cause it to be damaged or destroyed Lithium batteries should not be exposed to fire soldered recharged opened ...

Page 15: ...ck that the contents of the package are intact If there are signs of damage please contact the manufacturer immediately The device must not be put into operation Check that the contents of the package are complete and match your order 1 x device 1 x 4 pin plug for power supply in service slot Accessories according to order delivery note ...

Page 16: ...onal drawings of the device see chapter Dimensional drawings 4 1 Requirements Requirement regarding installation location ATTENTION Damage caused by heat If the device is exposed to sunlight or any other light or heat source it can overheat and suffer damage Do not expose the device to direct radiation by sunlight or any other light or heat source ...

Page 17: ...ny 4 2 Mounting the device 4 2 1 VESA 75 interface Horizontal and vertical distance between the screw holes 75 mm Thread M6 torque 8 Nm recommended Screw in depth in the threaded bushings max 6 mm The images show typical screw lengths when using the RAM mount and or optional scanner holder l 10 mm l 8 mm l 14 mm ...

Page 18: ...on 1 Table vehicle bracket 2 Mounting bracket left right Sequence each from the inside to the outside Nord Lock washer Bracket Nord Lock washer Allen screw WAF 6 mm Protective cover Allen screw torque 40 Nm recommended Further information and dimensional drawings can be found on our website in the section Accessories for the respective device 2 1 ...

Page 19: ... to the device can be caused by electrostatic discharge Always adhere to the safety measures applicable when handling components at risk of being damaged by electrostatic discharge ATTENTION Damage to the electronics The electronics can be damaged if connectors are connected or disconnected while power is still being applied Make sure that no power is being applied when connecting and disconnectin...

Page 20: ... series Instruction manual v1 9 20 ads tec Industrial IT GmbH Heinrich Hertz Str 1 72622 Nürtingen Germany 5 2 Opening the service slot 1 Loosen screws Tx20 2 Lift cover at left 3 Pull cover off to left 1 2 3 ...

Page 21: ...pliance with the IP protection class Example of cable routing ATTENTION To maintain the IP protection class Insert a plug in all unused bushings Insert seal correctly After connecting the cable lines close service slot as described in chapter 5 5 Recommendation for use On the inner side attach cable ties for strain relief ...

Page 22: ...socket SMA female for external GPS antenna 5 Optional Connection socket RP SMA male for external WLAN antenna 6 LAN RJ45 7 COM1 RS232 see section 5 4 5 8 Switch for power supply for hand held scanner see section 5 4 5 9 3 x USB 3 0 10 Optional COM2 RS232 or CAN FD see section 7 7 11 Slot for Big LinX smart card see section 7 8 12 Earthing PE see section 5 4 3 13 Slot for Nano SIM card see section ...

Page 23: ...the ignition function activated the device starts as soon as the ignition is switched on When the ignition is switched off the device is disabled or shuts down The supply voltage must remain constant The permissible voltage at the IGN input corresponds to the supply voltage of the device This function can be activated and configured in the Configuration Center Recommendation for use Generally the ...

Page 24: ...ented by a specialist electrical engineer The following are provided on the device FE connection in the power supply connector as reference potential for the EMC filters PE earthing lug in the service slot for earthing the device housing ATTENTION This connection is necessary in order to comply with EMC requirements Recommendation If possible FE and PE should be connected via separate cables to th...

Page 25: ... 5 4 4 Autostart With autostart activated the device starts as soon as a supply voltage is applied The autostart function is activated using the switch shown in the service slot Recommendation for use Generally the autostart and ignition functions should not be used together because these functions partly overlap ...

Page 26: ...ocket inside the device 5 V voltage supply The hardware switch marked red in the picture is used to apply a voltage of 5 VDC at pin 9 e g for supplying power to serial bar code scanners 5 4 6 Optional serial interface COM2 RS232 Interface IRQ Address COM2 6 2F8h Please note In addition the corresponding software switch in the Configuration Center must be set to ON see module Serial port data forwa...

Page 27: ...GmbH Heinrich Hertz Str 1 72622 Nürtingen Germany 5 5 Closing the service slot 1 Insert the cover on the right side into the groove 2 Press down the cover on the left side 3 Tighten screws with 0 5 Nm 1 2 3 See chapter 7 8 4 for mounting a cover with integrated UPS ...

Page 28: ... Hertz Str 1 72622 Nürtingen Germany 6 Commissioning 6 1 Requirements ATTENTION Hazard due to condensation Damage to electronic components caused by condensation resulting from temperature fluctuations Switch on the device only after it has acclimated to the ambient temperature ...

Page 29: ...h screen resistive single touch or capacitive multi touch 2 Lateral USB interface 3 Front keys ex factory key assignment see the following section 4 Brightness and proximity sensor 5 Optional RFID reader not visible 6 ON OFF pushbutton The USB interfacescan be disabled individuallyin the Configuration Center Functionality can be configured in the Configuration Center ...

Page 30: ...ndividually configured in the Configuration Center They have the following functions ex factory S1 Calls upthe softkeyboard S2 S3 S4 Fn Shift key SHIFT forthe secondkeyboardlevel Thiskeymust be pressed simultaneouslywiththe desiredfunctionkey S5 Reduce brightness S6 Increase brightness S7 Reduce volume S8 Increase volume 6 2 3 Rear side Speakers are located at the shown positions ...

Page 31: ...n be used to make a number of settings e g Assignment of functions to the front keys Behaviour of the ON OFF pushbutton Configuration of COM interfaces Disabling of the USB interfaces Configuration of the ignition function key switch Write protection of the mass storage or parts of it Soft keyboard Wireless devices Many other modules are in preparation You can start the Configuration Center by sel...

Page 32: ...Industrial IT GmbH Heinrich Hertz Str 1 72622 Nürtingen Germany 6 4 Configuration options in IGEL Linux With IGEL Linux as the operating system you can make many of the settings of the Configuration Center in the registry Start the registry as follows ...

Page 33: ...input b Optional the device shuts down in the case of a falling edge see registry key Registry Parameter devices ads_tec_vmt9 ignition_shutdown c Optionally you can parametrize a waiting period between a falling IGN edge and the shutting down of the device Registry Parameter devices ads_tec_vmt9 minute_to_shutdown Note Only enter whole minutes decimal places will be ignored Note A waiting time of ...

Page 34: ...antenna by parametrizing the relevant registry key Registry Parameter devices ads_tec_vmt9 ext_wlan 6 4 3 Powersupply forhand held scanners If required a voltage of 5 V can be supplied to pin 9 of the RS232 interface COM1 For the pin assignment and the position of this connection see the section 5 4 5 Registry Parameter devices ads_tec_vmt9 rs232 Note In addition the relevant switch in the service...

Page 35: ...ront keys can be assigned functions in a customer specific manner in the registry Registry Parameter userinterface keyboard ads_tec_vmt9 Under mode an entry can be selected from the drop down menu for each front key individually Standard Button has the factory preset assignment Inactive Button is deactivated User defined command See the custom command registry key below Key sequence See the key re...

Page 36: ...relevant front key In the example shown the code 0x20ac produces the condition where pressing the button S4 will insert a euro symbol into a previously selected text input line Please note To be able to use this function the entry Key sequence must be selected under mode If several characters are to be inserted it is sufficient to string them together Example 0x0034 0x002c 0x002d 0x0020 0x20ac gen...

Page 37: ...Germany 7 Features 7 1 MicroSD card A MicroSD card can be inserted in the mobile phone card drawer as a memory expansion and for backups ATTENTION Data loss If you pull the drawer with a MicroSD card inserted while the computer is running data may be lost Shut down the computer before pulling out the drawer ...

Page 38: ...3 WLAN optional This function uses the resources provided by the operating system An external WLAN antenna can be connected to the connection socket RP SMA male in the service slot In the Configuration Center it is possible to set whether the internal or an external WLAN antenna is to be used 7 4 Bluetooth optional Devices with WLAN also have Bluetooth This function uses the resources provided by ...

Page 39: ...ources provided by the operating system Initial commissioning Inserting a nano SIM card Pull out the card drawer with a small screwdriver or the like and insert the card as shown Changing the mobile phone card ATTENTION Data loss If you pull the drawer with a SIM card inserted while the computer is running data may be lost Shut down the computer before pulling out the drawer ...

Page 40: ... the operating system Other connectors can be provided here at the request of the customer 7 8 Big LinX Big LinX is a versatile and scalable platform for different IoT applications The secure connection of decentralised systems the management of distributed gateways as well as comprehensive services for data collection forwarding and monitoring make a major contribution to the implementation of co...

Page 41: ...e only Mouse keyboard and USB sticks however do not present a significant load The following sections show examples of configuration options for battery mode under Windows 10 The examples apply accordingly to other operating systems Owing to its limited capacity the UPS battery is suitable for bridging only brief power failures It is therefore always important to keep power requirements in battery...

Page 42: ...2622 Nürtingen Germany 7 9 1 Configuring behaviourforlow criticalbattery level Under Power Options of Windows 10 critical thresholds and associated actions can be configured for each power plan Recommendations A warning should be output at the latest when a low battery level of 15 is reached ...

Page 43: ...interrupts all activities The data remains in main storage RAM The reawakening procedure takes only a short time Attention If no mains voltage is present and the UPS battery is empty the data will be lost Hibernate The data is stored on the hard disk and then the computer ends all activities The reawakening procedure takes a longer time The data is retained even if there is no mains voltage and th...

Page 44: ...ndow Then click tap the rectangle containing the sun icon and the percentage in order to change the value Right click the desktop background then select Display Adjust brightness level in the context menu 1 Set the screen brightness for mains mode to the desired value e g to 100 2 Interrupt the mains power supply The operating system detects failure of the mains power and switches to battery mode ...

Page 45: ...n Germany 7 9 3 Activating battery saving mode Under Settings of Windows 10 the power saving mode can be activated under the item Battery You can also determine the battery level at which this mode is to become active and whether the screen brightness is also to be reduced when power saving mode is active ...

Page 46: ... the old cover according to section 5 2 2 Observe the instructions for IP protection according to section 5 3 3 Install the new cover including UPS as follows The UPS battery is detected by the operating system only when the device is being switched on Switch the device off and disconnect it from the power supply before installing or removing the UPS battery M 0 5 Nm ...

Page 47: ...ens the touch screen driver as well as the soft keyboard should be installed in order to ensure full functionality Installing the operating system using PXE Alternatively the operating system can also be installed via a network using the PXE functionality PXE Preboot Execution Environment To do so the appropriate BootROM Extension must first be activated in the BIOS and then selected in the boot m...

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Page 52: ...A LTE WPAN Bluetooth V4 1 V4 0 LE V3 0 HS V2 1 DER Position monitoring optional GPS through theconnection of an external antenna Sound Integrated speaker RFID optional Supported transponders LEGIC advant ATC LEGIC card in card solution AFS LEGIC prime MIM NXP MIFARE DESFire NXP MIFARE plus NXP MIFARE Smart MX Texas InstrumentsTag It EM MicroelectronicsEM4035 Infineon my d NFC Forum Tag 2 3 4 Typen...

Page 53: ...ssible otherwise accelerated ageing of the cellsis to be expected Capacity see label of the UPS battery UPS battery Operating temperature Charging 0 50 C Discharging 0 60 C Storage temperature 20 45 C Backup power time typical Depending on the load at 40 W and 0 C Version with 6240 mAh 20 30 min Version with 3120 mAh 10 15 min Max power 40 W Weight Version with 6240 mAh 0 52 kg Version with 3120 m...

Page 54: ... tec will not be able to answer such questions ADS TEC does not provide support services for any device that was not purchased directly from ADS TEC In this case maintenance and support is provided by the partner company 12 1 ADS TEC support The ADS TEC support team is available for inquiries from direct customers between 8 30am and 5 00pm Monday to Friday The support team can be reached via phone...

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