Kontron Embedded Computers V Panel Express, User Manual

Page 1: ...V Box Express User s Manual Version 1 0 Kontron Embedded Computers GmbH 0 0096 4045 ...

Page 2: ...ility 10 Scope of Delivery 11 Optional Parts 11 Type Label and Product Identification 11 Product Description 12 Back Side view 13 Front Side view with Interfaces 14 Interfaces on the Bottom Side 15 Power Button 16 LED Control Indicators 16 Power LED Error codes This function display four important fail conditions 17 CompactFlash Slot Option 18 Removable HDD Drive Cage Option 18 Air intake and exha...

Page 3: ... Specifications 29 Mechanical Specifications 29 Environmental Specifications 30 CE Directives and Standards 31 Technical Appendix Interfaces 32 Power Supply Connector 32 Serial Port COM1 COM2 RS232 32 Serial Port COM3 COM4 RS422 Option 33 Serial Port COM3 COM4 RS485 Option 33 USB Port 34 LAN Port 34 DVI I Connector Single Link 35 Technical Support 36 Returning Defective Material 37 ...

Page 4: ...for this reason Kontron Embedded Computers expressly informs the user that this manual only contains a general description of technical processes and instructions which may not be applicable in every individual case In cases of doubt please contact Kontron Embedded Computers This manual is protected by copyright All rights are reserved by Kontron Embedded Computers Copies of all or part of this ma...

Page 5: ...responding warning notices are not observed This symbol indicates that the product or parts thereof may be damaged if the corresponding warning notices are not observed This symbol indicates general information about the product and the user manual This symbol indicates detail information about the specific product configuration This symbol precedes helpful hints and tips for daily use ...

Page 6: ...vided by law This applies to batteries and display for example Exclusion of Accident Liability Obligation Kontron Embedded Computers shall be exempted from the statutory accident liability obligation if the user fails to observe the safety instructions Liability Limitation Exemption from the Warranty Obligation In the event of damage to the device caused by failure to observe the hints in this man...

Page 7: ...ccordance with the instructions for use The electrical installations in the room must correspond to the requirements of the respective regulations Take care that there are no cables particularly power cables in areas where persons can trip over them Do not use a power cable in sockets shared by a number of other power consumers Do not use an extension cable Only use the power cord supplied Do not ...

Page 8: ...sonnel If extensions are made to the device the legal stipulations and the device specifications must be observed The device must be switched off before installation and removal of any PCI and CompactFlash cards Only original accessories approved by Kontron Embedded Computers may be used It must be assumed that safe operation is no longer possible if the device has visible damage or if the device ...

Page 9: ...n antistatic mats Grounding Methods The following measures help to avoid electrostatic damages to the device 1 Cover workstations with approved antistatic material Always wear a wrist strap connected to workplace as well as properly grounded tools and equipment 2 Use antistatic mats heel straps or air ionizers for more protection 3 Always handle electrostatic sensitive components by their edge or ...

Page 10: ...ace this battery refer to the instructions described in the chapter Replacing the Lithium Battery Warning There is a danger of explosion if the wrong type of battery is used for replacement Replace only with the same or equivalent type of battery as recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturers instructions ...

Page 11: ... with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Electromagnetic Compatibility This product has been designed for industrial commercial and office use including small business use The most r...

Page 12: ...responding Kontron product part number is at the rear right hand side of the system Type Label for Systems Kontron Product Identification V Box Express 2 AOH8 xxxx for V Box Express with ETXexpress PM Module V Box Express 2 AOH8 xxxx for V Box Express with ETXexpress CD Module On the type label of your system the XXXX group is replaced by Arabic numerals combination according to the ordered system...

Page 13: ...nical stability The V Box Express provides the demanding characteristics required for a computer that is very suitable for using in harsh industrial environment The system accommodates a baseboard with an ETXexpress module Depending on the ordered system configuration your V Box Express can be equipped with the ETXexpress PM or ETXexpress CD module The V Box Express accommodates two connector side...

Page 14: ...of the system The V Box Express is designed to be powered from a AC DC high voltage external power sources with an output of 24VDC When powering on the V Box Express make sure that the air intake and exhaust openings are not obstructed Back Side view At the back side of the V Box Express are the 4 mounting holes and the air convection holes for the heat sink 1 1 2 Fig 3 V Box Express back side 1 M...

Page 15: ... 4x Free expansion slots for PCI cards 32bit 33MHz half size 6 DC power plug shown with DC terminal for the power cord 7 Reset switch 8 COM2 RS232 port connector 9 COM1 RS232 port connector 10 CF2 slot shown with installed CF card type I option 11 LAN1 interface connector 12 LAN2 interface connector 13 4 x USB 2 0 connector 14 CF1 slot shown with installed CF card type I option 15 DVI I VGA connec...

Page 16: ... VGA adapter not included Serial Interface Connectors COM1 COM2 and COM3 COM4 These RS232 connections are available as 9 pin D SUB plugs and provide connection for serial devices Ethernet Interface Connectors These interface connectors are provided as RJ45 sockets with integrated LEDs The data transfer rate depends on the installed ETXexpress module see below Data Transfer Rate for System Configur...

Page 17: ... from the main power source by turning it off via the ATX power button The unit is only completely disconnected from the main power source when the power cord is disconnected either from the power source or the unit Therefore the power cord and its connectors must always remain easily accessible LED Control Indicators The V Box Express is equipped with two LED indicators Lights up green when the s...

Page 18: ...nditions If more than one fail condition occurs simultaneously only the highest priority error code will be shown The priority order is 1 most Voltage Error 2 less Temperature Error 3 less Fan Error 4 at least Battery Error E g is there a temperature error and a fan error only the temperature error will be displayed Error Good Error 12V 0 11 4V 11 4V 12 6V 12 6V 5V 0 4 7V 4 7V 5 2V 5 2V Voltage Er...

Page 19: ...ss is equipped with two removable drive cage for a 2 5 SATA HDD The drive cage is secured to the system with knurled screws It is allowed to remove replace the hard disk while the system is powered up In order to prevent the loss of data do not remove the hard disk during HDD read or write activities System operation is allowed only with closed HDD drive cage and secured by the knurled screws 1 2 ...

Page 20: ...xpress User s Manual 19 Air intake and exhaust openings When powering on the V Box Express make sure that the air intake and exhaust openings are not covered 1 1 2 Fig 7 Total viewV Box Express 1 Exhaust holes 2 Air intake holes ...

Page 21: ...eboard and ETXexpress Module The user s manual of the installed board can be downloaded from our web page www kontron com Search for the name of the installed board Riser Card The V Box Express accommodates a riser card with 4x 32 bit PCI slots You can expand your system with PCI extension cards as half size length To expand your system with additional cards please observe the power consumption sp...

Page 22: ... wires may not exceed 3m Strip and twist the connecting wire ends but do not tin it the with solder Fig 8 DC connector without Phoenix plug terminal Fig 8a DC Terminal Phoenix plug terminal AWG 28 16 For the DC connection prepare the connecting wires with the supplied Phoenix plug Pay attention to the right polarity of the wires refer to Fig 9 and 9a The second end of each wire will be prepared as...

Page 23: ...ore removing the cover to gain access to the internal components the system must be powered down and the power cord has to be disconnected from the power source To expand your system with additional cards please observe the power consumption specification specified in the Power Specifications chapter and that each additional card does not exceed 25 W power consumption Please observe the safety ins...

Page 24: ...te of the unit to get access to the internal connectors 4 To remove install an expansion card you have to remove the corresponding expansion card slot bracket Loosen the corresponding fastening screw on the internal side which secures the slot bracket and remove it Retain the screws for later use 5 Insert remove the expansion card into from the slot of the riser card 6 If you have removed an expan...

Page 25: ...equipped with a lithium battery To replace this battery please proceed as follows 1 Remove the battery cover plate on the small side of the system 2 Remove the battery by pressing outwards the ejector spring 3 Insert the new battery into the socket 4 Make sure that you insert the battery correctly The plus pole must be on top 5 Reinstall the battery cover plate The lithium battery must be replaced...

Page 26: ...ns dealing with the disposal of these special materials e g to the collecting points for the disposal of batteries Warning There is a danger of explosion if the wrong type of battery is used for replacement Replace only with the same or equivalent type of battery as recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturers instructions ...

Page 27: ...o people for the mounting because the system weighs approx 11 kg approx 24 25 lbs Ensure there is sufficient air circulation around the device when installing the V Box Express The openings for air intake and exhaust on the device must not be covered Leave at least 5 cm approx 2 of free space around the PC unit to prevent the device from possibly overheating The voltage feeds must not be overloade...

Page 28: ...the first time If you have ordered your V Box Express without pre installed operating system you have to install the operating system and the corresponding drivers for the ordered computer configuration optional hardware components The needed drivers can be downloaded from our web page www kontron com Search for the product name Consider the manufacturer specifications of the operating system and ...

Page 29: ...000 Mbps 1x LAN1 10 100 Mbps for ETXexpress PM OR 1x LAN1 10 100 1000 Mbps for ETXexpress CD 2x Serial Port RS232 2x Serial Port RS232 422 485 optional Free Expansion Slots 4x PCI 32 bit 33MHz half size Drive Bay 2x Compact Flash for CF card type I optional 2x 2 5 SATA removable HDD on PCI slot optional Operating Elements on connector side Power button Reset button LED Indicators on connector side...

Page 30: ... slot PCI max 25W Power Specification max power value for additional customized applications Power consumption at 3 3 VDC 5 VDC and 12 VDC combined max 75W Electrical Specifications System Type Input voltage Input current V Box Express 24 VDC PSU 20 A max 5 4A Mechanical Specifications Weight without packaging 11 kg 24 25 lbs max Housing Zinc coated steel ...

Page 31: ... 5 to 80 non condensing at 40 C Storage transit 0 to 95 non condensing at 25 C Operating Altitude 0 to 10 000 ft 3000 m Storage Transit Altitude 0 to 30 000 ft 3000 m Operating Shock 15 G 11 ms duration half sine Storage Transit Shock 30 G 11 ms duration half sine Operating Vibration 10 500 Hz 1 0 G Storage Transit Vibration 10 500 Hz 2 0 G Protection class IP20 ...

Page 32: ... EC EMC Directive 2004 108 EC CE Marking 93 68 EEC Electrical Safety Standards EUROPE EN 60950 1 U S A to meet UL 60950 1 First Edition EMC Standards EUROPE Generic emission standard for industrial environments Emission EN 61000 6 4 Generic standards Immunity for industrial environments Immunity EN 61000 6 2 U S A FCC 47 CFR Part 15 Class A ...

Page 33: ...ive signals are indicated by a minus sign Power Supply Connector Pin Signal Name Power SubCon _PSC 1 5 3 F 1 Ground 2 Earth 3 24V DC IN Serial Port COM1 COM2 RS232 Pin Signal Name 9 pin D SUB Plug male 1 DCD Data Carrier Detect 2 RXD Receive Data 3 TXD Transmit Data 4 DTR Data Terminal Ready 5 GND Signal Ground 6 DSR Data Set Ready 7 RTS Request to Send 8 CTS Clear to Send 9 RI Ring Indicator 1 ...

Page 34: ...a 2 RXD Receive Data 3 TXD Transmit Data 4 RXD Receive Data 5 GND Signal Ground 6 RTS Request to Send 7 RTS Request to Send 8 CTS Clear to Send 9 CTS Clear to Send Serial Port COM3 COM4 RS485 Option Pin Signal Name 9 pin D SUB Plug male 1 TXD Transmit Data 2 RXD Receive Data 3 NC 4 NC 5 GND Signal Ground 6 TXD Transmit Data 7 RXD Receive Data 8 NC 9 NC ...

Page 35: ...Box Express User Manual USB Port Pin Signal Name 4 pin USB Socket Type A Version 2 0 1 1 1 VCC 2 Data 3 Data 4 GND LAN Port Pin Signal Name 8 pin Jack with integrated magnetics and LEDs 1 MX0 2 MX0 3 MX1 4 MX2 5 MX2 6 MX1 7 MX3 8 MX3 1 8 ...

Page 36: ...DVI_VS Analog VSYNC 9 TMDS1 Differential TMDS Data 1 10 TMDS1 Differential TMDS Data 1 11 GND TMDS Shield 12 13 NC 14 DVI_5V 5V 100mA Power Supply 15 GND Ground 16 DISPDET Hot Plug Detection 17 TMDS0 Differential TMDS Data 0 18 TMDS0 Differential TMDS Data 0 19 GND TMDS Shield 20 21 NC 22 GND TMDS Shield 23 TMDSSCL Differential TMDS Clock 24 TMDSSCL Differential TMDS Clock C1 DVI_R Analog red C2 D...

Page 37: ...ou call the unit part id number P No and the serial number S No of the unit provide the serial number found on the type label placed on the rear right hand side of the system Be ready to explain the nature of your problem to the service technician If you have questions about Kontron Embedded Computers or our products and services you may reach us at the aforementioned numbers or at www kontron com...

Page 38: ...mputers Service before returning any material Clearly write or mark this number on the outside of the package you are returning 3 Describe the device failure behavior 4 When returning goods include the name and telephone number of a person whom we can contact for further explanations if necessary Where applicable always include all duty papers and invoice s associated with the item s in question 5...