StarTech.com ES-200-77 manual

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    ES-200-77 Multimedia Pentium III processor-bas ed computer for HMI Applications User's Manual[...]

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    Copyright Notice Advantech Co., Ltd copyrights this document. All rights are reserved. Advantech Co., Ltd. reserves the right to make improvement s to the products described in this manual at any time. S pecifications are thus subject to change without notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, or transmitted in any form [...]

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    Safety Instructions 1. Read these safety instructions carefully. 2. Keep this User’s Manual for later reference. 3. Disconnect this equipmen t from any AC outlet before cleaning. Use a damp cloth. Do not use liquid or spray detergent s for cleaning. 4. For plug-in equipment, the powe r outlet so cket must be located near the equipment and must be[...]

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    Packing List Before installing your equipment, make sure that the following materials have been received: • ES-200-77 • Accessory box, including: - CD kit for ES-200 Driver - 2-wire Power cord for 1.8 Meters - 30cm COM port cable - 30cm VGA cable - 30cm power cable for ES-3115/ES-3112/ES-3117 DC output - Wall mount bracket * 2 pcs. - Side mount[...]

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    Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ................ .............. ................ ............. ............ ...... ....1 1.1 Introdu ction .............................................................................................2 1.2 How to us e this menu .............................................................................3 1.3 Specifi[...]

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    Cha p ter 1 General In format ion Thi s c ha p ter g ives inform ation on ES - 200-77 Sections • • How to Use • •[...]

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    1.1 General Information The ES-200-77 PC is a multimedia Pentium III proc essor-based computer that is designed t o serve as a human machine interface (HMI) and as a desktop computer. . You can select wh at application or integration for y our system then decide whi ch part you want to apply, or, of course, integrate both as a high performance pan [...]

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    1.3 Specifications Feature: ● Fits with Advantech SBC boards. ● Buit-in 180-watt power supply . ● One PC-104 card or one half-length PCI card extendible ● T wo 3.5” HDD can be installed ● One slim-type CD-ROM can be installed ● Multiple I/O interfaces f o r versatile applications ● Support Open-frame mechanical architecture for moni[...]

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    PC104 card expansion. ● I/O port: - 1* VGA port - 1* Parallel port - 4 * serial ports: RS-232 3, RS-232/422/485*1 - 2 * USB ports: Support USB1.1 up to 20Mb/sec. - 2 * PS2 ports: 1 * keyboard and 1* mouse - 1 * RJ 45 port: Supports 10/100T -Base Ethernet - 4 * Audio port: Supports 1* line in /1* line out / 1* Mic in / 1* Speaker out - 1 * DC outp[...]

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    Chapter 2 System Setup Sections include: • A Quick Tour of the Panel PC • Preparing for initial Use • Installation Procedures • Installing the Drivers[...]

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    2.1 Quick T our for ES-200-77 Before you start to set up ES-200, please take a moment to be familiar with the locations and purposes of the controls, drives, conne ctors and ports, which are illustrated in the figures below. When you place the panel PC upright on the desktop, its front panel appe ars as shown in Figure 2-1. The sunken I/O section i[...]

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    2.3.2 Connecting the keyboard and m ouse Connect the PS/2 mouse and keyboard port on the I/O se ction of the panel PC. 2.3.3 Connecting the display Connect the display to the VGA sub in the bottom of ES-200-77 2.3.4 Switch on the po wer Switch on the power switch on the rear cover. 2.4 Running the BIOS setup program Your panel PC is likely to have [...]

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    drive. 2.6 Inst alling the drivers After installing your system software, you w ill be able to set up the Ethernet , VGA, audio, PCMCIA and touchscreen functio ns. All the driver s except the CD-ROM drive driver are stored in a CD-ROM disc entitled "Drivers and Utilities." T he CD-ROM drive driver is store d in a floppy disk. Both the CD-[...]

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    Chapter 3 Using the Panel PC This chapter details installi ng ES-200 hardware. Sections include: • CD-ROM Drive • PS/2 Mouse and Keyboard • PCI/ISA Bus Expansion • Parallel Port • Serial COM Ports • VGA Port • USB Ports • Audio Interface • Ethernet[...]

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    3.1 CD-ROM drive To insert a CD-ROM disc, press the eje ct button of the CD-ROM drive. The yellow activity light will flash and the front panel will come o ut a shor t distance. Using your fingertips, hold the top and bottom of the front panel and pull it outwa rd to the very end. Align the center hole of the CD-ROM disc with the center circle of t[...]

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    PC, and then turn on the panel PC. 5. If necessary, run the panel PC's BIOS set up program to configure the parallel po rt to respond as required by your prin ter and software operating environment. 3.5 Serial COM port s There are three serial COM ports on the bottom of the rear cov er. You can easily attach a serial device to the panel PC, su[...]

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    Line out: Output audio to external devices such as sp eakers or earphones. Line in: Input audio from an external CD player or radio. 1. Connect the audio device to the system. 2. Install the driver before you use the device. 3.9 Ethernet External devices on your network m ay be connected to the sy stem through the external Ethernet port located on [...]