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The PC Series-N270 models are Intel® Atom™ powered flat panel PCs with a rich variety of functions
and peripherals. All PC Series-N270 models are designed for easy and simplified integration in conference center, home automation, and building control applications.
An Intel® 945GSE graphics memory controller hub (GMCH) coupled with an Intel® ICH7M input/
output controller hub ensures optimal memory, graphics, and peripheral I/O support. The system
comes with 1.0 GB of preinstalled DDR2 SDRAM and supports a maximum of 2.0 GB of DDR2
SDRAM ensuring smooth data throughputs with reduced bottlenecks and fast system access.
Two serial ports and two external USB 2.0 ports ensure simplified connectivity to a variety of external
peripheral devices. Wi-Fi capabilities and an RJ-45 Ethernet connector ensure smooth connection of
the system to an external LAN.
There are six models in the PC Series-N270 which feature the following:
"Intel® Atom™ processor
"Intel® 945GSE chipset
"1GB 533 MHz DDR2 SDRAM preinstalled
"802.11 b/g/n wireless module
"Five USB 2.0 ports
"Watchdog timer that triggers a system reset if the system hangs for some reason
"IP 64 compliant front panel
"AT or ATX power mode
"Touch screen
"Bluetooth (not available on the PC08B and AFL-W410A)
"RoHS compliance
1.1.2 APPLICATIONS
PC Series-N270 panel PCs are powerful, sophisticated systems that are as easily implemented in
commercial, industrial, and corporate environments as they are suited for home use.
1.2 EXTERNAL OVERVIEW
The stylish PC Series-N270 panel PC comprises of a screen, rear panel, top panel, bottom panel and
two side panels (left and right). An ABS/PC plastic front frame surrounds the front screen. The rear
panel provides screw holes for a wall-mounting bracket compliant with VESA FDMI standard. An I/
O interface panel on the bottom panel of the PC Series-N270 provides access to external interface
connectors that include LAN, USB 2.0, serial port, reset button, power connector and power switch.
The front side of the PC Series-N270 is a flat panel TFT LCD screen surrounded by an ABS/PC plastic frame. The top of the front panel has a digital camera and microphones. The bottom has stereo
speakers, an ambient light sensor and IR remote sensor. The front panel also includes one USB 2.0
port. Refer to Figure 1-2.
1.2.2 REAR PANEL
The rear panel provides access to the internal components of the PC Series-N270 and CF card slot.
Refer to Figure 1-3 for back cover retention screw, VESA mount screw holes and CompactFlash® slot
locations.
A 45nm N270 Intel® Atom™ processor is installed in the system. The processor has
a CPU speed of 1.6 GHz and a 533 MHz front side bus (FSB). The processor also
comes with a 512 KB L2 cache and a 1.6 GHz L2 cache speed. Some of the features of the Intel® Atom™ processor N270 are listed below:
"On-die, primary 32-KB instructions cache and 24-KB write-back data cache
"533-MHz source-synchronous front side bus (FSB)
"2-Threads support
"On-die 512-KB, 8-way L2 cache
"Support for IA 32-bit architecture
"Intel® Streaming SIMD Extensions-2 and -3 (Intel® SSE2 and Intel® SSE3)
support and Supplemental Streaming SIMD Extension 3 (SSSE3) support
"Micro-FCBGA8 packaging technologies
"Thermal management support via Intel® Thermal Monitor 1 and Intel Thermal
Monitor 2
"FSB Lane Reversal for flexible routing
"Supports C0/C1(e)/C2(e)/C4(e)
"L2 Dynamic Cache Sizing
"Advanced power management features including Enhanced Intel SpeedStep®
Technology
"Execute Disable Bit support for enhanced security
The following sections describe features on the motherboard.
2.3.1 MEMORY SUPPORT
One 200-pin 1.0 GB 533 MHz DDR2 SDRAM SO-DIMM is installed in the PC
Series-N270 and controlled by the Intel® 945GSE GMCH installed on the internal
motherboard.
2.3.1.1 Additional Memory
The Intel® 945GSE is capable of supporting one 200-pin 2.0 GB (max.) 533 MHz or
400 MHz DDR2 SDRAM SO-DIMM. If additional memory is required, please contact an
Acnodes sales representative and discuss the necessary system requirement.
2.3.2 Storage Capacity
The PC Series-N270 supports an easily installed CompactFlash® Type II (CF Type II)
memory disk. The PC6408, PC6410, PC6412, and PC6415 models can also support
either an internal 2.5" SATA hard disk drive or a HSDPA module.
A controller for the 4-wire/5-wire resistive touch screen is installed on the motherboard.
The sensitive touch screen is accurate, reliable and durable.
2.4.3 Digital Camera and Digital Microphone
The PC Series-N270 has a built in 300K pixel digital camera and a digital microphone
(not available on the PC08B) on the front panel. The user can use the camera and microphone for facial and voice recognition for access control applications.
Two 1.5 W stereo speakers on the front side of the PC Series-N270 are interfaced to
the system through a class-B dual output amplifier.
2.4.5 USB 2.0 Port
One USB 2.0 port is located on the front side of the PC Series-N270.
2.5 External Peripheral Interface Connectors
The following section describes the external peripheral interface connectors on the
bottom panel of the subsystem.
2.5.1 Serial Port Connectors
The PC Series-N270 has two COM ports by RJ-45. One of these ports (COM1) is RS232 only port. The other COM port (COM3) can be configured as a RS-232, RS-422 or
an RS-485 serial port. See figure Figure? 2-6.
The PC Series-N270 has two RJ-45 LAN connectors on the bottom panel. See figure
Figure? 2-6.
The PCIe lane from the Intel® ICH7 chipset of the PC Series-N270 is interfaced to the
Realtek RTL8111CP PCIe gigabit Ethernet (GbE) controllers. The RTL8111CP controllers are connected directly to the RJ-45 connectors on the bottom panel and provide
external GbE connectivity. Some of the RTL8111CP controller features are listed below:
"Integrated 10/100/1000 transceiver
"Supports PCI Express™ 1.1
"Fully compliant with IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
"Supports IEEE 802.1P Layer 2 Priority Encoding
"Supports IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging
"Serial EEPROM
"Transmit/Receive on-chip buffer support
"64-pin QFN package (Green package)
2.5.3 External USB Connectors
There are two USB 2.0 connectors on the bottom panel of the PC Series-N270. Both
USB 2.0 connectors are interfaced directly to the USB controllers on the ICH7M
Southbridge. These USB connectors are fully compliant with USB specification Revision 2.0 and USB specification Revision 1.1 and can be interfaced to both USB 1.1 and
USB 2.0 compliant devices. See figure Figure? 2-6.
2.6 AC'97 Audio Codec Controller
The integrated AC'97 Audio compliant audio controller on the Intel® ICH7M
Southbridge is integrated to a Realtek ALC888 audio codec. The Realtek ALC888 is
connected to an amplifier which powers the two 1.5 Watt speakers.
2.7 System Power
The system can be run in the AT power mode or the ATX power mode. Both these
power modes are described below.
With the ATX mode selected, the PC Series-N270 panel PC goes in a standby mode
when it is turned off. The panel PC can be easily turned on via network or a power
switch in standby mode. Remote power control is perfect for advertising applications
since the broadcasting time for each panel PC can be set individually and controlled
remotely. Other possible application includes
"Security surveillance
"Point-of-Sale (POS)
"Advertising terminal
2.7.1.2 AT Power Mode
With the AT mode selected, the power is controlled by a central power unit rather than a
power switch. The PC Series-N270 panel PC turns on automatically when the power is
connected. The AT mode benefits a production line to control multiple panel PCs from
a central management center and other applications including:
"ATM
"Self-service kiosk
"Plant environment monitoring system
"Factory automation platform
"Manufacturing shop flow
2.7.2 Power Adapter
The PC Series-N270 is shipped with a 90 V to 264 V AC power adapter. The adapter
shipped with the PC08A/B or AFL-W410 have a maximum power output of 36 W. The
PC12A power adapter has a maximum output of 50 W. The PC15A/AE power adapters
have a maximum of 60 W.The power adapter has a 12 V DC output connector.
2.7.3 Power Connector
There is one 12 V DC-IN center-pin power input connector and one DC-IN terminal
block power input connector on the bottom panel. The power connector is shown in
figure Figure? 2-6.
The following section describes the wireless modules on the circuit.
2.8.1 USB Bluetooth Module
An integrated Bluetooth module (not available on the PC08B and AFL-W410A) is connected to ICH7 chipset through the USB bus. The PC Series-N270 Bluetooth module
enables wireless communications between the PC Series-N270 and various peripheral
devices through a Bluetooth network. The peripheral devices may include:
"Headsets
"Barcode readers
"PDA
"Printers
"Cell phones
"Keyboard and mouse
The technical specifications of the Bluetooth module are listed in the Appendix.
2.8.2 Wireless Ethernet
An integrated 802.11 b/g/n wireless LAN module and PIFA antenna on the PC
Series-N270 ensure an uninterrupted wireless connection. The wireless LAN module is
preinstalled in the Mini-PCIe slot. PIFA antennas can receive high quality, uniform signals in any location from all directions without any degradation of signal or impedance
and are the most efficient antennas on the market.
The PC Series-N270 is shipped with a remote control which controls system on/off,
LCD on/off, Ambient Light Sensor on/off, speaker volume, and LCD brightness.
To unpack the flat panel PC, follow the steps below:
WARNING!
The front side LCD screen has a protective plastic cover stuck to the screen. Only remove the plastic cover after the flat panel PC has been properly installed. This ensures the screen is protected during the installation process.
Step 1: Use box cutters, a knife or a sharp pair of scissors that seals the top side of
the external (second) box.
Step 2: Open the external (second) box.
Step 3: Use box cutters, a knife or a sharp pair of scissors that seals the top side of
the internal (first) box.
Step 4: Lift the monitor out of the boxes.
Step 5: Remove both polystyrene ends, one from each side.
Step 6: Pull the plastic cover off the flat panel PC.
WARNING:
Failure to take ESD precautions during the maintenance of the PC Series-N270 may
result in permanent damage to the PC Series-N270 and severe injury to the
user.
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can cause serious damage to electronic components, including the PC Series-N270. Dry climates are especially susceptible to ESD. It
is therefore critical that whenever the PC Series-N270 is accessed internally, or any
other electrical component is handled, the following anti-static precautions are strictly
adhered to.
"Wear an anti-static wristband: - Wearing a simple anti-static wristband can help to
prevent ESD from damaging the board.
"Self-grounding: - Before handling the board touch any grounded conducting mate
rial. During the time the board is handled, frequently touch any conducting materi
als that are connected to the ground.
"Use an anti-static pad: - When configuring the PC Series-N270, place it on an
antic-static pad. This reduces the possibility of ESD damaging the PC SeriesN270.
"Only handle the edges of the PCB: - When handling the PCB, hold the PCB
by the edges.
4.2 INSTALLATION PRECAUTIONS
When installing the flat panel PC, please follow the precautions listed below:
"Power turned off: When installing the flat panel PC, make sure the power is off.
Failing to turn off the power may cause severe injury to the body and/or damage
to the system.
"Certified Engineers: Only certified engineers should install and modify onboard
functionalities.
"Anti-static Discharge: If a user open the rear panel of the flat panel PC, to config
ure the jumpers or plug in added peripheral devices, ground themselves first and
wear and anti-static wristband.
The following components are all preinstalled.
"Motherboard
"TFT LCD screen
"1.0 GB DDR2 memory module
"Resistive type touch screen
"Wireless LAN module
"Bluetooth module
"AT/ATX power switch
Preinstalled customizations may include the following.
"Different DDR2 memory module
"Hard disk drive (PC12A/PC15A/AE only) Component installation is described in
the following sections.
4.4 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION STEPS
The following installation steps must be followed.
Step 1: Unpack the flat panel PC.
Step 2: Install a CF card
Step 3: Install an HDD (PC6412 and PC6415 only)
Step 4: Configure the system
Step 5: Connect peripheral devices to the bottom panel of the flat panel PC
Step 6: Mount the flat panel PC
Step 7: Install faceplate onto the flat panel PC
To access the PC Series-N270 internally the rear panel must be removed. To remove
the rear panel, please follow the steps below.
Step 1: Place the PC Series-N270 face down on a flat surface.
Step 2: Remove the retention screws (Figure 4-1).
Step 3: Lift the cover off and pull down the cover a bit to make it possible to lift the
cover further more after removing the retention screws. More strength is required to
separate the cover from the chassis.
4.6 CF CARD INSTALLATION
The PC Series-N270 has one CF Type II slot inside the rear panel. The slot can be
accessed without removing the back cover. To install the CF card, follow the instructions below.
Step 1: Locate the CF slot cover. Remove the retention screw and cover (Figure 4-2).
To install the HDD into the PC6412/ PC6415, please follow the steps below:
Step 1: Remove the aluminum cover.
Step 2: Remove the four HDD bracket retention screws and lift the HDD bracket off
the panel PC.
Step 3: Attach the HDD brackets to the HDD. To do this, align the four retention screw
holes in the both sides of the HDD bracket with the retention screw holes on the sides
of the HDD. Insert four retention screws into the HDD bracket (Figure 4-4).
Step 4: Connect the SATA cable to the rear of the HDD and the SATA connector on
the motherboard.
Step 5: Install the HDD into the PC6412/ PC6415 by aligning the retention screw holes
in the HDD brackets with the retention screw holes on the chassis. Insert the four retention screws.
Step 6: Replace the aluminum back cover to the chassis.
Step 7: Replace the plastic back cover.
4.8 AT/ATX MODE SELECTION
AT and ATX power modes can both be used on the PC Series-N270. The selection is
made through an AT/ATX switch on the bottom panel. To select AT mode or ATX mode,
follow the steps below.
Step 1: Locate the AT/ATX switch on the bottom panel (Figure? 2-6).
Step 2: Adjust the AT/ATX switch.
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