Acnodes PC 8172 User Manual

PC 8172

17” TFT Expandable Intel

®

Core 2 Duo

™

Industrial Panel PC with 2 PCI

User’s Manual

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August 2008, Version A1

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Safety Approvals

格式化: 項目符號及編號

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CE Marking

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FCC Class A

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FCC Compliance

This equipment has been tested in compliance with the limits for a
Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These
limits are meant to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. If not installed and used in
accordance with proper instructions, this equipment might generate or
radiate radio frequency energy and cause harmful interference to
radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment
does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following methods:

1. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

2. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

3. Connect the equipment to another outlet of a circuit that
doesn’t connect with the receiver.

4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for
help.

Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with the
emission limits.

Safety Precautions

Before getting started, please read the following important safety
precautions.

1. The PC 8172 Series does not come equipped with an

operating system. An operating system must be loaded firs t
before installing any software into the computer.

2. Be sure to ground yourself to prevent static charge when

installing the internal components. Use a grounding wrist
strap and place all electronic components in any static­shielded devices. Most electronic components are sensitive
to static electrical charge.

3. Disconnect the power cord from the PC 8172 Series before

any installation. Be sure both the system and external
devices are turned OFF. A sudden surge of power could ruin
sensitive components that the PC 8172 Series must be
properly grounded.

4. The brightness o f the flat panel display will be getting weaker

as a result of frequent usage. However, the operating period
varies depending on the application environment.

5. Turn OFF the system power before cleaning. Clean the

system using a cloth only. Do not spray any liquid cleaner
directly onto the screen. The PC 8172 Series may
come with or w/o a touch screen. Although the touch screen is
chemical resistant, it is recommended that you spray the
liquid cleaner on a cloth first before wiping the screen. In
case your system comes without the touch screen, you must
follow the same procedure and not spray any cleaner on the
flat panel directly.

6. Avoid using sharp objects to operate the touch screen.

Scratches on the touch screen may cause malfunction or
internal failure to the touch screen.

7. The flat panel display is not susceptible to shock or vibration.

When assembling the PC 8172 Series, make sure it is
securely installed.

8. Do not open the system’s back cover. If opening the cover

for maintenance is a must, only a trained technician is
allowed to do so. Integrated circuits on computer boards are
sensitive to static electricity. To avoid damaging chips from
electrostatic discharge, observe the following precautions:

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a

Before handling a board or integrated circuit, touch an

unpainted portion of the system unit chassis for a few
seconds. This will help to discharge any static
electricity on your body.

a

When handling boards and components, wear a wrist-

grounding strap, available from most electronic
component stores.

Trademarks Acknowledgments

ACNODES is a trademark of Acnodes Corp.
IBM, PC/AT, PS/2, VGA are trademarks of International
Business Machines Corporation.

®

Intel

and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.
MS-DOS, Microsoft C and QuickBASIC are trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation.
VIA is a trademark of VIA Technologies, Inc.
SST is a trademark of Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
UMC is a trademark of United Microelectronics Corporation.
Other brand names and trademarks are the properties and registered
brands of their respective owners.

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Introduction

This chapter contains general information and detailed specifications
of the PC 8172. Chapter 1 includes the following sections:

f

General Description

f

System Specification

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Dimensions

f

Front View & I/O Outlets

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Package List

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1.1 General Description

The PC 8172 is a 17 ” Industrial panel PC which features Intel
Core™ 2 Duo processor and Intel

powerful computing performance. This panel PC also offers the
expansion ability with two PCI slots. It adopts built-in speaker and
WLAN module for wireless connectivity. Further, the PC 8172 fits in with
Aluminum IP65/NEMA4 compliant front bezel.

Powerful computing: Intel® Core™2 Duo processor

®

The PC 8172 features Intel

®

MHz and Intel

Q965+ICH8 chipset. It features two 1394a ports, two
gigabit Ethernet ports and up to 4GB of dual-channel DDR2 system
memory which deliver high computing capability for high performance­demanding applications.

Expandable for 2 PCI slots
The PC 8172 has two PCI slots for expansion purpose. User can

easily plug in standard half-size PCI cards such as motion card,
communication card and so on.

Speaker & WLAN antenna supported
The PC 8172 features built-in speaker, optional WLAN

module and antenna for wireless network connectivity.

This ideal industrial-grade panel computer PC 8172 can be applied to
the several of industrial or commercial projects, such as transportation,
factory automation, HMI machine controller, Point Of Sales, KIOSK
and more. Moreover, PC 8172 provides highly reliable and highly
flexible industrial-grade products in all-in-one solutions.

Core™ 2 Duo with a maximum of FSB 1066

®

Q965 chipset to provide

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1.2 System Specifications

1.2.1

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Main CPU Board

CPU

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Socket LGA775 for Intel

Processor with FSB 533/800/1066 MHz , max up to

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Core

TM

2 Duo/Core

TM

Solo

E6400.

NOTE It doesn’t support the processor with FSB 1333 MHz,

and it is not recommended to use Quad-Core CPU.

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System Chipset

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Q965 + ICH8

Intel

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BIOS

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Phoenix-Award BIOS, 16Mbit with RPL/PXE LAN Boot ROM,

SmartView and Customer CMOS Backup

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System Memory

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Two 240-pin DDR2 DIMM maximum up to 4GB

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L2 Cache

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Integrated in CPU

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Bus Clock

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533/800/1066 MHz

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Watchdog Timer

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Up to 255 levels as Reset feature

1.2.2 I/O System

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Standard I/O

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Three serial ports with power, two RS-232 and one RS-

232/422/485

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One PS/2 for Keyboard and Mouse Interface

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Four USB Ports 2.0 compliant

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Two IEEE1394a Ports

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Ethernet

One DVI-I Output

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First port with i82566DM Gigabit Ethernet PHY, Second port

with RTL8111B for Gigabit/Fast Ethernet

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Audio

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HD Audio for two channels output

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Storage

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Box-Header

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Expansion Slot

MIC-In, Line-Out

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Four SATA-300 interface

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One 26-pin for shared LPT/FDD(optional)

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Two 32-bit PCI Master slots

1.2.3 System Specification

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17” TFT LCD

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Disk Drive Housing

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One built-in slim type CD-ROM dive,

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One internal 3.5” drive (Optional 2 X 3.5” or 2 X 2.5” HDD)

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AC Power Supply (100V ~ 240V)

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Heat Dispensing Design

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Two slots for PCI expansion

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Net Weight

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15 Kgs

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Dimension (Main Body Size)

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450mm (17.71”)(W) x 150mm (5.90”)(D) x 370mm

(14.56”)(H)

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Operation Temperature

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0℃to 40℃; Relative Humidity 50%

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Relative Humidity

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10% to 85% @ 40℃, Non-Condensing

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Altitude

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10,000 ft. (3,000 meters)

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Vibration (Operating)

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5 to 500 Hz, 1 G random

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Shock (Operating)

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10 G peak acceleration (11 msec. duration)

NOTE All specifications and images are subject to change

without notic e.

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1.3 Dimensions

This diagram shows you dimensions and outlines of the PC 8172.

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1.4 Front View and I/O Outlets

1.4.1 Front View

Please refer to the following illustration for features and controls of the

PC 8172 front bezel.

No Function

1

SEL+

2

SEL-

3

Backlight ON/OFF

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1.4.2 I/O Outlets

The following figure shows the I/O locations of the PC 8172.

No Connector No Connector

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COM1

1

(RS-232/422/485)

2

DVI-I

3

Giga LAN x 2

4

IEEE 1394a x 2

5

USB v2.0 x 4

6

Mic-in, Line-Out

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COM 2 & COM 3
(RS-232)

Power Switch
AC power
PCI slots x 2
P/S2

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1.5 Package List

The package bundled with your PC 8172 should contain the following
items:

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PC 8172 x 1

a

AC power cord x 1

a

Panel mount kit x 7

a

Driver CD x1

a

LGA 775 CPU Cooler x 1

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DVI TO VGA Adaptor x 1

PS/2 Splitter – Y Cable x 1

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SATA Cable x 1

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Dual 3.5” HDD bracket kit with fan x 1 (Optional)

a

Small HDD Kit for 2.5” HDD (Optional)

a

VIA WLAN Kit (Optional)

a

Rack Mount Bracket Kit x 1 (Optional)

If you can not find this package or any items are missing, please
contact ACNODES distributors immediately.

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C h a p t e r 2

Hardware Installation

The PC 8172 is convenient for your various hardware configurations
in flexible ways, such as CPU (Central Processing Unit), HDD (Hard
Disk Drive), Memory Module (DRAM), CD-ROM, Add-On card, and
more. The chapter 2 will show you how to install the hardware. It
includes:

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CPU

f

DRAM

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Hard Disk

f

CD-ROM

f

Add-On Card

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Serial Port

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VGA

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Ethernet

f

Mounting Ways

2.1 Installing the CPU and DRAM

The standard PC8172 system is designed for Intel Core
2 Duo processors. The built-in CPU board provides two 240-pin
DDR2 DIMM sockets that support system memory up to 4GB.

Please refer to the instructions below, illustrated with concise images,
to upgrade the CPU, DRAM, PCI step by step:

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Step 1 Unscrew screws to remove the rear chassis.
Step 2 Remove the riser card fix kit.

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Step 3 Install the CPU and DDR DRAM in the PC 8172.

DRAM

CPU

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2.2 Installing the Hard Disk Drive

The PC 8172 offers a convenient drive bay module for users
to install HDD. The system offers users one 3.5” Hard Disk Drives for
installation. If you want to install dual 3.5” HDD, or 2.5” HDD, the PC
8172 also provides the dual 3.5” and dual 2.5” drive
holder to meet your requirement. Please follow the steps:

Note The hardware limitation is that the 2.5” HDD and 3.5”

HDD CAN NOT exist simultaneously.

Step 1 Unscrew screws to remove the rear chassis.
Step 2 Remove the riser card fix kit.
Step 3 Unscrew 4 screws from the HDD drive bracket, and take out

HDD bracket kit to install 3.5” HDD.

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