IEI Technology WS-843A User Manual

WS-843A

User Manual

Version 1.2

12.1” TFT Display

Workstation

February 3, 2004

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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 PRODUCT INFORMATION .................................................. 3

1.1 G

ENERAL INFORMATION ......................................................................3

1.2 P

RODUCT SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................4

1.3 D

IMENSIONS...................................................................................5

1.4 F

RONT ACCESSIBLE CD-ROM AND 3.5" FDD............................................6

1.5 S

EALED-MEMBRANE ACCESSIBLE KEYPAD.................................................. 8

CHAPTER 2 SYSTEM SETUP ................................................................9

2.1 C

ARDS AND CARD CLAMPS INSTALLATION..................................................9

2.2 D

ISK DRIVES INSTALLATION ............................................................... 10

2.3 P

OWER SUPPLY INSTALLATION ............................................................. 11

2.4 C

OOLING FAN INSTALLATION AND FILTER REPLACING................................... 12

2.5 R

ACK MOUNTING ............................................................................ 13

2.6 P

ANEL MOUNTING ........................................................................... 14

CHAPTER 3 MAINTENANCE............................................................... 15

3.1 P

OWER SUPPLY .............................................................................. 15

3.2 C

OOLING FAN................................................................................ 15

3.3 D

ISK DRIVES ................................................................................ 15

APPENDIX A EXPLODED DIAGRAM ......................................................16

APPENDIX B KEYPAD........................................................................... 17

A. B

LOCK DIAGRAM .................................................................................. 17

B. J

UMPER SETTING .................................................................................. 17

APPENDIX C TOUCH PANEL CONTROLLER............................................ 19

APPENDIX D TOUCH PAD .....................................................................20

APPENDIX E USER MODE OSD ITEM DESCRIPTION .............................21

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Chapter 1 Product Information

1.1 General Information

The WS-843A series workstations take advantage of modern flat-panel display

technology. This system unit consists of a CPU board, a power supply, a passive

backplane and a touch-pad for minimum size.

 LCD Display

The WS-843A series workstations are equipped with a color 800 x 600

resolution 12.1” TFT LCD display.

 Versatile Passive Backplane

WS-843A workstation is compatible with BP-10S, BP-10SD, IP-10S, PX-10S

or PCI-10S, PCI-10S2 and IP-10S2 backplane.

 Optional Power Supply

The standard industrial power supply for WS-843A is ACE-832A; and other

optional compatible power supplies are listed below:

ACE-916V, ACE-925C, ACE-925T/932T or ACE-920A/932A/935A series.

 Sealed-membrane Accessible Keypad

The sealed-membrane keypad has 59 data keys, including 10 function keys

to allow users enter data directly.

 Power Switch and USB Port

The lockable drive door protects the power switch and USB port.

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1.2 Product Specifications

 7U height workstation for rack-mounting and panel-mounting

 Disk Drive Bay: Supports one 5.25" CD-ROM, one 3.5" FDD and one 3.5" HDD

 Fan Module: 12-cm cooling fan and removable fan filter

 Touch Pad Module: TP-101 (including 2 buttons)

 59 data entry keys, including 10 function keys

 Front LCD on/off switch and OSD button

 Lockable drive door design

 Anti-vibration card clamp

 Optional Backplanes: BP-10S, BP-10SD, IP-10S, IP-10S2,PX-10S or PCI-10S

PCI-10S2

 Power Supply: standard equipped with ACE-832A industrial power supply

 Optional Power Supplies: ACE-916V (12VDC input), ACE-925C (24VDC input),

or ACE-925T/ 932T (-48VDC input), or ACE-920A/

932A/ 935A (AC input)

 Optional Touch Screen: Dynapro® resistive type with RS-232 controller.

 Operating Temperature: 0 ~ 50 ℃

 Relative Humidity: 10 -95%, @40°C non-condensing

 Dimensions: 483 x 310 x 271.7 mm

 Color: white (Pantone 413C) and black

 LCD Display

Model WS-843A

Display Type 12.1" TFT color

Resolution 800 X 600

LCD Display Colors 262k,18bits

Brightness 250cd/m

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Temperature 0-500C

LCD MTBF 50,000 hrs

Backlight MTBF 30,000 hrs

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1.3 Dimensions

The following diagram indicates the dimensions of WS-843A:

Front Panel: 483 mm (W) x 310mm (H) x 12mm (D)

Cabinet: 433 mm (W) x 291mm (H) x 259.7mm (D)

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1.4 Front Accessible CD-ROM and 3.5" FDD

WS-843A workstation is equipped with one 5.25” CD-ROM, one 3.5" FDD and one

3.5” HDD. The CD-ROM and FDD are accessible by loosening the two captive

fasteners of lockable door as shown in the following diagram. A power switch and

a USB port are also reachable through opening this front lockable door.

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1.5 Sealed-Membrane Accessible Keypad

The sealed-membrane keypad has 59 data keys, including 10 function keys to

allow users to enter data directly. A built-in controller will merge the signals from

the membrane keypad into one signal that acts as a standard IBM PC/AT

keyboard.

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Chapter 2 System Setup

The following sections of this chapter show how to install the components and do

the maintenance.

2.1 Cards and Card Clamps Installation

Before installing the cards, the back cover should be removed first by releasing

screws as shown in the diagram below. Then, users can slowly slide the card in

and carefully press it into the appropriate slot of backplane. The card clamp is

designed to hold the add-on cards so as to let it be affixed securely into the slots

moreover to prevent them from vibrating. You may install the Card Clamp after

inserting all the add-on cards by following the steps below:

STEP 1: Place the Card Clamp into the chassis. Insert one side of the Card Clamp

to the fixed hole of the chassis.

STEP 2: If the add-on card is too short, use the holding clamp to hold the card

and fix the holding clamp using screws.

STEP 3: Put one screw on the other side of the Card Clamp then fasten it.

STEP 3

STEP 2

STEP 1

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2.2 Disk Drives installation

WS-843A provides one 5.25" CD-ROM, one 3.5" FDD and one 3.5" HDD. The

diagram below shows how to install the disk drives. Before placing the CD-ROM

into the workstation, the CD-ROM should be mounted into the CD-ROM bracket

first. Then slide the bracket into the fixed holes and fasten it by screws. As for

the FDD and HDD, they should also be mounted into a bracket first and then

fasten the bracket into the workstation by means of screws.

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2.3 Power Supply Installation

Power supply is located at the rear of workstation as shown in the following

diagram. Please fasten it with screws.

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SUPPLY

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ACE-832A

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2.4 Cooling Fan Installation and Filter Replacing

WS-843A is equipped with a 12cm cooling fan attached to a removable fan filter

on the side of workstation. The following diagram shows how to install the fan.

Please note that the filter should be removed and cleaned at least once a month

to achieve optimum performance. Remove the filter is fast and easy. Please

unfasten the screw then pull out the filter bracket.

STEP 2

STEP 1

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2.5 Rack Mounting

WS-843A can be mounted into a 19” rack. The following diagram shows you how

to mount WS-843A into a 19” rack.

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2.6 Panel Mounting

WS-843A not only can be mounted into the 19” Rack but also can be mounted

within a panel as shown in the illustration below. Please make sure that the

dimensions of the case fits panel aperture so that your screw holes match with

the mounting bolts on the flange of WS-843A. (Cut out dimension: 436 mm x 306

mm- W x H)

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Chapter 3 Maintenance

The following sections describe details of some essential parts of this system unit

that you need to pay special attention to during the maintenance or upgrading

operation.

3.1 Power Supply

Power supply is equipped at the rear of workstation fastened by some screws. So

you need to unfasten all of the screws so as to take it out for maintenance or

upgrading. Please refer to the diagram of section 2.3.

Warning: Whenever you need to take off a part for either maintenance or

upgrading purpose, you should first switch off the power supply and

unplug the power cord.

3.2 Cooling Fan

Please refer to the diagram of section 2.4. You have to open the chassis and

unfasten the screws to take fan out for maintenance.

The filter is suggested being replaced or cleaned at least once a month to achieve

optimum performance. Actual time span for filter replacement depends on the

working environment of the system unit.

Warning: Do not use wet filter to sift out the dirt.

3.3 Disk Drives

WS-843A provides one 5.25" CD-ROM, one 3.5" FDD and one 3.5" HDD. Please

refer to the diagram of section 2.2 to uninstall them.

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Appendix A Exploded Diagram

 WS-843A Parts List:

ITEM DESCRIPTION QUANTITY REMARK

1 DM-121 Module 1
2 HINGE-R 1
3 HINGE-L 1
4 59 Membrane Keypad 1
5 Door Cover 1
6 Front Panel Bracket 1
7 Rear Panel 1
8 Touch-Pad Module 1
9 Rear Chassis Bracket 1
10 USB Port 1
11 Power Switch(I/O) 1
12 Filter Bracket 1
13 Fan Bracket 1
14 Filter Set 1
15 12cm Fan with 2 wires 1
16 Interface Card Bracket 1
17 CG-9A 7
18 Rear Cover Bolt

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19 Power Bracket 1
20 Power Supply 1 Optional

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Appendix B Keypad

A. Block Diagram

B. Jumper Setting

 CON1

Pin1 Pin2 Pin3 Pin4 Pin5

+5V in GND GND DATA CLOCK

 CON2

Pin1 Pin2 Pin3 Pin4 Pin5

+5V in GND GND DATA CLOCK

 CON3

Pin1 Pin2 Pin3 Pin4 Pin5

+5V in GND GND DATA CLOCK

A203

Membrane 1

Membrane 2

Keyboard 1

Keyboard 2

PC

CON1

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CON2

CON

JP3

JP1

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 JP3

Pin1 Pin2 Pin3 Pin4 Pin5

BTN0 BTN1 BTN2 BTN3 BTN4

Pin6 Pin7 Pin8

BTN5 BTN6 BTN7

 JP1

Pin1 Pin2 Pin3 Pin4 Pin5

LINE0 LINE1 LINE2 LINE3 LINE4

Pin6 Pin7 Pin8 Pin9 Pin10

LINE5 LINE6 LINE7 POWER GOOD

LED- out

+5V in

Pin11 Pin12 Pin13

SCROLL LED

DRIVER out

NUM LED DRIVER

out

CAPS LED

DRIVER out

 JP4

Pin1 Pin2 Pin3 Pin4 Pin5

BTN0 BTN1 BTN2 BTN3 BTN4

Pin6 Pin7 Pin8 Pin9 Pin10
BTN5 BTN6 BTN7 NC LINE8
Pin11 Pin12

LINE9 LINE10

 JP2

Membrane JP2 (1-2)
52100-000182
52100-000183

OPEN

52100-00007
52100-000103
52100-000183

SHORT

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Appendix C Touch Panel Controller

Please refer to the following diagram for graphic illustration of how connection of

touch panel controller is done.

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Appendix D Touch Pad

TP-101 Touch Pad is compatible with the PS/2 mouse. Users have to connect the

external PS/2 mouse cable as the below figure shown. Touch Pad, a pointing

device for computers, detects the position of a finger over a touch-sensitive area.

To move the cursor, users have to lightly slide a finger over the smooth sensor

area. To “click”, gently tap on the surface, is as the application for clicking the left

button of a mouse.

TP-101Assembly

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Appendix E User Mode OSD Item Description

 Auto-Adjustment

This item will automatically adjust the H/V position, frequency, phase, and
black level.

 Auto Phase

This item will automatically adjust the sampling.

 Brightness

It is used to adjust the brightness of screen. This function will adjust the
offset value of ADC. Setting this value too high or too low will destroy the
quality of image.

 Contrast

It is used to adjust the contrast of screen, this function will adjust the gain
value of ADC . Adjust this value too high or too low will destroy the quality of
image.

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 DOS/GFX

It is used to chose VGA input signal that are text mode or graphic mode. ( It
is only selectable on resolution of 720/640x400 or 720/640x350 . ) 400 and
350 standard IBM mode have the same Hsync. and Vsync. value , AV-9261
MPU can not differentiate them automatically , user need to adjust them by
manual to match proper VGA mode .

 H. Position

It is used to adjust horizontal display position of image.

 V. Position

It is used to adjust vertical display position of image.

 Language

It is used to select the languages using on OSD display. AV-9261 now can
support 2 languages on OSD display. English is the default language.

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 Revert

It is used to reload original parameters from the factory’s OSD data area of
the system EEPROM 24c16 device to re-initialize AV-9261 system device.
When user adjust OSD data too much and can not see better quality than
before , user can select this item and MPU will reload default BIOS setting
and re-initialize the system.

 Save

It is used to save the parameters into the user OSD adjustment data area of
the system EEPROM 24c16 device and close OSD. Whenever a user adjusts
any parameters, it is needed to execute this item to save data into EEPROM.
And next time power on, the MPU will use the storied data to initialize the
AV-9261 system.

 Main Menu

Every level of OSD have the item name Main Menu, this item let user leave
current level and jump to upper level, or press the Return key.

 Exit

Press the EXIT key to exit the OSD menu when the OSD menu is on top of
the level.