
PDX-057T-5A / PDX-057T-8A
Vortex86DX Panel PC
with 5.7” VGA TFT LCD
User’s Manual
(Revision 1.0A)

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Copyright
The information in this manua l is subject to cha nge without notice for continuous improvement in
the product. All rights are reserved. The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for any
inaccuracies that may be contained in this document. And makes no commitment to update or to
keep current the information contained in this manual.
No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated or transmitted, in whole or in part ,
in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the manufacturer.
Copyright 2008.
Manual No. IUMPDX057-01 Ver.1.0A
March, 2009
Trademarks Acknowledgment
Vortex86DX is the registered trademark of the manufacturer. Other brand names or
product names appearing in this document are the properties and registered trademarks of their
respective owners. All names mentioned herewith are served for identification purpose only.

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Safety Information
Read these Safety instructions carefully.
Make sure the voltage of the power source is correct before connecting the equipment to
the power outlet.
Do not expose your Panel PC to rain or moisture, in order to prevent shock and fire
hazard.
Keep PDX-057T away from humidity.
Do not open the cabinet to avoid electrical shock. Refer to your nearest dealer for
qualified personnel servicing.
Never touch un-insulated terminals or wire unless your power adaptor is disconnected.
Locate your Panel PC as close as possible to the socket outline for easy access and to
avoid force caused by entangling of your arms with surrounding cables from the Panel
PC.
USB connectors are not supplied with Limited Power Sources.
If the equipment is not used for a long time, disconnect it from the power source to avoid
damage by transient overvoltage.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO OPEN OR TO DISASSEMBLE THE CHASSIS
(ENCASING) OF THIS PRODUCT. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR DEALER FOR
SERVICING FROM QUALIFIED TECHNICIAN.

T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s
T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s.............................................................iv
C h a p t e r 1 General Information..…………………………………1
1.1 Product Description................................................1
1.2 Product Specifications............................................2
1.3 Product Dimension.................................................4
C h a p t e r 2 System Installation.................................................5
2.1 CPU Board Outline.................................................5
2.2 Connector Summary..............................................6
2.3 Connector Pin Assignments...................................7
2.4 External I/O Overview...........................................11
2.5 External I/O Pin Assignment.................................12
2.6 System Mapping...................................................14
2.7 Watchdog Timver.................................................17
C h a p t e r 3 Driver Installation…..………………………………..18
3.1 PDX-057T Development Note..............................19
3.2 BIOS Defaul Setting.............................................20
Warranty............................................................................................21

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C h a p t e r 1
General Information
1.1 Product Description
PDX-057T is an ultra compact platform for the present demanding embedded and productive
applications. It has new Vortex86DX SoC CPU which consumes only minimum power
requirement when running at 1GHz, and DDR2 memory provides faster data transfer rate. By
using 5.7” TFT LCD, PDX-057T becomes the perfect choice for a limited budget. In additional,
the integrated 10/100M Ethernet port supplies the communication capability which makes
PDX-057T can be more widely used when running with DOS, Linux, Windows CE, and Windows
XP environment to become the perfect solution for system integration.
5.7” VGA TFT LCD
4-Wire Resistive Touch Panel
D Vortex86DX SoC 1GHz
256MB DDR2 system memory
AMI BIOS
2 watchdog timer
Compact Flash Type I/II / Micro SD
10/100Mbps Ethernet
2 USB 2.0 (host)
1 RS-232/485/422 ports
Mini-PCI Socket (Wi-Fi Optional)
Audio Out
Single voltage +5V DC(5A Version)
Multi voltage +8~+35V DC(8A Version)
Fanless Design
Operating temperature range of 0°C to
+60°

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1.2 Product Specification
CPU Board Specifications
CPU
D Vortex86DX 1GHz
Cache
L1:16KB I-Cache, 16KB D-Cache
L2: 128KB Cache
BIOS
AMI BIOS
Memory
256MB DDR2 onboard
Watchdog Timer
Software programmable from 30.5u to 512 seconds x 2 sets
LAN
Integrated 10/100M Ethernet
Audio
CM119 Line-Out
Internal Drives
Compact Flash Type I/II slot
Micro SD slot
I/O
RS-232/422/485 x 1
USB ports (Ver2.0) x 2
RJ-45 Port x 1
Expansion Slot
Mini-PCI socket x 1 (In ternal)
Mechanical & Environment
Power Requirement
Single Voltage +5VDC ( 5A )
Multi Voltage +8~+35VDC ( 8A )
Power Consumption
1.3A
Operating Temperature
0 ~ +60 ℃ (+32 ~ +140 ℉)
Storage Temperature
-20 ~ +70 ℃ (-4 ~ +158 ℉)
Dimensions
152 x 11 2 x 33mm (5.98 x 4.41 x 1.3 inches)
Weight
374g
Certification
CE, FCC, VCCI

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LCD Specifications
Display Type
5.7” TFT LCD
Backlight Unit
LED
Display Resolution
640(W) x 480(H)
Brightness (cd/m2)
400 nits
Contrast Ratio
300:1
Display Color
262,144
Dot Pitch (mm)
0.06 x 0.18
Viewing Angle
Vertical 100
o
,
Horizontal 140
o
Backlight Lifetime
25,000 hrs
Touchscreen
Type
Analog Resistive
Resolution
Continuous
Transmittance
80%
Controller
USB interface
Software Driver
Linux/WinCE/WinXP
Durability
1 million

1.3 Product Dimension
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C h a p t e r 2
System Installation
2.1 CPU Board Outline

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2.2 Connector Summary
Summary Table
Nbr Description Type of Connections Pin nbrs.
J1 CF Master/Slave Switch Slide Switch On/OFF
J3 USB External USB Connector 6-pin
J4 USB External USB Connector 6-pin
J5 USB (Touchscreen) 2.0mm 5-pin wafer 5-pin
J6 J-TAG 1.25mm 6-pin wafer 6-pin
J8 PS/2 Keyboard 2.54mm 5-pin box header 5-pin
J9 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse External Mini DIN Socket 6-pin
J10 COM2(RS232/422/485) External D-Sub Male Connector 9-pin
J14 VGA 2.0mm 10- pin box header 10-pin
J15 LCD 0.5mm FPC/FFC Connector 40-pin
J18 Micro SD Card Socket Micro SD socket 9-pin
J24 Audio Mic-In 2.0mm 4-pin wafer 4-pin
RJ45 Ethernet External RJ45 Connector 8-pin
PWR Power Connector (5A) External Mini DIN Socket 3-pin
PWR Power Connector (8A) External Power Plug 2-pin
J23 Audio Line-Out 1.25mm Phone Jack
CF1 CF Card Socket CF Type I/II Socket
J13 Mini-PCI Socket Expansion Mini-PCI Socket
J18 Micro SD Card Socket Micro SD socket
PWR-
LED
Power Active LED (Blue)
LED-DIP
IDELED
IDE Active LED (Yellow) LED-DIP

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2.3 Connector Pin Assignments
J1: CF Master/Slave Switch
J3: USB
Pin # Signal Name Pin # Signal Name
1 VCC 2 USBD23 USBD2+ 4 GND
5 GND 6 GND
J4: USB
Pin # Signal Name Pin # Signal Name
1 VCC 2 USBD33 USBD3+ 4 GND
5 GND 6 GND
J5: USB (Touchscreen )
Pin # Signal Name
1 VCC
2 USBD13 USBD1+
4 GND
5 GND
J6: J-TAG
Pin # Signal Name
1 VCC
2 GND
3 TCK
4 TDO
5 TDI
6 TMS
Pin # Signal Name
On Master
OFF Slave

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J8: PS/2 Keyboard
Pin # Signal Name Pin # Signal Name
1 KBCLK 2 KBDAT
3 NC 4 GND
5 VCC
J9: PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse
Pin # Signal Name Pin # Signal Name
1 KBCLK 2 MSCLK
3 GND 4 KBDATA
5 MSDATA 6 VCC
7 GND 8 GND
9 GND
J10: COM1 RS232/422/48 5 (Change setting by BIOS)
Pin # Signal Name Pin # Signal Name
1 DCD1/ 422TX- / RS485- 2 RXD1 / 422TX+ / RS485+
3 TXD1 / 422RX+ 4 DTR1 / 422RX-
5 GND 6 DSR1
7 RTS1 8 CTS1
9 RI1
J14: VGA
Pin #
Signal
Name
Pin #
Signal
Name
1 R OUT 2 GND
3 G OUT 4 GND
5 B OUT 6 GND
7 HSYNC 8 GND
9 VSYNCD 10 GND
J15: LCD
Pin # Signal Name
1 3.3V
2 3.3V

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3 HSYNC
4 5V
5 5V
6 5V
7 3.3V
8 VSYNC
9 DE
10 GND
11 GND
12 GPIOB
13 B5
14 B4
15 B3
16 GND
17 B2
18 B1
19 B0
20 GND
21 G5
22 G4
23 G3
24 GND
25 G2
26 G1
27 G0
28 GND
29 R5
30 R4
31 R3
32 GND
33 R2
34 R1
35 R0
36 GND
37 GND
38 CLK
39 GND
40 L/R

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J24: MIC-IN
Pin # Signal Name
1 MICVREF
2 GND
3 GND
4 MIC-IN
PWR: Power Connector (5A) KYCON KPPX-3P
Pin # Signal Name
1 +5V
2 GND
3 NC
4 GND
PWR: Power Connector (8A)
Pin # Signal Name
1 + 8 ~ 35V
2 GND

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2.4 External I/O Overview
(Note1: Wireless is optional)
(Note2: COM1 RS232/422/485 is selected by BIOS setting)
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2.5 External I/O Pin Assignment
Power Switch
Pin # Status
| ON
O OFF
Power Connector (5A)
Pin #
Signal Name
1 +5V
2 GND
3 NC
Power Connector (8A)
Pin #
Signal Name
1 +8 ~ 35V
2 GND
J10: COM1 RS232/422/48 5 (Change setting by BIOS)
Pin # Signal Name Pin # Signal Name
1
DCD1/422TX-/RS485- 2 RXD1/422TX+/RS485+
3
TXD1 / 422RX+ 4 DTR1 / 422RX-
5
GND 6 DSR1
7
RTS1 8 CTS1
9
RI1

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Audio Line-Out
Pin #
Signal
Name
1 GND
2 LOUTL
3 Open Touch
4 Open Touch
5 VREFOUT
USB
Pin # Signal Name
1 VCC
2 USB03 USB0+
4 GND
5 GGND
6 GGND
RJ45
Pin # Signal Name Pin # Signal Name
1 FTXD+ 2 FTXD3 FRXIN+ 4 NC
5 NC 6 FRXIN7 NC 8 NC
PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse
Pin # Signal Name
1 KBCLK
2 PMCLK
3 GND
4 KBDAT
5 PMDAT
6 SB5V

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2.6 System Mapping

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2.7 Watchdog Timer
There are two watchdog timers in PDX-057T, we can also provide DOS, Linux and WinCE example
for your reference.

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C h a p t e r 3
Driver Installation
VGA
The Vortex86DX processor also use external Display chip ““Volari™ Z9s” which is an ultra low
powered graphics chipset with total power consumption at around 1-1.5 W.
LAN
The Vortex86DX processor also integrated 10/100Mbps Ethernet controller that supports both
10/100BASE-T and allows direct connection to your 10/100Mbps Ethernet based Local Area
Network for full interaction with local servers, wide area networks such as the Internet.
I/O and IRQ settings can be done by software with the supplied utility software, or it can be set
for Plug and Play compatibility. The controller supports: Half / Full-Duplex Ethernet function to
double channel bandwidth, auto media detection.
AUDIO
CM119 is a highly integrated single chip USB audio controller specifically for VoIP (Voice over
internet protocol) application. All essential analog modules are embedded in CM119, including
dual DAC and earphone driver, ADC, microphone booster, PLL, regulator, and USB transceiver.
8 GPIO pins can constitute a 24 key matrix directly support keypad control function without MCU.
Many features are programmable with jumper pins or external EEPROM. Vender can customize
unique USB VID/PID to EEPROM for VoIP software authentication. Moreover, individual unique
phone number for each device is possible via serial number stored in external EEPROM.
Operating system support
The PDX-057T provides the VGA and LAN drivers for DOS 6.22, Linux, CE 6.0,
Windows 98, Windows XP Professional, Windows Embedded standard (XPE) and Windows
2000.

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3.1. PDX-057T Development Note
<Primary /Secondary IDE: Master or Sl ave>
Micro SD: Primary Master
CF Slot: Secondary IDE: Master or Slave (User can use slide switch (in side of CF
slot) to adjust Master or Slave
<Linux installation note>
Please forced the IDE setting in BIOS to PIO mode before install Linux
on PDX-057T as follows:
1-Go to the advanced BIOS setting and make the “Onboard IDE Operate Mode” is
“Legacy Mode”
2-Go to the PCI/PnP and make the “ PCI IDE BusMaster” is “Disable"
< XP professional /Home /Embedded and Windows 2000 installation note >
1-Go to the Advanced and make "Onboard IDE operate Mode" "N ative mode"
2-If your CF Card support UDMA2/4, please Go t o the PCI PnP and make the “PCI
IDE BusMaster” is “Enable”
<Enhance CF to run the UD MA2/4>
1-Make sure the CF Card is supporting UDMA 2/4 Mode or not.
2-Go to the PCI/PnP and make the “ PCI IDE BusMaster” is “Enable”
<How to boot up from the Micro SD card>
1-Get into the BIOS setup Utility
2-Go to the Advanced
3-Choose Primary IDE Pin Selec t: SD card
4-Press “F10” to save configuration changes and exit setup

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Note:
1-Wi-Fi module is optional.
2 -PDX-057T COM1: support RS232/422/485, please contact your regional sales.
3 -PDX-057T series (CPU Speed: 1GHZ): Support Free DOS,DOS
6.22,DR-DOS,x-DOS,Xlinux,Embedded Linux, Windows CE 5.0, CE 6.0, Windows 98,
Windows XP Professional, Windows Embed ded standard(XPE ) and Windows 20 00.
3.2. BIOS Default setting
If the system cannot be booted after BIOS changes are made, Please follow below procedures in
order to restore the CMOS as default setting.
Press “End” Key, when the power on
Press <Del> to enter the AMI BIOS setup
Press “F9” to Load Optimized Defaults
Press “F10” to Save configuration changes and exit setup

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Warranty
This product is warranted to be in good working order for a period of one year from the date of purchase.
Should this product fail to be in good working order at any time during this period, we will, at our option,
replace or repair it at no additional charge except as set forth in the following terms. This warranty does not
apply to products damaged by misuse, modifications, accident or disaster. Vendor assumes no liability for
any damages, lost profits, lost savings or any other incidental or consequential damage resulting from the
use, misuse of, originality to use this product. Vendor will not be liable for any c laim made by any other
related party. Return authorization must be obtained from the vendor before re turned merchandise will be
accepted. Authorization can be obtained by calling or faxing the vendor and requesting a Return
Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number. Returned goods should always be accompanied by a clear
problem description.