Moxa Technologies MPC-2121, MPC-2101 User Manual
MPC-2121/2101 Series Panel Computer
Windows 7 User’s Manual
Version 1.0, May 2019
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 1-1
Software Components ......................................................................................................................... 1-2
2. System Initialization ......................................................................................................................... 2-1
Overview ........................................................................................................................................... 2-2
Initializing User Settings ...................................................................................................................... 2-2
Windows Embedded Standard 7 .................................................................................................... 2-2
Windows 7 Professional ................................................................................................................ 2-4
3. Utilities ............................................................................................................................................. 3-1
Serial Interface Utility ......................................................................................................................... 3-2
OSD .................................................................................................................................................. 3-3
Firmware Upgrade .............................................................................................................................. 3-4
Light Sensor Control ........................................................................................................................... 3-6
Set Light Sensor Level (example) ......................................................................................................... 3-8
4. Enabling Embedded Filters ................................................................................................................ 4-1
Enhanced Write Filter .......................................................................................................................... 4-2
File-based Write Filter ......................................................................................................................... 4-7
5. Examples ........................................................................................................................................... 5-1
Watchdog Function ............................................................................................................................. 5-2
Enabling Watchdog Function ......................................................................................................... 5-2
Serial Interface................................................................................................................................... 5-3
DIO................................................................................................................................................... 5-4
6. System Recovery ............................................................................................................................... 6-1
Recovery Environment ........................................................................................................................ 6-2
Recovery Procedure ............................................................................................................................ 6-2
Saving the System to the USB Drive ..................................................................................................... 6-8
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1. Introduction
Thank you for buying Moxa’s MPC-2121/2101 Series panel computers. The panel computers come with
Windows Embedded Standard 7 and Windows 7 Professional software platforms, providing a simple and
familiar development environment for various industrial applications.
Software Components
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Core OS:
•
• Remo
• Remote procedure c
Applications and Services Development:
• .Net Framework
• Remote Desktop Protocol
• COM OLE application s
• COM+ application s
•
Internet Services:
• Internet Explorer
•
File Sy
• Windows Data Access Components
• Windows Backup and Restore
Diagnostics:
• Common diagnostic tools
• Problem reports and s
Graphics and Multimedia:
• MPEG DTV
• MPEG Layer
• MPEG4 decoders
•
• Direct
• Photo Viewer
• Remote media streaming
• Windows Media Player
Management:
• Group Policy Management
• Windows Management Instrument (WMI)
• Windows
Networking:
• Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)
• Internet Authentication Service
• Telnet
• Bluetooth
• Domain s
• Network Access Protection
• Network and Sharing Center
• Quality of Service
• Remote Access Ser
• Tel
• Windows Firewall
• Wireless Networking
Software Components
Refer to the following content for the software components of the Windows Embedded Standard 7, Windows
7 Professional preinstalled on the MPC-2121/2101 computers.
64-bit support
te client
MSMQ
IIS 7.0
stems and Data Store:
-DVD audio decoder (MPEG-2, AAC)
-3 audio codecs(MP3)
Windows Media Video VC-1 (WMV) codecs
X and Windows Device Experience
Update
server
ervices
ephony API client
all
3.5
7.1
upport
upport
8.0
olutions
vice (RAS)
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Security:
• Credential Roaming Service
• Credentials and Certificate Management
• Windows Authorization Manager (AZMAN)
• Windows Security Center
• Active Directory Rights M
• Secu
• Encrypted File System (EFS)
Embedded Features:
• Enhanced Write Filter (EWF)
• File
• Message Box Default Reply
• Registry Filter
• WSDAPI for .NET
Embedded Self
• SNMP
anagement
rity Base
-Based Write Filter (FBWF)
-Health Diagnostic Software:
-based remote scripting layer for monitoring, reporting, and control
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2. System Initialization
This chapter describes how to initialize the system settings on your MPC-2121 and MPC-2101 Series panel
computers when you boot up the computers for the first time.
The following topics are covered in this chapter:
Overview
Initializing User Settings
Windows Embedded Standard 7
Windows 7 Professional
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Overview
Like most laptop computer, you will need to first create a user account and initialize the user setting for the
embedded computer to work.
Initializing User Settings
Windows Embedded Standard 7
Follow these instructions to create a new account.
1. When you boot the embedded computer for the first time, enter a user name for this computer then
click Next.
2. Type the password, retype the password to confirm. In addition, you may also type a password hint in
case you forget your password. If you do not want to set a password, leave the field blank and click
Next.
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3. Select the time zone and set the date and time.
Now you can start using the embedded computer.
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Windows 7 Professional
Follow these instructions to create a new account.
1. When you boot the embedded computer for the first time, enter a user name for the computer then
click Next.
2. Type the password, retype the password to confirm. In addition, you may also type a password hint in
case you forget your password. If you do not want to set a password, leave it blank and click Next.
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3. Click Skip.
4. Select the time zone and set the date and time.
Now you can start using the embedded computer.
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3. Utilities
This chapter describes the utilities supported on the MPC-2121/2101 computers.
The following topics are covered in this chapter:
Serial Interface Mode
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Serial Interface Utility
The Serial Interface utility can be used to configure different serial modes on the MC-2121 computer. The
MC-2121 supports the serial modes RS232, RS485-2-wire and RS422/RS485-4-wire.
Follow these steps to change the serial interface mode settings.
1. From the Start menu, Click All Programs >Moxa >mxSetSerialInterface.
2. Select the port, for which you want to set the mode, from the Port combo box.
3. Select the mode for the port.
4. Click OK.
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OSD
The OSD utility displays the brightness bar on the screen when the buttons on the panels are pressed.
To install the utility:
1. Run the <Software DVD>\driver\MPC-2121/2101-W7_V1.0_Driver_Perpheral program.
2. Follow the onscreen instructions to install the OSD utility.
3. Close the setup program.
4. After the utility is installed on the computer, the setup program will ask to reboot the computer. Click
Yes to reboot.
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5. After reboot, press the buttons to change the brightness of the panel; a brightness bar will show the
brightness level on the screen.
Firmware Upgrade
The FWUpgrade utility helps you upgrade the firmware on your computer with ease. The new firmware file
(*.hex file) should be located in the same folder as the utility file.
To upgrade the firmware on your computer, do the following:
1. Run the <Software DVD>\Utility\FWControl\FWUpgrade.exe program.
2. Click Select File.
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3. Select new firmware file and click Open.
4. Check the updated file name and click Start Upgrade.
5. Wait for the upgrade to finish.
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