can also be supplied in stainless steel and so
also satisfies high hygiene standards, for exam-
ple for applications in the food-processing in-
dustry. On customer request, the front can be
given a customer-specific company logo. The
panel PCs are designed for cut-out assembly.
The standardized Vesa 100 support also allows
the devices to be fastened to the outside of
controllers for plants or machines.
Despite their very small installation depth of
approximately 50mm, the robust panel PCs
offer a wide range of interfaces via various ex-
tension I/Os. In addition to the serial connec-
tions, USB 2.0, DVI-I and audio, two LAN in-
terfaces that support the EtherCAT protocol
are supported as standard. The integrated 2.5
inch SATA II solid state disk (SSD) and the
compact flash memory are accessible externally
and can be replaced easily. As an option, the
SSD can be replaced with an industrial 2.5
inch hard disk drive (HDD). The panel PCs
have a 12/24 VDC wide-range input power
supply. DSM can also supply an external 60W
power pack with 90–264 VAC.
The ultra-slim Panel PCs conform not only to
the CE standard but also to FFC Regulations
Class A. All products are subjected to a burn-
in prior to delivery. DSM Computer offers a
warranty period of two years. Thanks to their
robustness and their long service life, the sys-
tems are suitable for plant construction appli-
cations, for process visualization and control
as well as deployment in the food and beverage
area, etc.
With the ultra-slim panel-PC family, DSM
Computer offers systems with resistive touch
and conventional display sizes for applications
that require an optimum price-performance
ratio. The fields of application for capacitive
ultra-slim multi-touch panels are increasing
rapidly because of the many advantages, such
as the higher light transmission, higher resolu-
tion and accuracy in the position determination
(depending on the quality) and improved user-
friendliness with gesticulation control.
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Table1. Comparison of resistive d PCT touch screen technologies in various app ications
Technology Resistive PCT
Multi-touch - Yes
Touch object Each object Finger, conducting pointer
Protective screen - 1 - 2 mm
Maintenance/calibration Periodically None
Relative service life 0 ++
Transmission + ++
Outdoor deployment Not normally possible Possible
Typical applications 1 - 20 inch small monitors 2 - 80 inch monitors
Low cost Mobile devices, automotive, industrial
(Source: WP Touch Flyer, German Flat Panel Display Forum)
Figure 2. The ultra-slim panel PC PN17-A2
has a 43 cm TFT display; the PN15-A2
model has a 38 cm monitor.
Figure 3. A 47cm TFT display with LED
backlight and multi-touch function charac-
terizes the PN18-A2 widescreen panel PC.
Product News
AAEON: 21.5“ and 18.5“ fanless
multi-touch panel computers
AAEON announces the fanless 21.5” ACP-
5217 and 18.5” ACP-5187 multi-touch info-
tainment panel computers with Intel Core
i7/i5 or Celeron Processors and Intel QM77
chipset. These models feature IP65 Waterproof
front bezels with Anti-scratch Multi-touch
Projected Capacitive Touch Screens (hardness
7H) and IPX1 back cover, which provides pro-
tection against spilled water.
BVM: fully featured fanless PC is
ready-to-run out of the box
The latest uIBX-210 from the BVM Group is a
complete PC housed in a very small rugged
extruded aluminium enclosure. Ready to run
out of the box, the machine can be supplied
with WES2009, WES7 or Windows 7 Profes-
sional OS pre-installed on the internal HDD
or SSD. The PC is based on the Intel 3rd Gen-
eration Atom N2600 1.6GHz processor, with
the Intel NM10 chipset and supports up to
.
Fujitsu: new family of industrial
mainboards in ATX, ATX and Mini-ITX
form factor
Fujitsu announce a new family of industrial-
grade mainboards with LGA1150 sockets for
the 4th Gen Intel Core processors. The new
product family of the Fujitsu Industrial Series
includes one board each with the form factors
ATX, ATX, and - for the first time - Mini-
ITX, all with an Intel Q87 chipset; as well as a
cost-optimised ATX board with an Intel H81
chipset. All mainboards follow a family concept
Christ-Elektronik: CODESYS touch-panel
PC based on Windows CE
Due the growing demands in the control and
visualization field and the simultaneously in-
creasing spread of CODESYS Soft-PLC solution
from 3S-Smart Software Solutions, the product
management of Christ Elektronik decided to
develop a special CODESYS product line. The
panels, based on the successful Touch-it CE
panel series, is now available to order. Take
sales.
Advantech: industrial-grade, Mini-ITX
motherboard with latest AMD R-Series
Advantech announces the introduction of a
new industrial-grade, Mini-ITX motherboard
supporting the latest AMD R-Series processors.
AMD R-Series feature intelligent performance,
power efficiency, and integrated AMD Radeon
HD 7000 graphics with DX11 and dual HD
decoding 1080i+1080p support. AIMB-224 is
capable of SATA RAID 0, 1, 5 & 10 to ensure
reliable storage and system protection for gam-
ing-intensive applications, retail, medical, digital
