Document Outline

• Chapter 1 General Information
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Specifications
  • 1.3 Dimensions
    • Figure 1.1: Dimensions of the PPC-154
• Chapter 2 System Setup
  • 2.1 A Quick Tour of the Panel PC
    • Figure 2.1: Front view of PPC-154 panel PC
    • Figure 2.2: Left side view of the panel PC
    • Figure 2.3: Rear view of the panel PC
  • 2.2 Preparing for First-time Use
  • 2.3 Installation Procedures
    • 2.3.1 Connecting the power cord
    • 2.3.2 Connecting the keyboard and mouse
    • 2.3.3 Switching on the power
  • 2.4 Running the BIOS Setup Program
  • 2.5 Installing System Software
  • 2.6 Installing the Drivers
• Chapter 3 Using the Panel PC
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Floppy drive
    • Figure 3.1: Inserting and ejecting a floppy disk
  • 3.3 CD-ROM Drive
    • Figure 3.2: Inserting and ejecting a CD-ROM
  • 3.4 Multi-card Reader
    • Figure 3.3: Opening the card reader’s door
    • Figure 3.4: Inserting and ejecting a PCMCIA card
  • 3.5 PS/2 Mouse and Keyboard
  • 3.6 PCI Bus Expansion
    • Figure 3.5: PCI bus expansion
  • 3.7 Parallel port
  • 3.8 Serial COM ports
  • 3.9 VGA Port
  • 3.10 Game Port
  • 3.11 USB Ports
  • 3.12 Audio Interface
  • 3.13 Ethernet
  • 3.14 Touchscreen (Optional)
• Chapter 4 Hardware Installation and Upgrade
  • 4.1 Jumpers and Connectors
  • 4.2 Disassembling the Panel PC
    • Figure 4.1: Unscrew the screw of side cover
    • Figure 4.2: Unscrewing rear cover of the panel PC
    • Figure 4.3: Opening the rear cover
    • Figure 4.4: The PPC without the Rear Cover
  • 4.3 Installing the 2.5" Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
    • Figure 4.5: Screw the HDD metal frame to the side of the HDD
    • Figure 4.6: Place the HDD frame so it fits with the studs.
    • Figure 4.7: Plug the EIDE cable into the HDD
    • Figure 4.8: Screw the right side of the metal plate to fix it
    • Figure 4.9: Screw the left side of the metal plate to fix it
  • 4.4 Installing the Central Processing Unit (CPU)
  • 4.5 Installing the DDR SDRAM Memory Module
    • Figure 4.10: Placing the memory module in the DIMM
• Chapter 5 Jumper Settings & Connectors
  • 5.1 Jumpers and Connectors
    • 5.1.1 Setting jumpers
    • 5.1.2 Jumpers and switches
      • Table 5.1: Jumpers, switches and their functions
    • 5.1.3 Jumper Locations
      • Figure 5.1: Jumpers on the PPC-153 motherboard
    • 5.1.4 Connectors
      • Table 5.2: Panel PC connectors
    • 5.1.5 Locating connectors
      • Figure 5.2: Connectors on PPC-153 motherboard
  • 5.2 CPU Installation
  • 5.3 CMOS Clear for External RTC (JP3)
    • Table 5.4: CMOS clear (JP3)
  • 5.4 COM-port interface (JP4, JP5)
    • 5.4.1 COM2 RS-232/422/485 setting (JP4)
      • Table 5.5: COM2 RS-232/422/485 setting (JP4)
      • Table 5.6: COM 1/2 Pin 9 setting (JP5)
  • 5.5 VGA interface
    • 5.5.1 LCD panel power setting
      • Table 5.7: LCD Panel Power Setting (JP2)
• Chapter 6 Driver Installation
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Driver Installation
    • 6.2.1 Installation of VGA driver
    • 6.2.2 Installation of Audio
    • 6.2.3 Installation of ICH4 USB2.0
    • 6.2.4 Installation of LAN
    • 6.2.5 Installation of Card reader
    • 6.2.6 Software installtion of software for Cardreader
    • 6.2.7 Software Installation for Chipset
    • 6.2.8 Driver installation of touchscreen
    • 6.2.9 Further Information
• Appendix A Pin Assignments
  • A.1 ATX Power connector 1 (CN1)
    • Table A.1: AT Power connector 1 (CN1)
  • A.2 ATX power connector 2 (CN2)
    • Table A.2: ATX power connector 2 (CN2)
  • A.3 LVDS connector 1(CN4)
    • Table A.3: LVDS connector 1(CN4)
  • A.4 LVDS connector 2(CN6)
    • Table A.4: Table B.4: LVDS connector 2 (CN6)
  • A.5 Inverter power connector (CN5)
    • Table A.5: Inverter power connector (CN5)
  • A.6 FDD connector (CN9)
    • Table A.6: FDD connector (CN9)
  • A.7 Internal speaker connector (CN15)
    • Table A.7: Internal speaker connector (CN15)
  • A.8 IR connector (CN24)
    • Table A.8: IR connector (CN24)
  • A.9 Fan power connector (FAN1 & FAN2)
• Appendix B Full Disassembly Procedure