Kontron has expanded its HMI (Human Machine Interface) Panel PC family with a high performance, low power series based on Pentium M processors. The modular, rugged V Panels support embedded Linux, and are suitable for a wide range of industrial applications, according to Kontron.

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The devices' LCD screens range in size from 10.4 to 19 inches, and are equipped with analog resistive touch-sensitive overlays. In addition, up to 112 freely programmable function buttons and 16 special buttons can be integrated into the display frame, depending on the display size, according to Kontron. The front bezel is aluminum, with stainless steel available as an option.

The V Panel's embedded computer is based on a passively cooled Kontron ETX computer module, which supports Intel Pentium M processors clocked at up to 1.1 GHz (with 1.6 GHz on the roadmap). The module can accomodate up to 1GB of RAM memory, and up to 2GB of CompactFlash. A hard drive option is also available.

The V Panel includes dual Ethernet LAN interfaces (both 10/100 and 100/1000 megabits/sec), and offers the option of adding a variety of built-in field-bus interfaces, including CANopen, DeviceNet, Profibus, or CAN.

Key features and specifications of the V Panel series include:

• Processor — Intel Pentium M up to 1.1 GHz
• Memory — Up to 1024 MB RAM
• Display — Color LCD with resistive touchscreen. Five screen sizes from 10.4 inches to 19 inches.
• Resolution:
  • 10.4 and 12.1 inch models — 800 x 600
  • 15- to 19-inch models — 1024 x 768
• Expansion — CompactFlash; 2 PCI slots; optional PCMCIA
• Input/output ports:
  • 2 Ethernet — one 10/100, one 100/1000
  • 3 USB — one front, two rear
  • 4 RS232
  • 2 PS/2
  • 1 LPT
• Supported field busses (optional):
  • CANopen
  • DeviceNet
  • Profibus
  • CAN
• Environmental (operating):
  • Shock — 15G, 11ms duration
  • Vibration — 10-500 Hz, 1G, 3 axis
  • Dust and water — IP 65 front (NEMA 250 type 12 and 13)
  • Temperature — 0 to 50 degrees C
  • Humidity — 5 to 95 percent non condensing
  • MTBF — more than 40000 hours excluding backlight tube

Kontron says it guarantees availability of its V Panel series products for five years, including “complete system responsibility.”

 
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