B&R Automation PC 810 - Maintenance Controller Extended (MTCX)

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Appendix A • Maintenance Controller Extended (MTCX)
Automation PC 810 with GM45 CPU board User's Manual V 1.14
2. Maintenance Controller Extended (MTCX)
The MTCX controller (FPGA processor) is located on the main board (part of every system unit)
of the APC810 device.
The MTCX is responsible for the following monitoring and control functions:
• Power on (power OK sequencing) and power fail logic
• Watchdog handling (NMI and reset handling)
• Temperature monitoring (I/O area, power supply, slide-in drive 1/2)
• Fan control
• Key and LED handling/coordination (matrix keyboard on B&R display units)
• Advanced desktop operation (keys, USB forwarding)
• Daisy chain display operation (touch screen, USB forwarding)
• Panel locking mechanism (configurable using B&R Control Center - ADI driver)
• Backlight control for a connected B&R display
• Statistical data recording (power cycles - each power on, power on and fan hours are
recorded - every full hour is counted e.g. 50 minutes no increase)
• SDL data transfer (display, matrix keyboard, touch screen, service data, USB)
• Status LEDs (HDD, Panel Lock, Link 1, Link 2)
The functions of the MTCX can be expanded via Firmware upgrade
1)
. The version can be read
in BIOS (menu item "advanced" - baseboard/panel features) or in Microsoft Windows
XP/embedded, using B&R Control Center.
For more information, see section 2.2 "Firmware upgrade", on page 288.
Figure 292: MTCX controller location
1) Can be downloaded from the download area on the B&R homepage (www.br-automation.com).
MTCX