1. Introduction
User’s Manual
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1.
Introduction
CONTEC has been actively engaged in the development of
software that is indispensable to the optimization of systems and for
factory automation. Recent years have seen an increasing number
of users who embrace FA and LA utilizing personal computers. In
response to this trend, CONTEC has developed and marketed FA
computers (the IPC series) and a variety of interface boards.
The BOX-PC is a compact FA computer loaded with every function
needed. The following four models are available:
Basic Model
IPC-BX/M600(PCW)
Model with PCMCIA Card and Panel Link I/F
IPC-BX/M600(PCW)C
Model with PCMCIA Card, Panel Link I/F and Expansion Slot
IPC-BX/M600(PCW)CP (Expansion 2 slots)
IPC-BX/M600(PCW)C4P (Expansion 4 slots)
Features
- Equipped with the latest Low Power Celeron 400MHz CPU
- Fan-less operation achieved by natural air-cooling
- Ten-year long-life power supply at an ambient temperature of
40°C
- Long, reliable supply (The CPU and chip set are embedded
versions.)
- Adoption of BIOS (Phoenix Technologies, Ltd.) customized by
CONTEC to support the BIOS level
- Equipped with 100BASE-TX LAN standard
- Equipped with a secondary-IDE connector to allow an optional
external CD-ROM to be connected
- Equipped with a Panel Link I/F in addition to CRT I/F (C, CP,
C4P model)