Oct. / Nov. 1998 FROM ADVANTECH CO., LTD., TAIWAN TEL:886-2-2218-4567 FAX:886-2-2218-3875 Website:http://www.advantech.com.tw Product Express Advantech�s PPC-120E, Priced Right for Industry Today Advantech�s PPC-120, Pentium MMX based panel PC with a 12.1" When clients speak, Advantech listens. Since it�s introduction cus- TFT color LCD, will be sporting a different look in November this tomers have had concerns that the open speaker housing on PPC- year. The new model is built with- 120T�s front bezel would gather dust and debris. Though the origi- out the CD-ROM, FDD, PCMCIA nal design kept most articles out of the chassis and protected the features in an effort to cut costs. speakers and other components from damage caused by Second, the new chassis will water and dust. We still felt a redesign of the be available in two color op- chassis was tions: black or white, to meet warranted and the needs of different mar- now the front be- kets. Third, the zel completely front bezel of the sealed, this en- black option will be hances the in- completely sealed dustrial specifi- against water, dust cations of the and debris, to con- PPC-120. PPC-120 E model comes with two color options: black and white form closely to the When all is said IP65 standards which are ideal for industrial applications and harsh and done, it should be noted that environments. the PPC-120E is the economic The current PPC-120T was originally developed for multimedia ap- choice for those looking for ver- plications. It comprised of full PC functions with built-in networking satility in tough environments. capability. In addition the FDD, PCMCIA, and a 24X CD-ROM drives Advantech is serious about pro- were built-in for extended applications. However, the added cost of viding products that our clients these features made the PPC-120T a luxury choice for those who want and the PPC-120E is just only needed a compact controller or man-machine interface for one more example of this. Order their system integration. By removing these three features, system taking will begin for the new PPC- integrators will be able to save their budget by 10 to 20%. 120E in the middle of November. Please contact your sales repre- The new PPC-120 economic model will be available in two colors: sentative for more product infor- black and white. The PPC product department rebuilt this model mation. with the public environment in mind. To better weather the effects of multiple users in high traffic areas, the color black was chosen to PPC-120 E model is built without the CD-ROM, FDD improve the overall appearance of PPC-120 over time. and PCMCIA functions to reduce the production cost. Product Update PPC-57 on the way Advantech�s new mini-panel PC the PPC-57, an upgrade from the l Supports either Fast Page Mode or EDO memory. PPC-55, will be available in December and will replace the PPC-55 l Because a new version of the 6117C chipset is used and a PS/ by January 1999. New hardware modifications consist of a stan- 2 mouse is implemented on the 6-pin keyboard connector, a dard DOS-based platform with a single 386-based CPU board, standard Advantech �Y� cable can be used to connect to the 5.7" quarter VGA STN/Mono LCD and 2x16-bit PC/104 expansion, keyboard and mouse. enable users to expand their system. It is extremely versatile, and l Other major component can be configured and custom- in the motherboard ized for a variety of business �Ali 6117C CPU & chipset applications with ease. This �128 KB Flash memory mini panel PC offers the best �One DRAM SIMM socket selection of features and up- �C&T 65545 video chip grades without breaking the �10 Base-T LAN on board bank. �SMC SM37C669 super I/O chip The 100-pin connector for 16-bit Key features PC/104 expansion slot �5.7" STN or Mono display 1)16-bit PC/104 feature �DC-24V power supply �Touchscreen controller Compact flash adapter module for A new riser card with 16-bit ISA signals and the riser card is pre- the memory card �4-wire resistive touchscreen installed as default, because of the 100-pin connector is bigger 4)Compact flash adapter module than the opening on back cover. It is possible to dock two PC-104 cards at the same time. l The original SSD slot on the PPC-55 is not changed. A compact flash module is designed to plug into the existing SSD slot for 2)Serial port COM2 configurations replacement of SSD memory module. A right angle DIP switch is accessible through a small opening on l A compact flash memory card can be easily inserted or re- the upper side of back cover to allow configuration of COM2 for RS- moved from the adapter module. 232, RS-422 or RS-485 operation. l The benefit for this change is that the user can upgrade the 3)CPU board/major components memory based upon what is available from the market. l A new 100-pin PC/104 riser connector is added to replace the l The compact flash memory is easy to get and also fit to all 60-pin connector. digital cameras. l The jumpers used to configure COM2 is removed (a DIP switch 5) Cover for PC/104 adapter cards (optional) is added to the I/O connector instead) A new metal cover can be attached to existing back cover mount- l Another built-in flat panel display connector contains enough ing holes to support up to two PC/104 adapter cards. signals to support a full VGA flat panel display. Comparison table for main differences between PPC-55 and PPC-57 Specifications PPC-55 PPC-57 PPC-104 expansion slot 8-bit 16-bit COM2 configuration Jumper settings One DIP switch DRAM type support FPM DRAM FPM or EDO DRAM Disk drive housing Solid State Disk module Compact Flash adapter Knob switch on the lower right-hand side of Power switch type and location Slide switch on the bottom of back cover back cover Expansion slot cover Contains one PC/104 card only Contains 2 cascaded PC/104 cards Product Information Marketing Express To support our partners building their systems to fit customer�s PPC-140T grabbed �The Best need, we would like to announce the following information on our Hardware System Award� at product phase-in and phase-out plan towards the end of 1998 and into early 1999. Please note that PPC-57 will be formally released Comdex Asia �98 in late November replacing the PPC-55 and order processing will begin in early December. In the meantime, we will begin taking Advantech�s Singapore branch office is proud to announce that our orders for the PPC-120E by the middle of November. Furthermore, PPC-140T, Pentium MMX-based Panel PC with 13.8" SVGA color some standard configurations of PPC products also have been LCD display, won the �Best Hardware System Award� at Comdex upgraded. Asia �98 in Singapore in September, beating out giant international IT players like IBM, HP and Hitachi. Now in its 4th year, Comdex Asia is universally recognized as the PPC product phase-out schedule leading IT industry event in the region for computing and communi- cations systems, and applications. This year, Comdex Asia high- Upgrade or lighted five categories of computer technology: E-commerce, the Product Phase-out at replacement model Internet, digital media technology, network communications as well as a Y2K Pavilion. PPC-55M Nov, 1998 PPC-57M Hundreds of exhibitors with thousands of new products from across PPC-55S Nov, 1998 PPC-57S the computer spectrum were on display. To recognize the best among these products, Asia Computer Weekly as the official pub- PPC-100M Nov, 1998 PPC-100S lisher of Comdex Asia was responsible for bestowing the �Best of Comdex� awards for 1998. The products were grouped into nine * ODM is still available upon request. categories with the award aimed to highlight the most outstanding product among each category. The nine categories include: best PPC product phase-in announcement peripheral product, best hardware system, best Internet/Intranet product, best storage product, best networking product, best soft- Product Description Phase in date ware product, best mobile computing product and best multimedia product. Mini panel PC with 5.7" PPC-57M Nov. 1998 QVGA mono LCD display Advantech�s PPC-140T was victorious in the Best Hardware Con- test, beating other finalists like: Hitachi�s LCD Desktop 310, Hewlett- Mini panel PC with 5.7" PPC-57S Nov. 1998 QVGA STN LCD display Packard�s HP 3D Professional Workstation, and Giga-byte 13.8" panel PC with Technology�s GA-6BXE. The PPC-140T�s innovative design, com- PPC-140-CT Nov. 1998 capacitive touchscreen prehensive functionality and user-friendly features all contributed 12.1" panel PC with to its success in this contest. This is the first opportunity that PPC-120-CT Nov. 1998 capacitive touchscree Advantech Singapore has had to witness one of our products in the 12.1" panel PC without limelight at the world computer arena. PPC-120E Nov. 1998 FDD/CD-ROM/PCMCIA Mini panel PC with 6.0" PPC-60S Feb. 1999 VGA STN LCD display * Please contact your dedicated sales for more details. Current main component information Product Current Spec. Update Spec. PPC-120/140 2.1G HDD 3.2G HDD PPC-102/120/140 Pentium MMX 200 Pentium MMX 233 Resistive touch Resistive touchscreen & PPC-120/140 screen Capacitive touchscree options Application Story NT-1 includes a �Network U Interface� and a �Terminal S/T Inter- CTCL Network Terminal face� to play the role as a connecting system to all functions pro- vided by the sub-systems. Introduction The final sub-system is the ISDN Terminal Adapter (TA). The TA Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (CTCL) is the largest telecommuni- supports CTCL ISDN exchange with two B channels, modem, and cation carrier in Taiwan. Its mission is to develop Taiwan as an other functions to allow connectivity. international telecommunication transit hub and provide advanced global telecommunication services to the rest of the world. Benefits CTCL is now integrating PC networking with Internet payment sys- l Convenient communication tems into public phones, �Network Terminals�. Using email has become a necessity in most people�s profes- sional lives. This makes it hard for them to work when they are Application outside the office. It is also hard for notebook users to find an �Network Terminals� are to be first installed in airports and interna- Ethernet port to connect to the Internet. The Network Terminal tional hotels replacing traditional phones. There they will provide will provide information access and communication for the pub- users with the ability to surf the Internet, check and send email, lic. make online purchases and perform other network applications. l Cost effective More than one hundred of �Network Terminals� will be installed in ISDN has become very competitive with conventional phones Taiwan�s international and domestic airports, rail and bus stations, and in some cases much cheaper. In Taiwan, for example, it shopping malls and other transit thoroughfares by July 1998. The costs US $0.17 per minute for a local call by cellular phone, but core PC hardware of each terminal consists of a 13.8" LCD display only US $0.019 per minute by ISDN. This is a saving of almost (Advantech�s PPC-140T), keyboard, IC card reader, and specially 90%. designed application software and Internet networking features. l Information/Shopping Desk The combination of this PC hardware and software creates a truly multi-functional information station. The �Network Terminals� can also act as a versatile information/ shopping terminal. With its ability to be programmed to display System information from different channels or media, such as news The �Network terminal� is a combination of four sub-systems. The from TV station or newspapers, economic reports from the stock first of these to ensure the security of the terminal, CTCL has devel- exchange agency or airline information from the airport it be- oped the �NEMA 4/12� standard transparent chassis. The chassis comes an information terminal. By coupling the Internet surfing is made of aluminum and plastic with a lockable keyboard, spe- function with the IC card reader (which allows for credit card cially designed mouse module, IC card reader, fan module and transactions on the Internet), the Network Terminal is not only one 110V AC input power module. the first line information window but a online shopping terminal The second sub-system is a PPC-140T without its touch screen, as well. powered by a Pentium 200MMX CPU, 64 MB RAM, with 10/100 Base-T Ethernet, 4 COM ports, sound, and pre-installed with Win- dow95, Netscape and PC-cillin. The third sub-system is the �ISDN Network Termination 1�(NT-1).