Touchscreen panels support low cost, low volume customisation

The open architecture flex-IPC M series comprises three robust and durable panel pcs with front panels that are sealed in accordance with IP65/NEMA ratings. They are designed for use in industrial automation, food processing, medical, pharmaceutical, automotive and other harsh manufacturing and processing environments where the pcs need to be protected from moisture and liquids. Featuring 49 function keys and an integrated alphanumeric keypad, the devices combine a 10.4in resistive touchscreen with extensive I/O connectivity, as well as a variety of processor and memory configurations. In addition to customising the software, hardware and touchscreen, system builders and integrators can specify turnkey front panel designs to further enhance human machine interface and system 'look and feel' in accordance with customer, application or environment specific requirements. Custom options include the addition of company branding and logos, the specification of colour schemes and the labelling of individual keys to specific customer and application requirements. The series is made up of the flex-IPC M 'Basic', Flex-IPC M 'Advanced' and flex-IPC M 'Power' models. Based on a 500MHz AMD Geode LX processor and with a power consumption of just 5W, the Basic model is optimised to deliver strong power/performance ratio. In addition, the flex-IPC M Advanced system is built around an Intel Atom processor running at 1.6GHz and the flex-IPC M Power model uses an AMD Mobile Athlon Neo L325 dual core processor to combine high performance with scalability. Both the Basic and Advanced models are supplied with Microsoft WinCE 6.0, while the Power model comes with Microsoft Windows 7.