New IP65 flexx-IPC M 10.4-inch touch screen industrial PCs

The open-architecture flexx-IPC M series comprises three robust and durable panel PCs with sealed front panels that make them suitable for industrial automation, food processing, medical, pharmaceutical, automotive and applications in other harsh manufacturing and processing environments where the PCs need to be protected from moisture and liquids, such as during frequent wash-downs and cleaning.

With 49 function keys and an integrated alphanumeric keypad, flexx-IPC M industrial PCs combine a 10.4-inch resistive touchscreen with extensive I/O connectivity and a variety of processor and memory configurations. As well as customising the software, hardware and touchscreen, machine builders and system integrators can specify turnkey front panel designs to further enhance the appearance in accordance with customer-, application- or environment-specific requirements. 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.

Product range

Hoffmann + Krippner's new industrial touch screen panel PC family comprises the flexx-IPC M 'Basic', flexx-IPC M 'Advanced' and flexx-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 an excellent power/performance ratio. The flexx-IPC M Advanced is a high-performance system built around an Intel Atom processor running at 1.6GHz, while the flexx-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, whereas the Power model comes with Microsoft Windows 7.

Standard system memory configurations for the new industrial touch screen panel PCs are 512MB for the Basic model and 1GB for the Advanced and Power models. The flexx-IPC M Basic and flexx-IPC M Advanced feature 2GB of solid-state Flash storage, rising to 16GB for the Power option. Depending on the specific model, connectivity options include Ethernet and Gbit Ethernet ports, internal mini-PCI connections, RS-232 and RS-485/422/232 ports, and up to two USB 2.0 interfaces. All models feature audio line in/out.

As well as offering options for full turnkey front panel designs, the new flexx-IPC M series can also be used in conjunction with the flexx-IPC EasyLabel system. Using Microsoft Word templates that can be downloaded from www.flexx-ipc.com/download.html, EasyLabel enables users to print their own customised key labels on any laser printer.

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