Industrial Panel PC with 15 in. LCD

Overview

The National Instruments PPC-2115 is a fanless industrial panel PC

(PPC) with a built-in touch screen. The NI PPC-2115 offers a thin 2.5 in.

display to save panel space and a 1 GHz Celeron M processor with a

rugged 15 in. TFT color LCD display for large human machine interface

(HMI) applications. Combine the NI LabVIEW Datalogging and

Supervisory Control (DSC) Module with the PPC-2115 to deploy LabVIEW

front panels.

Touch Screen and Display Specifications

The PPC-2115 offers a high-quality 15 in. thin film transistor (TFT)

display with a touch screen. See Table 2 for key display and touch

screen specifications.

Rugged Industrial Design

The PPC-2115 offers fanless cooling over a 0 to 50 °C operating

temperature range. The reduced depth of the PPC-2115 saves limited

rack and panel space on the plant floor while providing 15 in. of touch

screen control for large HMI applications. The PPC-2115 touch screen

display features tempered antireflective glass that is coated to

minimize scratching. NEMA4/IP65 compliance ensures that the unit

meets hose-down requirements. The PPC-2115 features extended shock,

vibration, and temperature ratings plus global safety standards and

agency certifications.

Panel PC Connectivity Options

The PPC-2115 delivers a wide range of connectivity options as shown

in Table 2. The locations for the different connectivity options are shown

in Figure 1.

• 1 GHz Intel Celeron M processor

• 40 GB hard drive and 512 MB RAM

• Fanless cooling for NI programmable

automation controllers (PACs)

• 15 in. XGA TFT color LCD

• Thin 2.5 in. depth to save panel space

• Gigabit and fast Ethernet support

Mounting and Certification

• 0 to 50

• NEMA4/IP65-compliant front panel

• Panel-mount brackets included

NI PPC-2115

NEW!

LAN2

Parallel Port

LAN1

USB PS/2

COM3

(RS232)

COM4

(RS232/

422/485)

COM1

(RS232)

VGA

Figure 1. Bottom View of PPC-2115 Showing Connectivity Options

PPC-2115

Display

15 in. XGA TFT LCD

Contrast ratio

500:1

Luminance

Maximum colors

262 k

LCD Maximum resolution

1024 x 768

Touch Screen resolution

1024 x 1024

Table 1. PPC-2015 and PPC-2115 Display Comparison

Connectivity

PPC-2015 PPC-2115

NI Hardware

PCI slots

2

–

M Series, S Series, R Series, E Series

Parrallel ports

1

1

Printers

RS232/422/485

1/1

2/1

Compact FieldPoint and CompactRIO (RS232)

PCMCIA Type II

2

1

DAQCard-60xxE

Hi-Speed USB

5

2

NI CompactDAQ and USB DAQ

Ethernet 10/100

1

1

Compact FieldPoint, CompactRIO, PXI/CompactPCI

Gigabit Ethernet,

10/100/1000

–

1

Compact FieldPoint, CompactRIO, PXI/CompactPCI

PS/2

2

1

Mouse and keyboard

CompactFlash

–

1

Removable data-logging memory

Table 2. Connectivity Options for NI Panel PCs