Product Overview

The 1546 and 1547 Node Box Industrial PCs offer a powerful, compact package for the factory floor and other harsh environments.

These node box industrial PCs feature an open architecture to meet a wide variety of applications that require both a powerful PC and a durable industrial enclosure.

The systems integrate a computer card cage, mass storage, and power supply in a truly industrial form.

The processor board combines all the functions of a complete PC/AT® compatible computer on a single industrially hardened circuit board.  

Standard Features  

The 1546 and 1547 units come standard with the following features:

AIM4 board

Wall or shelf mountable

Flash BIOS

SATA HD controller for up to 2 drives

Removable 40 GB SATA hard drive(s), rear access

AGP Video Controller, 4M of system DRAM, up to 32M

PCI local bus IDE controller (for CD/DVD and CF options)

Two 240 pin DDR2 DIMM sockets that support 256MB, 512MB, 1GB and 2GB options

Intel® Socket 478 Celeron® M or Pentium® M options up to 2.0GHz 400MHz or 533MHz front side bus depending on the processor type

1546 – Four AT bus expansion slots  

One PCI (8.0” max)

One PCI (9.0” max)

One ISA (9.0” max)

One PCI or ISA slot (9.0” max)

1547 – Four AT bus expansion slots  

One ½ length PCI

One full length PCI

One full length ISA

One full length PCI or ISA slot

IBM® PS/2® keyboard port and mouse port

Four serial COM ports, with three external ports configured as RS-232 and one configurable as either RS-232 or RS-422 or RS-485.

The fourth port is an internal header only and defaulted as disabled.

Parallel port  

VGA port

Four USB 2.0 ports

Legacy USB keyboard and mouse support

Legacy USB floppy, USB CDROM, and USB mass storage support

Two onboard Ethernet ports, one is a 10/100 BASE T and the other is 10/100/1000 BASE T

Microsoft Windows XP® operating system

Internal rear access Compact Flash (CF) interface

120/240 VAC 50/60Hz Auto switching power supply

UL Listed for use in Class I and Class II, Division 2 hazardous locations, Groups A, B, C, D, F, and G

Optional Features

Following are optional available features of the 1546 and 1547:

Higher capacity SATA hard drives and solid state drives  

Various CD/DVD drive options

Internal rear access floppy

Various processor speeds

Preinstalled Windows® 2000, or Windows XP® Professional

External 9000-USBF, USB floppy (requires Windows 2000, or XP)

CompactFlash™ options up to 4GB

2.5” Dual hard drives

2.5” RAID array support

24VDC power supply (on 1547 units only)

The figures and tables on the next several pages illustrate the internal and external components on the front and back panels of the unit to help you locate the features of the 1546 and 1547 Node Boxes.

Installation Overview

Warning

For installation in Hazardous Locations, review the Hazardous Locations

Installation section in this chapter before startup.  

The rugged design of the 1546 and 1547 Node Boxes allows it to be installed in most industrial environments.

The system is generally placed in a NEMA 4/4X/12 enclosure to protect against contaminants such as dust, and moisture.

Metal enclosures also help minimize the effects of electromagnetic radiation that nearby equipment can generate.

For Underwriters Laboratories (UL) compliance, the unit must be installed within a suitable fire enclosure.

Read the following sections carefully to be sure that you are complying with all the safety requirements.

Select a NEMA rated enclosure and place the unit to allow easy access to the system ports (see other sections in this chapter and Appendix A).

To assure a NEMA 4 seal choose an approved enclosure that has a 14-gauge(0.075 in/1.9 mm thick steel or 0.125 in/3.2 mm thick aluminum) front face.

Be sure to account for the unit’s depth when choosing the depth of the enclosure.

Create a mounting location in the enclosure (see System Mounting Dimensions).

Be sure to place the unit at a comfortable working level

Make sure the area around the mounting location is clean and free from metal burrs

Mount the unit position and properly secure the unit into the panel.

Tighten the fourteen #10 screws to 20 inch-pounds (2.597 Newton-meters /23Kgf cm).

Construct a power cable following the instructions in AC Power Cable in this chapter.

Attach one end of the power cord to the power receptacle on the unit and the other end to a properly grounded 115/230 VAC, 50-60 Hz outlet.

A ground path from the unit chassis to the enclosure chassis can be established using the 6-32 threaded ground point hole provided on the bottom panel of the unit

Turn on power to the system. The system will boot up the installed operating system.

Install the application software via a floppy drive, CD-ROM, or the network.

Additional aspects to take into account when mounting your 1546 and 1547 Node

​Boxes:

Consider locations of accessories such as AC power outlets and lighting (interior lighting and windows) for installation and maintenance convenience

Prevent condensation by installing a thermostat-controlled heater or air conditioner

To allow for maximum cooling, avoid obstructing the airflow 

Place any fans or blowers close to the heat generating devices.

If using a fan,make sure that outside air is not brought into the enclosure unless a fabric or other reliable filter is used. This filtration prevents conductive particles and other harmful contaminants from entering the enclosure.

Do not select a location near equipment that generates excessive electromagnetic interference (EMI) or radio frequency interface (RFI). Examples of these types of equipment are: high power welding machines; induction heating equipment; and large motor starters.