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The most susceptible component
of any Industrial PC is the hard drive. Some
sources suggest shock mounting the hard drive;
unfortunately, shock mounting may cause the hard
drive to become more vibration-sensitive at
certain frequencies. The most common method to
overcome a susceptibility to vibration is
through the use of solid-state storage media or
the use of redundant hard drives.
 One
approach is to use a RAID-enabled PC. RAID
stands for Redundant Array of Independent Disks.
In essence, RAID is two or more hard disks
attached to the same controller, either SCSI or
IDE. The RAID controller can “stripe” or
“mirror” data. This is a more cost effective
approach to data maintenance, offering larger
storage capabilities.
The 1546 series RAID-Enabled Industrial PCs are
factory configured with a RAID level 1
implementation. These RAID-enabled
configurations come standard with two easily
removable Serial ATA hard drives and a built in
RAID controller. This created a more robust,
fault tolerant system to help maintain your
machine operation and production. When utilized
correctly a RAID-enabled industrial PC can
greatly improve the overall reliability of an
application.
FEATURES
RAID Level 1
In a RAID 1 system
there is a primary and a secondary hard drive.
The RAID controller writes to both drives but
only reads from the primary drive. If the RAID
controller detects any problem with the primary
drive it switches over to the secondary drive
(which has an exact copy of all data on the
primary drive) and utilizes it as the primary
drive. The PC will continue to run allowing time
to change the faulty hard drive without
interruption in machine operation. Once the
drive has been replaced the RAID controller
automatically begins creating a mirror copy of
the good drive. This process runs in the
background while the machine operation is
maintained. Once this new drive is operational
it is recommended that the other drive be
scheduled for replacement.
Higher
Performance, Lower Power
The 1546 utilises an
Intel mobile processor providing superior
processing power while utilizing half the
wattage of a comparable Pentium 4 Processor. The
optional Pentium M 2.0 GHz processor (2 M CACHE
& 533 MHz system bus) outperforms a desktop
Pentium 4 2.4 GHz (512 K CACHE & 533 MHz
bus) while utilizing less than half the wattage.
With less wattage input the ambient operating
temperature is more easily maintained, possibly
without the need for expansive enclosure cooling
devices. This makes the 1546 ideal for
applications which require a NEMA sealed
enclosure.
Meets High
Standards
To survive on the
plant floor, the 1546 meets FCC, UL, cUL, and
European CE mark requirements for industrial
automation equipment. Xycom Automation leads the
industry in reliability, service, and support
with an optional five year warranty available.
Serviceability
The 1546 CPU section
easily removes from the front panel and display
unit without having to detach the front panel
from the NEMA enclosure. The rear CPU section
can be replaced with another very quickly. With
the cover removed expansion cards are easily
installed without cumbersome cables to contend
with.
ADDITIONAL
FEATURES
- Intel Celeron
M 1.3 GHz, 512 cache, 400 MHz system bus
(optional Pentium M 2.0 GHz, 2M cache, 533
MHz system bus)
- Up to 2 GB
DRAM (512 MB standard)
- 40 GB minimum
Serial ATA hard drive RAID (level 1)
- Up to 2GB
optional DRAM
- 4X AGP
graphics with 32 MB video memory (shared
with system memory)
- Four available
expansion slots:
- One
(8.0" max.) PCI expansion slot;
- Two
(9.0" max.) PCI expansion slots;
- One
(9.0" max.) PCI or ISA expansion
slot
- 10/100 and
10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet
- Four USB 2.0
compliant ports (one additional 1.1
compliant port on front of KPM units)
- Three Serial,
one Parallel, and one Video port
- Rear
accessible Type I/II CompactFlash socket
- CD-ROM
(optional CD-R/W with DVD-read-only, DVD-R/W
and floppy)
- UL, cUL, CE
approvals
- UL listed for
hazardous locations: Class I Division 2,
Groups A, B C, D; Class II Division 2,
Groups F and G
- Windows XP or
2000 operating systems
- 100-240 VAC
power supply
- 2-year
warranty included
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