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PC100 Series Operation Manual

1010-1022 Rev. 01

Introduction - Welcome


Welcome to the Maple Systems' PC100 Series of Panel PCs. This powerful family of touchscreen Panel PCs can be
configured with any Windows XP/2000-compatible HMI software, such as WebStudio, to connect to programmable logic
controllers (PLCs) and motion controllers, providing the human-machine interface in industrial applications. This manual
explains the installation and operation of the PC100 Series.

About Your Documentation

Conventions

In most cases, we will describe each method when the task is first discussed. The menu method is then used whenever the
task is used in later procedures. Other conventions used in this book are listed in the following table.

Convention

Meaning

Bold

Characters that you must type exactly as they appear. For example, if you are directed to
type a:\setup, you should type all the bold characters exactly as they are printed.

Italic

Placeholders for information you must provide. For example, if you are directed to type
filename, you should type the actual name for a file instead of the word shown in italic
type. Italics are also used to indicate a glossary term.

ALL CAPITALS

Directory names, file names, key names, and acronyms

KEY1+KEY2

A plus sign (+) between key names means to press and hold down the first key while you
press the second key.

click

When referring to the touch screen, click means to tap icon onscreen once with either a
finger or stylus. When referring to a computer with a mouse, click refers to clicking the
left mouse button once.

Double-click

When referring to the touchscreen, this refers to quickly tapping an onscreen icon twice in
rapid succession with either a finger or a styles. When discussing a computer with a
mouse, refers to quickly clicking the primary mouse button (usually the left mouse button)
twice.

Right-click

Refers to clicking the secondary mouse button (usually the right mouse button) once.
Right-clicking usually opens shortcut menus.

The following terminology will be used when referring to computers and PCs:

Term

Meaning

Panel PC

Refers to the PC100 Series Panel PC

computer or PC

Refers to a desktop PC - not the PC100 Series Panel PC

The following table identifies symbols and margin icons.

Icon

Meaning

4

Identifies a procedure.

Indicates a reference to additional information.

Indicates an important note.

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