BB2 PC/104 FLAT PANEL PC
The FLAT PANEL PC (FPPC) BB2 is a industrial PC base for front panel mounting. The BB2 provides a powerful platform to build low cost, high performance, real- time solutions. Together with a PC/104 CPU/SBC it is fully functional for industrial applications and will run without disks and keyboard. It is well suited for industrial applications such as, automated industrial equipment, medical instrumentation, transportation, manufacturing, communication, test and measurement on the factory floor.

The BB2 FLAT PANEL PC consists of two major components: The 6.5" VGA TFT LCD and the BB2 Base Board. The front of the BB2 FLAT PANEL PC is the COLOR VGA TFT LCD with 640 * 480 dots in graphic mode and 25 lines * 80 charīs in standard text mode. The BB2 Base Board is back side mounted to the COLOR VGA TFT LCD. The BB2 Base Board offers an onboard VGA controller, VGA BIOS, 512 Kbyte VRAM, LCD power supply, keyboard scanner for matrix keyboards and a 8- bit or 16- bit PC/104 interface with connector. We offer also the BB2 FLAT PANEL PC with 34- key front panel keyboard, the product name is IPC64/19 Flat Panel PC.

The BB2 Base Board contains a flat panel VGA controller with 512 Kbyte onboard video RAM, the VGA BIOS, a VGA TFT LCD power supply, one keyboard scanner for 8 * 8 = 64 keys front panel matrix keyboards and for a external keyboard and one 8- or 16- bit, non- stackthrough PC/104 interface and connector. The BB2 Base Board VGA controller supports simultaneous use of the COLOR VGA TFT LCD and one external analog CRT monitor. See also: BB2 Connector Information. Download or view Bb2con20.PDF (172.280 bytes).

The BB2 Base Board VGA controller is fully compatible with the VGA graphics standard at the register, gate and BIOS levels. The VGA controller provides full backwards compatibility with the EGA, CGA, MDA and Hercules graphics standards. Mode initialization is supported at the BIOS and register levels, ensuring compatibility with application software. The VGA controller offers hardware cursor improving Windows performance. The VGA controller and other BB2 Base Board logic properly sequences the power with respect to the control and data signals to prevent damage to the COLOR VGA TFT LCD.


Features: 1.) COLOR VGA TFT LCD
  • Display Capacity: 640 * 480 Dots Graphic
  • 25 Lines / 80 Charīs in standard textmode
  • Display Mode: TFT active matrix color
  • CFL backlight, 4096 colors simultaneously
  • Driving Method: 4 bit digital RGB color
  • Modul Size: 178.8 mm * 126.8 mm
  • Viewing Area: 132.48 mm * 99.36 mm (6.5")
  • Pixel Pitch: 0.207 mm * 0.207 mm
  • Contrast Ratio: 100 : 1 (typ.)
  • Response Time: 40 msec. (max.)
  • Operating Temperature: 0° to +50° C
  • 5% to 95% relative humidity n/c


Features: 2.) BB2 Base Board
  • Onboard VGA controller CL-GD6235
  • 512 Kbyte of onboard VGA memory
  • Onboard VGA BIOS PROM
  • Supports EGA, CGA, MDA modes
  • Windows performance improvement features
  • Onboard CFL and Vee voltage generated
  • Panel auto-init and power sequencing
  • I/F for external analog CRT monitor
  • BIOS Power Management Support
  • Hardware Power Management Support
  • Keyboard scanner for front panel keyboard
  • I/F for external standard PC keyboard
  • 8-bit or 16-bit PC/104 interface/connector
  • Onboard speaker
  • Only +5 VDC power for Base Board and LCD
  • 0° to +50° C operating temperature


BB2 Ordering Information
BB2 FLAT PANEL PC w/o PC/104 CPU. BB2 Base Board. 6.5" COLOR VGA TFT LCD; 4096 colors, CFL Backlight, 640 * 480 dots, 25 lines * 80 charīs in standard VGA text mode. VGA controller for COLOR VGA TFT LCD and external analog CRT monitor, 512 Kbyte VRAM, VGA BIOS. LCD power supply (CFL power inverter, Vee converter). Keyboard scanner for 8 * 8 (64 keys) keyboard matrix (PC/XT or PC/AT mode), interface for external PC/XT or PC/AT keyboard, parallel operation of keyboard matrix and external keyboard. PC/104 interface/connector; 8-bit in PC/XT, 16-bit in PC/AT version. Module size 178.8 * 126.8 mm. 4 mounting holes for front panel integration. Only +5VDC power.

Ordercode PC/104 Interface/Connector Keyboard Scanner Mode
BB2-KAT 16-BIT PC/AT
BB2-KXT 08-BIT PC/XT

Ordercode Option
BB2-WDRV1 Mircosoft Windows Driver for 6.5" COLOR VGA TFT LCD.


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