Automation PC 4100
User's manual
Version: 1.11 (April 2024) Order no.: MAAPC4100-ENG
Translation of the original documentation
Publishing information
B&R Industrial Automation GmbH B&R Strasse 1
5142 Eggelsberg
Austria
Telephone: +43 7748 6586-0
Fax: +43 7748 6586-26
office@br-automation.com
Disclaimer
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Table of contents
1 Introduction 6 1.1 Manual history 6
1.2 Information about this document 6
1.2.1 Organization of notices 6
1.2.2 Guidelines 7
2 General safety guidelines 8 2.1 Intended use 8
2.2 Protection against electrostatic discharge 8
2.2.1 Packaging 8
2.2.2 Regulations for proper ESD handling 8
2.3 Regulations and measures 9
2.4 Transport and storage 9
2.5 Installation 9
2.6 Operation10
2.6.1 Protection against contact with electrical parts 10
2.6.2 Ambient conditions - Dust, moisture, aggressive gases 10
2.6.3 Programs, viruses and malicious programs10
2.7 Cybersecurity disclaimer for products 11
3 System overview 12
3.1 Design/Configuration 12
3.1.1 Configuration help 12
3.2 Overview 14
4 Technical data 16
4.1 Complete system 16
4.1.1 Connection options 16
4.1.2 Product information 19
4.1.3 Mechanical properties20
4.1.4 Environmental properties24
4.1.5 Electrical properties 33
4.1.6 Device interfaces and slots 39
4.2 Individual components 50 4.2.1 System units 50
4.2.2 CPU boards 69
4.2.3 Main memory71
4.2.4 Heat sink72
4.2.5 Bus units73
4.2.6 Mass storage devices75
4.2.7 Fan kits 83
4.2.8 CFexpress cards 84
4.2.9 Interface options 85
4.2.10 Graphics options106
4.2.11 Front covers 110
4.2.12 Uninterruptible power supply112
4.2.13 Battery compartment 119
5 Installation and wiring 120 5.1 Basic information 120 5.1.1 Installing the Automation PC 122
5.1.2 Installation information for individual deliveries / individual components 122
5.2 Connecting to the power grid 123 5.2.1 Installing the DC power cable 123
5.2.2 Connecting the power supply to a B&R device 123
5.2.3 Grounding concept - Functional ground124
5.2.4 Connecting cables 125
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5.3 Procedure 126
6 Commissioning 127 6.1 Basic information 127
6.2 Switching on the device for the first time 127
6.2.1 General information before switching on the device 127
6.2.2 Switching on the device 127
6.3 General instructions about the procedure for temperature testing 128 6.3.1 Procedure 128
6.3.2 Evaluating temperatures in Windows operating systems128
6.3.3 Evaluating the measurement results130
6.4 Known problems / Characteristics 131
7 Software 132
7.1 UEFI BIOS options 132
7.1.1 General information 132
7.1.2 BIOS Setup and startup procedure134
7.1.3 Boot menu 136
7.1.4 Boot Manager 137
7.1.5 Device Manager 138
7.1.6 Setup Utility 140
7.2 RAID configuration 167
7.2.1 UEFI RAID 168
7.3 Upgrade information 171
7.3.1 UEFI BIOS upgrade 171
7.3.2 PC firmware upgrade 172
7.3.3 Automation Panel firmware upgrade174
7.4 Operating systems 175 7.4.1 Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2021 LTSC 175
7.4.2 Windows 10 Recovery Solution 178
7.4.3 Linux for B&R 12 (GNU/Linux179
7.4.4 B&R Live Utils 180
7.5 Automation software 181 7.5.1 Licensing 181
7.5.2 Order data 181
7.5.3.1 Support 182
7.5.4 Automation Runtime 182
7.5.5 B&R Hypervisor 183
7.5.6 mapp Technology 184
7.6 Automation Device Interface (ADI) 185 7.6.1 ADI driver (Windows) 185
7.6.2 ADI Development Kit (Windows187
7.6.3 ADI .NET SDK (Windows188
7.7 Key Editor 189
7.8 KCF Editor190
7.9 HMI Service Center 191
8 Maintenance 192
8.1 Changing the battery 192
8.1.1 Procedure for replacing the battery 192
8.2 Replacing a CFexpress card 194
8.3 Preparatory measures195
8.3.1 0 slots 195
8.3.2 Slot variants 196
8.4 Installing the interface option 199 8.4.1 Installing M.2 mass storage devices 200 8.5 Replacing main memory 201
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