Pro-face PSA6000 iPC 12" widescreen, Intel Atom

PFXPSA6AED18W11 uses 12,1-inch colour TFT LCD. In Pro-face sales materials, the device is classified as a 12″ Wide model.

Resolution 1280 × 800 px WXGA provides suitable space for synoptic screens, alarms, trends and process parameters.

The active display area is approximately 261,12 × 163,2 mm, and the screen supports 16 million colours.

The display uses white LED backlight.

Pro-face specifies its service life as at least 30 000 hours of continuous operation at 25°C until brightness drops to 50% of its initial value.

Brightness can be adjusted by software or via the touch interface.

The panel uses Projected Capacitive Touch providing precise operation of the operator interface.

Supported is Multi-Touch with two simultaneous touch points.

The manufacturer specifies a touchscreen durability of at least 50 million operations.

PFXPSA6AED18W11 uses Intel Atom Processor X Series X7425E.

The processor operates at a base frequency of 1,50 GHz and has 4 cores and 4 threads.

The platform is designed for industrial operator applications, visualisation, local data processing and running multiple Windows services.

The computer is factory-equipped with 8 GB DDR5 memory.

Video memory is shared with main memory in a UMA architecture.

PSA6000 uses a more modern memory platform than earlier Pro-face industrial Panel PCs, supporting Windows 11 and modern HMI applications.

The PFXPSA6AED18W11 number denotes a configuration with a factory-installed 128 GB M.2 SATA SSD.

The SSD1 system drive uses M.2 Key M and may be in Type 2280 or 2242 format.

Also available is an second SSD2 slot supporting M.2 SATA or PCIe storage, enabling expansion of data storage capacity.

Tip W11 in the catalogue number identifies the Windows variant.

PFXPSA6AED18W11 is equipped with Windows 11 IoT Enterprise 2024 LTSC 64-bit.

The system enables installation of compatible visualisation software, data collection applications, diagnostic tools and other industrial programs designed for Windows.

PFXPSA6AED18W11 is included on the current list of PSA6000 computers supported by GP-Pro EX.

Pro-face indicates support for this model from GP-Pro EX Ver. 5.01.000.

When using the computer as a GP-Pro EX/WinGP workstation, the appropriate software and licence must be selected for the specific application.

The panel is equipped with 3 independent RJ45 Ethernet interfaces.

The ports support 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX and 1000BASE-T.

The extensive number of ports makes it easy to separate communication between PLC controllers, the machine network and supervisory IT/OT infrastructure.

PFXPSA6AED18W11 features two classic serial interfaces used in industrial automation.

COM1 supports RS-232C, while COM2 supports RS-422 or RS-485.

Both ports are non-isolated, use 9-pin D-Sub connectors and support transmission speeds from 2400 to 115200 bit/s.

The computer has a total of 4 USB Type-A ports.

Two of them operate in the USB 3.1 Gen1, while the other two operate as USB 2.0.

This enables connection of storage devices, service equipment and other compatible peripherals.

PSA6000 features DisplayPort 1.2 Dual Mode DP++.

The output supports a display resolution of up to 4096 × 2304 px at 60 Hz.

This enables an external monitor to be added to the local 12,1-inch Panel PC display.

PSA6000 is equipped with slots allowing further expansion of the hardware configuration.

In addition to the additional SSD2 slot, there is an slot M.2 Key E Type 2230 using a PCIe/USB 2.0 interface.

This enables installation of compatible expansion modules designed for the PSA6000 platform.

The PSA6000 Series was designed with modern industrial cybersecurity requirements in mind.

The manufacturer specifies, among other features, TPM 2.0, BitLocker and Secure Boot and states that the product is developed in accordance with Secure Development Lifecycle principles and IEC 62443.

PFXPSA6AED18W11 can be installed directly in an operator console, cabinet door or machine enclosure.

The required mounting cut-out dimensions are 295 × 217 mm with a tolerance of +1/−0 mm.

Mounting points compliant with the standard are also available on the rear of the device: VESA 100 × 100 mm, enabling the use of a suitable arm or bracket.

When correctly installed, the front of the device provides IP66 protection rating.

This allows the panel to be used at industrial workstations requiring front protection against dust and water jets.

The rear of the Panel PC has a protection rating of IP20.

The panel is powered by a rated voltage of 24 V DC.

The permissible input voltage range is 19,2–28,8 V DC.

For the 12″ Wide Atom configuration, the manufacturer specifies a maximum power consumption of 50 W. Without powering external devices, the value is a maximum of 40 W.

PSA6000 uses natural fanless cooling.

With an airflow of 0,6 m/s, the manufacturer permits operation at temperatures of 0…50°C.

Without forced airflow, the PSA6000 documentation specifies an operating temperature range of 0…40°C.

Pro-face officially identifies PFXPSA6AED18W11 as the recommended migration platform for selected SP5000 configurations using Open Box SP-5B41.

This includes configurations with the following displays: SP-5600TP, SP-5660TP, SP-5600TA and SP-5600WA.

When modernising, differences in mounting dimensions, operating system, interfaces and software should be taken into account in accordance with the relevant Pro-face Replacement Guide.