New APC - Win11 - Hypervisor - Dual Monitor Setup - Retrofit

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Hi all,

I’m currently in a situation where we are looking for a solution to replace our existing APC3100 that serve two purposes

  • Retrofit older Generation machines running XP / Win 7 as a Win10 Upgrade currently
  • Power our new generation machines running Win10 + Hypervisor

Both generations do have the commonality that we use a two monitor setup. So we have a monitor (Automation Panel) on the front of the tool and one at the back. Both connect to the APC through SDL/DVI. The screens are set to Duplicate in Windows and we lock on or the other through ADI and PVI.

Since the APC3100 is going to LTB phase we need a replacement which can serve the above without major upgrade needs. Especially our dual monitor requirement is kind of a problem because i cannot seem to find a suitable solution for this.

The APC3200 catched our eyes BUT that only comes with Display Port onboard and SDL 4 as an IF card (which could subsequently only power 1 monitor)…

The other problem is that the old generation tools we cannot simply exchange the monitors so the old SDL/DVI is a given at least on the monitor side.

Hope someone might have an idea on what could potentially work.

Appreciate any feedback!

-Robert

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5ACCLI02.SDL0-000 | B&R Industrial Automation

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Thank you.

I have seen that just recently this IF card was added to be available for APC3200’s.

However it does not address our issue with 2 Monitors since the APC itself only offers Display Port Interfaces.

Additionally it shows as being in “Classic” phase.

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Hello Robert,

For retrofit applications, the 5ACCLI02.SDL0-000 (SDL for xPC3200/APC4100) will be available. This would provide one SDL port for the APC3200 when upgrading existing panels, but it doesn’t help with the native DisplayPort on the APC3200.

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It would help to understand what Automation Panel model number(s) you are connecting to. For capacitive multi-touch Automation Panels, the DisplayPort receiver (5DLDPO.1001-00) can be used to communicate display + touch (via DP + USB) back to the APC. For resistive single-touch Automation Panels, then it gets a bit trickier.

Regardless of the display communication protocol used for each display (DisplayPort/SDL/DVI/etc.), you will be able to duplicate the Windows display on multiple monitors using the APC3200.

-Austin