4 INSTALLATION

INSTALLING THE MC100 RACK MOUNT COMPUTER — OVERVIEW

Mount the Unit

Make

Connections

Installing the Rack Mount Computer requires the following three major steps:

The MC100 Rack Mount Computer is a rack mount unit with handles for easy removal and portability. Mounting of the unit requires drilling 4 holes in the mounting surface for the mounting studs. Please see the Mounting chapter beginning on page 10 for mounting diagrams and instructions.

Now that your Rack Mount Computer is installed, you are ready to connect your unit to the power source and peripheral devices. The Rack Mount Computer’s Serial Ports support one RS-232 and one RS-232/RS-422/RS- 485 connector. The Parallel Port supports SPP/EPP/ECP. There are two USB Ports (1.1), and one Video Port that supports up to XVGA Resolution. Note that the Rack Mount Computer can be powered by 115 VAC or 230 VAC. See the section on External Components, beginning on page 12 for further infor- mation. To install an expansion card, see the Upgrades and Maintenance chap- ter beginning on page 18.

Communications

Setup

Once you have the Rack Mount Computer installed, and a monitor and any peripheral devices you require for your application connected, you are ready to power up the computer and establish communications. Refer to page 16.

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Mitsubishi Electronics MC100 manual Mount the Unit Make Connections