Quad Tech PPC3000X HMI — 12.1"/15" XGA Industrial Touch Panel PC

Quad Tech · PPC 3000 Series · Fanless x86 HMI · Quote within 24h

The Quad Tech PPC3000X HMI is a fanless industrial panel PC from the Quad Tech PPC 3000 series, built around an x86 Intel Atom / Celeron / Core i3–i7 platform and shipped with a 12.1" or 15" XGA (1024×768) TFT LCD plus a 5-wire resistive touch screen. It is designed for line-side HMI, SCADA visualization and machine-builder control panels where a traditional Allen-Bradley PanelView, Siemens SIMATIC HMI, Mitsubishi GOT, Omron NB/NS, Schneider Magelis, Yaskawa DX/GP or KEYENCE operator panel is too small or too closed for the application. Send your project spec to Moritta@KOEED.COM and KOEED will return availability and a BOM quote within 24 hours.

1. Key Technical Specifications & Overview

2. Application Scenarios — Where the PPC3000X Fits

The PPC3000X is positioned as a "PC-class" HMI for projects where a traditional Allen-Bradley PanelView, Siemens KTP/TP SIMATIC HMI, Mitsubishi GOT2000, Omron NB / NS, Fanuc operator panel, Schneider Magelis, Yaskawa DX/GP, Panasonic GT or KEYENCE CV-series touchscreen does not give the integrator enough flexibility — for example, when the end-user wants to run their own SCADA, MES or OEE dashboard on top of the same screen. Common deployments we quote include:

• Line-side operator interface for an automotive body-in-white cell, where the PPC3000X runs a custom MES view alongside the Allen-Bradley ControlLogix PLC.
• SCADA and OEE dashboards in factory automation and discrete manufacturing, paired with a Siemens S7-1500 CPU or Mitsubishi iQ-R.
• Replacement of obsolete industrial PCs in legacy cells — especially where the original panel PC has gone EOL and the same panel cut-out must be re-used.
• Machine-builder control panel and HMI for packaging, filling, and food & beverage machinery, where the open Windows / Linux runtime makes recipe handling easier.
• Vision inspection and data acquisition, sitting next to a KEYENCE CV-5000 / XG-8000 controller and pushing reject images and trend data to the plant historian.
• Process control visualisation in water treatment, chemical dosing and HVAC plants, typically with a Schneider Modicon M340 / M580 or Omron CJ2 back-end.
• Robotics cells using a Fanuc or Yaskawa robot controller, where the operator needs a larger colour HMI than the robot teach pendant provides.

3. Integration & Wiring Notes

The PPC3000X is a generic x86 panel PC, so most of the integration work is really network & driver work rather than proprietary fieldbus wiring. In a typical cabinet layout, the panel mounts in the door cut-out, a 24 VDC power feed lands on the industrial supply terminal, and shielded Cat5e / Cat6 cables run from the LAN ports to the cell switch. From there the panel talks to whichever controller the line uses:

• For an Allen-Bradley ControlLogix cell, run EtherNet/IP to the 1756-EN2T and use the panel as a thin client or HMI server (FTView, Ignition, or a custom .NET HMI).
• For a Siemens line, point the LAN at the S7-1500 / S7-1200 CPU and use the built-in OPC UA server, then publish to a WinCC / TIA Portal HMI running on the panel.
• For Mitsubishi MELSEC, use the built-in Ethernet port on the iQ-R / Q-series CPU and run MC Protocol or MELSEC communication on top of TCP.
• For Omron SYSMAC, connect over EtherNet/IP to the CJ2 / CS1 / NX/NJ controller and pull tags via the FINS or EtherNet/IP driver.
• For Modicon M340 / M580 (Schneider), Fanuc CNC, Yaskawa MP, Panasonic FP7 and KEYENCE CV systems, the panel acts as a SCADA node: Modbus TCP, OPC, or vendor SDK depending on the back-end.

For legacy RS-232 / RS-485 fieldbus (Modbus RTU, DF1, Mitsubishi MC, Fanuc serial Servo), the PPC3000X keeps one or two physical COM ports on the rear I/O, which is often the cleanest way to migrate an old serial HMI to a modern touch panel without rewiring the whole cabinet.

4. Installation & Commissioning Tips

1. Confirm the panel cut-out and bezel thickness before mounting. The 12.1" and 15" SKUs use different cut-outs; the PPC3000X cut-out drawing and 3D STEP file are available on request.
2. Use a dedicated 24 VDC industrial supply (Phoenix Contact, Siemens Sitop, Omron S8VK or equivalent) rather than tapping the PLC backplane — the panel PC is a higher inrush load than a typical HMI.
3. Keep shielded Ethernet separate from motor and VFD cables; the IP65 front bezel does not protect the rear, and radiated noise from a PowerFlex, Altivar or Varispeed drive is a common root cause of touch glitches.
4. Image the SSD before commissioning. We strongly recommend an annual disk-image backup using the built-in recovery partition, so that a corrupt Windows IoT image can be rolled back in minutes rather than hours.
5. Configure the touch calibration and screen-burn protection on first power-up. For 24/7 SCADA dashboards, enable a pixel-shift routine on the LCD to extend backlight life.
6. Plan the OS patch cadence. Windows 10 IoT 2019 LTSC is usually the right tradeoff between feature set and update stability; for greenfield projects, an embedded Linux (Yocto or Ubuntu Core) is a leaner option if your SCADA supports it.
7. Before sign-off, run an end-to-end tag test against the back-end PLC — a useful cross-check is the KOEED PLC Hex to Float Converter and Modbus CRC Calculator for sanity-checking raw register values on the screen.

5. Procurement, Warranty & Lead Time

KOEED supplies the Quad Tech PPC3000X HMI as part of our industrial HMI and panel PC portfolio, alongside operator panels from Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Mitsubishi, Omron, Fanuc, Schneider, Yaskawa, Panasonic and KEYENCE. Standard configurations are typically in stock and ship within 3–5 business days; configured SKUs (custom CPU, larger SSD, additional COM ports) usually build out in 2–4 weeks.

Every unit is bench-tested before shipment (power, touch, I/O loopback, image-load) and backed by a 12-month functional warranty. We can also pre-load your SCADA runtime, apply your factory image, or pre-stage the panel with a specific PLC tag database — just send the project file with the BOM. KOEED is a multi-brand independent distributor, not an OEM subsidiary of Quad Tech, Allen-Bradley, Siemens or any of the other brands listed here, and we do not publish fixed online pricing; every quote is built around the actual configuration, quantity and Incoterms.

To get a firm quote, send the part number, display size, CPU class, RAM / SSD size, OS preference and target PLC to Moritta@KOEED.COM with the subject line RFQ — Quad Tech PPC3000X HMI, or use the Create a Quote form to upload a full multi-line BOM. Worldwide shipping is available via DHL / FedEx with typical 24-hour quote turnaround on business days.