Introduction
Taiwan is today the 2nd largest LCD panel manufacturer in the world. With many participants, tough competition and encouraging government programs, the LCD industry in Taiwan is thriving. Further growth is also expected as LCD panels are becoming common in more and more types of appliances. This means opportunities for system integrators, as LCD manufacturers can benefit from many of their solutions. One of the system integrators that already have realized this, created a solution for testing the quality of LCD panels with Advantech's PPC-L60T. One of the most renowned LCD manufacturers in Taiwan is now reaping the benefits.

Solution
The system integrator used PPC-L60T together with a smart camera for an image identification system. The system uses the smart camera to monitor the production line where it takes images and passes themto the PPC-L60T via an Ethernet connection. With the help of decoding and encoding devices, PPC-L60T records the accuracy of the production while it also makes it convenient for the quality control engineer to monitor the production process.

The PPC-L60T was chosen because of its all-in-one design, easy integration and suitable computing power. Its 10" 800 x 600 SVGA display, on-board 16-bit SoundBlaster? compatible audio controller, 128 MB SDRAM capacity and 10/100Base-T Ethernet controller made it ideal for the job.

System
PPC-L60T with Windows 2000 is connected with a camera by Ethernet.