Portwell Announces a New Lead Series of Multi-touch Human Machine Interface (HMI) Panel Pc Products

TAIPEI, TAIWAN – September 3, 2020– Portwell, Inc., a world-leading innovator in the Industrial PC (IPC) and an Associate Member of the Intel^® Internet of Things (IoT) Alliance, announces the LEAD-PD, -PND and -PPC series, a new family of panel PC products designed for the IoT market as a robust, functional and flexible multi-touch human-machine interface (HMI). According to Kevin Chou, Portwell’s product manager, the new LEAD series provides a rich portfolio of touch displays or fanless panel PCs with a variety of connectivity and computing flexibility. ^“Besides the option of two sizes,^“ Chou confirms, ^“the new LEAD series features full HD 10-point projective capacitive touch screen with stylish, slim and bezel-free outlook. Plus,^“ Chou adds, ^“a solid IP65 water- and dust-proof front panel, and fast time to market^“.

Chou suggests applications for Portwell’s LEAD series include smart retail applications include digital signage, recognition, customized advertisements/ promotions, merchandise locations, self-checkout, and delivery. Kiosk applications include point of interest, point of information in hospitality locations such as hotel or restaurant; transportation such as parking lot, train station, airport; library, exhibition hall; government infrastructure; industrial/factory automation; facility management; intralogistics or smart warehouse and much more.

LEAD Series: Common Features

^“The LEAD series currently consists of three subsets^“ explains Yaling Sun, Portwell’s product manager. ^“LEAD-PD series, a Touch Display with multi-touch function; LEAD-PND series, an ARM-based flat panel PC that supports Android™ operating system; and LEAD-PPC series, utilizing Intel Atom^® Dual Core^® processor compatible with Win 10 IoT, Linux, and Android operating system.^“

According to Sun, all three models share the following common features: display sizes of 21.5^“ or 23.6^“; back shell colors in black flame-retardant plastics; full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution wide-screen display; 16:9 ration panel; P-CAP and 10-point multi-touch operation; fanless, stylish and bezel-free design, suitable to face end-users; standalone or VESA^® 75mm x 75mm mounting options; ingress protection rating of IP65 water- and dust-proof front panel; certified to CE (EN 55032 and EN 55024), FCC 47CFR Part 15 Subpart B and EN 60068-2-6 for vibration and EN 60068-2-27 shock absorption.

For more information on other members of this family, see EDITOR’S NOTES at the end of this release.

LEAD Series

Zooming, Rotating, Panning and More
^“Portwell LEAD series’ 10-point multi-touch display supports a full set of gestures such as zooming in and out,^“ says Sun, ^“as well as panning or rotating. This gives users a whole new way to control and interact with what’s on the screen.^“

Convenient, Versatile and Future-Proof for IoT
^“We envisage our customers using the LEAD series as an add-on product to supplement Portwell’s industrial or embedded computers,^“ says Kevin Chou. ^“It’s convenient and easy to use and will expedite time-to-market for their own products. Because it is fanless, with a slim and stylish bezel-free design, the new LEAD series makes it ideal for facing end-users. Plus,^“ he adds, ^“the features such as the P-CAP multi-touch, IP65 water- and dust-proof front panel and flexible choice of connectivity enables this product to function in multiple environments. And as always, ^“ Chou confirms, ^“our customers not only benefit from the most up-to-date technology and features, but they also gain peace of mind from the long lifespan support inherent with every Portwell product.^“

EDITOR’S NOTES
LEAD-PD Series: Touch displays that adopt 10-point multi-touch panel and fanless design make it quiet and long-lasting, and able to operate interactively with end-users.

LEAD-PND Series: Designed as a networked display or panel PC and suitable for Web-based applications or APPs. LEAD-PND series includes Allwinner A83T Octa-core Cortex A7 CPU to provide necessary basic computing power.

LEAD-PPC Series: Powerful Panel PC that adopts Intel Apollo Lake Dual-Core x5-E3930 processor; compatible with mainstream OS including Microsoft^® Windows^® 10 IoT, Linux^® Ubuntu 16.10 or Android 6.0 to satisfy our customers’ versatile demands in software applications.