Legacy 21.5" Intel® Pentium® Panel PC with Windows® or Linux OS®

Yes, all our Industrial Panel PC and Embedded Box PC units are fanless design.

Fanless PCs, also known as passively cooled systems, offer benefits like silent operation, enhanced reliability (fewer moving parts, less dust), greater durability (vibration resistance), improved energy efficiency, and suitability for harsh/dusty environments, making them great for quiet spaces, industrial settings, or anywhere you need a low-maintenance, long-lasting computer.

See our What are the benefits of Fanless Industrial PCs FAQ for a deeper dive into the benefits.

Panel PCs are integrated all-in-one industrial computing systems that combine a ruggedized computer with a touchscreen display in a single, compact enclosure. These specialized units feature industrial-grade processors, solid-state storage, and comprehensive I/O capabilities designed for demanding automation and control applications. The touchscreen interfaces utilize either resistive technology—enabling operation with gloves through pressure-sensitive layers—or capacitive technology, which offers superior responsiveness and multi-touch capability. Advanced capacitive displays can also accommodate gloved operation while delivering exceptional image clarity and precision. Panel PCs support flexible mounting configurations including panel, VESA, and DIN rail installation, with extensive connectivity options encompassing Gigabit Ethernet, USB, and serial communications for seamless integration with PLCs, sensors, and industrial networks.

Built to withstand harsh industrial environments, Panel PCs incorporate fanless thermal management, ruggedized aluminum or stainless steel enclosures, and IP65/IP66/IP69K-rated sealing against dust, moisture, and high-pressure washdowns. These systems operate reliably across wide temperature ranges (typically -20°C to 60°C, with extended models supporting -40°C to 70°C) and resist shock and vibration per industrial standards. Available in screen sizes from 7 to 27 inches with high-brightness displays (up to 1000+ nits for sunlight readability), Panel PCs serve critical roles in manufacturing automation, process control, food and beverage processing, pharmaceuticals, water treatment, and packaging operations. Pre-configured with Windows or Linux operating systems, they provide the platform for sophisticated SCADA visualization, data acquisition, and machine control applications requiring continuous 24/7 operation in the most challenging industrial settings.

Yes, all are certified for industry standards like CE, FCC, and RoHS. Most units have IP ratings ranging from IP20, IP30, IP54, & IP66, IP67, IP69K, IP66/IP69K. Select models have cULus and C1D2 listings.

When installing or reinstalling the Microsoft^® Windows^® Operating System to a PC, it must be activated using a Product Key. For Maple Systems products, Product Keys come in one of two forms: PKEA and ePKEA.

PKEA (Product Key Entry Activation) are non-embedded Product Keys purchased by the end-user either individually, or alongside a PC. If purchased with a PC, it will be on a sticker attached to the unit. The end user must manually activate Windows^® before use by entering the Product Key into the Activation page while connected to the internet. The Product Key can be re-used on the same PC if Windows^® needs to be re-installed.

A PKEA unit will feature a badge that looks something like below:

NOTE: The PKEA label on some units may appear with a different color scheme depending on the release of Microsoft^® Windows^® it is for

ePKEA (Embedded Product Key Entry Activation) are embedded Product Keys that are only be purchased alongside a PC. The Product Key is embedded in the PC and activated by Maple Systems. If Windows^® needs to be reinstalled on the PC, it must come back to Maple Systems for re-activation.

An ePKEA unit will feature a badge that looks something like below:

The customer receives the system ready to go. No product key entry required.

The following operating systems are available for Maple Systems Industrial PC computers:

• Windows^® 11 Pro
• Windows^® 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC (EPKEA & PKEA)
• Windows^® 10 Ent. LTSB Embedded (EPKEA)
• Windows^® 10 Ent. LTSB Non-Embedded (PKEA)
• Linux^® Ubuntu Desktop and Server

Yes! Are you using one of our HMIs or IPCs?

You can use our Windows or Linux based IPCs and Touch Panel PCs to run Ignition Edge locally.

You can also use our HMIs to communicate with Ignition via Modbus TCP, OPC UA, and MQTT, which makes a programmers life easier when building distributed edge gateways, dashboards, or data collection nodes within an Ignition-powered architecture.

Absolutely! Maple Systems can provide you with another cost effective PanelView alternative using any of our rugged-Windows based IPCs or Touch Panel PCs.

Why would you want to use one of our products instead of Allen Bradley or Rockwell hardware?

• If you need a wider screen size range: We offer 7.0, 8.0, 10.1, 10.4, 12.1, 15.0, 15.6, 17.0, 18.5, 19.0, 21.5, 23.4, and 27.0″ options.
• If you need higher brightness for outdoor use: We offer Panel PCs with up to 1000nits.
• If you need IIP65/IP66/IP67/IP66-IP69K rated, or stainless enclosures: We offer a wide range of IP ratings, fully enclosed waterproof, front panel mounted waterproof, even UL Listed IPCs.
• If you want to avoid the high costs of a PanelView: We offer rugged, heavy duty Industrial PCs at a much lower cost. And, you don’t need to pay us any annual service fees when using our products.
• If you need to run additional apps alongside FactoryTalk like: SQL logging, MES clients, Web dashboards, VPN tools, Ignition Edge, etc. PanelView can’t do this.

If you want to save money, use more flexible hardware for more modern automation setups, we recommend giving us a try. You still have to purchase your software license from them, but we’ll deliver faster, your project will typically run faster, its easy to install, you get more peripheral support, full Windows remote access tools, and more advanced IIoT/Cloud Integration features.

Yep, absolutely yes and definitely a cost effective alternative with regards to hardware.

All of our Windows based IPCs and Touch Panel PCs can run WinCC Runtime Advanced as well as WinCC Unified. Using our IPCs running WinCC, you’ll generally get a higher performance device per dollar with a more ruggedized enclosure with higher screen resolution, more RAM and SSD options, and the ability to run other industrial software on the same machine with more advanced remote access tools.

On another note, when used with Siemens PLCs, our HMIs support multiple Siemens drivers and protocols, including native S7 communication drivers.