One of our first customers was a local potato chip manufacturer that was struggling with their industrial touch display terminal facing constant reliability issues. When they sent us a unit for inspection, the culprit was clear—the humid, salty environment of the potato chip factory was corroding the internal electronics, rendering the device inoperable.

Our engineers went to work designing a solution, and in 1977, the VuePoint™ was born. One of the world’s first ruggedized touch terminals, the original VuePoint was fully sealed, ensuring that the internal guts of the system would continue to perform no matter what harsh environment it was subjected to.

Catching the eye of our Armed Forces, the VuePoint was quickly adapted for military applications, with many systems being deployed in naval ships and submarines across the globe.

The modernized VuePoint III is an ideal fit for military and industrial applications that require a system built for their unique environments. And with General Digital’s dedication to configuration management and revision control, all VuePoint III systems are drop-in replacements for legacy systems, leveraging our Dedicated Applications Platform™ to eliminate the need to redesign older applications when undergoing hardware modernization projects.

Sample embedded computer configuration listed. For additional configurations, contact a Sales Engineer to discuss your project.

VuePoint III

• Advantech AIMB-215L-S6B1E
• Intel Celeron J1900, 2.42 GHz
• 2 GB DDR3 SO-DIMM
• 4 GB mSATA III
• FreeDOS

AM-TFT LCD Screen

The VuePoint III integrates a color 10.4″ (diagonal) LCD display, which replaces the gas plasma display of previous generation VuePoint models.

The 640 x 480 pixel LED-backlit LCD screen is configured to emulate the VuePoint II 12 x 40 screen. The end user has control of setting up the text and background color of the screen.

We qualify multiple sources of supply to ensure product availability and long life.

Resistive Touch Screen

The VuePoint III responds instantly to the touch of the finger or other stylus. Simple, menu-prompted, touch-interactive operation makes even the untrained operator instantly productive, and further enhances the trained operator’s capabilities.

For applications where time or timing are critical, touch entry improves a user’s response rate by reducing reaction time. No complicated keyboard, mouse or pointing device operations are required with VuePoint III. As a serial terminal, the touch screen can be configured for RS-232, RS-422 and RS-485 communication.

The touch screen also serves as a protective glass overlay. In lieu of the sealing tray used on VuePoint II, the touch screen is installed in the enclosure using a dust and water resistant gasket to protect the internal electronics.

Metal, Unitized Construction

The VuePoint III incorporates a rugged aluminum enclosure and is designed to withstand the rigors of commercial, industrial, and military (COTS) environments alike. The enclosure has an Iridite® coating (conductive anodized) to provide protection from corrosion and improve shielding properties where parts make contact with one another, and is finished with a durable black powder coat.

Our products are intentionally designed to support LCD displays (and other electronics) from numerous manufacturers. This capability enables us to minimize the impact of a single suppliers decision to obsolete, allocate or redesign their display, upon our ability to maintain configuration control or extend the manufacture life of our products.

Mounting Options

The VuePoint III is normally delivered as a standalone unit, and is optionally available in panel mount and rack mount configurations.

Integrated Power Supply

The VuePoint III comes standard with a power supply mounted to the rear of the enclosure, which uses less than 25 watts.

To maintain a minimum depth in your application, VuePoint III can be ordered with a separate power supply.

Display

Video Controller

Overlay

Enclosure

Power Supply

Specifications subject to change without notice or obligation.

Customize Your Mission-Ready Display System

Every mission is unique—your display should be too. From screen size and touch interface to environmental sealing and mounting options, our engineers will work with you to design a system built for your environment, application, and performance requirements.

Use the form below to request a display tailored to your requirements. A Sales Engineer will contact you shortly to discuss your project.

General Digital designs and manufactures scores of different monitor configurations each year, making the creation of technical documentation for each configuration impractical. We efficiently combine data into a select few documents, which answer most questions that customers typically ask. Please feel welcome to request any information not found here.

Utilities are available to all visitors, and can be used for a variety of LCD monitor applications.

User Manuals and Calibration & Setup Guides are available for customers only. 

Product Drivers are available for customers only.

If you have lost the passwords provided with your product, please contact us right away.

Data Sheet

VuePoint III 10.4″ Data Sheet

Flyers

VuePoint III 10.4″ Rugged Touch Terminal Flyer
VuePoint III 10.4″ Specialized for Submarine Applications Flyer

Control Drawing

VuePoint III 10.4″ Control Drawing

Specifications subject to change without notice or obligation.

The photos below represent a small sampling of General Digital’s VuePoint III LCD terminal products. They serve to illustrate the many display sizes and mechanical configurations we offer, as well as standard and custom design features, capabilities and options. Click the thumbnails to view full-size photos.

VuePoint III 10.4

VuePoint III 10.4 Sealed for Submarine Applications