HAZARDOUS AREA TERMINALS

Gecma Challenger series

Ex Zone 1 / 2 / 22
hazardous areas

CHALLENGER

Remote PC Terminals
For Pharmaceutical Industry, Chemical Industry,
Biotechnology, Oil & Gas, Food & Beverage, Various ...
For hazardous areas Zone 1 / Zone 2 / Zone 22

A member of The MTL Group of Companies

CHALLENGER Remote PC Terminals

CHALLENGER 15i GAS
CHALLENGER 18i GAS

CHALLENGER 15i DUST

CHALLENGER 18i DUST

VARIOUS MOUNTINGS

Intrinsically safe Remote PC terminals for hazardous areas zone 1 / zone 2 / zone 22
Certified by ATEX, IECEx, TIIS, FTZU, UL/C-UL (Class I, Zone 1 / Class I, Div. 2),
GOST-R + GGTN (B-I / B-Iia / B-Ir / B-I6 / B-IIa)

CHALLENGER OPERATING PRINCIPLE

Safe Area

Ex Zone 1/2/22 (Class I, Zone 1 / Class I, Div 2) hazardous areas

SWITCH ROOM

CONTROL ROOM

REMOTE PC TERMINAL

LOCAL MONITOR
MOUSE
KEYBOARD

CLIENT PC

CHALLENGER
TRANSMISSION UNIT
VGA
MOUSE PS2
KEYBOARD

24 V DC
/ 100 -240 V AC

100-240 V AC

DATA CABLE UP TO 600m (2000 ft)

YOUR ADVANTAGES

Intrinsically safe certified components for operation and visualization

Modularly configurable
Panel mounted modules could be integrated in any housing
Ambient Temperature - 30 C to + 60 C
Low installation costs
Brilliant picture quality

MODULAR COMPONENTS
VISUALIZATION
TFT display

OPTION: High Brightness Display

Panel mount design

Protection class IP 66 from front / Nema 4x
15 screen diagonal (up to XGA)
19 screen diagonal (up to SXGA)
Capable of displaying more
than 16 million colors
Protection class II 2G EEx ib IIC T4
ATEX/UL/C-UL/TIIS/IECEx/GOST-R GGTN
DMT 00 ATEX E089 X

High Brightness 650cd/m

Brightness control via sensor
automatically or manually
Protection class II 2G EEx ib IIC T4
ATEX/UL/C-UL/TIIS/IECEx/GOST-R GGTN
DMT 00 ATEX E089 X

OPTION: Touch Screen

Touch Pad

Panel mount design

Protection class IP 66 from front / Nema 4x
Special resistive foil
Optimum resolution 200 dpi
2 pushbuttons
Can be operated with gloves, pen and fingers
Protection class II 2G EEx ia IIC T4
ATEX/UL/C-UL/TIIS/IECEx/GOST-R GGTN
TV 04 ATEX 2458

OPERATION

Touch Screen as foil or glass version

Resistive touch foil
5-wire technology
Can be operated with gloves,
pen and fingers
Connection: RS 232 serial interface
Protection class II 2G EEx ib IIC T4
ATEX/UL/C-UL/TIIS/IECEx/GOST-R GGTN
TV 02 ATEX 1959

Joystick

Trackball

Panel mount design

Protection class IP 66 from front / Nema 4x
High-precision mouse guidance
Wearless up to 15 million actuations
Extremely low-maintenance
2 pushbuttons, optionally 3 pushbuttons
Button-in-joystick function optionally
Protection class II 2G EEx ia IIC T4
ATEX/UL/C-UL/TIIS/IECEx/GOST-R GGTN
TV 04 ATEX 2459

Panel mount design

Protection class IP 66 from front / Nema 4x
55 mm ball
2 pushbuttons, optionally 3 pushbuttons
Protection class II 2G EEx ib IIC T4
ATEX/UL/C-UL/TIIS/IECEx/GOST-R GGTN
DMT 00 ATEX E089 X

Keyboard

Mouse

Panel mount design

Protection class IP 66 from front / Nema 4x
4-step pressure-sensitive
mouse guidance
2 pushbuttons
Protection class II 2G EEx ib IIC T4
ATEX/UL/C-UL/TIIS/IECEx/GOST-R GGTN
DMT 00 ATEX E089 X

Panel mount design

Protection class IP 66 from front / Nema 4x
105 keys, IBM* compatible
Standard layouts:
German, English, French,
30 other languages and special
layouts on request
Resistant against many solvents
Protection class II 2G EEx ib IIC T4
ATEX/UL/C-UL/TIIS/IECEx/GOST-R GGTN
DMT 00 ATEX E089 X

ACCESS CONTROLS

"CFR 21 p
art 11"

"CFR 21 p
art 11"

Card Reader

Fingerprint sensor

Panel mount design

Protection class IP 66 from front / Nema 4x
Non-contact identification
Mifare protocol as standard
(others on request)
Suitable for the majority of company IDs
Connection: RS 232 serial interface
Protection class II 2G EEx ib IIC T4
ATEX/UL/C-UL/TIIS/IECEx/GOST-R GGTN
DMT 02 ATEX E141

Panel mount design

Protection class IP 66 from front / Nema 4x
Contact identification < 500 dpi
Via C-MOS sensor
Connection: RS 232 serial interface
Protection class II 2G EEx ib IIC T4
ATEX/UL/C-UL/TIIS/IECEx/GOST-R GGTN
TV 03 ATEX 2251

Configure your individual CHALLENGER: www.GECMA.com

VARIOUS ENCLOSURES
Field Desk Enclosure
Hygienic, ergonomic Field Desk
Enclosure to house the Display,
Keyboard, Mouse or Trackball,
Card Reader or Fingerprint
Keyboard inclined by 30
Protection system IP 66
NEMA 4X
Stainless Steel 1.4301
Polished to 240 granulation

FHP

THE INTRINSICALLY SAFE CHALLENGER COMPONENTS ARE

CERTIFIED FOR INSTALLATION INTO ANY INDUSTRIAL ENCLOSURE

Special Enclosure on request

OPTIONS

Barcode Scanner

Key Switch SW 1

Key Switch SW2

Emergency Stop Button

Barcode Scanner for

all current barcodes
(UPC, EAN, Code 128...)
Contact-free recognition
Automatic scan resolution
(similar in design)
Protection class II 2G EEx ib IIC T4

Key Switch for locking the

Keyboard / Mouse / Trackball
on the CHALLENGER
Integrated in the
CHALLENGER enclosure
Ingress protection IP 67 from front
NEMA 4X

Key switch integrated

into the rack
To lock Keyboard / Mouse /
Trackball on the CHALLENGER
or to lock the control room
operation

Emergency-Stop-Button to turn
off individual connections
(local connection)
Ingress protection IP 65 from front
NEMA 4X

INTERFACES

RS 232 Interface

Barcode Scanner Interface

Video Camera

Fully duplex-capable
RS 232 Interface
Intrinsically safe model or
industry model including
separate data cable
for the connection of all RS 232compatible equipment
Protection class II 2G EEx ib IIC T4
TISS, UL/C-UL, ATEX ... certified
ATEX: DMT 03 ATEX E 032 X

Universal Barcode Scanner

Interface for Ex- or Non-Ex
Barcode Scanner
Ingress protection IP 65
from front
NEMA 4X

Ex-protected Video Camera

as Ex-d model including separate
CHALLENGER Interface UVI
Ambient Temperature -20C to + 50C
Protection class II 2G EEx de IIC T6

Further options on request

tested by:

...

A member of The MTL Group of Companies

DIN ISO 9001:2000 certified

GECMA Components GmbH

Heisenbergstrasse 26-40
50169 Kerpen
Germany

Phone: +49 (0) 22 37/69 96 - 0

Telefax:+49 (0) 22 37/69 96 - 99
e-mail: info@gecma.com
web: www.gecma.com

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