taskit DOS Mini-PC

A few lines of Basic suffice, for example, to regularly measure andsave data (from a digital circuit analyzer or an entire digitalweather-station) in the energy-saving mode until it needs to beretrieved for evaluation.

Economy is ensured by specially-developed shutdown and start-uptechnology which enables user programs to switch off and completelyre-awaken the computer again at a predefined time. Because of the lightpower load, maintenance cycles can be very long withnetwork-independent installations. Thus the Mini-PC is particularlywell-suited for data logging in places that remain unsupervised forlong periods of time. The number of serial interfaces ensures that, ifnecessary, further equipment for reading the collected data can beeasily connected.

Mini-PC sketch

With the use of an adapter for the parallel port (available from , for example), the Mini-PC can even be operated directly on a CAN bus.

Since each PC usually has a printer connection, the Mini-PC alsopossesses the standard appropriate parallel interface, in the interestof maximum flexibility.

Since the drives of the host PC can be displayed on the Mini-PC,programs can be started remotely (e.g. in the test phase), before theyare transferred to the Mini-PC (with Xmodem, Zmodem, or simply with aDOS copy command). They are started with a call to the .exe file by DOScommand or through AUTOEXEC.BAT.

Benefits at a glance

Can be used just like any other PC