R&S®PSM Industrial Controller
Features
- Extremely high immunity to interference
- High shock resistance for mobile use
- Wide variety of interfaces: Ethernet, ultra/ultrawide SCSI, 16-bit GPIB, PC CARD
- Brilliant colour TFT display
- CD ROM drive
- Factory user port
- WindowsTM user interface
- Safe investment through modular concept
High flexibility
PSM can be tailored to suit specific needs: 4 free 16-bit ISA slots and 3 free PCI slots or alternatively 3 free 16-bit ISA slots and 4 free PCI slots leave ample space for expansion. Additionally, 2 PC CARD slots in the basic unit can be used for further extensions.
Unlimited memory expansion
Expandability of memories is of particular importance. The standard 32 Mbyte RAM can be expanded to 256 Mbyte. Mass storage can be expanded to practically any size; a modern EIDE hard disk is installed as standard. The integrated SCSI interface allows any kind of SCSI peripherals, eg streamer drives, to be controlled.
Versatile auxiliary functions
For automating test procedures, control lines are needed which are not available in standard PCs. The digital I/O interfaces, partly isolated via optocouplers, allow external processes to be controlled or analog voltages to be measured without an IEC/ IEEE-bus-compatible voltmeter being needed. These interfaces are available as standard in PSM via the factory user port (FUP).
R&S system software
A powerful computer requires a powerful software. The system software not only contains the operating system but also the professional LabWindows/ CVI measurement software. It goes without saying that the software is installed on the hard disk and tailored to the PSM hardware configuration. A CD ROM with all drivers, LabWin-dows/CVI and utility programs is supplied as a backup.
LabWindows/CVI
National Instruments' LabWindows/ CVI (C for Virtual Instrumentation) is an interactive base for the programming of virtual instruments on the PSM and is regarded by most as today's industry standard. The visual instruments for creating graphic user interfaces are an integral component of the C development environment allowing EXE programs and DLL files to be generated.
