THE MPC - 3200 PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLER
MicroFirst, Inc. introduces the next generation of real-time automation control and interface equipment that redefines the term "programmable"! There are no EPROMs to change or additional programming languages to learn. You develop your application on a Windows NT/2000/XP platform, using standard WIN32 API calls, debug on the same PC platform, then download a compiled version of the application to the MPC-3200 microcontroller, over either 100 Mbit Ethernet or standard serial connection. Where earlier MPC versions were primarily ROM-programmable multi-protocol converters, the MPC-3200 can also execute downloaded event schedules, providing a truly distributed-control automation environment. What could be easier to use?
The MPC-3200 has a real-time, multi-tasking, preemptive, operating system (The WinMOS) that perfectly mimics WIN32 API calls. This OS is the product of a long line of real-time operating kernels developed by MicroFirst over the last 15 years, and provides the additional abstraction layer to allow your existing WIN32 programming skills to be immediately useful on this newly developed hardware platform. There are even onboard input and control facilities, with a 2-line by 24-character back-lit LCD display and a 15-key sealed-membrane keypad.
The unit is supplied in a 1-RU, 19"-rack mount case, (1.75"h, 16.25"w, 11.25"d) with a full range of LED indicators on the screened-printed faceplate overlay. It is wired for 90-240 volt AC environments, is UL, CE and FCC tested and approved, and provides 32 RJ-45 connectors for serial connections and an additional RJ-45 100 Mbit connection on the rear of the unit. It also includes a replaceable Lithium battery backup, to protect the content from power interruptions.
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Additional questions should be directed to: info@microfirst.com.