lombrozo@ucsbcsl.UUCP (Peter Lombrozo) (08/15/84)
Does anyone know of systems using IBM-PC or XT for data acquisition and control. we are interested in monitoring mechanical testers such as drop towers and hydrolic fatique test machines (MTS). We are currently using a Data General Eclipse with a CAMAC crate. The advantage is the multi-tasking Fortran. Can MS-fortran be multi-tasked using a multi-user environment? Any information will be appriciated. lombrozo@ucsbcsl Nuclear Engineering Material Group
brucec@orca.UUCP (08/20/84)
<I couldn't get a reply through, so I'll post this> >> Does anyone know of systems using IBM-PC or XT for data acquisition and >> control. we are interested in monitoring mechanical testers such as >> drop towers and hydrolic fatique test machines (MTS). We are >> currently using a Data General Eclipse with a CAMAC crate. The >> advantage is the multi-tasking Fortran. Can MS-fortran be multi-tasked >> using a multi-user environment? Any information will be appriciated. My best advice is to get the version of Intel's RMX-86 which is configured for the PC. It supports a multi-tasking Fortran, which happens to be the best Fortran on the 8086 at the moment. The only drawback is that you don't have MS-DOS any more (hmm... did I say that was a drawback?). Oh, and they are very expensive. But they will handle process control in a Fortran environment. As I understand it, the products were all developed at Intel and are sold and supported under license by: Real-Time Computer Science Corporation P.O. Box 3000-886 Camarillo, CA 93011 Phone: (805) 482-0333 Note: I am not affilliated with RTSC, nor with Intel. I used to work for Intel, but that just means that I can give you some facts and history behind what I honestly think of their products. This one is fairly good. Bruce Cohen UUCP: ...!tektronix!orca!brucec CSNET: orca!brucec@tektronix ARPA: orca!brucec.tektronix@rand-relay USMail: M/S 61-183 Tektronix, Inc. P.O. Box 1000 Wilsonville, OR 97070