zdb1526@dsachg1.UUCP (kelly pearce) (06/01/88)
We are considering using IBM's ARTIC card, which is a realtime interface co-processor providing multiple RS-232/RS-422 ports, in a warehousing application. This application will require simultaneous serial I/O between an IBM 4341 mainframe, Barcode Scanners, printers, etc. The ARTIC card will reside in an IBM 7552 industrial computer, IBM-AT or Zenith Z-248, (IBM-AT compatible) if possible. Trouble is, IBM isn't at all sure if the card will work in any other machine other than an true-blue IBM :-(. If anyone out there has had some experience with this card (regardless of the machine it is installed in) I would appreciate any useful info, pro or con. Especially if it is functional in a Zenith Z-248 MicroComputer. This is my first posting to the Net, so if I did it all wrong please don't burn me too bad with your flame throwers :-) Thanks in advance. KELLY PEARCE DLA SYSTEMS AUTOMATION CENTER DEFENSE DEPOT OGDEN OGDEN, UTAH
zdb1526@dsachg1.UUCP (kelly pearce) (06/01/88)
We are considering using IBM's ARTIC card, which is a realtime
interface co-processor providing multiple RS-232/RS-422 ports, in a
warehousing application. This application will require simultaneous serial
I/O between an IBM 4341 mainframe, Barcode Scanners, printers, etc. The ARTIC
card will reside in an IBM 7552 industrial computer, IBM-AT or Zenith Z-248,
(IBM-AT compatible) if possible. Trouble is, IBM isn't at all sure if the
card will work in any other machine other than an true-blue IBM :-(.
If anyone out there has had some experience with this card (regardless
of the machine it is installed in) I would appreciate any useful info, pro or
con. Especially if it is functional in a Zenith Z-248 MicroComputer.
This is my first posting to the Net, so if I did it all wrong please
don't burn me too bad with your flame throwers :-) Thanks in advance.
KELLY PEARCE
DLA SYSTEMS AUTOMATION CENTER
DEFENSE DEPOT OGDEN
OGDEN, UTAHpfh@pai.UUCP (Peter Hill) (06/07/88)
In article <561@dsachg1.UUCP>, zdb1526@dsachg1.UUCP (kelly pearce) writes: > We are considering using IBM's ARTIC card.... > Trouble is, IBM isn't at all sure if the > card will work in any other machine other than an true-blue IBM :-(.... You should be able to use a clone. I would try out a specific configuration before committing to it. I'm working on a project that uses two Artics per PC-AT "subsystem controller." The target machine is an IBM 7532 industrial PC, but we do all our development on a Hewlett-Packard Vectra AT-clone. We also tried (briefly) AT-clones by AST and Acer, and the Artics seemed happy enough in those machines. By the way, one of our Artics came from Allen-Bradley, which OEMs it under their own name. A-B happened to have 'em in stock. We don't use much IBM-supplied software on the Artic. Quadron Service Corp. (Santa Barbara, CA; 805-966-6424) sells packages called QCF and QMON that provide a C language interface to a multitasking monitor. We used their low-level I/O functions and our own protocol handlers to talk to the various devices in our subsystem (IBM robot, G&L programmable controller, IRI vision system, and a barcode reader). Hope this helps. -- ______________________________________________________________________________ Peter Hill +1 612 894 0313 Prime Automation, Inc. ...{sun!tundra,ihnp4!umn-cs!hall,bungia}!pai!pfh
pfh@pai.UUCP (Peter Hill) (06/07/88)
In article <561@dsachg1.UUCP>, zdb1526@dsachg1.UUCP (kelly pearce) writes: > We are considering using IBM's ARTIC card.... > Trouble is, IBM isn't at all sure if the > card will work in any other machine other than an true-blue IBM :-(.... You should be able to use a clone. I would try out a specific configuration before committing to it. I'm working on a project that uses two Artics per PC-AT "subsystem controller." The target machine is an IBM 7532 industrial PC, but we do all our development on a Hewlett-Packard Vectra AT-clone. We also tried (briefly) AT-clones by AST and Acer, and the Artics seemed happy enough in those machines. By the way, one of our Artics came from Allen-Bradley, which OEMs it under their own name. A-B happened to have 'em in stock. We don't use much IBM-supplied software on the Artic. Quadron Service Corp. (Santa Barbara, CA; 805-966-6424) sells packages called QCF and QMON that provide a C language interface to a multitasking monitor. We used their low-level I/O functions and our own protocol handlers to talk to the various devices in our subsystem (IBM robot, G&L programmable controller, IRI vision system, and a barcode reader). Hope this helps. -- ______________________________________________________________________________ Peter Hill +1 612 894 0313 Prime Automation, Inc. ...{sun!tundra,ihnp4!umn-cs!hall,bungia}!pai!pfh
mab@druhi.ATT.COM (A.Bland) (06/08/88)
In article <8806071206.AA20603@jade.berkeley.edu>, pfh@pai.UUCP (Peter Hill) writes: + In article <561@dsachg1.UUCP>, zdb1526@dsachg1.UUCP (kelly pearce) writes: + > We are considering using IBM's ARTIC card.... + > Trouble is, IBM isn't at all sure if the + > card will work in any other machine other than an true-blue IBM :-(.... + + You should be able to use a clone. I would try out a specific configuration + before committing to it. I have an ARTIC in my AT&T 6310 (an AT clone) and it seems to work fine using IBM software. I believe that some of the larger clone manufacturers perform certification testing of certain software and hardware configurations, so you might want to contact your favorite clone maker and ask about compatibility. -- Alan Bland AT&T Denver Labs ihnp4!druhi!mab
mab@druhi.UUCP ("A.Bland") (06/08/88)
In article <8806071206.AA20603@jade.berkeley.edu>, pfh@pai.UUCP (Peter Hill) writes: + In article <561@dsachg1.UUCP>, zdb1526@dsachg1.UUCP (kelly pearce) writes: + > We are considering using IBM's ARTIC card.... + > Trouble is, IBM isn't at all sure if the + > card will work in any other machine other than an true-blue IBM :-(.... + + You should be able to use a clone. I would try out a specific configuration + before committing to it. I have an ARTIC in my AT&T 6310 (an AT clone) and it seems to work fine using IBM software. I believe that some of the larger clone manufacturers perform certification testing of certain software and hardware configurations, so you might want to contact your favorite clone maker and ask about compatibility. -- Alan Bland AT&T Denver Labs ihnp4!druhi!mab