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The ACTOReX™
product family.
The
ACTOReX™ concept. (.pdf
)
The
ACTOReX™ specification summary.
The
extended e-ACTOReX™ functional versions.
The
ACTOReX™ /e-ACTOReX™ applications.
The
ACTOReX™ /e-ACTOReX™ software environment.
The
ACTOReX™ /e-ACTOReX™ stand-alone vs OEM.
The
ACTOReX™ /e-ACTOReX™ commercial information.
The
ACTOReX™ product family.
ACTOReX™ is conceived as a
family of microcontroller based data acquisition and command origination blocks
designated to act as control unit of physical processes in applied research implementations.
The modular and flexible conception make ACTOReX™ suitable for different
degrees of application complexity allowing flexibility for development as well
as compactness for permanent process control setup's. In the extended configurations
Intranet and Wide Area Networking capabilities are available. The advanced capabilities
allow options for mobile data communication and satellite positioning authorizing
complex geographical extensive, mobile and/or remote applications.
ACTOReX™
is the core of extended e-ACTOReX™ version and of the new and specialized
ATRACTOR™ (trademark of OnlineSolutions Media srl) data acquisition and control
processor.
The ACTOReX™
concept.
The ACTOReX™ concept is closely related to the process
control concept and philosophy. For a survey on ACTOReX™ and e-ACTOReX™
please read it in .html
or Acrobat Reader .pdf
format available on the web.
The ACTOReX™
specification summary.
Acquisition/command
- four
12 bit, multiplexed, monopolar, single-ended input, ADC channels;
- eight
8 bit, multiplexed, mono/bipolar, 8/4 single-ended/symmetrical input, ADC channels;
- two
8-bit, unipolar, DAC channels or
8-bit, TTL, programmable triggered one-shot/free
running PWM; - six 16/32 bit TTL up/down/phase sensitive counters;
- two
8-bit TTL I/O register, individual bit in/out programmable.
Processor
- 8 bit 80C51/251 instruction set compatible;
- 64 kB RAM/EPROM;
- 16
bit I/O bus;
- memory mapable address/data bus;
- USB, I2C, RS232
communication.
The extended
e-ACTOReX™ functional versions.
The extended functional
versions of ACTOReX™ marked as e-ACTOReX™ are micro-PC based ones. These
versions allow extended capabilities as:
- PC-like local interaction
and functionality;
- MS-Windows, Linux and DOS OS's;
- In-situ visual
and operator interface capabilities;
- Fast Ethernet based Intranet and
Internet capabilities;
- Web-based remote control.
The e-ACTOReX™
version is a built-in ACTOReX™ + micro-PC configuration.
The ACTOReX™
/e-ACTOReX™ applications.
ACTOReX™ is connected to the
controlled process through appropriate wirings and signal conditioning.
In a process control application, ACTOReX™ can operate as:
- an
independent intelligent process controller;
- an intelligent process control
peripheral connected to a local PC computer;
- a process control workstation
connected to a remote server.
Applications built with ACTOReX™ can
be human operator independent or human operator controlled. In the case of human
operator controlled applications the interaction is performed through the application
human interface built in the computer ACTOReX™ is connected to. In the e-ACTOReX™
configurations only, the operator interaction could be performed through human
interfaces built in the e-ACTOReX™ itself.
The application field
of ACTOReX™ includes:
- industrial and laboratory applied research
local or remote controlled;
- small and medium area mobile positioning and
monitoring systems;
- multipoint data acquisition, management and control;
- standing
and mobile bio-motric assessment, training and recuperation setup's;
- standing
and mobile medical survey, assessment and risk management;
- satellite position
monitoring and GIS related applications.
The ACTOReX™
/e-ACTOReX™ software environment.
The ACTOReX™ software
environment depends on the type of application the product is intended to. Basically
there are two application situations:
- independent intelligent process
controller;
- PC computer connected process control peripheral, this case
including the extended e-ACTOReX™ version.
The first case implies
the ACTOReX™ product to be implemented with assembly language application
firmware developed for the particular application. Occasionally this firmware
could be EPROM burned or PC downloaded through USB link.
The second situation
implies an interaction between an application software resident in PC, (developed
and running under a high level OS, MS Windows or Linux) and the process control
peripheral ACTOReX™. The interaction is supported via specific driver and
ActiveX control technology under MS Windows OS or the specific driver under Linux
OS. In MS Windows, as well as in Linux environment, the application interacts
with the ACTOReX™ resident firmware that implements the management of the
acquisition and action hardware of the ACTOReX™ peripheral.
The ACTOReX™
resident firmware for the peripheral resource management and PC OS's driving software
are featured with the ACTOReX™ product.
The application software,
ACTOReX™-resident or PC-resident is to be implemented by the user in an object
oriented high-level language technology. The wide application versatility of the
ACTOReX™ proprietary firmware environment is based on the supplied peripheral
driving methods repertoire accessible by the user from any high level object oriented
language: C++, Java, dedicated process control application development environment
(LabView, TestPoint, MathLab, etc.) and, in MS Windows context, MS Office active
controls.
The Donna Maria srl Software Development Department offer,
on customer specification basis, application development support and customer
oriented complementary software at additional cost.
The ACTOReX™ /e-ACTOReX™
stand-alone vs OEM.
ACTOReX™, regardless to the options configuration,
is available in stand-alone as well as OEM versions. The stand-alone version is
a "black box", physically independent setup. The OEM version is functionally identical
with the stand-alone version but suitable to be integrated in the more complex
customer product.
The ACTOReX™
/e-ACTOReX™ commercial information.
The ACTOReX™ product
is available in a wide range of hardware and software configurations suitable
for different customer tailored applications. Basically, ACTOReX™ must be
ordered and is built under customer specified configuration. The guide of ordering
information as well as free customer orientation and ordering support is available
at Donna Maria srl.
The price and delivery time depends on the configuration
ordered. Ask for more information at Donna Maria srl:
e-mail: office@donnamaria.ro
phone: +40.722.346369 and +40.21.665.35.04
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