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6000 Series user’s manual Overview
Chapter 1:
Overview
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Introduction
The Octagon 6000 Series PC Microcontroller™ cards are intended for
easy usage and high performance in embedded control applications.
The PC Microcontroller cards combine the best features of the PC archi-
tecture and microcontroller I/O. Bringing PC software to the
microcontroller world eliminates the need to maintain development
systems for the different microcontroller chips. The Octagon PC
Microcontrollers operate in severe environments, providing an extra
margin of reliability in any application. Although ROM-DOS™ 6.22 is
included, you can download other operation systems into the flash drive.
If you prefer operating in a high-level language, CAMBASIC has been
built-in as a fast, easy-to-use, industrial control language.
Common features across the PC Microcontroller product line include:
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Suite of embedded software
— Datalight ROM-DOS™ 6.22 in ROM
— Phoenix PICO FA™ flash file system
— CAMBASIC™ multitasking language
— RS-422/485 networking software–up to 32 nodes
— Phoenix BIOS™ with industrial BIOS extensions
— Driver library
— Diagnostic software
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40 MHz 386SX processor
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2/4 MB of on-card DRAM
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Two solid-state disks
— 1 MB flash SSD with an integral programmer
— 128 KB SRAM SSD with battery backup
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Two serial ports with 8 KV ESD protection
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Multifunctional parallel port
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Keyboard and speaker ports
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Watchdog timer
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Real time calendar/clock
(see note on page 1-7)
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Two opto-isolated interrupt inputs
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System status LEDs
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Stand alone or ISA bus expansion
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-40° to 85°C when operating at 25 MHz
0° to 60° C when operating at 40 MHz
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10g shock, 2g vibration