interfacing IO board from PC via FT2232H using RS232 to I2C conversion
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
initial host platform
I took the asus eee notebook as the target platform because this it doesn't have a hard disk build in. This pc works completely on SSD. The only mechanical weak part is still the small fan. XP is installed on the 4G C drive and the 8G D drive serves for data and programs. Not having a hard disk has a great advantage espacially if it must work 24/7. Also the small layout is ideal for placing it in a switch board closet. It has default WIFI on board so my access point can be dropped. It runs on a celeron M 1Ghz processor more than enough power to drive my needed applications. I also benefit of the audio availability which is built in by default. I already tested it for a few days with my web server running and the no issues were dedected. The only bad thing I can say for now is that it only has 4Gb to store the operating system on. As windows XP SP3 is installed now I only have 500Mb left. But up till now I see no blocking issues to start working with this configuration. Maybe this can be replaced in time by a server system running on RAID. I'll see what I can get out of this small 3E pc.
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