February 20, 2009 -- Korenix JetBox 8210, a WinCE-based remote monitoring solution. Korenix JetBox 8210 is designed as a front-end communication computer with WinCE OS. Application developers easily use Windows integrated development environment to create their own programs according to various scenes of field applications. Developers get the benefits both from a general Windows compatible programming environment and a simplified embedded system of better monitoring control.This kind of monitoring architecture is applied to many different markets, such as telecom, industrial automation, energy and power. Field site devices such as PLCs, sensors, meters, RFID readers, etc., can be connected to the JetBox 8210 through serial ports, USB ports, and DI/DO. The JetBox 8210 performs as an intelligent agent to monitor the status of field devices and transmit messages to back-end technicians through its dual Ethernet ports or USB wireless dongle while abnormities occur. Further, the JetBox 8210 with Modbus gateway function let industrial automation developers consolidate field devices into SCADA system easily.
A front-end monitoring system requires less resource than general high-end monitoring system. It works as an intelligent agent and focuses on message communication between front-end machines and back-end technicians. Basically, it requires hard real-time function for monitoring the disorder of machine and networking ability such as Ethernet or other wireless networking for message transmission.
Windows
Although Windows 2000/ XP/ Vista are easy to be used and are familiar by end-users, they are also very complicate with many application programs included and the real time performance of the system is limited. In the contrast, Windows is designed to such monitoring system, contains complete characteristics of an embedded system, and fits the front-end control requirement such as real time function, network and web service, or wireless networking ability.
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