Re: Question on Remote Data Access

[george_w_blair@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

I think you need a Intel P5 with 1 GB of RAM and a licenced copy of
Windows. Also you need a 200mb installation of the MS .NET framework.
In addition to this you also need to write a custom program using MS
Visual Studio that relies upon the 200 MB .NET framework.

Gorge


biff wrote:
> Spam Catcher wrote:
> > "biff" <mbiegert@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in news:1167782471.294762.30330
> > @s34g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:
> >
> > > I hadn't seen the MicroPC before and I like that idea. I had tried
> > > using a PC before, but the power at my cabin is very unreliable and I
> > > was having trouble keeping the PC running. Thus, I started looking for
> > > a more reliable solution. My little microcontroller on a 12 V UPS runs
> > > like a champ (never misses a beat).
> >
> > How about adding a cheap UPS. A 900W UPS runs for ~80.00 and can power an
> > old PC for >1 hour. If you hook up an old laptop, it can run for hours
> > without power.
>
> I have a small UPS hooked up to my little controller board right now. I
> am going to try the modem route for now, though I will probably put one
> of those MicroPCs into another application that is not quite as
> environmentally nasty (down by the lake, etc). I had never seen those
> before and they look great.
>
> >
> > > I would like to bounce an option off of you. I could hook a modem up to
> > > the RS232 port on my microcontroller. I can write a short program to
> > > command the modem to answer the phone. I then should be able to use
> > > hyperterminal or kermit from my PC to read the file. What do you think
> > > of that? I don't have any security concerns. The only information
> > > someone could get is my lake level and lake temperature.
> >
> > Does your microcontroller store data onboard?
>
> Yup
>
> >
> > I believe a decent external modem can be set to auto-answer with the proper
> > AT command. Perhaps give that a try? Just hook up a modem directly to the
> > RS-232 interface?
>
> I am in the middle of doing that right now.