Utilization of a Microcomputer Development System as a Task Dedicated Laboratory Computer

摘要

Microcomputer development systems, although intended for development of single board computers, make attractive task-dedicated laboratory research computers. Because of their developmental nature they are relatively easy to interface AD, DA and TTL serial and parallel I/O. Programs can be written in a wide variety of languages and most vendors offer sophisticated debugging tools. One should not, however, consider a development system as an end-use laboratory computer unless sufficient hardware and software support are available. Development systems are very flexible and may be employed in many different projects which can save considerable money in hardware costs. An example of development system utilization in electrosurgery studies is given.