Claims
- 1. An industrial computing device comprising:
- a field mountable housing;
- a processor, said processor being internal to said housing;
- at least one peripheral connector adapted to receive at least one PCMCIA card such that when said PCMCIA card is plugged into said peripheral connector, said PCMCIA card is enclosed internal to said housing, said peripheral connector being electrically coupled to said processor, wherein said industrial computing device is self contained and without full user I/O in that said industrial computing device is without at least one of a full display and a full keyboard;
- a first PCMCIA card plugged into a first peripheral connector of said at least one peripheral connector; and
- an electrical connector attached to said first PCMCIA card by a cable, said cable being internal to said housing, said electrical connector being accessible external to said housing.
- 2. An industrial computing device comprising:
- a field mountable housing;
- a processor, said processor being internal to said housing; and
- at least one peripheral connector adapted to receive at least one PCMCIA card such that when said PCMCIA card is plugged into said peripheral connector, said PCMCIA card is enclosed internal to said housing, said peripheral connector being electrically coupled to said processor, wherein said industrial computing device is self contained and without full user I/O in that said industrial computing device is without at least one of a full display and a full keyboard;
- a first PCMCIA card plugged into a first peripheral connector of said at least one peripheral connector; and
- an electrical connector attached to said first PCMCIA card by a cable, said cable being internal to said housing, said electrical connector being accessible external to said housing, wherein said electrical connector is flush mounted to said housing.
- 3. An industrial computing device comprising:
- a field mountable housing;
- processor, said processor being internal to said housing; and
- at least one peripheral connector adapted to receive at least one PCMCIA card such that when said PCMCIA card is plugged into said peripheral connector, said PCMCIA card is enclosed internal to said housing, said peripheral connector being electrically coupled to said processor, wherein said industrial computing device is self contained and without full user I/O in that said industrial computing device is without at least one of a full display and a full keyboard, wherein said processor and said at least one peripheral connector are disposed on a common circuit board and wherein said processor and said at least one peripheral connector are disposed on opposite sides of said common circuit board.
- 4. An industrial computing device comprising:
- a field mountable housing;
- a processor, said processor being internal to said housing; and
- at least one peripheral connector adapted to receive at least one PCMCIA card such that when said PCMCIA card is plugged into said peripheral connector, said PCMCIA card is enclosed internal to said housing, said peripheral connector being electrically coupled to said processor, and wherein said processor and said at least one peripheral connector are disposed on opposite sides of a common circuit board.
Parent Case Info
This application claims the benefit of priority of U.S. Provisional Ser. No. 60/005,279, filed Oct. 10, 1995, entitled "DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SYSTEM INCLUDING A COMPACT EASILY-EXTENSIBLE AND SERVICEABLE FIELD CONTROLLER."
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Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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IC Card System 7 Design. Sep./Oct. 1995. Cover Page and Back Inside Cover. |