Linx V

Rugged and compact, the programmable LINX V Data Station is designed with reliably and flexibility in mind. It can be equipped with bar code badges, magnetic stripe cards, bar code wands, lasers, scanners, and scales, while controlling standard RS-232 and RS-422 interfaced devices, such as line printers, bar code label printers, and more.

The Data Station supports Ethernet TCP/IP and IPX -compatible communications, along with peer to peer communications between stations. These units have built in network and hardware diagnostics, and can coexist on the same network as Novel, Microsoft, and TCP/IP networks.Additionally, they may be linked together into a local RS-485 network, or be combined to form a very large network composed of multiple subnetworks, both on-site and remote.Security against unauthorized access is assured through password protection.

In the event of a host computer or server failure, or a network line failure, the LINX V can continue to perform assigned tasks such as time and attendance, access control, shop floor data collection, machine control, and many others. The Link V also supports subnetworks of LINX I, II, and III data collection and control terminals, allowing all of a user's applications to be cost-effectively performed.

The flexibility and increased power of this station is controlled and focused by an advanced, downloadable (soft), multitasking operating system. This allows on-line, multi-location, updating, and enhancement of the data stations in your network from the central computer or server, without removing a single unit from its' physical location.

Applications can be developed by programmers using Linx BASIC, a compatible subset of QuickBasic, and by non-programmers using the LINX Application Interface, a field-proven, 4GL level automated program generator, simulator, and debugger for PC compatibles that produces Linx BASIC programs.