Embedded Computer System

The standard embedded computer system on the upgraded MR is a Lippert Cool RoadRunner4. This system can boot Windows XP Embedded from a standard IDE hard drive, or from a USB flash drive. There are three possible boot configurations: boot from flash with no IDE data drive, boot from flash with IDE data drive, and boot from IDE. In all cases, the default system network name is "Anneth1".

If your system is configured to boot from flash and no IDE hard drive is present, then the system will automatically boot to Anneth Frame Server mode. Local Capture mode will not be available.

If your system is configured to boot from flash, and an IDE hard drive is present, then the system will automatically boot to Anneth Frame Server mode, and Local Capture mode will be entered automatically whenever a switch closure is detected on the Local Capture switch input. In this mode, the system C drive is the USB flash, the D drive is a backup IDE boot partition, and the E drive is an IDE data partition. By default, data collected in Local Capture mode will be stored to the “rawdata” folder will on drive E. This folder will be configured to appear as a shared "rawdata" folder under Anneth when accessed via a network. It is also possible to edit the anneth.ini file and direct data to be recorded to either USB flash or an external USB hard drive.

If your system is configured to boot from an IDE hard drive, then the system will automatically boot to Anneth Frame Server mode, and Local Capture mode will be entered automatically whenever a switch closure is detected on the Local Capture switch input. In this mode,the C drive will be the IDE boot partition, and the D drive will be the IDE data partition. The “rawdata” folder will be on drive D and show up as a shared “rawdata” folder under Anneth1.