Nematron Pointe Controller - Manual (Page 18)

Chapter 1: Introducing the Pointe Controller Pointe Controller User Guide
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The figure below illustrates the power of the Pointe Controller. It shows a
number of Pointe Controllers connected into a larger network. Each Pointe
Controller interfaces local I/O and performs local control on a real-time dedicated
basis. Each Pointe Controller can also be accessed by the larger system (shown as
“Host Computer”) to be polled for data and status, to coordinate applications, be
reprogrammed and deployed on demand, and any other type of system-wide
activity that may be desired.
The Pointe Controller’s design implementation of a low cost, modular, embedded
real-time control platform creates a tremendous level of opportunity and changes
the way control solutions can be implemented.