Short-range experiences of PC elements tests in the industrial circumstances

Abstract

Today personal computers are widely used for control of industrial processes. Applying not industrial devices raises the question that using a mass-produced computer how reliable among circumstances different from the normal 20 °C. To solve this problem we developed a software package, which is suitable for testing various parts of a PC in large number of pieces between predefined climatic circumstances. In this article we demonstrate programs both on server and client side, communication between the server and the clients, and the boot process from the network. We shows the data model of storing test results, the mechanism of the test process and working of the programs and the short-term results of HDD tests.