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	Powerful hardware and structure, with the appeal of the OSAI brand
	Fully integration of custom software applications and off-the-shelf packages that can interact with the CNC.
	Microsoft Windows 3.1, 95 and NT compatibility.
	Complex Multi-control Machine architecture now possible.

.... all thanks to a little yellow key!

Hardware Structure:

	14” SVGA CRT screen or 10.5” Colour LCD
	Full-stroke "yellow key" keyboard
	Integrated Industrial Mouse
	350Mb HDU, 1.44 FDU (external on LCD version)
	3 XT/AT slots, 2 user available ISA slots
	Twin Communication links to CNC Rack
	Keyboard and SVGA inputs and switching circuitry
	Double CNC <-> IFP communication channel:
	Direct hard-wired channel for Debug/Setup
	Logical CN - PC line, for user software, via RS-232 or Ethernet

.. but it is the SW environment of the IFP which makes the great difference!

Software Environment:

Now the new IFP makes it possible to have User software running directly on the WinLink Workstation, with no additional hardware (apart from the new WinLink itself!) This will mean:

	100% compatibility with standard Hardware add-ons
	100% compatibility with off-the-shelf Packages*
	100% compatibility with user-developed software:
	Microsoft Dos x.x environment
	Microsoft Windows 3.1 environment
	Microsoft Windows 95 environment
	Microsoft Windows NT environment

* Different Networking Protocols can coexist with our Communication Protocols

The WinLink Workstation is 100% a PC, on which MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows can be run. It is backwards compatible, and creating customized software is simplified. The WinLink Workstation is compatible with Microsoft Windows, so it is possible for the OEM to make a huge step forward:

Libraries are available in Microsoft Windows DLL format, therefore customer developed software will be greatly enhanced in terms of both look and performance!

Creating user software, and also executing off-the-shelf programs (even interacting with ISA boards) is simple: even huge CAD Packages can be executed. This means:

	Faster execution of DOS Application
	No memory constraints (MS-DOS 6.2, up to 32 MB RAM)
	Faster CNC process execution (no overhead jobs)

In this new version, the Front Panel simultaneously performs as:

1. A “Non intelligent” operator panel
2. An on-line Intelligent operator panel and/or off-line “host” computer

Both of these roles are performed on a single piece of hardware, the new IFP, communicating with the CNC rack through separate communication lines, enabling the two tasks to be performed rapidly and without mutual exclusions i.e.

1. Standard CNC interface is assured by direct physical connection of CRT and keyboard of the Workstation to the CNC rack.
2. Custom-developed Operator Interface Programs, Custom-tailored Market Programs, Market Standard Packages, etc. can be now executed on the Workstation, in a fully IBM-compatible environment, with a powerful PC, interfacing with the CNC through a dedicated Communication Link , without overhead work for the CNC

The yellow-key is simply the magic button for switching between the two environments! - both environments are still fully operational, even when deprived of keyboard and screen resources.

Therefore, the PC might calculate new ISO profiles through a CAD program and transfer it on-line via the Parallel Link, while the CNC keeps on machining parts while the Standard screen can display the axis positions during the machining.

The OEM can also choose, for special requirements, an alternative PC either Industrial or even Standard Office, to be the “engine” of the IFP architecture. The IFP would then be composed of the user PC and a new “Yellow Key” STD Operator Panel, including CRT screen, keyboard and switching circuitry.

Pictorial Schematics:

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