BendixKing KPA 900 System RDR-2000 - Manual (Page 14)

BENDIX/KING® KPA 900
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Revision 2
©Honeywell International Inc. Do not print without express permission of Honeywell.
Dec/2007
1.4 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
1.4.1 MINIMUM PC REQUIREMENTS
The list that follows describes the minimum requirements for the PC:
• Pentium I Processor
• 90 MHz Clock Speed
• 64 Mb RAM
• Hard drive with 500 kB free space
• Windows 95
• CD ROM Drive
• Parallel port with the following:
– 25-pin connector
– SPP type or ECP, PS2, Fast Centronics, or EPP types with SPP compatible mode.
NOTE: The KPA 900 is designed to operate with personal computers that have operating
systems of Windows 95 up to Windows XP. The KPA 900 has not been tested
with the Windows Vista operating system. The hardware requirements for the
KPA 900 are minimal compared to the operating system. If the system
performance is acceptable without the KPA 900, the KPA 900 will not overload
the system memory or fail to communicate with the CM 2000 because of slow
clock speed. If the system performance suffers from lack of memory and
frequently has to cache to the hard drive, the KPA 900 may also experience
performance problems.
1.4.2 KNOWN LIMITATIONS
1.4.2.1 PARALLEL PORT REQUIREMENT
Version 2.0 of the KPA 900 software is an upgrade to achieve Windows compatibility. The
PC industry is moving away from the use of parallel ports and moving toward the use of
USB ports. The KPA 900 is not compatible with the USB port. It has not been tested with
a USB port to parallel port adapter, and Honeywell does not expect that it will work with
one. In order to be USB compliant, the programmer hardware (and to some degree, the
software) will need major redesign, which will cause an additional cost for the product.
When the demand is great enough, Honeywell will respond with an upgrade.