Ncompass™ 4000 Series
Analyzer Hardware
As supplied by the manufacture or Authorised Distributor, the Ncompass™ 4000 range is a legacy dual module portable unit.
New systems comprising of 128, 256 and 512 TPs can be purchased as VIFD™, and systems of more than 512 TPs can be purchased as IDFIS™.
CC Hardware
Ncompass™ Portables and Rack-mount systems were supplied already configured with the applicable CC hardware, device drivers, operating system and operating software pre-installed.
To effectively operate a legacy portable system of any test point configuration, the following computer hardware is required:
Ø System Required – Minimum Standard
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Pentium-4 compatible, 2.8 GHz or faster clock speed.
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1GB RAM (minimum)
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10GB free hard disk space
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XGA 1024x768 monitor.
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Audio interface (SoundBlaster compatible).
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1 Ethernet Port
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2 USB 2.0 Ports
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At least 1 available ISA Bus Slot for the Ncompass/IFDIS Interface Card.
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USB A4 Printer
Ø System Required – Highly Recommended Standard
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True multi-core, multi-tasking processor ie Intel i5
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4GB DDR3 RAM (ideal)
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40GB free hard disk space (possible solid state for high reliability)
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Graphics card to drive twin screen to minimum of 1280x1024 or 1440×1024 monitor; optimum HD 1920x1080
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Audio interface (SoundBlaster compatible).
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1 Ethernet Port
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2 USB 2.0 Ports
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At least 1 available ISA Bus Slot for the Ncompass/IFDIS Interface Card.
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USB A4 Printer
Optimum brightness settings for the monitors depends on nature and location of use. For general office/workshop use 200-250 nit range. For indoor use with uncontrolled or indirect sunlight it is recommended that a display of 500-900 nits be used. If the application is outdoors or in direct sunlight then at least 1000 nits plus should be considered.