Development of Single-Board Computer Based Web Server for Physics Related Instrumentation and Its More General Usage

Endarko Endarko (Electronics and Instrumentation Laboratory Physics Department, FMIPA Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology Kampus ITS, Keputih Sukolilo Surabaya 60111)
Zaki Su’ud (Nuclear and Parallel Processing Laboratory Physics Department, FMIPA Bandung Institute of Technology Jl. Ganesa 10 Bandung 40132)

Indonesian Journal of Physics (IJP)
Vol 14 No 3 (2003): Vol. 14 No.2, Juli 2003

The web server single-board provides web access to some digital I/O and serial I/O signals without the need for assistance from external PCs or UNIX computers. It’s stand-alone device with real-time networking kernel, a TCP/IP stack, and HTTP web server. This project started partly as an excuse to use a new microprocessor and partly to settle a long-standing argument about the possibility of delivering web pages with a commercial microcontroller. The Atmel AT90S8515 microprocessor looked exciting with it’s low power RISC processor, 8 KB flash program memory, 512 bytes of EEPROM, 512 bytes of RAM, 32 I/O lines, and a built-in UART. The proposed device is designed application for physics related instrumentation and its more general usage.