Perhaps
the most important requirement for a
ticketing system
is being able to confirm with the bank in
real-time
that a customer's banking ID is valid, and
then proceeding
to debit the customer's account when tickets
are purchased
with a credit card or ATM card. Using an
embedded
computer located onsite is a big benefit
since the
embedded computer can communicate directly
with the
local devices. This is an actual case study
from Taiwan.
The customer installed the Moxa UC-8410
RISC-based
industrial embedded computer, which features
3 LAN
ports for network redundancy. One port
connects to
banking ID approval system, and the other
port links
to an IPC. the UC-8410 is also equipped with
8 serial
ports for managing peripheral devices, such
as an
LCM for display, a card reader, and a
keyboard for
the customer to input ordering requests. |