Rolling Cart, what do you guys put your equipment on?

[DSRTM]

I have no idea where this question would fit in.

I use an SCXI 1000 chassis and a PC with Labview and need some help finding a suitable rolling steel cart that can be used as a work station for programming as well.

I currently use an EliTech audio/video display cart with casters and it's not good enough for fit/function of all the equipment, and me trying to type and program etc (my version has a keyboard tray under the top shelf).

What do you guys use?  I'd like the SCXI to on top so I can get to the cards etc and make it easier on myself to program with a decent ergo cart.

Thanks

Darren

[SnowMule]

At a job years ago we had a steel enclosed computer cabinet we'd put the computer, motion control, and acquisition equipment into; then mount a small A/C unit to the side.  Had a glass window we strapped the LCD monitor to and a shelf for keyboard/mouse in front of that window.

Back door opened up, had a dust/water gasket around it, and the entire thing was on wheels (this thing weighed a ton when we were done cramming components and wire into it).  The scanner we built was essentially a large bathtub with sensors, pneumatics, and motors in it so water splashing around was a very real concern.  Almost all of the I/O went through circular connectors we installed on the side of the cabinet.

Looked similar to this one: http://www.dsidirect.com/en/mobile-enclosed-computer-cart,58,pcp,119,72,c,33

[aeastet]

These are really nice and are made of heavy gage steel. They also have filtering and heater and cooler that you can get as addons.

http://www.itsenclosures.com/pcandmonitorenclosuresintegratedkeyboard.

[TCPlomp]

Build/select a solid rolling station, and make yourself comfortable via ethernet and Remote Desktop. That makes sure you don't get beverages near your precious equipment. You could be within a meter or so, and still be very ergonomic to yourself. I have found that programming standing isn't that bad.

Ton

PS such a question would better fit on 'breakpoint'

[JÞB]

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@DSRTM wrote:

I have no idea where this question would fit in.

I use an SCXI 1000 chassis and a PC with Labview and need some help finding a suitable rolling steel cart that can be used as a work station for programming as well.

I currently use an EliTech audio/video display cart with casters and it's not good enough for fit/function of all the equipment, and me trying to type and program etc (my version has a keyboard tray under the top shelf).

What do you guys use?  I'd like the SCXI to on top so I can get to the cards etc and make it easier on myself to program with a decent ergo cart.

Thanks

Darren

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My desk.  - I try not to program with equipment in the loop but from specifications.  Although I sometimes use a temporary hook-up to test and debug my code

"code by intention" is my motto

[SnowMule]

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@aeastet wrote:

These are really nice and are made of heavy gage steel. They also have filtering and heater and cooler that you can get as addons.

http://www.itsenclosures.com/pcandmonitorenclosuresintegratedkeyboard.

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Hah!  That's the ones we used.  Yes, they're real heavy-duty and work great.

Been about 6 years since I've worked where we used those. 

Equipto's anohter manufacturer that makes mobile carts (among other enclosures/cabinets), been impressed with the durability of the small rackmount cabinets I've purchased for test systems here.