2 Windows NT

This chapter describes the OS specific parts of OTP which relate to Windows NT.

2.1 Introduction

We have at present no information from Microsoft on how to strip down a Windows NT installation to the minimum required for use as an embedded system.

2.2 Memory Usage

A the time of writing this we have no information reliable information to put here. A system with less than 32 Mbytes of RAM is however not recommended.

2.3 Disk Space Usage

A the time of writing this we have no information reliable information to put here.

2.4 Installation

This section is about how to configure a Windows NT system as an embedded system suitable for running OTP.

No documentation is currently available.

2.4.1 Hardware Watchdog

For Windows NT running on standard PC's with ISA and or PCI bus there is a possibility to install an extension card with a hardware watchdog.

See also the heart(3) reference manual page in Kernel.

2.5 Starting Erlang

No documentation available yet.