The AST replacement you've been waiting for.
MICS is a drop-in replacement for discontinued AST / National Datacomputer hardware — DC 2.0, DC 2.5, ICAL100, Titan — and your counters will find the keypad a natural transition.
- Replaces
- 4 legacy models
- Platform
- Android & iOS
- Ships
- Fully assembled
The Problem
The hardware you count on is going away.
AST and National Datacomputer inventory hardware is discontinued, unsupported, with no upgrade path.
DC 2.0
Discontinued · No upgrade path
DC 2.5
Discontinued · No upgrade path
ICAL100
Discontinued · No upgrade path
Titan
Discontinued · No upgrade path
The Solution
Affordable. Flexible. Familiar.
Wired or wireless, your phone, your scanner, your software. MICS just works with what you already have.
Cable — the reliable default
No battery to manage, no pairing drift, zero latency during a count. Plug in and go.
Bluetooth — go cordless
Available for anyone who wants a cleaner, cordless setup. Your choice — both ship with every unit.
Waist-mounted, ships fully assembled
One complete unit, ready to deploy. Clips to the belt you already wear — no assembly, no brackets to source.
Engineered to survive the field
A durable, impact-absorbing chassis built for daily drops and knocks in real counting work — not just a spec-sheet promise.
A keypad that adapts to your software
A high-speed mechanical keypad that connects via cable or Bluetooth — your choice — and remaps to match whatever workflow you already run. That remapping is what makes MICS software-agnostic.
Your phone. Your scanner. Your software.
Works with most Android and iOS smartphones. Pairs with any Bluetooth scanner. Runs MODAS, or any Android/iOS inventory app.
Open system
Phone + scanner + MICS. Use what your team already knows.
Note: smartphone, software, and belt are not included with the unit.
Spec Sheet
Compatibility & specifications
Hover a row for field notes.
AST DC 2.0 · DC 2.5 · ICAL100 · Titan
Drop-in successor to the full National Datacomputer line.
Most Android & iOS smartphones
No proprietary hardware lock-in.
Cable or Bluetooth — customer's choice
Cable is the reliable default; Bluetooth for a cordless setup.
Bluetooth — customer's choice of brand
Use what your team already knows.
MODAS-compatible, or any Android/iOS inventory app
Keypad is fully remappable to your workflow.
Durable, impact-absorbing construction, black finish
Engineered for daily field drops.
High-speed mechanical, remappable
Connects via cable or Bluetooth.
Fully assembled, single unit
Smartphone, software, and belt not included.
Pricing
Transparent unit pricing.
No e-commerce checkout — reserve a unit and we'll follow up to confirm your details and allocation.
MICS Unit
- Fully assembled MICS unit
- Cable + Bluetooth keypad connectivity
- Works with Android & iOS
- Remappable mechanical keypad
Ordering in volume? Get in touch — happy to talk about fleet pricing for larger deployments.
First Production Run
Limited first-run availability, allocated on a rolling basis.
No artificial countdowns. If a batch sells out, we'll tell you plainly — and add you to the list for the next production run.
Field-Validated
Built by an operating inventory company — because it needed this itself.
NWI has used MICS internally as its own counters' primary hardware for over 19 months. This is real, lived field validation — not a lab test, not a claim on a spec sheet. Every unit shipped carries what we learned counting inventory ourselves.
In daily use by NWI's own counters before the first unit was ever sold.
Who It's For
Open hardware, built to disappear into whatever you're running.
MICS doesn't assume your software, your workflow, or what you're replacing it with — it just works underneath.
Reserve
Reserve your unit.
Tell us a bit about your fleet and current hardware. We'll follow up to confirm availability and next steps — no payment until your unit is allocated.
$279 per unit + shipping.
Limited first-run, allocated on a rolling basis
What's Next
We're already deep into development on our next platform, featuring a fully custom keypad and PCB — ongoing investment in this category, so MICS keeps getting better.