Hi Island Girl,
There are a couple of ways to go about this:
Use a standard computer or ipad:
These are typically designed with components to meet commercial temperatures (0 degrees to 85 degrees C). So you won't see a manufacture specifying a wider range than that for your typical home computers. That all being said, there is a lot of discussion on the net about operation below the specification:
- If the computer is left operating there is heat generated which will keep some components at a higher temperature than ambient.
- The cold temperature issues that are most talked about with a computer are condensation (not an issue if the computer is just left running), disk drive lubricants and electrolytic capacitors.
- From what I have read, IPADs will lose touch screen operation and potentially have battery charging issues at low temperatures.
There are extended temperature laptops designed to meet MIL-STD-810G operating temperatures
- Most MIL-STD-810G devices will operate down to -30 C to -40 C.
- You can buy a used Panasonic Tuffbook for about $700 https://www.tuffbooks4less.com/panas...iABEgJmdPD_BwE
- There are some ruggedized tablets but they typically only have about a -10C low end operating temperature guarantee.
So, you can give a commercial grade computer a shot and see if it works. Alternatively, you can look for a reasonably priced ruggedized computer which will meet the temperature requirements.