Harting MICA Complete IIoT Starter Kit

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About

This kit has everything needed for a basic application and is ideal for those starting with IIoT. This kit contains everything needed for a basic condition monitoring application. The kit comes with a sensor that can measure seven different parameters, including vibrations, acoustics, temperature, humidity and more. The sensor is connected to the HARTING MICA, the edge-computing device that processes, computes and visualizes all the data coming from the sensor.

 

The HARTING MICA is pre-installed with software that includes an easy to use dashboard that shows you all of the sensor information. The BOSCH “Connected Industrial Sensor Solution” (CISS) boasts 8 different environmental sensors in one: temperature, humidity, accelerometer, pressure, light, acoustic, gyroscope, and a magnetometer.

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Features

  • Power over Ethernet 48 V PoE or 12/24 V DC for quick network deployment
  • Built and Tested in accordance to industry transportation standards for the harshest conditions
  • MICA applications include, Asset Tracking, Condition Monitoring/Control, and System Integration-Digital Retro-fits/migrations of proprietary protocols
  • System performance 1 GHz ARM processor; 1 GB RAM; 4 GB eMMC; up to 32 GB Flash (via Micro SD Card)
  • Interfaces: Ethernet (TCP/IP) 10/100 Mbit/s; Full Spec. 802.3; 2 USB A Push-Pull
  • Inputs / Outputs up to 8 configurable IOs (12 / 24 V)
  • Power supply: Power supply 24 V DC (± 5 %) / Power over Ethernet (PoE); Current consumption max. 500 mA
  • Diagnosis (LED) 2 LEDs to visualize the device status
  • Protocol: Embedded middleware functionality: 1.1 standard (Web services; http telegrams; TCP telegrams; UDP telegrams; MySQL database support; MQTT)
  • Operating system Linux (Kernel 3.x.x)
  • Standards & Certifications: EMC (EN 301 489); Low voltage (EN 60 950); Human exposure (EN 50 364); Railway (tested according to EN 50155 (Q2 2016)

 

Kit Contents

  • HARTING IIC MICA USB
  • M12 X coded PushPull cable assembly,1m
  • M12 Cable Assembly A-cod st/- m/- 1,0m
  • BOSCH "Connected Industrial Sensor Solution" (CISS)
  • HARTING USB PushPull CISS-cable
  • 12V, 1A Power Supply

 

About Modular Industry Computing Architecture (MICA)

  • MICA is an  IoT edge computer hardware/software that is engineered and designed to meet the standards, and requirements for critical infrastructures in Data Centers, Automation, Oil & Gas, Industrial Automation, Facilities, and Healthcare environments.
  • MICA is tested in accordance to IP67 standards providing a modular world class hardware chassis.
  • MICA hardware components are carefully engineered for an extensive life cycle in critical and harsh environments where reliability and uptime are crucial.
  • MICA applications include, Asset Tracking, Condition Monitoring/Control, and System Integration-Digital Retrofits/migrations of proprietary protocols.
  • The BOSCH “Connected Industrial Sensor Solution” (CISS) boasts 8 different environmental sensors in one: temperature, humidity, accelerometer, pressure, light, acoustic, gyroscope, and a magnetometer.

 

Applications

  • Communications & Networking, Computers & Computer Peripherals, Embedded Design & Development, Hobby & Education, IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things), IoT (Internet of Things), Sensing, Temperature

 

Additional Information

Datasheet

Setup Guide

Important Dates

Enrollment Begin: Mar 6 2019

Enrollment Ends: Apr 12 2019

RoadTesters Selected: Apr 17 2019

Product Shipped: Apr 18 2019

RoadTesting Begins: Apr 25 2019

Reminder/Update Email: May 25 2019*

Submit Reviews By: June 25 2019*

*The element14 RoadTest Staff will send this reminder/update email.

**If a RoadTester is unable to meet the deadline, please notify the RoadTest Program Lead, , as soon as possible before the deadline.

RoadTesters

Terms and Conditions

RoadTest

Harting MICA Complete IIoT Starter Kit

Terms and Conditions

These are the terms and conditions which govern theHarting MICA Complete IIoT Starter Kit contest. This Contest requires participants to submit an application indicating their previous experience with this type of equipment/component, information on what they would do to test the equipment/component, and the applicant’s desire to post a thorough review of their experience with images, photos, or other supplemental materials. Participants will be required to meet the Conditions for Participation.  The winners of this RoadTest will receive the item(s) listed below. RoadTest Reviews are due no later than 60 days after the receipt of the item(s). No other prizes are offered.

The Principal terms of the Competition:

The following words and phrases are used in these terms and conditions and have the meanings given to them below.

(RoadTest or Contest)

Key dates:

Applications Close: midnight (GMT) on Apr 12 2019

Announcement of Winner (estimated): Apr 19 2019

Prize: Harting MICA Complete IIoT Starter Kit

 

Competition Site: https://www.element14.com/community/groups/roadtest?ICID=menubar_resources_roadtest

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· Likelihood that the Applicant will blog about the prize and provide a review on element14.com;

· Originality;

· Innovation.

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Conditions for Qualification: in addition to meeting the requirements of these terms, all persons applying to take part in the Contest (each one an Applicant) must:

· Provide a RoadTest application describing what he/she would do if awarded the Prize including similar previous projects, product experience and qualifications

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  1. Eligibility
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Comment List
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  • This is when I wish I had a better wire stripper! Those thin wires are a nightmare to strip.

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    Also been playing with Debian Jessie ... must remember this is an *embedded* industrial device ... so no going on crazy download/installs as the 4GB eMMC will probably not be happy with it. The LXC container virtualisation with separate networking addresses for each has been rather interesting as a security feature. Having the infrastructure set-up for you, and many pre-made containers available, does ease the burden of development and integration to some degree and helps to more efficiently use the hardware, reduce the attack surface, contain potential attacks, recover from disasters and maintain the software/libraries up to date....

     

    - Gough

    I've used the 3 linux containers, Jessie, Stretch and Busybox.

    Here's the size (all 3 of them have a binary that I compiled installed. The Jessie and Stretch also have openSSH server and GDBSERVER installed:

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    Jessie is good if you need a development Linux. Stretch is a good deploy container. Busybox is ideal if you're using Linux as a runtime environment to host executables with little dependencies.

  • Well, hey, I didn't say I wasn't going to cut my cable (I will ... eventually) ... but I'd probably appreciate it if they had done it. Another thing I noticed was in the Hardware Interfacing Documentation had the cable colour coding but that was separate from the GPIO pin definition diagram, resulting in the need to do some back-and-forth cross-referencing. If the colour-code diagram had the GPIO pin references on it, that would make things more convenient as well.

     

    In the meantime, I've been playing with the Python3 container, that is based on eGenix PyRun. I managed to install pyvisa and pyvisa-py and get my test instruments being controlled out of it just fine over LXI-LAN which was also quite impressive. Might want to try something with USB later. For all those spawning new containers, just remember to SSH in and change that password pronto - root/root is not going to keep it safe for long if your network has adversaries on it. Also been playing with Debian Jessie ... must remember this is an *embedded* industrial device ... so no going on crazy download/installs as the 4GB eMMC will probably not be happy with it. The LXC container virtualisation with separate networking addresses for each has been rather interesting as a security feature. Having the infrastructure set-up for you, and many pre-made containers available, does ease the burden of development and integration to some degree and helps to more efficiently use the hardware, reduce the attack surface, contain potential attacks, recover from disasters and maintain the software/libraries up to date.

     

    So far, it's not doing badly at all ... image. Once I have some response on the possible technical issue, then I will probably do some outdoor work with it - today I prepared a 802.11n to Ethernet bridge to keep it connected to the network while it (potentially) bakes and freezes outside. Randall and Dan have sorted some USB port covers for me - so once I get them, then this unit will get some environmental challenges.

     

    - Gough

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    ... but also made a suggestion that perhaps it would be nice if the included barrel jack cable had some form of break-out for the GPIO pins as well so that users could more quickly and effectively test and demonstrate integration with other devices without needing to risk modifying their "one and only" cable.

     

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    - Gough

     

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  • That is indeed true - the drivers are basically going to be passing the input voltage. A good point that I didn't think about - but then again, I suppose as the GPIO are digital outputs, there shouldn't be any severe ambiguity issues between high and low as long as the peripherals are designed to accept it. From my reading of the manual, the GPIO pins are designed to source/sink about 50mA each with a combined limit of 250mA, thus not designed to drive loads directly in any case.

     

    The advantage of knowing what the absolute range is - in case it is being designed for use on systems with different nominal voltages (e.g. aviation 28V bus, or automotive 12/24V that could easily be more like 10-15V/20-30V) or perhaps run on solar-powered stations which may have a varying bus voltage.

     

    - Gough.

  • I thought that the input voltage determines the I/O voltage. And to stay within the industrial I/O specs of 12 or 24 V, the PSU has to be 12 or 24 +- 5%.

  • Indeed , I am trying some environmentally-based testing, although luckily for me as I don't have any 802.11af compatible PoE injection equipment, I'll be doing it through the included I/O barrel jack cable, which should keep the port firmly ... uh ... plugged image.

     

    I have sent an e-mail to to enquire about a possible technical issue (but as I can't verify exactly the cause - it could even be me, I'm not going to say much about it yet), but also made a suggestion that perhaps it would be nice if the included barrel jack cable had some form of break-out for the GPIO pins as well so that users could more quickly and effectively test and demonstrate integration with other devices without needing to risk modifying their "one and only" cable.

     

    I forgot to ask - I noted that the datasheet for the Harting MICA CISS Complete IIoT Starter Kit seems to allow for power at 12/24V (+/- 5%) or 802.11af compliant PoE (48V), would any harm be caused by applying voltages between 12 to 24V to the DC inlet? Is the reason it is not specified 12 to 24V because it was not validated for operation at voltages in-between? Is there any "absolute maximum rating" data for this power inlet? Part of the reason I ask is because I am intending to test operational power requirements. In many cases, although ill advised due to the presence of significant noise and spikes, I've seen equipment directly connected to automotive vehicle or aviation aircraft power buses. I suspect the MICA is not rated for this usage, but I'm wondering what sort of power conditioning is on the input of the MICA. Maybe I could find out by opening it up after the RoadTest testing has been completed.

     

    - Gough

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    Here is a picture of one in action:

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    Here too image :

     

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    What I managed to get working up to now:

    • The CISS -> MQTT -> Node Red -> Dashboard cycle
    • Create a GPIO C program on Windows and deploy on Debian Stretch Container.
    • Deploy a custom Busybox container with a "Hello,  World!" C++ executable embedded (also cross-compiled on Windows)

     

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  • Thanks Pat.

     

    I'll get one of those before I spray water all over the MICA. (I'm just joking, but perhaps is planning something like that!). I think a cover is a good idea, though. I'm running my MICA off PoE most of the time and I'm conscious that dirt/dust could get in if I don't have the GPIO lead connected.

  • Here is a picture of one in action:

     

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