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Seeking the 5 Most Interesting, Amazing or Exciting Industrial Single Board Computer Applications

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Single Board computers (SBC) are amazing little devices in their own right. They pack a lot of technology in an incredibly small footprint. They are used for all kinds of projects by students, hobbyists and professionals. They have been used gaming, telecom, and other automation applications. They are also used to inspire and teach programming in schools. Over the last few years, I have seen more and more attention paid to using SBCs in industrial applications. I've learned "industrial" in this context means different things to different people. Sometimes it just means a commercial product (e.g., media player, vending machine). I define industrial in a truer sense of the world: in a factory, in a machine, or in the field for control of actuators, etc.

 

I'm looking to get 5 interesting industrial applications of SBCs. Do you have any in mind? If you do, leave a comment and tell me more.

 

Thanks.

 

Randall

--element14 team

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  • The several types of wireless ad hoc networks can be considered as industrial, e.g. below some ones from Wikipedia page dedicated to MANET (the numeration is preserved from the link below):

     

    3.1.1Vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs)

    3.1.8Wireless sensor networks

    3.1.9Ad hoc home smart lighting

    3.1.10Ad hoc street light networks

    3.1.11Ad hoc networked of robots

    3.1.12Disaster rescue ad hoc network

    3.1.13Hospital ad hoc network

     

    As an as an example for 3.1.12 inside large  industrial environment or inside a big vessel in case of catastrophe resulting in blackout an independent ad hoc network of SBC-based devices may be essential for safety people evacuation and infrastructure restoring.

     

    Such devices may have all relevant sensors and may provide all communication and navigation services and be used for sharing the information and for coordination. Been stored in the well known places and permanently maintained to a fully charged batteries in a normal situation these devices may be activated in case of disaster by personnel and form quickly reliable network spanning both people inside and outside rescue teams.

     

    Comparing the traditional walkie-talkies radios with the computer-based communications it is more and more clear that rich digital information may be important and even critical in emergency situations. To provide an example in support of rich emergency communications we can consider the eCall service which is a special mobile service intended to provide the enriched information about car collision from the special terminal deployed within the car to the nearest PSAP. Such enriched information in addition to the voice channel automatically established between the cabin and the PSAP includes also satellite positioning data, acceleration in the moment of collision etc. Although in this case the traditional mobile network is used and not the ad hoc one, the advantages of using computer  instead of legacy communication means should be obvious and SBC is a prime fit for this purpose. 

     

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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_ad_hoc_network#Disaster_rescue_ad_hoc_network

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECall

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  • The several types of wireless ad hoc networks can be considered as industrial, e.g. below some ones from Wikipedia page dedicated to MANET (the numeration is preserved from the link below):

     

    3.1.1Vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs)

    3.1.8Wireless sensor networks

    3.1.9Ad hoc home smart lighting

    3.1.10Ad hoc street light networks

    3.1.11Ad hoc networked of robots

    3.1.12Disaster rescue ad hoc network

    3.1.13Hospital ad hoc network

     

    As an as an example for 3.1.12 inside large  industrial environment or inside a big vessel in case of catastrophe resulting in blackout an independent ad hoc network of SBC-based devices may be essential for safety people evacuation and infrastructure restoring.

     

    Such devices may have all relevant sensors and may provide all communication and navigation services and be used for sharing the information and for coordination. Been stored in the well known places and permanently maintained to a fully charged batteries in a normal situation these devices may be activated in case of disaster by personnel and form quickly reliable network spanning both people inside and outside rescue teams.

     

    Comparing the traditional walkie-talkies radios with the computer-based communications it is more and more clear that rich digital information may be important and even critical in emergency situations. To provide an example in support of rich emergency communications we can consider the eCall service which is a special mobile service intended to provide the enriched information about car collision from the special terminal deployed within the car to the nearest PSAP. Such enriched information in addition to the voice channel automatically established between the cabin and the PSAP includes also satellite positioning data, acceleration in the moment of collision etc. Although in this case the traditional mobile network is used and not the ad hoc one, the advantages of using computer  instead of legacy communication means should be obvious and SBC is a prime fit for this purpose. 

     

    ---

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_ad_hoc_network#Disaster_rescue_ad_hoc_network

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECall

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