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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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  • I ’ve had the chance to review 3 SBCs that are targeted for industrial use.

     

    Siemens Simatic IOT2020:

    Based on the Intel IoT Galileo boards

    Industrial specifics:

    • industrial ethernet x 2 (option, std internet default)
    • rs-xxx, industrial IO, busses as an option
    • DIN rail mount housing
    • IOT2020 for education, IOT2040 for industry
    • UL/CE certificatied

     

    Harting MicaHarting Mica

    Own design

    Industrial specifics:

    • ethernet, power over ethernet
    • available with/without industry busses
    • industrial I/o up to 24 V
    • all connectors industrial, hardened, protected
    • Hardened DIN rail housing
    • applications installed as isolated containers. portfolio of 3rd party solutions
    • Harting-Signed firmware only (linux kernel + virtualisation module). Solution containers don’t need to be signed.
    • certified
      EMC EN 301 489
      Low voltage EN 60 950
      Human exposure EN 50 364
      Railway tested according to EN 50155

     

    AVNET SmartEdge IIOT GatewayAVNET SmartEdge IIOT Gateway

    Based on Raspberry Pi

    Industrial specifics;

    • CAN, RS-232/485
    • industrial i/o up to 60 V
    • industrial connectors are ampeg terminals, strong
    • strong DIN rail mount housing with cooling
    • secure boot options to prevent update with non-signed firmware, wifi, ble
    • Comes with AVNET cloud api
    • HDMI

     

     

    These 3 are made factory ready to be used in industry. The price differences are big. The hardened Harting, with it’s aluminium cast sealed housing and industrial connectors for even USB and Ethernet is an order of magnitude more expensive than the other 2.

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  • I ’ve had the chance to review 3 SBCs that are targeted for industrial use.

     

    Siemens Simatic IOT2020:

    Based on the Intel IoT Galileo boards

    Industrial specifics:

    • industrial ethernet x 2 (option, std internet default)
    • rs-xxx, industrial IO, busses as an option
    • DIN rail mount housing
    • IOT2020 for education, IOT2040 for industry
    • UL/CE certificatied

     

    Harting MicaHarting Mica

    Own design

    Industrial specifics:

    • ethernet, power over ethernet
    • available with/without industry busses
    • industrial I/o up to 24 V
    • all connectors industrial, hardened, protected
    • Hardened DIN rail housing
    • applications installed as isolated containers. portfolio of 3rd party solutions
    • Harting-Signed firmware only (linux kernel + virtualisation module). Solution containers don’t need to be signed.
    • certified
      EMC EN 301 489
      Low voltage EN 60 950
      Human exposure EN 50 364
      Railway tested according to EN 50155

     

    AVNET SmartEdge IIOT GatewayAVNET SmartEdge IIOT Gateway

    Based on Raspberry Pi

    Industrial specifics;

    • CAN, RS-232/485
    • industrial i/o up to 60 V
    • industrial connectors are ampeg terminals, strong
    • strong DIN rail mount housing with cooling
    • secure boot options to prevent update with non-signed firmware, wifi, ble
    • Comes with AVNET cloud api
    • HDMI

     

     

    These 3 are made factory ready to be used in industry. The price differences are big. The hardened Harting, with it’s aluminium cast sealed housing and industrial connectors for even USB and Ethernet is an order of magnitude more expensive than the other 2.

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