How to select industrial computer?
When choosing an industrial computer for a project, how can we ensure that the purchased one meets the project requirements, and what parameters should be considered?
First of all, it is necessary to determine the use space. The industrial computer usually needs to be installed on a rack or in a small space. The size of the industrial computer is one of the important reference indicators. The size and height of IPCs vary from 1U to 7U (1U=4.45 cm), and there are also smaller fanless embedded IPCs.
Then you need to consider the number of external connection ports (serial port, network port, usb, display, etc.), for example, if you want to connect many external instruments or other scanners and other devices, you may need multiple serial ports, and then you need to consider the type of serial port, which is common 232 or the common 485 or 422 in the industry, etc.
Finally, consider the application environment. Temperature and humidity, dust tolerance, shock and shock resistance level, waterproof level, electromagnetic interference, mean time between failures, etc.
In addition, the continuous supply capacity of suppliers is also an important indicator to be referred to.
Industrial computers are generally divided into the following categories:
1. Rack-type industrial computer (some brands can also be improved into tower-type industrial computers, such as Siemens)
The most widely used one is widely used in various industries. The representative models are: Advantech 61O, Siemens IPC 547D, Siemens IPC 547ECO and Siemens IPC smart ipc3000
Iwill rack-mounted industrial computer models, such as ZPC-610 (H110), ZPC-620 (H110), ZPC-410 (b75), etc.
2. IBox-type industrial computer
The box-type industrial computer also has a chassis, but compared with the rack-type, the structure is more compact, and there are a large number of embedded systems; some models use a fanless design, which is very suitable for dust many sites. Because of its compact structure, the loss is weak scalability! Representative model: Siemens IPC 427C
Iwill IBOX industrial computer models are complete, and ordinary embedded fanless series industrial computers are divided into two categories according to application scenarios.
Multi-expansion slot industrial computer, such as IBOX-708/IBOX-704/IBOX-706PLUS, etc.
Multi-network multi-string series industrial computer, such as IBOX-180PLU/IBOX-702PLUS, etc.
3. Panel type industrial computer
The panel type industrial computer can be understood as adding an operable display screen on the basis of the box type, which can be directly embedded in the control cabinet, which is very convenient and saves a lot of space. Representative model: Siemens IPC 677C
Iwill machine panel industrial computer is divided into ITPC-A080/ITPC-A101/ITPC-A104/ITPC-A121/ITPC-A150/ITPC-A156/ITPC-A170/IPTC-A215 according to the touch screen size