An embedded industrial computer is a specialized single-board computer manufactured using industrial equipment. Similar to a slice of a personal computer, it is specifically designed for a particular industry. Embedded industrial computers are primarily used in banking, intelligent industrial equipment, and other fields requiring high reliability and stability. Embedded industrial computers can be x86-based or made using industrial-grade microcontrollers and components.
What is an industrial control computer?
Industrial control computers, also known as industrial PCs, are a term primarily used in contrast to business computers. Their main function is to monitor and control production processes, electromechanical equipment, and technological tools. Currently, portable industrial PCs are quite popular. Portable industrial PCs combine the superior performance of industrial computing with the convenience of business computers.
Features of Embedded Industrial Control Computers
Embedded industrial PCs are characterized by low power consumption, small size, fanless operation, and high stability. They are widely used in factory production line control, video surveillance, rail transportation, digital electronics, medical devices, video conferencing, subway braking systems, ticket vending machines, automotive electronics, and game consoles.
The superior performance and enormous market potential of embedded industrial PCs have spurred and attracted numerous industrial PC manufacturers to invest in their development. Among the more successful examples are template products featuring industry-standard buses such as STD, VME, PC/104, PCI, and CPCI.
Embedded industrial computers are compact computers specifically designed for industrial applications. They are a type of enhanced industrial computer, capable of reliably operating as industrial controllers in industrial environments. Common types of embedded industrial computers include box-type and fanless industrial control computers. Embedded industrial computers are reliable, fanless, small in size, and low in cost, leading to their increasingly widespread use in industrial computing applications.
