In recent years, with the development of embedded technology, embedded industrial control computers have also developed rapidly and have been applied to various fields, and in many aspects they are on par with traditional industrial control computers.
It has the following advantages in terms of product performance:
1. The product has good functional adaptability, almost perfectly matching the functions of the tested and controlled objects. It has some expandability, but expansion is not its primary purpose, thus the product offers excellent cost-effectiveness.
2. Miniaturization of the device is one of the main characteristics, reflected in its compact design. There are no standards for structural design to refer to, so it is necessary to fully consider the external interfaces and the rational use of installation space;
3. High reliability requirements: In addition to ensuring electrical functionality meets reliability design requirements, careful consideration must be given to reliability design aspects such as heat dissipation design, electromagnetic compatibility design, dust and water protection design, and vibration resistance design.
4. Ultra-low power fanless design is the mainstream. Due to the limited heat dissipation capacity after device miniaturization, and the high MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) requirements of embedded systems, especially in unattended applications, ultra-low power fanless design has become a necessity.
Comparison of traditional industrial PCs and embedded industrial PCs
First, embedded industrial control computers are often located at the front end of the entire measurement and control system. The upstream connection of embedded industrial control computers is often a traditional industrial control computer. The computing power, software resources, and database support of traditional industrial control computers are all difficult for embedded industrial control computers to match.
Secondly, in the construction of large-scale systems, the system expansion capabilities and network communication capabilities of traditional industrial control computers are difficult for embedded industrial control computers to replace;
Furthermore, traditional industrial control computers have inherent advantages in fields such as visualization design, process monitoring, data statistics, scientific computing, prototype simulation design, and in-loop simulation.
