IP67 edge node for Industrial IoT
15 November 2017
Computer/Embedded Technology
National Instruments has announced the IC-3173 industrial controller, its first IP67-rated controller. The device is ideally suited to act as an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) edge node in extremely harsh locations including spray-down manufacturing environments, test cells and outdoor locations without the need for a protective enclosure. The IP67 rating helps ensure reliable operation in the presence of dust and water, in accordance to IEC standard 60529.
The high-performance, fanless controller delivers high levels of processing power and connectivity for automated image processing, data acquisition and control applications in extreme environments. It features up to a 2,2 GHz Intel Core i7 dual-core processor, 8 GB DDR3 RAM, 64 GB storage, four Power over Ethernet (PoE) GigE ports, two USB 3.0 ports and two DisplayPorts in a rugged design with no moving parts. It also includes a user-programmable Xilinx Kintex-7 FPGA, which improves system performance by providing custom I/O timing, synchronisation, control and image coprocessing capabilities.
The controller is one of a growing number of products from NI that support Time Sensitive Networking (TSN), the next evolution of the IEEE 802.1 Ethernet standard that delivers distributed time synchronisation, low latency and convergence of time-critical and general networking traffic. In addition to using TSN for controller-to-controller communication, engineers can also integrate highly synchronised sensor measurements using the new TSN-enabled CompactDAQ chassis released last year.
For more information contact National Instruments, 0800 203 199, [email protected], http://southafrica.ni.com
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