Limitless I/O & Applications for Seamless Systems Integration
Overview
A software and integration development company consults with Sealevel on hardware to support their AI-based automation tools. Among their solutions, the developer provides platforms for the creation of digital twins to empower live data to illuminate business insights and actions for efficiency. As a systems integrator, their clients are in industries that range from transportation and logistics to manufacturing to infrastructure.
One of the primary solutions the company recommends for integration is a combination of an industrial computer with an Ethernet I/O module. However, they recently received an EOL notification for the PC they have relied on and needed a quick path to migration for a comparable solution with guaranteed long-term availability. To maximize the necessary technology shift, the company also desired to achieve a broader mix of I/O options to facilitate integration across a wide set of applications.
One of the primary solutions the company recommends for integration is a combination of an industrial computer with an Ethernet I/O module.
The Solution
After meeting with the integrator’s team of controls engineers, the Sealevel team proposed Flexio Fanless Industrial Embedded Computers – powered by an Intel Atom® processor and featuring expansion I/O including (8) analog inputs, (2) optically isolated digital inputs, and (2) solid-state relay outputs. In the customer’s primary use case, the associated inputs receive a variety of signals while the solid-state relay outputs are responsible for transferring data to a series of controllers.
This integrator has now standardized on the Flexio line of industrial computers as the processor options and diverse I/O configurations allow for deployment across the many different industries they serve. The Flexio computers not only met their need to migrate from end-of-life technology but also to expand their offerings to their end-customers at a competitive price point.
Flexio Fanless Industrial Embedded Computer: Intel Atom® with 8 A/D, 2 Optically Isolated Dry Contact Inputs, and 2 Solid-State Relay Outputs
- (8) 12-Bit Analog Inputs
- (2) Optically Isolated Digital Inputs
- (2) Solid-State Relay Outputs
- (4) RS-232/422/485 Serial Ports
- (3) USB 3.2 Gen 2 Ports
- (1) USB 3.2 Gen 2 Port Type-C (capable of DisplayPort)
- (1) GbE Port
- (1) 2.5 GbE Port
- (1) DisplayPort
- (1) HDMI Port
- Mic In/Line Out
- 0°C to 50°C Wide Operating Temperature Range