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GE’s Automation & Controls released its first models of a new line of Industrial PCs (IPCs), introducing a concept of modular IPC design that allows for a higher level of customizing IPCs to specific needs.
The RXi2-EP IPC is designed for usage in harsh industrial environments. It delivers mid-to-high performance computing capabilities to run, for example, data analytics applications at the machine, helping to enable improved control of operations in real time.
All aspects of the new IPCs have been designed around the Industrial Internet, as they can provide more computing power as GE’s Field Agents that are a critical link and gateway of machine controllers to data analytics in the cloud. These IPCs are preconfigured for more secure data transmission via secure networks.
The new RXi2-EP IPC is a platform designed for running industrial apps at the machine, even in harsh environments. The core of the RXi2-EP IPC architecture is GE’s COM Express modular CPU platform. It allows users to combine the IPC’s carrier with a range of COM Express modules to enable customization to specific application needs. GE’s COM Express platform architecture separates the processor module and carrier card, allowing the life of the subsystem to be extended by enabling an upgrade of the processor alone.
One of the new COM Express modules is the bCOM6-L1800, based on the capabilities of Intel core processors. It has been designed specifically for industrial control applications in rugged environments, which require high reliability and protection against shock, vibration, moisture, dust, chemicals and heat. Due to a unique cooling technology, the processors deliver specified performance with no throttling over the full temperature range of -20°C to +80°C.
Keywords: Industrial PCs, Machine Controllers, Cloud-Enabled Analytics, Secure Networks, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), ARC Advisory Group.