What is an Industrial PC?

An Industrial computer can be adopted by many different industries for a wide range of applications. The physical components typically include a slot CPU card, a multi-slot backplane and some add-on cards all enclosed in an industrial chassis. There are several differences between an industrial PC (IPC) and a consumer PC. For starters, an Industrial PC is extensively tested. It must pass the 24 hour burn-in test and the vibration ESS test. It must also meet the IPC 610 class II or class III soldering standard. These testing procedures and standards separate the Industrial PC from the consumer PC. The following table lists some of the design and manufacturing differences:

The Industrial PC comes in half-size and full-size form factors. The half-size form factor has either a PCI or ISA bus. The full-size board, referred to as the PICMG, includes both the PCI and ISA busses. The different form factors refer to the architectural layout of the single board computer. For example, the PCI informs us that the board is 185mm x 122mm, it has a 32 bit bus and requires a PCI backplane. The industry standard (ISA) board is the same size, however, it has an 8 or 16 bit bus and requires an ISA backplane. Lastly, the PICMG is an all-in-one computer that includes both PCI and ISA slots and is 339.5mm x 121.5mm.

Some of the applications best suited for an industrial computer are factory automation, industrial automation, telecommunications, CNC machines, Man-Machine Interface (MMI), Computer Telephony Integration (CTI), and Digital Video Recording (DVR).

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