As we all know, small mini class of industrial controllers due to the size and board adaptation requirements, most of the choice of low-voltage specifications processor, its low power consumption, small size and other advantages, such as the office class of ultra-thin book, business book, but in terms of performance and conventional desktop PC processors still have a certain performance gap. Both to meet the CPU performance and to meet the appearance of small size, in order to address this market demand, Tuolang Industrial Equipment Co self-research based on the standard voltage processor mini fanless industrial computer, the following to understand.
There are several main reasons for using low-voltage processors in small machines:
Power Consumption Control: Low voltage processors typically have lower power consumption, which helps to reduce the overall power consumption of a small form factor machine and reduces the need for heat dissipation, thus allowing the device to dissipate heat more efficiently in a smaller space and maintain a stable operating temperature.
Energy efficiency and range: For some mobile or portable small form factor devices, energy-efficient features are important to extend battery life, allowing them to operate for longer periods of time without external power.
Thermal design: Due to the limited size of a small form factor, a low-power, low-voltage processor generates less heat, simplifying the design of the cooling system and helping to reduce the size and weight of the device.
Cost control: Low voltage processors are usually relatively low in cost, helping to reduce the overall production cost of small form factor PCs and making them more competitively priced.
Meeting basic performance needs: For some specific application scenarios, such as simple data processing, file storage and light office work, the performance of low-voltage processors is sufficient to meet the needs without the need for higher performance but also higher power consumption of standard voltage processors.
Tuolang Industrial Equipment Co self-developed IBOX-602 series, the whole system adopts desktop-level standard pressure processor. In order to meet the performance at the same time, through years of technical experience, the use of the body of aluminium alloy + copper self-conducting thermal technology, successfully achieved the whole machine fanless cooling, effectively reducing the noise interference with the technical indicators. Built-in expansion is the industry’s leading, the maximum support for 3-way PCI/PCIE card slot board, almost covering the majority of computer peripherals. Integrated digital capacitor isolation module + TVS protection, with surge protection, high-speed transmission at the same time the data does not fall out of the frame, but also to protect the back of the circuit components are not due to transient high-voltage impact and damage.
The advantages of using standard-voltage processors for small-size industrial control machines are mainly reflected in the following aspects:
Good performance: compared with low-voltage processors, the performance of standard voltage processors is stronger, which can better meet the higher requirements for computing power in industrial control.
Feature-rich: able to support multiple operating systems, can be customised according to the needs of the configuration, and has a wealth of interfaces to meet the diverse expansion needs.
Adapt to complex tasks: can effectively respond to more complex multi-tasking system, to ensure the stable operation of the system. Standard pressure processor can carry out real-time online detection and control of industrial production processes, give a quick response to changes in working conditions, timely collection and output adjustment.
However, the standard pressure processor power consumption is relatively high, the general TDP (thermal design power consumption) in the 35W to 45W between or even higher, if the battery power supply time is relatively short. But for small-sized industrial controllers, in some specific industrial scenarios, more important is its performance and functionality, negligible requirements for battery life.
At the same time, small-sized industrial controllers themselves have the advantages of small size, space-saving, easy to install and so on. For example, it can be placed in any corner of the desktop at will, or fixed behind the monitor or TV screen with a special bracket, and some products also support a variety of installation methods such as rail mounting and wall mounting.
In practice, the choice of standard-voltage processor or low-voltage processor small size industrial control machine, need to take into account the specific industrial application scenarios, the performance and endurance requirements and other factors. If the industrial control task is more complex, the computing power requirements are higher, and there is a certain limitation on the size of the device, then the use of standard-voltage processors of small-sized industrial controllers may be a more appropriate choice.
