Kunbus - Open industrial PC for the DIN rail
Revolution Pi is an open, modular and cost-effective industrial PC based on the Raspberry Pi. Housed in a slim top-hat rail housing, the three available basic modules can be seamlessly expanded with a variety of suitable I/O modules and fieldbus gateways. The 24 V-powered modules are connected to each other via a top-mounted plug connection and can be configured using a graphical configuration tool. The 'Raspberry Pi Compute Module' was used as the basis in order to achieve industrial suitability in accordance with EN 61131-2 and IEC 61131-2. The module, which looks similar to a notebook RAM bar, is limited to the essentials and has no external interfaces. The Raspberry Pi Compute Module provides the basis for equipping the Raspberry Pi with an industrial-grade peripheral developed by Kunbus that meets all important industrial standards. On the software side, the Revolution Pi has a specially adapted Raspbian operating system, which has been equipped with a real-time patch, among other things. The use of Raspbian ensures that the majority of applications developed for the Raspberry Pi can also be used on the Revolution Pi.