Raspberry Pi
Kontron acquires the PiXtend brand
On August 1, Kontron Electronics GmbH acquired the PiXtend brand from Qube Solutions GmbH, which is divesting itself of this product segment.
The PiXtend brand products have been on the market for years, primarily as an educational platform in schools and universities. In the industrial environment, electronic controllers based on the Raspberry Pi, as well as expansion modules for digital and analog inputs and outputs, are mainly used in device and mechanical engineering.
"With the acquisition of the PiXtend brand, we are strengthening our expertise and paving the way for further products in the Raspberry Pi sector," explains Holger Wußmann, Managing Director of Kontron Electronics. Kontron Electronics is part of Kontron S&T AG, a leading global provider of IoT/embedded computer technology.
"In particular, our Pi-Tron CM3+ product, which is primarily suitable for communication tasks, is optimally complemented by the new products with a focus on control technology and automation," continues Jochen Gimple, also Managing Director of Kontron Electronics. The big advantage for customers is that they can use all the software from the Raspberry Pi community on industrial hardware.
The PiXtend portfolio includes the PiXtend V2-L and PiXtend V2-S control modules with different numbers of digital and analog channels and interfaces, based on a powerful Raspberry Pi 3B+ single-board computer. They can be programmed in common programming languages such as C or Python and are suitable for use with the CODESYS soft PLC.
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