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Raspberry Pi for industrial applications
With PiXtend, the advantages of the Raspberry Pi Linux computer can also be used in an industrial environment.
In August, Kontron Electronics acquired the PiXtend brand, whose products are primarily used as an educational platform in schools and universities. In the industrial environment, the electronic controllers based on the Raspberry Pi, as well as the expansion modules for digital and analog inputs and outputs, are primarily used in device and mechanical engineering.
With PiXtend, the advantages of the Raspberry Pi Linux computer can also be used in an industrial environment. The electronic controllers are based on the powerful Raspberry Pi 3B+ single-board computer and the PiXtend V2-L and PiXtend V2-S control modules with a different number of digital and analog channels and interfaces. These are supplemented by PiXtend eIO, an I/O expansion system for digital and analog sensors and actuators that can be connected via Modbus. Industrial connection technology on all modules facilitates wiring directly in the device or control cabinet.
All software from the Raspberry Pi community can be used on industrial hardware. The systems are supported by programming languages and software tools such as Python, C, Node-RED, CODESYS V3.5; integration of Scratch, JavaScript, Java, C++, Ruby, C# and others on request.
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