People often ask, what is the industrial computer? What are the specific differences between industrial computer and computer? Today I went to industrial control all-in-one machine manufacturer senior engineer specific analysis of the difference between industrial computer and computer:

First of all, industrial computer and everyone’s mouth computer (that is, ordinary computer) working principle is the same, but in the actual application, the two can not replace each other. What is the ordinary computer, what is the industrial computer?

Ordinary computer

Computer (Computer), commonly known as computer, is a modern electronic computing machine for high-speed calculation, can carry out numerical calculation, can also carry out logical calculation, but also has the memory function. Is able to run according to the program, automatic, high-speed processing of mass data of modern intelligent electronic equipment. It is composed of hardware system and software system. A computer without any software installed is called bare computer. It can be divided into five categories: supercomputer, industrial control computer, network computer, personal computer and embedded computer. The more advanced computers are biological computer, photon computer, quantum computer and so on.

And often we say that the computer refers to the ordinary computer (personal computer – PC) is “personal computer”. The term personal computer now refers to all personal computers, such as desktop computers and notebook computers. This is what everyone calls a computer.

Industrial computer

Industrial Personal Computer (IPC) is the industrial control computer, is a bus structure, the production process and mechanical and electrical equipment, process equipment for detection and control of tools. Industrial computer has important computer attributes and characteristics, such as computer motherboard, CPU, hard disk, memory, peripheral and interface, and has the operating system, control network and protocol, computing power, friendly man-machine interface. The products and technologies of the industrial control industry are very special and belong to intermediate products. They are stable, reliable, embedded and intelligent industrial computers for other industries.

The main categories of industrial computer are: IPC (PC bus industrial computer), PLC (programmable control system), DCS (distributed control system), FCS (field bus system) and CNC (numerical control system) five kinds.

Industrial control in one machine

Micro embedded industrial control machine manufacturer on the definition of the summary: the working principle of the industrial computer and the computer is exactly the same, just because the use of the direction is different, in the structure and performance optimization has changed accordingly.

Generally speaking, ordinary computers are mainly used in ordinary personal or business areas. In principle, the best use environment is in the home and office.

Industrial computer has been widely used in all aspects of industry and people’s life. For example: control site, road and bridge toll, medical, environmental protection, communication, intelligent transportation, monitoring, voice, queuing machine, POS, CNC machine tools, subway, finance, petrochemical, geophysical exploration, field and so on.

Industrial control in one machine application

Summary: Ordinary computer is mainly civil grade, in the physical environment requirements are not a lot. Industrial computer is generally used in harsh environment places, the data safety requirements are higher, so the industrial computer is usually reinforced, dustproof, moisture-proof, anti-corrosion, anti-radiation and other special design.

In addition, the micro embedded industrial control machine manufacturer Gao Gong mentioned the difference in the appearance of the power supply structure: 1, from the power supply, the regular industrial computer power and ordinary power is not the same; 2, from the appearance, the ordinary computer is mostly open, the performance has more heat dissipation holes, and the industrial computer case is completely closed, there is not only a power fan, there is a fan used to maintain the positive pressure in the case of greater internal blowing fan; Or no fan, to achieve dust-proof, waterproof and anti-interference; 3, from the internal structure is different, ordinary computer generally only a motherboard, above the CPU slot, memory slot and other standard configuration components, industrial computer is different, it has a larger mother board, also called passive baseboard, this board and not many integrated circuits, only more expansion slot, with a CPU motherboard to insert in the special slot on the mother board, Other expansion board also want to plug in the mother board, rather than the motherboard, this advantage is that the mother board can better screen off the outside interference, because the industrial computer work occasion sometimes worse, more interference, so that can make the host more reliable work, at the same time the large mother board is also easier to expand other plug-ins, This gives designers more options when developing systems, without having to worry about having space to put down.