Advantech handheld embedded industrial computer, see farther and more clearly

In order to improve the efficiency and accuracy of the inspection process, the application of machine vision in the field of industrial automation and transportation has become increasingly common. Machine vision can understand and interpret the images obtained during inspection. The machine vision market is expected to have a market size of 10.7 billion U.S. dollars in 2020 and will reach 14.7 billion U.S. dollars by 2025.

Advantech EPC-C301 embedded industrial computer is equipped with Intel® 8th generation Core™ i7-8665UE/i5-8365UE low-power CPU, which can provide a wealth of I for peripheral devices such as cameras, door control, card readers, keyboards, and receipt printers. /O interface. EPC-C301 not only has up to 4LAN and 4 kinds of expansion methods, it also has an ultra-compact form factor of 170 x 118 x 70 mm (6.69 x 4.64 x 2.75 inches), and supports -20 to 60°C (-4 to 140°F) ) The working temperature range allows easy realization of diversified solutions.

Application 1: Automatic guided vehicle (AGV)

AGV applications are suitable for warehousing logistics, airport intelligent baggage handling systems, and food or grain processing systems. In most cases, a variety of techniques are used to avoid errors, such as cameras and sensors, and image processing requires high computational performance.

solution

Advantech’s EPC-C301 compact industrial computer is equipped with a new eighth-generation Intel® Core-U platform. It has up to four computing cores, supports 4 GbE and 4 USB 3.2, and can realize high-definition camera connection and AI expansion. In addition, EPC-C301 can also be used with Advantech AI module VEGA-330. Advantech's solution can meet intensive image processing requirements while realizing machine vision. With 4 additional USB 2.0 and UART, EPC-C301 can be connected to sensors and lidar; at the same time, two isolated CANBus can do real-time motion control, such as wheel control. Using a compact fanless design, EPC-C301 has better applicability and higher reliability.

Application 2: Automatic License Plate Recognition (ANPR)

ANPR is widely used in ETC (electronic toll collection system), traffic monitoring and intelligent parking systems. It can reduce required labor costs, increase traffic flow, and reduce air pollution caused by traffic congestion.

solution

Advantech EPC-C301 compact industrial computer is equipped with 4 GbE and 4 USB3.2, supporting up to eight HD camera interfaces. It can provide four expansion solutions: M.2 E-key for WiFi + BT, B-key for LTE, M-Key for SATA SSD and higher performance PCIex4 NVMe, and AI accelerator card MiniPCIe; thereby speeding up the inference of numbers, letters, colors and types. EPC-C301 can work in the temperature range of -20 to 60°C (-4 to 140°F), ensuring the reliability of 7x24 hours of work.

Application 3: Automatic Optical Inspection (AOI)

Industry 4.0 is committed to automating and intelligent production processes. Combining AOI, collaborative robots, and AGV applications with AI, machine vision and voice technology can effectively improve production efficiency, quality and safety.

solution

In order to achieve more accurate and efficient detection, sufficient CPU computing power, excellent graphics performance and additional acceleration capabilities are essential. EPC-C301 adopts Intel's latest eighth generation technology, Core SoC platform-upgrade from dual-core to quad-core. Compared with the previous version, the performance is improved by 1.5 times. Equipped with M.2 PCIex4 SSD, the performance is improved by 5 times compared with SATA SSD; at the same time, it has dual-channel DDR4 32GB, the performance is impeccable. It also provides a wealth of peripheral function interfaces: three RS-232/422/485 support the highest speed of 1Mbps, two independent CANBus and 8 DIO to meet more connection needs.

EPC-C301 product features:

The eighth generation Inte® Core™ i7-8665UE/i5-8365UE high-performance low-power CPU, performance increased by 40%

Support dual-channel DDR4-2400MT/s memory, up to 32GB

HDMI + DP* independent dual 4K display

Rich I/O: 4 GbE, 4 USB 3.2, 4 USB 2.0, 2 CANBus, 3 RS-232/422/485, 1 RS-232, 8 GPIO

Rich expansion: M.2 E-Key 2230, MiniPCIe, B-Key 3042, M-Key 2280 support NVMe and SATA

Support DC-12V, -20~60°C (-4~140°F) working temperature

Support iManager software API under Windows 10 and inux OS

Support WISE-DeviceOn for remote device management and control

(EVK) The default configuration of the model is VEGA-330, Ubuntu 18.04 TS, Inte® OpenVINO toolkit