What is the difference between embedded industrial control motherboard and computer PC motherboard

At present, our life is full of embedded products, such as mobile phones, smart homes, etc. These are all embedded applications. The embedded field is very wide. Of course, in addition to some consumer products in life, there are also industrial aspects, and embedded applications in industry are also many.

Today, let's take an embedded industrial control computer to understand the difference between the embedded industrial control motherboard and the computer PC motherboard?

First of all, we need to know the difference between them, so let's take a look at what the embedded industrial control motherboard is.

The industrial control motherboard is a special motherboard mainly used for industrial computers to help handle industrial projects. The industrial control motherboard is a card-like composite board. Like the commercial motherboard, it is filled with various industrial components and various sockets. From the perspective of the board type, the industrial control motherboard is relatively small, and has multiple RS232 serial ports or RS485/422 ports, or multiple LAN network ports, and the industrial control motherboard uses low-power chips, It is used to save energy consumption and high temperature caused by long-time operation.

The most important feature of embedded industrial computer is that it is durable, has a longer service life than ordinary home computers, and is resistant to moisture and high temperature, and has a strong ability to adapt to the environment. Therefore, it can be applied to various design and industrial occasions. It greatly reduces the number of manual maintenance times and costs, and it has a relatively stable, relatively low failure rate, and high stability. In addition, the industrial control motherboard is suitable for operation between - 20 degrees and 70 degrees, The humidity ratio can also be between 0 and 95%, and it has strong anti-interference ability, which is very suitable for normal operation under the working condition of metal dust or ordinary dust!

So the next is the key point. What is the difference between embedded industrial computer and embedded computer motherboard?

We will analyze for you in different aspects:

First of all, the biggest difference between the industrial control board and the ordinary PC board is that the industrial control board has more interface functions, the number of serial ports of the new industrial control board is more, the number of USB ports is more, the number of PCI slots of the old industrial control board is more, some are ISA slots, and the PC board generally does not. Generally, industrial control motherboards do not plug in independent graphics cards. Home PC motherboards have PCI-E graphics card slots. Embedded industrial control motherboards use low-power embedded CPUs. The home computer board is a desktop computer CPU.

In terms of functions: the industrial control motherboard is a specific requirement and function. Through special design, the industrial motherboard can realize the functions of automatic restart of the watchdog and anti-surge impact in the event of a crash and other abnormal conditions, and fully guarantee the requirements of high stability of the system in harsh environments. The common motherboard is more advantageous in performance, mainly meeting the needs of mass users in entertainment, office, games and other aspects;

In terms of stability: industrial control emphasizes super stability, no failure as far as possible, and can ensure long-term supply; Ordinary PC is required to follow the mainstream, with dazzling configuration parameters and fast performance. Once a new product comes out, it may be updated and eliminated;

Heat dissipation scheme: Most industrial control mainboards adopt fanless design to minimize heat generation and pay attention to heat dissipation efficiency. Ordinary mainboards focus on performance first, so power consumption is naturally high. To solve such heat dissipation problems, it is necessary to adopt high speed fans or add multiple fans. The disadvantage of such methods is that fans are easily damaged accessories, which greatly increases the failure rate.

Industrial control motherboards are specific to specific needs, and many of them are customized, so the cost is higher, while PC motherboards are cheaper in cost.

The above is the difference between industrial control motherboard and ordinary motherboard.

In fact, the general embedded industrial control motherboard is generally used in industry, because it is relatively stable. The industrial control motherboard is mainly used in the control of industrial industrial control equipment, GPS navigation, intelligent equipment terminals, traffic logistics, security, face recognition and other precision data.

Some units need a stable background of the system. At this time, the industrial control motherboard and the industrial control host can play its role. The industrial control motherboard can help enterprises reduce after-sales and maintenance costs, reduce labor costs, and increase the interests of enterprises. The industrial control motherboard has an increasingly wide range of applications, and its economic status is also gradually improving.