Industrial controllers usually use industrial-grade motherboards, industrial-grade processors, industrial-grade memory, industrial-grade displays, industrial-grade peripherals and other components to achieve efficient and stable control systems and data acquisition, analysis, transmission and other functions according to different industrial control needs. Industrial controller is a kind of computer equipment specialized in industrial automation control and data acquisition and processing, commonly used in the following scenarios:
1. Industrial automation control: Industrial controllers can be used as a substitute for PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) or DCS (Distributed Control System) to realize automatic control and monitoring of production processes.
2. Data Acquisition and Processing: Industrial controllers can be used to collect raw data through various sensors, and then process, store, analyze and visualize the collected data.
3. Robot control: ICPC can realize the driving and control of robots, so as to realize industrial automation and intelligent production.
4. medical equipment control: industrial control machine can be used to control medical equipment, such as serialized surgical instruments, respiratory machines.
5. Traffic system control: ICPC can be used to control and monitor the traffic management system, such as traffic light control system, street light control system, and so on.
To summarize, industrial control machine in various fields of application is very wide, can improve efficiency, improve production quality and reduce production costs.
The following are some of the precautions for the use of industrial controllers:
1. power supply: industrial computer power supply than ordinary computer requirements, must be equipped with a stable and reliable power supply, and must be in accordance with the requirements of wiring and grounding.
2. environmental requirements: industrial computer must be placed in a dry, well-ventilated environment, can not be placed in a humid, too high or too low temperature.
3. Dustproof and shockproof: Since the ICPC often works in dusty and vibrating environments, it must be dustproof and shockproof.
4. Hardware Maintenance: If the ICPC encounters problems in the course of use, hardware maintenance must be carried out first, such as replacing the hard disk, graphics card, memory and so on.
5. software maintenance: the software on the ICPC often needs to be updated and maintained, and must regularly clean up junk files and optimize the system.
6. Security: The industrial control machine must be network and data security protection, the use of higher security operating system and anti-virus software.
The service life standard of ICPCs is usually stipulated by different industry standards or government regulations, and there is no uniform standard. Generally speaking, the service life of an industrial computer depends on factors such as its design, manufacture and the environment in which it is used. Under normal use and maintenance, it can generally be used for more than 5 years, and some high-end industrial controllers can even be used for more than 10 years. However, with the continuous development of science and technology and the introduction of new products, the speed of industrial computer replacement is also accelerating, therefore, in the actual application, as well as according to the specific circumstances to decide whether to replace.