Siemens Industrial Box PC
SIMATIC IPC520A
SIMATIC IPC520A is powered by the NVIDIA® Jetson™ Xavier NX module. It provides high-level industrial functionality, accelerated AI performance to the Edge in a power-efficient and compact form factor.
- Compact design
- Fanless
- Vibration control performance
- Various interfaces
- Support PoE power sourcing equipment (PSE) function
- Scalability of communications and storage, especially for 5G
- Support 4 DI and 2 DQ digital signals
- New functional safety capabilities • Maintenance-free operation possibility
Specially developed for AI-based applications in industry and industrial environments.
Based on Nvidia Xavier Nx technology, the SIMATIC IPC520A Box PC represents a new IPC platform that has been specially developed for AI-based applications in industry and industrial environments.
The Box PC is characterized above all by the high CPU and GPU computing power in combination with an extremely compact, fanless design for industry.
Adapted especially for industrial applications, it features a large number of interfaces. Nvidia’s extensive range of software enables numerous AI-based applications.
Design
- All-metal enclosure, resistant to vibrations and shocks, also with high electromagnetic compatibility
- Industrial power supply
- 24 V DC (19.2 to 28.8 V; without electrical isolation)
- Nvidia Jetson Nx industrial module
- 6-core NVIDIA Carmel ARM®v8.2 64-bit CPU (1.43 GHz)
- NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX GPU (384 GPU cores)
- 8 GB of work memory
- 16 GB of mass storage (eMMC)
- Graphic display port
- Version / resolution
- Interfaces (accessible from one side):
- 4x LAN 1000 Mbps Ethernet interface (RJ45), of which 2x PoE
- 4x USB, of which 3x USB3.0
- 1x COM (RS232/485)
- 1x DisplayPort
- 4x digital input and 2x digital output (24V)
- Interfaces (on the rear side)
- 1x microSD card slot
- 1x SIM card slot
- Interfaces (internal)
- 1x m.2 B-Key
- 1x m.2 E-Key
Application
IPC520A is optimised for AI-based applications in all industries, such as factory automation, but also logistics.
Preferred areas of application are AI oriented, based on the extremely extensive Nvidia software offering:
- Vision inspection (image-controlled automated quality control)
- Predictive maintenance (preventive maintenance)
- AMR (autonomous moving robot) autonomous vehicles
The SIMATIC IPC520A Advantage
High-performance processing of neural networks (AI) using Nvidia technology:
- 6-core NVIDIA Carmel ARM®v8.2 64-bit CPU (1.43 GHz)
- NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX GPU (384 GPU cores)
- 8 GB of work memory
- 16 GB of mass storage (eMMC)
This ensures full support of Nvidia CUDA or Jetpack
Wide range of connection options enables use in industrial environments:
- 4x Gigabit Ethernet (2x PoE)
- 4x USB – of which 3 x USB 3.0
- 1x microSD card slot
- 1x SIM card slot
- 1x COM (RS232/485)
- 1x DisplayPort
- 4x digital input and 2x digital output (24V)
- 2x m.2 (internal, 1 x B-Key, 1 x E-Key)
Proven reliability thanks to "Made for Industry" & SIMATIC quality:
- Fanless, closed industrial design (IP20)
- LEDs for efficient self-diagnostics; optimized for headless operation
- Run-in tested for fast, smooth commissioning
- Certificates for worldwide use (available soon)
- Flexible mounting (DIN rail, wall-mounting bracket)
Economic solutions and fast availability:
- Ideal platform for demanding AI applications in the industrial environment
- Available straight from stock
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