Operator terminals, protocol gateways and machine controllers built for 24/7 plant-floor duty.
Machine builders replacing an obsolete HMI usually have three non-negotiables: the new panel must fit the existing cut-out, it must speak the same fieldbus, and it must still be purchasable in eight years. We design against those three constraints first.
| Obsolete panel replacement | Your original HMI supplier discontinued the part and the enclosure tooling still has years of life in it. Drop-in mainboards matched to the original cut-out, mounting pattern and connector positions, with the legacy protocol re-implemented on Linux. |
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| Mixed legacy and modern protocols | Modbus RTU on one side, OPC UA and MQTT on the other, with no clean bridge between them. RK3568 gateways with dual Gigabit Ethernet, dual CAN-FD and isolated RS485 running a validated protocol translation stack. |
| Electrical noise and long cable runs | VFDs, contactors and 50 m of RS485 in a cable tray next to a motor line. Galvanic isolation on fieldbus and I/O, EN 61000-6-2 immunity pre-testing, and layout reviewed for conducted-emission margin. |
| Supply chain longevity | A machine designed today will still be sold in 2033 and supported into the 2040s. Platforms with published silicon longevity commitments, PCN discipline, buffer stock and a formal last-time-buy process. |
Integrated smart-display SoC with on-chip TCON — one board drives the panel, the touch and the application logic.
Quad Cortex-A55 industrial board with dual Gigabit Ethernet, dual CAN-FD and a 10-year supply commitment.
Cost-optimised dual-core Cortex-A7 embedded board with in-package DDR3, RGB/LVDS output and a 7-year Linux BSP.
Customer names withheld under NDA; technical details shared with permission.
A German packaging OEM replaced a discontinued 10.1" Windows CE panel across four machine families. We matched the cut-out and connector layout, re-implemented the recipe screens in Qt and kept the operator workflow unchanged so no retraining was needed.
A Dutch systems integrator needed to bring 60 legacy Modbus RTU stations onto an OPC UA SCADA layer. RK3568 gateways with isolated RS485 replaced an ageing PC-based solution and cut cabinet power draw by 85%.
Send us the panel size, the interfaces you need and the environment it lives in. You will get a concrete hardware recommendation, indicative pricing and lead time within one business day.
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