With the increasing demand for industrial tablet PCs from various types of enterprises, there are more and more industrial tablet PCs to choose from in the market. Customers are becoming more and more troubled when choosing an industrial tablet, so what kind of industrial tablet is the best? How to choose a suitable industrial panel PC?
Selecting a suitable industrial panel PC requires a comprehensive consideration of physical characteristics, display characteristics, processing performance and manufacturer services.
Rugged against harsh environments
Industrial tablet computers are mainly used in complex and harsh operating environments, requiring the device itself to have good three-proof functions, which can be waterproof, dustproof, and shockproof. Advantech provides users with IP65-rated waterproof and dustproof front panels with advanced mechanical design
Excellent display, automatic dimming function
First of all, the brightness is required (better distance and ideal lighting conditions), and the brightness in the indoor environment is 250~300cd/m2 readable in sunlight. If it is used outdoors, the brightness requirement is usually very high, and 500~1000cd/m2 is required. As the outdoor light is constantly changing, the automatic dimming function of Advantech PPC series industrial panel PCs can sense the brightness level of the ambient light and automatically adjust the backlight. This not only makes the operating experience more comfortable, but also saves power.
Second, color. In some industrial applications, when the information expressed by color (such as the display of air flow in aviation clouds) is more important than text and numbers, it is very important to measure color as a percentage of NTSC color saturation as a control. At present, the color saturation of liquid crystal products mainly depends on the backlight. CCF (cold cathode fluorescent screen) is currently a very mainstream application technology, which can usually reach 70%-80% of the color saturation. If it is close to the full color saturation, then the backlight is usually Using LED technology to achieve.
Backlight life, in industrial applications, due to environmental impact and continuous use requirements, the general life of CCF (cold cathode fluorescent lamps) is 30,000 to 50,000 hours. Advantech's industrial panel PCs all use industrial-grade LED-backlit displays with a backlight time of up to 50,000 hours, providing users with high-quality display performance.
Stable performance, rich expansion
As an overall solution of industrial computer + screen, industrial tablet computer has the advantage of stable performance compared with the split solution. Advantech's industrial panel PC has a compact overall structure and a scientific and professional cooling design. At the same time focus on the latest CPU technology to enable users to experience better CPU computing/image performance and lower power consumption.
Rich expansion functions are also one of the essential requirements when choosing an industrial panel PC. Various options are available for miniPCIe, PCI and PCIe standard expansion cards to meet different applications. Through this flexible design, users can expand the fieldbus card to realize the communication between devices.
Customized service
Finally, when choosing an industrial tablet computer, even if the tablet computer has an excellent modular design, sometimes the standard products still cannot meet the needs of users. At this time, professional manufacturers and services are needed to alleviate the troubles for customers.
While standardized tablets offer excellent performance, user needs are constantly changing and growing. Advantech's fast and efficient R&D resources can provide customized services including mechanical modification, software image allocation, I/O adjustment, etc. Therefore, users can obtain exclusive products through CTOS services to meet different application requirements.
The above are the basic elements to measure whether an industrial tablet computer is qualified, and it is also an important premise for users to choose.
