Today, Lanner Electronics, Inc., released a DIN-rail mountable communication gateway for SCADA and power grid embedded systems- the LEC-2312. The product is designed for longevity and features a fan-less and dust-proof chassis. It uses the Intel Atom N455 and has one DDR3 SO-DIMM slot for up to 2GB of memory. The LEC-2312 is built for SCADA systems, industrial automation applications and general computing in extreme-environment situations.
“The LEC-2312 is our latest small form factor DIN-rail mountable gateway appliance,” said Eric Chiu, director of Applied Computing. “There was an immense amount of interest shown for the product at DistribuTECH this year, due to the size and the amount of isolated I/O, which allows the LEC-2312 to thrive in a variety of systems.”
“Based on our customer feedback for the previous generation of DIN-Rail mountable IPCs deployed in factory automation settings, Lanner learned that customer’s greatly appreciated the compact size and the rotatable DIN-Rail mount. These features allow customers to install and reconfigure the IPC in a timely manner.”
The LEC-2312 also features isolation on a number of the I/O ports, allowing the IPC to be deployed in power grid environments. All five serial ports, the Digital In / Digital Out (DI/DO) port and the LAN ports all feature isolation.
Four of the five serial ports and the DI/DO come in a terminal block form factor, allowing connections to live wires, which can be secured via screws. The terminal block form factor is preferred in many industrial automation/ SCADA settings.
The LEC-2312 features both a wide voltage input range and an extended temperature range. The product can utilize a variety of power sources, and has a voltage range between DC +12 and 36 Volts. The power input also features reverse polarity protection. The LEC-2312 can withstand temperatures between -10º and 55º Celsius or 14~131º Fahrenheit when equipped with industrial components.
For more information about the Lanner LEC-2312 please check out the datasheet here: http://www.lannerinc.com/All-Purpose_Box_Computers/LEC-2312