All about the industrial PC Part 4: Compact design

02.12.2019

What could be better than a powerful, durable and robust PC? It’s obvious: a SMALL, powerful, durable and robust PC! Find out why a compact design is an advantage for industrial PCs in the fourth part of our blog series.

Industrial PCs: Compact and space-saving

It's not easy being an industrial PC: They have to be robust they have to be, energy-efficient and yet powerful. But as if that wasn't enough, they should also be weather and temperature resistant. temperature-resistant temperature. The whole thing is then installed as compactly as possible to save space. What sounds like an egg-laying wool-milk sow is in principle exactly that: the all-round talent of IT. It is easy to explain why an industrial PC (also known as an embedded PC) should be like this: In the world of companies and their product solutions, there is often not much space left to install a computer. Examples include ATMs, interactive touch solutions, emergency vehicles such as ambulances, machines or the back of displays. However, computers cannot be dispensed with either, as they are the heart of many product solutions. The top priority for hardware developers is therefore to make high-performance systems ever smaller and more efficient. The further development of PC systems should ensure new potential and application possibilities.

PSSSST! The smallest industrial PCs or mini PCs, from spo-comm also fit in a trouser pocket. There's generally no reason to stick them in there, but it's kind of cool. Just imagine the following scenario in a bar: "Is that a mini PC in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?"

Ultra-compact and monster power: KUMO series from spo-comm makes it possible

The mini PCs from the KUMO series have it thick as a fist behind the ears: They are capable of simultaneously displaying content on four screens with a resolution of 4K@60Hz. The KUMO IV ("End Of Life", as of November 2019) even had a resolution of 8K@60Hz, i.e. an incredible 7680x4320 pixels. Even virtual reality content and complex computing processes on behalf of artificial intelligence ( see also use case "Advertima AG" ) can be handled by a KUMO. It's hard to believe that this extraordinary performance is housed in a compact housing measuring just 200 x 205 x 80 mm (KUMO IV).

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