Advantech Corporation Product
Advantech’s IIoT Automation Group announces the release of a comprehensive series of EN50121-4 compliant computer platforms for railway signaling and integrated Supervisory Control Systems (ISCS). ISCS systems facilitate integrated, centralized, and local control as well as administration of all electrical and mechanical subsystems. Railway signaling systems include interlocking, signals, points, blocks, train control, and other equipment used to manage train operations and improve safety. Advantech’s ITA-2000 series work as a front-end processor integrating all subsystems through USB, Ethernet, Serial, and CAN bus interfaces. The ITA-2231 has a rugged 2U fanless design and features an Intel 6th generation core i processor with 16GB DDR4 memory on board. It supports an easy-swap single/dual AC/DC redundant power unit and has three free slots available for ITA-EM I/O expansion module choices of COM, CAN, LAN, or fiber connectivity. The ITA-2111 is a 1U fanless system featuring an Intel Atom E3845 processor with 4GB DDR4 board memory, six USB 2.0, and one USB 3.0. Both units are also level four EMS and are certified for -25° ~ 60°C wide temperature operating range making them suitable for all kinds of wayside applications and railway infrastructures.