Intel® Edge Controls for Industrial
Create software-defined industrial control solutions with this prevalidated reference platform that integrates real-time compute, standards-based connectivity, safety, virtualization, and IT-like management.
Overview
Software Architecture
Featured Components
Edge Control Protocol Bridge
Connect multiple industrial protocols to reduce complexity and improve flexibility. Take advantage of the OPC UA Publish-Subscribe protocol with Time-Sensitive Networking to gain deterministic communication.
ACRN* Type-1 Hypervisor
Virtualize workloads with the ACRN* real-time hypervisor and consolidate physical hardware to reduce costs and improve reliability.
Real-Time Optimizations
Create custom embedded Linux* operating systems with Xenomai I-Pipe Kernel or Preempt-RT Kernel patches. Take advantage of preconfigured kernels and boot optimizations with real-time applications.
RTS Type-1 Hypervisor
Run real-time workloads in a partitioned and virtualized environment with this commercially available hypervisor.
Use Cases
Machines
Enable precision computer numerical control (CNC), motion control, logic control, and the human-machine interface (HMI) via software PLCs on commodity industrial PCs.
Discrete Manufacturing
Take advantage of Type-1 hypervisors with a variety of industrial protocol libraries and software PLCs to consolidate heterogeneous environments at the edge.
Process Automation
Support deterministic networking to allow real-time interoperability of orchestrated microservices.
Robotics
Consolidate typical robot controller tasks and enable high-speed deterministic synchronized motion control.