HARTING IIC MICA modular platform of open hardware and software

The HARTING IIC MICA is a modular platform of open hardware and software that can be swiftly adapted to many industrial application areas. The platform consists of a compact, robust computer, suitable for scenarios in industry and rail systems, that has been tested in accordance with EN 50155 and other industry and railway standards.

Built on this is the Virtual Industrial Computing software platform, which is based on a combination of established Linux technologies. The platform enables the virtualisation of applications on field devices without the overhead typically seen with virtualisation. All applications run in sandboxes in virtual containers that hold all required libraries and drivers for the particular application. As a result, package dependencies and incompatibilities are things of the past.

This combination is said to make the product more than just an enhanced industrial equivalent of a Raspberry Pi or BeagleBone. It provides a complete infrastructure for the rapid integration of intelligence into existing manufacturing systems, data collection and the rapid implementation of futureproof small and medium-sized Industry 4.0 projects and proofs of concept. It also seamlessly fits into the Industry 4.0 reference architecture model from VDE/VDI/ZVEI.