MEN Mikro Elektronik BE10A mini box PC

The MEN Mikro Elektronik BE10A space- and power-saving mini box PC has low power consumption that can be operated in a light, space-saving housing without fans, allowing for maintenance-free operation. Its versatile I/O possibilities make it suitable for IoT gateway applications in industrial automation.

The product is equipped with a Sitara AM57x processor, which is based on the ARM Cortex-A15 core. The box easily manages processing and communication tasks despite its low power consumption of a maximum of 15 W, at an operating temperature of up to 60°C.

The box PC offers flexible and task-specific configuration options for PC-based process automation or robotics control. Also, in more complex applications, like energy substations, the box PC can handle the communication between sensors and server or cloud. Deployed as a gateway device, it can exchange data with the control centre. In HMI applications, such as industrial control units, the product is interfacing between the screen and the peripheral devices.

One slot each for mSATA, microSD, PCI Express Mini Card und microSIM offers flexible expansion options for wireless functionality or storage.

The programmable real-time unit allows the product to support several industrial protocols like EtherCAT, EtherNet/IP, POWERLINK, PROFINET or SERCOS. They can be enabled by a simple firmware update.

With its compact and fanless housing, the product fits in any existing system environment as wall-mount, DIN rail or inside 19″ systems and can also manage various tasks in industrial environments.