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Developed to meet the requirements of the new generation of engineers
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No proprietary software required; freedom to decide the most appropriate programming language
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Compatibility with the most popular development platforms such as Arduino and Raspberry PI
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Easy to scale up existing Arduino and Raspberry PI projects to commercial applications by leveraging the UL/CE approval and the industrial design
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Easy to interface with both open source and industrial hardware
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Ready to be installed in electrical or automation panels
- Attractive price point
Main applications:
- Robotics
- Domotic IoT applications
- Remote monitoring and control
- Smart factory
Discover IOT2020
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The IOT2020 is compatible with Arduino shields and various high-level programming languages such as Java, C++, and Python or via a range of IDEs that includes Eclipse and Yocto Linux compilers. It is also expandable thanks to the onboard mPCIe port. Node-Red, MQTT, and SQLITE3 can be used to connect and control local and remote peripherals.
What is SIMATIC IOT2020?
SIMATIC IOT2020, the open industrial IOT gateway aims to support students, makers, and young developers to get familiarized with the IIoT and scale up their prototypes developed with open source boards like Arduino, Intel Galileo or Raspberry PI.
IOT2020 is not a logic controller, it has been developed to be the brain of an IoT application by collecting data from PLCs, drives or sensors located everywhere in the world. In the case, IOs are required users have onboard options by using the Arduino connectors or many of the existing Arduino shields.
Experts recommend the SIMATIC IOT2020 open industrial gateway for educational projects. View below video to find out why.
What does it mean that SIMATIC IOT2020 is an “Industrial hardware”? What is the difference with the regular development boards such as Arduino?
UL/CE certification is only one of the many requirements that make IOT2020 a suitable hardware for industrial applications. IOT2020 is developed with an industrial IP20 housing that allows a secure installation within machinery and electrical panels and an easy connection with other DIN rail industrial devices such as PLCs, power supplies, relays or inverter drives.
Moreover, IOT2020 is built with industrial grade components for continuous operation in industrial environments with vibrations, dust, high temperatures and electromagnetic interferences.
Regarding communication protocols, IOT2020 can communicate with other industrial hardware by using secure industrial protocols such as Modbus, PROFINET, and MQTT.
The typical open source development boards are usually not developed for continuous operation in an industrial environment and are not designed to be easily interfaced with other industrial devices.
With an Arduino compatible input/output module specifically designed for IOT2000 it is possible to add digital and anlogue inputs and outputs to the IOT2020. This allows to directly connect local sensors to the IoT gateway and trigger uncritical processes. The board is designed for industrial operation and used with IOT2020 it helps the user to maintain the CE and UL certificates of the assembled unit. The shield is programmable in high-level languages and addressable via GPIOs.
Find out more about the SIMATIC IOT2000 IO shield here
Why do students and makers need an industrial grade and certified hardware?
An industrial grade and certified hardware are mandatory for the students who want to integrate their IOT projects into an existing industrial system (e.g. prototype a new remote monitoring system to control an existing industrial robot arm). Students can start prototyping at the desk with Arduino boards as usual and then simply transfer the code - and the Arduino shields if needed - into the IOT2020 to complete the integration to an existing industrial system.
Makers and start-ups can use IOT2020 to scale up their IoT prototypes to commercial applications by leveraging its industrial certifications and by simply migrating the vast majority of the code, developed for the Arduino based boards during the prototyping phase, into it.
IOT2020 technical specifications
CPU Technology |
Intel Quark x1000 (x86 400 MHz) |
System memory |
512 MB DDR3 RAM 8 MB FLASH, 256 kB SRAM |
Battery buffered RTC |
Optional |
Communication interfaces |
1x 10/100 Ethernet RJ45 |
Media interfaces |
USB Host & Client |
Extension |
mPCIe + Arduino shields + USB |
On board I/O |
Arduino Uno pins |
Mass storage |
With microSD card |
OS |
Arduino IDE / Yocto Linux / Intel Studio / Eclipse |
Embedded Features |
LEDs |
Power supply |
9..36 V |
Operating temperature |
0 - 50°C |
Certificates |
Industry-Standards (UL, CE,..) |
Programming | Various options for programming in high-level languages like C++ and Json |
Industrial comm. protocols |
Modbus and Profinet |
Installation |
DIN rail, panel or wall mounted |
Buy IOT2020 and its essential accessories
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The RS IOT2020 event at the Maker faire in Rome with Massimo Banzi and Siemens
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Getting familiar with IOT2020
IOT2020 tech HUB in DesignSpark
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The DesignSpark IOT2020 tech HUB is the right place to find user-generated valuable content such as examples of projects, code and 'how to" videos.
It is the home of all the markers, students and young engineers around the world that want to develop disruptive IIoT applications with the IOT2020.