Industrial Automation Products
We build PLCs and Panels PCs for your solutions of monitoring, data acquisition, control and automation.
Industrial Shields manufacture open source industrial hardware to build machines, designs and installations in industrial automation and process control. Industrial Shields' PLC products and Panel PCs are based on the most popular open source boards such as Arduino Leonardo, Arduino Mega, Raspberry Pi and Hummingboard. They support open source operative systems like Android and Linux.
Using Industrial Shields products allow engineers to design complete Industrial Automation projects with Open Source Hardware (OSH)
Now it’s possible! From prototype to industrialisation with open source hardware!
Now it’s possible! From prototype to industrialisation with open source hardware!
Industrial Shields product range covers Arduino based compact and modular PLC products as well as Raspberry Pi based, Android OS and Linux OS Panel PCs.
The ARDBOX and M-DUINO series of Arduino based PLCs products allow you to prototype applications with the most famous Arduino boards, such as Arduino Mega and Arduino Leonardo, while allowing you to go into production with almost no changes to the code. Industrial Shields PLC Products and Panel PCs are the perfect choice for the Engineers who are looking for extremely flexible industrial hardware to develop cutting edge applications.
Another key characteristics of the Industrial Shields PLC products is the I/Os density; with up to 58 inputs/output in a single compact module.
ARDBOX COMPACT PLCs
Entry level Arduino-based PLCs Supply voltage of 12-24 VDC and two different versions available with 10 inputs / 10 outputs including digital, analogue, PNP, PWM and relay.
Communication The ARDBOX product family offers the possibility of communication between two PLCs via a I2C bus. This allows for connection of up to 127 modules which can provide 2.540 I/Os in total. Other communication ports include USB, serial port, RS232 and RS485.
Instantaneous connection and programming. The ARDBOX PLCs use an Arduino LEONARDO which allows USB programming via the Arduino IDE interface. This feature provides immediate access in order to program, maintain and prepare the PLC for its set up.
Standardized modules
The different ARDBOX family devices are programmed exactly in the same way. Once you have used one of them, the rest can be configured by adopting the same methodology.
M-DUINO MODULAR PLCs
Industrial Arduino-based modular PLCs
Supply voltage of 12-24 VDC. The PLC is available in six different versions, and up to 58 inputs / outputs including digital, analogue, PNP, PWM and relay.
Communication The M-DUINO product family offers the possibility of communication between two PLC products via a I2C bus. This allows for connection of up to 127 modules which can provide 7.100 I/Os in total. Other communication ports include Ethernet, USB, serial port, RS232 and RS485.
Instantaneous connection and programming. The M-DUINO PLC products use an Arduino MEGA which allows USB programming via the Arduino IDE platform. This offers immediate access to program, maintain and control the applications. It also allows you to constantly monitor the status for all the variables, inputs and outputs. M-DUINO is compatible with the ARDBOX PLCs and the Touchberry Pi via instantaneous connection.
Standardized modules.
The different M-DUINO family devices are programmed exactly in the same way. Once you have used one of them, the rest can be configured by adopting the same methodology.
PANEL PCs
Open source programmable touchscreens
The Panel PLC products are available in three different versions; HummTOUCH Android, HummTOUCH Linux (based on Hummingboard) and TOUCHBERRY PI (based on Raspberry PI B+) with 10.1” capacitive touch screens. Open source programming via Android OS or Linux OS.
Communication and programming All typical communication ports are available like Ethernet, USB, WIFI and I2C. The operator system is stored on an SD card which allows easy cloning of the configuration. Easy USB programming via Arduino IDE interface.
Control the status of your devices Using the Ethernet port allows control of all parameters, data, input, output of the devices and equipment from a desk. The PC panels have sufficient I/Os to even control simple automation and control designs without an additional PLC.
Connectivity Industrial Shields Panel PCs can be connected to all other devices from Industrial Shields in order to obtain complete control of all equipment, machinery and installations.