Author Topic: ARDIN - Arduino in a DIN enclosure  (Read 925 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline DanthemanTopic starter

  • Newbie
  • Posts: 1
  • Country: nl
ARDIN - Arduino in a DIN enclosure
« on: December 27, 2019, 03:50:42 pm »
We have made an Arduino in a DIN enclosure.
Please let us know what you think about this project.
This is the first version (T1) with the goal to make it affordable.
T2 will have better specs like 24V in and outputs but this will increase the price a little.

Ideas and suggestions are always welcome!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1372829250/ardin-industrial-arduino
 

Offline thexeno

  • Regular Contributor
  • *
  • Posts: 85
  • Country: it
  • Just another EE
    • Personal website
Re: ARDIN - Arduino in a DIN enclosure
« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2019, 09:04:17 pm »
I see the concept of electrically/mechanically robust boards and the like on many products, while being "Arduino compatible".
But I don't get the Arduino part here. As a a firmware engineer myself, I would never run my production facility on an Arduino based firmware, just by considering the limitations the Arduino environment puts on me on debugging, the IDE, the code organization and the architecture ofthe Arduino framework. Plus all the safety related on how writing firmware, is just not there.
Sketching and running on not-safety relevant and hobby applications is ok for Arduino environment. Arduino is not an Atmega328 board.

Since I would use such board only WITHOUT any Arduino code on it, as the purpose seems to be an industrial controller and not a tinker thing, why calling it Arduino if not just for marketing?
« Last Edit: December 27, 2019, 09:06:04 pm by thexeno »
 

Offline ogden

  • Super Contributor
  • ***
  • Posts: 3731
  • Country: lv
Re: ARDIN - Arduino in a DIN enclosure
« Reply #2 on: December 27, 2019, 09:13:29 pm »
But I don't get the Arduino part here. As a a firmware engineer myself, I would never run my production facility on an Arduino based firmware
I completely agree that Arduino as such or DIN-mount module with "naked" PCB is far from "industrial grade", yet DIN rail/enclosure does not automagically mean "industrial". I think this product may find it's use in many "maker" or DIY builds.
 

Online langwadt

  • Super Contributor
  • ***
  • Posts: 4857
  • Country: dk
Re: ARDIN - Arduino in a DIN enclosure
« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2019, 09:32:19 pm »
flip the board so the components are inside the case
 

Offline thexeno

  • Regular Contributor
  • *
  • Posts: 85
  • Country: it
  • Just another EE
    • Personal website
Re: ARDIN - Arduino in a DIN enclosure
« Reply #4 on: December 27, 2019, 09:38:45 pm »
But I don't get the Arduino part here. As a a firmware engineer myself, I would never run my production facility on an Arduino based firmware
I completely agree that Arduino as such or DIN-mount module with "naked" PCB is far from "industrial grade", yet DIN rail/enclosure does not automagically mean "industrial". I think this product may find it's use in many "maker" or DIY builds.

That perspective makes more sense. But the product is called "Industrial Arduino", not just "DIL mounted Arduino"

Online floobydust

  • Super Contributor
  • ***
  • Posts: 7679
  • Country: ca
Re: ARDIN - Arduino in a DIN enclosure
« Reply #5 on: December 27, 2019, 11:02:36 pm »
I would use the 328PB for the extra timers. 24VDC power and I/O is common in industrial applications. This is a 5V board? The 7805 would cook though so a buck converter will be needed eventually. I would rotate the board to stuck up instead of wasting space. I will break the cute USB connector, they are very fragile- too fragile.

These guys just added a custom motherboard to a Mega with flipped connectors https://www.eevblog.com/forum/projects/what-do-you-think-of-this-npfa20-compliant-diesel-fire-pump-panel/

edit: there are industrial Arduino's out there, you have to draw a line somewhere between PLC and MCU etc.
https://industruino.com/page/home
https://www.rugged-circuits.com/microcontroller-boards/rugged-mega
« Last Edit: December 27, 2019, 11:06:58 pm by floobydust »
 


Share me

Digg  Facebook  SlashDot  Delicious  Technorati  Twitter  Google  Yahoo
Smf