Industrial Panel PC and Box PC solutions provide a reliable computing infrastructure for SCADA, HMI, data acquisition, protocol conversion and machine automation applications. You can compare products based on criteria such as display size, processor, memory, storage, communication ports and suitability for environmental conditions.
A Panel PC combines a touchscreen display and an industrial computer in a single enclosure. A Box PC, on the other hand, is a compact industrial computer designed to operate with an external monitor or an existing display infrastructure. Both product groups can be used in SCADA, operator interface, data acquisition, production monitoring and edge computing applications.
Depending on the application, factors such as display size and resolution, touchscreen technology, processor performance, RAM and SSD capacity, operating system, number of Ethernet/USB/serial ports and supply voltage should be evaluated. For models mounted on the front of a control panel, front-panel protection rating, operating temperature and mechanical durability are particularly important. When selecting a Box PC, mounting method, fanless or fan-cooled design and connectivity options for peripheral devices should also be considered.
An industrial computer should not only be capable of running today's software but should also provide sufficient resources for future requirements such as additional tags, reporting, databases or edge applications. At Tesla Kontrol, we support the selection of suitable Panel PC and Box PC systems by evaluating SCADA software, communication ports and field conditions together.
