Working in automation cabinets, industrial computers should be compact in size, passively cooled, have a wide temperature range (cabinets can also work in the open) and necessarily have a DIN-rail mounting system, as this is the standard in electrical equipment.
That's what the Axiomtek ICO520 computer is, providing isolation for serial and Ethernet ports up to 1.5kV, with DIN-rail mounting, compact size, passive cooling and a wide operating temperature range of -40 to 70 degrees C.
Compared to the iNA200, what strikes us most is the greater availability of ports used for communication with industrial automation devices. On the front, we see two serial ports and two digital I/O, 8-bit connectors (one input connector and the other output).
Four Ethernet ports with 2.5GbE bandwidth also catch our attention.
All of these connectors are protected against overvoltages up to 1.5kV, which predisposes the ICO520 to work with utility power equipment, electric vehicle charger systems, transformer substation supervisory units, power nodes, anywhere where an overvoltage due to flashover or induction can occur on signal cabling.
Leaning over the specification of the ICO520, we note the possibility of using as many as 4 central processing units, processors ranging from economy versions based on the Celeron architecture, ending, however, with the most powerful Intel i7 processors in the latest 12th generation Alder Lake.
One of Intel's four 12th generation processors is responsible for the computer's performance:
Intel® Core™ i7-1265UE
Intel® Core™ i5-1245UE
Intel® Core™ i3-1215UE
Intel® Celeron® 7305E
Despite the use of multiple connectors and ports, the computer continues to have a compact size (83×110×155 mm) and low weight (about 1.50 kg).
