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    Top Articles of 2019: Open Source Computing

    Dec. 26, 2019
    Coverage of Hilscher’s industrialized Raspberry Pi platform is one of Automation World’s top 5 articles of the year.
    Net Pi Mix

    In March 2019, I reported on Hilscher’s release of its netPI industrialized Raspberry Pi 3 B platform. This open-source computing platform is housed in an industrial-grade enclosure with a hardened board design. Hilscher offers two versions of the platform, one using the standard Raspberry Pi core and the other with a Pi core along with Hilscher’s netX chip for connection to real-time industrial networks. According to Hilscher, the netPI can be used as a simple controller or a powerful programmable logic controller when used with the CoDeSys package for IEC 61131-3 programming.

    Based on web traffic to this article, it ranked as the #3 most visited article on the Automation World site in 2019.

    Click here to view the article: Is Raspberry Pi Ready for Industry?            

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