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RevPi Core
2 models, ∞ possibilities
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supplied with 24 volts which is sive and powerful control and Problems, solutions and sug- million times.
ased on the the norm in the industry. SCADA software for users pre- gestions for improvements
Raspberry Pi ferring off-the-peg software can therefore be exchanged Behind the development of Raspberry Pi was the idea of pro-
Compute Module, In addition to revealing the solutions. As a result, Revoluti- quickly, openly and easily. ducing an inexpensive and simply constructed PC that could in-
KUNBUS has deve- circuit diagrams, KUNBUS is on Pi can be developed into an troduce children and kids to the world of programming. Even
loped an industrial rigorously pursuing the Open industrially viable small control though a great majority of Raspberry Pis in circulation today
PC composed of open hard- Source concept within the soft- system. are used as a media centre at home, Raspberry Pi is also found
increasingly in test environments and laboratories in the indus-
try.
No secrets - The circuit diagrams of the base module RevPi Core are disclosed.
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the RevPi Core.
ve r y i m p o r t a n t
› Operating system: Raspbian / Debian with RT patch of the kernel
element of our At the front are two USB-
RevPi Core mo- A s o c ke t s f o r co n n e c t i n g › RTC with 24h buffering by means of a maintenance-free capacitor
dule is its power USB 2.0 client devices. Both › Driver / API: Driver writes process data cyclically in a process image, access to process image via Linux file system as
s u p p l y u n i t . To sockets supply the full API to third-party software.
ensure that heat losses are 500 mA current on the 5 V
› Communication connections: 2 x USB 2.0 A (each can be charged with 500 mA), 1 x micro USB, HDMI, Ethernet (RJ45)
kept to a minimum, we have connections. As a result, USB 10/100 Mbit/s
used the most advanced and hard disks or surf sticks can
highly efficient DC-DC conver- also be easily connected wit- › Driver / API: Driver writes process data cyclically in a process image, access to process image via Linux file system as
API to third-party software.
ters (overall efficiency > 80%), hout an external, active hub.
which generate the necessary The micro-USB socket in the › Power supply: min. 10.7 V, max. 28.8 V, maximum 10 Watt*
operating voltages from the middle is used to connect a › Permissible ambient temperature: -40 to +55 °C**
standard 24 V in industrial USB host system (normally a
switching cabinets. PC) and switches the RevPi › Housing dimensions: (HxWxL) 96 mm x 22.5 mm x 110.5 mm (without connected connector)
Core to the passive memory › ESD protection: 4 kV / 8 kV according to EN61131-2 and IEC 61000-6-2
However, the RevPi Core not card mode. In this way, a PC
› Surge / burst tests: according to EN61131-2 and IEC 61000-6-2 connected to power supply voltage, Ethernet and IO
only runs within the standar- can access an installed eMMC lines.
dised voltage range from 20.4 flash memory and store soft-
V to 28.8 V, but at just 10.7 V ware there, for example. › EMI tests: according to EN61131-2 and IEC 61000-6-2
supply voltage as well**. Thus,
car batteries or solar power A LAN can be connected at
systems can also be used as a the RJ45 Ethernet socket.
voltage source. At 24 V supply, Alternatively, the connection The Broadcom processor of put. Thus, a fully equipped PC top of the housing are each the kernel. Further informa-
the RevPi Core can withstand to a LAN can be established via the Compute Module provi- is available together with a interconnected via a system tion on software, drivers etc.
a voltage drop of 10 ms wit- a WLAN-USB dongle. des high-resolution graphic mouse and keyboard. connector. can be found on page 4.
hout disruptions (at full load functions. For this reason,
of the USB sockets) and even USB and Ethernet connec- the RevPi Core is fitted with a The PiBridge is the data high- The RevPi Core includes
25 ms without load at the USB tions have a suppressor circuit. micro-HDMI socket at the top way interconnecting the indivi- Raspbian as an operating sys-
sockets. The power supply vol- Irradiations or ESDs cannot that can be used to connect dual modules of Revolution Pi. tem by default (a Debian vari-
tage and a functional earthing harm the RevPi Core. a monitor with sound out- Two adjacent modules on the ant) with a Real-Time patch of
* 2 x 500 mA USB output current are only available with output voltages >11 V. The bridging time of voltage drops lasting at least 10 ms required by En 61131-2 is only guaranteed for supply with 20.4 to 28.8 V. This time reduces significantly for 12 V supply, especially when accessing power from
the USB sockets.
** Up to 65° C ambient temperature could easily be achieved during tests at 24 V power supply voltage, low USB load and unrestricted heat emission from the housing. A cold start of the cooled system is only ensured up to -30° C ambient temperature and 24V power supply voltage. (valid for
RevPi Core 1)
** There should be no cutbacks of compute power at ambient tempertures under 20°C. At 25°C ambient temperature 3 cores may run with full clock speed while with 4 cores the clock frequency is lowered from 1.2 to 1.1 GHz after 10 to 20 minutes of full stress. At 40°C ambient temperature 4
cores under full stress will still work with 1 GHz while stressing just 1 core results in no down clocking. At 50°C ambient temperature 4 fully stressed cores are running at average 0.7 GHz, having short down clockings to 0.6 GHz and short up clockings to 0.9 GHz. ,1 core under full stress does result in
no down clocking. At 65°C ambient temperature and either 4 or 1 core under full stress results in an “emergency mode” with just 0.4 GHz, after longer periods even 0.3 GHz. (valid for RevPi Core 3)
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outputs (pulse width modulati- put values no longer match the outputs are set to 0 also in the problem.
he I/O modules come on) and counter inputs. reliable threshold values as laid event of undervoltage at the
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in three versions. All down in the standard accor- power supply connection for
have the same 28- For the cyclical transmission ding to 24 V switching logic. An the outputs or in the case of ike all Revolution Pi expansion modules, the gateways
pin I/O connector at time of the data between RevPi adjustable low-pass filter can overtemperature. These last are also connected to the base module RevPi Core
the front (connector Core and I/O modules we obtai- be used for debouncing input two error states as well as the via the overhead Pi Bridge connector. Thus, up to two
with two rows of 14 pins each ned the following test results signals. It can always only be triggering of the short circuit gateway modules can be used per system. These, like
– two suitable 14-pin socket depending on the system con- switched on simultaneously for fuse per channel are trans- all modules, are supplied with 24 volts that is the norm
connectors with spring clamp figuration: In the case of one all inputs. The filter only pas- mitted to RevPi Core via the within the industry.
contacts for the connection of I/O module and two gateway ses on input changes if an in- PiBridge.
up to 1.5 mm² stranded hook- modules, a cycle time of 5 ms put assumes a stable state for We have currently set the cycle time between the RevPi Core
up wires are supplied). Apart is guaranteed. In the case of at least 25 µs, 750 µs or 3 ms. In addition, the outputs can and a gateway to 5 ms by means of drivers. Though the gate-
from the standard version with three I/O modules and two The filter can also be switched be configured so that an open way modules could reach cycle times of less than 2 ms, it would
14 digital inputs and 14 digi- gateway modules, a cycle time off completely. Inputs are pro- load detection (line break) is burden the system load of the RevPi Core disproportionately.
tal outputs, there are also two of 10 ms is guaranteed. This tected against static dischar- also switched on and a corres- For, the lower the cycle times set in the driver, the greater the
special versions that exclusively only applies if the configurati- ges, burst and surge impulses ponding alarm is transmitted system load is of the RevPi Core that has to be expended for
have either 16 digital inputs or on of the task priorities in the in accordance with EN61131-2 to the RevPi Core for high-side this process.
16 digital outputs. In all three scheduler of the operating sys- requirements. output type. Just like the in-
variants, the inputs or outputs tem are correct. puts, the outputs are also pro- We currently offer gateways for the network proto-
are galvanically isolated from Each of the outputs can be tected against static dischar- cols shown below. All module variants have been tes-
the logic component with the The inputs work at 24 V sup- configured separately as a ges, burst and surge impulses ted a n d c ertified at the respective user organisations:
PiBridge (600 VRMS isolation ply with switching thresholds, high-side-switch with up to 500 in accordance with EN61131-2
voltage). In the standard versi- as required by the EN61131-2 mA current carrying capacity requirements.
on, the inputs are also galvani- standard for type 1 and type 3. or as push-pull-output with at
cally isolated from the outputs. The input current is limited to least 100 mA current load ca-
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provide, you can also add your own modules to
evolution Pi is a high grade, modular the configuration tool.
and expandable system. For examp-
le, you can write your own drivers PiCtory also supports you when defining, for
to integrate your special hardware example, all I/O signals. You can assign symbo-
seamlessly into the system. The cen- lic names and define which adapter supplies
tral process image in the memory is the link and retrieves the data. An adapter can be a
between all components. The components, hardware module on the PiBridge but it can
no matter whether they are hardware modu- also be a “virtual device” – driver software for
les or software applications, always exchange example – for which the memory location is
their data with this process image. However to reserved in the process image and for which
do so, drivers as well as software applications process values can be defined with symbolic
must know exactly where (at which address in names.
the memory) the individual process values can
be found. The finished configuration file is stored as a
JSON file and transferred to RevPi Core.
PiCtory is a browser application. The server PiCtory helps you to set up your Revolution Pi system.
is preinstalled by us on the RevPi Core. Alter-
SOFTWARE SPECIAL
Revolution Pi is a very flexible solution because we offer a great variety of software ready for use on the Revolution Pi hardware family. If you need an IoT tool or a PLC software - just choose the soft-
ware which fits your needs. Here is a list of application programs which are already available or will soon be available for you: