Hardware that meets the
needs of Industry
8 Digital IO lines & Serial
Industrial Format
Multiple ways to Connect
UPS power management - prevents corruption
WI-FI
I/O connectivity to sense data, Edge Processing to sort data, Network connectivity to send data
Minimize downtime, Speed up response times and Maximise profits
All from one device
Introducing the BB-400 NeuronEdge Controller
Edge Processing with
Raspberry Pi
Why use a Pi?
Prototype on Pi and deploy seamlessly to Industry
Familiar to graduate engineers and makers
Built on mostly Open Source Technologies - Great online Community of resources and support
Many PLC problems can now be solved with familiar alternative technology
Edge processing sends only the data that matters, without the need to purchase additional PCs
Edge processing with Raspberry Pi
Out of the box
Power Supply
Factory environments run on 12 or 24VDC
The Rasp Pi requires 5.1V – not suitable for factory environments which run on 12 or 24V
If power is lost unexpectedly the SD card can corrupt so Rasp Pi must shut down cleanly
BB-400 is more than just a Pi:
- Power management system supplying correct voltage to Pi
- 5-30VDC Dual Redundant Power Input ideal for factory floor
- Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) making sure the Pi shuts down cleanly, preventing corruption of the disc
Heat Dissipation
Industrial products need to work at high temperatures
When the Pi gets hot it reduces it’s core frequency to keep the CPU temp below the threshold. This reduces processing power and can cause shutdown in extreme situations.
BB-400 meets the right spec:
- Custom heatsink over the Pi
- Tests show no throttling even at 100% CPU usage
- Doubles the performance of the Pi compared to no heat sink
Realtime IO
In a world of PLCs you need instant response
The Raspberry Pi has an operating system that is more than capable of handling the edge processing and data visualisation. However because it is a full operating system it has to multi task and isn’t dedicated to real time I/O.
BB-400 is twice as smart:
- We give the job of real time I/O to a dedicated on-board Ardunio.
- Out of the box your BB-400 comes with firmware designed to monitor and control the I/O lines through the Ardunio.
- This open source firmware can of course be modified should you need.
Mounting & Connections
Industry format is DIN mount and terminal blocks
The Rasp Pi is just the base you have to build your application
Doesn’t have an enclosure and you need to build theconnections you need
BB-400 is quick to install:
- Integral DIN mount
- Colour coded and numbered terminal blocks
- Multiple network options
- Can be used with other Brainboxes devices to expand the connections
Customise your
experience
Use out of the box or customise
The BB-400 come preloaded and ready to use with:
- Raspbian Lite
- Open protocols
- Web Admin Interface - mobile ready, secure, runs in browser
- BB Command line interface - deploy your BB-400 configuration across 1,000s of devices
- Docker - customise with pre-built containers, like our Node-RED app or write your own
Built on Open Source Tech
Completely Customise
Docker containers
Node-RED
