Raspberry Pi and Arduino in an industrial setting

The Raspberry Pi and Arduino boards are very well known devices in fast electronic forming and home DIY applications. They offer the benefits of programming flexibility, customizable signal types and ease of adaptation to existing equipment, bringing many benefits to the industry. They can be an alternative to common industrial equipment, cost-effective and flexible, adding remote control and monitoring capabilities to small traditional industrial systems.

The three most common problems with using such development boards in industrial environments:

- Robustness issues in industrial environments

There are already several Arduino and Raspberry Pi hardened versions available on the market. Hardware such as Industrial Shields' Arduino-based PLCs and Raspberry-based tablets have included additional robustness to meet industrial needs. In addition, a variety of different industry standard housings have been specifically developed to accommodate both boards.

- safe question

“Is hardware based on Raspberry and Arduino boards a security solution for industrial applications?” This is probably the most controversial topic on the Internet. There is no simple answer to this question, it depends on many factors. The safety of industrial applications depends not only on the PLC, but also on the integrity of the entire project, how the system and software are implemented, and how safety is considered in project design. This is an interesting debate between engineers who look at security issues from different perspectives.

- Industry standard information protocol issues

This is the origin of the flexibility of the Arduino and Raspberry Pi. Based on the Modbus protocol, a specific library is developed to enable communication between the two boards via their protocols.

Modbus is a serial communication protocol developed by Modicon (acquired by Schneider Electric) for its programmable logic controller (PLC); now the most common communication protocol for many automation vendors such as Omron, Opto 22, Schneider And Mitsubishi.

The main reasons why Modbus is widely used in industrial environments include industrial application development, free publicity, ease of use, installation and maintenance, and few restrictions on suppliers.

Modbus allows multiple different devices to connect to the same network for communication, no matter what OEMs (prototype device manufacturers). The need to communicate between different devices from different vendors became more important than the arrival of the fourth industrial revolution; Industry 4.0 and Industrial IoT gave Modbus a second life.

As long as the project is specifically designed to ensure safety, the ruggedized version of the Arduino and Raspberry Pi can be a valuable and reliable alternative to mature industrial equipment (especially small traditional industrial systems connected to the network).

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Raspberry Pi and Arduino in an industrial setting

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