It is expensive and time consuming to develop sophisticated electronic circuitry, system software, application software, and conduct a design validation review along with obtaining the required regulatory approvals before launching a product to market. A more cost effective and quicker approach is to use a proven hardware/software platform that is ready to be loaded with a customer-developed application program that then can be branded as a proprietary product. At Contemporary Controls, we have the platforms and design resources to make it happen.
Our Automation Platform is a robust and powerful hardware platform ready to run most any application software compliant with the Raspberry Pi. Intended for non-stop automation projects, the Automation Platform builds upon the high-speed Raspberry Pi Compute Module (CM3+ Lite) by including two isolated EIA-485 serial ports suitable for BACnet MS/TP, Modbus RTU or other serial protocols. Also included are two 10/100 Mbps Ethernet ports, DIN-rail mounting and convenient powering from shared 24 VAC/VDC power sources. Daughterboards are available for Wi-Fi, LTE™ cellular and EnOcean™ wireless networks.
If your application software can run on a Raspberry Pi, it will most likely run on our Automation Platform. Use our hardware expertise to bring your software application to market faster under your brand with the Automation Platform.
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