Jul. 18, 2025
Box PC, also named embedded computer, is a compact computer designed for industrial and commercial applications. Unlike traditional desktop computers, Box PCs can withstand harsh environments, offer greater durability and reliability, and achieve breakthroughs in protection performance, volume control, and application flexibility. They are often used in applications where space is limited and better performance is required, such as automation, manufacturing, and transportation industries.
Box PCs are the core of industrial automation systems, providing computing for various applications such as data acquisition, machine control, and system monitoring. They are usually equipped with powerful processors and sufficient memory space, and a variety of expansion connection options, which can be seamlessly connected with other industrial equipment. Its compact size and fanless design ensure efficient operation even in small spaces and harsh conditions.
Waterproof Box PC is a device designed to operate in environments where it may be exposed to water and other contaminants. They use a rugged aluminum alloy housing with a strict ingress protection (IP) standard of IP67. This rating means complete protection against dust intrusion and low-pressure water jets from any direction, ensuring that the device can operate reliably in wet and dusty environments.
Waterproof Box PCs are generally used in industries such as manufacturing, food and beverage processing, marine, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) or edge computing, which have a growing demand for reliable and durable computing solutions. These industries often operate in environments where traditional computing devices are prone to failure due to exposure to moisture and extreme temperatures. Waterproof Box PCs meet these challenges by providing a resilient solution that can maintain performance and reliability even in the harshest conditions.
A waterproof industrial Mini PC with an IP67 rating is fully sealed against dust and can withstand immersion in up to 1 meter of water for 30 minutes. Unlike standard IP65 devices, IP67 solutions provide exceptional resilience for extremely wet or harsh environments, making them ideal for:
· Outdoor & Edge Computing – withstand rain, wash-down procedures, high humidity, and dust.
· Marine and Port Operations – resist salt spray and vibration in maritime environments.
· Food & Beverage Processing – compatible with stringent hygiene and washdown protocols.
The IP67 waterproof rating is a protection level standard established by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), where IP stands for "Ingress Protection" and 67 is the specific protection level code. The first number "6" means complete dustproof, that is, the inside of the device is completely sealed and dust cannot enter; the second number "7" means waterproof, that is, the device will not be damaged by water after being immersed in 1 meter deep water for 30 minutes.
This protection level is of great significance in industrial applications. In food processing workshops, equipment needs to withstand the washing of high-pressure water guns; in marine environments, equipment has to face the impact of waves and the corrosion of salt spray; in chemical plants, equipment may be exposed to various corrosive liquids. The IP67 protection level ensures that the equipment can still work normally under these harsh conditions, greatly reducing the failure rate and maintenance costs.
Targeted design: Embedded systems are designed for specific application scenarios. Both hardware and software are optimized to accurately meet specific functional requirements and avoid resource waste in general systems.
Customization: Functional modules can be tailored according to specific application requirements, unnecessary components can be removed, and the best performance-price ratio can be achieved.
Deterministic response: Embedded real-time operating systems can ensure response to interrupts and task scheduling within the specified time to meet the requirements of hard real-time or soft real-time systems.
Low latency: Due to system simplification and optimization, the interrupt response time is usually at the microsecond level, which is suitable for control applications with strict timing requirements.
Strong adaptability: Specially designed hardware can work stably in harsh environments such as extreme temperature, vibration, and electromagnetic interference.
Fault tolerance: Integrated hardware watchdog, ECC memory, redundant design and other mechanisms to improve the system's fault tolerance.
Long-term stable operation: The optimized system architecture avoids problems such as memory leaks and resource competition, and supports 7×24 hours of uninterrupted operation.
Fanless cooling
The waterproof industrial embedded mini computer adopts fanless cooling technology and uses an aluminum alloy shell with high thermal conductivity, which can quickly transfer internal heat to the shell surface. The shell surface is designed with a fin-type heat sink, which not only increases the heat dissipation area but also improves the heat dissipation efficiency, ensuring that the heat can be quickly dissipated. This enables the device to operate normally over a wide temperature range of -20°C to 60°C, meeting the application requirements under various climatic conditions.
Intel® Core i5-1135G7 is an important member of Intel's 11th-generation Core processor family. It adopts advanced 10nm process technology and provides powerful computing power for waterproof industrial embedded mini computers.
Architecture Advantage Analysis: The processor is based on the Tiger Lake architecture, with a 4-core 8-thread design, a base frequency of 2.4GHz, and a maximum turbo frequency of 4.2GHz. This design not only ensures the efficiency of multi-tasking, but also achieves effective control of power consumption. In industrial applications, this means that the device can handle multiple control tasks at the same time, such as data acquisition, algorithm calculation, communication transmission, etc., without performance bottlenecks.
Integrated graphics performance: Intel Iris Xe Graphics integrated graphics has significantly improved performance compared to previous generations. It can not only support 4K video playback, but also has certain AI computing capabilities. In industrial applications, this graphics processing capability is of great value for applications such as visual inspection, image recognition, and interface display.
AI acceleration capability: The Intel DL Boost technology built into the processor can accelerate machine learning inference tasks and provide hardware support for industrial AI applications. This is of great significance for intelligent applications such as predictive maintenance, quality inspection, and anomaly recognition.
Power management technology: Advanced power management technology enables the processor to dynamically adjust power consumption according to the workload, minimizing power consumption and heat generation while ensuring performance. This is particularly important for waterproof industrial computers with a fanless design, which helps to achieve long-term stable operation.
Instruction set support: Supports the latest instruction set extensions, including AVX-512, Intel TSX, etc., providing hardware acceleration support for high-performance computing and multi-threaded applications.
The 8GB DDR4 memory configuration provides the system with ample memory space, ensuring the smoothness of multitasking and the effectiveness of data caching. The 8GB configuration is sufficient for most industrial applications and can support multiple applications running simultaneously, including operating systems, control software, databases, monitoring programs, etc.
The 128GB SSD solid state drive not only provides fast read and write performance, but more importantly, its anti-vibration characteristics and reliability fully meet the stringent requirements of industrial environments. Compared with traditional mechanical hard drives, SSDs have significant advantages such as no mechanical parts, anti-vibration, low power consumption, and low heat generation. In industrial environments, equipment may face mechanical stresses such as vibration and impact, and the anti-vibration performance of SSDs ensures data security. The 128GB capacity can meet the storage needs of most industrial applications, including operating systems, applications, databases, log files, etc. Although the standard configuration is 128GB, the system design supports upgrades to larger capacity SSDs, providing space for future expansion needs.
Network communication is an important part of industrial systems. The Intel I211AT network chip and rich interface configurations provide devices with powerful network connection capabilities.
Intel I211AT provides a transmission rate of 1000Mbps, which can meet the data transmission requirements of most industrial applications. Whether it is real-time control data, monitoring video streams, or large-scale data transmission, good performance can be achieved.
Network protocol support: Supports standard network protocols such as TCP/IP, UDP, ICMP, and is compatible with industrial Ethernet protocols such as Modbus TCP, EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, etc., providing wide compatibility for industrial automation applications.
The 4 POE ports are a highlight of this device, supporting the IEEE 802.3af standard and providing great convenience for system integration.
IEEE 802.3af standard details: IEEE 802.3af standard defines the Ethernet power supply specification, each port can provide a maximum power output of 15.4W. This power level can power most network devices, including IP cameras, wireless access points, sensors, small switches, etc.
POE technology advantages:
Simplified wiring: only one network cable is needed to transmit data and power at the same time
Reduce costs: reduce the need for power adapters and power cords
Improve reliability: centralized power management, easy monitoring and maintenance
Enhance security: support remote power management and fault detection
Actual application scenarios:
Monitoring system: directly powers IP cameras to simplify the installation and maintenance of monitoring systems
Sensor network: power various industrial sensors to build a complete data acquisition network
Wireless coverage: power wireless access points to expand network coverage
Lighting control: power LED lighting equipment to achieve intelligent lighting control
The interface configuration of the device fully considers the actual needs of industrial applications and provides the necessary connection options.
1*HDMI: The HDMI interface supports up to 4K resolution output, providing high-quality video output for industrial display applications. At the industrial site, a large-screen display can be connected for monitoring interface display, data visualization, operation interface, etc.
1*USB3.0 interface function: The USB3.0 interface provides a data transmission rate of 5Gbps and supports the connection of various USB devices, such as keyboards, mice, U disks, mobile hard disks, printers, etc. You can also connect a USB to serial devices to expand serial communication capabilities.
Scalability: Although the number of interfaces in the standard configuration is limited, the number of interfaces can be further expanded through devices such as USB hubs and serial port servers to meet more complex application requirements.
The marine environment is one of the worst working environments on earth. High salt fog, high humidity, strong winds and waves, and drastic temperature changes place extremely high demands on electronic equipment. The application of waterproof industrial embedded mini computers in the field of marine engineering has irreplaceable advantages.
Offshore drilling platform application: On offshore drilling platforms, equipment needs to control the drilling process, monitor equipment status, process geological data, etc. Traditional equipment often fails frequently due to seawater corrosion and bad weather, while the IP67 protection level of waterproof mini computers can effectively resist seawater erosion and ensure the continuity and safety of drilling operations.
Ship navigation system application: The navigation system of modern ships needs to process multiple information, such as GPS positioning, radar signals, AIS data, etc., while also withstanding the impact of waves and corrosion from salt spray. Waterproof industrial computers can not only stably run various navigation software, but also power shipborne equipment through the POE interface, simplifying the complexity of the ship's electrical system.
Marine scientific research equipment application: Marine scientific research requires long-term data collection and analysis at sea, and the stability of the equipment directly affects the quality of research results. Waterproof mini computers can continue to work in harsh sea conditions, providing a reliable data processing platform for marine scientific research.
The food processing industry has extremely high requirements for equipment hygiene. At the same time, the production environment is humid and the temperature changes frequently. These characteristics make it difficult for traditional industrial computers to adapt. Waterproof industrial embedded mini computers have brought revolutionary changes to the food processing industry.
Washing line control system application: Food processing workshops need to be cleaned regularly, including equipment and floors. Traditional control systems often need to be powered off during cleaning, which affects production efficiency. Waterproof mini computers can continue to run during the cleaning process, achieving truly uninterrupted production.
Wet processing monitoring application: During wet processing, such as vegetable washing and meat thawing, the environmental humidity is extremely high, and traditional computers are prone to failure due to moisture intrusion. The waterproof design ensures the stable operation of the equipment in a high-humidity environment.
Cold storage environment application: The cold storage environment has a low temperature and high humidity, which is prone to frost. The wide temperature working range and waterproof design of waterproof industrial computers can adapt to this harsh environment and provide reliable support for temperature control and inventory management of cold storage.
HACCP system integration application: The food safety control system needs to monitor the key control points in the production process in real time. The waterproof mini computer can be deployed directly at the production site to realize real-time data collection and analysis to ensure food quality and safety.
The chemical and pharmaceutical industries have extremely high requirements for the corrosion resistance, explosion resistance and stability of equipment, and they also need to meet strict industry standards and regulatory requirements. The application of waterproof industrial embedded mini computers in this field has important safety and economic value.
Reactor monitoring system: Various corrosive gases and liquids are produced during chemical reactions, and traditional computers are often corroded due to poor sealing. The sealing design of the waterproof mini computer can effectively prevent the intrusion of corrosive media and ensure the long-term stable operation of the control system.
Clean room application: The clean room environment of the pharmaceutical industry requires that the equipment cannot produce particulate pollution and must withstand frequent disinfection and cleaning. The fanless design eliminates the pollution risks that may be caused by traditional cooling systems, and the waterproof performance ensures the safety of the equipment during the disinfection process.
CIP cleaning system: Cleaning in place (CIP) is an important process in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, which requires precise control of the temperature, concentration and flow of the cleaning fluid. The waterproof industrial computer can continuously monitor and control various parameters during the cleaning process to ensure the cleaning effect and equipment safety.
The outdoor environment faces multiple challenges such as wind, rain, sandstorms, and extreme temperatures. Traditional monitoring equipment often fails frequently due to insufficient protection. Waterproof industrial embedded mini computers provide a reliable solution for outdoor monitoring and intelligent transportation systems.
Road monitoring system: The monitoring system of highways and urban roads needs to run 24 hours a day and face all kinds of bad weather. The waterproof mini computer can not only run the monitoring software stably, but also power the camera through the POE interface, which greatly simplifies the system installation and maintenance.
Intelligent traffic signal control: The traffic signal control system needs to adjust the signal light timing according to the real-time traffic flow, which has extremely high requirements for the real-time and stability of the system. The high-performance processor and stable embedded system of the waterproof industrial computer can ensure the accurate control of traffic signals.
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