Embedded ARM Technology

for Industrial Applications

Presenter: Markus Schoierer,
Hermann Berg

MOXA embedded ARM Technology for Industrial Applications

Ver 1 – Eng – Stand
Boards
06/2012& Solutions Conference - 4th of July 2012
 Agenda
- MOXA Company Profile
- Challenges & requirements for industrial applications
- MOXA ARM CPUs
- ARM based products
- Field of Applications

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MOXA - Profile

 Private and independet world wide operating company

 Foundation 1987 in Taipei, Taiwan
 25 Years experience as manufacturer of IT hardware
for Industrial Automation
 Today's product portfolio consist of over 1.800 products
 ISO certified (ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001)
 Innovative technology and top product quality with 5 years warranty
 Development of own UART / ARM CPUs
 Top references and uniquie product portfolio for different industries
(e.g. Power, Rail, ITS, Defence & Marine...)

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 Facts

Global Sales and Service Offices

Moxa USA Moxa Europe Moxa India Moxa China Moxa Asia
 Sales & Marketing (HQ)  Product management  Sales & Marketing  Product management  R&D (HQ)
 Product management  Sales & Marketing  Technical Support  Sales & Marketing  Production (HQ)
 Technical Support  Technical Support  Administration  Technical Support  Product management
 Administration  Administration  Administration  Sales & Marketing
 Technical Support

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Solutions

Solutions for the industry:

Communi-
Power
cation

Marine &
Oil & Gas
Defense

Renewable ATM POS &

Energy KIOSK

Railway & Building

ITS automation

Factory
Medical
Automation

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Standards

Industrial Standards
R&TTE
FCC part C/E
IEC 61850-3
Power Radio NCC
IEEE 1613
SRMC
Telec

Hazard Glass 1 Div. 2/ Marine & DVN/ GL/ LR/

zones ATEX Zone 2 Defense ABS/ NK

Building UL 60950-1
ITS NEMA TS2
automation UL508

EN50155
Railway EN50121 Medical EN55011
IEC60571

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SBU

MOXA SBUs (Strategic Business Units)

A barcode system scans every serial number to traces

Industry Ethernet Switches
production process quality from acquisition to shipping

Serial/USB/Fieldbus

Industrial Computer

Industrial Wireless

Remote I/O & RTU

IP Surveillance

Power & Transport

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Challenges & Requirements for
industrial applications
Hardware challenges: Hardware requirements:
 Limited space  No moving parts
 Shock & Vibration  Reliable product
 Harsh enviroment  Backup ability
 High and very low temperature  Energy saving
 Easy to recycle
 Low heat
 Long life
 Longterm availibility

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MOXA – ARM CPU´s

MOXA Core Fab. Speed / Characteristics

CPU (Size) Process Power /
Temp
MOXA Art ARM 9 0.18um 192MHz - Good for eCOS
- µCLinux, Linux
(27mm*27mm) 1.2 W - Very good technical support:
issues, optimize system,
-40 - 85C driver porting from x86, …
- Integrate peripherals
MOXA MiiNe ARM 7 0.18um 25-75MHz - Moxa OS, ultra small
footprint (no FS, no MMU)
(9mm*9mm) 0.65W - Low cost (integrated ROM,
RAM)
-40 – 85C - IDE on MiiNePort

MOXA MACRO ARM 11 90nm 500MHz - Good for eCOS

- Moxa Linux
(30mm*30mm) 0.7W - HW-compatible to Intel IXP
- Integrate peripherals (PCI,
-40 – 85C UART, USB, PCIe,…)

Marvel ARM9 200 MHz - - DMA Engine for storage

1GHz - Optimized for “rugged NAS”

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Industrial ARM Platforms
(Embedded Computers)
ARM Platform Industrial Features
 customizable boot loader  Remote Management
• e.g. fast boot • Moxa Device Manager,
• FW recovery (on site) API, SNMP
 Operating System  Application-specific
• e.g. OS in NOR, apps in Software Packages
NAND flash • Mobile Intelligent Routing
• optimizing packages Framework
• porting other Linux • Network Attached Storage
distributions • Solar / FTU / Protocols
 Driver support
• Interfaces, modules,
watch dog, SNMP
 Move to Debian ARM
(2.6.38)

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MOXA Application-Ready ARM Platforms
DIN-Rail/Wallmount Board-Level/Embedded

ARM9 and XScale RISC IPCs with a wide ARM9 embedded RISC Computing Cores/
Range of Interfaces, LINUX/WindowsCE Devices with a ritch Range of Interfaces,
Platform, and Programming Examples Linux Platform, and Development Kits

19 Inch Rackmount OEM Designs

XScale RISC Rackmount PCs with up to
16 RS232/422/485 Ports, WindowsCE /
LINUX Platform, Programming Examples
 Short time-to-market with an optimal
solution, product, and price
 Quick integration for various peripheral
devices based on RISC Architecture
 Specifications tailored to Target Market
 Customer-centric development/service

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Customization to meet Customer
Needs for Industrial Solutions
 Profession Design Service (PDS) as the concept
of Customization service for industrial
computing products
 Tailor-made solutions: Hardware & Software

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 Fields of Applications
- Railway
- Highway Tunnels
- Public Transport Buses
- Power – Wind Park

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 Railway
Key challenges:
• Shock & Vibration
• Fire Protection
• Long life

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Public Transport - Buses
Key challenges:
• Shock & Vibration
• Price

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Highway Tunnels
Key challenges:
• Pollution (Dust / Smog)
• Fire Protection
• Long life

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Power – Wind Park

Key challenges:
• Wide temperature
• Salt water corrosion
• Shock & Vibration

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 Thank you

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 Contact
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Germany
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Email: europe@moxa.com
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