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Revolution Today
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B
ased on the
Raspberry Pi
Compute Module,
KUNBUS has deve-
loped an industrial
PC composed of open hard-
ware and software meeting the
EN61131-2 standard. Thanks
to the modular structure, Re-
volution Pi can, depending on
customer requirements, be
supplemented by digital or ana-
log I/O modules respectively as
well as appropriate fieldbus
gateways to connect it to an
industrial network. Installed
in a DIN rail housing, the base
module of the Revolution Pi
already has USB, Ethernet and
HDMI connections. The base
modules and expansion modu-
les are supplied with 24 volts
which is the norm in the industry.
In addition to revealing the
circuit diagrams, KUNBUS is
rigorously pursuing the Open
Source concept within the soft-
ware. The established Raspbian
operating system from
Raspberry Pi, including the
drivers for the expansion mo-
dules, are preinstalled. Using
Raspbian ensures that basically
any software or application
running on Raspberry Pi will
also run on Revolution Pi. Full
root access allows obstacle-
free programming and imple-
mentation of customised pro-
grams. By cooperating with
various software manufactur-
ers, KUNBUS provides inexpen-
sive and powerful control and
SCADA software for users pre-
ferring off-the-peg software
solutions. As a result, Revoluti-
on Pi can be developed into an
industrially viable small control
system.
One aim of KUNBUS is to pro-
vide a tool with Revolution Pi
enabling companies to offer
new sales opportunities, such
as for example Cloud Services.
Revolution Pi enables the de-
velopment of business models
and services that open up new
markets. Value added chains of
companies using Revolution Pi
can be shifted signicantly.
An online forum networks
Revolution Pi developers
and users from all over the
world. Problems, solutions and
suggestions for improvements
can therefore be exchanged
quickly, openly and easily.
DON´T JUST CLAIM IT - MAKE IT !
Revolution Pi is more to us
than just a device. We believe
it is time to break down the
fossilized structures within the
industry with the Open Source
concept. We will reveal our
source code and all the circuit
diagrams belonging to Revo-
lution Pi devices. Our custo-
mers should not be limited to
our ideas and solutions. This
allows you to give free rein to
your own ideas. If the ideas are
then exchanged just as freely
with other users on the Re-
volution Pi platform, a strong
community will develop. We
will provide the tools for such
networking with Facebook,
video channels, forums and
blogs. In the future, there will
be an app store where you can
search for solutions or provide
them yourself. Together we are
strong and can invent brilliant
contributions for the challen-
ges of the 4th industrial revo-
lution.
Revolution Pi - more than just a device
Raspberry Pi has had an impressive career ever since its
launch early 2012. Up until end of 2017, the small and in-
expensive single-board computer was sold more than 17
million times.
Behind the development of Raspberry Pi was the idea of
producing an inexpensive and simply constructed PC that could
introduce kids and teenagers to the world of programming.
Even though a great majority of Raspberry Pis in circulation to-
day are used as a media centre at home, Raspberry Pi is also
found increasingly in test environments and laboratories in the
industry.
Raspberry Pi comes in a variety of versions. We at KUNBUS
have decided in favour of the lesser known variant going by the
name of Compute Module. Why? Quite simply because by using
Compute Module, Raspberry Pi is limited to the most essential.
We therefore had sufficient leeway to design its connections
etc in an industrially viable way. Two versions of the Compute
Module, one with a single core processor, the other with a
quad core processor, are available.
Why Raspberry Pi ?
Information & technical data on the base modules
of Revolution Pi
THE HEART OF THE REVOLUTION
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 1 (right) & Compute Module 3 (left)
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MODULAR DESIGN SOFTWARE
Find out more about the expansion modules
available
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Full exibility of the software thanks to Open
Source
In launching Revolution
Pi, KUNBUS has brought
an open, modular and in-
expensive industrial PC
based on the establis-
hed Raspberry Pi to the
market. Equipped with
Raspberry Pi Compute
Module, the base modules
can, depending on require-
ments, be expanded seam-
lessly using appropriate
I/O modules and fieldbus
gateways.
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