SIMATIC IOT2050 - The next intelligent gateway for industrial IoT solutions

The new SIMATIC IOT2050 industrial IoT gateway, based on ARM processor technology from Texas Instruments, is an open, industrial PC-like platform with which customers can implement a wide range of applications in the IOT, gateway and edge environment.

SIMATIC IOT2050 features numerous interfaces and sets itself apart mainly due to its expandability, free programming in high-level languages and the availability of a wide range of packages in the Linux environment.

The fanless industrial design and the availability ex stock complete the offer.

Major highlights:

High industrial functionality

- Texas Instruments ARM AM6528 Dual Core Cortex A53

- The real-time clock (RTC) receives the time-of-day even in the event of zero voltage

without synchronization.

- DDR4 memory technology with 1 GB RAM

- Embedded features (user LED, user button, etc.)

- Integrated 12 … 24 V DC wide-range power supply

- Low power consumption starting, i.e. low waste heat

- Developed and tested for 24/7 operation

High connectivity

- ARDUINO slot for connecting IOs and sensors

- miniPCI Express slot for integrating wireless applications

- 2x Ethernet (separate) enables operation in different separate networks

- 2x USB to connect to any USB device

- 1x serial interface (switchable RS-232/485/422) especially for connecting intelligent sensors

Highest degree of variability for creating applications

- Full Debian is now available, which provides usability comparable to Raspberry Pi

employing standard package managers (like apt).

- The user adds the components required for the specific application.

- Numerous drivers, protocols, example applications available

- For example, cloud protocols of large cloud providers are available for download as Debian packages

- Various high-level language compilers (C/C ++, JAVA, JSON, Python, etc.) and development environments

(especially ECLIPSE) can be used

Target applications

- Gateway for

* Collection

* Pre-processing

* Forwarding of data to higher-level units, e.g. to a cloud or edge nodes

- Computer tasks with low performance requirements

Technical support and application support from Siemens Industry Online Forum

- To assist in operating system customization, a forum moderated by customers is available

at the start of delivery to provide support in integration of the application

and commissioning the development environment.

- This is where a Getting Started, application examples, FAQs, etc. will be available.

- Furthermore, the required files (firmware, images) are provided in this way.

The product features of the SIMATIC IOT2050 in detail:

More at :

* Product Homepage
* Product Release

* Forum for IOT2050
* Starter Guide
* Download for SIMATIC IOT20x0

SIMATIC IOT2040 - The intelligent gateway for industrial IoT solutions

The new industrial IoT gateway, SIMATIC IOT2040, is based on Intel Quark processor technology and represents a new platform specifically designed for a wide variety of gateway applications. The SIMATIC IOT2040 Gateway is mainly distinguished by its expandability, free programming in high-level languages and the availability of a wide range of packages in the Linux environment.

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The essential highlights:

High industrial functionality

Intel Quark (x1020)
- Including security features
- Including x86 determinism
The battery-backed real-time clock (RTC) receives the time-of-day even in the event of zero voltage without synchronization.
DDR3 memory technology with 1 GB RAM
Embedded features (user LED, SRAM, watchdog)
Integrated 9 … 36 V DC wide-range power supply
Low power consumption starting at approx. 3 W, i.e. low waste heat in enclosure/control cabinet
Developed and tested for 24/7 operation

High connectivity

ARDUINO slot for connecting IOs and sensors
miniPCI Express slot for integrating wireless applications
2x Ethernet (separate) enables operation in different separate networks
1x USB controller to connect to any USB device
1x USB device for coupling to development systems
2x serial interfaces (switchable RS232/485) especially for connecting intelligent sensors

Highest degree of variability for creating applications

Yocto Linux enables the creation of lean, high-performance operating system environments (tailoring)

The user adds the components required for the specific application.
- Numerous drivers, protocols, example applications available
- For example, cloud protocols of large cloud providers are available for download under Yocto Linux
Various high-level language compilers (C/C ++, JAVA, JSON, Python, etc.) and development environments (especially ECLIPSE) can be used

Target applications

Gateway for
- Collection
- Preprocessing
- Forwarding of data to higher-level units, e.g. to a cloud
Computer tasks (headless) with low performance requirements

Technical support and application support from Siemens Industry Online Forum

To assist in operating system customization, a forum moderated by customers is now available to provide support in integration of the application and commissioning the development environment.
You can find a Getting Started, FAQs etc. here;
Application examples will follow
Furthermore, the required files (firmware, images) are provided in this way.

More at :

* Product Homepage : Industrial IOT
* Delivery release : SIMATIC IOT2040
* Brochure : The Intelligent Gateway for Industrial IOT Solutions
* Forum : SIMATIC IOT2000
* IOT2000 Success Stories !

More efficiency in the new digital world with SIMATIC IOT2050!

Many people talking about the #future with preventive maintenance of machines, coupling of production to the ERP systems, minimizing downtime's of production and analyzing data. From my point of view the important thing is to have a complete system and a common platform to get all this done with collaborating tools. Also mandatory is a gateway to bring the #data to the right tool whether you work with Industrial Edge or connect to the cloud.

Now with the new IoT gateway Simatic IOT2050 you have a simple and cost-effective way to do all this and use the power of your data.

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