Compact PLC with Arm® Cortex®-A53 and Beckhoff RT Linux®

The CX8200 Embedded PC series is a further development of the existing

CX8100 series and combines higher computing power in a compact format

for a wide range of automation tasks. Equipped with a faster, modern Arm®

Cortex®-A53 processor with 64 bit architecture, users benefit from a

significantly higher clock frequency of 1.2 GHz and two cores for compact

controls. The multi-core CPUs allow PLC projects to be distributed to several

cores for significantly enhanced performance.

The CX8200 Embedded PC series forms the link between the CX7000 and

CX8100 series on one hand, and the CX9240 on the other, opening up whole

new application areas and possibilities thanks to the more modern CPU and

the same low power consumption. A particular highlight of the new series is

the significantly faster 1 Gbit Ethernet interface and the expansion of the

main memory to a larger 1 GB LPDDR4 RAM, which represents double the

main memory compared to the predecessor series. What’s more, the series

also offers a USB 3.0 interface that can be used for connecting wireless and

cellular components or additional USB storage media.