Industrial PC With Dual CAN Bus Interface Supports CANopen And SAE J1939

The VL2 1000 industrial PCs by Phoenix Contact are equipped with Intel’s Atom Bay Trail processors. These multi-core CPUs are part of the chipmaker’s long-term strategy on embedded microprocessors. The control units are intended for HMI applications, and they come with Raid 0/1 support.

VL2’s modern design with 10-point multi-touch screens is perfectly suited for high-end control or visualization tasks and provides a scalable IPC family for virtually any application and any industry.

The VL2 family is available as box or panel PCs and offers reliable CPU operation with significantly increased performance power and high-energy efficiency. Powerful multi-core CPUs from Intel’s long-term embedded road map, as well as RAID 0/1 support, make these IPCs suitable for a wide range of applications in demanding industrial environments.

Features

• Configurable as a panel PC (PPC) and a box PC (BPC)
• Fanless design for industrial applications
• Powerful and energy-efficient Intel® ATOM™ and Core™ processors
• Advanced HAZLOC approvals such as Class I Div. 2

Options

• Easy access to the dual 2.5 SATA drive bays and PCI/PCIe slot (VL2 2000, 3000, 7000, 9000)
• Optional RAID 0 or RAID 1 support (VL2 3000, 7000, 9000)
• Optional dual CAN interface (VL2 1000)
• Easily removable rotating or solid-state hard drives in a variety of sizes

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