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Announcing the ComfilePi - Industrial Raspberry Pi Panel PC
Posted on May 29th 2017
COMFILE Technology is pleased to announce the release of the ComfilePi: An industrial Raspberry Pi-based panel PC.
Leveraging the Raspberry Pi 3 Compute Module Lite, the COMFILE Pi inherits a quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 1.2 GHz SOC, Broacom VideoCore IV GPU, and 1GB of RAM while exposing the following I/O features:
* 24-bit color LCD with pressure senstive resistive-film touchscreen
* 22 ESD Protected GPIO (40-pin socket header compatible similar to the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B)
* 3 USB 2.0 host ports
* 1 RJ-45 Ethernet port
* 1 I2C port
* 2 RS-232C ports
* Stereo audio output jack
* 12-24VDC power input
The CPi-A070WR model packages all this functionality in a flame retardant ABS enclosure with an IP65 water resistant front panel.
COMFILE Technology plans to expand the product line to include a wider selection of screen sizes, enclosures, and expandable I/O boards.
For more information, please see the ComfilePi's documentation and current list of products.
* Raspberry Pi is a Trademark of the Raspberry Pi Foundation
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