Shanghai,12March2019---Theindustrial-suitedEdgeComputerMICAnowalsocomeswithasecondaryEthernetinterface.ItcanbeusedtoeasilyexchangeandprocessdatabetweentwoEthernetprotocols,includingwired-to-wirelessgatewayapplications.

ItisnecessarywithmanyIndustrie4.0applicationstoseparatenetworksandsimplysenddatabackandforthbetweenEthernetprotocolswithoutpermittingexternalapplicationsdirectaccesstoacorporatenetwork.HARTINGhasaddedasecondinterfacefortheseapplicationstoitsEdgeComputingMICA.AnadditionalUSBinterfacecanbeusedforaddingfurthercapabilitiesoraUSBstoragedevice.Thisisbecause,unlikearouter,MICAcanalsocarryoutcomplexdatatransformationsandaggregations.

ThesecondaryEthernetinterfaceisprovidedviathefunctionalcircuitboardandexpandsthemodularsystemoftheMICAplatform.Inparticular,MICAWirelesswithWLAN,BLEandLTEconnectivitywithanadditionalEthernetinterfaceisaneasytomanageandcompactsolutionformanyprojectsintheareasofindustryandtransportation,forexample: