Businesses looking to use the awesome Raspberry Pi mini PC for industrial uses may be interested in a new expansion card in the form of the Raspberry Pi MEGA-IO design specifically for industrial applications. Features of the new Raspberry Pi MEGA-IO industrial expansion card include 4-20mA & 0-10V In/Out, Opto-Isolated In/Open Drain Out, 10A/250V Relays, RS585, CAN, 1 Wire, Real Time Clock, Interrupts as well as the ability to stack for together.
Watch the demonstration video below to learn more about the latest creation from Mihai Beffa based in Cupertino, California. “In September 2017 we launched the MEGA-IO Expansion Card for Raspberry Pi. We crammed eight relays, eight 12-bit ADC channels, 12-bit DAC, eight opto-isolated inputs, four open collector outputs and six GPIO’s into the same form factor with Raspberry Pi. The main target of the Mega-IO card is the Home Automation, DIY user. The Mega-IO Industrial version (MegaIO-IND) brings a low cost solution to the control of industrial processes.”
Full specifications of the Raspberry Pi MEGA-IO industrial expansion card include :
– 24VDC Power Supply
– Four Optically-Isolated 4-20mA Inputs
– Four 4-20mA Outputs
– Four 0-10V analog Inputs
– Four 0-10V analog Outputs
– Four Optically-Isolated Digital Inputs
– Four Optically-Isolated Open Drain Outputs
– Four Optically-Isolated 10A/250V Relays with status LED’s
– Four General Purpose LED’s
– RS485, CAN, 1 Wire communication
– Real time clock with battery back-up
– Configurable Interrupts
The Raspberry Pi expansion card is now available to back via kicks with earlybird pledges available from just $50 or £38 and worldwide shipping expected to take place during January 2019. For more info follow the link below.
Source: Kickstarter
