Install your own software on the router
Do you want to read out and process plant data? Connect SCADA, multi-cloud and IoT platforms? Monitor and alarm threshold values?
The Linux container environment offers many possibilities for this.
Routers with icom OS firmware* provide a Linux Container Environment (LXC) where custom software containers can be installed. Linux containers are also known as “Docker” for embedded systems. The router can thus be used as a mini-IPC.
Use ready-made containers from INSYS icom or program your own application!
*except MIRO
Edge Computing:
Practical example – e2m controls EEG plants with its own software container
Energy2market GmbH (e2m) operates over 5,500 renewable energy plants for its customers worldwide. In addition to the direct marketing of energy on the power exchange via a virtual power plant, e2m is very active in the provision of control energy.
In order to regulate the EEG plants, e2m has developed its own software container, which runs on a router in each plant. From a central platform, the plants are controlled depending on the grid and the feed-in power is either reduced or increased. The plant portfolio includes PV power plants, wind farms, biogas plants and a large offshore wind farm.
These customers also use their own containers:
System
Containers
Main memory
SCR/ECR 512MB
MRO/MRX 512MB
64 MB
evenly distributed among containers
448MB (SCR/ECR)
448MB (MRO/MRX)
Flash memory
SCR/ECR 1GB
MRO/MRX 3GB
shared, content separated
Processing power CPU 50% (prioritized)
50% prioritized
according to requirements
Serial interfaces
shared access
Digital I/O s
shared access via MCIP interface
Network LAN/WAN
up to 5 networks with own IP address ranges
1 own IP address in a network of the router
High IT security
Completely isolated from router firmware and configuration. Container without root access to firmware.
Inter-container communication
Inter-container communication possible e.g. via API/MQTT
Firewall control
Dedicated IP endpoint allows full firewall visibility and control of all connections
Multi-container capability
Parallel operation of multiple isolated containers on one device
Dedicated IP endpoint
Each container is addressable via its own IP address and MAC
Practicality
Update of container and application possible without reboot during operation
Start now with individual programming
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Configure instead of programming: icom Data Suite
We may even have a ready-made solution for your problem!
The iDS is a container product and offers a construction kit for many applications: Alarming, protocol conversion, data logging, condition monitoring or cloud connection.
Simply install the icom Data Suite on your router, configure it and get started!
Training
Take the opportunity to learn more about the LXC environment and deepen your knowledge in one of our training courses.