Kontron KBox C-104-TGL Embedded Box PC Family

The new generation of Kontron's high-end industrial computers in Box PC format, the Kontron KBox C-104-TGL family is based on the 11th generation Intel® Core™ or Intel® Xeon® W processors, improves determinism in Industry 4.0 environments with integrated TSN and Intel® Time Coordinated Computing (Intel® TCC) functionality, and enables various real-time applications. The CPUs used have up to eight processing cores and are especially suited for demanding edge workloads and high-end applications with high bandwidth.

All systems of the Kontron KBox C-104-TGL embedded box pc family are specially designed for use in control cabinets in the automation environment. In this context, the Kontron KBox C-104-TGL serves as a universal platform for various applications such as machine control, inspection and AI-based vision applications, optionally also with additionally integrated Hailo-8™ AI accelerator. By means of the optional NVRAM module as well as the integration of fieldbus extensions, it can also be used as a soft PLC platform. The four 2.5GbE interfaces with TSN functionality can also support time-critical, control-relevant tasks and thus also meet future real-time requirements in the smart factory.

The maintenance-free system enables fanless operation up to +65 degrees Celsius; the Goldcap equipment and optional redundant power supplies as well as the recovery functionality guarantee maximum system availability and a long service life.

In addition to up to three display ports and four 2.5GbE interfaces, the four variants of the Kontron KBox C-104-TGL family also feature up to two COM ports incl. RS485 option, three USB 3.0 and three USB 2.0 ports each as well as up to four SATA slots. Up to four PCI Express®, one mPCIe and three M.2 expansion slots ensure maximum flexibility and expandability. These can also be used to add 4G/5G or even WiFi 6 connectivity to the systems. In addition, further customer-specific adaptations can be implemented quickly and without design risk.