Product Description

The Beckhoff CX1020-0021 is a rugged Embedded PC offered in the CX Series specifically created for industrial applications in the areas of control and automation. It incorporates an Intel® Celeron® M ULV processor that operates at clock frequency 1 GHz which offers dependable and effective computing resources for control applications. It supports only a single core processor which makes it ideal for real time automation.

The RAM installed on the CX1020-0021 is 256 MB DDR and it is kindly extendable to 1 GB depending on the complexity of the CAD application or other applications. For data storage the module has got a Compact Flash slot and also possesses 128 MB of flash memory but the flash is upgradeable for larger data capacity. As for the connectivity peripherals the CX1020-0021 has got 2 x RJ45 Ethernet ports supporting 10/100 Mbit/s speed with internal switch for communication improvement within industrial situations. The module is totally passive in cooling which makes functioning of it very quiet and energy wastage ineffective however customers may order active cooling to enhance performance storage capacities without using power house sinks or fans.

This model has operational lights which indicate the status of the system with regards to power, LAN connection, usage of twin CAT and access of the flash memory modules which is important in the monitoring and maintenance of the system. It is also noted that in every model there is the memory clock which is powered up by the internal battery helping in maintaining the current time even if the power is off depending on the model which is very important in operations where time is crucial. The CX1020-0021 device which operates on Windows Embedded CE 6, 2009, or Standard has the capabilities to support TwinCAT 2 PLC Runtime, NC PTP Runtime, and NC I runtime enhancing further automation, motion control and real time actions.