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Software Special KUNBUS GmbH I Heerweg 15c I 73770 Denkendorf I Germany I info@kunbus.com I revolution.kunbus.com THE HEART OF THE REVOLUTION Information & technical data on the base modules of Revolution Pi Page 2 SOFTWARE Full flexibility of the software thanks to Open Source Page 5 Revolution Pi - more than just a device In launching Revolution Pi, we have brought an open, modular and inexpensive industrial PC based on the established Raspberry Pi to the market. Equipped with Raspberry Pi Compute Module, the base modules can, depending on requirements, be expanded seamlessly using appropriate I/O modules and fieldbus gateways. Based on the Raspberry Pi Compute Module, we have developed an industrial PC composed of open hardware and software meeting the EN61131-2 standard. Thanks to the modular structure, Revolution Pi is more to us than just a device. We believe it is time to break down the fossilized structures within the industry with the Open Source concept. We will reveal our source code and all the circuit diagrams belonging to Revo- Revolution Pi can, depending on customer requirements, be supplemented by digital or analog I/O modules respectively as well as appropriate fieldbus gateways to connect it to an industrial network. Installed in a DIN rail housing, the base module of the Revolution Pi already has USB, Ethernet and HDMI connections. The base modules and expansion modules are supplied with 24 volts which is the norm in the industry. In addition to revealing the circuit diagrams, we are rigorously pursuing the Open Source concept within the software. The established Raspbian operating system from Raspberry Pi, including the drivers lution Pi devices. Our customers should not be limited to our ideas and solutions. This allows you to give free rein to your own ideas. If the ideas are then exchanged just as freely with other users on the Revolution Pi platform, a strong for the expansion modules, are preinstalled. Using Raspbian ensures that basically any software or application running on Raspberry Pi will also run on Revolution Pi. Full root access allows obstacle-free programming and implementation of customised programs. By cooperating with various software manufacturers, we provide inexpensive and powerful control and SCADA software for users preferring off-the-peg software solutions. As a result, Revolution Pi can be developed into an industrially viable small control system. One of our aim is to provide a tool with Revolution Pi enabling companies to offer new sales opportunities, such as community will develop. We will provide the tools for such networking with Facebook, video channels, forums and blogs. In the future, there will be an app store where you can search for solutions or provide them yourself. Together for example Cloud Services. Revolution Pi enables the development of business models and services that open up new markets. Value added chains of companies using Revolution Pi can be shifted significantly. An online forum networks Revolution Pi developers and users from all over the world. Problems, solutions and suggestions for improvements can therefore be exchanged quickly, openly and easily. we are strong and can invent brilliant contributions for the challenges of the 4th industrial revolution. Raspberry Pi has had an impressive career ever since its launch early 2012. Until mid-2019, the small and inexpensive single-board computer was sold more than 25 million times. Behind the development of Raspberry Pi was the idea of producing an inexpensive and simply constructed PC that could introduce kids and teenagers to the world of programming. Even though a great majority of Raspberry Pis in circulation today are used as a media centre at home, Raspberry Pi is also found increasingly in test environments and laboratories in the industry. Raspberry Pi comes in a variety of versions. We at KUNBUS have decided in favour of the lesser known variant going by the name of Compute Module. Why? Quite simply because by using Compute Module, Raspberry Pi is limited to the most essential. We therefore had sufficient leeway to design its connections etc. in an industrially viable way. Multiple versions of the Compute Module, one with a single-core processor, the others with quad-core processors, are available.

f C RoHS V» VL compliant __ Made in Germany wwww.kunbus.com Ao secrets - The circuit diagrams of the base modules are disclosed. RevPi Connect, RevPi Core 3 and RevPi Core are the central processing units of our modular system. By using the Raspberry Pi Compute module, the devices are largely compatible with a Raspberry Pi model 3 or Raspberry Pi B+. Avery important element of our Revolution Pi base modules are their power supply units. To ensure that heat losses are kept to a minimum, we have used the most advanced and highly efficient DC-DC converters (overall efficiency > 80%), which...

Fieldbus connection To transform Revolution Pi into an industrial control unit, various digital I/O modules, amongst other things, can be connected to the base module RevPi Core. The I/O modules come in three versions. All have the same 28-pin I/O connector at the front (connector with two rows of 14 pins each - two suitable 14-pin socket connectors with spring clamp contacts for the connection of up to 1.5 mm2 stranded hookup wires are supplied). Apart from the standard version with 14 digital inputs and 14 digital outputs, there are also two special versions that exclusively have either...

Revolution Today Open source also with the software Revolution Pi is for starters an open platform upon which everything, from the operating system to applications, can be installed that also run on a Raspberry Pi. We have decided to preinstall Raspbian (a Debian variant) with a Real-Time patch of the kernel. In our view, it is the best compromise to remain as close as possible to the original development environment of a Raspberry Pi and still maintain a high level of control over the priorities of the tasks that the scheduler manages. The scheduler, which controls the execution of the...