Real Time Logic introduces a secure, user-programmable edge controller and computing platform designed to fast-track the development of next-gen industrial products. Our solution simplifies the adoption of OT, IoT, and IIoT technologies for manufacturers, enabling seamless integration into their operations. With Real Time Logic, enhancing efficiency and productivity through the advantages of IoT and IIoT is straightforward and efficient.
The Edge-Controller is a powerful platform that helps bridge the gap between IT and OT/FA in the manufacturing industry, making integrating with modern ERP systems easy. With its IPC gateway-based architecture, the Edge-Controller can collect data from throughout the OT/FA environment, regardless of the device vendor, and provide real-time local feedback and response for improved diagnosis and decision-making.
The platform's local edge data processing capabilities allow data to be abstracted and used to optimize operations locally and across global locations. Additionally, the Edge Controller enables IT-driven applications to run in the OT/FA environment and supports a wide range of edge computing applications. This makes it an essential tool for the emerging realm of edge computing in the manufacturing industry.
The edge controller software is both hardware and operating system agnostic and can run on a wide range of operating systems, including (Embedded) Linux, QNX, VxWorks, Windows, macOS, Zephyr, FreeRTOS, INTEGRITY, Azure RTOS, Nucleus RTOS, embOS, RTXC, SMX, MQX, and RTOS-32.
Companies building on-premises edge controller solutions and products require a solid foundation with user-programmable industry standard protocols such as OPC-UA, Modbus, MQTT, HTTP, and REST.
All industry protocols are user programmable in the high level Lua language. Lua is easy to learn and use for industrial automation. Lua is super fast and a much more beginner-friendly coding language than Structured Text (ST).
The Edge-Controller enables integration with FA systems, manufacturing devices, PLCs, flow computers, safety pressure, temperature monitoring, shutdown systems, artificial lift applications, BTU blending systems, energy measurement and balance, field production analysis, and more.
The Edge-Controller facilitates rapid integration with on-site ERP solutions, business IT systems, and online cloud service providers, including Amazon AWS IoT, Azure IoT, SAP Leonardo IoT, etc. Security is paramount, and the Edge Controller includes security technology that meets the industry's strictest requirements.
The Edge-Controller offers a user-friendly programming environment and IDE, making it easy to develop data collection and analysis products and/or tools, monitor systems, connect to FA devices such as PLCs, and integrate with any business logic and cloud service.
One of the key features of the Edge-Controller is its support for the Lua programming language, which is similar to Python and known for its ease of use. This makes it accessible to PLC programmers familiar with standard industry languages like Ladder without needing to learn more complex languages like C. Lua is often recommended as a first programming language for beginners, including children.
Advanced C programmers can also take advantage of the Edge-Controller's capabilities by creating custom C modules and extending the platform's already extensive set of Lua APIs. Overall, the Edge Controller is a versatile and powerful tool for a wide range of programming needs in the manufacturing industry.
In addition to providing interfacing to standard industry HMI units via OPC-UA, the Edge-Controller makes possible the design of full web interfaces, eliminating the need for relying on third-party industrial HMI hardware.
The edge controller can also be used as your On-Premises IoT Platform Foundation.