
netPI
Industrialized Raspberry Pi as Open Edge Connectivity Ecosystem
Multi-protocol Industrial Ethernet support
Web GUI maintained Docker ecosystem
Full CPU clock speed up to 50 °C ambient air
Replaceable industrial suited 8 GB micro SD card
netPI CORE 3
netPI RTE 3
Expandable with additional networking modules
CE, FCC, UL, KCC, RED certifi ed, MTBF available
Hardened design for industrial use
The netPI is an industrial suited Raspberry Pi 3B custom design made to run any applications of the IT/OT Edge,
Integrated Industry and Automation business. With the powerful 1.2 GHz quad-core ARM CPU the platforms are
ready-made for any demanding Cloud, Industry 4.0 and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) projects.
Onboard WLAN IEEE 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.2 and four USB 2.0 A ports are supported. An expansion slot at
the bottom accepts extension modules made for advanced networking such as RS232, RS485, CAN, digital
I/Os and others or own custom boards. A maintenance free hardware real-time clock ensures clocking during
power outages for 7 days.
The model netPI RTE 3 includes Hilscher’s multiprotocol SoC netX additionally implementing Industrial Ethernet
networks such as PROFINET, EtherCAT, EtherNet/IP and more as a slave/device over two additional RJ45 ports.
This model also supports an auxiliary ferroelectric memory (FeRAM) with high endurance for data to be
rewritten billions of times non-volatile.
To meet the EMC standards EN 55011 and IEC 61000 netPI is housed in a robust metal chassis while the PCB
consists two layers more (GND and PE) compared to a standard Raspberry Pi 3B. By default the device are
delivered with preloaded software on a 8 GB industrial suited memory card.
The netPI software is based on a AppArmor-secured Yocto Linux distribution meeting the aspects of the IEC
62443 cybersecurity standard for automation and control systems. By default features such as high
assurance boot, account management, user authentication, event auditing, https communication and
integrity-checked software updates only and many more are supported.
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TECHNICAL DATA
Deploy containerized software securely with Docker
On netPI additional software can be deployed in containers only using the
pre-installed Docker engine and its web GUI. Containers and enclosed apps
run isolated, always the same on compatible platforms and are not able to
compromise the system‘s security. A standard Raspberry Pi with Docker can
be used for netPI container developments, software suitability tests or
containerizing existing applications.
Images of containers can be pulled onto netPI from any sources like a standard
Pi or from private/public registries for execution in industrial environments. netPI container examples such as
Node-RED, a Desktop, MQTT broker and many more are provided on Docker Hub, a public distribution platform for
containers, under the registry at
https://hub.docker.com/r/hilschernetpi
for immediate pull and use.
Technical Data
Temperature
Operating: -20 °C ... +60 °C | Storage: -40 °C ... +85 °C
Dimensions (L x W x H)
105 x 35 x 140 mm
Power supply
+19.2 ... +28 VDC, 3-pin screw terminal, pitch 3.81 mm, AWG 16
Power consumption
min. 4.2 W
Weight
400 g
Enclosure
1 mm lacquered steel plate, top hat rail-mountable, IP20
Processors
BCM2837 1.2 Ghz 4 x core
Memory
8 GB MLC NAND microSD card
RAM
1 GB LPDDR2 RAM, 8 KB FeRAM
(no USB load), max. 9 W (USB load 1 A max.)
(full clock speed up to 50 °C), netX 51
(3000 P/E), replaceable (REV#2)
(RTE 3 only)
Technical Data
Ethernet Interface
1x RJ45 10/100 Mbit/s
Ethernet Interface, industrial
2x RJ45 10/100 Mbit/s
Additional connectivity
4x USB 2.0 A
(max. load 1 A), 1x HDMI, 1x Wifi /BT (fi xed antenna)
Real-time clock
Maintenance free, 7 days capacitor buffered
Indicators
2 Pi standard, 2 user defi neable and 4 netX
Certifi cation
CE, FCC, IC, KCC, UL, RED, calculated MTBF
EMC
EN 55011:2009, IEC 61000-6-2:2005, EN 61131-2
Operating system
Yocto based 32-Bit Linux distribution, AppArmor secured
Preloaded software
Management web GUI, Docker CE engine, Portainer Docker GUI
Note: All technical data may be changed without further notice.
(RTE 3 only)
Article Overview
NIOT-E-NPI3-51-EN-RE 1321.428 netPI RTE 3 with Industrial Ethernet, web forum supported
(RTE 3 only) LEDs
NIOT-E-NPI3-EN 1321.438 netPI CORE 3, web forum supported
NIOT-E-NPIX-RS232 1322.012 RS232 serial communication extension module
NIOT-E-NPIX-RS485 1322.011 RS485 serial communication extension module
NIOT-E-NPIX-4DI4DO 1322.040 4x digital inputs / 4x digital outputs extension module
NIOT-E-NPIX-RCAN 1322.063 CAN 2.0 A/B extension module
NHAT 52-RE 7775.000 HAT module for netX/netPI developments on standard Raspberry Pi with 40 pin GPIO header
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