Allen-Bradley 6181X-12A2SW71DC VersaView 6181X Series 12.1" Fanless Hazardous Location Industrial Panel PC

Product Brief Description

The 6181X-12A2SW71DC is a high-reliability fanless industrial panel PC independently developed by Rockwell Automation (Allen-Bradley), belonging to the classic VersaView 6181X series hazardous location/extreme environment industrial computer product line. As the key industrial-grade all-in-one human-machine interaction and computing host specially designed for flammable and explosive industrial scenarios that have extremely strict requirements for explosion-proof performance and operation continuity, it is widely deployed in heavy-duty industrial scenarios such as petrochemical production workshops, pharmaceutical chemical plants, mining underground monitoring stations and other industries that have extremely strict requirements for industrial computer safety and long-term continuous operation capability, responsible for running FactoryTalk View SE monitoring software, on-site process parameter display and operation control, ensuring that the industrial monitoring system can continuously and stably operate without interruption in high-risk industrial environments, providing the most fundamental high-reliability operation guarantee for the stable operation of large-scale industrial automation systems in extreme scenarios.

Core Technical Specifications

• Manufacturer: Rockwell Automation (Allen-Bradley), original hazardous location industrial control computer grade production standard
• Product Category: VersaView 6181X series 12.1" fanless hazardous location industrial panel PC, official part number 6181X-12A2SW71DC
• Physical Parameters: Aluminum alloy front panel panel embedded installation design, net weight about 4.5kg, IP65 front panel protection grade, fully compliant with industrial anti-vibration and anti-electromagnetic interference standards for hazardous location scenarios
• Electrical Parameters: 18-32V DC wide voltage isolated power supply, maximum power consumption 65W, with built-in power supply overvoltage and overcurrent protection circuit, no built-in UPS backup power supply
• Performance Parameters: Adopting Intel i3-5010U dual-core industrial processor, main frequency 2.1GHz, the industrial software operation response speed is more than 1.5 times that of ordinary fanless industrial panel PCs, which can efficiently run multiple sets of industrial monitoring software and on-site operation control services at the same time
• Memory Configuration: 8GB DDR3 RAM, 128GB industrial SSD solid state drive, which can fully meet the large-capacity industrial monitoring software operation and long-term on-site process historical data recording demands
• Display and Touch: 12.1" 4:3 TFT LCD display, resolution 1024×768, equipped with analog resistive touch screen, which can still operate normally even when the operator wears thick industrial gloves
• Expansion and Interface Capability: 1 independent PCIe expansion slot (can be converted to 1 PCI slot by installing 6189X-PCIRISER accessory), equipped with 2 independent Gigabit Ethernet ports, 7 USB 2.0 ports, 2 USB 3.0 ports, 2 RS232 serial ports, which can seamlessly realize data interconnection with Rockwell ControlLogix series PLC systems, on-site explosion-proof industrial instruments and upper monitoring platforms
• Operating Environment: -10°C to +60°C industrial wide temperature working range, 5%-95% non-condensing relative humidity, mean time between failures (MTBF) as high as 180,000 hours

Key Core Functions

• Fanless Passive Heat Dissipation Design: The module adopts full fanless passive heat dissipation architecture, no rotating fan components inside, which completely eliminates the risk of fan failure and dust accumulation, and will not generate electric spark caused by fan operation, fully meeting the safety operation requirements of flammable and explosive industrial sites.
• Hazardous Location Safety Certification: The product has passed the international hazardous location safety certification, which can be safely used in Class I Division 2 and other flammable and explosive industrial dangerous areas, effectively avoiding the safety accident of electric spark igniting on-site flammable gas, and the operation safety is far higher than that of ordinary industrial panel PCs.
• Perfect Rockwell System Compatibility: The module is pre-installed with Windows 7 Professional 64-bit operating system, which is fully compatible with all versions of Rockwell FactoryTalk View SE, RSLogix 5000 and other industrial software, no additional driver adaptation is needed, and it can seamlessly connect with the existing Rockwell PLC control system and monitoring platform, which can be directly used as spare parts for the maintenance and replacement of old industrial monitoring systems that have been in operation for many years, effectively extending the service life of the old industrial automation system.
• Dual Redundant Network Port Design: The module is equipped with two independent Gigabit Ethernet ports, which can realize dual network redundant connection with the industrial control network, automatically complete seamless non-disturbing switching within 10ms when one network link fails, the industrial data transmission will not be interrupted at all, completely avoiding the huge economic loss caused by the monitoring system network interruption and the production line unexpected shutdown.
• Rich Industrial Expansion Capability: The independent PCIe expansion slot can be installed with various industrial communication cards, data acquisition cards and motion control cards according to the actual on-site demand, which can easily expand the number of industrial communication interfaces and data acquisition channels, effectively reducing the system hardware investment cost.

Typical Application Scenarios

• Petrochemical industry: Large-scale refinery and chemical plant on-site explosion-proof operation station, responsible for running on-site process parameter monitoring and operation control software.
• Pharmaceutical chemical industry: Flammable and explosive chemical production workshop on-site operation panel, realizing stable and reliable operation of the production process monitoring system.
• Mining industry: Underground mine monitoring station industrial operation terminal, realizing high-stability operation of the underground environment monitoring system.
• Oil & gas industry: Large oil and gas field on-site well site operation control terminal, realizing stable and reliable operation of the oil and gas production monitoring system.
• Industrial transformation and upgrading projects: Spare parts replacement and system maintenance of old Rockwell hazardous location industrial monitoring systems that have been in operation for many years in various industrial sites.

Installation and Maintenance Guidelines

• Strict anti-static protection must be implemented before installation: operators must wear a damaging the precision processor and memory components on the motherboard reliably grounded anti-static wrist strap to avoid static electricity.
• The industrial control network wiring must strictly follow the Rockwell industrial automation system wiring specifications, use dedicated double-shielded industrial Ethernet cables, and the shielding layer must be reliably double-ended grounded to effectively avoid network signal interference and data loss.
• After installation, perform full function test and system stability test of the industrial panel PC through the dedicated Rockwell industrial software, confirm that the software operation function, touch response function, network communication function, expansion card function and fault diagnosis function of the industrial PC fully meet the system design requirements.
• Regularly check the operation state of the industrial panel PC during daily operation, regularly clean the dust accumulated on the surface of the heat dissipation fin every 2 years, and replace the aging SSD solid state drive in time, which can effectively extend the service life of this industrial panel PC to more than 12 years.

Market and Supply Status

As a classic supporting fanless hazardous location industrial panel PC product of Rockwell VersaView 6181X series, 6181X-12A2SW71DC has stable global supply. Multiple professional industrial automation spare parts suppliers in Xiamen, Fujian have sufficient spot stocks of original imported units. The product comes with 365 days of quality assurance service, which can be delivered quickly within 1-3 working days, fully meeting the spare parts replacement and maintenance demands of old Rockwell hazardous location industrial monitoring systems that have been in operation for many years around the world.

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