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Recommended Industrial PCs

The table below shows recommended PC specs from High-End to Low-End grades. The expected capture speed increases from the bottom row to the top row.

Note

The reason we split between Zivid Two and Zivid One+ is that Zivid Two uses Ethernet while Zivid One+ uses USB3.

Grade

CPU

Integrated GPU

RAM

Ethernet

Dedicated GPU

Price (EUR)

High-End

Intel i5 or similar AMD

Intel UHD 630/750/770 or similar AMD

16 GB DDR4

10 GigE

Nvidia RTX A2000 or A4000 or similar AMD

~ 2900 - 8500

Mid-End

No

~ 2000 - 2900

Low-End+

1 GigE

Nvidia RTX A2000 or A4000 or similar AMD

~ 2400 - 3700

Low-End

No

~ 1000 - 2600

Note

A 10 GigE network card provides better performance than a dedicated GPU. As a consequence, it is cheaper to get a Mid-End than a Low-End+ IPC for Zivid Two.

Grade

CPU

Integrated GPU

RAM

USB

Dedicated GPU

Price (EUR)

High-End

Intel i5 or similar AMD

Intel UHD 630/750/770 or similar AMD

16 GB DDR4

3.0, 3.1 or 3.2

Nvidia RTX A4000 or similar AMD

~ 3100 - 8000

Mid-End

Nvidia RTX A2000 or similar AMD

~ 2600 - 3700

Low-End

No

~ 1000 - 2600

Here we assume that either Zivid Two or Zivid One+ camera will be used on the PC.

Grade

CPU

Integrated GPU

RAM

Ethernet

USB

Dedicated GPU

Price (EUR)

High-End

Intel i5 or similar AMD

Intel UHD 630/750/770 or similar AMD

16 GB DDR4

10 GigE

3.0, 3.1 or 3.2

Nvidia RTX A2000 or A4000 or similar AMD

~ 2900 - 8500

Mid-End

1 GigE

Nvidia RTX A2000 or A4000 or similar AMD

~ 2400 - 3700

Low-End

No

~ 1000 - 2600

The PC budget should be first spent on the components in the table. If the budget is higher, your spending should roughly be done in this order:

  • Upgrading the GPU to A4500 or similar

  • Upgrading the CPU to i7 or similar

  • Upgrading the GPU to A5000

  • Upgrading the CPU to i9

  • Upgrading the RAM to 32 GB

For Zivid, it is not worth upgrading the CPU or RAM before getting a 10 GigE network card and a dedicated GPU. However, that might be different when your machine vision software comes into the equation.

Vendor

Model

High-End

Mid-End

Low-End & Low-End+

Advantech

IPC-220 / IPC-240

✓

✓

✓

Advantech

MIC-770

✓

✓

✓

ADLINK

DLAP-3000

✓

ADLINK

DLAP-3100

✓

✓

ADLINK

DLAP-8000

✓

✓

✓

OnLogic

MC510-50 / MC500-51

✓

OnLogic

HX500

✓

OnLogic

NUVO-7160GC

✓

OnLogic

HX600

✓

✓

OnLogic

NUVO-7000DE

✓

✓

OnLogic

DS-1202

✓

✓

Vecow

ECX-2025

✓

Vecow

ECX-3025

✓

Vecow

HPS-1000

✓

Vecow

ECX-2110A

✓

✓

Vecow

ECX-2055

✓

Vecow

ECX-3071X

✓

Vecow

RCX-2330 / RCX-2430

✓

✓

✓

Vecow

ECX-2600A

✓

✓

✓

For Zivid, it is not worth upgrading the CPU or RAM before getting a dedicated GPU. However, that might be different when your machine vision software comes into the equation.

Vendor

Model

High-End

Mid-End

Low-End

Advantech

IPC-220 / IPC-240

✓

✓

✓

Advantech

MIC-770

✓

✓

✓

ADLINK

DLAP-3000

✓

ADLINK

DLAP-3100

✓

ADLINK

DLAP-4000

✓

✓

✓

ADLINK

DLAP-8000

✓

✓

✓

OnLogic

MC510-50 / MC500-51

✓

OnLogic

HX500

✓

OnLogic

NUVO-7160GC

✓

✓

OnLogic

HX600

✓

✓

OnLogic

NUVO-7000DE

✓

✓

OnLogic

DS-1202

✓

✓

Vecow

ECX-2025

✓

Vecow

ECX-3025

✓

Vecow

HPS-1000

✓

Vecow

ECX-2110A

✓

✓

✓

Vecow

RCX-2330 / RCX-2430

✓

✓

✓

Vecow

ECX-2600A

✓

✓

✓

For Zivid, it is not worth upgrading the CPU or RAM before getting a 10 GigE network card and a dedicated GPU. However, that might be different when your machine vision software comes into the equation.

Vendor

Model

High-End

Mid-End

Low-End

Advantech

IPC-220 / IPC-240

✓

✓

✓

Advantech

MIC-770

✓

✓

✓

ADLINK

DLAP-3000

✓

ADLINK

DLAP-3100

✓

ADLINK

DLAP-8000

✓

✓

✓

OnLogic

MC510-50 / MC500-51

✓

OnLogic

HX500

✓

OnLogic

NUVO-7160GC

✓

✓

OnLogic

HX600

✓

✓

OnLogic

NUVO-7000DE

✓

✓

OnLogic

DS-1202

✓

✓

Vecow

ECX-2025

✓

Vecow

ECX-3025

✓

Vecow

HPS-1000

✓

Vecow

ECX-2110A

✓

✓

Vecow

RCX-2330 / RCX-2430

✓

✓

✓

Vecow

ECX-2600A

✓

✓

✓

Thought process for choosing an IPC

In this section, we discuss what to consider when selecting an industrial PC. To avoid being vague, we run this though process on an example IPC. One such high-performance Industrial PC with specs that we recommend is Advantech MIC-770-20A1. Some alternative suppliers of industrial PCs are Wecow, OnLogic, and ADLINK. ADLINK has good options for low power consumption DC powered PCs suitable for mobile platforms.

Advantech MIC-770-20A1 IPC is compact and fanless, which is beneficial for industrial conditions. However, for many applications fanned PCs will do. The ambient temperature range of this PC is from -10 to 50. This is another aspect that you might want to consider based on your application requirements.

CPU

Advantech MIC-770-20A1 comes with a 10th Generation Intel Core CPU and H480W chipset. Our recommendation for the CPU is i5-10500E or better.

Communication

For use with Zivid Two, we recommend a 10 GigE Vision PCIe Interface Card. With Advantech MIC-770-20A1 you can chose either the 1-port PCIE-1181 card or the 2-port PCIE-1182 card. PCIe ports come in x16, x8, x4, and x1 slot options. Some 10 GigE network cards require x4 or higher and some other x8 or higher PCIe ports.

For use with Zivid One+, you need USB 3.0. Advantech MIC-770-20A1 comes with two USB 3.1 and six USB 3.0 ports. Other PCs might require adding a PCI Express x4 USB 3.0 Host Adapter Card. Therefore, it is important to make sure sufficient and correct PCIe ports are available.

GPU

One of the benefits of this particular IPC is that it is compatible with optional expansion modules, such as a dual GPU Expansion Module MIC-75G30-00A2. A High-End dedicated GPU is what makes this IPC high-performance. The GPU that we recommend is a professional grade Nvidia Quadro RTX A4000 16GB GPU (SKY-QUAD-RTXA4000B). To cut the cost a bit, you can also go for Nvidia Quadro RTX A2000 6GB GPU (SKY-QUAD-RTXA2000B). A more affordable alternative is a consumer grade Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 GPU (GPU 96VG-NR3060F16-6L1). We recommend professional grade because the manufacturer guarantees for stability and reliability. Often, the space inside an industrial PCs is tight. Therefore, it is important to confirm with the supplier that it is possible to fit both the network card and the GPU.

A good compromise for not having a dedicated GPU is an Intel integrated GPU, such as UHD Graphics 630. Many low footprint fanned or fan-less industrial PCs that meet this spec can be found on the market. The reason we chose Advantech MIC-770-20A1 for this thought process is because it is upgradable. This means that you can start with a Low-End version without the expansion card, and upgrade it to Mid-End and High-End by adding a dedicated GPU and a 10 GigE network card.

RAM

We recommend at least 16 GB DD4 RAM memory (e.g., SQR-SD4N16G2K6SNCB).

HDD

Advantech MIC-770-20A1 comes with a shock resistance, anti-vibration, and low power consumption SSD (SQF-S25V4). These are all relevant specs for industrial conditions that can be harsh.

Professional Dedicated GPU Price

GPU

Price (EUR)

Nvidia RTX A2000

~750

Nvidia RTX A4000

~1500

Nvidia RTX A4500

~1800

Nvidia RTX A5000

~3000

Nvidia RTX A6000

~6500

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