{"id":116614,"date":"2025-08-28T17:08:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T17:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/116614\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T17:08:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T17:08:09","slug":"smart-factory-automation-boosted-by-aaeons-ethercat-enabled-panel-pcs-with-intel-core-cpus-powered-by-intervalzero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/116614\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart Factory Automation Boosted by AAEON\u2019s EtherCAT-Enabled Panel PCs with Intel Core CPUs Powered by IntervalZero"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                        By <a href=\"https:\/\/embeddedcomputing.com\/authors\/Chad Cox\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chad Cox<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"card-text\">Production Editor<\/p>\n<p class=\"card-text\">Embedded Computing Design<\/p>\n<p class=\"published-date text-muted\">\n                August 28, 2025\n            <\/p>\n<p class=\"content-type\">\n            News\n        <\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756400258.jpg\" class=\"primary-image\" width=\"320\" alt=\"Smart Factory Automation Boosted by AAEON\u2019s EtherCAT-Enabled Panel PCs with Intel Core CPUs Powered by IntervalZero\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    Image Credit: AAEON<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aaeon.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AAEON<\/a> introduced an innovative software-based EtherCAT service for its OMNI-ADP series powered by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intervalzero.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">IntervalZero\u2019s<\/a> EtherCAT master stack enabling AAEON customers the ability to leverage hardware-free precise motion synchronization and deterministic I\/O communication at scale, without the need for motion control cards and PLC controllers.<\/p>\n<p>Offering LED projected capacitive multi-touch displays ranging from 10.4\u201d to 27\u201d, 12th Gen Intel Core processing, and various industrial interfaces, makes it ideal for smart manufacturing and automation platforms. It is now possible for EtherCAT peripherals such as servo motors, digital I\/O devices, and other CNC machines to be controlled directly on OMNI-ADP Panel PCs.<\/p>\n<p>The real-time extensions in Windows realize deterministic communication cycles, semiconductor, and electronics manufacturing applications including automated optical inspection, laser processing, and PCB manufacturing. All that can benefit from precise, synchronized, and repeatable control.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know that integrating software-based EtherCAT functionality with the proven reliability of AAEON\u2019s Panel PC hardware will provide tremendous benefits to our customers,\u201d said Ethan Chiu, Product Manager for AAEON\u2019s Rugged Mobile Devices division. \u201cSuch synergy will allow for the development of compact, all-in-one controllers capable of bringing industrial applications to market faster.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aaeon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"http:\/\/www.aaeon.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.aaeon.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/embeddedcomputing.com\/authors\/Chad Cox\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/profile-image.jpg\" class=\"card-img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"pb-1\">Chad Cox. Production Editor, Embedded Computing Design, has responsibilities that include handling the news cycle, newsletters, social media, and advertising. Chad graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a B.A. in Cultural and Analytical Literature.<\/p>\n<p class=\"pb-0\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/embeddedcomputing.com\/authors\/Chad Cox\" class=\"btn btn-primary\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More from Chad<\/a>\n                        <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Chad Cox Production Editor Embedded Computing Design August 28, 2025 News Image Credit: AAEON AAEON introduced an&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":116615,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[191,74],"class_list":{"0":"post-116614","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-computing","8":"tag-computing","9":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116614"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116614\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/116615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}