The Background

Water covers about 71% of the Earth’s surface, enabling transportation and trade amongst distant cities and countries and providing a hospitable environment for aquatic flora and fauna. Over time, sedimentation naturally occurs, which may reduce the depths of waterways and threaten transportation and trade, as well as the health of plants and wildlife. Luckily, dredging equipment can use suction tubes to remove this sediment, restoring a suitable environment for safe passage and flourishing habitation. However, this operation is not without challenges. Workers must carefully monitor the entire process, ensuring that the position of the suction tube is precise to effectively remove the sediment.

The Challenge

Their equipment needs to have efficient and reliable display and data transmission capabilities, and it must continue to function stably even when exposed to dust and water splashes during operation. Moreover, the equipment must not only withstand harsh environmental conditions but also be capable of real-time data updates to ensure smooth operations.

The Solution

One dredge operator turned to NEXCOM for a solution to help them flawlessly execute these tasks. NEXCOM proposed a powerful and efficient panel PC from among its distinguished industrial computers: the XPPC 16-200.

The XPPC 16-200 mitigated the threats of environmental damage with its thoughtful design, providing the reliability and stability that the dredge operator desperately needed. Its IP65 rating certifies high protection against dust and water splashes which dredging equipment is inevitably subject to. Optical bonding delivers readability in environments with high moisture concentrations. Furthermore, the panel PC offers durability and easy cleaning with its fully sealed construction and glass surface treatment. Such a design not only extends the device's lifespan but also reduces maintenance needs, minimizing potential downtime caused by equipment failure or contamination. With its robust exterior and highly adaptive structure, this panel PC continues to perform exceptionally well in the toughest work environments, ensuring long-term operational stability fordredging operations.

To process and display real-time data from the suction tube, the XPPC 16-200 is onboard with an 11th generation Intel^® Core™ processor; the i5 model even offers the Intel^® Iris^® Xe graphics card for more vivid presentations. The system architecture also supplies the perfect assortment of I/Os for the client’s needs – one COM (RS485) for the dredge suction tube calculator, one USB for the alarm system, and one LAN for data transmission and management – once again proving that NEXCOM has the right fit for each of its valuable clients’ requirements.

Main Features

• 7" 15.6” TFT FHD 16:9 panel
• 10 Points P-Cap multi-touch with slim bezel design
• IP65 protection on the front
• Support: VESA/panel/open frame mount
• 11th Generation Intel^® Tiger Lake-UP3 Core™ processor SoC
• 1 x DDR4 SO-DIMM up to 32G
• M.2 2280 Key M (PCIe x4) for storage device
• Onboard M.2 2230 Key E for optional Wi-Fi