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HARTING to present the MICA production model at SPS
Swift, cost efficient adaptation / Contest: "How do you use MICA?"
Espelkamp, Germany, 24 November 2015 --- The HARTING Technology Group is
offering HARTING IIC MICA, a modular platform of open hardware and software that
can be rapidly and economically adapted to many industrial application areas. After
the platform was received with great interest at the Hannover Messe, HARTING will
now be presenting production models and solutions at SPS IPC from 24 - 26
November 2015 (Hall 10, Stand 140) for delivery in 2016.
Industrie 4.0 implementation requires new solutions for hardware, software and system
design. In particular, there is an increasing need for compact, robust solutions to handle
decentralized tasks in the field, from acquiring sensor data and orchestrating the PLC
system to communicating with the central IT systems and the Cloud. MICA is an open
system comprising hardware and numerous apps and development tools.
MICA is suitable for both rapid prototyping as well as tasks in harsh industrial
environments. Hardware and software interfaces are open and the software employs
lightweight virtualization with Linux Containers (virtual industrial computing). Internal USB
interfaces allow rapid peripheral device connection. Numerous free Linux Containers are
available for the widest range of development environments: Java, Python, C/C++. In
addition, already prepared Linux Containers from industrial applications such as OPC-UA
or databases are also available – saving time and money, and enabling projects to be
completed in less time.
HARTING customers enjoy the advantage of being able to port complex applications to
MICA within a few hours or days. In some cases, the first executable applications are
even created during the MICA programming workshops. "MICA is open, diverse and
remarkable. The sky is the limit," explains Dr. Jan Regtmeier, Director Product
Management, HARTING IT Software Development.
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The decidedly positive customer response has prompted HARTING to hold an application
contest called "How do you use MICA?" Users are called on to develop an innovative
application with MICA. The three best applications will be announced at the Hannover
Messe 2016 and the winning teams will be awarded premium prizes.
For more information:
http://www.harting-mica.com/und-was-machst-du-mit-mica/
Caption: At the SPS trade fair HARTING will be showing how MICA can be used in the
Industrie 4.0 application area.
Contact:
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HARTING KGaA
Michael Klose
Manager Media and Public Relations
Marienwerderstr. 3
32339 Espelkamp
Germany
Tel.: +49 (0) 5772 47-744
Fax: +49 (0) 5772 47-400
Michael.Klose@HARTING.com
Additional information on the Internet: www.HARTING.com