Proven Robust Design
The RedFox was initially developed for a number of extreme applications in the defence, rail, aerospace and sub-sea markets. The resulting new product, RedFox Industrial, is thus based on a proven design that far exceeds normal industrial requirements. The RedFox technology has therefore been tested to the limit on mission critical applications for a number of years.
The ultra robust RedFox has a heavy-duty aluminium enclosure for maximum strength and heat dissipation with fixings to allow the unit to be mounted on a DIN rail or be connected directly onto a wall. This rugged casing also makes the unit resilient to extreme levels of electromagnetic interference.
The design of the electronics is critical to ensure long life in extreme operating environments. Only industrial grade components are used which gives the RedFox an MTBF of 600 000 hours. The designers were also careful to avoid fragile or sensitive components to ensure the PCBs could withstand significant shock and vibration testing. As well as all this the hardware is designed and tested to dissipate heat so effectively that the operating temperature specification of -40°C to +70°C is achieved with no internal fans.
The isolated power supply has an operating voltage range spanning from 16 VDC to 60 VDC and can be fed from two separate supplies of differing voltages making RedFox easy to power in the industrial environment as well as providing yet another level of resilience to the user.
A powerful industrially rated CPU and ECC internal memory have also been specified to ensure ultimate reliability. All these features ensure that RedFox can be used in just about any operating environment.
