Fanned Industrial Computers

Semi-Rugged. High-Performance. Rackmountable

Expansion Card Acceleration for Inspection & Intelligent Computer Vision

Bringing reliable and powerful processing closer to where data is generated continues to be a major factor in computing automation for smart sensors and IoT devices. As computers and devices become more intelligent through AI And machine learning, newer business models can deliver better services with more productivity and efficiency in a variety of key markets ranging from: industrial manufacturing, smart cities & IoT, security and surveillance, medical diagnostics, and intelligent transportation.

At the core of this explosive data processing growth are computing solutions that deliver mission-critical processing, connectivity, and reliability that is required for real-time actions and insights. Premio has designed our KCO Series, a certification-ready COTS (commercial off the shelf) industrial computer that is ready for mass deployments and easily scalable in OEM system-level configurations without the hassle of re-certification.

 

Active Cooling

PCIe Expansion

GPU Acceleration

Data Security with TPM

Industrial Grade Design

Embedded Long-life Cycle

KCO Series Industrial Computers

Multi-core performance, Rich I/O, Flexible OEM & System Integration

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Engineered to excel in the most demanding automation and robotics deployments.

  • GPU-enabled performance
  • Short-depth enclosure
  • Rackmountable ears
  • Enhanced IoT connectivity
  • Advanced data security

KCO-3000-RPL

  • Supports Intel 12th/13th Gen Processor and mATX Motherboard
  • Fanned Industrial 3U Rackmount Chassis
  • Dual GPUs Support
  • DDR4 Memory, up to 128GB
  • Multiple, True 4K Independent Displays
  • Tool-less Washable Dust Filter
  • Certification Ready – UL, CE, FCC

KCO-2000-RPL

  • Supports Intel 12th/13th Gen Processor and mATX Motherboard
  • Fanned Industrial 2U Short Depth Chassis
  • DDR4 Memory, up to 128GB
  • Multiple, True 4K Independent Displays
  • Hot-swappable 2.5" SATA drive tray
  • Tool-less Washable Dust Filter
  • Certification Ready – UL, CE, FCC

Embedded Legacy Products:

  • Intel® 15-year embedded processor support
  • Long term product availability
  • Product lifecycle management
  • Contact Sales for Availability

KCO-3000-CFL

  • 3U Compact Chassis with Rack Mount Options
  • Micro-ATX Motherboard Q370 Chipset
  • Supports Intel 8th/9th Gen intel Core Processors
  • DDR4 Memory, up to 128GB
  • Tool-less Washable Dust Filter
  • Certification Ready – UL, CE, FCC

KCO-2000-CFL

  • 2U Compact Chassis with Rack Mount Options
  • Micro-ATX Motherboard Q370 Chipset
  • Supports Intel 8th/9th Gen intel Core Processors
  • DDR4 Memory, up to 128GB
  • 1x Hot-swappable 2.5" SATA drive tray
  • Tool-less Washable Dust Filter
  • Certification Ready – UL, CE, FCC

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Powerful Multi-Core Intel® Core™ Technology

The KCO Series leverages the latest advancements in x86 silicon from Intel to deliver powerful processing power to analyze data and run intelligent workloads. Our computing designs take into account a balance of both performance and power-efficiency for the most mission-critical IoT deployments. Specific processors in 35W or 65W options help system integrators scale with confidence and long-term reliability.

AI Inference Analysis: Powerful GPU-Enabled Performance

GPUs (Graphics Processing Units) are integral components in hardware acceleration, used to accelerate image and video processing tasks. Their parallel processing architecture offers significant advantages in heavy workload applications. The KCO Series supports professional industrial GPUs with a max length of 6.6" in the KCO-2000, while the KCO-3000 supports dual GPUs up to a max length of 8.5”.

Low-Latency PCIe and More Bandwidth

Meet the demands of high demand AI Workloads with PCIe expansion, allowing for low-profile add in performance acceleration and additional I/O through daughterboards. Leveraging the latest in PCIe technology, the KCO Series delivers exhilarating data throughput speeds for performance accelerators to operate at full efficiency.

Rich I/O

Connectivity across all types of new and legacy products is provided on the KCO-Series' single-sided interface panel. This allows system integrators and OEM designers to have easy accessibility.

  • Serial/COM
  • GbE LAN
  • USB 2.0
  • USB 3.1 Gen 2
  • Display Out (DP, HDMI, DV-I, VGA)
  • PCIe Expansion for add-in cards

Compact Size And Performance in mATX Form Factor

The KCO Series is built around Premio’s standard Micro-ATX Industrial motherboard, allowing the system to be compact to fit in space-limited deployments. The KCO Series delivers powerful multi-core performance and data processing in real at the edge.

  • Micro-ATX Motherboard
  • 244 x 244 mm (9.6 x 9.6 in) or 244 x 205 (9.6 x 8.1 in)

Rackmountable Industrial-Grade Chassis & Dust Filter

The KCO Series utilizes a standardized rackmount design with multiple mounting points for a versatile rackmount installation in industrial spaces. Enclosed with an industrial-grade hardened chassis, the KCO protects its vital internal components and enhances rugged reliability. A user-friendly external dust filter is included in the KCO’s ventilation to minimize the amount of dust entering the system and be quickly replaced/cleaned.

Expansive Storage

The KCO Series offers storage capacity with an accessible hot-swappable 2.5” SATA Drive Tray, blazing-fast on-board M.2 NVMe, and shock/vibration resistant internal SSD/HDD bays.

Hardware Security With TPM 2.0

TPM 2.0 is a hardware-based security platform that encrypts the computer’s assets and ensures a tamper-proof boot. This additional level of data security deters malicious attacks, such as unauthorized firmware and software modifications, and upgrades overall system security.

Industrial Computer For Automation

Industrial Computer drive the efficiency and insight enrichment at the heart of Industry 4.0. Engineered and manufactured to endure the challenging physical conditions of a variety of industrial environments, industrial computers are high-performance, scalable upgrades to traditional single-purpose PLCs. By consolidating numerous workloads within a single, versatile industrial computer, points of failure and overall hardware footprint are reduced. Strong localized compute and low-latency communication generate real-time actionable insights, inform inference analysis applications and enable sophisticated automation.

 

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FAQ

An industrial computer is a specific type of computing system engineered to manage a variety of factory and industrial workloads for machine automation, manufacturing equipment and new-age autonomous robotics.

COTS, or Commercial Off the Shelf, assists system builders and OEM designers accelerate time-to-market through sub-assembly computers that are easily implemented into system-level configurations.
By design, the KCO series is not fanless. The KCO series contains cooling fans within the system that are controlled by BIOS and sensors to allow them to run at slow speeds and low noise. A user-friendly external dust filter allows for additional protection and easy maintenance for replacement or cleaning.
The KCO is a fanned industrial PC whereas our RCO series is a fanless, cable-less solution that uses an extruded aluminum finned chassis that acts as a heatsink. The KCO’s chassis is built with heavy duty metals that maintain practicality and ease of use, allowing for an industrial-grade enclosure that houses a standard micro-ATX motherboard. Both the KCO and RCO series offer reliability and embedded longevity with extended lifecycles.
The KCO series is optimized with industrial-grade components for embedded longevity and conforms to mission-critical safety regulations from the FCC, CE, and UL to perform reliably in mission critical settings.
  • UL Listed (Chassis)
  • FCC & CE
  • AWS Greengrass Certified
  • Microsoft Azure Certified
Some examples of KCO Series use cases/applications are:
  • Industrial & Factory Automation
  • Robotics (Read Case Study)
  • Medical Imaging & Diagnostics
  • Security and Surveillance
  • Mobile Medical Carts
  • Smart Kiosk Machines
The KCO Series allows for the support of an NVIDIA RTX A2000 GPU. Through this graphic support, it enables the KCO Series to be capable of performing Edge AI workloads, such as computer vision for medical imaging.