The RXi2-BP is the mid-range platform in the PACSystems RXi2 family, powered by AMD Ryzen Embedded V1000 and R1000 series processors with up to 16 GB of soldered DDR4-2400 ECC memory. Its fanless aluminum and stainless-steel housing with patented passive cooling enables operation up to 70°C ambient — and down to -40°C in the extended-temperature variant — without vents or filters that demand maintenance in harsh industrial settings.

Why does IEEE 1588 time synchronization matter in an industrial PC?

Three of the RXi2-BP's four Gigabit Ethernet ports support IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol and 802.1AS, enabling microsecond-accurate time coordination across distributed automation devices. This is critical for applications such as multi-axis motion control logging, phasor measurement in power systems, and sequence-of-events recording — where data from multiple sources must be temporally aligned for meaningful analysis. The fourth port supports DASH remote management for out-of-band maintenance without disrupting the control network.

How does the BP compare to the LP and UP platforms?

The RXi2 family spans three performance tiers: the LP (AMD G-Series, 2–8 GB DDR3L, compact DIN rail) for basic edge and HMI, the BP (AMD Ryzen Embedded V1000/R1000, up to 16 GB DDR4 ECC, optional PCIe slot) for visualization and mid-range analytics, and the UP (Intel Xeon E3 / Core i7 7th Gen, up to 32 GB DDR4 ECC, 2 PCIe slots) for demanding control and data-intensive workloads. The BP occupies the sweet spot — delivering the Ryzen GPU performance needed for high-resolution HMI and dashboards without the cost and power draw of the Xeon-based UP platform.