12’’ Linux Panel PC

Key Features:

• Linux operating system (Raspbian based on Debian)
• Capacitive touchscreen displays from 10" to 19"
• Fanless design with IP65 front panel
• Panel, VESA, or electrical cabinet mounting
• Connectivity: Ethernet, USB, RS485
• Support for MQTT, Node.js, OPC-UA, Python, C/C++, and Docker

Applications:

• Human-Machine Interface (HMI) for automated lines and robotics
• SCADA supervision for industrial plants
• Smart terminals for machinery and production islands
• Edge computing and IIoT gateways with cloud data transmission
• Predictive maintenance systems and local artificial intelligence

🔒 Reliability & Support

• In-house manufacturing and testing at Mect headquarters in Italy
• Certified to CE, EMC standards; UL versions available upon request
• Direct technical support, full documentation, and firmware updates
• Brand customization options (BIOS, boot screen, tailored software)

📦 Availability

• Standard models available from stock
• Fully customizable configurations starting from low volumes

👉 Contact Mect for a demo, a quote, or a custom project.

OPERATING SYSTEM AND SOFTWARE

Operating System: Linux Raspberry Pi OS 13 (Trixie) 64-bit
Kernel: 6.12.75 RT (real-time support enabled)
Support for Python, C/C++, Node.js development environments

🔧 Automation and Control Systems

• Node-RED – Flow-based programming for IIoT and logic control
• OpenPLC – IEC 61131-3 compliant open-source soft PLC
• CODESYS (limited runtime) – Available for ARMv7 (license required)
• PLCopenEditor – Open-source IDE for IEC languages (LD, FBD, ST, etc.)

📊 SCADA and Supervision

• Grafana – Real-time dashboards, ideal for industrial monitoring
• InfluxDB – High-performance time-series database
• Telegraf – Agent for collecting data from sensors and field devices
• ScadaBR – Lightweight web-based SCADA platform (Modbus/OPC support)

🔌 Industrial Communication & Protocols

• libmodbus / pymodbus – Libraries for Modbus RTU and TCP (C, Python)
• OPC UA (open62541 / FreeOpcUa) – Open-source OPC UA stacks for server/client
• MQTT (Mosquitto / Eclipse Paho) – Publish/subscribe messaging for IIoT

🧠 Edge Computing and AI

• TensorFlow Lite – Lightweight AI inference on ARM processors
• Edge Impulse – Train and deploy ML models on embedded devices

🔐 Remote Access, Security and Diagnostics

• Iptables / OpenVPN – Secure VPN access to remote installations
• Cockpit – Web-based system administration tool
• Watchdog, Monit, systemd timers – Self-healing & monitoring
• Portainer – Visual management interface for Docker containers

🛠️ Development Tools and Integration

• Python 3 / C / C++ / Node.js / Go – Preinstalled or available via APT
• Docker / Docker Compose – Officially supported on ARM
• Visual Studio Code (ARM build) – Lightweight IDE for local development
• GIT / GitHub CLI – Version control and deployment

📡 Hardware Interfaces

• pigpio / wiringPi / GPIO Zero – GPIO pin control libraries

HARDWARE FEATURES

CASE: metallic - anodized aluminum case
DISPLAY: 12" 1280x800 TFT with CAPACITIVE TOUCH
PROCESSOR: ARM Cortex-A72 - 64bit quad-core - 1.5 GHz

RTC (Real Time Clock)
RAM: 2GB
FLASH/eMMC: 8GB
Possibility of having models with more RAM and FLASH:

• RAM 4GB / eMMC 16GB (product code LPC4120_01A_0416)
• RAM 8GB / eMMC 32GB (product code LPC4120_01A_0832)

CONNECTIVITY AND EXPANDABILITY

• 1 Ethernet port (10Mbit/s - 100Mbit/s in autoriconoscimento)
• 1 Ethernet port (1Gb/s in autoriconoscimento)
• 2 USB 2.0 host
• Debug serial /dev/ttyAMA0 (baud rate 115200)
• RS-485 serial /dev/ttyAMA3 (PORT 0 in silkscreen)
• RS-485 serial /dev/ttyAMA4 (PORT 3 in silkscreen)

INPUTS/OUTPUTS:

8 digital lines 0-24V PNP, managed as gpio on gpio chip 2 (e.g. gpioinfo 2 command output)gpiochip2 - 8 lines:

• line 0: "FastIO_1" unused input active-high
• line 1: "FastIO_2" unused input active-high
• line 2: "FastIO_3" unused input active-high
• line 3: "FastIO_4" unused input active-high
• line 4: "FastIO_5" unused output active-high
• line 5: "FastIO_6" unused output active-high
• line 6: "FastIO_7" unused output active-high
• line 7: "FastIO_8" unused output active-high

Power supply: 12÷36Vdc, 460mA a 24VDC
Dimensions: 227 x 330 x 51 mm (H x L x W)
Weight: 2,4kg
Mounting plate: 213 x 315

LCD DISPLAY

Display: TFT LCD with CAPACITIVE TOUCH
Size: 12"
Colours: 16M
Resolution: 1280x800
Luminance (cd/m2): 400
Backlight: LED

ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES

Operating temperature: 0°/+50°C
Storage temperature: -20°/+60°C
Relative humidity: 10%-90%@40°C
Protection: IP65 on the front panel

USER’S MANUAL for LPC4120 series LINUX PANEL PC (EN)

LINUX PANEL PC serie LPC4120 MANUALE D’USO (IT)