INDUSTRIAL EDGE PLATFORM

IDEA®

Name: IDEA®
Brand: ISI Solutions

Developed in partnership byISI Solutions + Euro Automation

Connect. Protect. Assist. Visualise. Expand. One industrial edge platform for data collection, network security, remote assistance and an HDMI web operator panel.

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IDEA® 2.0: actual device with antenna and visible connections.

Born on the factory floor.

IDEA® grew from the industrial collaboration between ISI Solutions s.r.l. and Euro Automation S.r.l., a EuroGroup Laminations company. Its development and evolution took place through real use within EuroGroup Laminations.

Real machines, PLCs, signals, operators and production processes have shaped the technology around production, safeguards, maintenance and data collection needs. IDEA® is available through both ISI Solutions and Euro Automation.

Industrial experience, in numbers.

Over 400

connected IDEA® devices across Italy, China, Tunisia, Mexico and the USA

In the field

Developed, used and evolved in real production processes.

IDEA® in your plant.

01 / FIELDMachine / PLC / sensors / signals
02 / EDGE / CONNECTIONIDEA®
03 / SOFTWAREISI software / systems
04 / OPERATIONSPeople / systems / decisions

IDEA® is not required in every project. Where appropriate, ISI integrates PLCs, machines or other systems directly.

EDGE • CONNECT • OPERATE

Five functions. One operational point.

01 / VISUALISE

HDMI web operator panel.

Display any web page: HMI, dashboards, orders, documents and operator applications.

02 / CONNECT

Field data, processed locally.

Connect PLCs, sensors, digital signals and serial devices, with local processing and integration to software and databases.

03 / PROTECT

Machine networks separated from the corporate network.

Firewall rules allow only the flows required by the application.

04 / ASSIST

Secure, authorised remote assistance.

Remote access to PLCs, HMIs and devices connected to the four dedicated Ethernet ports.

05 / EXPAND

Additional I/O through RS485.

Expand the system with dedicated modules, such as analogue inputs for measuring machine current or voltage consumption.

Four machine networks. Governed access.

IDEA® connects the corporate network and MES, ERP, cloud or database systems while keeping four machine networks separate. Remote access is authorised, and policies are configured for the application and IT rules.

WAN: Corporate network and software systems
LAN 1–4: Four dedicated networks for machines, PLCs, HMIs and devices
Firewall + edge: Segmentation, routing and governed flows
Remote assistance: Secure, authorised remote access
HDMI: Local web / HMI display
RS485: Expansion I/O modules

Hardware and connections.

1 WAN Ethernet port: Corporate network connection
Wi-Fi: Dual-band 2.4 / 5 GHz
4 field Ethernet ports: Dedicated networks for PLCs, machines, HMIs or other devices
RS485 / Modbus RTU: Connection for expansion modules
Electrical signals / I/O: 8 digital inputs and 8 digital outputs
HDMI: Any web page or application, dashboard, document, instruction or training content

IDEA® device with antenna and visible external ports. — IDEA® 2.0: secondary view of the external connections.

PoE + 24 VDC.

PoE / 24 VDC

PoE or 24 VDC power supply, also usable simultaneously.

Processing at the edge.

Processor: Quad-core ARM 64-bit
Clock speed: Up to 1.5 GHz
RAM: 8 GB
Integrated memory: 32 GB

Acquisition, processing, connection and communication are brought into the industrial environment. The software and data flows are defined around the application.

Industrial I/O.

Digital inputs: 8
Digital outputs: 8
Input voltage: 5–36 V
Input support: NPN/PNP
Input isolation: Optoelectronic
Outputs: Open-drain
Maximum indicated output load: 500 mA per channel
Serial interface / protocol: RS485 / Modbus RTU

IDEA® can acquire and analyse data related to machine safeguards. This does not establish a certified safety function and it does not replace machine safeguards.

From data to the operator.

IDEA® + HDMI + DISPLAY

Knowledge, where work happens.

With its HDMI output, IDEA® can connect to a display and provide the basis for a machine-side operator panel. Information and functions depend on the project.

Production information, machine status and work orders
Instructions, documents, drawings, procedures and setup
Training, e-learning and questionnaires
Alerts and contextual information

IDEA® → Information → Operator — Illustrative connection · the display is selected for the application.

Industrial edge

Acquires, processes and connects the field.

Operational point

Brings information and tools to the machine side when used with a display.

Part of the software ecosystem.

IDEA® connects to the software selected for the problem: MES/KPI, planning, maintenance, traceability, documents, learning and analytics. Existing systems can be integrated without adopting the whole ISI ecosystem.

Explore the software Explore integrations

Start with the application.

The following areas link to the operational needs and relevant ISI experiences. The role of IDEA® is defined for each project.

Production Machine safeguard data Maintenance Traceability Operator panel Data collection Learning and skills

From the device to connected data.

Globe showing the geographical distribution of connections, with no customer or plant identifiers. — Geographic view of the interconnections managed by the platform.

IDEA® / INDUSTRIAL PARTNERSHIP

An industrial starting point.

Over 400 connected IDEA® devices across Italy, China, Tunisia, Mexico and the USA. We define signals, connections and software around each application, integrating the systems already in place.

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Connect your next operational step.

ISI selects tools and integrations around your problem and coordinates the complete solution.

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