Automationdirect 2018

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1 Automationdirect 2018 Response Counts Complet ion Rat e: 10 0 % Complete 198 T ot als: 198 1

2 1. Have you used an open source / sing le board computer? 32% No 68% Yes Value Percent Responses Yes 67.7% 130 No 32.3% 62 T ot als: 192 2

3 2. What other control system have you used? [select all that apply] Percent Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Programmable Automation Controller (PAC) Industrial Computer (IPC) Distributed Control Solution (DCS) Custom OEM control Other (specify) Value Percent Responses Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) 88.0% 168 Programmable Automation Controller (PAC) 31.4% 60 Industrial Computer (IPC) 52.9% 101 Distributed Control Solution (DCS) 31.9% 61 Custom OEM control 35.1% 67 Other (specify) 2.6% 5 3

4 Other (specif y) Count 3D PRINT ER 1 Arduino 1 Galil motion control RIO 1 N/A 1 T otals 4 4

5 3. Which open source computer(s) have you used? [select all that apply] Percent 20 0 Raspberry Pi 1, 2 or 3 Raspberry Pi Zero Raspberry Pi Compute Module Arduino Uno Arduino Zero Arduino Mega 2560 Arduino Industrial 101 BeagleBone Black Udoo Quad Other (specify) 5

6 Value Percent Responses Raspberry Pi 1, 2 or % 82 Raspberry Pi Zero 12.7% 19 Raspberry Pi Compute Module 10.7% 16 Arduino Uno 38.0% 57 Arduino Zero 4.0% 6 Arduino Mega % 22 Arduino Industrial % 12 BeagleBone Black 5.3% 8 Udoo Quad 0.7% 1 Other (specify) 23.3% 35 Other (specif y) Count none 6 None Arduino 1 Arduino T eensy 1 ESP32, ESP8266, Arduino Pro Micro, T eensy 1 ESP I had used severs from IBM and Engineering Work stations from Dell 1 T otals 34 6

7 Other (specif y) Count Lattepanda, ODROID 1 Lenovo 1 N/A 1 NONE 1 None to date 1 Not sure of name or brand 1 Orange pi 1 Parallax 1 Particle.io 1 Pelican 1 Siemens 1 Siemens controls. 1 Udoo X86 1 ZWorld 1 esp haven't used 1 linux 1 linux based custom design 1 T otals 34 7

8 4. In what applications have you used or do you foresee using open source computers? (Industrial or other)[select all that apply] Percent Machine Automation Material Handling I/O control HMI / display Data acquisition / data concentrator Communication gateway HVAC control Security/surveillance Home Automation Education Landscape/greenhouse control Hobby class Other (specify) 8

9 Value Percent Responses Machine Automation 44.6% 83 Material Handling 21.0% 39 I/O control 36.6% 68 HMI / display 33.9% 63 Data acquisition / data concentrator 46.2% 86 Communication gateway 19.9% 37 HVAC control 23.1% 43 Security/surveillance 17.2% 32 Home Automation 38.2% 71 Education 29.0% 54 Landscape/greenhouse control 12.9% 24 Hobby class 37.1% 69 Other (specify) 7.5% 14 9

10 Other (specif y) Count none 3 Amateur Radio 1 Graduate research 1 N/A 1 NOT USING, JUST CURIOUS 1 None 1 Servers for home use 1 Shipboard controls. 1 T esis 1 T heater/stage controls 1 haven't used 1 ink jet coding 1 T otals 14 10

11 5. What are your expectations for Ag ency Approvals (UL/CE/Operating Temp) for open source computers? 49% No, not a primary concern 52% Yes, required, must meet the same standards as a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Value Percent Responses Yes, required, must meet the same standards as a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) 51.5% 100 No, not a primary concern 48.5% 94 T ot als:

12 6. What features of an open source computer make it advantag eous for you to use? [select all that apply] 100 Percent 50 0 The open source programming The operating systems Low cost The available accessories, open hardware expansion The available libraries of application code The availability of forums and user groups for support (community) Faster time to market Proven design Other (specify) 12

13 Value Percent Responses T he open source programming 70.5% 136 T he operating systems 38.3% 74 Low cost 81.9% 158 T he available accessories, open hardware expansion 41.5% 80 T he available libraries of application code 44.0% 85 T he availability of forums and user groups for support (community) 39.9% 77 Faster time to market 20.2% 39 Proven design 17.1% 33 Other (specify) 4.7% 9 Other (specif y) Count none 2 Ease of programming. 1 Flexibility in application 1 N/A 1 None 1 haven't used 1 not sure at this time 1 only for develpment 1 T otals 9 13

14 7. What disadvantag es or concerns do you have with open source computers in industrial applications? [select all that apply] 80 Percent 0 Concerns about reliability in industrial settings Lack of technical support and documentation from suppliers Concerns over the rapid changing product specs (early adopter, product is quickly obsolete) Lack of Agency approvals (not industrial rated like a PLC) Concerns over manufacturer or supplier dependability and longevity Security and secure networks Protecting Intellectual Property Other (specify) Value Percent Responses Concerns about reliability in industrial settings 70.7% 135 Lack of technical support and documentation from suppliers 42.4% 81 Concerns over the rapid changing product specs (early adopter, product is quickly obsolete) 44.0% 84 Concerns over manufacturer or supplier dependability and longevity 41.4% 79 Security and secure networks 48.7% 93 Protecting Intellectual Property 24.6% 47 Lack of Agency approvals (not industrial rated like a PLC) 33.0% 63 Other (specify) 4.7% 9 14

15 Other (specif y) Count Additional effort & hardware required to integrate with common industrial controls (i.e. using 4-20mA signals, HMI visualization, etc.) vs. common PLCs 1 N/A 1 Non-Standard, not easy for someone to work on later 1 Simplicity, Ease of use, Reliability, T raining 1 haven't used 1 industrial-grade I/O and storage hardware 1 n/a 1 perception of customer 1 technical skill sets needed for support 1 T otals 9 15

16 8. What specific options do you require for open source applications? [select all that apply] Percent Digital I/O Analog I/O Motion/PWM Vision Ethernet Serial Wireless / WiFi Bluetooth 1-Wire HDMI I2C (I squared C) SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface) Other (specify) 16

17 Value Percent Responses Digital I/O 80.3% 151 Analog I/O 68.6% 129 Motion/PWM 29.3% 55 Vision 17.0% 32 Ethernet 68.6% 129 Serial 27.7% 52 Wireless / WiFi 62.8% 118 Bluetooth 27.7% 52 1-Wire 4.3% 8 HDMI 23.4% 44 I2C (I squared C) 11.2% 21 SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface) 14.9% 28 Other (specify) 3.7% 7 17

18 Other (specif y) Count n/a 2 IF I WERE T O USE OPEN SOURCE FOR INDUST RIAL APPS, I WOULD NEED T HE FIRST 5 OPT IONS 1 N/A 1 Possibly PLC-like application code 1 haven't used 1 usb 1 T otals 7 18

19 9. What prog ramming lang uag e(s) do you prefer to use with an open-source computer? [select all that apply] Percent Scratch Python C C++ Java HTML IEC Other (specify) Value Percent Responses Scratch 7.5% 14 Python 37.6% 70 C 17.2% 32 C % 112 Java 28.5% 53 HT ML 27.4% 51 IEC % 37 Other (specify) 10.8% 20 19

20 Other (specif y) Count Hardware Description Language 2 Assembly 1 BASIC 1 Basic 1 C# 1 Forth 1 IEC Ladder 1 Linux 1 N/A 1 Ruby, PHP 1 Rust 1 T BD 1 VB 1 arduino sketch 1 do not have a specific preference currently 1 haven't used 1 i don't like any of them 1 n/a 1 T otals 20 20

21 10. What operating system(s) do you prefer to use with an open-source computer? [select all that apply] Percent Linux Raspbian Arch Linux RISC OS OSMC Ubuntu Moebius Windows 10 IoT Core Kali Linux Other (specify) 21

22 Value Percent Responses Linux 63.9% 117 Raspbian 29.5% 54 Arch Linux 3.3% 6 RISC OS 3.8% 7 OSMC 0.5% 1 Ubuntu 22.4% 41 Moebius 4.4% 8 Windows 10 IoT Core 44.3% 81 Kali Linux 3.3% 6 Other (specify) 6.0% 11 22

23 Other (specif y) Count Debian 1 Don't use 1 FreeBSD, OpenWRT 1 MINT Linux 1 N/A 1 T BD 1 Unknown, don't know the differences 1 currently working on it 1 haven't used 1 n/a 1 none specifically at this time 1 T otals 11 23

24 11. What type of support do you expect from an open source computer supplier? (select all that apply) Percent Phone support Forum only only Application examples Source code Other (specify) Value Percent Responses Phone support 54.5% 102 Forum only 40.6% 76 only 32.1% 60 Application examples 68.4% 128 Source code 52.9% 99 Other (specify) 4.3% 8 24

25 Other (specif y) Count and Forum and Phone 1 For industrial applications and selling commercially, they need phone support 1 Integration Support 1 N/A 1 Onsite 1 haven't used 1 long term support 1 mix of phone, and chat, possibly by subscription 1 T otals 8 25