Supports -20°C to 60°C operation, ensuring stable performance across diverse and extreme environments.

IP66 Protection Rating

Fanless Design

Fanless design reduces moving parts, lowers failure rates, extends product life, and avoids dust accumulation issues.

Adopts IP66 protection rating design to prevent dust and moisture ingress, ensuring stable operation in harsh environments.

Wide Temperature

ctrlX OS – Edge Computing, Secure & Simplified
Advantech × Bosch Rexroth
Edge Computing:
Secure & Simplified
Your Industrial Edge with Day-One CRA Compliance.

Advantech hardware and Bosch Rexroth's ctrlX OS empowers your operations with uncompromised security, true agility, and long-term regulatory confidence.

ctrlX OS Edge Solution
ctrlX OS: CORE ARCHITECTURE

Purpose-built for the demands of industrial OT. This hardened, Linux-based operating system transforms rugged hardware into highly adaptable automation platforms.

Application Layer
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ctrlX OS Apps
Browse and install pre-built apps from the ctrlX OS Store, or develop custom applications to meet specific requirements.
Operating System
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Linux Real-Time (Ubuntu Core)
A hardened, real-time Linux kernel provides a secure foundation, featuring container host capabilities for seamless workload isolation.
Hardware Layer
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Device Layer
Advantech provides ruggedized, certified industrial hardware designed for reliable edge deployments in demanding environments.
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Flexible App Ecosystem
The containerized architecture supports certified marketplace software and custom apps alike, backed by standard toolchains and open APIs.
Advantech + ctrlX OS

We deliver the most flexible, open, and secure industrial edge platform to market, combining Advantech's hardware excellence with Bosch Rexroth's ctrlX OS software ecosystem. This partnership creates a uniquely positioned offering that addresses growing market demand for open industrial platforms that unify disparate systems while providing enterprise-grade security and scalability.

Advantech + ctrlX OS Partnership
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Faster Deployment
Accelerate automation and AI/IoT rollouts across all your manufacturing operations.
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Lower Lifecycle Costs
Reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) across initial implementation and maintenance.
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True Interoperability
Enjoy freedom of choice with open standards and universally interoperable components.
Empowering Key Industrial Sectors
Factory Automation
Real-time data processing, predictive maintenance, and seamless OT-IT integration—from IoT gateways to advanced PLC applications.
Logistics & Materials Handling
Intelligent edge analytics for accurate asset tracking, fleet management, and responsive automated guided vehicle (AGV) control.
Energy & Utilities
Intelligent asset monitoring, predictive maintenance for renewables, and optimized energy management orchestrated at the edge.
One-Stop Solution
Unlocking Full Edge Potential
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Bosch Rexroth
Supplies ctrlX OS & Apps
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Advantech
Installs & Licenses Platform
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Customer / Integrator
Deploys Ready-to-Use Solutions
Ready-to-Deploy Edge Solutions

Accelerate your rollout. Each tier is pre-loaded with curated ctrlX OS apps—bridging the gap between basic IoT gateways and advanced deterministic automation.

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IoT Gateway
Secure, scalable connectivity for field-to-cloud integration.
IoT Gateway Topology
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IoT BLIND Firewall
Firewall VPN App (Ixon/Rexroth)
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IoT Secure Edge Gateway
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Advanced Firewall
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Hardware Performance Level
UNO-137 V2 Good
UNO-137 V2
Compact, fanless gateway for basic IoT connectivity
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UNO-148 V2 Better
UNO-148 V2
Mid-range edge platform with expanded I/O
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MIC-770 V3 Best
MIC-770 V3
High-performance for advanced analytics & AI
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IoT Gateway Topology
Layered architecture ensuring encrypted data flow between field devices and enterprise systems.
1 PLC Connectivity Multiple PLCs interface via industrial Ethernet, enabling real-time data acquisition from the factory floor.
2 MQTT Broker Lightweight publish-subscribe messaging ensures reliable, low-latency telemetry across all edge nodes.
3 Ethernet Backbone Deterministic Ethernet links provide high-bandwidth, low-jitter transport throughout the local intranet.
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Edge Control
Deterministic control at the network edge for real-time automation.
Edge Controller Topology
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Edge Control Effective
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Edge Control Standard
PLC IoT Dashboards
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Edge Control Advance
PLC IoT Dashboards
Hardware Performance Level
UNO-137 V2 Good
UNO-137 V2
Compact, fanless gateway for basic IoT connectivity
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UNO-148 V2 Better
UNO-148 V2
Mid-range edge platform with expanded I/O
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MIC-770 V3 Best
MIC-770 V3
High-performance for advanced analytics & AI
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Edge Controller Topology
Purpose-built hardware layers, from HMI panels to real-time I/O, driving deterministic control at the edge.
1 TPC-100 Web-Browser Panel Provides browser-based visualization of ctrlX dashboards over TCP/IP for seamless plant-floor monitoring.
2 EKI-2000 Unmanaged Switch Industrial Ethernet switches bridge TCP/IP and EtherCAT segments with fast, plug-and-play simplicity.
3 UNO-137 DIN-Rail IPC Compact Intel®-powered edge controller running ctrlX runtime for advanced logic and protocol translation.
4 AMAX-5000 EtherCAT I/O High-speed EtherCAT slice I/O modules deliver deterministic data exchange with sub-millisecond cycles.