TwinCAT/BSD: additional
operating system for
Beckhoff Industrial PCs
An alternative operating system – TwinCAT/BSD – is available
for all Beckhoff Industrial PC platforms. TwinCAT/BSD combines
the TwinCAT 3 runtime XAR with FreeBSD, an industrially tested and
reliable open source operating system. In addition to multi-core support
and a small footprint, TwinCAT/BSD with the Beckhoff Package Server
offers a simple option for installing TwinCAT 3 functions and FreeBSD
applications or updating the entire system. TwinCAT/BSD supports all
TC3 functions and additionally enables the use of the modern HTML5-
based TwinCAT HMI. The engineering is still carried out with the familiar
Microsoft Visual Studio ® -based TwinCAT XAE from a Windows development
computer. Many well-known Linux programs can also be used with
TwinCAT/BSD.
www.beckhoff.com/IPC
New high-performance processors for the CX20xx series
The CX2033 has an AMD Ryzen V1202B CPU with 2.3 GHz and 2 cores, while the CX2043 has
an AMD Ryzen V1807B CPU with 3.35 GHz and 4 cores. In the case of the CX2033 the controller is fanless
and has no rotating components. Due to its high power, the CX2043 has a fan with ball bearings
and speed monitoring. The AMD Ryzen processors combine support for 32-bit and 64-bit operating
systems with excellent real-time performance. It is possible to run the many new 64-bit applications
yet continue to support existing 32-bit applications and give them a performance boost in the process.
www.beckhoff.com/CX2033
www.beckhoff.com/CX2043
4 Product announcement For availability status of the new products see Beckhoff website at: www.beckhoff.com