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ATEN VK211 gateway/controller vs Brainboxes Neuron Industrial Edge Controller 8 x I/O & Serial Port

17specifications compared
16differ
1identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

The Brainboxes Neuron Industrial Edge Controller 8 x I/O & Serial Port has 3.31 W more power consumption (typical) than the ATEN VK211 gateway/controller (4 W vs 0.69 W). The Brainboxes Neuron Industrial Edge Controller 8 x I/O & Serial Port has 78 mm more depth than the ATEN VK211 gateway/controller (160 mm vs 82 mm). The Brainboxes Neuron Industrial Edge Controller 8 x I/O & Serial Port has 22.8 mm more height than the ATEN VK211 gateway/controller (49 mm vs 26.2 mm). Enclosure material: Metal on the ATEN VK211 gateway/controller, Plastic on the Brainboxes Neuron Industrial Edge Controller 8 x I/O & Serial Port. Console port: USB on the ATEN VK211 gateway/controller, RS-232 on the Brainboxes Neuron Industrial Edge Controller 8 x I/O & Serial Port.

Enclosure material
- VK211 gateway/controller:Metal
- Neuron Industrial Edge Controller 8 x I/O & Serial Port:Plastic
Console port
- VK211 gateway/controller:USB
- Neuron Industrial Edge Controller 8 x I/O & Serial Port:RS-232
Power consumption (typical)
- VK211 gateway/controller:0.69 W
- Neuron Industrial Edge Controller 8 x I/O & Serial Port:4 W
Depth
- VK211 gateway/controller:82 mm
- Neuron Industrial Edge Controller 8 x I/O & Serial Port:160 mm
Height
- VK211 gateway/controller:26.2 mm
- Neuron Industrial Edge Controller 8 x I/O & Serial Port:49 mm
Width
- VK211 gateway/controller:73 mm
- Neuron Industrial Edge Controller 8 x I/O & Serial Port:135 mm
Weight
- VK211 gateway/controller:270 g
- Neuron Industrial Edge Controller 8 x I/O & Serial Port:334 g
Package depth
- VK211 gateway/controller:119 mm
- Neuron Industrial Edge Controller 8 x I/O & Serial Port:135 mm

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Comparison of VK211, BB-400
48 specifications	A ATEN VK211 gateway/controller Model VK211 View product	B Brainboxes Neuron Industrial Edge Controller 8 x I/O & Serial Port Model BB-400 View product
Design1 differ
Enclosure materialDiffers	Metal	Plastic
International Protection (IP) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IP20
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Antenna typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	External
Performanceidentical
Control display unitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 MHz
Number of processors installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR2
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32000 MB
Protocolsidentical
Supported protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MQTT, OPC-UA, REST, Modbus, WebSockets, ASCII TCP, Unix Domain Socket
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100 Mbit/s
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Frequency bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.45 GHz
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SSH, TLS
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Console portDiffers	USB	RS-232
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Serial interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RS-232, RS-422, RS-485
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
RS-232 portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of console portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 W
Power consumption (typical)Differs	0.69 W	4 W
Input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 30 V
Output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 V
Output currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 A
Softwareidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Raspberry Pi Android Linux
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	82 mm	160 mm
HeightDiffers	26.2 mm	49 mm
WidthDiffers	73 mm	135 mm
WeightDiffers	270 g	334 g
Packaging data4 differ
Package depthDiffers	119 mm	135 mm
Package heightDiffers	160 mm	49 mm
Package widthDiffers	59 mm	160 mm
Package weightDiffers	360 g	334 g
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 50 °C	-25 - 80 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 60 °C	-40 - 85 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	0 - 80%	5 - 95%
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UL, WEEE, RoHS, CE, UKCA
Logistics data2 differ
Country of originDiffers	Taiwan	United Kingdom
Export Control Classification Number (ECCN)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5A992.C
Harmonized System (HS) codeDiffers	85176200	851762

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