Product comparison · 2 gateways/controllers

Brainboxes Neuron Industrial Edge Controller 8 x I/O & Serial Port vs TP-Link AC500 Wireless Controller

17specifications compared
15differ
2identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

The Brainboxes Neuron Industrial Edge Controller 8 x I/O & Serial Port has 200 MHz more processor frequency than the TP-Link AC500 Wireless Controller (1200 MHz vs 1000 MHz). The Brainboxes Neuron Industrial Edge Controller 8 x I/O & Serial Port has 768 MB more internal memory than the TP-Link AC500 Wireless Controller (1024 MB vs 256 MB). The TP-Link AC500 Wireless Controller has 3 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the Brainboxes Neuron Industrial Edge Controller 8 x I/O & Serial Port (5 vs 2). LED indicators: Yes on the Brainboxes Neuron Industrial Edge Controller 8 x I/O & Serial Port, Activity, Link, Power, System on the TP-Link AC500 Wireless Controller. Internal memory type: DDR2 on the Brainboxes Neuron Industrial Edge Controller 8 x I/O & Serial Port, DDR3 on the TP-Link AC500 Wireless Controller.

Processor frequency
- Neuron Industrial Edge Controller 8 x I/O & Serial Port:1200 MHz
- AC500 Wireless Controller:1000 MHz
Internal memory
- Neuron Industrial Edge Controller 8 x I/O & Serial Port:1024 MB
- AC500 Wireless Controller:256 MB
Internal memory type
- Neuron Industrial Edge Controller 8 x I/O & Serial Port:DDR2
- AC500 Wireless Controller:DDR3
Ethernet LAN data rates
- Neuron Industrial Edge Controller 8 x I/O & Serial Port:10,100 Mbit/s
- AC500 Wireless Controller:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Console port
- Neuron Industrial Edge Controller 8 x I/O & Serial Port:RS-232
- AC500 Wireless Controller:RJ-45
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Neuron Industrial Edge Controller 8 x I/O & Serial Port:2
- AC500 Wireless Controller:5
Input voltage
- Neuron Industrial Edge Controller 8 x I/O & Serial Port:5 - 30 V
- AC500 Wireless Controller:100-240 V
Depth
- Neuron Industrial Edge Controller 8 x I/O & Serial Port:160 mm
- AC500 Wireless Controller:220 mm

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Comparison of BB-400, AC500 Wireless Controller
55 specifications	A Brainboxes Neuron Industrial Edge Controller 8 x I/O & Serial Port Model BB-400 View product	B TP-Link AC500 Wireless Controller View product
Design1 differ
Enclosure materialKnown for one	Plastic	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	Activity, Link, Power, System
International Protection (IP) codeKnown for one	IP20	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Featuresidentical
Antenna typeKnown for one	External	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
Control display unitKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in processor	Yes	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	1200 MHz	1000 MHz
Number of processors installed	1	1
Internal memoryDiffers	1024 MB	256 MB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR2	DDR3
Flash memoryKnown for one	32000 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Supported protocolsKnown for one	MQTT, OPC-UA, REST, Modbus, WebSockets, ASCII TCP, Unix Domain Socket	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency bandKnown for one	2.45 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	SSH, TLS	802.1x RADIUS, SSID, WPA, WPA2
VLAN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Console portDiffers	RS-232	RJ-45
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	5
Serial interface typeKnown for one	RS-232, RS-422, RS-485	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of console portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power1 differ
Power consumption (max)Known for one	15 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	4 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input voltageDiffers	5 - 30 V	100-240 V
Output voltageKnown for one	30 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output currentKnown for one	4 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50/60 Hz
Softwareidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Raspberry Pi Android Linux	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	160 mm	220 mm
HeightDiffers	49 mm	44 mm
WidthDiffers	135 mm	440 mm
WeightKnown for one	334 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package depthKnown for one	135 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	49 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthKnown for one	160 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	334 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Box
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	-25 - 80 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 85 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	UL, WEEE, RoHS, CE, UKCA	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, RoHS
Logistics dataidentical
Country of originKnown for one	United Kingdom	Unknown — not stated by the source
Export Control Classification Number (ECCN)Known for one	5A992.C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	851762	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
SyslogKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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