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Introduction
1.1
What is Unipi Patron?
Unipi Patron is a product line of compact freely programmable controllers (hereafter units) for automatic
regulation and monitoring. It is designed for operation in residential and commercial premises and light
industry areas, except for systems which are critical for security.
Whole Patron product line consists of a variety of controllers which vary in the number and type of individual
inputs/outputs (I/O) and communication interfaces.
1.2
What can be Unipi Patron used for?
Patron units can be used in various implementations, such as:
•
Single-purpose devices (heat pumps, automatic barrier gate control)
•
Monitoring and data collection systems
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Home automation / Smart houses (e.g. light switching, automatic shutters, lawn irrigation)
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Complex applications (Control of boiler rooms, cascade boiler control, air-conditioning systems)
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SCADA and MES systems
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Industrial automation and HVAC applications
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Projects in the field of IoT and IIoT
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Within Industry 4.0 applications as units for Cloud computing or Edge computing
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Modernization of older installations
1.3
Which Patron models are available?
The following table describes input/output and communication interface configurations of each Patron unit.
Product
DI
DO
RO
AI
AO
RS485
RS232
1-Wire
LTE
LAN
S107
4
4
-
1
1
2
1
1
-
1
S117
4
4
-
1
1
4
-
1
-
1
S167 LTE
4
4
-
1
1
2
-
1
1
1
S207
8
-
8
-
-
1
-
1
-
1
M207
20
4
14
1
1
2
1
1
-
1
M267 LTE
20
4
14
1
1
2
-
1
1
1
M527
8
4
5
5*
5*
3
1
1
-
1
M567 LTE
8
4
5
5*
5*
3
-
1
1
1
L207
36
4
28
1
1
2
1
1
-
1
L527
24
4
19
5*
5*
3
1
1
-
1
* The analog input and output on section 1 is different from sections 2 and 3. For detailed info, see chapters
2.4.7 and 2.4.8.
Each Patron unit has these common parameters:
CPU
RAM
eMMC
LAN
Other
i.MX 8M Mini 4 × 1.8 GHz
(Arm© Cortex©-A53)
1 GB
8 GB
100 Mbit Ethernet
2 × USB 2.0
