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Can a netPI RTE 3 be turned into a netFIELD Connect - Printable Version +- Hilscher Community Forum (https://forum.hilscher.com) +-- Forum: netFIELD Edge - Cloud managed Docker supporting Edge Gateways (https://forum.hilscher.com/forum-23.html) +--- Forum: Software (https://forum.hilscher.com/forum-25.html) +--- Thread: Can a netPI RTE 3 be turned into a netFIELD Connect (/thread-673.html) |
Can a netPI RTE 3 be turned into a netFIELD Connect - Armin@netPI - December-23rd-2020 In short: even if netPI RTE 3 and netFIELD Connect devices are the same hardware their system software cannot be exchanged in between. So you cannot upgrade your netPI to be a netFIELD Connect. The reason is the security enhanced boot feature of netPI's and netFIELD Connect OS. Their basis builds a signed Linux kernel that is digitally signed with signing keys that are different for each device model and per device serial number. On each power cycle the signature is checked or when system software is updated. So you have to place a different order for each devices model:
Main brand | netPI | netFIELD -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Device brand name | netPI RTE 3 | netFIELD Connect Device ordering code | NIOT-E-NPI3-51-EN-RE | NIOT-E-TPI51-EN-RE/NFLD -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Software generation | V1 | V2 Software status | Feature freeze, patches only | Continual improvements/updates OS kernel | Linux 4.9.x | Linux 4.19.x Security enhanced OS | Yes | Yes Hilscher signed Linux | Yes | Yes Real-Time kernel patch | Yes | Yes SSH access | No | Yes Root rights | No | Yes, with sudo Host file system access | No | Yes Industrial protocols | PROFINET,EtherNet/IP,EtherCAT | PROFINET,EtherNet/IP,EtherCAT Local management web UI | Hilscher development/design | Open Source "cockpit" project Software white labeling | No | Yes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SD card memory size | 8GByte, type MLC, 384 TBW | 8GByte, type MLC, 384 TBW Usable SD card space | 6.3GB | 3.3GB (+3GB backup reserve) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Docker support | Yes | Yes Docker version | 18.xx.xx,restricted | 19.xx.xx, unrestricted Docker instances | 1 | 2, 1x local/1x remote mngabl. Docker local mgmt. | Portainer web UI | Linux console / cockpit UI Public container repo | "hilschernetpi" hub.docker.com | "hilschernetpi" hub.docker.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Remote management | No | Optional, via www.netfield.io portal Portal subscription | No | Portal usage per device/month Docker remote administr. | No | via portal SaaS container ecosystem | No | via portal and app/container store Fleet software deployment | No | via portal Remote access to local UI | No | via portal Remote software update | No | via portal Data distribution service | No | via portal, RESTful API |