Mobile Plant Machinery
The mobile plant machinery and transport market is evolving rapidly, driven by advanced IoT, AI, and communication technologies like 5G and BLE. This sector offers tremendous opportunities for innovation, enhancing performance and longevity in applications ranging from helicopter navigation systems to tractor control panels.
However, manufacturers face challenges such as integrating advanced technology, ensuring robust connectivity, navigating harsh environments, meeting rigorous safety standards, and ensuring operational efficiency. Manufacturers that deliver durable, scalable, and innovative solutions will shape the future of the smart mobile plant machinery and transport solutions.
Application - Mobile Plant Machinery
At Tria, we spearhead transformation in mobile plant machinery and transport solutions by combining advanced technology with rigorous industry compliance. Our solutions can enhance both the performance, and longevity of your operations, supporting everything from navigation systems for helicopters to control panels for tractors.
General Requirements for Plant Machinery
- Stable product without changes
- Longevity > 10 Years
- Supply of product at SOP without any risk
- Service a long period after end of production
- Usable for multiple applications and cabins of different mobile working machines
- High environmental conditions (Temp. / Shock / Vibration / EMC / Sunlight)
- Future-prove (in 3Y at the cutting edge of technology)
- Design has to be state of the art
- Support of typical CPU´s, Interfaces and DTC
- Functional safety for dedicated channels
CPU Building Blocks - Mobile Plant Machines
Typical CPU Platforms for applications at Mobile Plant Machines
MSC SM2S-EL (Intel Atom® Elkhart Lake)
MSC SM2S-IMX8PLUS (NXP® Cortex® -A53)
MSC SM2S-EL (Intel Atom® Elkhart Lake)
- 3 x display (DP/HDMI/eDP/MIPI/ LVDS)
- 2 x CAN / USB 3.1 /PCIe Gen 3 / 3 x GBE
- Extend. Temp / IBECC / 15 Y Longevity
MSC SM2S-IMX8PLUS (NXP® Cortex® -A53)
- 3 x display (HDMI//MIPI-DSI/ LVDS)
- 2x MIPI CSI-2 Camera
- 2 x CAN / USB 3.0 /PCIe Gen 3 / 2 x GBE
- Extend. Temp / In line ECC / 15 Y Longevity
A complete Computer-on-Module can be treated as a functional macro and inserted into a full-custom board design for the application.
That will shorten the development time of customer specific board designs dramatically, help to achieve the shortest possible time-to-market because the functional macro is already proven to work, and comes with full software and firmware support.
CUSTOM BOARD and SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS for Mobile Plant Machines
- Carrier board
- Custom ARM SBC
- Custom BSP / BIOS
- OS and Application SW Support
Standard Compute Module
Standard Compute Module on Baseboard / Carrierboard
Compute module technology into full-custom compute design
Mobile Plant Machines - Typical HW Concept
Typical Block Diagram as example for HMI mobile working machines.
(can vary depending on customer requirements)
Experience in typical FuSa functions ​
- Reliable touch input
- Reliable display output
- Reliable acoustic warnings
- Reliable camera input
- Ensuring storage integrity
- Monitoring of supply voltage
- Monitoring of clocks and software execution
MTTF, MTTFd analysis of critical components / certified components
Ensuring of a sufficient diagnostic level
Software development process framework / tools
Display Innovation for Mobile Plant Machines
Avnet’s Ecosystem consists of all major tier 1 display manufacturers
Displays go custom – Most AvE projects require Full Stack, i.e. Display, Touch & application specific Cover Lens (Glass) bonded together.
With our engineering / R&D in Germany and cooperation with all major touch & touch driver partners and 2nd tier display integrators we deliver the best solution for your application.
Standardized display touch platforms like SimpleFlex allows fast time to market
Typical Display – Touch Requirements
For Mobile Plant Machines
Display Size: 5“ – 12,8“ depending on UI, function and driver cabin
Brightness: High brightness of 800 – 1100 cd/m² for outdoor useÂ
Touch:Â PCAP (resistant to 150V/m EMI. water)
Cover lens:  AG / AR / AF Coating, IK ≥7 (mech. impact)
Bonding: Â Optical bonding OCR / OCA (sunlight readability)
Temp. (op): Extended temperature of -30 to + 85°C
Shock / Vibr.: Protected against high shock / vibration
UV: Protected against UV-influence
Longevity:Â 7+ Years (Second Source for cell is crucial)
Typical System Concept for Mobile Plant HMI
Design & Manufacturing of custom HMI based on existing CPU and DTC Platforms
HMI for Roadwork Machines
Customers requirements
To bring more intelligence to roadwork machines at challenging environmental conditions the market leader for construction machines needed a full custom HMI family for the next generation of roadwork machines.
Our Solution
Full custom modular HMI solution optimized for cabin integration qualified for harsh environment:
 – 5“ / 7“ / 10,1“ TFT (1000 cd/m²) with optical bonded PCAP
 – ARM based modular SMARC Computer on Module
 – 10-15 years of longevity
The Result
With Tria’s development and delivery of a modular and particularly robust HMI specifically designed for the market, our customer was able to make its new product series more user-friendly and efficient and significantly reduce costs for its customer.
HMI for Agriculture Machines
Customers requirements
For a new series of driver’s cabs, our customer needed a robust HMI with a modern user interface, high brightness and high graphics performance to control the vehicle functions and display camera images.
Our Solution
Full custom HMI solution with separate CPU unit and up to two Display Units optimized for cabin integration
 – 12,1“ TFT (1000 cd/m²) with optical bonded PCAP
 – X86 based Single Board Computer
 – 10-15 years of longevity
The Result
Our customer has further expanded its market position through our HMI with a modern graphical touch-based user interface
HMI terminals from Avnet pushes the limits to make agriculture more efficient, more profitable and at the same time more sustainable for the farmer.
