The answer is that while rugged tablets are a good solution for many deployments, there are customers who need a computer for use in the vehicle and only the vehicle. Size and weight don't matter much; the vehicle computer must be as tough and solid as the vehicle itself. Weight doesn't really matter because vehicle computers are not carried around. Battery life doesn't matter because vehicle computers use vehicle power. For these reasons, tablets and vehicle computers are not the same.

RuggON VULCAN X: design and concept

While bringing a good part of stand-alone tablet computer functionality into any cockpit, the RuggON VULCAN X is designed from the ground up as a vehicle-mount system. It looks like a tablet when viewed from the front, but while tablets are designed to be light and slender, this vehicle computer is built like a tank. Solid metal construction means the VULCAN X weighs over seven pounds, not that it matters in vehicles that may weigh tens of thousands of pounds.

The VULCAN X has a footprint roughly the same as that of a 12.9-inch iPad Pro, but as an industrial strength piece of equipment it's ten times as thick, 2-1/4 inches. Unlike many other vehicle-mounts, the VULCAN X is all die-cast aluminum alloy and not just a steel or plastic box with a plastic front panel.

While the face of consumer and enterprise tablets is usually all glass, the VULCAN X has a roughly one-inch bezel all around its display. On it is a total of 14 pushbutton controls as well as five LED indicator lights. Seven horizontally arranged membrane push buttons make for 7 shiftable programmable function keys providing F1 through F14. Vertically arranged keys control power, volume, screen brightness and display on/off.

For all its heft and tool-for-the-job purpose, the VULCAN X is an elegant piece of equipment with meticulous attention to detail and elegant industrial design. Surface treatment of the entire device is a warm gray with a very fine spray-paint finish. User-facing hex screws make for an attractive techical-mechanical look.

Like virtually all vehicle-mounts, the VULCAN X runs on vehicle power. Since the kind of heavy-duty vehicles the VULCAN X is designed for run 24 or 48 volts, the panel can accommodate a wide of 9 to 60 volts. Most vehicle-mounts have some sort of internal backup battery to handle vehicle power fluctuations or for moving the device to another vehicle but those generally only last a few minutes. While the VULCAN X's internal battery, too, is mostly designed to cover graceful shutdowns, it is more powerful than most.

As is usually the case in vehicle-mounts, all I/O is facing downward for easy, efficient mounting in vehicles or fixed locations. This type of design also makes the VULCAN X backward compatible adjustable and easily adaptable to different application environments. The housing has six I/O port openings, as well as up to nine available external antenna port cutouts reserved for use with rapidly emerging 5G WWAN applications. Below is a look at the VULCAN X from the front and from all four sides:

On the left and right sides, the VULCAN X has powerful and waterproof 3-watt speakers. On the left side is a USB 3.1 reversible Type-C port that also supports DisplayPort Alt Mode. On the right side is a USB 3.1 Type-A port, a Micro SD Card slot and a Micro SIM Card slot. Both these port areas are protected by thick rubber plugs.

The close-up image above shows the bottom-facing, recessed I/O area of the VULCAN X. With the exception of a DB9 serial port, all are M12 metal screw-on ports, generally regarded as the most reliable connectors for industrial applications. They are not only mechanically superior, but thanks to plastic caps dust- and waterproof as well as immune to oil, grease or whatever.

The RuggON VULCAN X provides the following onboard I/O, from left to right:

• 2 x RJ45 Gigabit LAN jacks
• 1 x Mic in, Line out (L/R), optional video-in
• 1 x RS232/422/485 serial (COM2)
• 2 x CAN bus 2.0 (1 x optional CAN bus 2.0 or SAE J1939)
• 1 x Digital IO (2 x in, 2 x out)
• 1 x USB 3.0 and 2 x USB 2.0
• 1 x RS232 serial with power (COM1)
• 1 x Industrial screw-on power connector for 9 to 60 VDC

Performance: Intel "Whisky Lake" Core processor power

Since they are generally used for specific and well-defined custom applications, rugged vehicle-mount computer like the RuggON VULCAN X rarely require the raw computing power of a general-purpose desktop or laptop computer. The device must be quick and responsive enough to get the job done, but not so powerful that heat dissipation and high cost become an issue. Processor experts call this "targeted" performance, i.e. exactly enough performance for a given or anticipated application.

RuggON VULCAN X CPU options	Core i5	Celeron
Model	8365UE	4305UE
Code name	Whiskey Lake	Whiskey Lake
Introduced	Q3/2019	Q4/2019
Cores/Threads	4/8	2/2
Lithography	14mn	14mn
Base Clock Speed	1.60 GHz	2.00 GHz
Turbo Speed	4.10 GHz	no turbo
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 watts	15 watts
Cache	6MB Smart Cache	2MB Smart Cache
Integrated graphics	UHD Graphics 620	UHD Graphics 610
GPU Execution Units	24	12
Graphics base speed	300 MHz	300 MHz
Graphics max speed	1,050 MHz	1,000 MHz
Memory type	DDR4-2400/LPDDR3-2133	DDR4-2133/LPDDR3-1866
Intel vPro	Yes	No
Relative Cost	2.77 X	1.00 X

No one, however, complains about too much performance, and high performance may well be required in many vehicle-mount applications. Much to the company's credit, RuggON is making considerable performance available with the VULCAN X in the form of a powerful "Whiskey Lake" Intel 8th generation Core processor, the Core i5-8365UE. This chip provides significantly higher performance than is commonly available in vehicle-mount computers.

Targeted by RuggON at diverse applications such as intra-logistics, cold chain logistics, waste management, mining, harbor freight handling, agriculture and construction, Core i5-8365UE-equipped VULCAN X vehicle-mounts should be plenty powerful enough to handle even complex applications.

For deployments with lesser performance requirements, the company offers the VULCAN X also with an Intel Celeron 4305UE. Also a "Whiskey Lake" chip, the 4305UE lacks high-end features such as turbo boost, multi-threading, and a variety of integrated Intel technologies, but uses the same processor architecture lithography as the 8365UE. The table above to the right shows some of the pertinent specs of the two processor options RuggON offers for the VULCAN X. And here's the tale of the two chips:

While both of the available processors are part of Intel's 8th generation "Whiskey Lake" chip lineup, the Core i5-8365UE provides both turbo boost (i.e. the ability to operate at a higher "turbo" clock speed for a limited period of time) and hyper-threading (i.e. splitting the processing of a core into two separate threads). The 4305UE has neither. As a result, while the 4305UE is certainly a competent chip, our review unit with the i5-8365UE processor reached a very strong PassMark 9 CPU Mark score of 7,300 whereas PassMark's site suggests a average CPU Mark score of just 1,950 for the Celeron 4305UE. Big difference.

For graphics, the i5-8365UE has integrated Intel UHD Graphics 620 with 24 execution units, whereas the Celeron 4305UE uses integrated Intel UHD Graphics 610 with just 12 execution units, again a substantial difference.

To provide an idea where the Core i5-8365UE-powered version of the RuggON VULCAN X fits into the overall computing performance universe we ran our standard performance benchmark suites on the evaluation machine. Passmark Software's PerformanceTest 6.1 an 9.0 run dozens of tests covering CPU, 2D graphics, 3D graphics, memory, and disk and then computes scores for each category and an overall PassMark score. As a cross check, we also always use the CrystalMark benchmark suite that tests various subsystems and then provides a single-core centric overall score.

For comparison we're also listing RuggON's larger VX-601, JLT Mobile's VERSO 10+, and Winmate's FM07 and FM10, all vehicle-mount computer systems.

The numbers are as follows:

RuggON VULCAN X performance in perspective

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON	RuggON	RuggON	JLT Mobile	Winmate	Winmate
Model	VULCAN X	VX-601	VERSO 10+	FM07	FM10
Type	Vehicle-mount PC	Vehicle-mount PC	Vehicle-mount PC	Vehicle-mount PC	Vehicle-mount PC
Year tested	2021	2018	2015	2019	2016
Intel processor	Core i5-8365UE	Core i5-6300U	Core i5-4300U	Celeron N3350	Atom E3845
Cores/threads	4/8	2/4	2/4	2/2	4/4
CPU base speed	1.60GHz	2.40GHz	1.90GHz	1.10GHz	1.91GHz
CPU turbo speed	4.10GHz	3.00GHz	2.90GHz	2.40GHz	No turbo
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 watts	15 watts	15 watts	6 watts	10 watts
PassMark 6.1	2,470.6	2,225.7	1,419.7	1,112.8	954.1
PassMark 9.0	2,897.3	NA	NA	1,117.0	NA
CrystalMark	244,095	201,033	110,262	94,536	110,262
PC Mark 10	3,580	NA	NA	NA	NA
3D Mark (Time Spy)	410	NA	NA	NA	NA
GeekBench 5 Multi Core	2,904	NA	NA	NA	NA

In looking at the above benchmark results, please understand that in terms of overall performance, you generally get what you pay for. Intel makes very inexpensive processors with performance and features suitable for many (but definitely not all) projects and deployments. If more performance is needed, Intel's high end processors provide that, but at a significantly higher cost. As an example, the Core i5-8365UE processor in the VULCAN X alone costs seven times as much as the Atom E3845 in one of the other listed products, and almost three times as much as the Celeron N3350 (and also the Celeron 4305UE that's available for the VULCAN X). And it's not just the cost difference of the processors; higher performance chips need higher performance ancillary electronics. It all adds up.

Looking at the results, unfortunately there aren't as many vehicle-mounts out there and so we don't have as much comparison data. And we just started adding additional benchmarks (PC Mark 10, 3D Mark, and GeekBench 5) to our test procedures. Overall, as a rule of thumb, you get about twice the total system performance from a device with a high-end Intel Core processor than you get with an Intel economy chip. That may or may not be worth the price difference. If your applications need the performance, it's definitely worth the higher cost.

Bottomline here: Anyone interested in the RuggON VULCAN X should not get fixated on the price difference between the two available processor options. The performance difference is large enough so that it is entirely the job at hand that should determine which CPU option should be chosen.

Finally, one area that deserves highlighting is the fact that despite its very strong performance and use of a quad-core Intel Core processor, the VULCAN X is a fanless design. Most laptops with similar performance do need a fan, and desktop PCs usually have multiple fans.

While fans are a good way to eliminate heat, keep things cool, and allow a computer to run at its maximum possible performance, fans can also be noisy, generate unwanted airflow, represent a point of failure, and, most importantly in a rugged device used in dusty environments, may get clogged up.

Fanless designs eliminate the drawbacks of fans by using heat pipes and heatsinks to dissipate heat. The VULCAN X uses its heavy metal body to act as a heat sink that dissipates the heat generated by the processor and ancillary electronics to the exterior. This means the unit will heat up, and we recorded that with our Flir ONE Pro thermal imaging camera. During normal operation, we saw surface temperatures between 80F and 85F in the front of the unit, and between 100F and 105F in the hottest spots in the back. No problem there.

Meticulous design and construction

The die-cast aluminum alloy housing of the RuggON VULCAN X is impressive in every respect. It looks great, has trust-inspiring heft to it when you pick it up, and it feels invulnerable. The metal RuggON used for the housing — ADC-12 die-cast aluminum alloy — contains precisely proportioned amounts of silicon, copper, magnesium, iron, manganese and zinc, resulting in optimal material properties for the job. ADC-12 die-cast aluminum alloy allows intricate machining and provides superior environmental resistance. The material can withstand very high operating temperatures, offers good thermal conductivity for cooling, doesn't corrode, and supplies excellent EMI and RFI shielding.

Both internal expansion areas are covered and protected by thick, heavily finned access doors also made of ASDC-12 aluminum alloy. The covers are secured by Philips head screws. Replaceable rubber pressure seals keeps liquids out. Between the two covers are the unit's standard VESA 75 x 75 mm and 100 x 100 mm screw mount patterns.

The larger lefthand expansion provides access to the unit's primary SATA solid state storage, in our review unit a 128GB Phison module (the VULCAN X also supports PCIe x4/ x2). Here you also find a mini PCIe connector for use by an optional mobile broadband module. A secondary micro SIM card slot sits next to it. Also visible is the unit's Intel 9260NGW WiFi + Bluetooth module. All of these slots have the prerequisite antenna wires already in place and waiting to be plugged in.

The righthand expansion area hosts two SIMM memory card connectors for RAM. Our demo unit came with a single 4GB DDR4-2400 module.

Getting deeper inside the VULCAN X requires opening up the device. The housing consists of a very strong box-like cast aluminum rear, and a strong cast aluminum front. The two are secured against each other via 14 front-facing hex screws. Sealing between the two consists of a replaceable black double-lipped pressure seal that sits in a groove/guide on the front part of the housing.

The front part contains the LCD display and ancillary electronics, all mounted on and protected by a strong steel subframe. The heavy rear part hosts the motherboard with all I/O as well as additional expansion connectors. There are three cables between the two parts of the housing, so caution is advised on disassembling.

The roughly 10 x 6 inch motherboard in the shape of a fat letter L is highly integrated and miniaturized. The board is exceptionally well organized. Numbered white arrows point at all the screws that hold the motherboard in place. Many areas and modules have barcodes for easy identification. Expansion areas are clearly marked and labeled. Visible are two more mini PCIe sockets. Many connectors are secured with black tape to guard against vibrating themselves loose.

All of the unit's I/O ports are on a separate module that is screwed onto the rear part of the housing, facing down. This allows for easy customization of the VULCAN X I/O.

Below you can see some of the many interesting details of the VULCAN X. Clockwise from the top left, the o-ring seal between the two halves of the housing, the neatly labeled ribbon cables, internal mPCIe expansion connectors, barcodes to mark important areas of the motherboard, and one of the two aluminum alloy access covers with conductive material to assist in removing heat.

Finally, here's a look at the VULCAN X UPS battery. It's a 7.2 Volt, 3,200mAH Lithium-Ion design that packs 23.04 watt-hours. This is theoretically plenty enough for running the machine on battery for a while or acting as an uninterruptible power supply, but RuggON describes the unit's externally accessible battery simply as a reliable means for graceful shutdown, or for operation while the machine is in transition to another vehicle.

Very bright display

A good display is crucial in any computer, and especially so in a vehicle mount system where operators may work in the dim lighting of a warehouse or out in bright sunshine, and also in rapidly changing lighting conditions. That requires a display that can handle those conditions, as well as all the physical abuse inherent to vehicle mounts.

How did RuggON address the display issue? With an industrial-grade 10.4-inch 1024 x 768 pixel LCD, which makes for 124 pixels per inch.

That's not terribly sharp when compared to consumer tablets or smartphones (the latter can reach over 500 ppi), but it's plenty sharp enough for in-vehicle use.

RuggON knows the importance of vehicle computer displays being bright enough so that they can easily be viewed under all possible lighting conditions. For that reason, the VULCAN X comes with just one display option, a very bright 1,200 nits version. Less luminance would have been okay most of the time inside an enclosed vehicle, but offering enough brightness for ANY condition is definitely the way to go.

There is very responsive auto-dimming, and the display brightness can be manually adjusted via hardware buttons. The non-glossy display also benefits from rather effective anti-reflective treatment.

Unlike so many consumer notebooks and tablets that become unreadable either due to weak backlights or insufficient reflection control, the VULCAN X remains readable under almost any condition,

We could not determine the LCD's origin and thus did not have access to its complete specs. Visual inspection shows a wide horizontal and vertical viewing angle that, however, manifest with fairly significant vertical contrast and color shifts.

This is less of an issue in fixed-mount vehicle computers than it would be in a laptop or tablet, because fixed-mount means the operator will look at the screen from the same angle every time. So as long as the panel is optimally mounted, such contrast and color shifts won't be an issue.

Resistive touch, with capacitive option

Not too long ago, virtually all panel and vehicle-mount computers used resistive touch. Today, thanks to the smartphone and tablet revolution, capacitive multi-touch touch with its effortless tapping, swiping, pinching and zooming has become consumers' interface technology of choice. In the last couple of years, capacitive touch has become increasingly popular in panel computers as well.

With the VULCAN X, however, RuggON decided to stay with 5-wire resistive touch. Compared to standard 4-wire resistive touch where an upper and lower layer each contain electrodes, in 5-wire designs only the bottom layer has electrodes. This makes 5-wire touch screens more durable and more suitable for use in harsh environments.

There are several reasons why the older resistive touch technology is preferable to capacitive touch:

First, even the latest versions of Windows 10 cannot hide that Windows was designed for use with a mouse or a narrow-point stylus. All of those tiny legacy check boxes, scrollers, and pulldown menus that are still part of Windows just don't work well with capacitive touch. Second, standard capacitive touch doesn't work well with gloves on or in the rain. Wetness doesn't affect resistive touch, and it can easily be operated with gloves. And third, it's very easy to customize and configure resistive touch interfaces, whereas that's not easily possible with capacitive touch.

It's probably for all those reasons, and perhaps others, that RuggON decided to stay with resistive touch on the VULCAN X. The included HIDeGalaxTouch tool allows sizing the click area, making the display beep on touch (including frequency and duration), as well as enabling "constant touch" so that the screen recognizes a push with a custom-sized area.

The HIDeGalaxTouch utility also allows sizing the double-click area, beep settings, adjusting edge compensation and various types of calibration.

RuggON, however, also makes projected capacitive touch available as an option.

Operating system, Navis Ready designation, FOTA/DashON

As far as operating systems go, there aren't as many options as there used to be. For many years, the unexpectedly ongoing popularity of Windows 7 meant that that beloved old OS remained available as an option. However, starting with the 7th generation of Intel Core processors (Kaby Lake), Windows 7 was no longer supported. So RuggON currently lists Windows 10 IoT Enterprise in the VULCAN X specs. We assume that Linux is available as well.

RuggON lists the VULCAN X as being "Navis Ready." What does this mean? Navis, which is part of Cargotec Corporation, has been providing all sorts of software technologies and systems for marine terminal operators around the globe for more than three decades with the goal of making shipping terminal operations more efficient. Navis has almost 3500 port segment customer locations in over 80 countries and its Navis terminal operating systems (TOS) handles a good part of the world's overall container shipping volume, which pretty much makes Navis the global standard for such systems.

"Navis Ready" is a validation program that analyzes and tests partner hardware and software solutions in a simulated environment to make sure they work with a specific version of the Navis N4 terminal operating system (TOS). Having the "Navis Ready" designation, port customers choosing computers from a Navis Ready partner reduce the risk during the project deployment phase since compliance with the container terminal operating system and environment has already been certified.

With technologies changing quickly and mobile software management becoming an integral part of industry solutions, Firmware-Over-the-Air (FOTA) updating becomes ever more important. On the VULCAN X, RuggON provides an intuitive FOTA update/upgrade utility through the unit's DashON interface.

In addition, the DashON utility provides:

• System information — hardware, BIOS, EC, utility versions, etc.
• Vehicle status information — Protocol, battery voltage, vehicle speed, engine RPM, fuel load and temperature and coolant temperature.
• Comms settings — SIM selection, WWAN over Wi-Fi toggle
• System status — power management, wake-up settings, UPS status, I/O config, brightness settings, watchdog timer, and button programming
• Location and sensors — G-sensor, temperature, GPS module settings

Ruggedness

A vehicle-mount computer's ruggedness characteristics are inherently different from those of a rugged mobile system. Vehicle-mounts aren't generally carried around and thus won't be dropped. So the drop spec that's so important in hand-carried mobile devices isn't an issue. Vehicle-mounts, on the other hand, are exposed to much more vibration and shock. And temperature resistance is important because, depending on the mounting location, it can get very hot or cold inside vehicle.

Available environmental specs of the RuggON VULCAN X are impressive. The device has an extremely wide operating temperature range of -22 to 131 degrees Fahrenheit (-30 to 55 degrees Celsius). This means RuggON's tough vehicle-mount computer can be operated even in freezers and on other assignments where it will encounter very low temperatures. Since LCD displays can struggle with low temperatures, the device can be ordered with an optional dedicated integrated display defroster with hardware defrost/defog button.

In the past, rotating hard disks were one of the primary sources of failure in rugged computing systems due to temperature extremes as well as bumps and grinds that caused head crashes.

That's no longer an issue since solid state disks have almost completely replaced hard disks in rugged computing gear, including in the VULCAN X. They really shouldn't even be called "disks" anymore; they are just small memory modules.

Water and dust protection is at the IP66 equivalent, where the 6 stands for total protection against dust, and the 6 for protection against strong jets of water from all directions.

The latter is especially relevant because it means that VULCAN X computer mounted in construction and similar open machines can be hosed down with the rest of the vehicle.

As far as resistance to vibration goes, RuggON refers to passing the MIL-STD-810H, Method 514.8 C2/C4/C6 procedures that describe vibration exposure testing for US highway trucks in C2 and, more importantly, composite two-wheeled trailer vibration exposure in C4, and composite wheeled vibration exposure in C6.

The images below show some of the testing equipment in RuggON's inhouse ruggedness testing facilities.

Since ruggedness testing results can be extensive, manufacturers usually only include highlights into their tech specs. We recommend to always request all available ruggedness testing results, especially as they pertain to planned deployment of a device.

The RuggON VULCAN X vehicle mount: bottom line

With the VULCAN X, RuggON Corporation provides a powerful, versatile, expertly designed and manufactured ultra-rugged vehicle mount computer for use in a very wide variety of deployments that require a high-performance, fixed-mount system. With a footprint compact enough to still allow mounting almost anywhere, the super-solid all-metal VULCAN X addresses the needs of customers who require substantial general purpose computing power and functionality in a package that's virtually indestructible. Despite its industrial-grade toughness, the VULCAN X sports an attractive, ergonomic design with an elegant fine spray-paint finish that feels invulnerable. This machine is clearly built to stand up to even the roughest handling.

Designed for a wide variety of vehicle application needs, the VULCAN X is powered either by a high-end Intel "Whiskey Lake" Core processor, or a lower-end Intel Celeron chip. Thanks to passive thermal cooling both options allow for a fanless device without a potentially troublesome cooling fan.

The 10.4" display is very bright and has a responsive 5-wire resistive touch screen. A capacitive touch option is available. The bright 1,200 nits luminance display easily allows the unit to be used in broad daylight. The display is semi-matte and offers good reflection control.

The VULCAN X is an extremely rugged device whose IP66 sealing makes it impervious to dust and capable of being hosed off when dirty. It has an exceptionally wide operating temperature range (-22 to 131 degrees Fahrenheit), as well as an optional defrost and defog heater.

The vehicle-mount offers excellent onboard connectivity via a full complement of downward-facing waterproof M12-type screw-on ports: two USB ports, two gigabit LAN jacks, dual legacy serial ports, digital IO, audio/video, and optional CANBUS or SAE J1939 ports. On the sides of the units are an additional USB 3.1 port as well as a reversible USB Type-C port with DisplayPort support.

The VULCAN X excels in wireless connectivity with multiple WLAN/Bluetooth and multiple mobile broadband options, as well as all the requisite antenna pass-throughs for all of them. The VULCAN X uses external vehicle power, offering two wide-range options, and also has a internal 23 watt-hour UPS backup to guard against power fluctuations, facilitate graceful shut-downs and provide emergency battery operation.

Overall, the RuggON VULCAN X is a machine that supports tried and true legacy methods and solutions but also looks forward into the future with state-of-the art performance, interfacing and communications technology including 5G wireless. -- Conrad H. Blickenstorfer, March 2021

Added/changed	Added 09/2020, full review 03/2021
Type	Rugged vehicle mount computer
Processor	Quad-core Intel "Whiskey Lake" Core i5-8365UE Dual-core Intel "Whiskey Lake" Celeron 4305UE
Processor clock speed	Core i5-8365UE: 1.60GHz/4.10GHz Celeron 4305UE: 2.00GHz
Processor TDP speed	Both 15 watts
Graphics	Core i5-8365UE: UHD Graphics 620 Celeron 4305UE: UHD Graphics 610
OS	Windows 10 IoT Enterprise
Standard/Max RAM	4GB to 32GB DDR4 2400 SODIMM in two slots
Disk/drive	64GB M.2 SATA 2280-type Solid State Disk
Display type	LED-backlit TFT with auto-dimming, 1200 nits, wide viewing angle
Display size/resolution	10.4-inch XGA 1024 x 768 pixel (124ppi)
Digitizer	5-wire resistive touch, supports defrost / defog function; optional projected touch
Keyboard/keys	7 programmable buttons, volume and brightness up/down, display on/off, optional defrost/defog button
Navigation	Touch, buttons
Expansion slots	1 x microSD, 2 x micro SIM, 2 x mPCIe, 1 x ?? for GPS
Housing	ADC-12 aluminum die-casting alloy
Size	10.87 x 9.21 x 2.24 inches (276 x 234 x 57 mm)
Weight	7.05 lbs (3.2kg)
Operating temperature	-22° to 131°F (-30° to 55°C) in accordance with MIL-STD-810G 501.6 High Temperature Procedure II and MIL-STD-810G 502.6 Low Temperature Procedure II
Ingress protection	IP66 - IEC 60529:2001 (totally dustproof, sealed against strong water jets from all directions)
Humidity	Est: 5 to 95% non-condensing
Shock	MIL-STD-810H, Method 516.8, Procedure 1, functional shock
Vibration	MIL-STD-810H, Method 514.8 C2/C4/C6
Altitude	Unknown
Salt Fog	Optional Salt fog resistance per MIL-STD-810H, Method 509.7
Power	9~60V VDC, 23-whr UPS backup battery, ignition sense, wake on RTC
Camera	None
Sensors	6-axis motion sensor
Certifications	CE, FCC, CB
Communication	Dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/v/r/k, Bluetooth 5; opt: GNSS, 4G LTE / HSPA+ / GPRS or 5G
Interface	1 x RS-232 with power 1 x RS-232/422/485 2 x RS-232 2 x RS-485 2 x Gigabit Ethernet 1 x USB 3.1 2 x USB 2.0 1 x USB-C 3.1 (DisplayPort Alt Mode support) 2 x CAN bus 2.0 (optional: 1 x CAN bus 2.0 or SAE J1939) 2 x DI/DO 2 x Mic in 1 x Line out 1 x video input (opt.)
Price	Inquire
Spec sheet	RuggON VULCAN X brochure (PDF)
Web page	RuggON VULCAN X web page

Contact

RuggON Corporation 4F., No. 298, Yang Guang St., NeiHu Dist. Taipei City 11491, Taiwan Telephone: 886-2-8797-1778 Fax: 886-2-8797-1881 Web: www.ruggon.com info@ruggon.com