工(gong)(gong)控機(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)(Industrial?Personal?Computer)通(tong)俗(su)的(de)(de)說就(jiu)(jiu)是(shi)專(zhuan)門為(wei)工(gong)(gong)業(ye)現(xian)場而設(she)(she)計(ji)的(de)(de)計(ji)算機(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)，工(gong)(gong)業(ye)電(dian)腦(nao)的(de)(de)環境(jing)要(yao)(yao)(yao)惡劣，有(you)(you)(you)些好的(de)(de)品牌(pai)機(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)確(que)實能(neng)在(zai)相同環境(jing)運(yun)行，或(huo)許還能(neng)穩定(ding)(ding)，但不能(neng)保證長時間穩定(ding)(ding)工(gong)(gong)作，很(hen)多(duo)工(gong)(gong)控機(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)是(shi)工(gong)(gong)作在(zai)無(wu)人區，是(shi)不允(yun)許有(you)(you)(you)任何錯(cuo)誤的(de)(de)，穩定(ding)(ding)高于性(xing)(xing)能(neng)。工(gong)(gong)控機(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)在(zai)電(dian)子(zi)元(yuan)件(jian)(jian)的(de)(de)用(yong)料上就(jiu)(jiu)要(yao)(yao)(yao)不同于普通(tong)商(shang)務(wu)電(dian)腦(nao)，也是(shi)成本差別。市(shi)場面(mian)也不同，工(gong)(gong)控機(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)的(de)(de)接口需(xu)求在(zai)現(xian)在(zai)家用(yong)電(dian)腦(nao)上有(you)(you)(you)些已經被(bei)淘汰，而工(gong)(gong)業(ye)電(dian)腦(nao)則需(xu)求而且超常規。系統架構不全相同，只是(shi)工(gong)(gong)控機(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)做了(le)某些特(te)(te)殊設(she)(she)計(ji)保持了(le)其與普通(tong)商(shang)用(yong)機(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)的(de)(de)硬件(jian)(jian)互(hu)換性(xing)(xing)。工(gong)(gong)控機(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)在(zai)可靠性(xing)(xing)、穩定(ding)(ding)性(xing)(xing)、耐候性(xing)(xing)、抗震(zhen)性(xing)(xing)、防水防塵性(xing)(xing)、抗干擾性(xing)(xing)、可擴(kuo)展性(xing)(xing)、EMC兼容(rong)性(xing)(xing)能(neng)等(deng)方面(mian)肯定(ding)(ding)要(yao)(yao)(yao)優于商(shang)用(yong)機(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)，元(yuan)器件(jian)(jian)多(duo)是(shi)選用(yong)工(gong)(gong)業(ye)級甚至部分采用(yong)軍用(yong)級的(de)(de)，這(zhe)樣(yang)才能(neng)適應工(gong)(gong)業(ye)現(xian)場環境(jing)的(de)(de)要(yao)(yao)(yao)求。工(gong)(gong)業(ye)現(xian)場一(yi)(yi)般具(ju)有(you)(you)(you)強烈(lie)的(de)(de)震(zhen)動，灰塵特(te)(te)別多(duo)，另有(you)(you)(you)很(hen)高的(de)(de)電(dian)磁場力干擾等(deng)特(te)(te)點，且一(yi)(yi)般工(gong)(gong)廠均是(shi)連續作業(ye)即一(yi)(yi)年中一(yi)(yi)般沒有(you)(you)(you)休息。因(yin)此，工(gong)(gong)控機(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)與普通(tong)計(ji)算機(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)相比必須具(ju)有(you)(you)(you)以下特(te)(te)點：

      1)機箱采用鋼結構，有較高的防磁、防塵、防沖擊的能力。
      2)機箱內有專用底板，底板上有PCI和ISA插槽。
      3)機箱內有專門電源，電源有較強的抗干擾能力。
      4)要求具有連續長時間工作能力。
      5)一般采用便于安裝的標準機箱(4U標準機箱較為常見)