NTX Embedded Launches Human Interface Platform With Design Support Program

Today, NTX Embedded introduces its new Octolux Embedded Control System for industrial human interface (HMI) applications. The Octolux platform includes customizable touchscreens with sizes ranging from 5” to 21” diagonal, control systems, and drive electronics. The company will demo the product at Embedded World, North America 2025, running Nov 4 - 6 in Anaheim, CA.

Octolux HMI solutions are designed for industrial and harsh environment applications. Implementations can be deployed directly on the factory floor and include touch screens that can be manipulated while wearing gloves, can operate in wet or dirty locations, and are bright enough for sun lit locations.

Typical Octolux display implementation

The Octolux platform includes:

• Harsh environment/uncontrolled lighting capable touch screens

• Control and drive electronics

• Pre-designed hardware and software modules

• Custom engineering design services from the NTX Embedded team

• Optional in-house final product manufacturing

Units are available as a standard component for integration into customer equipment or as fully customized systems designed by NTX engineering services. The platform includes the display hardware and modular design components to allow for faster design and implementation.

More Than Just a Hardware Component

NTX Embedded is an integrated systems provider, offering products, design services, and in-house manufacturing. The Octolux platform is designed to deliver the latest in embedded HMI with a greater set of deployment options. In addition to the screens, the Octolux platform includes compatibility features for use with other embedded hardware and pre-validated hardware and software design blocks.

Products and modules can be implemented with customer engineering services or with NTX Embedded’s hardware and software design resources. NTX can provide complete turnkey service, including product, design, supply chain management, and final manufacturing.

By including the hardware and software design blocks in the Octolux platform, product design time can be significantly reduced. NTX engineers or customer engineers can develop complete products in as little as eight weeks, according to NTX Embedded.

The company says that the Octolux architecture enables its partners to bring complex industrial systems to market faster without sacrificing reliability or quality.

Human Interface Hardware

The Octolux platform displays are customizable, designed for harsh environments, and are powered by highly capable embedded processors. They come with a robust feature set for flexible embedded application use.

• Five display sizes: 5”, 7”, 10”, 15”, 21” with resolutions up to 1920x1080 (Full HD)

• Impact resistant display

• 350-1300 Nits display brightness

• Powered by a dual core 1.2 GHz Arm Cortex-A53 processor

• Includes Arm Mali-G31 graphics processing unit

• Up to 8 GB eMMC and Up to 2 GB DDR4, and micro CD card slot

• Real-time clock and backup batter

• Connectivity includes 10/100/1000 Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, LTE, USB, and RS485/RS232

• H.264 video in, microphone connector, and audio out

Octolux touchscreen display

Octolux includes a generous set of connectivity options for integration with the Internet as well as other embedded systems. It is designed to easily connect to hardware solutions offered by NTX. In addition to HMI, the company has embedded industrial controllers for induction heating, motor control, heating and cooling, and other applications.

Availability—Embedded World, North America 2025

NTX Embedded is showing the Octolux platform at Embedded World, North America 2025, in Anaheim, CA, November 4-6, booth 2029. Renesas Electronics is also showing the Octolux products in their both; 5035. Octolux products and design services are available now.

All images used courtesy of NTX Embedded.