Raspberry Pi in industrial products? Better not.

Date : 21. July 2025

The Raspberry Pi is a fantastic tool for prototyping, education and hobby projects – but when it comes to use in professional industrial applications, its limitations become clear. 

Why? Because industrial use cases demand more than just computing power.

• Long-term availability: Our System on Modules (e.g., DHCOR, DHCOM, DHCOS) offer a guaranteed availability of 10+ years
• Reliability & Robustness: Industrial environments mean EMC, temperature fluctuations, and vibrations. Our DHSBCs are designed for a standard temperature range of -25 °C to +85 °C (optional -40 °C). The Raspberry Pi isn’t built for harsh environments.
• Thermal Management: Raspberry Pi requires an external heatsink — adding cost, size, and complexity. Our modules feature the efficient 5-Cent Cooling Solution — compact and effective without the need for extra components.
• Connectivity: Raspberry Pi uses HDMI, which is uncommon in industrial applications and adds licensing costs. DH electronics uses LVDS, MIPI-DSI, and RGB — interfaces that are standard in HMI projects.
• Software Support: While Raspberry Pi runs on a Debian-based OS, we provide mainline Linux with Yocto layers — ideal for secure, maintainable, and customizable embedded systems.
• Lifecycle & security support: Software maintenance, mainline Linux, secure boot and update strategies – we think ahead and support you throughout the entire product lifecycle.
• Individual customization: Tailored solutions to match your exact requirements – not just off-the-shelf hardware 

Our mission: Embedded systems you can rely on. From the first idea to the finished product – and beyond.

You can also find more on the topic here at inovex. This blog post by inovex is a few years old — but still hits the nail on the head when it comes to Raspberry Pi in industrial applications.