Industrial FPGA Board Reliability: Temperature, Vibration, and EMC Design
An FPGA board that runs fine in the lab crashes on the factory floor — temperature drifts, connectors loosen, EMC fails. Industrial-grade FPGA boards must operate reliably from -40°C to 85°C, survive 5g vibration, and pass IEC 61000 EMC tests. This article breaks down thermal gradient design, vibration reinforcement, EMC shielding, and how to pick a board that actually survives deployment.