Sfera Labs Strato Pi Industrial Edge Servers and Gateways

Sfera Labs S.r.l. is an Italian company based in Rozzano near Milan that builds industrial automation hardware on open, community-supported platforms such as Raspberry Pi and Arduino. It is a Raspberry Pi Digital Design Partner and helps OEMs and integrators turn Raspberry Pi computing into DIN-rail devices that run reliably 24/7 in control cabinets.

Its Strato Pi family covers industrial edge servers and gateways, including Strato Pi Plus, Max, Base, CM Duo v3, CM v3, CAN and UPS, while the Iono line provides I/O modules and PLCs and Exo Sense Pi is a multi-sensor device. Strato Pi Plus runs on a Raspberry Pi 4 or 5 with 2 to 16 GB of memory and adds up to four isolated RS-485 ports, an isolated CAN FD port, a relay output, an RP2354 supervisory microcontroller with hardware watchdog, a backup-battery real-time clock and an ATECC608 secure element. Typical uses are field communication gateways, data loggers and IoT controllers.

• Raspberry Pi 4 or 5 core: 2 to 16 GB configurations in a DIN-rail industrial housing.
• Field interfaces: up to four isolated RS-485 ports and one isolated CAN FD port up to 8 Mb/s.
• Supervision: RP2354 microcontroller with independent hardware watchdog.
• Security: ATECC608 secure element for device identity and keys.
• Timekeeping: temperature-compensated RTC with replaceable backup battery lasting 3+ years.
• Industrial power: 10-50 V DC input with surge and reverse-polarity protection.

A Vietnamese energy services company can use Strato Pi Plus to read RS-485 power meters and inverters at factories and send data to its platform. A machine builder can use the CAN FD port to collect data from mobile equipment or drives. A startup can move a Raspberry Pi prototype for cold-chain or HVAC monitoring into a certified industrial unit.

Teams can use the Raspberry Pi software ecosystem while meeting industrial needs such as 10 to 50 V DC power, surge protection and DIN-rail mounting. An independent hardware watchdog and supervisory microcontroller keep unattended gateways recoverable. Isolated RS-485 and CAN FD ports connect meters, drives and controllers directly. Published pricing from EUR 295.50 for Strato Pi Plus helps budget small and pilot deployments.

Raspberry Pi-based industrial hardware is gaining acceptance as a low-cost, open alternative to proprietary gateways and IPCs, especially for retrofit and pilot IIoT projects. Security features such as secure elements and recoverable OTA updates are becoming expected. Vietnamese integrators and startups already familiar with Raspberry Pi can move prototypes into production cabinets with industrial-grade versions.

Sfera Labs S.r.l. is located in Rozzano (Milan), Italy, with VAT number IT09416480961. It is a Raspberry Pi Digital Design Partner, and its products are CE, FCC and IC compliant, with UL listing for Strato Pi CM Duo v3 and CM v3. Strato Pi Plus and Iono Pi v3 began shipping in July 2026.