From prototype to production: the missing link for Raspberry Pi in industrial environments.
Most engineers have already proven the concept on a bare Pi. The real challenge is making it field-ready — electrically protected, DIN-rail mounted, and connected to the protocols that matter on the plant floor.
The prototype works. The deployment doesn't.
You've built it. A Python script pulling Modbus data from a legacy PLC, a Node-RED flow pushing readings to MQTT, maybe a Docker container running a local dashboard. It works on your bench. It works reliably.
Then someone asks: "Can we deploy this to the other 12 sites?"
And that's where the Raspberry Pi — powerful as it is — starts to show its limits. Not computational limits. Industrial ones.
There's no DIN-rail mount. No onboard UPS for unclean shutdowns. No protection against the electrical noise that lives inside every industrial panel. No hardened RS-485 or CAN interface. And sourcing 12 identical boards on a fixed timeline is, frankly, its own project.
This is the gap GateBerry is built to close.
What GateBerry actually is
GateBerry is an industrial gateway and PLC controller built around the Raspberry Pi ecosystem. It gives your existing Linux stack — Python, Node-RED, Docker, MQTT, Modbus, OPC-UA — a proper industrial home:
- ✅ DIN-rail form factor, panel-ready from day one
- ✅ Onboard UPS — clean shutdowns, no data corruption
- ✅ Extended industrial temperature range
- ✅ Modular communication: CAN Bus, LoRa, GPS, 4G LTE
- ✅ Compatible with Raspberry Pi 4 and 5
The code you've already written runs. The skills you already have apply. What changes is the reliability and deployability of the system.
Two editions, one decision framework
GateBerry FLEX — for teams who want procurement control
Bring your own Raspberry Pi. Compatible with RPi 4 and 5. Ideal when you already have boards in inventory, when you're managing a multi-site rollout and want to decouple compute sourcing from hardware lead times, or when project requirements might evolve before deployment.
→ Configure your GateBerry FLEX
GateBerry CORE — for teams who want a single SKU
Everything integrated. One part number, one supplier, ready to deploy. Designed for OEMs and integrators who prioritize BOM simplicity and standardized commissioning.
Who this matters to
→ System integrators managing multi-site deployments who need a standardized, repeatable industrial form factor — not a collection of workarounds.
→ OT engineers with proven Pi-based prototypes who need to make the jump to a production environment without rewriting everything or adopting a new toolchain.
→ Automation engineers bridging legacy field devices (Modbus RTU, CAN) to modern IIoT platforms — GateBerry's protocol stack handles the translation layer.
The real question isn't "which gateway?"
It's: how much engineering time are you spending solving problems that should already be solved at the hardware level?
Electrical protection, mounting, power resilience, communication hardening — GateBerry handles the industrial infrastructure so your team can stay focused on the logic that actually differentiates your application.
Your Raspberry Pi is gathering dust. Your factory floor can't afford that.