Pico-ITX and Mini-ITX motherboards with Intel Atom E3800

They also offer added value with their hardware-integrated security features for IoT applications as well as their KEAPI implementation, a platform-independent middleware, which allows access routines to hardware resources to be standardised. Once programmed, application code can be re-applied with identical functionality without any changes. This simplifies porting, reduces development costs and shortens time-to-market.

The energy-saving, low-power design of the embedded motherboards in Pico-ITX and Mini-ITX form factors can easily be integrated into existing systems without any further design effort, making them ready to use right out of the box. Applications can be found anywhere, where low power consumption and high energy efficiency are required in combination with x86 performance that has not been available up until now. Embedded applications range from POS/POI systems and kiosk terminals with up to two independent monitors up to digital signage players or professional gaming computers. Industrial applications can be found in HMIs, control systems and automation computers as well as in medical PCs. Outdoor and in-vehicle computing applications can be covered too, as the boards can also be deployed in extended temperature ranges from -25 to +75°C (E1).

The pITX-E38 Pico-ITX with long-term availability in the smallest embedded motherboard form factor is equipped with Intel Atom processor E3800 SoC series and ready to use right out of the box. Its particularly small footprint of 100x72mm boasts a rich feature set. Most notable are the bootable slot for micro-SD cards and the mPCIe slot, which can also be used for mSATA drives. Another important feature to highlight is that the board has been consistently designed for deployment in harsh industrial environments, which, for example, the lockable DC connectors (5V) and the extended temperature range from -25 to +75°C (E1) demonstrate. Further features include two independent graphic outputs (DP + LVDS), one Gigabit Ethernet, one USB 3.0 and three USB 2.0.

The mITX-E38 Mini-ITX embedded motherboard with Intel Atom processor E3800 SoC series does not require any additional PCB designs and is therefore also immediately deployable. Thanks to its ATX-compatible design, a large number of system components are already available, which reduces individual development work to a minimum. The fully industrial-grade design differentiates the board significantly from commercial Mini-ITX offerings which are less robust and only available in identical configuration for short periods. This also has an influence on the interfaces. The board supports not only Display Port 1.1a but also 24bit LVDS. And, besides the innovative IoT connection via 3G/4G SIM card-slot, serial interfaces are available too. The mPCIe slot supports mSATA or mPCIe extensions. The operating system and application code can be stored on the 16GB bootable NAND Flash memory (eMMC). Numerous standard interfaces, amongst others GbE, SATA and USB, are also integrated on this new Mini-ITX motherboard, which becomes available in April 2014.