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Industrial ATX motherboards, industrial ATX / MicroATX server boards and PICMG 1.3 single board computers (SBCs) from Advantech, together with modular IPC, Compact IPC and edge accelerator servers will be upgraded to 12th Generation Intel Core i9 / i7 / i5 / i3 processors with up to 16 cores and 24 threads.

The result is a “significant” boost in computing performance by up to 89 per cent, reported Advantech.

These systems can be upgrades for smart factory and machine automation, machine vision, transportation, and edge AI applications.

12th Generation Intel Core processors are the first Intel Core processors to feature performance hybrid architecture, integrating up to eight performance-cores (P-cores) and up to eight Efficient-cores (E-cores) for background task management and multi-tasking. According to Advantech, this will boost performance up to 1.36x times faster in single- thread performance and up to 1.35x times faster in multi-thread performance compared to 10th Gen Intel Core processors. The 12th Gen Intel Core processors are also the first Intel Core processor series that introduces support for up to DDR5-4800 memory modules (or DDR4-3200), to enhance bandwidth by 50 per cent. The upgrade to PCIe 5.0/4.0 increases expansion options and allows the embedded boards to support high numbers of simultaneous applications.

The AIMB-788 and AIMB-708 ATX motherboards are equipped with seven PCIe/PCI expansion slots (including one PCIe x16 Gen 4, and up to three PCIe x4 Gen 3), M.2 (NVMe), and DDR4-3200 memory. Target applications are industrial automation and video surveillance.

Other boards are the ASMB-588 and ASMB-788 MicroATX / ATX server boards, as well as PCE-5033 and PCE-5133, PICMG 1.3 full-size SBC. ASMB- 588/788 supports DDR5 ECC/ non-ECC memory and PCIe 5.0 connectivity. It can connect to frame grabber cards, motion control cards and accelerators. 

The MIC-770 V3, IPC-320 and PCE-2033/2133 and ASMB-610V3 will also be upgraded to 12th Generation Intel Core processors. The MIC-770 V3 is an embedded box IPC. The fanless design is suitable for heavy industrial hazardous environments. 

The IPC-320 will feature the 12th Gen Intel Core I CPUs. These systems are designed for central control rooms in substations and industrial automation. They have low noise acoustics (40dB). The PCE-2033 / 2133 motherboards are bundled with compact IPC-200 chassis series (IPC-220 / 240 / 242) designed for machine vision and motion control in equipment manufacturing and the semiconductor industry. 

The ASMB-610V3 is a proprietary server board bundled with a short-depth edge accelerator server chassis HPC-6120. It has four PCIe expansion slots in a 1U 18 inch short-depth chassis and is suitable for machine automation, machine vision, factory automation, AI, smart cities and medical technology.

These upgraded products support multiple operating systems and Advantech’s WISE-DeviceOn, and WISE-Cloud software platforms.  The AIMB-788 is available for order now with other introductions scheduled for late 2022. 

http://www.advatech.com 

A 3U CompactPCI serial CPU board by Duagon features the 11th generation Intel Core and Intel Xeon W-11000E series processors / Tiger Lake-H CPUs. The G28 has up to eight cores and up to 64Gbyte RAM and is suitable for embedded computing for rail systems (onboard and trackside) as well as for the medical and critical automation industries. 

Optional 10Gbit Ethernet interfaces allow for high data throughput and direct connection to the network backbone.

For a robust performance in harsh environments, DRAM (up to 64Gbyte DDR DRAM with error code correction or ECC) is soldered to the board, the components are underfilled and additionally coated to guarantee optimum shock and vibration resistance and durability against harsh environmental conditions. The CPU is scalable from 25 to 45W TDP (thermal dynamic performance) and four to eight cores allows operation in ambient temperatures of up to +85 degrees C with active cooling. According to Duagon, a single board can cover different environmental conditions and market applications.

In onboard rail applications, the G28 can be used as central maintenance and virtualisation platform and main computing unit for passenger Wi-Fi and internet access. As part of a rail wayside server system, the SBC can be used for condition monitoring and in medical applications, the G28 can be used in surgical robots. It can also be used in factory automation for motion control and robotics in industrial automation.

For system security, a Trusted Platform Module (TPM 2.0) is assembled. This provides the G28 support for remote device authentication, measured boot, and secure updates. There is also an independent board management controller (BMC) which monitors onboard voltages, current and temperature. It also performs dedicated tasks like external watchdog management, power supply control and reset handling.

The G28 features three RJ45 or two M12 Ethernet front connectors, one USB 3.2 Gen 2×1 connector and one USB-C connector for one USB 3.2 Gen 2×1 and one DisplayPort. Main backplane interfaces include four SATA (6Gbit), eight PCIe 3.0 root ports with lane configurations of one, four or eight, and two 1Gbit Ethernet ports.

The SBC is supported by Linux Yocto Project, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 64-bit as well as real time operating systems (RTOS) that supports Intel’s multi-core architecture. 

Duagon also offers long-term availability of the components for a minimum of 10 years. The G28 is backwards compatible to the predecessor products G25, G25A and G23.

The fully qualified G28 will be available from September 2022.

https://www.duagon.com/