We’ve seen fewer full systems such as the Atom x6425RE based Vecow SPC-6000 Elkhart Lake mini PC for embedded & IoT applications. But OnLogic is more offering four more choices with Helix 300 and Karbon K400 Series of rugged fanless mini PCs, all equipped with Atom, Celeron, or Pentium Elkhart Lake processors, and designed for industrial IoT (IIoT) or Industry 4.0 applications
Helix 300 Series Specifications
- SoC – Intel Celeron N6211 dual-core processor or Pentium J6425 quad-core processor
- System Memory – Up to 32 GB DDR4 RAM
- Storage – M.2 Storage
- Video Output – 3x DisplayPort for triple independent display setups
- Audio – 3.5mm audio jack
- Networking
- 1 or 2 Gigabit Ethernet ports (2x LAN only available with Pentium CPU)
- Helix 330 only – 2x extra Gigabit Ethernet ports for up to four in total
- Optional 4G cellular modem
- USB – 3x USB 3.2 & 3x USB 2.0 ports
- Serial – 2x COM ports, optional 2x extra COM ports
- Expansion (optional) – DIO, CAN Bus
- Power Supply – 12-24 V power input
- Temperature Range – 0 to 50°C
Karbon 400 Series specifications
The Karbon 400 Series builds offer many of the same capabilities as the Helix 300 Series, but are based on Atom processors, and support a wider temperature range., and wider DC input voltage.
Again, there are two models with Karbon 410 and Karbon 430 sharing most of the same specifications:
- SoC – Intel Atom x6211E dual-core processor or Atom x6425E quad-core processor
- System Memory – Up to 32 GB DDR4 RAM
- Storage – M.2 and mSATA storage
- Video Output – 1x DisplayPort
- Audio – 3.5mm audio jack
- Networking
- 2x Gigabit Ethernet port with optional PoE
- Karbon 430 only – Optional 2x extra Gigabit Ethernet port
- 1x Micro SIM (Karbon 410) or 2x Micro SIM (Karbon 430) for optional multi-carrier 4G LTE connectivity
- USB – 2x USB 3.2 & 2x USB 2.0 ports
- Serial – Optional COM port
- Security – Optional TPM
- Expansion
- mPCIe slot
- 2x M.2 slots (Karbon 410) or 4x M.2 slots (Karbon 430)
- Optional GPIO
- Power Supply – 9-48 V power input
- Dimensions – 119 x 56 x 154 mm
- Temperature Range – -40° to 70°C
- Shock and vibration – MIL-STD-810H
Applications and Cortex-M7-based Intel PSE
OnLogic’s latest Helix and Karbon Elkhart Lake fanless mini PC target all sorts of IIoT applications from machine learning and artificial intelligence, to advanced SCADA or networking
Like other Elkhart Lake solutions, the mini PCs integrate The Intel® Programmable Services Engine (Intel PSE) offload engine for IoT workloads powered by an ARM Cortex-M7 microcontroller that can enable real-time IO control using GPIO, I2C and UART interfaces, and supports functions like remote, out-of-band device management, network proxy, embedded controller, and sensor hub.
OnLogic mini PCs can be configured to meet the specific requirements, and run a range of Windows or Linux operating systems. The company also offers custom branding, software imaging, custom fulfilment services, and lifecycle management support.
Availability
OnLogic Helix 300 Series and Karbon 400 Series are expected to be available for purchase in Q2, but pricing has not been made public at this time. Additional information can be found on the product page.
Jean-Luc started CNX Software in 2010 as a part-time endeavor, before quitting his job as a software engineering manager, and starting to write daily news, and reviews full time later in 2011.
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