AAEON PICO-EHL1 Pico-ITX Elkhart Lake SBC is designed for digital signage applications

AAEON PICO-EHL1 is a lightweight and power-efficient Pico-ITX SBC powered by Intel “Elkhart Lake” Atom x6000E or Celeron N and J Series processor mainly designed for digital signage, smart lockers, and ATMs. It provides an alternative to the company’s PICO-EHL4 Pico-ITX SBC introduced in 2021 with a different set of features.

The single board computer is offered with a choice of Atom x6425E, Atom x6211E, Celeron J6412, and Celeron N6210 dual-core and quad-core processors with up to 32GB DDR4 memory, support for SATA and mSATA storage, up to three display interfaces, Gigabit Ethernet, two USB 3.2 ports, and expansion interfaces with DIO, RS232, RS485, etc…

PICO-EHL1 specifications:

• Elkhart Lake SoC (one or the other)
  • Intel Atom x6425E quad-core processor @ 2.0GHz / 3.0GHz with Intel UHD Graphics; TDP: 12W
  • Intel Atom x6211E dual-core processor @ 1.3GHz / 3.0GHz with Intel UHD Graphics; TDP: 6W
  • Intel Celeron J6412 quad-core processor @ 2.0GHz / 2.6GHz with Intel UHD Graphics; TDP: 10W
  • Intel Celeron N6210 dual-core processor @ 1.2GHz / 2.6GHz with Intel UHD Graphics; TDP: 6.5W
• System Memory – Up to 32GB DDR4 up to 3200 MHz via 1x SO-DIMM socket
• Storage –  SATA III  and +5V SATA power connector; mSATA socket
• Video Output
  • 2-channel 18-/24-bit LVDS up to 1920 x 1200; Optional: eDP 1.3 up to 3840 x 2160 @ 60Hz
  • HDMI 1.4b up to 3840 x 2160
  • Optional DDI2 via BIO (Board to Board I/O)
  • Up to 3s simultaneous displays
• Audio
  • Realtek ALC269 audio codec
  • Line-in/Line-out/MIC
• Networking – 1x Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 port via Realtek 8111H Gigabit Ethernet controller
• USB – 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports, 2x USB 2.0 interfaces via internal header
• Serial – COM 1, COM 2 (RS-232/422/485, supports 5V/12V/RI)
• Expansion
  • BIO (Board to Board I/O) connector for PCIe x2, 4-bit DIO/GPIO, SMBus/I2C (SMBUS as default), DDI2, and USB 2.0
  • M.2 2242 B-Key socket (PCIe [x2] as default, USB2.0 is optional)
  • Full-size mPCIe/mSATA slot (SATA as default, PCIe selected by BIOS)
• Security – Optional TPM 2.0
• Misc
  • Wake-on-LAN
  • Watchdog timer
  • RTC with 3V/240mAh battery
  • 4-pin smart fan header
  • HDD LED, PWR LED, Power Button, Buzzer, Reset front panel connector
• Power Supply – 12V DC via 2-pin Phoenix connector or lockable DC jack; AT/ATX type
• Power Consumption
  • Intel Atom x6425E, DDR4 32GB: +2.67A @ +12V (Typical)
  • Intel Atom x6425E, DDR4 32GB: +2.84A @ +12V (Max)
• Dimensions – 100 x 72 mm (Pico-ITX form factor)
• Weight – 80 grams
• Temperature Range – Operating: 0°C ~ 60°C; storage: -40°C ~ 85°C
• Humidity – 0% ~ 90% relative humidity, non-condensing
• MTBF – 494,537 hours
• EMC – CE/FCC Class A

 

AAEON provides support for Windows 10 64-bit and Ubuntu 20.04.5 with Linux kernel 5.15, and you’ll find the Windows and Linux drivers on the product page alongside the BIOS, a datasheet, and a user’s manual.

The PICO-EHL1 Pico-ITX SBC can be purchased for $250 with an Intel Celeron N6210 processor, but without a cooler or heat spreader that can be purchased separately for $25 and $15 respectively.

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