Arestech BPC-5097 Intel Processor N97 (Alder Lake-N) Rugged Mini PC with M12 Connectors and Isolated I/O

Mining haul trucks, agricultural and forestry machines and transport vehicles put a computer through constant vibration, and the machine signals it reads usually arrive as switched inputs rather than network data. The Arestech BPC-5097 series is a rugged mini PC designed for vehicle-mounted and mobile installations, with M12 connectors on its network and USB ports, a lockable HDMI output and 32 channels of isolated digital I/O built in.

The BPC-5097-1A1 runs an Intel Processor N97 (Alder Lake-N) at up to 3.6 GHz with Intel UHD Graphics and Intel PTT firmware TPM. One DDR5 4800 SO-DIMM socket takes up to 32 GB. Storage combines an M.2 M-Key 2242/2280 slot with PCIe Gen3 x1 and SATA and a 2.5″ SATA SSD bay. Windows 11 IoT and Linux are supported, and the low-power processor suits always-on logging, telemetry and control duties.

Two GbE ports on Intel I210-AT controllers and three USB 2.0 ports use screw-locking M12 connectors, and display output is one lockable HDMI 2.0b at up to 4096 x 2160 at 60 Hz. Four COM ports (one RS-232/422/485 and three RS-232 with 5 V/12 V/RI power) serve controllers and readers, and 16 isolated DI and 16 isolated DO channels on one connector switch relays and read machine states without extra I/O modules. Wireless expansion is generous for a small box: an M.2 E-Key 2230 slot takes optional Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and an M.2 B-Key 3042/3052 slot with SIM takes an optional 4G module. Where a project needs more compute on the same M12 approach, the BPC-5012 carries a Core i5-1235U with 2.5GbE, and the BPC-5064 uses a Celeron J6412.

Power is 9 to 36 V DC through a DC jack or two-pin terminal block, with AT and ATX modes. The fanless aluminium and SECC chassis runs from -20 °C to 60 °C with 0 to 90% humidity, is tested to 5 Grms vibration under IEC 60068-2-64 and 50 G shock under IEC 60068-2-27, carries CE and FCC Class A marks and wall mounts. Optional items include power adapters, an M12 LAN cable, a Wi-Fi module and a 4G module. We supply the BPC-5097 configured, with the OS installed, and tested before it ships.