ASRock Industrial IMB-1253M-WV Intel Core 5 320 Mini-ITX Embedded Motherboard with In-Band ECC, Dual 2.5GbE and 9-28V DC

Inspection cells and factory systems often need two fast network links, several serial ports and a slot for an I/O card, all on one small board. The ASRock Industrial IMB-1253M-WV is the Core 5 320 model in the IMB-1253-WV series, a Mini-ITX embedded motherboard built around Intel Core Processors Series 3 (Wildcat Lake-U), and a current-generation option alongside the IMB-1234P.

The Core 5 320 has six cores (two Performance and four Low Power Efficient) and a 15 W rating, with Intel Graphics. One DDR5 SO-DIMM socket runs at 6400 MHz and takes up to 64 GB, and the processor supports Intel In-Band ECC, which helps where memory integrity matters on long-running systems. Windows 11 and Linux are supported, so the IMB-1253M-WV can take a standard OS image for vision, control or signage software.

Networking is two 2.5GbE ports, one Intel I226V and one Realtek RTL8125BG. Displays run from two HDMI 2.0b outputs, DisplayPort 1.4a over a USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 Type-C port and an LVDS or eDP connector, for up to three screens. The rear panel also carries two USB 3.2 Gen 2 and two USB 2.0, with four more USB 2.0 on internal headers. Serial I/O is generous: three rear DB9 ports (COM1 RS-232/422/485, COM2 and COM3 RS-232) and three internal RS-232 headers, plus four GPI and four GPO. A PCIe x1 Gen4 slot takes an I/O or network card, an M.2 Key M socket on PCIe x1 Gen4 takes an NVMe SSD, two SATA3 ports add drives, and an M.2 Key E socket takes an optional Wi-Fi module.

Power comes from a 24+4-pin ATX supply or 9 to 28 V DC on the four-pin connector, with AT and ATX power-on modes. The IMB-1253M-WV is rated from -20 °C to 70 °C operating, carries CE and FCC marks and has a TPM header and Intel PTT. We supply it configured and tested, with memory, storage and the OS image fitted. The IMB-1253E-WV uses a Core 3 304, and the IMB-1254M-WV moves to a DC jack with Intel 2.5GbE and Gigabit LAN.