ASRock Industrial SBC-263J Intel N97 3.5″ Single Board Computer with Dual GbE and 9-36V DC Input

Serial devices are still common on the factory floor, and a board with six COM ports avoids adding a card or a USB adapter. The ASRock Industrial SBC-263J is a 3.5″ single board computer with an Intel N97, six COM ports and two Intel Gigabit ports, following the SBC-250J generation.

The Intel N97 is an Alder Lake-N quad-core processor running up to 3.6 GHz with a 12 W rating and Intel UHD graphics. One DDR5 4800 SO-DIMM socket takes up to 32 GB, and Intel PTT provides firmware TPM. The SBC-263J runs Windows 11 and Linux, which covers typical HMI, signage and gateway software.

Networking is two Intel I210AT Gigabit ports. Up to three displays run from HDMI 2.0b, DisplayPort 1.4b and LVDS or eDP. The rear carries three USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports and one USB 2.0 port, and internal headers add two USB 2.0, one RS-232/422/485 COM port, five RS-232 COM ports and four GPI and four GPO. An M.2 E key takes optional Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, an M.2 B key with SIM slot takes an optional 4G or 5G module, and storage is an M.2 M key socket with PCIe x1 Gen3 or SATA3 plus one SATA3 port.

Power is 9 to 36 V DC on a four-pin connector, with a 12 V-only build option and AT and ATX modes. The board is rated from -20 °C to 70 °C operating and carries CE and FCC marks. We supply the SBC-263J configured and tested, with memory, storage and the OS image fitted. The SBC-266J has the same layout on the newer Intel N150, and the SBC-265M-WT takes it to -40 °C to 85 °C with an Atom x7433RE.