Avalue EMX-ASLP-N97-A1R Intel N97 Thin ITX Motherboard with 12 to 24 V DC Input and Dual 2.5GbE

Most signage players, information kiosks and indoor HMI panels sit in heated buildings, so paying for an extended-temperature processor buys nothing. The EMX-ASLP-N97-A1R is the standard-temperature build in the Avalue EMX-ASLP series of Thin ITX motherboards, with an Intel Processor N97 and a fanless heatsink on a 170 x 170 mm board.

The N97 is a quad-core Intel Alder Lake-N processor with a 12 W TDP, enough for browser-based HMI software, media playback, barcode and RFID handling, and light data collection. One DDR5 4800 MHz SO-DIMM slot takes up to 16 GB. Intel UHD Graphics drives HDMI 2.0b and DisplayPort 1.4a at up to 4096 x 2160 at 60 Hz, a DP++ output and an internal eDP or dual-channel LVDS connector, with up to three independent displays for a touch panel and two customer screens.

Two 2.5GbE ports on Intel I226V controllers keep a content or office network apart from local devices. Two rear USB 3.2 Gen 2 and two USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports, an internal vertical USB 3.2 port and four USB 2.0 headers handle touch controllers, printers and scanners. Six COM headers, two RS-232/422/485 and four RS-232, and 16-bit DIO connect card readers, sensors and relays. An M.2 M-key takes an NVMe or SATA SSD, an M.2 E-key takes Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, an M.2 B-key with a SIM slot takes 4G, and a SATA port and PCIe x1 Gen 3 slot add a drive and a card.

The EMX-ASLP-N97-A1R runs from 12 to 24 V DC on a lockable barrel jack or a 4-pin connector and operates from 0 to 60 °C with 0.5 m/s airflow, with CE, FCC and RoHS compliance. For an unheated cabinet, the EMX-ASLP-X7433-A1R moves to an Intel Atom x7433RE rated from -20 to 70 °C, and the EMX-TWLP series offers 6 W Intel Twin Lake builds on the same board size.