Avalue EMX-RLUC Intel 13th Gen Core i5 Thin Mini-ITX Motherboards with Dual GbE and Triple Display

Test benches, HMI consoles and automation cabinets often collect USB devices: scanners, instruments, USB cameras, dongles and service keyboards, all needing a port at the rear of the enclosure. The Avalue EMX-RLUC series answers that with six USB 3.2 Type-A ports on a 170 x 170 mm Thin Mini-ITX board, driven by a 13th Gen Intel Core i5 processor and powered from a 12 V DC supply on a terminal block.

The single build, EMX-RLUC-1335-A1R, uses the Intel Core i5-1335U, a Raptor Lake processor with 10 cores, 12 threads and a 15 W TDP, which handles HMI software, SCADA clients, test sequencing and data logging with room to spare. Two DDR4 3200 MHz SO-DIMM slots take up to 64 GB. Intel Iris Xe graphics drives HDMI 2.0, a DP++ 1.4a output and an internal dual-channel LVDS connector at up to 1920 x 1200, with up to three independent displays. A hardware watchdog restarts the board if the application hangs, and Avalue lists Windows 11 and Linux.

Networking is two GbE ports on Intel I210AT and I219LM controllers. Six rear USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports and two internal USB 2.0 connections cover peripherals. Six COM headers, four RS-232 and two RS-232/485, connect PLCs, instruments and drives, and an 8-bit DIO header with four inputs and four outputs handles switches, lamps and interlocks.

Expansion is broad for a thin board. An M.2 M-key (2242/2280) takes an NVMe or SATA SSD, an M.2 B-key (2242/3052) with a SIM connector takes a 4G or 5G module, an M.2 E-key (2230) takes Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and a SATA port adds a drive. A PCIe x8 slot with x4 Gen 4 signal takes a capture, fieldbus or I/O card, so the board can be fitted to the job rather than the job to the board.

Power is 12 V DC on a terminal block or a 4-pin internal connector, with AT or ATX modes set by jumper. The EMX-RLUC operates from 0 to 60 °C with an active CPU cooler and carries CE, FCC, UKCA and RoHS compliance. For newer Intel Core Ultra processors on the same board size, see the EMX-MTLP and EMX-PTLP series.