DFI PCSF51-BN-86R234 Quad-Core AMD Ryzen Embedded R2314 1.8″ Femto-ITX SBC with 8GB DDR4 Memory and 64GB eMMC

An edge gateway that collects machine data, buffers it locally and serves a dashboard needs memory for several services at once more than it needs a powerful GPU. The PCSF51-BN-86R234 is the middle build of the DFI PCSF51 series, a 1.8″ Femto-ITX SBC that pairs the AMD Ryzen Embedded R2314 with 8 GB of memory for gateways, thin clients and HMIs.

The R2314 runs at 2.1 GHz with a 12 W TDP, and its AMD Radeon Vega graphics have six compute units, enough for a dashboard or operator screen, with hardware H.265 encode and decode. The 8 GB of single-channel DDR4 at 2667 MHz is soldered to the board, and 64 GB of eMMC holds the operating system, containers and a local data buffer. DFI lists Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 64-bit, Linux and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS support, and a firmware TPM 2.0 is fitted.

One GbE port on an Intel I210AT controller connects to the plant or office network, and two USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A ports take USB-to-serial or fieldbus adapters, a camera or storage. An M.2 E-key socket with PCIe x1 and USB 2.0 signals holds a Wi-Fi and Bluetooth module for wireless backhaul, and 8-bit DIO reads machine signals. The HDMI 1.4b output runs at up to 4096 x 2160 at 24 Hz.

The PCSF51-BN-86R234 runs from 12 V DC on a terminal block and cools passively over 0 to 60 °C, with CE, FCC, UKCA and RoHS compliance. For the most graphics, the PCSF51-BN-86R254 has eight compute units on the R2514, while the PCSF51-BN-46R232 runs the R2312 at 2.7 GHz with 4 GB for lighter software.