DFI PTH171-IB-U9388H Intel Core Ultra 9 388H (Panther Lake) Industrial Mini-ITX Motherboard with Triple 2.5GbE and Triple Display

Inspection cells and vision systems tend to grow: another camera, a second model, an extra screen for the operator. The PTH171-IB-U9388H is the build in the DFI PTH171 series with the most processor headroom for that growth, on a standard Mini-ITX board that fits an existing cabinet.

It carries the Intel Core Ultra 9 388H (Panther Lake) with Intel vPro and the larger 12 Xe-core Arc Xe3 graphics configuration, which gives image pre-processing and video decode a GPU of their own. Two DDR5 SO-DIMM slots run at up to 7200 MHz in dual channel and take up to 128 GB, enough to hold image buffers and several models at once. HDMI 2.0, DP++ and a USB-C port with DisplayPort Alt Mode drive three 4K screens at 60 Hz, and an optional M.2 A-key module adds a fourth.

Three 2.5GbE ports on Intel I226V and I226LM controllers split camera traffic from the plant network and the uplink. At the rear sit two USB 3.2 Gen 2, two USB 3.2 Gen 1 and one USB 2.0 port, with five USB 2.0 on internal headers, four COM ports and 8-bit DIO for lighting controllers and reject gates. This -IB- build is M.2 only: an M.2 M-key with PCIe Gen5 x4 for an NVMe SSD, a B-key with Nano SIM, an E-key for Wi-Fi and two SATA ports.

Power is 12 V DC on a barrel connector or 4-pin connector, the board operates from -5 to 65 °C under an active cooler, and it carries CE, FCC, UKCA and RoHS compliance. If the cabinet is unheated, or you need a PCIe card, PTH171-IE-U7366HRE is rated -20 to 70 °C and adds a PCIe Gen5 x4 slot. PTH171-IB-UX7358HR keeps the 12 Xe-core graphics with the Core Ultra X7 358HR.