DFI PTH171-IB-UX7358HR Intel Core Ultra X7 358HR Mini-ITX SBC with Triple 2.5GbE and Triple Display

Control room consoles, passenger information and multi-screen HMIs ask more of the graphics than of the CPU. The PTH171-IB-UX7358HR is the build in the DFI PTH171 series aimed at that kind of display work, on a Mini-ITX board that drops into a standard enclosure or the back of a console.

Its Intel Core Ultra X7 358HR (Panther Lake) pairs Intel vPro with the larger 12 Xe-core Arc Xe3 graphics configuration. HDMI 2.0 runs at 4096 x 2160 and DP++ at 4096 x 2304, both at 60 Hz, and the rear USB-C port adds a third screen through DisplayPort Alt Mode. A fourth display, such as an internal eDP or LVDS panel, comes from DFI’s optional module on the M.2 A-key. Two DDR5 SO-DIMM slots take up to 128 GB at up to 7200 MHz.

Three 2.5GbE ports on Intel I226V and I226LM controllers separate the content network from the site network, and the I226LM port supports vPro remote management for screens in awkward places. Rear USB covers two USB 3.2 Gen 2, two USB 3.2 Gen 1 and one USB 2.0 port, with five more USB 2.0 inside for touch controllers. Four COM ports and 8-bit DIO handle legacy devices. As an -IB- build it is M.2 only: M-key with PCIe Gen5 x4 for NVMe, B-key with Nano SIM, E-key for Wi-Fi, plus two SATA ports.

The board runs from 12 V DC on a barrel connector or 4-pin connector and operates from -5 to 65 °C under an active cooler, with CE, FCC, UKCA and RoHS compliance. For more CPU headroom, PTH171-IB-U9388H carries the Core Ultra 9 388H. For an unheated kiosk, PTH171-IE-U5336HRE is rated -20 to 70 °C and adds a PCIe Gen5 x4 slot.