Neousys POC-700-FT Intel Core i3-N305 and Atom x7425E Flattop Fanless Embedded Systems

A sealed enclosure protects electronics from dust and water, but it also traps the heat a finned computer depends on. Neousys answered that with the POC-700-FT, a variant of its POC-700 with a flattop heatsink. The large flat surface transfers heat into the cabinet wall, and the flattop design also makes the unit about 20% smaller than the finned POC-700. Neousys sees it as a way to bring the POC-700 to new categories of application inside sealed boxes.

The POC-700-FT series offers two processors. The Intel Core i3-N305 has eight efficient cores at up to 3.8 GHz within 15 W and UHD Graphics with 32 EUs, while the Atom x7425E has four cores at up to 3.4 GHz within 12 W and 24 EUs. Both are optimised for AI inference through Intel OpenVINO, with one DDR5-4800 SODIMM up to 16 GB and dTPM 2.0. Storage is an M.2 2280 M key socket at PCIe Gen3 x1 for NVMe, which also accepts SATA, and a mini PCIe socket with a micro SIM slot takes Wi-Fi, LTE, 5G or CAN modules.

Two models make up the series. The POC-715-FT pairs the Core i3-N305 with four 802.3at PoE+ GbE ports, so cameras inside the enclosure take power and data from one cable each. The POC-712-FT pairs the Atom x7425E with four GbE ports without PoE, for gateways and controllers whose devices have their own supply.

Both POC-700-FT models share four Intel I350-AM4 GbE ports, four USB 3.2 Gen2 ports with screw-lock, a DP++ output at 4096 x 2160 and an HDMI 1.4b output at 3840 x 2160, one software-programmable RS-232/422/485 port plus three RS-232 ports or one RS-422/485, and 4-channel isolated DI and DO. The MezIO interface adds Neousys modules for COM, DIO, USB, a 2.5-inch drive or ignition control. Power is 8 to 35 V DC with remote control and LED outputs. Neousys tested these fanless embedded systems on a 60 x 60 cm aluminium panel to simulate in-cabinet conditions and rates them from -25 °C to 60 °C, with MIL-STD-810H vibration and shock. The 175.8 x 115.5 x 51.65 mm chassis weighs 1.2 kg and wall-mounts as standard.