Nexcom Neu-X102 Intel Alder Lake-N Fanless IoT Gateway PCs with Dual 2.5GbE and Dual 4K HDMI

A retail kiosk, a drive-thru lane or a bus stop sign is rarely designed around the computer that runs it. The computer has to fit the space left over, run from whatever supply is there and keep going without a fan to clean. The Nexcom Neu-X102 series is a family of fanless IoT gateway PCs for that kind of installation, built on Intel Alder Lake-N processors in a slim case with two 2.5GbE ports and dual 4K HDMI.

Every Neu-X102 shares the same board and I/O, so software images and cabling carry across the range. One DDR4-3200 SO-DIMM socket takes up to 16 GB, an M.2 2242 Key M socket takes a PCIe 3.0 x1 or SATA SSD, and TPM 2.0 is on board. Two 2.5GbE ports on Intel i226-V controllers give a gateway separate uplink and device networks, four USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports handle cameras, scanners or touch screens, and an RS-232/422/485 port on DB9 joins an internal RS-232 header and 4-in/4-out GPIO for serial equipment. A full-size Mini PCIe slot with a nano SIM slot takes an LTE module where there is no wired network, or a Wi-Fi 6/6E module where there is.

The range splits by processor and case length. The Neu-X102-N50 uses the dual-core Intel Processor N50 at 6 W, which keeps heat and power low for gateway software and simple kiosk front ends. The Neu-X102-N97 uses the quad-core Intel Processor N97 at 12 W in a longer finned case, giving more headroom for video playback and two busy 4K screens, and the Neu-X102-i3 puts the 8-core Intel Core i3-N305 at 15 W in the same case for multitasking gateways and kiosks.

All three Neu-X102 models run on 12 V DC from a 60 W adapter supplied in the box, with AT or ATX power modes, and operate from −5 °C to 50 °C ambient with 0.7 m/s airflow. Shock is rated to IEC 60068-2-27 and vibration to IEC 60068-2-64 and IEC 60068-2-6, and Nexcom lists CE, FCC Class A, LVD and UL/cUL 62368-1. Windows 11 and Linux (Ubuntu 22.04 or later) are supported. Nexcom positions the Neu-X102 series for IoT gateways, self-service kiosks, endless aisles, QSRs, drive-thru kiosks, bus stops, transit information signs and intelligent poles in smart city projects.