Arestech MEVA-3111P 8th/9th Gen Intel Core Extended Temperature Machine Vision PC with 1x PCI Slot

When a vision station runs on one proven PCI card, the simplest upgrade path is a newer computer that still has a PCI slot. The Arestech MEVA-3111P is the PCI model in the MEVA-3111P/E series of machine vision PCs, pairing one PCI slot with a 9th or 8th Gen Core board.

Compute comes from 9th or 8th Gen Intel Core i3, i5 or i7 desktop processors in the LGA1151 socket on an Intel Q370 chipset. Two DDR4 2400/2666 SO-DIMM sockets hold up to 64 GB, and Intel UHD Graphics 630 drives VGA and DVI-D at up to 1920 x 1200 plus DisplayPort at up to 4096 x 2160, so the MEVA-3111P can run image processing and an operator display together.

The MEVA-3111P carries one PCI slot in its expansion module, so an existing PCI frame grabber or motion card can move across without redesigning the cell. Three GbE ports on RJ45, an Intel i219-LM and two Intel i210-AT, support Wake-on-LAN and PXE, six RS-232/422/485 DB9 ports with auto flow control and 8x isolated DI plus 8x isolated DO handle triggers and machine signals, and six USB 3.2 plus two USB 2.0 ports serve cameras. Four removable 2.5″ SATA bays support RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10, and four full-size mini-PCIe sockets with four SIM holders take LTE or Wi-Fi modules.

With a 35 W processor the MEVA-3111P runs fanless from -40 °C to 70 °C, and with a 65 W processor and Arestech’s external fan kit it is rated to 60 °C. Power enters through a terminal block at 9 to 48 V DC, or 24 to 48 V DC with a GPU card fitted, with ignition sensing and over-voltage, reverse-voltage and over-current protection. Vibration is rated at 5 Grms and shock at 50 G, and the machine vision PC measures 127 x 241.5 x 231 mm and weighs 5.2 kg. For a current PCIe card, the MEVA-3111E offers one PCIe x16 slot in the same enclosure.