Avalue EMX-ASLP Intel N97 and Atom x7433RE Thin Mini-ITX Motherboards with Dual 2.5GbE and Wide Temperature Options

A control cabinet beside a machine, a ticket gate or an outdoor kiosk housing often runs warmer or colder than an office, yet the enclosure is too shallow for a full-height motherboard and cooler. The Avalue EMX-ASLP series answers that with a 170 x 170 mm Thin Mini-ITX board, fanless heatsink cooling and a 12 to 24 V DC input, offered with a standard-temperature Intel N97 or a wider-temperature Intel Atom x7433RE so the same design can serve both kinds of site.

Both EMX-ASLP boards use quad-core Intel processors and take one DDR5 4800 MHz SO-DIMM of up to 16 GB. Intel UHD Graphics drives HDMI 2.0b and DisplayPort 1.4a at up to 4096 x 2160 at 60 Hz, a DP++ output and an internal eDP or dual-channel LVDS connector, with up to three independent displays. A hardware watchdog restarts the board if the application hangs, and Avalue lists Windows 11 and Linux.

The range has two builds. EMX-ASLP-N97-A1R uses the Intel Processor N97 (Alder Lake-N) at 12 W with Intel I226V LAN controllers and operates from 0 to 60 °C, a good fit for signage, kiosks and indoor machine control. EMX-ASLP-X7433-A1R uses the Intel Atom x7433RE (Amston Lake) at 9 W with Intel I226IT controllers and operates from -20 to 70 °C, for unheated cabinets, transport sites and heavy industrial equipment.

Two 2.5GbE ports on RJ45 separate a plant network from a device or camera network. Two rear USB 3.2 Gen 2 and two USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports sit beside an internal vertical USB 3.2 port and four USB 2.0 headers. Six COM headers, two RS-232/422/485 and four RS-232, plus 16-bit DIO connect PLCs, drives, meters and relays. An M.2 M-key (2242/2280, PCIe x1 or SATA) takes an NVMe or SATA SSD, an M.2 E-key (2230) takes Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and an M.2 B-key with a SIM slot takes a 4G module. A SATA port and a PCIe x1 Gen 3 slot add a drive and a card.

Power is 12 to 24 V DC on a lockable barrel jack or a 4-pin internal connector, with AT or ATX power modes, so the board runs from a 12 V or 24 V cabinet supply. Both EMX-ASLP builds carry CE, FCC and RoHS compliance, and their operating ranges are quoted with 0.5 m/s airflow. For the same layout on Intel Twin Lake processors, see the EMX-TWLP series.