Avalue EPX-ASLP-N97-A1R Intel N97 Pico-ITX Single Board Computer with Dual 2.5GbE and Triple Display

Retail screens, information kiosks and compact operator panels tend to sit indoors, where the enclosure is small but the temperature is steady. The EPX-ASLP-N97-A1R is the build for that setting in the Avalue EPX-ASLP series: a 2.5″ Pico-ITX single board computer, 100 x 72 mm, with dual 2.5GbE, three display outputs and DDR5 memory.

The Intel N97 is a quad-core Alder Lake-N processor with a 12 W TDP, soldered to the underside of the board. It has the headroom for 4K signage playback, a browser-based HMI or a small gateway application. Intel UHD Graphics drive DisplayPort 1.4a and HDMI 2.0b at up to 4096 x 2160 at 60 Hz alongside a single-channel LVDS panel at up to 1366 x 768. One DDR5 4800 MHz SO-DIMM slot takes up to 16 GB, and firmware TPM is available for Windows 11 or Linux builds.

Two 2.5GbE ports on Intel I226V controllers sit on the rear with two USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports. Internal headers add four USB 2.0 ports, one RS-232 port, one RS-232/422/485 port for meters or controllers, and 4-bit GPIO. The M.2 B-key socket takes an SSD or a 4G modem with its SIM, the M.2 E-key socket takes Wi-Fi, and one SATA III port adds a 2.5″ drive.

The EPX-ASLP-N97-A1R runs from 12 V DC on a lockable jack and operates from 0 to 60 °C, fanless with 0.5 m/s airflow, with CE, FCC, UKCA and RoHS compliance. A hardware watchdog restarts the board if the application hangs. For outdoor cabinets or unheated sites, the EPX-ASLP-7433-A1R keeps the same I/O with an Intel Atom x7433RE rated from -40 to 80 °C.