DFI PTH173-IB-UX7358HR Intel Core Ultra X7 358HR Mini-ITX SBC with 12 to 28 V DC Input and Triple 2.5GbE

Operator consoles on large machines and passenger information displays in vehicle cabins share two needs: several screens from one board, and a supply that is usually 24 V rather than 12 V. The PTH173-IB-UX7358HR is the build in the DFI PTH173 series aimed at that display work, with a 12 to 28 V DC input on a Mini-ITX board.

Its Intel Core Ultra X7 358HR (Panther Lake) has Intel vPro and the larger 12 Xe-core Arc Xe3 graphics configuration. HDMI 2.0 and DP++ both drive 4K screens at 60 Hz, the rear USB-C port adds a third through DisplayPort Alt Mode, and DFI’s optional M.2 A-key module drives a fourth as eDP or LVDS for a built-in panel. Two DDR5 SO-DIMM slots take up to 128 GB at up to 7200 MHz in dual channel.

Three 2.5GbE ports on Intel I226V and I226LM controllers split content, control and uplink networks, and the I226LM port supports vPro for remote management of screens that are hard to reach. Two USB 3.2 Gen 2, two USB 3.2 Gen 1 and one USB 2.0 port sit at the rear, five USB 2.0 inside for touch controllers, plus four COM ports and 8-bit DIO. The -IB- build is M.2 only: M-key with PCIe Gen5 x4 for NVMe, B-key with Nano SIM for cellular, E-key for Wi-Fi and two SATA ports.

The board takes 12 to 28 V DC on a barrel connector or 4-pin connector and operates from -5 to 65 °C under an active cooler, with CE, FCC, UKCA and RoHS compliance. For more CPU on the same graphics, PTH173-IB-U9388H carries the Core Ultra 9 388H. Where the cabin or cabinet is unheated, PTH173-IE-U5336HRE is rated -20 to 70 °C and adds a PCIe Gen5 x4 slot.