Ultra-Compact Industrial PC With 3rd Generation Intel Bay Trail platform

The SmartAIO U7-300 series computers by EFCO are based on Intel Atom processors and Qseven CPU modules. This series of compact computers is designed for maximum network interoperability, offering gateway connectivity for Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)-ready automation applications. 

The extended application-specific interface support includes two Gigabit Ethernet ports, four USB ports (two USB 3.0 and two USB 2.0), an HDMI connection, two RS-232 ports, two RS-232/422/485 ports, 8-bit Isolation GPI, 8-bit Isolation GPO, and audio. 

The latest industrial PCs from EFCO also are equipped with slots for half- and full-size PCI Express mini cards that can be used to support wireless functionality such as 3G/4G LTE and Bluetooth. Optional operating systems including Microsoft Windows 8/Windows 8 embedded, Windows 7/Windows 7 Embedded Compact, or Linux are available.

Features

• Rich I/O design:
  1 x full length mini-PCIe + USIM
  1 x half length mini-PCIe
  1 x mSATA, 1 x SATA
  8-bit isolation GPI, 8-bit isolation GPO
  2 x GbE
  4 x USB 3.0, 4 x UART
• Wide Range DC Voltage Input: 9V~32V
• 3rd Gen. Intel® Atom™ Processor, Celeron® Processor Bay Trail platform
• Dimension: 138 x 100 x 57mm ( 5.43”x 3.93”x 2.24”)

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