MPL bases compact computer on Intel Elkhart Lake processor
A compact computer measuring just 62 x 162 x 118mm developed by MPL is based on the 10nm Intel Atom x6000 (Elkhart Lake) processor.
The CEC20 is a low power, highly integrated, flexible and rugged computer, said Swiss manufacturer, MPL, with long term availability of at least 10 years. It is claimed to have the lowest power consumption in the industry and operates across the extended temperature (-40 to +85 degrees C). The fanless PC has passive cooling and is designed for internal expansion with standard connectors for easy connection or lockable headers, depending on chassis choice.
The CEC20 family can be used for any x86 application, including industry, railways, maritime and defence.
The CEC2x comes with onboard NVMe mass storage and includes an onboard m.2 Key-B slot for multiple expansion options. The board is equipped with a high density expansion connector with PCIe, USB and I2C interfaces, allowing expansion using the company’s standard I/O board or semi-custom designed I/O board according to requirements. The CEC2x supports standard SO-DIMM DDR4 and has the possibility to support IBECC (In Band ECC).
In addition to a DDR4 RAM up to 32Gbyte to support IBECC, the CE20 is equipped with 1.0 and 2.5Gbit Ethernet ports. Power consumption is just 4.5 to 12W. It can withstand reverse polarity voltage, over-voltage, surge and burst voltages, as well as electromagnetic discharges targeting the MIL-STD-461E, IEC60945 and EN50155 standards.
MPL has also developed a specific expansion board to accompany the release. The CEC2x expansion board (FIME) offers two PCIe, two HSIC, two UART, SATA, SDIO, LPC and I2C ports. This maximises customisation, said MPL, for any I/O boards and extending the system with additional interfaces, such as general purpose I/Os, additional serial ports, Gigabit Fiber, CAN, miniPCIe slots and a PCI/104-Express port.
The CEC20 family is available with a DIN-Rail or flange mount compact aluminium housing, a MIL housing with 38999 connectors according to customer requirements, and as a 19-inch rack, or an open frame. An OEM version is also available.
