Congatec is presenting its new family of highly scalable Thin Mini-ITX boards with Intel processors at Embedded World (hall 1, stand 358). The new boards stand out with their high scalability, ranging from 2.0 GHz Intel Celeron processors up to 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 processors.

The industrial-grade boards further offer a fully configurable thermal design power (TDP) from 7.5 to 15 watts and up to 32GB of DDR4 RAM as well as 4K multiscreen support. These advantages come in tandem with a comprehensive set of interfaces for the direct connection of various industry-specific extensions such as SIM cards, low-cost CMOS cameras as well as cash and card terminals.

Also on the plus side, the boards feature a long-term availability of 7+ years and a rugged design to withstand harsh environments. For OEMs these benefits translate into easier design-in and a more time- and cost-efficient product development process.

Thanks to their high scalability the new conga-IC170 Thin Mini-ITX boards are ideal for a wide variety of industrial applications. These range from fanless HMIs, control and SCADA systems, powerful and robust kiosk or retail systems, to slot machines and digital signage.

Due to their flat design with a height of just 20 millimetres, they are also suitable for extremely slim panel and industrial All-in-One PC designs. The optional Smart Battery support expands the range of implementations to include even portable, battery-powered applications such as mobile ultrasound equipment in medical technology.

The integrated board management controller and support for Intel vPro technology with Intel Active Management Technology (Intel AMT) increase the reliability of distributed IoT system installations and in many cases make on-site maintenance unnecessary.