12 and 13 Gen fan-less PC for robots and kiosks

Advantech has announced a fan-less edge computer for kiosks and robotics, built around Intel’s 12th and 13th generation Core ix desktop processors up to 35W.

ARK-3533, as it will be known, measures 200 x 75 x 215mm and workd from 9 – 36Vdc/

It “has a shock-resistant design that can also withstand temperatures from -20 to 60°C,” according to the company. “It facilitates robotics and intelligent control management through its array of I/Os, accommodating connectivity for over 24 devices and is especially well-suited to AI inference tasks.” – Those 24 connections include x8 USB, 8x COM ports, 4x Gbit LAN, an audio jack and dual 4K HDMI 2.0 connectors.

Within, a Core i3, i5, i7 or i9 processor is paired with dual DDR5 4,800MHz SODIMMs up to 64Gbyte, and there are M.2 slots for 5G and Wi-Fi. Bays are provided for two 2.5inch SATA III hard drives.

Other features include: 16bit digital IO connector, 2 x CAN bus and TPM 2.0 security.

Windows and Linux can be accommodated, and it is pre-configured with the company’s robotics SDK (software design kit) which provides a containerised framework for developing, deploying and managing “ROS systems along with pre-validated peripheral sensors”, said Advantech.

Also within the kit is communication middleware, MPIs (message-passing interfaces), and utilities for sensor integration, visualisation and control.