Embedded computing specialist AAEON has introduced the launch of no fewer than three new single-board laptop (SBC) fashions, all based mostly round Intel processors: the UP TWL and UP TWLS, with Intel Core i3-N355, N250, or N150 processor choices, and the high-performance de next-RAP8 that helps as much as a Core i7-1365UE.
“UP TWL is a Raspberry Pi-compatible SBC [Single-Board Computer] with Intel Twin Lake [processor], 40-pin GPIO [General-Purpose Input/Output], HDMI, LAN, and USB 3.2 for dependable industrial management and edge computing,” the corporate writes of its new UP household design. “The UP TWLS is constructed for builders who want highly effective, wireless-ready options in tight areas. That includes the identical Twin Lake processor choices, the UP TWLS provides effectivity and adaptability in a compact 85×56mm [around 3.35×2.2″] kind issue.”
AAEON’s new UP TWL (above) and UP TWLS (prime) boards are firmly within the mould of the Raspberry Pi. (📷: AAEON)
Core specs for the 2 new UP boards, dropped at our consideration by Linux Gizmos, are the identical: the client’s selection of an Intel Core i3-N355 eight-core processor boosting as much as 3.9GHz and with a 32-Execution Unit (EU) 1.35GHz Intel UHD Graphics GPU in a 15W energy envelope, an N250 four-core processor boosting as much as 3.8GHz with a 32-EU 1.25GHz Intel UHD Graphics GPU in a 6W energy envelope, or the N150 four-core processor boosting as much as 3.6GHz with a 24-EU 1GHz Intel UHD Graphics GPU in the identical 6W energy envelope, plus as much as 8GB of LPDDR5 reminiscence.
The place the 2 boards differ is in connectivity: the UP TWL options gigabit Ethernet however no wi-fi assist; the UP TWLS provides an M.2 2230-footprint E-key slot for an optionally available wi-fi card, however in doing so loses the Raspberry Pi-style 40-pin GPIO header of the TWL. Oddly, the UP TWLS additionally comes with twice the utmost eMMC storage because the UP TWL: 128GB to 64GB. Each fashions embody three USB 3.2 Gen. 2 Kind-A ports, an HDMI 1.4b video output, and a Trusted Platform Module 2.0 (TPM 2.0).
The de next-RAP8, dropped at our consideration by CNX Software program, makes use of a extra uncommon board format and the selection of significantly extra highly effective processors: an Intel Core i3-1315UE six-core eight-thread processor boosting as much as 4.5GHz with a 64-EU Intel Iris XE Graphics GPU operating at as much as 1.2GHz, a Core-i5-1335EUE 10-core 12-thread processor boosting as much as 4.5GHz with an 80-EU Intel Iris XE Graphics GPU, or the range-topping Core i7-1365UE 10-core 12-thread processor boosting as much as 4.9GHz with a 96-EU Intel Iris XE Graphics GPU operating at as much as 1.3GHz, all of which have a thermal design profile of 15W.
The de next-RAP8, in contrast, takes a distinct method to its board format — and comes with some highly effective processor decisions. (📷: AAEON)
The boards might be configured with as much as 16GB of LPDDR5, the corporate has confirmed, and include gigabit Ethernet and quicker 2.5-gigabit-Ethernet ports, two USB 3.2 Gen. 2 Kind-A ports plus 4 USB 2.0 ports by way of a header, SATA III port, a two-lane M.2 2280-footprint M-key socket for Non-Risky Reminiscence Categorical (NVMe) storage or an accelerator board, a flat versatile circuit (FFC) connector with one other 4 lanes of PCI Categorical Gen. 3, and unbiased HDMI 1.2a and embedded DisplayPort 1.4 (eDP) show outputs.
The UP TWL, UP TWLS, and de next-RAP8 have all been listed on the AAEON web site, however on the time of writing pricing had not been publicly disclosed.
