Last month, Kontron unveiled their 3.5” Single Board Computer powered by a variety of Intel processors. The 3.5”- SBC-EKL can accommodate processors from the Atom X6000E series, the Celeron J6000/N6000 series and the Pentium J6000/N6000 series.

The 3.5”- SBC-EKL is capable of supporting the following Intel processors:

• Intel Atom (x6211E) – Dual Core, 1.5M Cache, 1.3/3.0 GHz, 6W TDP
• Intel Atom (x6212RE) – Dual Core, 1.5M Cache, 1.2 GHz, 6W TDP
• Intel Atom (x6425RE) – Quad Core, 1.5M Cache, 1.9 GHz, 12W TDP
• Intel Atom (x6427FE) – Quad Core, 1.5M Cache, 1.9 GHz, 12W TDP
• Intel Celeron (J6413) – Quad Core, 1.5M Cache, 1.8/3.0 GHz, 10W TDP

The memory system can handle up to 32GB DDR4 3200 via SO-DIMM sockets and for storage there are one SATA 3.0, one M.2 Key, one Key E, and one Key M. Moreover, there is support for a B2B connector for two PCIe x2 and other peripherals such as one SMBus, one I2C, one UART, one GSPI and an optional DDI.

3.5”- SBC-EKL block diagram
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The dual DP ports can support a maximum resolution of 4096×2160 @60Hz while the LVDS has a lower resolution of 1920×1200 @60Hz to achieve triple display.

3.5”- SBC-EKL top (left) and rear (right)
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For connectivity, the 3.5”- SBC-EKL features two 2.5GbE LAN ports with TSN (Time Sensitive Networking) and TPM 2.0 to meet requirements found in IoT applications, industrial automation, healthcare, etc. 

3.5”- SBC-EKL side view (left) and back (right) 
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There are several I/O peripherals on this board including two USB 3.2, six USB USB 2.0 (both located on the rear), two RS232/422/485, eight DIOs, two CAN bus, one GP-SPI and one I2C via header. For additional details refer to the spec list and the block diagram.

3.5″ Extended I/O Board
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