The Single Board Computer (SBC) market is exploding with options for DIY enthusiasts looking to power their pet projects and corporate customers who need pint-sized machines for industrial and robotic applications. . There are many competitors in this area, including Aaeon, which has just announced its Up Square 6000 card (via CNX-Software).
Instead of an Arm-based design that consumes little power, the Up Squared 6000 is compatible with x86-64-based Intel Elkhart Lake SoCs. Aaeon offers customers four processor options, including the Celeron N6210 (dual-core, 1.2 / 2.6 GHz), Pentium J6426 (quad-core, 1.8 / 3 GHz), Atom x6413E (quad-core, core, 1.5 / 3 GHz) and the Atom x6425RE (quad-core, 1.9 GHz). Base cards come with 2 GB of onboard LPDDR4 memory and 32 GB of eMMC storage, while mid-range configurations double the memory to 4 GB. The flagship SKU with an Atom x6425RE SoC comes with 8 GB of RAM and 64 GB of eMMC storage.
As for interfaces, the Up Squared 6000 includes HDMI 2.0b, DisplayPort 1.2, two USB 3.1 (Type-A), USB 3.2 (Type-C), one M.2 slot (NVMe supported), SATA, 40 pin GPIO connector and a 100 pin board connector. In addition, AAEON has equipped the card with GbE and 2.5 GbE LAN ports for wired networking tasks. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 5G connectivity are optional via the M.2 slot. The Wi-Fi / Bluetooth kit is currently available for purchase for $ 29.99.
Aaeon also sells the Up Squared 6000 Edge (which includes a fanless chassis) and the Up Squared 6000 Edge Computing Kit (which includes a support board and comes preinstalled with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS). The carrier card reinforces the system with the following additional ports: one SATA, one SATA with power connector, one microUSB, one Mini PCIe slot (via USB 2.0), one RS232 / 422/485, one 40 pin GP I / O and two GbE ports.
According to Aaeon, the Up Squared 6000 will bow in February 2022, priced at $ 219 with the Celeron / 2GB / 32GB configuration. The Up Squared 6000 Edge will arrive that same month with a starting price of $ 289. The Up Squared 6000 Edge computer kit is currently priceless and will be available later in 2022.
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