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[Hardware] Intel-Powered SBC Bring Optional 5G, Dual GbE, NVMe Support


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The single-board computer (SBC) market is exploding with options for tinkerers looking to power their pet projects and enterprise customers that need pint-sized machines for industrial and robotics applications. There are numerous competitors in this field, including Aaeon, which just announced its Up Square 6000 board (via CNX-Software).

 

Instead of a power-sipping Arm-based design, the Up Squared 6000 goes with x86-64-based Intel Elkhart Lake SoCs. Aaeon gives customers four processor options to choose from, including the Celeron N6210 (dual-core, 1.2/2.6GHz), Pentium J6426 (quad-core, 1.8/3GHz), Atom x6413E (quad-core, 1.5/3GHz) and Atom x6425RE (quad-core, 1.9GHz). Base boards come with 2GB of onboard LPDDR4 memory and 32GB of eMMC storage, while mid-range configurations double memory to 4GB. The flagship SKU with an Atom x6425RE SoC comes with 8GB of RAM and 64GB of eMMC storage.

 

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When it comes to interfaces, the Up Squared 6000 features HDMI 2.0b, DisplayPort 1.2, two USB 3.1 (Type-A), USB 3.2 (Type-C), M.2 slot (NVMe supported), SATA, 40-pin GPIO connector and a 100-pin board connector. In addition, AAEON has outfitted the board with GbE and 2.5GbE LAN ports for wired networking duties. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 5G connectivity are optional via the M.2 slot. The Wi-Fi/Bluetooth kit is currently available to purchase for $29.99.

 

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Aaeon also sells the Up Squared 6000 Edge (which includes a fanless chassis) and the Up Squared 6000 Edge Computing Kit (which features a carrier board and comes preinstalled with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS). The carrier board beefs up 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 from $219 with the Celeron/2GB/32GB configuration. The Up Squared 6000 Edge will arrive the same month with a starting price of $289. The Up Squared 6000 Edge Computing Kit doesn’t currently have a price and will be available later in 2022.

 

 

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