{"id":1832,"date":"2018-10-27T08:20:02","date_gmt":"2018-10-27T08:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/?p=1832"},"modified":"2018-10-28T05:54:32","modified_gmt":"2018-10-28T05:54:32","slug":"apollo-lake-pico-itx-doubles-down-on-gbe-and-m-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/index.php\/2018\/10\/27\/apollo-lake-pico-itx-doubles-down-on-gbe-and-m-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Apollo Lake Pico-ITX doubles down on GbE and M.2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oct 26, 2018 \u2014 by Eric Brown<\/p>\n

IEI is launching a Pico-ITX form-factor \u201cHyper-AL\u201d SBC with a dual-core Celeron N3350 and a pair each of GbE, USB 3.0, USB 2.0, and M.2 ports plus HDMI, LVDS, SATA, and serial connections.<\/p>\n

The Hyper-AL (for Apollo Lake) was part of a recent group announcement that also included IEI\u2019s first Arm-based SBC \u2014 the Rockchip RK3399 based Hyper-RK39<\/a>. With the Hyper-AL, IEI is more in its comfort zone with an Intel dual-core Celeron N3350 with up to 2.4GHz clock and 6W TDP. Recent Apollo Lake based Pico-ITX boards include Aaeon\u2019s PICO-APL4<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Hyper-AL (left) and detail view<\/b><\/p>\n

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EPIC SBC and two older Mini-ITX boards, targets the gaming industry. Yet, there\u2019s nothing very gaming specific about any of these general-purpose boards. Although the Arm-based Hyper-RK39 runs Ubuntu and Android, no OS is listed for the Hyper-AL, but it presumably runs Linux, as well as Windows.<\/p>\n

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Hyper-AL portside detail view<\/b><\/p>\n

You can load up to 8GB DDR3L and store data via a SATA header or the M.2 B-key slot. There\u2019s also an M.2 A-key slot for PCIe and USB driven cards. Dual GbE ports are also onboard.<\/p>\n

Dual displays are available via the HDMI port and LVDS interface, and there are 2x USB 3.0 ports and two more USB 2.0 headers. Other features include 8-bit DIO, a serial header, and a watchdog. The board has an extended -20 to 60\u00b0C range, and there\u2019s an optional heatsink.<\/p>\n

Specifications listed by Axiomtek for the Hyper-AL include:<\/p>\n