Fanless PC taps new Atom N455-based Mini-ITX board
Jul 28, 2011 — by Eric Brown — from the LinuxDevices Archive — 1 viewsIbase announced a fanless industrial PC with a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N455 processor. Based on a recently announced MI890 Mini-ITX board, the CMI300-890 computer supports up to 2GB DDR3 RAM, offers a 2.5-inch hard disk drive (HDD) bay, and sports I/O including includes six USB ports, says the company.
The CMI300-890 is built around a Ibase MI890 Mini-ITX motherboard, which incorporates the 1.66GHz Intel Atom N455. The MI890 updates last summer's MI889 board, which supported either the single-core, 1.6GHz Atom N450 or the dual-core D510.
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And, while the motherboard accepts up to 4GB of RAM when fitted with the Atom D525, the Atom N455 that comes standard with the built-up PC can only address 2GB, rendering one of the SODIMM slots useless. A single 2.5-inch SATA hard disk drive (HDD) bay is available, supporting capacities up to 160GB, says Ibase.
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A 60 Watt power adaptor is supplied along with brackets for wall-mounting, says Ibase. The front of the steel case is said to be equipped with an HDD status LED bar, and a power button with LED indicator.
The fanless, 7.87 x 7.87 x 2.44-inch box can withstand temperatures of 32 to 113 deg. F (0 to 45 deg. C), says Ibase. The CMI300-890 is also said to offer vibration resistance.
Features and specifications listed for the CMI300-890 include:
- Processor — Intel Atom N455 @ 1.66GHz; via MI890 motherboard
- Memory — up to 2GB DDR3 RAM via single SODIMM
- Networking — 2 x gigabit Ethernet ports
- Other I/O:
- 6 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x front-facing)
- 4 x COM ports
- VGA port
- Audio I/O
- Power — 60W power adaptor
- Operating temperature — 32 to 113 deg. F (0 to 45 deg. C)
- Vibration resistance — 0.25 grms / 5~500Hz / random
- Dimensions — 7.87 x 7.87 x 2.44 inches (200 x 200 x 62mm); desktop or wallmount
Availability
According to Ibase, the CMI300-890 has been "released," and the MI890 Mini-ITX board inside also appears to be available separately. No operating system or pricing information was available. More information may be found at the Ibase CMI300-890 page, and MI890 page, respectively.
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