Compact, fanless embedded system ideal for factory automation and IoT applications

Portwell has released the WEBS-7000, a palm-sized fan-less embedded system featuring the latest 14nm Intel Pentium and Intel Celeron processors (formerly codenamed Apollo Lake). Its compact design (150mm (W) x 120mm (W) x 30mm (H)), with low power consumption, high performance and powerful graphics engine make the device a perfect solution for applications in kiosk, digital signage, in-vehicle mobile video surveillance, IoT gateway, and factory automation. The compact system also features DDR3L SO-DIMM up to 8GB supporting 1866/1600 MT/s; single Gigabit LAN via Intel Ethernet Controller I210IT; one USB 3.0 port; one HDMI on rear I/O with resolution up to 4096 x 2160; and multiple storages with mSATA or SATA DOM by project. “In addition to one Mini PCIe expansion socket (co-lay with mSATA),” says Yaling Sun, Portwell’s product manager, “the compact WEBS- 7000 embedded system integrates the latest M.2 type E interface, which provides wireless connectivity such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and NFC (near-field communication) functionalities. It can serve as an ideal IoT gateway solution."