Aaeon AEC-6872 advanced embedded controller

The advanced embedded controller from Aaeon, the AEC-6872, is a standalone PC featuring 10 serial communication ports, fanless operation, compact size, robust construction and low power requirements.

It is supplied with an Atom D510 1.6 Ghz processor to provide an energy efficient platform and is equipped with two SODIMM sockets supporting up to 4 GB of DDR2 system memory, two 10/100/1000Base-TX RJ-45 ethernet connectors, four USB 2.0 ports and nine RS-232 ports and one RS-485 port for communication.

A 2.5″ SATA hard drive can be internally mounted while an internal CompactFlash slot is provided for additional storage.

System expansion is possible via a PCI Express (x1) slot or an optional PCI bus slot. An internal mini-PCI slot and mini-Card slot provide additional expansion options. Other I/O includes VGA graphics, audio and PS/2 keyboard and mouse connectors.

The PC can operate from 9 to 30 VDC, making it suitable for vehicle intelligent transport systems as well as factory control applications. It can also be supplied with an external AC power adapter.