High-end hybrid-cooled embedded system, also for environments subject to dust

To ensure the optimum cooling of the system, two heat pipes conduct the heat generated by the CPU with integrated graphic directly to two large heat sinks on the exterior of the device. The internal fan guarantees the optimum heat transmission to the internal wall of the housing and so prevents hot spots. The ARCTIS™ industrial computer has a completely closed housing designed to conform to the IP50 degree of protection. The rated operating temperature range is 0° to 45° C.

The hybrid cooling concept allows even the dissipation of the heat produced by ultra-high performance processors. The standard version of the A1-QM67 integrates the second-generation Intel® Core™ i5-2510E processor with two cores and clocked with 2.5 GHz. A higher-performance model with Intel® Core™ i7-2710QE CPU (four cores), a system with Intel® Core™ i3-2330E with two cores and a lower-cost variant with Intel® Celeron™ G810 CPU are also available as options. The Intel® QM67 is used as chip set. The fast DDR3 RAM main memory can be expanded to a maximum capacity of 8 GB.

Despite its compact dimensions of 305 x 305 x 133 mm, the A1-QM67 has space for a PCI Express x16 slot to accept an additional short graphic card or a frame-grabber. The external display interfaces HDMI, DVI-I and DVI-D are available for the connection of high-resolution monitors. Eight USB 2.0 connections (four external, four internal), two external USB 3.0 connections and four serial ports (three RS232, one RS232/RS422/RS485) are augmented with an internal serial ATA for two SATA III and four SATA II devices. In addition to two GigaBit LAN sockets, a Wireless LAN 802.11b/g/n is supported on request. Furthermore, an internal Mini PCI Express™ x1 slot is provided for short modules.

As standard, the system is delivered with a 40 GB SSD, or alternatively also with a 2.5-inch industrial HDD. The small, dust-proof flap on the front side of the device covers an optional exchangeable plug-in unit for two 2.5-inch drives (SSD / Industrial HDD) or for embeddedc applications with low storage requirement, a CompactFlash socket for booting the operating system. The displaced rear panel of the A1-QM67 creates a cable duct for the easy attachment of the connection and interface cables.

The power is supplied to the ARCTIS™ computer from a 12 and 24 V DC wide-range power supply unit or an external 100 - 240 V AC power supply. The industrial computer has a low standby energy consumption and so satisfies the EuP/ErP directive.