AAEON announced the EMB-H61B Mini-ITX board based on the 3rd generation Intel Core processor: The high performance EMB-H61B supports 65W TDP, using the Intel H61 Express Chipset for highly reliable embedded systems.

“As it supports two Full HD displays via Dual HDMI, the EMB-H61B is ideally suited for indoor recreation facilities, digital signage, Interactive POS/ KIOSK applications and more,” said Chelsea Lee, Senior Product Manager of AAEON’s Industrial Systems Division. “Moreover, the onboard TPM security module offers data protection for automation and other applications as well,” added Chelsea.

The EMB-H61B’s compatibility with 2nd generation to 3rd generation Intel Core processors offers system integrators optimum flexibility. When this board is combined with an onboard Intel Core i7/i5 processor and the Intel H61 chipset, it offers support for up to 16GB of DDR3 memory available through the SO-DIMM slots, making it a powerful contender in the Mini-ITX arena. In addition to its industry leading processor, the EMB-H61B offers six COM ports (one RS-232/422/485 connector and five RS-232 pin headers), eight USB2.0 ports and an eight-bit Digital I/O interface. With the optional Cfast slot and standard SATA connectors, storage requirements are easily met. The EMB-H61B features two onboard Gigabit Ethernet ports to provide faster network connectivity and communication as well as a full-sized Mini Card slot with a SIM card slot for 3G network access. Users can expand the functionality with add-on modules or utilize the PCI-Express Mini Card to easily achieve greater functionality from this small yet powerful board. Combined with its 12VDC input power support, this Mini-ITX form factor board is certain to prove to be of great value over the long term.

The EMB-H61B supports all common operating systems such as Windows XP, Windows 7 and Linux Fedora.