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ASRock Industrial launches iEPF-9010S/iEP-9010E Series Robust Edge AIoT Platform

Published on : Wednesday 22-06-2022

The platform is enabled by 12th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors (Alder Lake S) with R680E/H610 chipsets to bring breakthrough performance at the Edge.

Taipei, Taiwan (June 21, 2022) As global adoption of Edge AI continues to rise through smart transitions, ASRock Industrial is excited to release the new iEPF-9010S/iEP-9010E Series Robust Edge AIoT Platform, enabled by 12th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors (Alder Lake S) with R680E/H610 chipsets to bring breakthrough performance at the Edge. Featuring excellent computing power with energized Edge AI acceleration, the iEPF-9010S/iEP-9010E Series provide high memory capacity, rich I/Os and expandability, wide RF connectivity- 4G LTE, 5G, Wi-Fi 6E, BT 5.2 with real-time TSN/TCC, plus ruggedness for industrial environments. The Series is an effective all-in-one consolidation for high-demanding workloads, tailor-made for mission-critical industrial applications such as factory automation, machine automation, robotic control, AI AOI, autonomous vehicles, smart cities, and much more.

Charged by the latest 12th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium/Celeron Processors with R680E/H610 chipsets, the iEPF-9010S Series Expandable Edge AIoT Platform includes models- iEPF-9010S-EY4/iEPF-9012S-EY4; the iEP-9010E Series Compact Edge AIoT Platform includes models- iEP-9010E/iEP-9012E. The performance hybrid architecture of 12th Gen Intel® Core™ processor (Alder Lake S) supports up to 16 cores and 24 threads, enabling IoT use cases that are up to 1.36 times faster in single-thread performance and 1.35 times faster in multi-thread performance compared to previous 10th Gen Intel® Core™ processor. Moreover, the iEPF-9010S/iEP-9010E Series are designed with enhanced AI capabilities in different vertical markets with upgraded memory capacity in support of four DDR4 2933MHz up to 128GB (ECC memory supported by R680E and selected CPU). The Series show breakthrough results in parallelization processing of AI workloads, with up to 32 EUs fast AI inference driven by Intel® Xe Architecture. In addition, the Series's flexible mechanical, thermal, and power design supporting 275mm x 111.15mm (L x H) max., with up to 255W graphic cards further energizes Edge AI acceleration.

The Robust Edge AIoT Platform includes the iEPF-9010S Series Expandable Edge AIoT Platform with flexible expansion slots and the iEP-9010E Series Compact Edge AIoT Platform with space-saving and fan-less design for various industrial applications. The iEPF-9010S/iEP-9010E Series feature rich I/Os and provide up to five Intel® 2.5 Gigabit LANs with two supporting PoE and one supporting vPro plus TSN/TCC capability for real-time connectivity. There are also up to six USB 3.2 Gen 2 x 1, one USB 2.0 internal connector with lock function, six COM (four RS-232/422/485, two RS-232), and eight DIs/eight DOs. Visual excellence is supported through one DisplayPort, one HDMI 2.0b, and one VGA, with various storage options via four SATA3 for 2.5-inch SSD/HDD, one M.2 Key M 2280 for NVMe SSD, and CFast (option).