Rugged Embedded Computer Intel E-2176M CPU up to 32GB

Ruggedized Industrial Box PC

The PIP48 has been developed to perform optimally in very extreme ambient temperatures. This embedded system is therefore resistant to temperatures ranging from -40 ° C to +85 ° C. The unique rugged design of this industrial embedded PC, combined with very high-quality components, offers users high reliability and durability. Every PIP housing is chromated which ensures that your configuration is protected against EMI.

Innovative Cooling

In a normal environment, PCs are cooled by fans and these systems are generally located in an air-conditioned room with a constant temperature of around 30 ° C. However, these conditions do not apply to industrial embedded PCs. These embedded computers are exposed to the most challenging environments and temperatures. A PC with a standard ventilation system is not an option for this type of application. The conductive cooling system of the MPL PIP48 is designed to operate completely fanless up to 60 ° C. Instead of cooling the embedded hardware with air, the heat produced is passively dissipated by a heat sink in the chromated housing. On request it is possible to provide this fanless rugged embedded computer with a fail-safe ventilation array. Through this ingenious system no air and dust is blown over the PCB. This is being made possible by solely cooling the heat sink. The fans are in a separate housing, which is internally mounted on the heat sink. With this integrated airflow, these rugged embedded computers can also operate under extreme temperatures of -20 ° C to 60 ° C full performance. This allows the PIP48 to be used effortlessly even in extreme temperature environments. The fail-safe ventilation array reduces the temperature stress of the internal components and prevents current leakage. This results in an extended lifespan and failure safety of the MPL PIP48.

Tested in-house

MPL extensively tests every system based on standard tests and burn-in cycles. Additionally, the PIP48 has been tested under very extreme temperature changes. These tests are performed in an in-house lab, at temperatures ranging from -45 °C to +90 °C. These quality assurance activities ensure an extremely reliable end product.

Intel Xeon-E processor

The PIP48 is equipped with a 6 core (12-thread) CPU architecture. This embedded processor delivers 2.7 GHz performance. This clock speed can be increased to 4.4 GHz in Turbo Mode. This is a significant improvement in performance compared to 7th generation intel Core i7 and Xeon processors. This makes the PIP48 an ideal performance-per-Watt solution for applications where a lot of CPU performance is required.

Open Frame CPU Boards

The footprint of the PIP48 has remained identical to all its predecessors: the PIP3X, PIP2X, PIP1X and the PIPX series. This industrial embedded PC is available with standard (industrial) connectors or as an Open Board solution with lockable headers. This depends entirely on the choice of housing or on the user requirements.

Expansion options

The internal expansion bus offers users the possibility to integrate PCIe/104 or PCIe cards in the MPL PIP48. These expansion options enable customer-specific configurations. The entire EMC system design of the PIP48 meets the CE, FCC, EN 50155, IEC 60945 and MIL-STD-810 standards.

The industrial PC can also be expanded with PMC, mPCIe and XMC cards. These cards interface directly to the onboard PCIe x 16 bus.

By applying the XMC or PMC expansion cards you can integrate a maximum of 3/6 PMC or XMC modules in your system. The MPL PIP48 is therefore easy to expand with various options such as: ADC/DAC, FPGA, Avionics XMC/PMC, Graphics or network cards.

With the Fine mPCIe expansion card, 6 additional mPCIe modules can be added to the system. The PIP48 can, for example, be equipped with GPS, LTE, 3/4G, serial communication, or fieldbus communication (CAN & Profibus).

Network options

The MPL TX2FX media converter translates transmission signals from a twisted-pair 10/100/1000Base-TX cable to a 100Base-FX, or a 1000Base-X fiber optic cable. In this way, data transmission distances of up to 10 km can be achieved.

By means of the MPL UNIGET module, the PIP48 can be supplied with RJ45 connectors, SFP cages or lockable headers. It is also possible to equip the available copper wire ports with PoE technology. Each Ethernet port is connected via its own Intel® Ethernet controller to a dedicated PCIe x1 lane.

With the MAXBES you can add a Gigabit switch function to the PIP48. The module is designed as a switch with eight 1Gbit ports and two 10 Gbit ports. This 8 port switch is available in a version with 8 RJ45 copper ports, or in a variant with four RJ45 copper ports and four 1Gbit SFP ports. Most common transceivers can be used for the SFP ports.

The MPL MAGBES Gigabit switch is ideal for rugged applications. This Gigabit switch is available with 5 or 8 RJ45 ports. You can also opt for a variant with 2/4 fiber ports. The MAGBES module is also available with lockable headers for a full-custom configuration.

RAID 0/1

By adding an MPL HSRAID module, your PIP48 configuration can be provided with a front-accessible, hot-swappable HDD/SSD tray. The Intel® C246 chipset supports various RAID configurations. For example, the available HDDs/SSDs can also be configured as RAID 0/1. This allows large files to be stored quickly and reliably. The HDD or SSD can be safely removed without switching off the PC.

Edge Computing & Intel vPro

All MPL PIP4X industrial embedded box PCs are equipped with Intel® vPro ™ technology. The PIP48 is equipped with an Intel Xeon E-2176M processor which supports this technology. The Intel® vPro ™ platform features Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT). With Intel® AMT, efficient proactive and reactive maintenance of computer endpoints is being made possible. This is crucial given the current speed of technological change. Today, software patches are common and are often needed in all layers of the stack. Intel® AMT offers full operating system independent external control of end points, via wired or wireless connections. This makes, among other things, the execution of wake and patch, system reimaging and system recovery possible.

Powerful KVM options

The PIP48 features Intel® UHD processor graphics which enables external keyboard/video/mouse remote control (KVM). With KVM users can detect errors from a distance, instead of needing to be onsite. This brings several benefits: onsite repairs can be considerably reduced, computing uptime increases and the disruption due to planned updates will decrease.

Extra system protection with Intel® vPro ™

In addition to remote management, the Intel® vPro ™ platform also offers additional hardware security to all layers in the computing stack of your PIP48. For example, transparent supply chain has a mechanism that confirms the authenticity of the hardware components. With Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX) the select code and data on your industrial PC is protected. In addition, Intel® Authenticate Technology provides additional PC login security.