Rugged Embedded Computer Intel i5-8400H CPU up to 32GB

Ruggedized Industrial Box PC

The PIP44 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 high-quality components, offers users high reliability and durability. Every PIP housing is chromated, offering the utmost protection 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 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 PIP44 is designed to operate completely fanless up to 65 °C. Instead of cooling the embedded hardware with air, the produced heat is passively dissipated by a heat sink in the chromatic 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 possible due to the fact that only the heat sink is cooled. The fans are located in a separate housing that is mounted on the heat sink from the inside. With this integrated airflow, these rugged embedded computers can also operate full performance under extreme temperatures of -40 °C to 65 °C. This means that the PIP44 can also be used effortlessly in very 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 PIP44.

Tested in-house

MPL extensively tests every system based on standard tests and burn-in cycles. Additionally, the PIP44 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.

Long Available

The motherboard is compatible with 8th and 9th generation Intel® Core i7/ i5/i3 processors. These processors are based on Intel’s 14 nm technology. When these processors are combined with an Intel® C246 chipset in one system, an industrial PC has both CPU power and graphics power

This industrial embedded motherboard also supports the "refresh", or the 9th generation Intel® embedded processors. This allows the PIP4X product family to be equipped with 9th generation embedded CPUs in addition to 8th generation CPUs.

Open Frame CPU Boards

The footprint of the PIP44 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 needs of the user.

Expansion Options

The internal expansion bus offers the possibility to integrate PCIe/104 or PCIe cards in the MPL PIP44. These expansion options make customer-specific configurations possible. The entire EMC system design of the PIP44 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 PIP44 can therefore easily be expanded 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. For example, the PIP44 can 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 PIP44 can be provided 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 PIP44. 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 4 RJ45 copper ports and 4 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 PIP44 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 turning off the PC.

Edge Computing & Intel vPro

All MPL PIP4X industrial embedded box PCs are equipped with Intel® vPro ™ technology. The PIP44 is equipped with an Intel i5-8400H 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 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 enables, among other things, the execution of wake and patch, system reimaging and system recovery.

Powerful Remote Control Options

Because all industrial embedded box PCs have Intel® UHD processor graphics, technicians with external keyboard/video/mouse remote control (KVM) can detect errors from a distance. This brings several benefits: onsite repairs can be considerably reduced, computing uptime increases and disruption due to planned updates will decrease.

Additional 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 PIP46. 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.