Rugged Embedded Computer Intel i7-8850H CPU up to 32GB

Ruggedized Industrial Box PC

The PIP46 has been developed to perform optimally in very extreme ambient temperatures. This embedded system is resistant to temperatures ranging from -40 ° C to +85 ° C.

Its unique rugged design, combined with very high-quality components, offers users high reliability and durability. Every PIP housing is chromated which provides an optimal 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 of around 30 °C. However, these conditions do not apply to industrial embedded PCs. 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 PIP46 is designed to operate completely fanless up to 65 °C. Instead of cooling the embedded hardware with air, the produced heat is passively dissipated through the 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 being blown over the PCB, instead solely the heat sink is being 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 under extreme temperatures of -40 °C to 65 °C at a full performance. This allows the PIP46 to be used effortlessly even in the most extreme temperature environments. The fail-safe ventilation array reduces the temperature stress of the internal components and also prevents current leakage. This results in an extended lifespan and failure safety of the MPL PIP46.

Tested in-house

MPL extensively tests every product through standard tests and burn-in cycles. Additionally, the PIP46 is tested under very extreme temperature changes. The products are tested in an in-house lab at temperatures ranging from -45 ° C to +90 ° C. With these quality assurance activities you are assured of a highly reliable industrial embedded system.

Embedded Roadmap

The motherboard is compatible with 8th and 9th generation Intel® Core i7/i5/i3 and Xeon-E 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 more CPU and graphics power compared to previous generations.

This industrial embedded motherboard also supports the "refresh", or the 9th generation Intel® embedded processors. This makes this industrial embedded PC versatile and powerful.

Open Frame CPU Boards

The footprint of the PIP46 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’s needs.

Expansion Options

The internal expansion bus offers the possibility to integrate PCIe/104 or PCIe cards in the system. These expansion options make it possible for the PIP46 to be fully adapted to your application. The entire EMC system design meets CE, FCC, EN 50155, IEC 60945 and MIL-STD-810 standards.

The MPL PIP46 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 PIP46 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 PIP46 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 PIP46 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 PIP46. Designed as a switch with eight 1Gbit ports and two 10 Gbit ports. This 8 port switch is available in a version with eight 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 five or eight ports 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 PIP46 configuration can be provided with a front-accessible, hot-swappable HDD / SSD tray. The Intel® C246 chipset supports various RAID configurations. For example, the various HDDs/SSDs can also be configured as RAID 0/1, if combined with the internal SATA port. This allows large files to be stored quickly and reliably. The hard disk 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 PIP46 is equipped with an Intel i7-8850H 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

Due to the fact that the PIP46 is being equipped with Intel® UHD processor graphics, technicians are able to access the system using external keyboard/video/mouse remote control (KVM) This brings several benefits: onsite repairs can be considerably reduced, computing uptime increases and disruption due to planned updates decreases.

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.