AAEON's de next-TGU8 Breaks Through Board Space Limitations in Single Board Computing

[btarunr]

In a major breakthrough in single board computing, AAEON introduces the de next-TGU8, the smallest board featuring an on-board Intel Core i-level processor ever created, measuring just 3.31" x 2.17" (84 mm x 55 mm). Offering up to 4 cores, with 8 threads, the 11th Generation Intel Core i7/i5/i3/Celeron Processor (formerly Tiger Lake-UP3) provides the de next-TGU8 with the kind of high-performance power never-before-seen in a board so small.

This power ensures users can utilize the potential of the de next-TGU8's 16 GB onboard LPDDR4x memory and expandability, for which it has an M.2 2280 M-Key (PCIe [x2]) to enable AI acceleration, Wi-Fi, and 4G modules. The de next-TGU8 also provides an FPC slot for PCIe [x4] Gen 3 with Riser kit, for additional storage or more advanced graphics options to go along with its Intel UHD Graphics.



Despite being such a small board, the de next-TGU8 is equipped with a sophisticated interface featuring dual RJ45 Ethernet ports, two USB 3.2 Gen2, and four USB 2.0 slots, along with a dual display interface via HDMI and eDP ports.

Because of these features, AAEON believes the de next-TGU8 to be the product to usher in the next generation of edge AI applications in drone and robotics technology.

For more information about the new de next-TGU8, visit its product page.

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[Ferrum Master]

Excellent for a sentry drone.

 

[Alan Smithee]

$1,500 USD each!!!

 

[Zareek]

So cool but with that price tag and only one 2.5GbE port, no thanks. Give me a version with 4 GB of RAM and two 2.5GbE in a passive enclosure for half that price and we'll talk.

 

[Alan Smithee]

So cool but with that price tag and only one 2.5GbE port, no thanks. Give me a version with 4 GB of RAM and two 2.5GbE in a passive enclosure for half that price and we'll talk.

At a peak board power of an astonishing 84W, that passive enclosure would basically need to be a brick of aluminum.

 

[Zareek]

At a peak board power of an astonishing 84W, that passive enclosure would basically need to be a brick of aluminum.

Wow, I didn't see that! Why the hell did they make it so small if it won't work for small enclosures? I guess this is more like "look at what we did" than practical.

 

[trsttte]

Wow, I didn't see that! Why the hell did they make it so small if it won't work for small enclosures? I guess this is more like "look at what we did" than practical.

It's an entirely different market segment with different demands. If they built it, there's someone out there buying to put in some kind of industrial machine that will have enough air/water flowing to cool the thing or not use anywhere near the peak power output.

 

[Zareek]

It's an entirely different market segment with different demands. If they built it, there's someone out there buying to put in some kind of industrial machine that will have enough air/water flowing to cool the thing or not use anywhere near the peak power output.

I suppose so, I used to design industrial computing solutions for an extremely hot and dusty environment. I really would only consider machines that could stay under 65 C fully loaded passively cooled. One in five ended up in an enclosure with minimal air flow, so there needed to be some wiggle room on temps. A large portion did nothing but host a DAQ card and run a simple HMI, so they didn't require a lot of processing power.

For this, I was thinking a very powerful but small passive PFSense box. 90% of the time it would run at a few percent CPU usage but when needed it could handle some beefy VPN traffic. At 84 watts, the enclosure would be huge and would render the board size useless to me. I might as well use an ITX board.

 

[mahirzukic2]

$1,500 USD each!!!

At first I thought you were being sarcastic, then I had to go and check for myself.

It actually is pre-selling for 1500$. Insane.