AAEON's Fourth Gen UP Mini PC Targets the Industrial Automation Market
AAEON's UP brand this week confirmed the release of the UP Squared 7100 Edge, its fourth generation of Mini PC based on the compact UP Squared (85.6 mm × 90 mm) developer board. The UP Squared 7100 Edge comes equipped with either the Intel Processor N97 or Intel Processor N100 as its default CPU, a substantial upgrade on the Elkhart Lake platform offered by the PC range's previous generation. Further upgrades can be seen in its 16 GB of soldered LPDDR5 system memory, which delivers up to 50% higher data rates with greater power-efficiency.
Equipped with a solid I/O primarily geared towards industrial automation and communication tasks—such as dual Gigabit LAN and three USB Type-A ports—the UP Squared 7100 Edge sees AAEON add a second DB-9 port. This upgrade grants systems integrators with two COM ports, both supporting RS-232/422/485 signals.
The UP Squared 7100 Edge's design makes it a very suitable option for upgrading existing industrial automation setups that require communication with legacy equipment. However, with CPU-native functions such as Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology and AVX2 Instruction sets, the UP Squared 7100 Edge can execute more demanding edge computing workloads while remaining power-efficient, making it an equally good choice for new, more advanced projects.
Equipped with a solid I/O primarily geared towards industrial automation and communication tasks—such as dual Gigabit LAN and three USB Type-A ports—the UP Squared 7100 Edge sees AAEON add a second DB-9 port. This upgrade grants systems integrators with two COM ports, both supporting RS-232/422/485 signals.
The UP Squared 7100 Edge's design makes it a very suitable option for upgrading existing industrial automation setups that require communication with legacy equipment. However, with CPU-native functions such as Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology and AVX2 Instruction sets, the UP Squared 7100 Edge can execute more demanding edge computing workloads while remaining power-efficient, making it an equally good choice for new, more advanced projects.