More and more companies are adopting Intel Wildcat Lake for their embedded systems and the latest one is AAEON.
AAEON Prepares UP WCL/Edge and UP Nexus WCL/Edge Systems and Developer Boards With Intel Wildcat Lake Processors
The Intel Wildcat Lake, also known as the Core Ultra Series 3 processors, is now being deployed in all kinds of devices. From laptops to mini PCs, the processor stack has found its place in many areas, thanks to the SoC design that suits a wide range of workloads that many were looking for at an affordable price.
AAEON is the latest vendor to utilize the Core Ultra Series 3 processors for its systems and has introduced two new edge systems and two developer boards using these processors. According to the specifications, these boards and systems will use either Intel Core 5 320 or Intel Core 7 350 processors. The embedded systems are the UP WCL Edge and UP Nexus WCL Edge, which offer the latest Wildcat Lake SoCs, paired with up to 48 GB of LPDDR5 memory.
The UP WCL Edge will bring up to 256 GB UFS 3.1 storage and will utilize an 85x56 mm board inside the small chassis that is equipped with multiple USB Type-A ports, an HDMI port, and an RJ45 LAN port. Then there is the UP WCL developer board with the same specs, allowing developers to build their own systems using a Wildcat Lake-based board that will bring up to 24 GB LPDDR5 memory. The UP Nexus WCL and WCL Edge bring similar specifications, but it's a bigger board with dimensions of 101.6 x 101.6 mm.
These will be available in up to 48 GB LPDDR5 memory and will feature USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 ports and a 40-pin GPIO, as can be seen in the images. Onboard connectors include an M.2 2230 E-Key, an M.2 2280 M-Key, and an M.2 2242 M-Key. There will be dual LAN ports supporting 2.5GbE and dual Type-A and a single Type-C port for Peripherals. Similar to the UP WCL, the UP Nexus WCL will also support UFS storage of up to 256 GB.
Pricing and availability details are unknown at the moment.
News Sources: AAEON, Videocardz
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