Summary of ASROCK INDUSTRIAL’S IEPF-9000S/ IEP-9000E SERIES EDGE AIOT PLATFORM EMPOWERS SMART FACTORY AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE
ASRock Industrial’s iEPF-9000S and iEP-9000E Series are ruggedized Edge AIoT platforms powered by Intel 10th Gen Xeon W and Core i7/i5/i3 (Comet Lake) with W480E, Q470E, and H420E chipsets. Designed for mission-critical industrial uses, they offer heterogeneous computing, wide connectivity (5G/4G, WiFi-6, BLE-5.1), up to 128GB DDR4 via four SO-DIMM sockets, rich I/O and expansion, and rugged compact or fanless passive designs for applications like smart factories, machine vision, PLC/HMI replacement, and autonomous vehicles.
Parts used in the iEPF-9000S / iEP-9000E Series:
- Intel 10th Generation Xeon W processors
- Intel 10th Generation Core i7 processors
- Intel 10th Generation Core i5 processors
- Intel 10th Generation Core i3 processors
- W480E chipset
- Q470E chipset
- H420E chipset
- Four DDR4 SO-DIMM sockets (supporting up to 128GB)
- 5G/4G connectivity modules
- WiFi-6 module
- BLE-5.1 module
- Expansion slots (various expansion cards support) — iEPF-9000S
- Passive thermal/fan-less design components — iEP-9000E
As strong demands of Edge AI storm across industries, ASRock Industrial delivers the most reliable, flexible, and powerful iEPF-9000S Series/ iEP-9000E Series Ruggedized Edge AIoT Platform with wide connectivity options (5G/4G, WiFi-6, BLE-5.1). It is capable and compact, a heterogeneous computing architecture that best suits your needs in various Industrial mission-critical applications.
ASRock Industrial Computer, the world leader in industrial motherboard and system is proud to release the new iEPF-9000S Series/ iEP-9000E Series Ruggedized Edge AIoT Platform powered by Intel® 10th Generation Xeon® W and Core™ i7/i5/i3 Processors (Comet Lake) with W480E, Q470E, and H420E chipsets for supreme performance, flexible integration, and reliable durability at the Edge. Featuring workload consolidation, the new Series provides super computing power, rich I/Os, expansions under the compact size, and ruggedness to ultimately replace traditional machines for PLC, HMI, Motion Control, Machine Vision, and more. This makes it well suited for Edge AI applications, such as smart factories, machine automation, AI vision in automated optical inspection, autonomous vehicles, and much more.
Super Computing Power for Edge AI Applications
There are two types of Ruggedized Edge AIoT Platform for next-level workload consolidation capability in different vertical markets. The iEPF-9000S Series Expendable Edge AIoT Platform is designed with flexible configurations and expansion slots for a variety of expansion cards; the iEP-9000E Series Compact Edge AIoT Platform is space-saving and fan-less in design with passive thermal solution. Both systems are powered by Intel® 10th Generation Xeon® W and Core™ i7/i5/i3 Processors (Comet Lake) with W480E, Q470E, and H420E chipsets for super computing power and support a total of four DDR4 SO-DIMM sockets up to 128GB, a phenomenal upgrade of memory size that is perfect for Edge AI applications.
- What processors power the iEPF-9000S and iEP-9000E Series?
They are powered by Intel 10th Generation Xeon W and Core i7/i5/i3 Processors (Comet Lake). - Which chipsets do these platforms use?
They use W480E, Q470E, and H420E chipsets. - How much memory do the systems support?
They support up to 128GB using four DDR4 SO-DIMM sockets. - What connectivity options are available?
They offer 5G/4G, WiFi-6, and BLE-5.1 connectivity options. - What is the difference between iEPF-9000S and iEP-9000E?
iEPF-9000S is expendable with flexible configurations and expansion slots; iEP-9000E is compact, fan-less, and uses a passive thermal solution. - What industrial applications are these platforms suited for?
They are suited for smart factories, machine automation, AI vision for automated optical inspection, autonomous vehicles, PLC, HMI, and motion control. - Do these platforms support expansion cards?
Yes, the iEPF-9000S supports various expansion cards via expansion slots. - Are there fan-less options available?
Yes, the iEP-9000E Series is fan-less with a passive thermal design.
