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Oct. 14, 2009

Late yesterday, hardware designer and motherboard maker Kontron Inc. has announced a fanless, Mini-ITX-based personal computer that fully supports Intel Celeron or Intel Core Two Duo™ processors. At just 37 Watts of power consumption, the Concept 751 PC is one of the least power-hungry PC ever made.

The Kontron Concept 751 PC offers no less than 3 Gigabit Ethernet ports, 6 USB 2.0 ports, 4 serial ports, a 2.5-inch hard drive bay and an IEEE-1394-compliant Firewire port, says Kontron.

Kontron's new Concept Box 751 is designed for challenging industrial environments, as well as medical, transportation, or digital signage applications, the company said. The 2.9 x 9.8 x 10.2 automation PC is the first of Kontron's Concept Box embedded computers to be based on a standard product.

The company added that its Concept Box 751 comes with the 986LCD-M/mITX motherboard, up to 4 GB of DDR2 memory, and a choice of CPUs: either a 1.06 GHz Intel Celeron or a 1.66 GHz Intel Core Two Duo processor. A 2.5-inch SATA hard disk drive and a CompactFlash socket are provided for storage and a PCI Express slot is available for future expansion.

To save on weight and to cut down on internal heat generation, the new PC is powered by a 24 VDC external power supply. As stated above, the computer's maximum power consumption is rated at only 37 Watts.

The Concept Box 751 offers shock and vibration resistance, as well as operating temperature support between 0 and 50 degrees C. The PC is said to offer a MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) rating of 40,000 hours.

Assembly options are available for vertical, horizontal and rack mounting, says Kontron. The company didn't specify however if it would be housed in a 1U, 2U or other standard form factor An email sent to the company is still unanswered.

Overall specifications listed for the Concept 751 include:

Processor -- Intel Celeron 1.06 GHz or Intel Core Two Duo 1.66GHz
Chipset -- Intel 945 GM Northbridge & Intel ICH-7R Southbridge
Memory -- Up to 4 GB DDR2 adressable memory
Flash expansion -- 1 x CompactFlash socket
Storage -- 1 x 2.5-inch SATA HDD bay
Expansion -- Mini-PCI Express slot
Display -- VGA port (optional DVI via ADD2 card)
Networking -- 3 x gigabit Ethernet ports
I/O -- 6 x USB 2.0, 4 x RS232 and 1 x IEEE-1394
Input devices -- PS/2 Mouse and Keyboard
Audio -- HD audio line in/line out
Power supply -- 24V DC (6-32) optional ext. AC adapter

Environmental specifications:

Shock resistance -- 5G 11 ms dur., 6 dir. (half-sine)
Vibration resistance -- 10-150 Hz: 0.5G sine / 3 axis
Operating temperature -- 32 to 122 deg. F
Dimensions -- 10.2 x 9.8 x 2.9 inches (260 x 250 x 75mm)
Operating system -- Linux or Microsoft Windows XP

As depicted in the photo above, the motherboard offers extensive I/O on its front panel, including three gigabit Ethernet ports, four USB 2.0 ports, one serial port and an IEEE-1394 Firewire port.

Other ports include HD audio I/O, PS/2 connectivity and a VGA port, with DVI offered as an option via an ADD2 extension card.

Meanwhile, the rear panel provides three additional RS-232 ports and two USB interfaces, says Kontron.

The Concept 751 industrial computer is now available in Europe and will be available in North America in mid-December, says the company.

Pricing wasn't available at press time.

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Source: Kontron Inc.

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