DFI AL9A2 Intel Atom E3900 COM Express Mini

  • Product Name: DFI AL9A2
  • Motherboard Form Factor: COM Express Mini
  • CPU: Intel Atom E3900 Processor Series
  • RAM: Dual Channel DDR3L 1600MHz Memory Down up to 8GB
  • Expansion: Multiple expansions: 4 PCIe x1
  • Other features: Rich I/O: 1 Intel GbE, 2 USB 3.0, 8 USB 2.0; 1 LVDS/eDP, 1 DDI (HDMI/DVI/DP) Supports dual displays: DDI + LVDS/eDP; 15-Year CPU Life Cycle Support Until Q4′ 32 (Based on Intel IOTG Roadmap)
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Description

  • Intel Atom® E3900 Processor Series
  • Rich I/O: 1 Intel GbE, 2 USB 3.0, 8 USB 2.0
  • Multiple expansions: 4 PCIe x1
  • 1 LVDS/eDP, 1 DDI (HDMI/DVI/DP) Supports dual displays: DDI + LVDS/eDP
  • Dual Channel DDR3L 1600MHz Memory Down up to 8GB
  • 15-Year CPU Life Cycle Support Until Q4′ 32 (Based on Intel IOTG Roadmap)

Rugged Design and Energy-Efficiency for Deeply Embedded Applications

DFI launched new products to provide enhanced processing capability, low-power consumption, and brilliant graphic performance under Goldmont architecture with 14nm manufacturing node. Relying on DFI’s innovative abilities in design and manufacture, these products are small-sized, fanless, and support extended temperature range from -40°C up to +85°C, which makes it a perfect suite for many space-constrained and thermally limited embedded applications.

Wide Operating Temperature with Fanless Design

These products are able to survive under a wide -40°C to +85°C operating temperature range. Satisfying the demands of industries in harsh environments with the need of thermal solution designs. Also, this outstanding fanless design makes awesome system integration.

Energy Saving but High Performance

With the latest processor under Goldmont architecture, these boards offer 30% significant improvement for processing and intense graphic performance (Gen9), it also saves an average of 9 watts TDP energy.

Specification

System
Processor
Intel Atom® Processor E3900 Series, BGA 1296
Intel Atom® x7-E3950 Processor, Quad Core, 2M Cache, 1.6GHz (2.0GHz), 12W
Intel Atom® x5-E3940 Processor, Quad Core, 2M Cache, 1.6GHz (1.8GHz), 9.5W
Intel Atom® x5-E3930 Processor, Dual Core, 2M Cache, 1.3GHz (1.8GHz), 6.5W
Intel® Pentium® Processor N4200, Quad Core, 2M Cache, 1.1GHz (2.5GHz), 6W
Intel® Celeron® Processor N3350, Dual Core, 2M Cache, 1.1GHz (2.4GHz), 6W
Memory
4GB/8GB DDR3L Memory Down (ECC support only for 8GB)
Single Channel DDR3L 1600MHz
BIOS
AMI SPI 128Mbit (supports UEFI boot only)
Graphics
Controller
Intel® HD Graphics
Feature
OpenGL 5.0, DirectX 12, OpenCL 2.1
HW Decode: AVC/H.264, MPEG2, VC1, WMV9, JPEG/MJPEG, HEVC/H.265, VP8, VP9, MVC
HW Encode: AVC/H.264, JPEG/MJPEG, HEVC/H.265, VP8, VP9, MVC
Display
1 x DDI (HDMI/DVI/DP)
1 x LVDS/eDP
LVDS: single channel 24-bit, resolution up to 1366×768 @ 60Hz
HDMI: resolution up to 3840 x 2160 @ 30Hz
DP++: resolution up to 4096×2160 @ 60Hz
eDP: resolution up to 3840×2160 @ 60Hz
Dual Displays
DDI + LVDS
DDI + eDP
Expansion
Interface
4 x PCIe x1 (Gen 2)
1 x SDIO (available upon request)
1 x LPC
2 x I2C
1 x SMBus
1 x SPI
2 x UART (TX/RX)
Audio
Interface
HD Audio
Ethernet
Controller
1 x Intel® I210AT (10/100/1000Mbps) (0°C to 60°C)
1 x Intel® I210IT (10/100/1000Mbps) (-40°C to 85°C)
I/O
USB
2 x USB 3.0
8 x USB 2.0
SATA
2 x SATA 3.0 (up to 6Gb/s)
eMMC
1 x 8GB/16GB/32GB/64GB eMMC (available upon request)
GPIO
1 x 8-bit GPIO
Watchdog Timer
Output & Interval
System Reset, Programmable via Software from 1 to 255 Seconds
Power
Type
4.75V~20V, 5VSB, VCC_RTC (ATX mode) 4.75V~20V, VCC_RTC (AT mode)
Consumption
Typical: E3950: 12V @ 0.44A (5.28W)
Max.: E3950:12V @ 1.89A (22.68W)
OS Support
OS Support (UEFI Only)
Windows: Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 64-bit
Linux
Environment
Temperature
Operating: 0 to 60°C
-40 to 85°C
Storage: -40 to 85°C
Humidity
Operating: 5 to 90% RH
Storage: 5 to 90% RH
MTBF
2,230,979 hrs @ 25°C; 1,334,511 hrs @ 45°C; 862,577 hrs @ 60°C
Calculation model: Telcordia Issue 4
Environment: GB, GC – Ground Benign, Controlled
Mechanism
Dimensions
COM Express® Mini 84mm (3.30″) x 55mm (2.16″)
Compliance
PICMG COM Express® R2.1, Type 10
Standards and Certifications
Certifications
CE, FCC Class B, RoHS
Packing List
Packing List
1 AL9A2 board
1 Heat sink: A71-008114-000G (E Series); A71-008114-010G (N Series)
Country of Origin
Country of Origin
Taiwan

Ordering Information

Description
AL9A2-T80-E3940 – 770-AL9A21-000G – Fanless, Intel Atom E3940, 1 LVDS, 1 DIO, 1 LAN, 2 USB 3.0, 8 USB 2.0, 8GB DDR3L Memory Down, -40 to 85°C
AL9A2-B80-E3950 – 770-AL9A21-100G – Fanless, Intel Atom E3950, 1 LVDS, 1 DIO, 1 LAN, 2 USB 3.0, 8 USB 2.0, 8GB DDR3L Memory Down, 0 to 60°C
AL9A2-T40-E3930 – 770-AL9A21-200G – Fanless, Intel Atom E3930, 1 LVDS, 1 DIO, 1 LAN, 2 USB 3.0, 8 USB 2.0, 4GB DDR3L Memory Down, -40 to 85°C
AL9A2-B40-N4200 – 770-AL9A21-300G – Fanless, Intel Pentium N4200, 1 LVDS, 1 DIO, 1 LAN, 2 USB 3.0, 8 USB 2.0, 4GB DDR3L Memory Down, 0 to 60°C

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