Category : News by T-Pole | 2 February 2021
Whiskey Lake Panel PCs: beyond simple HMIs
Whiskey Lake architecture is certainly nothing new in the world of PC platforms, having been launched in 2018.
Nowadays there are several compact PC solutions based on this platform which are capable of delivering a considerable level of performance both in absolute value and in relation to the their power consumption, making them ideal for edge computing applications.
What is remarkable is the adoption of Whiskey Lake platform on panel PCs.
In a market which is characterized by solutions based on Skylake/Kaby-Lake-U or Apollo Lake processors, the new architecture improves the offer for connectivity and achived performance level, both in absolute terms and per watt. .
Vecow and Taicenn designed their products around four Whiskey Lake CPUs allowing to configure the panel PC according to the required performance level regardless the format and size of the display adopted.
| CPU | #Core | #Thread | Performance (MT) | Performance (ST) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core i7-8665U | 4 | 8 | 6587 | 2491 |
| Core i5-8365U | 4 | 8 | 6402 | 2218 |
| Core i3-8145U | 2 | 4 | 4193 | 2373 |
| Celeron 4205U | 2 | 2 | 1950 | 1214 |
The performance level granted by these new CPUs is such that the panel PC can be used not only as an HMI but also as a peripheral processing node , allowing for greater flexibility in the design of the global solution.
Our proposals
Vecow: MTC-7000 series
Features
- From 10.1″ to 21.5″
- 10 points PCAP touch panel
- Embedded CPUs, 15 years extended availability)
- Panel mount or VESA mount options
- 178H/178V view angle
- Fanless design
- Wide-range 9-48V DC input
Taicenn: TPC-DCM series
Features
- From 15″ to 24″
- 10 points PCAP touch panel
- Panel mount or VESA mount options
- Fanless design
- Thin front bezel, only 8mm height
- Wide-range 9-24V DC input