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to convert to a more powerful model. The stan-
dard cover provided for the available installa-
tion heights NN, N1 and N2 can be opened
from above with a single screw. To optimize
the manufacturing process, all electronic
components are fastened from the upper side.
The modular product pallet allows all current
board platforms to be made available.
The individual members of the NanoServer
family differ in the processing performance
of the integrated industrial Mini ITX main-
boards. Products with a low-power Intel
Atom processor (code named Bay Trail) are
suitable for energy efficient applications.
For demanding imaging applications, the
high-performance NanoServer integrates
a fourth-generation (desktop series) Intel
Core i3/i5/i7processor with on-chip Intel
HD Graphics (e.g. HD4600). The fast DDR3
1600 SDRAM memory can be expanded to
16 GBytes. The compact NanoServer N1-Q87
offers a number of popular industrial inter-
faces. In addition to the USB 3.0 and USB 2.0
interfaces, two GbE LAN interfaces, Serial
ATA and HD Audio are present. The DVI-I
and dual DisplayPort (DP) V1.2 graphic con-
nections permit the connection of three inde-
pendent, high-resolution displays. For system
expansions, the high-end computer provides
a free PCI Express x16 slot for short cards, e.g.
a graphic card. In addition, two internal Mini
PCI Express x1 slots are present, of which
one is designed as mSATA (SATA III). The
robust industrial housing provides space for
two SSDs/HDDs or one SSD/HDD when the
free slot is assigned. The SSDs do not have any
moving parts and avoid the need for extensive
wiring. The embedded system is supplied via a
12/24 VDC wide-range input or alternatively
via an external 100 to 240 VAC power packs
(120 W). The operating temperature range
is specified from 0 to 50°C. On customer
request, the modular NanoServer systems
can be adapted quickly with optimized cost to
special application requirements.
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Figure 1. TheNanoServer N1-Q87 integrates the Intel Q87 Express chipset and a fourth-generation
Intel Core i3/i5/i7processor.
Figure 2. The future NanoServer NN-Q87
