Axiomtek’s “PICO840” Pico-ITX SBC features a quad- or dual-core Intel Atom, and offers multiple video ports, plus GbE, SATA, serial, USB, and Mini-PCIe I/O.



The PICO840 is a lower-powered, but more energy efficient alternative to the similarly Pico-ITX based PICO880 single board computer, which runs on a 4th Gen Intel Core processor. The 100 x 72mm PICO840 is said to support PoS systems, mobile medical monitors, compact panel PCs, and other embedded systems with tight space constraints. No OS support was mentioned, but we are confident the PICO840 runs Linux.







PICO840, top and bottom

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Angled view of the PICO840

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PICO840 side view, and optional AX93283 I/O expansion board

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The PICO840 is offered with HDMI (left) or VGA installed

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Processor — Intel Atom E3845 (4x Bay Trail cores @ 1.91GHz) or E3827 (2x Bay Trail cores @ 1.75GHz)

Memory — up to 8GB DDR3L-1066/1333 RAM via 204-pin SODIMM

Display — HDMI or VGA port; single/dual channel 18/24-bit LVDS

Networking — Gigabit Ethernet port with wake-on LAN, PXE boot

Other I/O: 4x USB 2.0 ports 2x RS-232/422/485 ports SATA-300 port HD line-out, mic-in audio interfaces

Expansion: Mini-PCIe slot (full size) with mSATA support Optional Axiomtek AX93283 I/O slot/board SMBus

Other features — watchdog; hardware monitoring; power and reset buttons; LEDs

Power: +12V DC-in only AT Auto Power support Lithium battery

Operating temperature — -40 to 70°C; optional heatspreader and heatsink

Dimensions — 100 x 72 x 1.6mm; Pico-ITX

The PICO840 SBC has fewer interfaces than the PICO880, but supports a wider temperature range of -40 to 70°C. You get a choice of a quad-core, 1.91GHz Intel Atom E3845 or dual-core, 1.75GHz Atom E3827 system-on-chip.You can load up to 8GB DDR3L RAM, and store data via a SATA-300 interface or the mSATA port available on the single mini-PCIe slot. An LVDS connection and a choice of HDMI or VGA ports provide you with several video options.Although the press release says there are dual gigabit Ethernet ports, we’ll trust the product page, data sheet, and photos, which show only one. Additional I/O includes four USB 2.0 ports, two RS-232/422/485 serial ports, and audio I/O. There’s also an optional Axiomtek AX93283 I/O slot and board for further expansion.Specifications listed for the PICO840 include:



Further information

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The PICO840 will be available in late of April at an unstated price. More information may be found at the PICO840 product page.

