New Mini-ITX board targets intelligent industrial devices

I am straining to remember the last time VIA launched a new Mini-ITX board. It might even have been last year. There's been Em-ITX and Pico-ITX but it's been a while since there's been a new Mini-ITX. It's still the most popular embedded system platform.

The new EPIA-M840 "ticks all the boxes" for industrial and factory management applications.

"The VIA EPIA-M840 packs the latest 64-bit VIA Nano E-Series processor, dual Gigabit LAN, eight COM ports and support for two dual channel 24-bit LVDS displays, creating the ideal backbone for a range of embedded applications including intelligent industrial automation applications that integrate remote network access, network management and other advanced application management scenarios."

These industrial systems required quite a kick and the EPIA M840 delivers, with 1.2GHz and 1.6GHz options, DirectX9 capable graphics, HD audio, dual gigabit networking, 3GB DDR2 RAM support, 8 COM ports, four USB and 2 dual channel 24-bit LVDS support.