Introduction; Features; Specifications; System - Advantech AIMB-U233 User Manual

1.1

Introduction

AIMB-U233 is the newest UTX small form factor motherboard equipped with Intel®
8th Gen Core™ i3-8145UE/i5-8365UE/i7-8665UE processors and DDR4 2400 MHz
up to 16 GB. The palm-sized industrial motherboard measures 137 x 112mm and
offers fast graphics and media performance to support triple display output via 2 x
HDMI1.4b, eDP (or LVDS), and 2 x 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet ports offering high-
speed networking.
AIMB-U233 offers high speed, multiple I/O connectivity and expansion, including 2
USB3.2 Gen2 x1, 4 x COMs (2 RS-232, 2 RS-232/422/485), 1 x SATAIII 6 x GB/s
connector, and 3 x M.2 (1 x M.2 E-Key, 1 x M.2 B-Key, 1 x M.2 M-Key NVMe) expan-
sion slots for easy integration, and an TPM2.0 security feature.
All the features described above are incorporated into a space-saving, power-effi-
cient, and cost-effective UTX small form factor.
1.2

Features

Supports Intel® 8th Gen Core™ i3-8145UE/i5-8365UE/i7-8665UE processors
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1 x SO-DIMM Up to 16 GB DDR4 2400 MHz SDRAM
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Supports 1 x eDP (LVDS co-lay), 2 x HDMI, 3 Independent Displays
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Supports 2 x LAN, 2 x USB3.2 Gen2 x1 Type-A Ports, 4 COM Ports (RS-232/
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422/485, selected via BIOS)
Supports 1 x M.2 E-Key, 1 x M.2 B-Key, 1 x M.2 M-Key NVMe
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Onboard TPM 2.0 support
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Supports Intel vPro (For i5 and i7 CPU)
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Supports RAID 0/1/5
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Palm size 137mm x 112 mm
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1.3

Specifications

1.3.1

System

CPU: Intel® 8th Gen Core™ i3-8145UE/i5-8365UE/i7-8665UE
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BIOS: 256 Mb SPI AMI BIOS
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SATA hard disk drive interface: One onboard SATA connectors with a data
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transmission rate of up to 6 Gb/s
1.3.2

Memory

RAM: 1 x SO-DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz up to 16 GB
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1.3.3

Input/Output

M.2 Expansions: Supports 1 x M.2 E-Key (2230), 1 x M.2 B-Key (2242/3042), 1
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x M.2 M-Key (2280 SATA or PCIe x4 NVME SSD)
Serial ports: Four serial ports; COM1 & COM3 RS-232, COM2 RS-232/422/
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485 (Selected via BIOS) or COM4 RS-232/422/485 (Selected via BIOS)
USB port: Supports 2 x USB3, 2 x Type-A Gen2 x1, 2 x USB2.0 internal pin
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header
GPIO connector: One 16-bit general purpose input/output
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1.3.4

Graphics

Controller: Intel Gen 9 graphics engine
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