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BC50M - Rugged Box PC for Transportation with AMD G-Series
Railway & Automotive Embedded Computer for Communication & Control
The BC50M is a rugged, fanless EN 50155 railway and E-Mark automotive box computer for board computer and graphics display applications, based on an AMD dual-core T48N.
BC50M - Rugged Box PC for Transportation with AMD G-Series
BC50M - Rugged Box PC for Transportation with AMD G-Series
BC50M with its interiors AMD G-Series SBC SC24 and graphics and I/O interface AE51
BC50M with 19-inch mounting kit
Main Features
- AMD Embedded G-Series APU
- 2 DisplayPorts, up to 2560x1600 each
- 2 Gigabit Ethernet, 1 USB 2.0
- WLAN, GSM (2G), UMTS (3G), LTE (4G), GPS or GLONASS via 2 PCI Express Mini Card slots
- 2 Slots for IBIS, GPS, RS232, RS485, RS422
- 24 VDC and 36 VDC nom. class S2 power supply, incl. ignition
- -40 °C to +70 °C (+85 °C), fanless
- Compliant to EN 50155 (railways)
- Compliant to ISO 7637-2 (E-mark for automotive)
Technical Data
- AMD T48N, 2 cores, 1.4 GHz, 18W, AMD Radeon HD 6310
- AMD T56N, 2 cores, 1.65 GHz, 18W, AMD Radeon HD 6320 (on request)
- AMD T56E, 2 cores, 1.65 GHz, 18W, AMD Radeon HD 6250 (on request)
- AMD T48E, 2 cores, 1.4 GHz, 18W, AMD Radeon HD 6250 (on request)
- AMD T40N, 2 cores, 1.0 GHz, 9W, AMD Radeon HD 6290 (on request)
- AMD T40E, 2 cores, 1.0 GHz, 6.4W, AMD Radeon HD 6250 (on request)
- AMD T52R, 1 core, 1.5 GHz, 18W, AMD Radeon HD 6310 (on request)
- AMD T44R, 1 core, 1.2 GHz, 9W, AMD Radeon HD 6250 (on request)
- AMD T40R, 1.0 GHz Single Core, 5.5W, AMD Radeon HD 6250 (on request)
- AMD T16R, 1 core, 615 MHz, 4.5W, AMD Radeon HD 6250 (on request)
- AMD T48L, 2 cores, 1.4 GHz, 18W (on request)
- AMD T30L, 1 core, 1.4 GHz, 18W (on request)
- AMD T24L, 1 core, 1000 MHz, 5W (on request)
- Soldered DDR3
- 4 GB max.
- mSATA
- SD card
- SSD 2.5" (SATA, on request)
- AMD Radeon HD 6310
- Dual independent display support
- Dual DisplayPort 1.1a
- Maximum resolution: 2560x1600
- Embedded in T48N APU
- 3D Graphics Acceleration
- Full DirectX 11 support, including full speed 32-bit floating point per component operations
- Shader Model 5
- OpenCL 1.1 support
- OpenGL 4.0 support
- Motion Video Acceleration
- Dedicated hardware (UVD 3) for H.264, VC-1 and MPEG2 decoding
- HD HQV and SD HQV support: noise removal, detail enhancement, color enhancement, cadence detection, sharpness, and advanced de-interlacing
- Super up-conversion for SD to HD resolutions
- GNSS
- LTE
- WLAN
- Video
- 2x DisplayPort
- HD Audio
- 1x, D-Sub, 9-pin, plug
- Audio stereo in
- Audio stereo out
- SPDIF out
- USB
- 1x USB 2.0, Type A
- Ethernet
- 2x 1000BASE-T, M12, A-coded, receptacle
- PCI Express Mini Card
- 2x PCI Express Mini Card slot
- Slot A: PCIe Full-Mini; PCIe x1, USB 2.0
- Slot B: PCIe Full-Mini; PCIe x1, USB 2.0
- SIM card
- 2x mini-SIM card slot, internally accessible
- Power input
- 1x power inlet connector
- Ignition input
- LED
- Status: board status, power status
- Ethernet: link, activity
- User configurable: 2x
- Cutout
- Antenna connector: RP-SMA receptacle, RP-SMA plug, QMA receptacle, QMA plug, FME receptacle, FME plug
- D-Sub options: RS232, RS422/484, CAN (on request), digital I/O, IBIS slave, GNSS
- Board management controller
- Watchdog timer
- Temperature measurement
- Real-time clock, buffered supercapacitor (12 h, 72 h on request)
- Supply voltage:
- 24 VDC and 36 VDC
- EN 50155 power interruption class S2
- Input voltages of 48V, 72V, 110V (on request)
- Power consumption: up to 30 W
- Isolation voltage 1,500 VDC
- Ethernet port 1, Ethernet port 2, power input, system ground (USB, Display Port, Audio...)
- Dimensions: (W) 240 mm, (D) 220 mm, (H) 44.1 mm
- Weight: 1.8 kg
- Cooling
- Air cooling, natural convection, airflow 0.4 m/s
- Protection rating
- IP20
- Other IP protection classes possible on request
- Temperature range (operation):
- Depends on system configuration (CPU, PCIeMiniCards, Ethernet, USB, ...)
- Maximum: +70°C (+85°C for 10 minutes) according to EN 50155 TX
- Minimum: -40°C (all processors)
- Conditions: typical power dissipation: 14.4 W (with 18W CPU T48N) with Windows 7 operating system and 1 Gb Ethernet connection
- Temperature range (storage): -40..+85°C
- Relative humidity (operation): max. 95% non-condensing
- Relative humidity (storage): max. 95% non-condensing
- Altitude: -300 m to +3,000 m
- Shock: 50 m/s², 30 ms
- Vibration (function): 1 m/s², 5 Hz - 150 Hz
- Vibration (lifetime): 7.9 m/s², 5 Hz - 150 Hz
- Fire Protection
- EN 45545-2 (Railway)
- ECE-R118 (Automotive)
- Electrical Safety
- EN 50153
- EN 50155
- Railway
- EN 50121-3-2
- Automotive
- ECE R10 (E-mark)
- ISO 10605 (ESD)
- Windows 7
- Windows Embedded Standard 7
- Linux
- For more information on supported operating system versions and drivers see Software.
Ordering Information
Box computer with dual graphics connection, 24 VDC PSU, AMD T48N, 1.4 GHz, 2 GB RAM, SD card slot, mSATA slot, 2x DisplayPort, 2x Gb Ethernet, 1x USB, 2x SA-Adapter slot (UARTs, fieldbuses), 2x PCI Express Mini card slot, 2x SIM card slot, -40..+70(+85)°C screened, conformal coating, IP20, EN 50155, ISO 7637-2 (E-mark)
Design your own system
With the MEN system configurator, which is available for download in a universal Excel format, you can configure a system to meet your individual needs.
Get your BTO configurator here
The 'BTO How To Use' guide provides instructions on how to use the configuration file.
BTO Configuration Guide
Linux image for box PCs and panel PCs (10BC00-90) on 8 GB USB Flash drive, 0 to +40°C
Starter Kit for Box PC:
- 1x AC/DC power supply
- 2x DisplayPort to DVI adapter (active)
- 2x M12 to RJ45 Gbit Ethernet cable, A-coded
- 4x HF cable with U.FL plug to RP-SMA plug
- USB Flash drive with example image
Active DisplayPort (DP) to single link DVI-D adapter, 20cm, max. resolution 1920x1200, AMD / ATI Eyefinity technology
HF antenna cable with U.FL connector to RP-SMA connector, 200 mm
Intel Atom x7-E3950, 1.6 GHz, 8 GB DDR3 DRAM, ECC, 32 GB eMMC, 24 VDC and 36 VDC nom. (10 V to 50.4 VDC) class S2 PSU with ignition, -40 °C to +85 °C, conformal coating, compliant to EN 50155, compliant to ISO 7637-2 (E-mark for automotive)
Intel Atom x7-E3950, 1.6 GHz, 8 GB DDR3 DRAM, ECC, 32 GB eMMC, 110 VDC nom. class S2 PSU with ignition, -40 °C to +85 °C, conformal coating, compliant to EN 50155
Details
SD card, 4 GB, -40°C to +85°C
SSD mSATA, 8 GB, -40°C to +85°C
SSD mSATA 3.x, 64 GB, MLC, -40°C to +85°C
SSD SATA, 2.5", 256 GB, MLC, -40 °C to +85 °C
WLAN PCI Express MiniCard DNXA-116, operating temperature -40 to +85°C screened
For the module's driver contact MEN's support team.
USB HID to analog audio PCI Express Mini Card, 1 stereo input and 1 stereo output, conformal coated
Details
PX6, Security Smart Card Reader, 2FF Card holder, PCI Express Mini Card connector pass through, -40..+85°C
Details
PCI Express Mini Card for converting PCI Express Mini to M.2 and PCI Express x1 to USB3.0, USB 3.0 extension for Box PCs, -40 to +85, conformal coated
DetailsSoftware
Linux Linux driver (MEN) for RX8581/RX-8574 real-time clock for all products with an additional RTC component. Please note that this driver is already included in upstream Linux kernels starting from 3.14!
Linux Ubuntu 14.04 ISO installer image (MEN) for BC50M, BC50I, BL50W, BL70W, BL50S, BL70S, BL70E and DC15
Linux FPGA update tool (MEN)
MDIS5 driver (MEN) for 16Z029_CAN (CANopen master)
MDIS5 low-level driver sources (MEN) for generic SMBus driver
MDIS5 System (and Device Driver) Package (MEN) for Linux. This software package includes most standard device drivers available from MEN.
Linux GPU and chipset driver (AMD) for BC50M, BC50I, BL50W, BL50S, DC15, DC17, SC24 and G214
Linux tool (MEN) for UART mode setting for MEN box PCs
Linux I2C controller driver (MEN) for box PCs and panel PCs
Windows HD Audio Driver (VIA) for SC24, SC25, BC50M, BL50W, BL50S, BL70W, BL70S, DC15 and DC17
Windows Embedded Standard 7 BSP
Windows 64-bit FPGA update tool (MEN)
Windows ERTC/SMB support package
Windows Vista/7/8 GPU and Chipset Driver (AMD) for BC50M, BC50I, BL50W, BL50S, DC15, DC17, SC24 and G214
Windows XP GPU and chipset driver (AMD) for BC50M, BC50I, BL50W, BL50S, DC15, DC17 and SC24
Windows 64-bit network driver (Intel) for F18, F18E, F19P, F21P, F22P, F23P, G20, G22, G23, G25A, GM1, GM2, GM3, G211, G211F, G211X, XM2, CB70C, SC24, BC50I, BC50M, BL50W, BL50S, BL70W, BL70S, DC15 and DC17
Windows 32-bit network driver (Intel) for XM1, XM1L, XM2, MM2, CB70C, F11S, F18, F18E, F19P, F21P, F22P, F23P, G20, G22, G23, G25A, GM1, GM2, GM3, G211, G211F, G211X, SC24, BC50I, BC50M, BL50W, BL50S, BL70W, BL70S, DC15 and DC17
Windows Installset (MEN) for SC24, SC25, BC50M, BC50I, BL50W, BL50S, BL70W, BL70S, DC15 and DC17