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BL70S - Rugged Box PC for Transportation with Intel Core i3 / i5 / i7
Railway & Automotive Embedded Computer for Storage Control
The BL70S is a rugged, fanless EN 50155 railway and E-Mark automotive box computer, based on the Intel Core and Celeron families. It is used as train maintenance, surveillance and diagnosis computer, and - thanks to its built-in storage capacities - as railway video recorder and content server.
BL70S - Rugged Box PC for Storage Applications (Intel)
BL70S - Rugged Box PC for Storage Applications (Intel)
BL70S - Rugged Box PC for Storage Applications (Intel)
Main Features
- Intel Core i7, 3rd generation
- Up to 16 GB DDR3 DRAM soldered, ECC
- RAID 0/1, hot-pluggable on 2 HDD/SSD shuttles
- 4-port Gb Ethernet switch with PoE
- 1 Gb Ethernet uplink
- 1 PCI Express Mini Card slot with 2 micro-SIM slots for WLAN, GSM (2G), UMTS (3G), LTE (4G), GPS or GLONASS functionality
- 2 slots for IBIS, RS232, RS485, RS422
- 24 V DC and 36 V DC nom. class S2 PSU, with 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
- The following CPU types are supported:
- Intel Core i7-3517UE, 2 cores, 4 threads, 1.7 GHz, 2.8 GHz Turbo Boost, 17 W, 4 MB cache
- Intel Core i3-3217UE, 2 cores, 4 threads, 1.6 GHz, 17 W, 3 MB cache
- Intel Celeron 1047UE, 2 cores, 2 threads, 1.4 GHz, 17 W, 2 MB cache
- Chipset
- QM77 Platform Controller Hub (PCH)
- Soldered DDR3 with ECC
- 16 GB max.
- microSD card
- mSATA
- SSD 2.5" (SATA, via external shuttles)
- Processor graphics
- Maximum resolution: 2560 x 1600 pixels (DisplayPort 1.1a)
- GNSS
- LTE
- WLAN
- Video
- 1x DisplayPort
- USB
- 2x USB 2.0, Type A
- Ethernet
- 5x 10/100/1000BASE-T, M12, A-coded
- On request: 5x 10/100BASE-T, M12, A-coded
- On request: 4x 10/100BASE-T, M12, A-coded, 1x 10/100/1000BASE-T M12 A-coded
- Power over Ethernet PSE support on all ports
- PCI Express Mini Card
- 1x PCI Express Mini Card slot
- PCIe Full-Mini; PCIe x1, USB 2.0
- SIM card
- 2x micro-SIM card slot, internally
- Power input
- 1x power inlet connector
- Ignition input
- LED
- Status: board status, power status
- Ethernet: link, activity
- User configurable: 4x
- Cutout
- Antenna connector: RP-SMA receptacle, RP-SMA plug, QMA receptacle, QMA plug, FME receptacle, FME plug
- D-Sub options: Audio, RS232, RS422/RS484, CAN bus, digital I/O, GPS, real-time Ethernet, Profibus, IBIS slave
- Board management controller
- Watchdog timer
- Temperature measurement
- Real-time clock, buffered by supercapacitor (3 days)
- Supply voltages
- 24 V and 36 V nominal input voltage according to EN 50155
- 24 V nominal input voltage according to ISO 7637-2 (E-mark) requirements
- Input voltages of 48V, 72V, 110V (on request)
- EN 50155 power interruption class S2
- Power consumption
- 24 W typ.
- Isolation voltage: 1500 VDC against shield
- Dimensions: (W) 390 mm, (D) 215 mm, (H) 66 mm
- Weight:
- 4.25 kg (model 09BL70S00 in standard housing)
- 5.5 kg (model 09BL70S00 in 19" insertion frame)
- Cooling
- Air cooling, natural convection, airflow 0.4 m/s
- Protection rating
- IP20
- Other IP protection classes possible on request
- Temperature range (operation)
- -40°C to 70°C, with up to 85°C for 10 minutes according to class TX (EN 50155)
- Fanless operation
- Temperature range (storage): -40°C to +85°C
- Relative humidity (operation): max. 95% non-condensing
- Relative humidity (storage): max. 95% non-condensing
- Altitude: -300 m to +3000 m
- Shock: 50 m/s², 30 ms (EN 61373)
- Vibration (function): 1 m/s², 5 Hz to 150 Hz (EN 61373)
- Vibration (lifetime): 7.9 m/s², 5 Hz to 150 Hz (EN 61373)
- 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
BL70S, storage box computer including 2 HDD/SDD shuttles, 24 VDC PSU, Intel Core i7-3517UE, 1.7 GHz, 4 GB RAM, SD card slot, mSATA slot, 1x DisplayPort, 1x Gb Ethernet and 4x Gb Ethernet with PoE via switch, 2 USB, 2x SA-Adapter slot (UARTs, fieldbuses), 1x PCI Express Mini card slot, 2 x SIM card slots, -40..+70(+85)°C screened, conformal coating, IP20, EN 50155, ISO 7637-2 (E-mark)
Design your own system
With MEN's system configurator, which is available for download in a universal Excel format, you can configure a system to suit 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
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
Linux image for box PCs and panel PCs (10BC00-90) on 8 GB USB Flash drive, 0 to +40°C
HF antenna cable with U.FL connector to RP-SMA connector, 200 mm
Active DisplayPort (DP) to single link DVI-D adapter, 20cm, max. resolution 1920x1200, AMD / ATI Eyefinity technology
BL50S, storage box computer including 2 HDD/SDD shuttles, 24 VDC PSU, AMD Dual Core T48N, 1.4 GHz, 2 GB RAM, SD card slot, mSATA slot, 1x DisplayPort, 5x Gb Ethernet, 2x USB, 2x SA-Adapter slot (UARTs, fieldbuses), 1x PCI Express Mini card slot, 2x SIM card slot, -40..+70(+85)°C screened, conformal coating, IP20, EN 50155, ISO 7637-2 (E-mark)
Details
MicroSD card, 8 GB, aMLC, -25°C to +85°C
MicroSD card, 16 GB, aMLC, -25°C to +85°C
SSD mSATA 3.x, 64 GB, MLC, -40°C to +85°C
MicroSD card, 4 GB, -40°C to +85°C
GLONASS & GPS PCI Express Mini Card, Dead Reckoning, +5 V phantom power supply, -40 °C to +85 °C
Details
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
Details
WLAN PCI Express Mini Card DNXA-116, operating temperature -40 °C to +85 °C
For the module's driver contact MEN's support team.
Software
Linux MDIS5 System (and Device Driver) Package (MEN) for Linux.
This software package includes most standard device drivers available from MEN.
MDIS5 low-level driver sources (MEN) for 16Z076_QSPI
MDIS5 low-level driver sources (MEN) for 16Z029_CAN (MSCAN/Layer2)
MDIS5 driver (MEN) for 16Z029_CAN (CANopen master)
MDIS5 low-level driver sources (MEN) for 16Z034_GPIO, 16Z037_GPIO and 16Z127_GPIO
Linux FPGA update tool (MEN)
MDIS5 low-level driver sources (MEN) for generic SMBus driver
MDIS5 low-level driver sources (MEN) for board management controller on MEN Intel CPUs
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 tool (MEN) for UART mode setting for MEN box PCs
Windows Windows FPGA update tool (MEN)
HD Audio Driver (VIA) for SC24, SC25, BC50M, BL50W, BL50S, BL70W, BL70S, DC15 and DC17
Windows Installset (MEN) for SC24, SC25, BC50M, BC50I, BL50W, BL50S, BL70W, BL70S, DC15 and DC17
Windows 32-bit network driver (Intel)
Windows 64-bit network driver (Intel)
Windows Embedded Standard 7 BSP
Windows 7/8 32-bit graphics driver (Intel) for F22P, G22, CB70C, SC25, BL70W and BL70S
Windows ERTC/SMB support package
Windows 7/8 64-bit graphics driver (Intel) for F22P, G22, CB70C, SC25, BL70W and BL70S
MEN Firmware Update Package (Intel Management Engine) for A22, BC70M, BL70E, BL70S, BL70W, CB70, CB70C, F22P, F22C, G22, G22C, MH70I
Documentation
Application Examples
Rugged embedded box PCs are the ideal solution to build server, storage and PIS systems for public and private buses. They can be used to control any kind of passenger information system, for example infotainment streaming, entertainment, next stop signs, audio systems or ticketing machines.