BC50F - Rugged Box PC for Industrial Automation with AMD G-Series
Embedded Computer for Real-Time Ethernet & Fieldbus Applications
This product has been discontinued.The BC50F is a rugged, fanless, embedded PC for remote control and communication via EtherCat, Ethernet POWERLINK, PROFINET, Modbus, sercos, VARAN or CAN bus based on an AMD dual-core T48N.
Main Features
Technical Data
- Dual-Core
- 1.4 GHz processor core frequency
- 1066 MT/s DDR3 Speed
- Accelerated Processing Unit (APU), also includes GPU (see Graphics)
- 64 KB L1 and 512 KB L2 cache
- 2 GB DDR3 SDRAM system memory
- Soldered
- One SD card slot
- Via USB
- One mSATA slot
- SATA Revision 2.x support
- Transfer rates up to 300 MB/s (3 Gbit/s)
- AMD Radeon HD 6310
- Dual independent display support
- Dual DisplayPort
- 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
- 2 DisplayPort 1.1a interfaces
- AUX channels and hot plug detection
- 2 Gigabit Ethernet
- Via RJ45 connectors
- 2 Real-Time Ethernet via Hilscher CIFX90E PCI Express Mini Card
- Via RJ45 connectors
- 2 USB 2.0
- Via Type A connector
- 1 SA-Adapter slot for serial I/O
- RS232, RS485, RS422, IBIS or GPS possible on both slots
- SGPIO switchable by software
- CAN bus on request
- 12 LEDs
- 4 for Real-Time Ethernet link and activity status
- 4 for Ethernet link and activity status
- 2 user LEDs
- 1 status LED
- 1 power OK LED
- EtherCAT Master, EtherCAT Slave
- EtherNet/IP Scanner (Master), EtherNet/IP Adapter (Slave)
- Open Modbus/TCP
- POWERLINK Controlled Node/Slave
- PROFINET IO-Controller (Master), PROFINET IO-Device (Slave)
- sercos Master, sercos Slave
- VARAN Client (Slave)
- Supply voltage:
- 24 VDC nom. (16 to 36 V)
- Power consumption: up to 35 W (with PCI Express Mini Card)
- Dimensions: approx. 250 mm x 220 mm x 44.1 mm
- Weight: 1.8 kg
- International Protection Rating: IP20
- Temperature range (operation):
- 0°C to 60°C
- Fanless operation
- Temperature range (storage): -20..+70°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
- Flammability (PCBs)
- UL 94 V-0
- Fire Protection
- EN 45545-2 (Railway)
- ECE-R118 (Automotive)
- Windows 7
- Windows Embedded Standard 7
- Linux
- For more information on supported operating system versions and drivers see Software.
Options
- AMD T48N, 1.4 GHz Dual Core, 18W, AMD Radeon HD 6310
- AMD T56N, 1.65 GHz Dual Core, 18W, AMD Radeon HD 6320 (on request)
- AMD T56E, 1.65 GHz Dual Core, 18W, AMD Radeon HD 6250 (on request)
- AMD T48E, 1.4 GHz Dual Core, 18W, AMD Radeon HD 6250 (on request)
- AMD T40N, 1.0 GHz Dual Core, 9W, AMD Radeon HD 6290 (on request)
- AMD T40E, 1.0 GHz Dual Core, 6.4W, AMD Radeon HD 6250 (on request)
- AMD T52R, 1.5 GHz Single Core, 18W, AMD Radeon HD 6310 (on request)
- AMD T44R, 1.2 GHz Single Core, 9W, AMD Radeon HD 6250 (on request)
- AMD T40R, 1.0 GHz Single Core, 5.5W, AMD Radeon HD 6250 (on request)
- AMD T16R, 615 MHz Single Core, 4.5W, AMD Radeon HD 6250 (on request)
- AMD T48L, 1.4 GHz Dual Core, 18W (on request)
- AMD T30L, 1.4 GHz Single Core, 18W (on request)
- AMD T24L, 1000 MHz Single Core, 5W (on request)
- 2 GB DDR3 SDRAM system memory
- 4 GB DDR3 SDRAM system memory (on request)
- 2560x1600 (all DisplayPort interfaces) with Radeon HD 6310 and 6320
- 1920x1200 (all DisplayPort interfaces) with Radeon HD 6250 and 6290 (on request)
- 12 h buffer time
- 72 h buffer time (on request)
- The product concept is very flexible, there are many other configuration possibilities.
- Please contact our sales team if you do not find your required function in the options.
- Some of these options may only be available for large volumes.
Ordering Information
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
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
SSD mSATA 3.x, 64 GB, MLC, -40°C to +85°C
Software

MDIS5 System (and Device Driver) Package (MEN) for Linux.
This software package includes most standard device drivers available from MEN.
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 FPGA update tool (MEN)
MDIS5 driver (MEN) for 16Z029_CAN (CANopen master)
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 FPGA update tool (MEN)
Windows XP GPU and chipset driver (AMD) for BC50M, BC50I, BL50W, BL50S, DC15, DC17 and SC24
Windows 64-bit network driver (Intel)
Windows ERTC/SMB support package
Windows 32-bit network driver (Intel)
Windows Vista/7/8 GPU and Chipset Driver (AMD) for BC50M, BC50I, BL50W, BL50S, DC15, DC17, SC24 and G214
Windows Installset (MEN) for SC24, SC25, BC50M, BC50I, BL50W, BL50S, BL70W, BL70S, DC15 and DC17
Windows Embedded Standard 7 BSP