Coffee Lake, Whiskey Lake, and Ryzen SBCs Run at -30 to 80°C With Auto Heat-Up Feature
MrPlow writes:
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DFI's Coffee Lake based "CS551" 3.5-inch SBC features an auto heat-up function that enables a -30 to 80C range. The feature also appears on new, Whiskey Lake based, 2.5-inch "WL051" and Ryzen-based, 3.5-inch "GH551" SBCs.
[...] The heat-up feature enables the -30C minimum by automatically heating the CPU when it drops below the chip's typical lower range of 0C. On the high end, the systems supports up to 80C instead of the usual 60C in part by dynamically allocating computing resources between the CPU and GPU. On higher-TDP models, a fan option is required to achieve the range.
The auto heat-up function and -30 to 80C support are also available on two other SBCs that are listed as new: an 8th Gen Whiskey Lake based, 2.5-inch WL051 and a Ryzen Embedded V1000/R1000 based, 3.5-inch GH551 (see farther below).
Now that is pretty damned nice. Beats the hell out of having to build and heat an enclosure.
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