HIGH-PERFORMANCE INDUSTRIAL EDGE COMPUTING PLATFORM
AX-234BT — 13th Gen Intel® Core™ Fanless Industrial Edge Computer
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1345U · DDR5-5200 · TPM 2.0 + Intel® AMT — engineered for edge AI inference, machine vision, smart energy, and certified industrial deployment.
- Edge AI-ready compute — 10C/12T Raptor Lake-U with Iris® Xe (80 EU) and DDR5-5200 dual channel for OpenVINO™ vision and on-device inference
- Full-protocol industrial I/O — 2× 2.5GbE, CAN Bus, 2× RS-232/422/485 (expandable to 6), 4G/5G + Wi-Fi via M.2 B/E-Key
- Enterprise-grade security & remote ops — discrete TPM 2.0, Intel® AMT out-of-band management on LAN2, hardware watchdog, remote power on/off
AX-234BT Fanless Industrial Edge Computer overview
A Compute-Class Edge Platform — Not Just a Gateway
AX-234BT is built around the 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1345U (Raptor Lake-U, 10 cores / 12 threads, 12 MB L3, up to 4.7 GHz Turbo, 15 W base power / up to 55 W maximum turbo power, configurable) paired with dual-channel DDR5-5200 and PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe storage. This configuration places it firmly in the edge computer class — capable of running OpenVINO™-optimized vision models, multi-camera AOI front-ends, real-time SCADA/MES edge nodes, and on-device industrial assistants.
Beyond raw compute, AX-234BT integrates the protocol breadth of an industrial gateway: dual 2.5 GbE (one with Intel® AMT for out-of-band management), CAN Bus, 2× full-RS-232/422/485 (expandable to 6), 4G/5G and Wi-Fi via M.2 B/E-Key sockets, plus HDMI 2.1 / Mini DP / LVDS for HMI integration. With discrete TPM 2.0, hardware watchdog, 9–36 V DC Phoenix-terminal input, and a unibody fanless aluminum chassis validated for PassMark 100% load with no thermal throttling from -20°C to +60°C, it is engineered for unattended, certified industrial deployment.
PERFORMANCE CLASS
13th Gen Raptor Lake-U: Edge Compute Baseline, Not Entry-Level
Reference benchmark: PassMark BurnInTest sustaining 100% CPU and 2D/3D graphics load — fanless, with no thermal throttling across the full operating temperature range.
Product Photos (For Engineering Evaluation)
Real photos to verify ports, mounting, and enclosure design.
AX-234BT Industrial Edge AI Box PC Front I/O
AX-234BT Embedded Industrial Box PC Rear I/O
AX-234BT Dimension Diagram
AX-234BT Key Engineering Highlights
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1345U
Raptor Lake-U hybrid 10C/12T (2P + 8E), 12 MB L3, up to 4.7 GHz Turbo, 55 W configurable TDP.
Edge AI via Iris® Xe + DDR5
80-EU integrated GPU + dual-channel DDR5-5200 enables OpenVINO™ vision pipelines and on-device inference.
Dual 2.5GbE with Intel® AMT
LAN1 (i219) + LAN2 (i226-LM) — second port supports out-of-band remote KVM and management.
TPM 2.0 Hardware Root of Trust
Discrete TPM 2.0 for measured boot, BitLocker, and key storage in unattended deployments.
CAN + Multi-COM + GPIO
1× CAN Bus, 2× full RS-232/422/485 (expandable to 6), 8-bit GPIO, LPT, SPDIF for legacy and field devices.
Triple-Path Storage
M.2 M-Key 2280 (PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe) + 2.5″ SATA + Half-slim SSD for OS / data / logging separation.
Unibody Fanless, Wide-Temp Validated
Extruded aluminum unibody, -20°C +60°C, PassMark 100% load with no throttling. Wall / Side / DIN / VESA mount.
AX-234BT Target Applications
AX-234BT is deployed where commodity edge boxes lack compute, security, or certification — and where rack workstations are too large or too power-hungry.
Machine Vision / AOI
Camera front-end controller for semiconductor, 3C, and battery defect detection — Iris® Xe accelerates OpenVINO™ classification and segmentation.
Edge AI Inference Node
On-device YOLO / SSD vision and lightweight LLM inference for industrial assistants, with PCIe Gen4 NVMe for model and dataset throughput.
Smart Energy & Charging
EV charging-pile controller, BESS monitoring, and substation edge — 9–36 V wide input, CAN Bus, full surge / EFT protection.
AGV/AMR & Mobility
Vehicle-mounted control with 15G/11ms shock, 1Grms vibration, CAN, multi-COM, 4G/5G + Wi-Fi for fleet connectivity.
ENTERPRISE-GRADE SECURITY & REMOTE OPERATIONS
Trusted Boot and Out-of-Band Management — Built In, Not Optional
TPM 2.0 Hardware Root of Trust
Discrete TPM 2.0 module supports measured boot, secure key storage, BitLocker / LUKS encryption, and platform attestation — required for many regulated industrial and government deployments.
Intel® AMT Out-of-Band Management
LAN2 (i226-LM) supports Intel® AMT for remote KVM, BIOS access, power cycling, and OS deployment — operational even when the host OS is unresponsive.
Phoenix Terminal + Remote Power On/Off
9–36 V DC Phoenix-terminal input with 2-pin remote power on/off terminal — enables cabinet-level power orchestration and unattended site recovery.
10 Year Lifecycle + Formal PCN
Mainboard, modules, ICs, and chassis maintained for 10 years with formal Product Change Notification, lifetime BIOS / OS / CAN / RS-485 / PLC engineering support.
CERTIFIED INDUSTRIAL COMPLIANCE
Full EMC / EMS Test Profile for Industrial Deployment
ENVIRONMENTAL
- • Operating: -20°C – +60°C fanless
- • Storage: -40°C – +85°C
- • Humidity: 95% RH 70°C non-condensing
- • Shock: 15G, 11ms
- • Vibration: 5–500Hz 1 Grms
EMC / EMI
- • CE, UKCA, FCC Class A
- • ICES-003 Class A
- • EN 61000-6-2 / EN 61000-6-4
- • CISPR 32 / EN 55032 Class A
- • EN 61000-3-2 / 3-3 harmonics
EMS IMMUNITY
- • ESD: contact ±4 kV / Air ±8 kV
- • RS: 80 MHz –1000 MHz, 10 V/m
- • EFT: Power ±2 kV Signal: ±1 kV
- • Surge: AC Signal 1kV
- • CS 10V · PFMF 30A/m, 50Hz
Compliance figures reflect tested values from the AX-234BT engineering datasheet. Final certification scope per customer project — contact engineering for region-specific letters and test reports.
AX-234BT Technical Specifications (Key Components & Interfaces)
| Processor | Intel® Core™ i5-1345U (13th Gen, Raptor Lake-U) |
| CPU Architecture | 10 Cores / 12 Threads (2P + 8E), 12 MB L3, up to 4.7 GHz Turbo |
| TDP | 15 W base / up to 55 W max turbo power (configurable PL1/PL2) |
| Graphics | Intel® Iris® Xe (80 EU), OpenVINO™ accelerated |
| Memory | 2× DDR5-5200 SO-DIMM (dual channel), up to 64 GB |
| Storage | 1× M.2 M-Key 2280 (PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe) + 1× 2.5″ SATA + 1× Half-slim SSD |
| Security | Discrete TPM 2.0 + Intel® AMT (LAN2) |
| Ethernet | 2× 2.5GbE — LAN1 i219, LAN2 i226-LM (AMT) |
| Serial | 2× full RS-232/422/485 (expandable to 6 via internal header) |
| CAN | 1× CAN Bus + 8-bit GPIO + LPT + SPDIF |
| USB | 3× USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A + 1× USB Type-C (USB + DP-Alt) |
| Display | HDMI 2.1 4K@60Hz + Mini DP 1.4b 4K@60Hz + LVDS/eDP (option) |
| Wireless | M.2 B-Key (4G/5G + SIM) + M.2 E-Key (Wi-Fi / BT) |
| Expansion | M.2 M-Key / B-Key / E-Key + Half-slim + SIM + 4 expansion COM |
| Power Input | DC 9–36 V (DC jack + Phoenix terminal) + 2-pin remote power on/off |
| Operating Temp | -20°C to +60°C fanless, PassMark 100% load (no throttling) |
| Dimensions / Weight | 210 x 150 x 70 mm · 1.8 kg · Wall / Side / DIN-Rail / VESA |
| OS Support | Windows 11 Pro, Ubuntu Linux (validated BSP) |
Specifications reflect the AX-234BT engineering datasheet. For full mechanical drawings, EMC test reports, and OEM configuration options, please request the engineering package.
Expansion variants
The rear panel ships what most deployments need. The mainboard carries more.
Beyond the standard I/O, the AX-234BT board provides internal headers for an additional 4× COM, 4× USB 2.0, and an 8-bit GPIO block — available as a configured variant rather than a field upgrade.
| Expansion | Standard panel | Via internal header | Total available |
|---|---|---|---|
| COM (RS-232) | 2× RS-232/422/485 | +4× | 6× |
| USB 2.0 | — | +4× | 4× |
| GPIO | 8-bit | 8-bit block | 8-bit + expansion |
How these are delivered
The headers sit on the board, so taking them out means either a ribbon-cable and bracket kit, or a custom rear I/O panel machined to your layout. Both are handled as part of an ODM configuration — we specify the panel, cut the aperture, and ship the unit assembled and tested, rather than sending you a box of cables.
When this matters
- •Legacy line integration — six serial devices (PLCs, scanners, weighing terminals, printers) on one unit, no USB-to-serial adapters
- •Sensor and actuator I/O — the GPIO block for interlocks, status lamps, e-stop feedback, or relay drive
- •Low-speed peripherals — USB 2.0 for dongles, keypads, and instrument controllers that do not need USB 3.x bandwidth
Internal expansion headers on the AX-234BT mainboard
Custom rear I/O panel variant for expanded serial and GPIO
Specify the expansion set at RFQ. MOQ 100 units for a custom I/O panel, approximately 35-day lead time. For a small evaluation batch, we can supply the bracket-and-cable version instead.
Not sure which ports you need on the panel? Send us your device list and we will map it to a panel layout before you commit to anything.
Discuss a configurationTesting Evidence · This Batch
Every AX-234BT gets 18h + 18h burn-in and hand-verified interfaces
Not a sample. Not a self-test script. Two working days of testing per unit, with real tools and a paper trail against the serial number — because the failure mode you care about does not show up in the QC bay.
Watch the tests
Same AX-234BT batch that ships to customers.
CAN Bus verification. Native CAN FD controllers exercised with USBCAN protocol analyzer and SSCOM. Frame ID integrity, payload correctness, bus timing verified line by line — not just “link OK.”
Full-function burn-in. All cores under sustained load, DDR stress, storage cycling, thermal monitoring on CPU/VRM/DDR. 18 hours bare-board, then again in the assembled enclosure.
On the bench
The real tools we use — not scripts that report “OK” without doing much.
Live QC bay in Shenzhen. Each unit sits at its own station with dedicated tooling — not a shared batch line.
SSCOM logs every CAN frame with a timestamp. When we say the port passed, we mean the specific frames arrived in the specific order at the specific rate.
“CAN test bench uses USBCAN as the send node and the AX-234BT CAN port as the receive node — frames verified line by line on both ends. Not ‘link OK,’ but the specific frames arriving in the specific order at the specific rate.”
Every NIC gets its MAC and branding string flashed — and yes, this shot shows a first attempt that failed. It was re-run and passed. Real QC records both.
OEM / ODM & Volume Manufacturing
AX-234BT is positioned as a long-lifecycle OEM platform for series industrial deployment. Light customization (I/O layout, wireless pre-integration, storage upgrade, front-panel branding, pre-loaded OS images) is supported from MOQ 100 units, with NRE refund at 2K units for new project tooling. Standard light-customization lead time is approximately 35 days.
Auditable quality consistency
AQL inspection sampling, 100% 18-hour power-on burn-in under load, full SN traceability per unit
OEM I/O & wireless integration
Custom port layouts, 4G/5G + Wi-Fi pre-integration with antennas, storage upgrade, conformal coating
Pre-loaded OS images & validated BSP
Windows 11 Pro and Ubuntu BSP, lifetime BIOS / firmware updates, CAN / RS-485 / PLC debugging support
10-year lifecycle with formal PCN
Mainboard, modules, ICs, and chassis BOM-frozen for series production with formal Product Change Notification
AX-234BT — Frequently Asked Questions
What processor does the BITECH AX-234BT use?
The BITECH AX-234BT runs the 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1345U (Raptor Lake-U): a 10-core / 12-thread CPU (2 P-cores + 8 E-cores) with 12 MB L3 cache and up to 4.7 GHz turbo, at 15 W base / up to 55 W maximum turbo power (configurable). It is paired with dual-channel DDR5-5200 (up to 64 GB) and Intel® Iris® Xe graphics (80 EU).
Is the AX-234BT fanless, and what is its operating temperature range?
Yes — the AX-234BT is fully fanless, using an extruded aluminum unibody as a passive heatsink. It operates from -20°C to +60°C and is validated at 100% PassMark CPU/GPU load with no thermal throttling (storage range -40°C to +85°C). With no fan, there is no air intake to clog with dust in factory environments.
Can the AX-234BT run edge AI and OpenVINO™ vision without a discrete GPU?
Yes. The AX-234BT runs OpenVINO™-optimized vision and inference on its integrated Intel® Iris® Xe graphics (80 EU) with dual-channel DDR5-5200, handling multi-camera AOI and real-time object classification without a discrete GPU. For heavier workloads — multiple high-resolution LiDARs or several concurrent deep-learning camera streams — BITECH's discrete-GPU AX-422HBT is the better fit.
Does the AX-234BT support out-of-band remote management?
Yes. The AX-234BT's second LAN port (Intel® i226-LM, LAN2) supports Intel® AMT for out-of-band management — remote KVM, BIOS access, power cycling, and OS recovery that work even when the host OS is unresponsive. A discrete TPM 2.0 module and hardware watchdog further support unattended, 24/7 deployment.
What Ethernet ports does the AX-234BT have, and can it separate OT and IT networks?
The AX-234BT has two 2.5GbE ports on independent controllers: LAN1 (Intel® i219) and LAN2 (Intel® i226-LM with AMT). The two separate controllers let integrators keep OT traffic (machine control, vision) on one port and IT traffic (MES, remote service) on the other — on a single device, without an external switch.
What industrial I/O does the AX-234BT provide?
The AX-234BT provides 1× CAN 2.0A/B, 2× RS-232/422/485 (expandable to 6 via internal header), 8-bit GPIO, LPT and SPDIF, plus 3× USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A and 1× USB Type-C (USB + DP-Alt). Display outputs are HDMI 2.1 (4K@60Hz) and Mini DP 1.4b (4K@60Hz), with optional LVDS/eDP.
Is the AX-234BT suitable for AGV / AMR mobile robots?
Yes. The AX-234BT accepts DC 9–36 V wide input — covering 12 V and 24 V battery buses directly — via a locking Phoenix terminal, and is validated to 15 G / 11 ms shock and 1 Grms vibration (5–500 Hz). Its fanless, cable-less, jumper-less design removes the parts that typically fail under vehicle vibration, while CAN plus 4G/5G and Wi-Fi (M.2 B-Key and E-Key) cover motor/BMS communication and fleet connectivity.
What is the AX-234BT's product lifecycle and OEM/ODM minimum order quantity?
BITECH maintains the AX-234BT for a 10-year product lifecycle with formal Product Change Notification (PCN). Light customization — port layout, 4G/5G + Wi-Fi pre-integration, storage, branding, pre-loaded OS — is supported from MOQ 100 units, with NRE refundable at 2,000 units and roughly 1-3 Month lead time for standard light customization.
What operating systems and storage does the AX-234BT support?
The AX-234BT supports Windows 11 Pro and Ubuntu Linux with a validated BSP. Storage is triple-path: 1× M.2 M-Key 2280 (PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe) + 1× 2.5″ SATA + 1× Half-slim SSD — letting OS, data, and logging run on separate independent drives.
Spec the AX-234BT into your next deployment
Get project pricing, lead time, and an evaluation unit. Light customization from MOQ 100, validated Windows 11 / Ubuntu BSP, and a 7+ year platform lifecycle with formal PCN — backed by direct BIOS / CAN / RS-485 / PLC engineering support.
Typical reply within 2 business days · NRE refundable at 2K units · ~35-day light-customization lead time
In-vehicle computing for Danish heavy-duty fleets
See how a Danish system integrator deployed the AX-234BT as the central control unit across milk transport and waste management fleets — surviving dirty power, EMI, and continuous vibration with wide-voltage input and
a project-specific isolated CAN variant — an ODM adaptation of the standard AX-234BT.