Portwell's WADE-8012 supports the Intel® Q67 chipset and the latest 2nd generation Intel® Core™ processor platform (formerly codenamed “Sandy Bridge”) in an LGA1155 package, integrated with the memory and PCI Express controller supporting two-channel DDR3 memory and PCI Express 2.0 lanes to provide great graphics performance. The 2nd generation Intel® Core™ processor family features a brand new monolithic design which provides greater performance while still maintaining power efficiency. Portwell has utilized this technology to furnish a series of board-level products and systems that meet multiple industrial requirements and deliver solutions that are both cost-effective and provide great performance.

The Intel® Q67 chipset continues to push innovation with an architecture designed to deliver quality, performance and industry-leading I/O technologies on platforms powered by the dual-core/quad-core Intel® Core™ processor. Combining the Intel® Q67 chipset with a processor from the 2nd generation Intel® Core™ processor family, enables Portwell's WADE-8012 Mini-ITX embedded system board to deliver smart security, cost saving manageability and intelligent performance for business platforms.

First in a Series

The new WADE-8012 is the first in a series of Portwell products designed with the Intel® Q67 chipset and the latest 2nd generation Intel® Core™ processor family. It is versatile enough to be an off-the-shelf embedded solution as well as a great platform for customers who want to integrate it into an embedded system. The WADE-8012 Mini-ITX embedded board includes many practical features, such as support for next-generation SATA hard drives based on the new SATA 6Gb/s storage specification; configuration of six SATA (two SATA 6.0 Gbps and four 3.0 Gbps ports) connectors; RAID 0/1/5 and 10; support for the latest PCIe 2.0 (one PCI Express x16 slot) device for double speed and bandwidth, which enhances system performance; two long-DIMM memory slot for DDR3 SDRAM up to 8GB; up to 8 USB 2.0 ports (4 on rear IO/4 on board); VGA / HDMI / DVI-D and two Gigabit Ethernet.