MS-CF16
Pico-ITX SBC with Intel® Alder Lake-N/Amston Lake for Fanless, Low-Power, High-Performance, Wide Temperature & Harsh environment Solution
- Intel® Alder Lake-N/ Amston Lake Series SoC
- LPDDR5 4800 MHz onboard memory up to 16GB
- Dual independent displays: HDMI, LVDS/eDP
- 1 2.5 GbE/1 GbE LAN with RJ-45
- 2 USB 3.2 (Bottom layer USB 3.2 Gen 2 x 1, Top layer USB 3.2 Gen 1), 2 USB 2.0, 1 COM (RS-232/422/485), GPIO, Audio
- 1 M.2 B Key, 1 M.2 E Key Slot
- SATA 3.0 for storage
- Wide operating temperature : -40~70°C
- DC-IN 12V
Product Specifications
- Part Number
- MS-CF16-Alder Lake -N SKUs
- MS-CF16-Amston Lake SKUs
Processor
- CPU
- Intel® IOTG Alder Lake-N Processor N97, QC, 12W
Intel® IOTG Alder Lake-N Atom x7425E, QC, 12W - Intel® IOTG Amston Lake Atom, X7433RE, QC, 9W
- Frequency
- N97, 2.0GHz, up to 3.6 GHz
x7425E, 1.5GHz, up to 3.4 GHz - X7433RE, 1.5GHz, up to 3.4 GHz
- L2 Cache
- 6MB
- 6MB
- CPU Type
- BGA
- BGA
- Chipset
- Integrated in SoC
- Integrated in SoC
- BIOS
- AMI
- AMI
Memory
- Technology
- Single-channel LPDDR5 4800 MHz
- Single-channel LPDDR5 4800 MHz
- Max. Capacity
- Up to 16GB
- Up to 16GB
- Socket
- Onboard
- Onboard
Display
- Controller
- Intel® HD Graphics
- Intel® HD Graphics
- Graphic Memory
- Depends on CPU
- Depends on CPU
- LVDS
- Dual Channel 18/24-bit
- Dual Channel 18/24-bit
- eDP
- 1 (Signal shared with LVDS)
- 1 (Signal shared with LVDS)
- VGA
- --
- --
- DVI
- --
- --
- HDMI
- 1
- 1
- DisplayPort
- --
- --
- Multiple Display
- 2 independent displays
- 2 independent displays
- Display Interface
- LVDS/eDP up to 1920 x 1200 @60Hz
HDMI up to 3840 x 2160 @30Hz - LVDS/eDP up to 1920 x 1200 @60Hz
HDMI up to 3840 x 2160 @30Hz
Ethernet
- Controller
- 1 x Realtek® RTL8125BG-CG 2.5GbE LAN
1 x Realtek® RTL8111K-CG 1GbE LAN - 1 x Realtek® RTL8125BI-CG 2.5GbE LAN / 1 x Realtek® RTL8111KI-CG 1GbE LAN
Audio
- Controller
- Realtek® ALC897 High Definition Audio Codec
- Realtek® ALC897 High Definition Audio Codec
Super I/O
- Controller
- Fintek F81966AB-I
- Fintek F81966AB-I
H/W Monitor
- Watchdog Timer
- 256-level Watchdog Timer
- 256-level Watchdog Timer
- Smart Fan
- --
- --
TPM
- Controller
- Infineon® SLB 9672VU2.0
- Infineon® SLB 9672XU2.0
I/O Interface
- PS/2
- --
- --
- USB
- 2 x USB 3.2 ports (rear)
(Bottom layer USB 3.2 Gen 2 x 1, Top layer USB 3.2 Gen 1)
2 x USB 2.0 ports (internal) - 2 x USB 3.2 ports (rear)
(Bottom layer USB 3.2 Gen 2 x 1, Top layer USB 3.2 Gen 1)
2 x USB 2.0 ports (internal)
- Parallel
- --
- --
- Serial
- 1 x COM port (internal)
COM: RS-232/422/485, 0V/5V/12V - 1 x COM port (internal)
COM: RS-232/422/485, 0V/5V/12V
- GPIO
- 8-bits (4 x GPI; 4 x GPO), 5V
- 8-bits (4 x GPI; 4 x GPO), 5V
Expansion Slot
- PCIe x16
- --
- --
- PCIe x8
- --
- --
- PCIe x4
- --
- --
- PCIe x1
- --
- --
- PCI
- --
- --
- M.2
- 1 x E key 2230 (PCIe x1 + USB 2.0)
1 x B key 2242/3042 (PCIe x1/SATA 3.0 + USB 3.2 Gen 2 + USB 2.0) - 1 x E key 2230 (PCIe x1 + USB 2.0)
1 x B key 2242/3042 (PCIe x1/SATA 3.0 + USB 3.2 Gen 2 + USB 2.0)
- Mini-PCIe
- --
- --
Storage
- SATA
- 1 x SATA 3.0
- 1 x SATA 3.0
- IDE
- --
- eSATA
- --
- --
- CFast
- --
- --
- mSATA
- --
- --
- CompactFlash
- --
- --
Power Supply
- DC Input
- DC-in 12V
- DC-in 12V
- ATX
- --
- --
Environment
- Operating Temperature
- -10 ~ 60°C
Note:
1. Thermal w/ Airflow:0.7m/s
2. The standard thermal solution only supports TDP up to 12W. - -40 ~ 70°C
Note:
1. Thermal w/ Airflow:0.7m/s
2. The standard thermal solution only supports TDP up to 9W.
3. -40 ~ 85°C by request
- Operating Humidity
- 10 ~ 90%, non-condensing
- 10 ~ 90%, non-condensing
- Storage Humidity
- 10 ~ 90%, non-condensing
- 10 ~ 90%, non-condensing
- Storage Temperature
- -20 ~ 80°C
- -40 ~ 85°C
Form Factor
- Dimensions
- 101 x 73 mm (Pico-ITX)
- 101 x 73 mm (Pico-ITX)
- Weight
- 0.30 kg
- 0.30 kg
Certification
- EMC
- CE, FCC Class B, BSMI, VCCI, RCM, UKCA, IC
- CE, FCC Class B, BSMI, VCCI, RCM, UKCA, IC
Software Platform
- OS Support
- Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021
Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 22H2(Pre-test)
Linux (Support by request) - Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 21H2 LTSC (64-bit)
Windows 11 IoT Enterprise 24H2 LTSC (64-bit)
Linux (Support by request)
Ordering Information
Packing List
Optional Item
The MSI MS-CF16 is a 2.5" Pico-ITX single board computer featuring Intel® Alder Lake-N/Amston Lake processors, supporting up to 16GB of LPDDR5 memory. It offers dual independent display outputs via HDMI and LVDS/eDP, high-speed network connectivity with 2.5 GbE and 1 GbE LAN, and multiple I/O options including USB 3.2, USB 2.0, and COM ports. Designed for harsh environments, it operates in temperatures from -40°C to 85°C, making it suitable for industrial applications requiring robust, fanless, high-performance solutions.