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Asus R680EA-IM-A Industrial Motherboard

Asus R680EA-IM-A Industrial Motherboard is a robust ATX industrial motherboard engineered for high-performance embedded and industrial applications. Built on the Intel® R680E chipset, the Asus R680EA-IM-A supports 12th, 13th, and 14th Gen Intel Core processors with up to 125W TDP, offering powerful computing capabilities for demanding workloads. The motherboard features four DDR5 U-DIMM slots supporting up to 128GB of memory, dual PCIe x16 slots for graphics or expansion cards, and a wide range of connectivity options, including three Intel LAN ports, six COM ports, seven SATA ports, USB 3.2 Gen 2, and USB Type-C®. The board also supports multiple display outputs, including VGA, HDMI, and DisplayPort—making the board suitable for multi-screen setups. Designed for 24/7 operation in harsh environments, R680EA-IM-A offers a wide operating temperature range (0°C to 60°C) and a seven-year longevity supply program. With rich I/O, legacy support, and expandability through M.2 and PCI slots, the R680EA-IM-A is ideal for applications in smart manufacturing, healthcare, retail, transportation, and edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems.

Features

  • Support up to 125W Intel 14th/13th/12th Gen CPU
  • 2x PCIe x16 slots support dual graphics cards
  • 4x U-DIMM up to 128GB DDR5 4400MHz
  • Supports multiple displays - VGA, HDMI, and DP
  • 7-year longevity supply

Applications

  • Smart manufacturing
  • Smart healthcare
  • Smart retail
  • Smart transportation
  • Edge AI systems
  • Embedded applications

Specifications

  • Processor system
    • LGA1700 CPU for Intel 14th/13th/12th Gen core i9/i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/Celeron® processors, 125W TDP maximum
    • Intel R680E chipset
  • Memory
    • Technology
      • DDR5 4400MT/s (2DPC - 1DIMM 1R and 2R) (ECC support, ECC is available only while using ECC memory)
      • 4000MT/s (2DPC – 2DIMM 1R)
      • 3600MT/s (2DPC – 2DIMM 2R)
    • 128GB maximum
    • 4x U-DIMM sockets
  • Display
    • 2x display ports that support DP++ 1.4, up to 3840 x 2160 at 60Hz
    • 1x HDMI that supports 2.1, up to 4096 X 2160 at 60Hz
    • 1x VGA
    • Maximum of 4x displays - VGA+Dual DP+HDMI
  • Expansion slots
    • PCIe
      • 1x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot (one x16 mode/two x8 mode)
      • 1x PCIe 4.0 x4 slot (x4 mode, open slot)
      • 1x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot (x8 mode)
      • 1x PCIe 3.0 x4 slot (x4 mode, open slot)
      • 1x PCIe 4.0 x4 slot (x4 mode, open slot)
    • 2x PCI
    • M.2
      • 1x M.2 M key, Type 2242/2260/2280 (PCIe x4/SATA mode) supports NVMe
      • 1x M.2 E key, type 2230 for WIFI/BT device (only supports Intel CNVi) - if installing a CNVI Wifi card on the M.2 E key slot, USB port 14 will be disabled
  • Ethernet
    • 10/100/1000/2500Mbps speed
    • Controllers
      • 1x Intel i210AT
      • 1x Intel i226V
      • 1x Intel i226LM (Intel vPro supported)
    • 3x RJ-45 connectors
  • Realtek ALC897 audio codec
  • 7x SATA Gen 3.0 ports, up to 6Gb/s, supports RAID 0,1,5,10
  • 1x SPI TPM security header
  • Watchdog timer
  • AT mode and ATX mode power type
  • Rear I/O
    • 2x display ports that support DP++ 1.4, up to 3840 x 2160 at 60Hz
    • 1x HDMI that supports 2.1, up to 4096 x 2160 at 30Hz
    • 1x VGA
    • 6x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (5x Type-A, 1x Type-C)
    • 3x RJ45 Ethernet
    • 1x serial port (RS232/422/485)
    • 3x audio jacks (line-out, line-in, mic in)
  • Internal connectors
    • 5x COM headers (1x RS232/422/485, 4x RS232)
    • 2x USB 3.0 Gen 1 headers support an additional 4x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
    • 2x USB 2.0 headers support an additional 4x USB 2.0 ports
    • 1x CPU fan header (PWM mode), 3x chassis fan headers (PWM mode)
    • 1x front panel audio (AAFP) header
    • 1x system panel header
    • 1x chassis intrusion header
    • 1x speaker connector header
    • 1x I2C header
    • 1x clear CMOS header
    • 1x COM debug header
    • 1x LPT port header
    • 1x buzzer
    • 1x PS/2 header
    • 1x SPDIF header
    • 1x GPIO header (8-bit)
    • 1x DIS ME jumper header
    • 1x AT/ATX select header (jumper)
    • 1x 24-pin ATX power connector, 1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
  • OS and software support
    • Windows® 10 (64-bit)/Windows IoT enterprise
    • Linux® - Ubuntu, RedHat Enterprise, Fedora Workstation, and OpenSUSE
    • ASUS IoT suite includes an HW monitor, power scheduling, fan control, watchdog timer, GPIO, I2C (API only), buzzer (API only), and Linux sample code
    • API and GUI user interfaces
  • Environmental
    • 0°C to +60°C operating temperature range
    • 10% to 95% operational relative humidity (RH)
  • ATX, 305mm x 244mm size
  • Certifications
    • EMC (Class B) - CE, FCC, BSMI, VCCI, and RCM
    • Safety - CE-LVD

Block Diagram

Block Diagram - Asus R680EA-IM-A Industrial Motherboard
Published: 2025-10-07 | Updated: 2025-10-17