Fanned Industrial Computers

Semi-Rugged. High-Performance. Rackmountable

Save time & Avoid re-certification costs with the KCO Series.

Bringing reliable and powerful processing closer to where data is generated continues to be a major factor in computing automation for smart sensors and IoT devices. As computers and devices become more intelligent through AI And machine learning, newer business models can deliver better services with more productivity and efficiency in a variety of key markets ranging from: industrial manufacturing, smart cities & IoT, security and surveillance, medical diagnostics, and intelligent transportation.

At the core of this explosive data processing growth are computing solutions that deliver mission-critical processing, connectivity, and reliability that is required for real-time actions and insights. Premio has designed our KCO Series, a certification-ready COTS (commercial off the shelf) industrial computer that is ready for mass deployments and easily scalable in OEM system-level configurations without the hassle of re-certification.

 

Active Cooling

PCIe Expansion

GPU Acceleration

Data Security with TPM

Industrial Grade Design

Embedded Long-life Cycle

KCO Series Industrial Computers

Multi-core performance, Rich I/O, Flexible OEM & System Integration

KCO-3000-CFL Series

  • 3U Compact Chassis with Rack Mount Options
  • Micro-ATX Motherboard Q370 Chipset
  • Support Intel 8th/9th Gen Core Processors
  • DDR4 Memory up to 128GB
  • 1x PCIe x16 full height, up to 10" card length) ,2x PCIe x4
  • 13x USB Ports for IoT devices
  • 1x 3.5" SATA HDD drive or 2x 2.5" SSD/HDD
  • 1x M.2 (M Key); 1x M.2 (E Key)
  • Tool-less Washable Dust Filter
  • CE, FCC, UL Certified

KCO-2000-CFL Series

  • 2U Slim Form Factor (SFF) Chassis Tool-less Mounting Options
  • Micro-ATX Motherboard Q370 Chipset
  • Support Intel 8th/9th Gen Core Processors
  • DDR4 Memory up to 128GB
  • 1x PCIe x16 slot (low profile, up to 9" card length)
  • 13x USB Ports for IoT devices
  • 1x Hot-swappable 2.5" SATA drive tray
  • 1x M.2 (M Key); 1x M.2 (E Key)
  • Tool-less Washable Dust Filter
  • CE, FCC, UL Certified

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Certification-Ready

OEM machine builders and system integrators can avoid re-certification costs with the Certification-Ready KCO Series. The KCO Series is CE, FCC, and UL certified to meet industry-wide regulatory standards in safety and environmental requirements. In addition, the KCO Series is tested and certified for data management and telemetry across major cloud management platforms.

AWS Greengrass IoT

Rackmountable Industrial-Grade Chassis & Dust Filter

The KCO Series utilizes a standardized rackmount design with multiple mounting points for a versatile rackmount installation in industrial spaces. Enclosed with an industrial-grade hardened chassis, the KCO protects its vital internal components and enhances rugged reliability. A user-friendly external dust filter is included in the KCO’s ventilation to minimize the amount of dust entering the system and be quickly replaced/cleaned.

Expansion via PCIe Gen 3

The KCO Series comes with PCIe Gen 3 Slots allowing system integrators to add a low-profile add-in card into the systems. The KCO-2000 comes with 1x PCIe x16, and the KCO-3000 has 1x PCIe x16 and 2x PCIe x4 slots for further additional add-in cards.

NVIDIA RTX A2000 12GB for Edge AI Workloads

The NVIDIA RTX A2000 12GB accelerates machine learning performance in a low-profile design that fits perfectly into the KCO-2000-CFL chassis. A dedicated GPU is necessary to streamline data-intensive applications from AI inference and enable real-time data analysis for edge workloads.

  • Only 70W TDP
  • Dual-Slot Low-Profile (2.7” H x 6.6” L) PCIe 4.0 x16
  • 3328 Nvidia Ampere Architecture CUDA Cores
  • 12GB GDDR6 Memory with ECC Support
  • Designed for Edge AI workloads

Compact Size and Performance in mATX Form Factor

The KCO Series is built around Premio’s standard Micro-ATX Industrial motherboard, allowing the system to be compact to fit in space-limited deployments. Powered by 9th Gen Intel Core Processor with Q370 chipset, the KCO-Series can deliver multi-core performance and data processing in real-time at the edge. Included on the mATX Industrial motherboard is a PCIe Gen 3 x16 and PCI expansion slots for a low-profile add-in performance accelerator and additional I/O through daughterboards.

  • Micro-ATX Motherboard
  • Intel 9th Gen Core Processors
  • Q370 Chipset for I/O
  • PCIe Gen 3 Expansion Slots

Rich I/O

Connectivity across all types of new and legacy devices is provided on the KCO-Series' single-sided interface panel. This allows system integrators and OEM designers to have easy accessibility to all of the system’s I/O.

  • 4x Serial/COM
  • 2x LAN
  • 4x USB 2.0 (Up to 7x)
  • 4x USB 3.1 Gen 2 (Up to 6x)
  • Multiple display platform interfaces (DisplayPort, HDMI, DVI, & VGA)
  • Expansion Slots for add-in PCIe cards

Expansive Storage

The KCO Series offers storage capacity with an accessible hot-swappable 2.5” SATA Drive Tray, blazing-fast on-board M.2 NVMe, and shock/vibration resistant internal SSD/HDD bays.

Hardware Security With TPM 2.0

TPM 2.0 is a hardware-based security platform that encrypts the computer’s assets and ensures a tamper-proof boot. This additional level of data security deters malicious attacks, such as unauthorized firmware and software modifications, and upgrades overall system security.

FAQ

An industrial computer is a specific type of computing system engineered to manage a variety of factory and industrial workloads for machine automation, manufacturing equipment and new-age autonomous robotics.

COTS, or Commercial Off the Shelf, assists system builders and OEM designers accelerate time-to-market through sub-assembly computers that are easily implemented into system-level configurations.
By design, the KCO series is not fanless. The KCO series contains cooling fans within the system that are controlled by BIOS and sensors to allow them to run at slow speeds and low noise. A user-friendly external dust filter allows for additional protection and easy maintenance for replacement or cleaning.
The KCO is a fanned industrial PC whereas our RCO series is a fanless, cable-less solution that uses an extruded aluminum finned chassis that acts as a heatsink. The KCO’s chassis is built with heavy duty metals that maintain practicality and ease of use, allowing for an industrial-grade enclosure that houses a standard micro-ATX motherboard. Both the KCO and RCO series offer reliability and embedded longevity with extended lifecycles.
The KCO series is optimized with industrial-grade components for embedded longevity and conforms to mission-critical safety regulations from the FCC, CE, and UL to perform reliably in mission critical settings.
  • UL Listed (Chassis)
  • FCC & CE
  • AWS Greengrass Certified
  • Microsoft Azure Certified
Some examples of KCO Series use cases/applications are:
  • Industrial & Factory Automation
  • Robotics (Read Case Study)
  • Medical Imaging & Diagnostics
  • Security and Surveillance
  • Mobile Medical Carts
  • Smart Kiosk Machines
The KCO Series allows for the support of an NVIDIA RTX A2000 GPU. Through this graphic support, it enables the KCO Series to be capable of performing Edge AI workloads, such as computer vision for medical imaging.

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