Minimal height dimension of UP Core?
Eric Hiller
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What is the minimal height dimension of the UP Core? I have a height restricted application and every bit matters, which is why I am looking at the UP Core in the first place.
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While I'm sure the specs have the height somewhere, I would just warn you there will need to be a fan of some type. Without something blowing on it, the device will get very hot. I'm looking into a blower fan (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ZWQ7RL2) so I don't have to increase the height. I need something short too - I'm UPing an old ThinkPad.
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I found the 2d model of the board at https://up-community.org/downloads/summary/63-up-core-2d-and-3d-design-files/108-2d-3d-drawing-of-up-core-board
Adding up the height, it's 17.6mm tall. You could probably shave a tiny bit of height by pulling the 100-pin off the bottom. Getting height from the top would be tough because the heat-sink is taller than the tallest component - the DC barrel plug. The included sink is a couple mm taller than the power plug. I can't find my calipers at the moment, but I'll post heatsink height when I find them. Getting a shorter heatsink made of better material might give you some height, and cooling! -
A quick newegg found https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835119079&ignorebbr=1 which is 7mm (!) tall.
Also looking good is https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835708003&ignorebbr=1 which is 27mm tall. What's a little dremeling between friends? -
Please check here for UP Core 2D & 3D drawing.
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@Eric Hiller said:
What is the minimal height dimension of the UP Core? I have a height restricted application and every bit matters, which is why I am looking at the UP Core in the first place.I measure my UP Core at 22mm height total from top to bottom. This includes the stock passive heatsink on top and 100-pin expansion pins on the underside of the board.
The 100-pin expansion port looks to take up 3 or 4mm alone. It is not through-hole soldered, so it cannot be removed easily.
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