- Proprietary modular design - Adaptive display platform
- Front OSD & Accessible 2.5" SATA drive bay
- Multiple panel sizes 7", 10.1", 12.1", 15", 15.6", 17", 18.5", 19", 21.5"
- Resistive/Projective Capacitive touch screen
- Supports 24V / 9~48V power board module
- Fanless, Cableless design
- 12V / 24V / 48V Ignition power control
- 15-year CPU life cycle support until Q4'31 (Based on Intel IOTG Roadmap)
DFI KSM170-AL 17" Intel Atom/Celeron Modular-Designed Fanless Touch Panel PC


The KSM-AL series is DFI’s lineup of fanless panel PCs based on Intel Atom processors for Industrial automation, infotainment, selfservice, smart transportation and IoT applications. This series supports 7- to 21.5- inch LED backlight LCD panel with features such as PCAP or resistive touch, gloved finger touchscreen, auto-dimming and aluminum alloy front bezel plus IP65 rating for protection against dust and water ingress. The KSM-AL series offers the option of built-in power ignition management and two internal Mini PCIe slots suitable for in-vehicle applications and automatic guided vehicle market. With the extended power input from 9 to 48V DC and OVP/OCP/ESD surge protection, the system can power on and operate safely. The KSM-AL series also supports DFI’s Adaptive Display Platform (ADP) Technology. It is an innovative panel PC solution that offers the flexibility of modularized integration of panel PC components for expedited product development and shortened time to market.
KSM170-AL | |
Display Type | 17" TFT LCD Panel |
Aspect Ratio | 5:4 |
Max. Resolution | 1280 x 1024 |
Brightness (cd/m2) | 350 |
Touch Type | Projected Capacitive/5-wire Resistive |
Backlight Lifetime (hours) | 30000 |
USB (Opt) | 1 x USB 2.0 |
OSD Keypad (Opt) | Backlight On-Off / Brightness Up / Brightness Down / Audio Up / Audio Down |
LED Indicators (Opt) | Power LED / HDD LED / Alarm LED |
Speaker (Opt) | 2 x 1.5W Speaker |
Auto Dimming (Opt) | Light Sensor |
Operating Temperature | 0 to 50°C |
Storage Temperature | -20 to 60°C |
Relative Humidity | 5 to 90% RH (non-condensing) |
Processor | Intel Atom® x5-E3940 Processor, Quad Core, 2M Cache, 1.6GHz (1.8GHz), 9.5W Intel® Celeron® Processor N3350, Dual Core, 2M Cache, 1.1GHz (2.4GHz), 6W |
Memory | Single Channel DDR3L 1866MHz |
BIOS | Insyde SPI 128Mbit (supports UEFI boot only) |
Graphics Controller | Intel® HD Graphics |
Graphics Feature | OpenGL 4.2, Direct X 11.1, OpenCL 1.2, OGL ES 3.0 HW Decode: H.264, MPEG2, VC1, VP8, H.265, MPEG4 HW Encode: H.264, MPEG2, MPEG4 |
Graphics Display | DP++: resolutionp up to 4096x2160 @ 60Hz VGA: resolution up to 2560x1600 @ 60Hz DVI-D: resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz |
Triple Displays | Panel Module, DP++, VGA or DVI-D |
External Storage | 1 x mSATA (shared by Half-size Mini-PCIe Socket) |
Expansion Interface | 1 x Full-size Mini PCIe (USB/PCIe) 1 x Half-size Mini PCIe (USB/PCIe/mSATA) 1 x SIM Slot |
Audio Codec | Realtek ALC262 |
Controller | 2 x Intel® I210IT PCIe (10/100/1000Mbps) |
LED Indicators | 1 x HDD LED |
Serial | 2 x RS-232/422/485 (available upon request) |
Ethernet | Support Jumbo Frame, IEEE1588v2, WOL, PXE |
DIO | 4 x DI / 4 x DO (10-pin terminal block) (available upon request) |
Buttons | 1 x Reset Switch |
Wi-Fi Antennas | 4 x Wi-Fi Module Antenna Hole |
USB | 2 x USB 2.0 (type A) |
Display | 1 x VGA or DVI-D (DVI-D available upon request) |
Audio | 1 x Mic-in |
Switch | 1 x Ignition Power On/Off Switch |
Remote Power On/Off | 1 x 2-pin Terminal Block |
Watchdog Timer Output & Interval | System Reset, Programmable via Software from 1 to 255 Seconds |
Ignition Power On/Off | Auto Detect Boot-up & Shut-down Voltage for Low Power Protection Support 12V/24V/48V DC Input 7-level Delay Time On/Off Configuration I/O Switch Selectable Ignition Power On/Off |
Watchdog Timer | System Reset, Programmable via Software from 1 to 255 Seconds |
Antenna | 4 x Antenna Hole |
Power Type | 9~48 VDC Input (available upon request) |
Power Connector | 3-pin Terminal Block |
OS Support | Linux |
Construction | Aluminum Front Bezel |
IP Rating | IP65 Front Panel Protection |
Mounting | Panel/VESA Mount |
Dimensions | 404 x 363.8 x 80.9 |
Weight | 5.4 kg |
Shock | Non-op : 50G, 20ms, half sine wave, 1 time for ± X, ± Y, ± Z direction |
Vibration | Non-op : 1.5G , 10~200 Hz random, x, y, z each axis/30 min |
Certifications | CE / FCC Class A |
KSM070-AL | 7", 500nit brightness, 16:9 aspect ratio, 800 x 480 resolution, 40,000 hours backlight lifetime |
KSM101-AL | 10.1", 350nit brightness, 16:10 aspect ratio, 1280 x 800 resolution, 25,000 hours backlight lifetime |
KSM121-AL | 12.1", 500nit brightness, 4:3 aspect ratio, 1024 x 768 resolution, 30,000 hours backlight lifetime |
KSM150-AL | 15", 300nit brightness, 4:3 aspect ratio, 1024 x 768 resolution, 70,000 hours backlight lifetime |
KSM156-AL | 15.6", 400nit brightness, 16:9 aspect ratio, 1366 x 768 resolution, 50,000 hours backlight lifetime |
KSM170-AL | 17", 350nit brightness, 5:4 aspect ratio, 1280 x 1024 resolution, 30,000 hours backlight lifetime |
KSM185-AL | 18.5", 450nit brightness, 16:9 aspect ratio, 1366 x 768 resolution, 50,000 hours backlight lifetime |
KSM190-AL | 19", 350nit brightness, 5:4 aspect ratio, 1280 x 1024 resolution, 70,000 hours backlight lifetime |
KSM215-AL | 21.5", 300nit brightness, 16:9 aspect ratio, 1920 x 1080 resolution, 50,000 hours backlight lifetime |