Smart Self-Service Machine Powered by Fanless Micro Computers

Challenges / Requirements

With the rapid advancement of smart living and urban digitalisation, there is an increasing demand for self-service and automated solutions in daily life. In particular, food pickup and delivery services are evolving towards contactless and efficient models to meet users’ fast-paced lifestyles. Traditional manual food distribution requires significant labour, incurs higher operating costs, and often lacks flexibility to handle peak hours efficiently. To address these pain points, intelligent self-service food pickup cabinets have emerged as an ideal solution, reducing reliance on human resources, enhancing operational efficiency, and supporting seamless integration into modern smart city environments such as office buildings, campuses, and residential complexes.

Project Implementation

• AIMC-2000J, Front Access Fan-less Micro Computer, Intel® Celeron® Quad Core J1900/N2807 SoC with VGA/HDMI, 6 x COM, 8 x USB

System Description

The solution utilises Advantech’s AIMC-2000J, a compact front-access fanless micro computer powered by an Intel® Celeron® J1900 SoC with quad-core processing. It supports wide temperature tolerance and provides rich I/O interfaces, including Ethernet, USB, and COM ports, each enabling critical functions in smart self-service food pickup cabinets.

Ethernet ports are used to connect industrial cameras for real-time image capture and processing, and also enable stable network communication with backend servers for tasks such as order verification, remote monitoring, and system diagnostics. USB ports support high-speed connections to Auto-ID (Automatic Identification) devices such as RFID reader, keypad, barcode/payment scanners, ensuring smooth user interaction and transaction processes. COM ports connect serial devices such as coin counters, receipt printers, and control panels for reliable transactional control. Together, these interfaces enable a comprehensive smart locker solution with stable communication across all critical modules.

Its front-access design and x86 open architecture allow for quick deployment, simplified maintenance, and seamless integration of customized applications, making it an ideal platform for unattended terminal systems.

System Diagram

Benefits

This smart self-service food pickup solution brings multiple advantages to system integrators, operators, and end users. Its comprehensive and globally recognized certifications ensure full compliance with international standards, making it suitable for worldwide deployment. Equipped with rich I/O interfaces, the system supports diverse peripheral connectivity essential for unattended terminals. These features ensure flexible adaptation to different deployment needs, while maintaining high system stability and responsiveness. Built on an x86 open architecture, the AIMC-2000J allows for seamless system integration and rapid deployment of customer applications. It supports product-level tuning and long-term supply availability, offering a future-proof foundation for scalable smart self-service machine rollouts.