Avalue launches ARM-based RPC smart commercial terminals

Avalue Technology has expanded its smart retail and food service portfolio with the introduction of the new RPC Series of smart commercial terminals. Leveraging multiple ARM-based computing platforms—including Rockchip, MediaTek, Realtek, and UNISOC—the series provides businesses with a wide array of touchscreen devices ranging from 6.5-inch mobile points-of-sale (POS) to 55-inch large-format interactive displays. These modular configurations enable system integrators to deploy customized self-service kiosks, digital signage, and mobile payment solutions across the retail, hospitality, healthcare, and transportation sectors.

Self-service and interactive display solutions
The RPC Series caters to varying spatial and functional requirements through distinct form factors. The large-format RPC-WM and countertop RPC-WL/WT series are engineered for self-checkout, hospital registration, and restaurant ordering, seamlessly integrating peripherals like barcode scanners and card readers. For interactive digital signage, the slim RPC-WA series incorporates customizable halo lighting, while the battery-powered RPC-SW series utilizes a mobile stand for flexible repositioning at pop-up events and exhibitions.

Kitchen displays and mobile point-of-sale
To withstand the harsh environments of commercial kitchens, the RPC-KD series utilizes a durable stainless-steel enclosure that resists heat, humidity, and grease, acting as a robust Kitchen Display System (KDS) to streamline back-of-house food preparation. For frontline transactions, the RPC-EM/PO/PS and RPC-NB/TD/DP series offer commercial tablets and dual-screen POS terminals equipped with receipt printers and contactless payment capabilities. These mobile units can also integrate AI-driven image-recognition technologies to automate checkout processes, such as product identification in bakeries.

Additional Context: ARM SoC architecture and fanless thermal management
This section details embedded computing architectures and environmental engineering principles not included in the original press release.

In commercial retail and hospitality environments, computing terminals must operate continuously while exposed to dust, airborne grease, and frequent liquid spills. Traditional x86 processors operate on a Complex Instruction Set Computer (CISC) architecture, which generally consumes more power and generates significant heat, often requiring active fan cooling. In contrast, the Avalue RPC series relies on System-on-Chip (SoC) platforms from Rockchip, MediaTek, and Realtek based on the ARM architecture. ARM utilizes a Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) design, which executes simpler, highly optimized instructions per clock cycle. This drastically lowers the thermal design power (TDP), allowing the terminals to be completely fanless and passively cooled through their metallic enclosures. Eliminating the cooling fan is critical for Kitchen Display Systems (KDS) and point-of-sale (POS) hardware, as it removes the mechanical point of failure and allows the chassis to be hermetically sealed (achieving high Ingress Protection ratings) against water ingress and vaporized cooking oils that would otherwise degrade internal microelectronics.

Edited by an industrial journalist, Lekshman Ramdas, with AI assistance.

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