Compact Embedded Board Powers Smart Urban Bike Recharge Stations

Location: Greece

Industry:  Smart Urban Mobility and Micro-Mobility Infrastructure

Project Introduction

As urban centers worldwide strive to reduce traffic congestion and carbon emissions, micro-mobility solutions—such as electric bike-sharing systems—are becoming increasingly popular. To support this trend, a leading urban mobility solutions provider sought to develop a compact, autonomous bike recharge station allowing commuters to rent and charge e-bikes conveniently across major cities.

The project aimed to create a space-efficient, intelligent system capable of managing rentals, processing real-time data, enabling remote monitoring, and integrating with a user-friendly mobile application. Achieving this required an embedded computing platform that could deliver high performance, wireless connectivity, and fanless reliability—all within an ultra-compact form factor.

System Requirements

• Ultra-small form factor: The embedded board needed to fit within the limited space of the bike recharge tower.

• Fanless, noise-free design: As the stations would operate outdoors, the hardware had to withstand temperature fluctuations and dust exposure, ensuring maintenance-free reliability.

• 5G and Wi-Fi support: Real-time communication with central management software was required to track station status, bike availability, and operational data.

• Android OS support: The system needed to integrate seamlessly with the customer’s proprietary rental and charging software, developed for Android.

• Energy efficiency: Low power consumption was essential to minimize the station’s environmental footprint and operational costs.

KIWI board's Offering

To meet these requirements, the KIWI310 was selected as the embedded platform for the bike recharge station. The KIWI310 is a 1.8-inch, credit card-sized, fanless embedded board powered by the Intel® Celeron® N3350 processor. Its ultra-compact form factor made it ideal for the recharge station's limited space, while its fanless design ensured silent, low-maintenance operation in outdoor environments.

The board has 4GB LPDDR4 memory and 64GB eMMC storage, providing ample capacity to handle the rental application, manage user data, and store operational logs. In addition, its 5G and Wi-Fi compatibility supports real-time data transmission, allowing the customer to monitor station performance, bike availability, and maintenance status remotely. The multi-OS support, including compatibility with Android, further allowed the customer to easily integrate their existing rental and payment application, significantly reducing development time.

Bike Charging Station Powered by KIWI310

Benefits

• Compact and Flexible Design: KIWI310’s small footprint allows the system to fit within space-constrained recharge stations, offering flexibility for different deployment environments.

• Enhanced Reliability: Fanless construction ensures long-term stable operation in outdoor settings, even under temperature and environmental challenges.

• Seamless Connectivity: 5G and Wi-Fi capabilities allow operators to monitor station performance and bike availability in real time, improving service reliability.

• Efficient Integration: Out-of-the-box Android OS compatibility allowed customers to port their existing software, shortening development time quickly.

• Sustainability: Low-power design supports the customer’s commitment to green mobility solutions.

Conclusion

The successful deployment of smart bike recharge stations powered by KIWI310 represents a significant step forward for urban micro-mobility infrastructure. Combining compact hardware, reliable fanless performance, and advanced connectivity, KIWI board provided a solution enabling more intelligent, cleaner city transportation.

As cities continue investing in smart mobility and sustainable transportation, the KIWI310 demonstrates how high-performance embedded computing can play a crucial role in building the future of intelligent urban infrastructure.

About KIWI board

KIWI board is a complete solutions provider, supporting every aspect of your project, from hardware to software and system integration, to get your application functioning securely, reliably, and at peak performance. KIWI board builds its products for high reliability, high performance, security, scalability, and versatility so customers can expect extended service life, quickly adapt to evolving system requirements, and adopt future technologies as they emerge.

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