Iirobhothi ezisebenzisanayo zedesktop zingena ngokukhawuleza kwizicelo ezifana nokudibanisa ngokuchanekileyo kwi-3C electronics, iilabhoratri zophando oluzenzekelayo, imfundo noqeqesho, kunye noncedo lwezonyango, ngenxa yoyilo lwazo olulula, ukuchaneka okuphezulu, kunye nokusebenzisana okukhuselekileyo phakathi kwabantu neerobhothi. Ngokungafaniyo neerobhothi ezinkulu zoshishino, iirobhothi ezisebenzisanayo zedesktop zibeka iimfuno ezithile kubungakanani bomlawuli, ukusetyenziswa kwamandla, ukufumaneka kojongano, kunye nokuguquguquka kokwandiswa. Isilawuli kufuneka sibe ncinci ngokwaneleyo ukuze singene ngaphakathi komzimba werobhothi oxineneyo ngelixa sikwabonelela ngeendawo zonxibelelwano ezityebileyo—ezifana neeLAN ezininzi kunye neeports ze-serial—ukuqhagamshela izinto ezisetyenziswayo kuquka iinkqubo zokubona, izinzwa zamandla, kunye neegripper. Kufuneka ikwaxhase ukwandiswa okuguquguqukayo kwe-I/O, ulawulo lokukhanyisa, ibhasi ye-CAN, kunye neminye imisebenzi eyenzelwe wena kwiizicelo ezahlukeneyo.
Emva kweendlela ezininzi zokukhetha imodeli kunye nokuqinisekiswa okungqongqo kwentsimi, umthengi ukhethe i-APQ AK5 Low-Power Multi-LAN Cartridge-Style Controller Series njengeqonga lolawulo eliphambili lerobhothi yakhe yokusebenzisana kwidesktop yesizukulwana esilandelayo.
