Amarobhothi asebenzisanayo edeskithophu ayizinhlelo zokusebenza ezifaka ngokushesha njengokuhlanganiswa okunembile kuma-elekthronikhi e-3C, amalabhorethri ocwaningo azenzakalelayo, imfundo nokuqeqeshwa, kanye nosizo lwezokwelapha, ngenxa yomklamo wawo olula, ukunemba okuphezulu, kanye nokubambisana okuphephile kwabantu namarobhothi. Ngokungafani namarobhothi amakhulu ezimboni, amarobhothi asebenzisanayo edeskithophu abeka izidingo ezicacile kakhulu ngobukhulu besilawuli, ukusetshenziswa kwamandla, ukutholakala kwesixhumi esibonakalayo, kanye nokuguquguquka kokunwetshwa. Isilawuli kumele sibe sincane ngokwanele ukuze singene ngaphakathi komzimba werobhothi onomkhawuko wesikhala ngenkathi futhi sihlinzeka ngezixhumi zokuxhumana ezicebile—njengezimbobo eziningi ze-LAN kanye ne-serial—ukuxhuma izinto ezizungezile kufaka phakathi izinhlelo zokubona, izinzwa zamandla, kanye nezixhasi. Kumele futhi isekele ukunwetshwa okuguquguqukayo kwe-I/O, ukulawula ukukhanya, ibhasi le-CAN, kanye neminye imisebenzi eyenziwe ngokwezifiso yezinhlelo zokusebenza ezahlukene.
Ngemva kokukhethwa kwamamodeli kaningi kanye nokuqinisekiswa kwensimu okuqinile, ikhasimende likhethe i-APQ AK5 Low-Power Multi-LAN Cartridge-Style Controller Series njengeplatifomu yokulawula eyinhloko yerobhothi layo elisebenzisana nedeskithophu lesizukulwane esilandelayo.
