PC Engines Multipurpose System Board with 4GB RAM - APU4D4

Name: PC Engines Multipurpose System Board with 4GB RAM - APU4D4
Brand: PC Engines
SKU: APU4D4
Price: 198.00 GBP
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PC Engines APU4D4

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The PC Engines APU4D4 is an upgrade over the previous generation APU boards, featuring the same powerful 1GHz quad core CPU with 4 Gigabit Intel NICs all on the same 6 x 6" board.

The APU boards have a whole host of applications including but not limited to; A dedicated Router/firewall (pfSense), VOIP service, dedicated servers, special purpose network plumbing and even education tools. The possibilities are endless.

The APU4D4 is a conductive cooling device, it requires a metallic enclosure to cool sufficiently via the included 3mm aluminium heat spreader. You can find details on how to apply this here.

Specifications;

APU4D4
CPU	AMD Embedded G series GX-412TC, 1 GHz quad Jaguar core with 64 bit and AES-NI support 32K data + 32K instruction cache per core, shared 2MB L2 cache.
DRAM	4 GB DDR3-1333 DRAM
Storage	Boot from SD card (internal sdhci controller) External USB or m-SATA SSD. 1 SATA + power connector. mSATA is shared with miniPCI express.
Power	12V DC Jack 2.5 mm, center positive. 6 to 12W draw depending on CPU load.
Connectivity	4 Gigabit Ethernet channels (Intel i211AT)
I/O	DB9 serial port, 2 USB 3.0 external + 2 USB 2.0 internal, pushbutton rest
Expansion	3 miniPCI express (J13 USB or mSATA, with SIM; J14 USB only, with SIM; J15: full miniPCI express, but no SIM, intended for wifi). GPIO header, optional I2C bus, COM2 (3.3V RXD / TXD).
Board size	152.4 x 152.4 mm
Firmware	Coreboot
Cooling	Conductive cooling from the CPU to the enclosure using a 3 mm alu heat spreader (included).

You can find the detailed 4B schematics here.

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APU4D4
CPU	AMD Embedded G series GX-412TC, 1 GHz quad Jaguar core with 64 bit and AES-NI support 32K data + 32K instruction cache per core, shared 2MB L2 cache.
DRAM	4 GB DDR3-1333 DRAM
Storage	Boot from SD card (internal sdhci controller) External USB or m-SATA SSD. 1 SATA + power connector. mSATA is shared with miniPCI express.
Power	12V DC Jack 2.5 mm, center positive. 6 to 12W draw depending on CPU load.
Connectivity	4 Gigabit Ethernet channels (Intel i211AT)
I/O	DB9 serial port, 2 USB 3.0 external + 2 USB 2.0 internal, pushbutton rest
Expansion	3 miniPCI express (J13 USB or mSATA, with SIM; J14 USB only, with SIM; J15: full miniPCI express, but no SIM, intended for wifi). GPIO header, optional I2C bus, COM2 (3.3V RXD / TXD).
Board size	152.4 x 152.4 mm
Firmware	Coreboot
Cooling	Conductive cooling from the CPU to the enclosure using a 3 mm alu heat spreader (included).

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John 3 months ago

Fairly easy to assemble into the supplied APU4 enclosure, although I've done it before with an APU2. I made a simple paper template to position the heatsink, although a couple of strips of cardboard would have worked just as well - you only need to position 2 edges of a rectangle. There's no point buying the pre-made template unless you are assembling lots of units. I fitted a 30GB M-Sata drive, which gives more space than I really needed. Installing pfSense does require a serial console lead to see what's happening and enter the appropriate keystrokes; it's impossible to do this blind. I installed from a pfSense serial image on an SD card. There are documented issues trying to use a USB stick, and it didn't work for me. My APU4 is now working absolutely fine as a home firewall and providing automatic failover between my broadband and an external 4G modem. The available built-in cellular and wireless hardware seemed too expensive and too much hassle for me, so I went with external units at the expense of neatness. Top-tip - save your config changes frequently when setting up pfSense; it only takes a few seconds and being able to go back to a known working configuration saves a lot of frustration.

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