PC Engines APU2E5 Rack Bundle – Board, Power Supply, 19″ Rack Enclosure

Cost-efficiency through a space-saving and energy-saving network component.

The APU2E5 19″ rack bundle

Thanks to its modular architecture, this hardware allows it to be used for more than 50 different applications in the field of embedded devices, such as broadband management, security applications (firewalls) and routing. The boards can be used for multimedia applications as well as WLAN access points or VPN gateways.

APU2E5 is compatible with Mikrotik OS, PC Engines, Zeroshell, m0nowall and openthinclient.

The DualRack housing

As a high-quality and modular 19″ rack system, the VARIA 19″ DualRack system offers compatibility for PC Engines APU boards. Hard disks, fans, WLAN components and an internal power supply unit can be mounted as options. The high-quality material (galvanised steel, powder-coated black front panel) ensures the necessary stability and durability.

Scope of delivery

• 19″ DualRack case with suitable panel
• 1x APU2E5 board, 3x LAN, 1 GHz, 4 GB DDR3 RAM, IDE, USB, RTC battery
• 1x internal power supply (12 V, 3 A)
• 1x suitable connection cable for connecting the APU board to the internal power supply

The unit is delivered pre-assembled.

• 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 2 MB L2 cache
• DRAM: 4 GB DDR3-1333 DRAM
• Storage: boot from SD card (internal sdhci controller), external via USB or m-SATA SSD, 1x SATA + power connector, mSATA shared with miniPCI express
• 12 V DC, approx. 6 to 12 W depending on CPU load, power connector = 2.5 mm, centre positive
• Connectivity: 3x Gigabit Ethernet channels (Intel i211 NIC)
• I/O: DB9 serial port, 2x USB 3.0 external + 4x USB 2.0 internal, 3x front panel LEDs, buttons
• Expansion: 3x miniPCI express (J14 USB or mSATA, with SIM; J15 USB only, with SIM; J16: full miniPCI express, but no SIM, intended for Wi-Fi), GPIO header, optional I2C bus, COM2 (3.3V RXD/TXD)
• Board size: 6 x 6 inches (152.4 x 152.4 mm) – same as apu1d, alix2d13 and wrap1e
• Firmware: coreboot
• Cooling: conductive cooling from the CPU to the case with a 3 mm aluminium heat spreader (included in delivery)