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Acknowledgement All other product names or trademarks are properties of their respective owners. Microsoft Windows® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. ⚫ ITE is a trademark of Integrated Technology Express, Inc. ⚫ IBM, PC/AT, PS/2, and VGA are trademarks of International Business Machines ⚫...
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Packing List Before setting up your product, please make sure the following items have been shipped: Item Quantity PICO-APL3 ⚫ If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your distributor or sales representative immediately. Preface...
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About this Document This User’s Manual contains all the essential information, such as detailed descriptions and explanations on the product’s hardware and software features (if any), its specifications, dimensions, jumper/connector settings/definitions, and driver installation instructions (if any), to facilitate users in setting up their product. Users may refer to the product page at AAEON.com for the latest version of this document.
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Safety Precautions Please read the following safety instructions carefully. It is advised that you keep this manual for future references All cautions and warnings on the device should be noted. Make sure the power source matches the power rating of the device. Position the power cord so that people cannot step on it.
If any of the following situations arises, please the contact our service personnel: Damaged power cord or plug Liquid intrusion to the device iii. Exposure to moisture Device is not working as expected or in a manner as described in this manual The device is dropped or damaged Any obvious signs of damage displayed on the device...
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FCC Statement This device complies with Part 15 FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Specifications System Form Factor Pico-ITX Intel® Atom®/Celeron®/Pentium® Processor: Pentium® N4200 (4C/4T,1.10GHz, up to 2.50GHz, TDP 6W) Celeron® N3350 (2C/2T,1.10GHz, up to 2.40GHz, TDP 6W) Atom® E3950 (4C/4T,1.60GHz, up to 2.00GHz, TDP 12W) Atom® E3940 (4C/4T,1.60GHz, up to 1.80GHz, TDP 9.5W) Atom®...
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Power Power Requirement +12V Power Supply Type AT/ATX Connector Phoenix 2-pin Connector (Default) Lockable DC Jack Connector (Colay) Power Consumption Intel® N4200 processor, DDR3L 4GB, 1.1A@12V Display Controller Intel® HD Graphics 500/505 LVDS/eDP eDP x 1 (up to 3840 x 2160 @60Hz, Optional) Display Interface HDMI 1.4b x 1 (up to 3840 x 2160@30Hz) DDI (BIO, Optional)
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Internal I/O USB 2.0 x 2 Serial Port COM 1, COM 2 (RS-232) Video eDP x 1 (up to 3840 x 2160 @60Hz, Optional) SATA SATA III x 1 +5V SATA Power Connector x 1 eMMC 16GB (Optional, up to 32GB/64GB/128GB) Audio Audio Header x 1 DIO/GPIO...
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Environment Operating Temperature 32°F ~ 140°F (0°C ~ 60°C) Storage Temperature -40°F ~ 185°F (-40°C ~ 85°C) Operating Humidity 0% ~ 90% relative humidity, non-condensing MTBF (HOURS) 110,000 CE/FCC Class A Chapter 1 – Product Specifications...
List of Jumpers Please refer to the table below for all of the board’s jumpers that you can configure for your application Label Function Auto Power Button Enable/Disable Selection Clear CMOS Jumper 2.3.1 Auto Power Button Enable/Disable Selection (JP6) 1 2 3 1 2 3 Disable Enable (Default)
List of Connectors Please refer to the table below for all of the board’s connectors and their functions. Label Function CN1/CN14 External +12V Input SPI Debug Port BIO Connector SATA Port RTC Battery CN10 LAN (RJ-45) CN11 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Ports 0 and 1 CN12 Line In/ Line Out/ Mic In CN13...
Pin Name Pin Name PME# 2.4.3 SATA Port (CN8) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level SATA_TX- DIFF SATA_TX- DIFF SATA_RX- DIFF SATA_RX+ DIFF 2.4.4 RTC Battery (CN9) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level +BAT_RTC 3.3V Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
2.4.9 External +12V Input (CN14) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level +12V +12V 2.4.10 LPC Port (CN18) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level LAD0 +3.3V LAD1 +3.3V LAD2 +3.3V LAD3 +3.3V +3.3V +3.3V LFRAME# Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
Pin Name Signal Type Signal level I2S1_MCLK Signal I2S1_BCLK Signal I2C2_SCL Signal I2C2_SDA Signal 2.4.14 SATA Power (CN39) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level +12V +12V Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level VCC_Backlight VCC_Backlight VCC_Backlight VCC_Backlight 2.4.16 USB (CN47, CN48) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level +USB_PWR USB- Diff USB+ DIff Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
2.4.18 Speaker (CN52) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level SPK+ Audio SPK- Audio 2.4.19 Front Panel Header (CN53) Pin Name Pin Name PWR Button FP_IDELED# +3.3V FP_BUZZER RESET Button Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
Hardware Assembly Heat Sink Assembly AAEON provides a heat spreader and heatsink, in which a stud and screws are included as options. We suggest the users have both for assembly. Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
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Heat Spreader Chassis Assembly If you only have AAEON’s heat spreader and need to fix it onto the chassis, please remember to put thermal grease between the chassis and heat spreader to ensure cooling efficiency. Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
System Test and Initialization These routines test and initialize board hardware. If the routines encounter an error during the tests, you will either hear a few short beeps or see an error message on the screen. There are two kinds of errors: fatal and non-fatal. The system can usually continue the boot up sequence with non-fatal errors.
AMI BIOS Setup AMI BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed CMOS RAM and BIOS NVRAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off. Entering Setup Power on the computer and press <Del>or <ESC>...
3.4.1 Trusted Computing Options Summary Security Device Disable Support Enable Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enables or Disables BIOS support for security device. O.S. will not show Security Device. TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available. SHA-1 PCR Bank Disable Enable Optimal Default, Failsafe Default...
Options Summary When enabled, a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology. VT-d Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enabled Enable/Disable CPU VT-d 3.4.3 SATA Configuration Options Summary Chipset SATA Disabled Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enables or Disables the Chipset SATA Controller. The Chipset SATA controller supports the 2 black internal SATA ports (up to 3Gb/s supported per port).
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Options Summary SATA Port 0 Hot Plug Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Capability Enabled If enabled, SATA port will be reported as Hot Plug capable. Port 1 Disabled Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enable or Disable SATA Port SATA Port 0 Hot Plug Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Capability...
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Options Summary SCC eMMC Support Disabled Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default En\Disable SCC eMMC support eMMC Max Speed HS400 Optimal Default, Failsafe Default HS200 DDR50 eMMC Max speed select Chapter 3 – AMI BIOS Setup...
3.4.5.1 CPU Smart Fan Mode Configuration Options Summary CPU Smart Fan Control Full Mode Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Manual Mode by PWM Auto Mode by PWM PWM signal Non-inverting Inverting Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Select output PWM of inverting or non-inverting signal Monitor Thermal THERMAL_SRC1(T1) Optimal Default, Failsafe Default...
3.4.6.1 Serial Port 1 Configuration Options Summary Use This Device Disable Enable Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enable or Disable this Logical Device. Possible: Use Automatic Settings Optimal Default, Failsafe Default IO=3F8h; IRQ=4 Allows user to change Device's Resource settings. New settings will be reflected on This Setup Page after System restarts.
3.4.6.2 Serial Port 2 Configuration Options Summary Use This Device Disable Enable Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enable or Disable this Logical Device. Possible: Use Automatic Settings Optimal Default, Failsafe Default IO=2F8h; IRQ=3 Allows user to change Device's Resource settings. New settings will be reflected on This Setup Page after System restarts.
3.4.7 Power Management Options Summary Power Mode ATX Type Optimal Default, Failsafe Default AT Type Select system power mode Restore AC Power Loss Last State Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Always On Always Off RTC wake system from Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Fixed Time Bypass Fixed Time: system will wake on the day::hr::min::sec specified.
3.4.8 Digital IO Port Configuration Options Summary DIO Port* Output Input Set DIO as Input or Output Output Level High Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Set output level when DIO pin is output Chapter 3 – AMI BIOS Setup...
Setup Submenu: Security Change User/Supervisor Password You can install a Supervisor password, and if you install a supervisor password, you can then install a user password. A user password does not provide access to many of the features in the Setup utility. If you highlight these items and press Enter, a dialog box appears which lets you enter a password.
3.6.1 Secure Boot Options Summary Secure Boot Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enabled Secure Boot feature is Active if Secure Boot is Enabled, Platform Key (PK) is enrolled and the System is in User mode. The mode change requires platform reset Secure Boot Mode Custom Optimal Default, Failsafe Default...
3.6.2 Key Management Options Summary Factory Key Provision Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enabled Secure Boot feature is Active if Secure Boot is Enabled, Platform Key (PK) is enrolled and the System is in User mode. The mode change requires platform reset Restore Factory Keys Force System to User Mode.
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Options Summary Device Guard ready system must not list 'Microsoft UEFI CA' Certificate in Authorized Signature database (db) Restore DB defaults Restore DB variable to factory defaults Platform Key (PK) Details Export Update Delete Key Exchange Keys Details Export Update Append Delete Authorized Signatures...
Driver Download/Installation Drivers for the PICO-APL3 can be downloaded from the product page on the AAEON website by following this link: https://www.aaeon.com/en/p/pico-itx-boards-pico-apl3#downloads Download the driver(s) you need and follow the steps below to install them. Step 1 – Install Chipset Driver Open the STEP1 - CHIPSET folder and open the SetupChipset.exe file Follow the instructions Drivers will be installed automatically...
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Step 4 – Install Audio Driver Open the STEP4 - AUDIO folder and open the 0006-64bit_Win7_Win8_Win81_Win10_R279.exe file Follow the instructions Driver will be installed automatically Step 5 – Install TXE Driver Open the STEP5 - TXE folder and open the SetupTXE.exe file Follow the instructions Driver will be installed automatically Step 6 –...
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Step 7 – CSI CAMERA test SOP Install the camera 9689FG1800 to PICO-APL3 CN32 9689AG2400 to PICO-APL3 CN33 Chapter 4 – Driver Installation...
List of Mating Connectors and Cables The table notes mating connectors and available cables. Mating Connector Connector Available Function Cable P/N Label Cable Vendor Model no FX18-80S-0.8SV2 Hirose Connector Battery Battery Molex 51021-0200 175011301C Cable CN12 Audio Molex 51021-1000 Audio Cable 1709100254 External Power CN14...
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