



PICO-APL1
Pico-ITX Board with Intel® Atom™ E3900 series/ Pentium® N4200/ Celeron® N3350 Processor SoC
CompareOverview
AAEON present the PICO-APL1 single board computer (SBC) featuring a compact and slim design, fan-less operation, a wide thermal operating envelope, in addition to impressive I/O. Based on the Intel® ATOM™/Pentium®/Celeron® processors, the PICO-APL1 are incredibly energy efficient with outstanding low power consumption, while delivering reliably impressive performance. SATA 3.0, mSATA, and MiniCard expansion slots, in conjunction with a BIO connection for daughter boards, enable a huge range of expansion opportunities. Full support for triple displays, and 4K x 2K HDMI make the PICO-APL1 ideal for a broad range of deployment scenarios.
Features
- Intel® Atom™/ Pentium® N4200/ Celeron® N3350 Processor SoC
- DDR3L 1600MHz (max.8GB)/1866MHz (max.4GB), SODIMM x 1, NonECC
- 18/24-bit Dual Channel LVDS LCD (Optional)
- Supports Triple Display (Optional)
- HDMI 1.4b Supports 3840 x 2160 (4K x 2K)
- SATA 6.0Gb/s x 1, mSATA (Full Size) x 1
- Intel® Gigabit Ethernet x 1, RJ-45 x1
- USB 3.2 Gen 1 x 2, USB 2.0 x 1
- RS-232 x 1, RS-232/422/485 x 1 (Optional by Cable)
- Mini-Card x 1 (Half-Size)
- Digital I/O 4-bit
- BIO Connector for Daughter Board (Optional)

Specifications [PICO-APL1]
system | |
Form Factor | PICO-ITX |
CPU | 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 E3930 (2C/2T,1.30GHz,up to 1.80GHz, TDP 6.5W) |
Chipset | Integrated with Intel® SoC |
Memory Type | DDR3L 1600MHz (max.8GB)/1866MHz (max.4GB), SODIMM x 1, Non-ECC *1866MHz is limited to the verified DDR module in AAEON's Approved Vendor List |
BIOS | UEFI |
Wake on LAN | Yes |
Watchdog Timer | 255 Levels |
Security | TPM2.0 (Optional via LPC cable) |
RTC Battery | Lithium Battery 3V/240mAh |
Dimension | 3.94" x 2.84" (100mm x 72mm) |
Gross Weight | 0.18 lbs (0.08 kg) |
OS support | Windows 10 (64 bit) Linux Ubuntu 21.04.0/Kernel 5.10 |
power | |
Power Requirement | +12V |
Power Supply Type | AT/ATX |
Connector | Phoenix 2-pin Connector (Default) Lockable DC Jack Connector (colay) |
Power Consumption | Intel® N3350 Processor, DDR3L 8GB, 0.91A@+12V(TYPICAL) |
display | |
Controller | Intel® HD Graphics 500/505 |
LVDS/eDP | LVDS (18/24bit 2CH) 1920 x 1200 (Optional) |
Display Interface | HDMI 1.4b x 1 (up to 3840 x 2160) DDI (BIO, Optional) |
Multiple Display | Up to 3 Simultaneous Displays |
audio | |
CODEC | Realtek ALC897/892 |
Audio Interface | Line-out |
Speaker | — |
external i/o | |
Ethernet | Intel® i210/i211, 10/100/1000Base, RJ-45 x 1 |
USB | USB 3.2 Gen 1 x 2 |
Serial Port | — |
Video | HDMI 1.4b x 1 (up to 3840 x 2160) |
INTERNAL I/O | |
USB | USB 2.0 x 1 |
Serial Port | COM1: RS-232 x 1, COM2: RS-232/422/485 x 1 (Ring/ +5V/ +12V) |
Video | LVDS (18/24bit 2CH) 1920 x 1200 (Optional) |
SATA | SATA III x 1 +5V SATA Power Connector x 1 |
Audio | Line-out |
DIO/GPIO | 4-bit |
SMBus/I2C | SMBUS/I2C x 1 (SMBUS as default) |
Touch | — |
Fan | — |
SIM | — |
Front Panel | HDD LED, PWR LED, Power Button, Buzzer, Reset |
Others | — |
expansion | |
Mini PCI-E/mSATA | Half-size Mini Card (mPCIe as default) x 1, Full size mPCIe/mSATA or USB2.0 x 1 (SATA as default, PCIe selected by HW BOM) |
M.2 | — |
Others | BIO (Optional) |
environment & certification | |
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) | 170,000 |
EMC | CE/FCC Class A |
Ordering Information [PICO-APL1]
Part Number | PICO-APL1-A11-F0A1 | PICO-APL1-A11-F0A3 | PICO-APL1-A11-F0A4 | PICO-APL1-A11-FDA2 |
---|---|---|---|---|
cpu | N4200 | N3350 | E3940 | N3350 |
fan/fanless | W/o Heat-spreader | W/o Heat-spreader | W/o Heat-spreader | W/o Heat-spreader |
display | LVDS x 1 HDMI x 1 | LVDS x 1 HDMI x 1 | LVDS x 1 HDMI x 1 | HDMI x 1 |
storage | SATAIII x 1 mSATA (Full size) x 1 | SATAIII x 1 mSATA (Full size) x 1 | SATAIII x 1 mSATA (Full size) x 1 | SATAIII x 1 mSATA (Full size) x 1 |
lan | GbE x 1 | GbE x 1 | GbE x 1 | GbE x 1 |
usb | USB 3.2 Gen 1 x 2 USB 2.0 x 1 | USB 3.2 Gen 1 x 2 USB 2.0 x 1 | USB 3.2 Gen 1 x 2 USB 2.0 x 1 | USB 3.2 Gen 1 x 2 USB 2.0 x 1 |
rs-232 | 1 | 1 | 1 | (Optional the COM cable) |
rs-422/485 | 1 | 1 | 1 | (Optional the COM cable) |
expansion slot | miniCard x 1 (Half-size) | miniCard x 1 (Half-size) | miniCard x 1 (Half-size) | miniCard x 1 (Half-size) |
power | 12V Phoenix Terminal | 12V Phoenix Terminal | 12V Phoenix Terminal | 12V DC-Jack |
operating temp | 0°C ~ 60°C | 0°C ~ 60°C | 0°C ~ 60°C | 0°C ~ 60°C |
others | DIO x 4, Line-out | DIO x 4, Line-out, BIO | DIO x 4, Line-out | DIO x 4 |
Downloads [PICO-APL1]
- Datasheet
- BIOS
- Driver
- Manual
Packing List
- 1703200153 (Optional by model): COM x 2, Line-out Cable
- PICO-APL1
Optional Accessories
Part Number | Description | Qty. |
1709070500 | SATA CABLE.7P Pitch 1.27mm.50cm | 1 |
1702150155 | SATA Power Cable | 1 |
1700050207 | USB cable 20cm | 1 |
1703200153 | COM x 2, line-out cable | 1 |
PICO-APL1-HSP01 | Heat-spreader for PICO-APL1 N4200/N3350 SKUs | 1 |
PICO-APL1-HSP02 | Heat-spreader for PICO-APL1 E3950/E3940/E3930 SKUs | 1 |
PICO-APL1-HSK02 | Heat-sink for all PICO-APL1 series, to be used with Heat-spreader | 1 |
FAQ [PICO-APL1]
- How to update UEFI BIOS ?
- What is approved vendor list of DDR module for PICO-APL1?
- Transcend.TS512MSK64W8H 4GB.DDR3L SODIMM 204Pin.1866Mhz (Samsung.K4B4G0846X)
- InnoDisk.M3S0-4GSSCLQE-26 4GB.DDR3L SODIMM.204Pin,1866Mhz (Samsung.K4B4G0846X)