ASUS NUC 13 Pro Kit/Board/Mini-PC Technical Product Specification Regulatory Models: NUC13ANK / NUC13LCK (Slim Kit, Mini PC) NUC13ANH / NUC13LCH (Tall Kit) NUC13ANB / NUC13LCB (Board) March 2023 Revision 1.0 ASUS NUC Boards NUC13AN and NUC13LC may contain design defects or errors known as errata that may cause the product to deviate from published specifications. Current characterized errata, if any, are documented in ASUS NUC Board NUC13AN / NUC13LC Specification Update.
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC13AN / NUC13LC {X} Technical Product Specification Revision History Revision Revision History Date 1.0 First release of the ASUS NUC 13 Pro Board/Kit Technical Product Specification March 2023 1.
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ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC13AN / NUC13LC {X} Technical Product Specification Preface This Technical Product Specification (TPS) specifies the board layout, components, connectors, power and environmental requirements, and the BIOS for ASUS NUC Board/Kits NUC13AN/NUC13LC. Some features are only available on certain SKUs.
Other Common Notation # Used after a signal name to identify an active-low signal (such as USBP0#) GB Gigabyte (1,073,741,824 bytes) GB/s Gigabytes per second Gb/s Gigabits per second KB Kilobyte (1024 bytes) Kb Kilobit (1024 bits) kb/s 1000 bits per second MB Megabyte (1,048,576 bytes) MB/s Megabytes per second Mb Megabit (1,048,576 bits) Mb/s Megabits per second TDP Thermal Design Power xxh An address or data value ending with a lowercase h indicates a hexadecimal value. x.
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC13AN / NUC13LC {X} Technical Product Specification Board Identification Information Basic ASUS NUC Board NUC13AN Identification Information AA Revision BIOS Revision Notes ANRPL357.00XX 1 ANRPLV57.00XX 1 Basic ASUS NUC Board NUC13L3 Identification Information AA Revision BIOS Revision Notes L3RPL357.00XX 1 L3RPLV57.00XX 1 Basic ASUS NUC Board NUC13L5 Identification Information AA Revision BIOS Revision Notes L5RPL357.00XX 1 L5RPLV57.00XX 1 Notes: 1.
Production Identification Information ASUS NUC Products NUC13AN Identification Information Product Name NUC13ANKi3 NUC13ANHi3 NUC13ANKi5 NUC13ANHi5 NUC13ANKv5 NUC13ANHv5 NUC13ANKi7 NUC13ANHi7 NUC13ANKv7 NUC13ANHv7 ASUS NUC Board NUC13ANBi3 NUC13ANBi5 NUC13ANBv5 NUC13ANBi7 NUC13ANBv7 ASUS NUC Products NUC13L3 Identification Information Product Name NUC13L3Ki3 NUC13L3Hi3 NUC13L3Ki5 NUC13L3Hi5 NUC13L3Kv5 NUC13L3Hv5 NUC13L3Ki7 NUC13L3Hi7 NUC13L3Kv7 NUC13L3Hv7 ASUS NUC Board NUC13L3Bi3 NUC13L3Bi5 NUC13L
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC13AN / NUC13LC {X} Technical Product Specification Specification Changes or Clarifications The table below indicates the Specification Changes or Specification Clarifications that apply to the ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC13AN / NUC13LC. Specification Changes or Clarifications Date Type of Change Description of Changes or Clarifications Errata Current characterized errata, if any, are documented in a separate Specification Update. See for the latest documentation.
Table of Contents 1 Product Description ............................................................................................... 15 1.1 Overview ...................................................................................................................................................... 15 1.1.1 Summary of Mini PC SKUs ................................................................................................. 15 1.1.2 Summary of Standard Kit and Board SKUs .............................
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC13AN / NUC13LC {X} Technical Product Specification 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.2.1 BIOS Recovery ........................................................................................................................ 49 Boot Options .............................................................................................................................................. 49 5.3.1 Boot Device Selection During Post .....................................................................
Contents Table 15. States for a Dual-Color Power LED .................................................................................................. 38 Table 16. BIOS Security Jumper Settings .......................................................................................................... 39 Table 17. Fan Header Current Capability........................................................................................................... 41 Table 18. Internal Power Supply Connector Pins .........
1 Product Description 1.1 Overview 1.1.1 Summary of Mini PC SKUs Product Codes and MM#s for the SKUs below can be found at https://www.asus.com/support/ Processor Intel® Core™ i7-1360P Processor Intel® Core™ i7-1360P Processor Intel® Core™ i5-1340P Processor Intel® Core™ i5-1340P Processor Intel® Core™ i3-1315U Processor Intel® Core™ i3-1315U Processor 1.1.
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC13AN / NUC13LC {X} Technical Product Specification 1.1.3 Summary of Embedded Kit and Board SKUs Product Codes and MM#s for the SKUs below can be found at https://www.asus.com/support/.
Product Overview 1.1.4 Feature Summary Kits Table 1 summarizes the major features of ASUS NUC Board, Kit, and Mini PC NUC13AN / NUC13LC Table 1. Feature Summary Board Dimensions 4.0in by 4.0in (104.1mm by 101.6mm) Max Chassis Dimensions Slim Chassis: 117mm by 112mm x 37mm (including feet) Processor ASUS NUC Boards, Kits, and Mini PCs NUC13AN/NUC13LC Standard products have a soldered-down 13th generation processor from the list below.
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC13AN / NUC13LC {X} Technical Product Specification More information about software and drivers can be found at https://www.asus.com/support/Download-Center/ Storage One M.2 PCIe Gen4 connector supporting M.2 22x80 (key type M) for NVMe only One M.2 connector supporting M.2 22x42 (key type B) for SATA SSD, PCIe x1 or USB 3.2 expandability One SATA 6.0 Gb/s combined data and power connector for 2.5 inch HDD Communication Intel® Wi-Fi 6E1 AX211 (Gig+) M.
Product Overview TPM More information about the location of the USB ports and headers can be found in Section 2 later in this document More information about the pinout of the USB ports and headers can be found in Section 4.1 later in this document Worldwide discrete TPM on Core i5 vPro and Core i7 vPro SKUs only Intel® Platform Trust Technology (Intel® PTT) supported on Core i3, Core i5, and Core i7 SKUs More information about TPM and Intel® PTT is available on https://www.asus.
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC13AN / NUC13LC {X} Technical Product Specification Table 2. Additional Features Chassis Expandability and Replaceable Lids ASUS NUC Mini PCs and Kits NUC13AN / NUC13LC ship with a replaceable lid that allows you to replace the cover of the NUC with a full range of cosmetic and functional lids More information about ASUS NUC replaceable lids is available at this URL and https://www.asus.
Product Overview 2 Product Layout 2.1 Board Layout 2.1.1 Board Layout (Bottom) Figure 1 shows the location of the major components on the bottom of ASUS NUC Board NUC13AN / NUC13LC. Figure 1.
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC13AN / NUC13LC {X} Technical Product Specification Table 3. Components Shown in Figure 1 22 Item from Figure 1 Description A 12-20 V DC Input Jack B HDMI 2.1 TMDS Port 1 with Built-In CEC Support C LAN Connector D Back Panel USB 3.2 Gen 2 / USB 2.0 E HDMI 2.1 TMDS Port 2 with Built-In CEC Support F BIOS Security Header G Front Panel Header H Intel® Management Engine BIOS Extension (Intel® MEBX) Reset Header I M.
Product Overview 2.1.2 Board Layout (Top) Figure 2 shows the location of the major components on the bottom-side of ASUS NUC Board NUC13AN / NUC13LC. Figure 2. Major Board Components (Top) Table 4.
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC13AN / NUC13LC {X} Technical Product Specification 2.1.3 Front Panel Item Description A B USB 3.2 Gen 2 Port (black) USB 3.2 Gen 2 Port (black) C D 3.5mm Stereo Headset Jack Front Panel Power Button Figure 3. Front Panel Connectors 2.1.4 Back Panel Item Description A 12-20 V DC Input Jack B C D HDMI 2.1 TMDS Port 1 LAN Connector USB 3.2 Gen 2 Port (blue) / USB 2.0 Port (black) E † F † G HDMI 2.
Product Overview 2.1.5 Chassis Expandability Options The tall chassis provides a back-panel expansion bay that includes a removeable faceplate for when no ports are installed and an internal removeable bracket that is pre-punched for attaching one DB9 port. Some 3rd party expandability dongles are available from https://gorite.com and a specification is available for the design of 3rd party add in cards. Figure 5.
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC13AN / NUC13LC {X} Technical Product Specification 2.1.6 Block Diagram Figure 6.
Product Overview 3 Feature Descriptions 3.1 Graphics Subsystem ASUS NUC Boards NUC13AN / NUC13LC support Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics (Core™ i7 vPro, i7, i5 vPro, and i5 processors) or Intel® UHD Graphics for 13th Gen Intel Processors (Core™ i3 processor). 3.1.1 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics implements a high-performance and low-power HW acceleration for video decoding operations for multiple video codecs.
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC13AN / NUC13LC {X} Technical Product Specification Intel® UHD Graphics for 13th Gen Intel Processors Intel® UHD Graphics for 13th Gen Intel Processors features the following: • DirectX* 12.1 support • OpenGL* 4.6 support • Max HDMI resolution 4096x2304 at 60Hz • Max DP resolution 7680x4320 at 60Hz† • OpenCL* 3.0 support 3.1.
Product Overview 3.2 SATA Interface The board provides the following SATA interfaces: • One SATA 6.0 Gb/s combined Data and Power connector • Accepts up to 7mm in height 2.5” drives The PCH provides independent SATA ports with a theoretical maximum transfer rate of 6 Gb/s. A point-to-point interface is used for host to device connections. 3.3 Real-Time Clock Subsystem A coin-cell battery (CR2032) powers the real-time clock and CMOS memory.
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC13AN / NUC13LC {X} Technical Product Specification 3.4 LAN Subsystem 3.4.1 RJ-45 LAN Connector with Integrated LEDs Two LEDs are built into the RJ-45 LAN connector (shown in Figure 7). Item Description A Link LED (Green) B Data Rate LED (Green/Yellow) Figure 7. LAN Connector LED Locations Table 5 describes the LED states when the board is powered up and the LAN subsystem is operating. Table 5. LAN Connector LED States LED LED Color Link Green Data Rate 3.
Product Overview Table 6. Systems States State Description G0/S0/C0 Full On: CPU operating. Individual devices may be shut to save power. The different CPU operating levels are defined by Cx states. GO/S0/Cx Cx State: CPU manages C-states by itself and can be in lower power states. G1 Suspend-To-RAM (STR): The system context is maintained in system DRAM, but power is shut to non-critical circuits. Memory is retained and refreshes continue.
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC13AN / NUC13LC {X} Technical Product Specification 3.5.2.1 Wake-up Devices and Events Table 7 lists the devices or specific events that can wake the computer from specific states. Table 7.
4 Technical Reference 4.1 Connectors and Headers CAUTION Only the following connectors and headers have overcurrent protection: back panel USB Type A and Type C, front panel USB, internal USB headers, internal power header, and DC Vin jack. All other connectors and headers are not overcurrent protected and should connect only to devices inside the computer’s chassis, such as fans and internal peripherals. Do not use these connectors or headers to power devices external to the computer’s chassis.
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC13AN / NUC13LC {X} Technical Product Specification Table 10. M.2 2280 Module (Mechanical Key M) Connector 34 Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 74 3.3V (4A total for pins 74, 72, 70, 18, 16, 14, 12, 4, 2 (0.5A per pin)) 75 GND 72 3.3V (4A total for pins 74, 72, 70, 18, 16, 14, 12, 4, 2 (0.5A per pin)) 73 GND 70 3.3V (4A total for pins 74, 72, 70, 18, 16, 14, 12, 4, 2 (0.5A per pin)) 71 GND 68 SUSCLK(32kHz) (O)(0/3.
Technical Reference Table 11. M.2 2230 Module (Mechanical Key E) Connector Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 74 3.3V (2A total for pins 74, 72, 4, 2 (0.5A per pin)) 75 GND 72 3.3V (2A total for pins 74, 72, 4, 2 (0.5A per pin)) 73 WT_CLKP 70 UIM_POWER_SRC/GPIO1/PEWAKE1# 71 WT_CLKN CLKREQ1# 69 GND PERST1# 67 WTD0P REFCLK0 65 WTD0N ALERT#/A4WP_IRQ# (I)(0/3.3) 63 GND I2C CLK/A4WP_I2C_CLK (O)(0/3.3) 61 WT_D1P I2C DATA/A4WP_I2C_DATA (I/O)(0/3.3) 59 WT_D1N W_DISABLE1# (O)(0/3.
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC13AN / NUC13LC {X} Technical Product Specification Table 12. M.2 2242 Module (Mechanical Key B) Connector Pin 74 72 70 68 66 64 62 60 58 56 54 52 50 48 46 44 42 40 38 36 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 36 Signal Name Pin Signal Name 3.3V 75 CONFIG_2 or N/C 3.3V 73 GND 3.3V 71 GND SUSCLK(32kHz) (O)(0/3.3V) 69 PEDET (NC-PCIe / GND= SATA) N/C 67 N/C N/C 65 N/C N/C 63 N/C N/C 61 N/C N/C 59 N/C N/C 57 GND PEWAKE# (I/O)(0/3.
Technical Reference 4.1.1.1 Front Panel Header (2.0 mm Pitch) This section describes the functions of the front panel header. Table 13 lists the signal names of the front panel header. Figure 8 is a connection diagram for the front panel header. Table 13. Front Panel Header (2.
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC13AN / NUC13LC {X} Technical Product Specification 4.1.1.1.3 Power/Sleep LED Header Pins 2 and 4 can be connected to a one- or two-color LED. Table 14 and Table 15 show the possible LED states. Table 14. States for a One-Color Power LED LED State Description Off Power off Blinking Standby Steady Normal operation Table 15.
Technical Reference Figure 9. Location of the BIOS Security Jumper Table 16 describes the jumper settings for the three modes: normal, lockdown, and configuration. Table 16. BIOS Security Jumper Settings Function/Mode Jumper Setting Configuration Normal 1-2 Lockdown 2-3 The BIOS uses current configuration information and passwords for booting.
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC13AN / NUC13LC {X} Technical Product Specification Configuration 4.1.1.3 None BIOS Recovery Update process if a matching *.bio file is found. Recovery Update can be cancelled by pressing the Esc key. If the Recovery Update was cancelled or a matching *.bio file was not found, a Config Menu will be displayed. The Config Menu consists of the following (followed by the Power Button Menu selections): [1] Suppress this menu until the BIOS Security Jumper is replaced.
Technical Reference 4.1.1.4 Fan Header Current Capability Table 17 lists the current capability of the fan headers. Table 17. Fan Header Current Capability Fan Header Maximum Available Current Processor fan 1A 4.1.1.5 Power Supply Connectors NOTE External power voltage, 12-20 (±5%) V DC, is dependent on the type of power supply used. System power requirements will depend on actual system configurations chosen by the integrator, as well as end user expansion preferences.
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC13AN / NUC13LC {X} Technical Product Specification Table 18. Internal Power Supply Connector Pins Pins 1,2 3,4 Signal Name +12-20V GND Figure 10.
Technical Reference 4.2 4.2.1 Mechanical Considerations Chassis Images Figure 11. Tall Chassis Image Front Figure 12.
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC13AN / NUC13LC {X} Technical Product Specification Figure 13. Tall Chassis Image Back Panel Figure 14.
Technical Reference 4.2.2 Form Factor The board is designed to fit into a custom chassis. Figure 15 illustrates the mechanical form factor for the board. Dimensions are given in inches [millimeters]. The outer dimensions are 104.1 millimeters (front to back) by 101.6 millimeters (side to side). Figure 15.
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC13AN / NUC13LC {X} Technical Product Specification Figure 16 shows the height dimensions of the board. Dimensions are in mm. Figure 16. Board Height Dimensions 4.3 Thermal Considerations CAUTION Failure to ensure appropriate airflow may result in reduced performance of both the processor and/or voltage regulator or, in some instances, damage to the board.
Technical Reference 4.4 Reliability The demonstrated Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) is done through 24/7 testing. Full ASUS NUC systems in chassis with memory, SSD or HDD, and a fan are ran at 100% on time for 90 days continuously while running system wide stress inducing software in a 40 °C ambient air temperature chamber. The demonstrated MTBF for ASUS NUC Board NUC13AN / NUC13LC is >50,000 hours. 4.5 Environmental Table 19 lists the environmental specifications for the board.
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC13AN / NUC13LC {X} Technical Product Specification Vibration (Board) Unpackaged Random profile 5 Hz @ 0.01 g^2/Hz to 20 Hz @ 0.02 g^2/Hz(slope up) 20 Hz to 500 Hz @ 0.02 g^2/Hz (flat) Input acceleration is 3.13g RMS Vibration (System) Unpackaged Random profile 5 Hz @ 0.001 g^2/Hz to 20 Hz @ 0.01 g^2/Hz(slope up) 20 Hz to 500 Hz @ 0.01 g^2/Hz (flat) Input acceleration is 2.20g RMS Packaged Random Profile: 0.001 g^2/Hz to 20 Hz @ 0.01 g^2/Hz (slope up) 20 Hz to 500 Hz @ 0.
Technical Reference 5 Overview of BIOS Features 5.1 Introduction The board uses an ASUS AMI BIOS core that is stored in the Serial Peripheral Interface Flash Memory (SPI Flash) and can be updated through multiple methods (see Section 5.2). The SPI Flash contains the BIOS Setup program, POST, the PCI auto-configuration utility, LAN EEPROM information, and Plug and Play support. The SPI Flash includes a 32 MB flash memory device.
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC13AN / NUC13LC {X} Technical Product Specification NOTE The network can be selected as a boot device. This selection allows booting from the onboard LAN or a network add-in card with a remote boot ROM installed. Pressing the key during POST automatically forces booting from the LAN. To use this key during POST, the User Access Level in the BIOS Setup program’s Security menu must be set to Full. 5.3.
Technical Reference 5.4 [F7] Update BIOS BIOS Update during the BDS phrase. The BIOS will update independent of any OS loading and provides a menu UI accessible during boot up. This is not a recovery tool and will not overwrite a corrupt BIOS or ME firmware. [F9] Remote Assistance Note: Will only be displayed if Remote Assistance is supported.
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC13AN / NUC13LC {X} Technical Product Specification 5.5 BIOS Security Features The BIOS includes security features that restrict access to the BIOS Setup program and who can boot the computer. A Supervisor and User password can be set for the BIOS Setup program and for botting the computer, with the following restrictions: • • • • • • • • The Supervisor password gives unrestricted access to view and change all the Setup options in the BIOS Setup program.
Technical Reference 5.6 BIOS Error Messages Table 24 lists the error messages and provides a brief description of each. Table 24. BIOS Error Messages Error Message Explanation CMOS Battery Failure The battery may be losing power. Replace the battery soon. CMOS Checksum Error The CMOS checksum is incorrect. CMOS memory may have been corrupted. Run Setup to reset values. Memory Size Decreased Memory size has decreased since the last boot. If no memory was removed, then the memory may be bad.
