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== APU ==
{{attachment:apu1d.jpg|PC Engines APU 1D|width=632,height=319}}
[[https://www.pcengines.ch/apu.htm|PC Engines APU]] boards are single board computers with 3 Gigabit ethernet ports, a powerful AMD64 APU and Coreboot firmware. !FreedomBox images built for AMD64 machines are tested to work well for [[http://www.pcengines.ch/apu1d.htm|APU1D]] and [[http://www.pcengines.ch/apu3b2.htm|APU3B ]] models and are expected to work also well on the other, very similar versions.
'''Important:''' Read [[FreedomBox/Hardware|general advice]] about hardware before building a !FreedomBox with this single board computer.
=== Similar Hardware ===
Although untested, the following similar hardware is also likely to work well with !FreedomBox.
* Using amd64 image:
* [[http://www.pcengines.ch/apu1c.htm|apu1c]]
* [[http://www.pcengines.ch/apu1c4.htm|apu1c4]]
* [[http://www.pcengines.ch/apu1d4.htm|apu1d4]]
* [[http://www.pcengines.ch/apu2b2.htm|apu2b2]]
* [[http://www.pcengines.ch/apu2b4.htm|apu2b4]]
* [[http://www.pcengines.ch/apu2c0.htm|apu2c0]]
* [[http://www.pcengines.ch/apu2c2.htm|apu2c2]]
* [[http://www.pcengines.ch/apu2c4.htm|apu2c4]]
* [[http://www.pcengines.ch/apu3a2.htm|apu3a2]]
* [[http://www.pcengines.ch/apu3a4.htm|apu3a4]]
* [[http://www.pcengines.ch/apu3b4.htm|apu3b4]]
=== Installation ===
!FreedomBox disk [[FreedomBox/Download|images]] for this hardware are available. Follow the instructions on the [[FreedomBox/Download|download]] page to create a !FreedomBox SD card, USB disk, SSD or hard drive and boot into !FreedomBox. Pick the image meant for all amd64 machines.
An alternative to downloading these images is to [[InstallingDebianOn/Alix3d2|install Debian]] on the APU and then [[FreedomBox/Hardware/Debian|install FreedomBox]] on it.
An [[https://github.com/huubsch/APU-Installation-HomeAssistant-Freedombox|installation manual]] tested on the APU3B is available on GitHub, including flashing with UEFI-BIOS
=== Networking ===
The first network port, the left most one in the above picture, is configured by !FreedomBox to be an upstream Internet link and the remaining 2 ports are configured for local computers to connect to.
=== Availability ===
PCEngines announced the [[https://www.pcengines.ch/eol.htm|phase-out]] of these boards in June 2023.
In 2024 [[https://pcengines.github.io/|Dasharo announced the support of APU-boards]] : coreboot + SeaBIOS and coreboot+UEFI.
* Price: 110 - 170 USD (depending on the board and supplier)
* [[http://www.pcengines.ch/order.htm|PC Engines]]
* [[http://www.pcengines.ch/order.htm|Full list of suppliers]]
=== Hardware ===
* Open Hardware: No
* CPU: [[http://www.amd.com/en-gb/products/embedded/processors/g-series|AMD G series T40E]]; [[https://teklager.se/en/amd-gx-412tc-cpu-specification/|GX-412TC]], 1 GHz quad core (depending on model)
* RAM: 2 GB DDR3-1066 DRAM - 4 GB (depending on model)
* Storage: SD card, External USB, mSATA module
* Architecture: amd64
* Ethernet: 3 Gigabit Ethernet ports
* WiFi: wle200nx / wle600vx / wle900vx miniPCI express wireless modules
* SATA: 1 mSATA-module and 1 SATA
=== Non-Free Status ===
* Non-free blobs required: No
* Boot firmware: [[http://www.pcengines.ch/apu1d.htm|Coreboot]]
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