ASUS NUC 13 Rugged Mini PC Owner’s Manual

ASUS NUC 13 Rugged Breakthrough Performance in the Harshest Environments

Making Amazing Experiences Possible

Rugged

• Quiet, fanless design with fewer moving parts
• IP50 dust-resistant chassis with cover plugs for unused ports
• Up to 50°C external ambient operating temp. tolerance (tall chassis)
• Flexible mounting options and small footprint

Robust

• Firmware and hardware capabilities that support 24/7 operation, including display emulation, HDMI-CEC, auto CMOS restart, and input power protection
• WMI API support to provide local or remote users with display device information enabling network management of different Windows operational environments Back panel LEDs provide at-a-glance health assessment of monitored apps, persistent displays, player failover, and cloud connectivity

**Ready to Work***

• Intel® TCC and TSN capabilities for industrial applications (x7425E SKU only)
• Hardware capabilities and support for visual applications (dual HDMI ports with 4K60 capabilities)
• MIPI CSI headers that connect to off-the-shelf, third-party MIPI CSI camera modules for industrial applications (on Board SKU only)

Overview

Accessories List

Feature Table

Power

PD input| 20DC @ 3.5A
Security
fTPM 2.0| Y
dTPM 2.0| N
Kensington Lock| Y
Padlock Ring| N
Chassis Intrusion Notice| N
BIOS

AC Power Loss| Y
HDMI-CEC| Y
Crash Free| Y
EZ Flash| N
PXE/WOL| Y
USB Single Port

Control

| Y
BIOS Customization
Boot Logo| Y
BIOS Setting| Y
SMBIOS (DMI)| Y
MyASUS

Smart Fan Control| Y
AI Noise

Cancellation

| Y
Wi-Fi Smart

Connect

| Y
System Diagnosis| Y
Others
ASUS NUC Pro

Software Suite

| Y
Fanless| Y
Model| NUC13BRB (Boards: Config A & C)| NUC13BRK (Config A)| NUC13BRF (Config B) NUC13BRFN (Config C)
---|---|---|---
OS| Supports:
•     Windows 10 IOT-Enterprise LTSC 64-bit
•     Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (basic tests only)
•     RedHat Enterprise Linux 9 (basic tests only)
•     Windows 11 Pro 64-bit| Supports:
•     Windows 10 IOT-Enterprise LTSC 64-bit
•     Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (basic tests only)
•     RedHat Enterprise Linux 9 (basic tests only)
•     Windows 11 Pro 64-bit| Supports:
•     Windows 10 IOT-Enterprise LTSC 64-bit
•     Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (basic tests only)
•     RedHat Enterprise Linux 9 (basic tests only)
•     Windows 11 Pro 64-bit
Photo| | |
CPU| Intel® Processor N50 (TDP 6W) for Config A Board
or
Intel® Atom® x7425E
(TDP 6W/12W) for Config C Board|

Intel® Processor N50 (TDP 6W)

| Intel® Atom® x7211E (TDP 6W) for Config B
or
Intel® Atom® x7425E (TDP 12W) for Config C
Chipset| Integrated
Graphics| Intel® UHD Graphics Technology
Memory| 1 x SO-DIMM
DDR5 4800 MT/s memory 8GB – 16GB| 1 x SO-DIMM
DDR5 4800 MT/s memory 8GB~16GB
optional “in-band” ECC support

Storage

| 64GB eMMC soldered-down
1x M.2 2280 slot PCIe x2 NVMe SSD
1x M.2 3042 Slot (SATA SSD/PCI x1/USB3.2 Gen2)
Wireless Network| Supports:
•     Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX210 + Bluetooth® v5.3 (Config A Board)
•     Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX210 (External Antenna) + Bluetooth® v5.3 (Config C Board)| Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX210 + Bluetooth® v5.3| Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX210 (External Antenna) + Bluetooth® v5.3
WWAN (LTE/SIM)|

Intel® Atom® x7425E: WWAN* (EM06-A\EM06- E or FM101-GL) + Bluetooth® v5.3 + (External Antenna) for Config C Board

| | Intel® Atom® x7425E: WWAN* (EM06-A\EM06-E or FM101-GL) +Bluetooth® v5.3 + (External Antenna) for Config C
LAN| Dual 2.5G Ethernet, 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps| Dual 2.5G Ethernet, 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps| Dual 2.5G Ethernet, 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps
NIC| Intel® Processor N50 SKU – 2x i226-V| Intel® Processor N50 SKU – 2x i226-V| Intel® Atom® x7211E : 2x i226-V (Config B)
Intel® Atom® x7425E : 2x i226-LM (Config C)
Interface| Side I/O| —| 1 x Kensington Lock
Rear I/O|

2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type A 2 x USB 2.0 Type A 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (internal)
2 x HDMI 2.1 TMDS Ports with Built-In CEC Support
2 x 4K@60Hz display or 2 x 1080@60Hz (2 x HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 2 x RJ45 LAN Port 1 x DC-in

|

2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type A 2 x USB 2.0 Type A
2 x USB 2.0 Headers (internal) 2 x HDMI 2.1 TMDS Ports with Built-In CEC Support
2 x 4K@60Hz display or 2 x 1080@60Hz (2 x HDMI 2.1 TMDS)
2 x RJ45 LAN Port 1 x DC-in

|

2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type A 2 x USB 2.0 Type A
2 x USB 2.0 Headers (internal) 2 x HDMI 2.1 TMDS Ports with Built-In CEC Support
2 x 4K@60Hz display or 2 x 1080@60Hz (2 x HDMI 2.1 TMDS)
2 x RJ45 LAN Port 1 x DC-in

Power Supply| 65W Power Adapter for Config A Board 90W Power Adapter for Config C Board| 65W Power Adapter| 90W Power Adapter
Model| NUC13BRB (Boards: Config A & C)| NUC13BRK (Config A)| NUC13BRF (Config B) NUC13BRFN (Config C)
---|---|---|---
Photo| | |
Dimensions| 146 x 101.7 x 17.39H mm| 174 x 108 x 25.9H mm (internal heatsink) [H: +3.4mm rubber feet]| 174 x 108 x 35.8H mm (external heatsink) [H: +3.4mm rubber feet]
Weight| 0.1780kg| 0.7146kg| 1.0369kg (Config B and Config C)
or
1.0458kg (Config C)
Ambient Operating Temp| 0⁰C – 40⁰C| 0⁰C – 40⁰C| 0⁰C – 50⁰C
Humidity| 0% – 95% Relative Humidity
Acoustic (Full Loading)| <35 dBA
*Test results will vary slightly depending on the HDD/SSD SKU selected by customer
Accessories| | AC Adapter+Power Cord Warranty Card Quick Start Guide VESA Mount| AC Adapter+Power Cord Warranty Card Quick Start Guide VESA Mount
Availability| 3 Year| 3 Year| 5 Year
Warranty| 3 Year| 3 Year| 3 Year
*WWAN QVL| |
---|---|---
m.2 30×42| EM06-A\EM06-E| Quectal
m.2 30×42| FM101-GL| Fibocom
CPU| 5 Years| 3 Years
Intel® Atom® x7211E| YES| NO
Intel® Atom® x7425E| YES| YES
Intel® Processor N50| NO| YES
Intel® Processor N50| NO| YES

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