NUC11TNKi5 for Field Work

[AngusMacDuff]

I am considering the NUC11TNKi5 to control my telescope and photographic equipment.  When I am at home, I can connect the NUC to my house electricity.  In the field, I need battery power.  Is there a legitimate way to connect the NUC to a 12.8 volt battery?

Rich

[n_scott_pearson · Accepted solution]

The TN NUCs can be powered via either the internal or external power supply connectors. Any supply providing 10A at 12-24V (+/-5%) DC can be used. Here are the details (from the Technical Product Specification):

Hope this helps,

...S

[AngusMacDuff]

Thank you for the quick reply.  I hoped for this answer.  I had read the technical specs which do say 12-24 volts but when I saw the case marked 19 volt, I panicked.  a few more questions, please:

1 - I have found a battery unit that supplies 12 volts and 110 volt (500 watts) AC power.  Would it be better to power the NUC using the AC and transformer?

2 - Can you make recommendations for the RAM and the SSD?  I want 16gigs of memory and a 1T SSD.  I usuallty buy Crucial memory but have no SSD preference.  A much cheaper mini PC will only recommend Kingston.  I have seen Intel's compatability lists.

Thanks again

Rich

[n_scott_pearson]

Provided you have a battery that gives a clean 12V, that should be ok. I would suggest a 12V-19v DC-DC converter if you want to generate a cleaner DC voltage. If you want to use AC, because of Power Supply regulations, you have to go with a battery system that delivers a pure sine wave, which is a lot more expensive.

For memory, I usually stick with Crucial. I have also used G.SKILL from time to time when prices dictate. My (cheapskate) rule is no more than $25 per 8GB... ;^)

For SSD, I have used Intel 600p/660p/760p (but don't recommend; they're slower), ADATA/XPG SX8100/SX8200/SX8200 Pro/GAMMIX-S7 and Samsung 980PRO (but the 970/970PRO/970EVO/970EVO+/980 are ok too).

I am NOT a Kingston fan, for memory or SSDs.

Hope this helps,

...S

P.S. I have been tracking NVMe SSDs for years now and have attached my worksheet. Note prices are out of date in many cases and some of performance numbers are only estimates.

[JRS1]

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For memory, I usually stick with Crucial. I have also used G.SKILL from time to time when prices dictate. My (cheapskate) rule is no more than $25 per 8GB... ;^)

Could you share which model Crucial 8GB memory you have been using?

[AngusMacDuff]

I built my last PC in 2017 and at that time I used Ballistix Sport 16GB Kit 2 x 8GB DDR4 - 2400.  Not relevant 5 years later.

[n_scott_pearson]

Part number for the last ones I purchased is CT8G48FRA266, which is 8GB DDR4-2666. A kit of 2x8GB is part number CT2K8G4SFS8266.

The DDR4-3200 equivalent is part number CT8G4SFRA32A. A kit of 2x8GB is part number CT2K8G4SFRA32A.

...S

[JRS1]

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@n_scott_pearson wrote:

Part number for the last ones I purchased is CT8G48FRA266, which is 8GB DDR4-2666. A kit of 2x8GB is part number CT2K8G4SFS8266.

The DDR4-3200 equivalent is part number CT8G4SFRA32A. A kit of 2x8GB is part number CT2K8G4SFRA32A.

...S

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That is exactly what I have (2 pcs 3200MHz models), but this is actually against what Intel says in NUC 11 documents where they state 4 Gbit memory technology is not supported! This memory module under exactly the same product code comes in three different forms, 4, 8 and 16 chip. The latter one is Dual Rank and 4Gbit technology while other two are Single Rank and either 16 or 8Gbit technology. There are actually some characters after CT8G4SFRA32A.xxxxx where in x'es is either number 4, 8 or 16 included telling which one it is. Problem is when you order, they are sold just with this "beginning" of the code and it is up to stock which version you get. At least that was what I was told. Anyway, I got 16 chip Dual Rank versions with 4 Gbit memory technology and I've been wondering how it should show to me that this memory is incompatible because so far I haven't had any problems with them and Crucial support also told me it is fine to use with NUC11 (even Intel says it is not supported)!?!?!?