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AIE900-XNX Series U

ser’s Manual 

 

Introduction 

1

 

SECTION 1 

INTRODUCTION 

 

 

This  chapter  contains  general  information  and  detailed  specifications  of  the  AIE900-XNX. 

Chapter 1 includes the following sections: 

 

General Description 

 

System Specifications 

 

Dimensions 

 

I/O Outlets 

 

Packing List 

 

Model List 

 

1.1 

General Description 

 

The AIE900-XNX is an embedded system  that comes with the NVIDIA

®

 Jetson  Xavier

 NX 

Series  supercomputer  on  a  module  to  support  Linux  Ubuntu  18.04,  suitable  for  the  most 
endurable operation. The system features a fanless design, full feature I/O, as well as 8 GB or 
16GB 128-bit LPDDR4x memory. It also delivers impressive system dependability enhanced 
by dual watchdog timer. 

 

 

Features 

1. 

NVIDIA

®

 Jetson Xavier

 NX with Volta

™, 384 CUDA cores GPU 

2. 

Advanced edge AI platform for AMR, AGV and computer vision 

3. 

Wide power input range of 9 to 36 VDC (ignition power control for option) 

4. 

Supports four GbE PoE for GigE camera and LiDAR connectivity 

5. 

Wide operating temperature range from -30°C to +60°C 

6. 

One M.2 Key B slot for 5G module 

7. 

One 8-CH DI/DO & Two DB9 for RS-232/422/485/CAN 

 

Summary of Contents for AIE900-XNX Series

Page 1: ...AIE900 XNX Series Edge AI Embedded System User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...usefulness of any information in this document Axiomtek does not make any commitment to update any information in this manual Axiomtek reserves the right to change or revise this document and or product at any time without notice No part of this document may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any forms or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording among oth...

Page 3: ...g it to any power outlet 5 Turn OFF system power before cleaning Clean the system using a cloth only Do not spray any liquid cleaner directly onto the screen 6 Do not leave equipment in an uncontrolled environment where the storage temperature is below 40 or above 80 as it may damage the equipment 7 Do not open the system s back cover If opening the cover for maintenance is a must only a trained t...

Page 4: ...ce of a flammable anesthetic mixture with air oxygen or nitrous oxide 4 Mode of operation Continuous Note All I O connectors should be connected with corresponding cables when the system is operating with IP40 rated definition If some of the I O ports are not to be used or connected during operation users must use I O covers to plug the ports in order to meet the IP40 standard ...

Page 5: ...ion to components requiring designated products for cleaning as mentioned below Cloth A piece of cloth is the best tool to use when rubbing up a component Although paper towels or tissues can be used on most hardware as well it is recommended to use a piece of cloth Water or rubbing alcohol A piece of cloth may be somewhat moistened with water or rubbing alcohol before being rubbed on the computer...

Page 6: ...dgments Axiomtek is a trademark of Axiomtek Co Ltd IBM PC AT PS 2 VGA are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation NVIDIA and Jetson are registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation MS DOS Microsoft C and QuickBasic are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Windows 10 Linux and other brand names and trademarks are the p...

Page 7: ...stalling the M 2 2280 Key M SSD Drive 23 SECTION 3 JUMPER SETTING CONNECTOR 27 3 1 Jumper Connector Location 27 3 2 Jumper Setting Summary 29 3 3 Connectors 31 3 3 1 Micro USB 2 0 Connector Micro USB CN1 32 3 3 2 Digital I O Connector CN2 32 3 3 3 HDMI Connector CN3 32 3 3 4 USB3 1 Gen2 Connector CN5 33 3 3 5 DC Phoenix Power In Connector CN9 at MIO302 33 3 3 6 M 2 2280 Key M PCIe x4 SSD slot CN10...

Page 8: ...viii SECTION 4 JETPACK SDK Flash Guide 41 4 1 JETPACK FLASH METHOD 41 4 2 Image Information Inquiry Command 44 4 3 JTOP Third party Jetson Platform Monitor Tool 45 ...

Page 9: ...Linux Ubuntu 18 04 suitable for the most endurable operation The system features a fanless design full feature I O as well as 8 GB or 16GB 128 bit LPDDR4x memory It also delivers impressive system dependability enhanced by dual watchdog timer Features 1 NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX with Volta 384 CUDA cores GPU 2 Advanced edge AI platform for AMR AGV and computer vision 3 Wide power input range of 9 to...

Page 10: ...or deep learning computer vision accelerated computing and multimedia development It also includes samples documentation and developer tools for both host computers and developer kits and supports higher level SDKs such as DeepStream for streaming video analytics and Isaac for robotics O S Supported The AIE900 XNX supports Linux Ubuntu 18 04 or later Various Storage devices supported For maximum s...

Page 11: ...et If you need to connect a PoE switch please find the switch with an uplink port Two DB9 connectors for RS 232 422 485 CAN selected by jumper setting Two USB 3 1 Gen2 connectors One 8 CH DIO connector Front access design for ease of updating NVIDIA JetPack SDK One Micro USB connector for image flash only One Recovery switch One microSD slot for extra storage UHS I compatible One M 2 2280 Key M wi...

Page 12: ...trol by option Operation Temperature 30 C to 60 C 22 F to 140 F Humidity 10 95 non condensation Vibration Endurance 3Grm w M 2 SSD 2 5 SSD storage 5 500Hz X Y Z directions Weight 2 8kg 6 17lb without package 3 45kg 7 61lb with package Dimensions 239 mm 9 41 W x 185 3 mm 7 3 D x 79 4 mm 3 13 H Note All specifications and images are subject to change without notice ...

Page 13: ...AIE900 XNX Series User s Manual Introduction 5 1 3 Dimensions The following diagrams show you the dimensions and outlines of the AIE900 XNX 1 3 1 System Dimensions ...

Page 14: ...AIE900 XNX Series User s Manual 6 Introduction 1 3 2 Wall Mount Bracket Dimension Screw M3 6L 6 pcs Mount AIE on Drywall Minimum screw size M5 x 6L Depends on the thickness of drywall ...

Page 15: ...AIE900 XNX Series User s Manual Introduction 7 1 3 3 VESA Arm Mount Bracket Dimension Screw M3 6L 6pcs ...

Page 16: ...AIE900 XNX Series User s Manual 8 Introduction 1 3 4 DIN rail Mount Bracket Dimension Screw M3 6L 12 pcs ...

Page 17: ...AIE900 XNX Series User s Manual Introduction 9 1 4 I O Outlets The following figures show you the I O outlets on the front view of the AIE900 XNX Front View Drawing Rear View Drawing ...

Page 18: ...ock x 1 M 2 SSD thermal kit x 1 for M 2 SSD drive 5G module thermal kit x 1 for 5G module Please visit Axiomtek s official website to download the latest product manual 1 6 Model List AIE900 XNX 1L4P Fanless edge AI system with NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX SoM 1 HDMI 1 GbE LAN 4 GbE PoE 8 CH DI DO and 2 COM CAN Please contact Axiomtek s distributors immediately in case any of the abovementioned items i...

Page 19: ...press Mini Card modules and 5G module Chapter 2 will show you how to install the hardware 2 1 Installing the PCI Express Mini Card Step 1 Turn off the system and unplug the power adaptor Step 2 Turn the system upside down to locate and loosen seven screws at the bottom side as marked by the red circles in the picture below Step 3 Remove the bottom cover and locate the PCI Express mini card slot on...

Page 20: ... at a 45 degree angle up from the horizontal slowly insert the golden fingers into the mini PCI Express slot until it is fully inserted in place Step 5 Press the PCI Express mini card down gently but firmly and then secure the mini card to the carrier by tightening up one M2 screw to the marked position ...

Page 21: ...G Module Step 1 Turn off the system and unplug the power adaptor Step 2 Turn the system upside down to locate and loosen seven screws at the bottom side as marked by the red circles in the picture below Step 3 Remove the bottom cover and locate the M 2 3042 3050 Key B slot on the carrier board ...

Page 22: ...he thermal pad thermal bracket brass hex standoff two M3 screws and one M2 screw out of the package box Step 5 Secure the brass hex standoff on the carrier board and apply one thermal pad on the M 2 3042 3050 Key B slot Note Thermal Pad dimension 30mm L x 25mm W x 5 5mm H ...

Page 23: ... at a 30 degree angle up from the horizontal slowly insert the golden fingers into the M 2 Key B 3042 3050 slot until it is fully inserted in place Step 7 Press the M 2 Key B 3050 module down gently but firmly and then secure the module to the carrier by tightening up one M3 screw to the marked position ...

Page 24: ...llation Step 8 Refer to the section 2 3 Installing 5G or LTE or Wi Fi Antenna Cable for the antennas cable installation and management Step 9 Apply another thermal pad on the M 2 Key B 3050 5G module Note Thermal Pad dimension 25mm L x 20mm W x 5mm H ...

Page 25: ...IE900 XNX Series User s Manual Hardware Installation 17 Step 10 Put the M 2 5G bracket on the thermal pad then secure the bracket to the carrier by tightening up the two M3 screws to the marked positions ...

Page 26: ... Fi Antenna Cable Step 1 Install either the Mini PCIe card into the Mini PCIe slot or the M 2 Key B card into the M 2 Key B slot and affix it with a screw For more details please refer to section 2 1 Installing the PCI Express Mini Card section 2 2 Installing the M 2 Key B 3050 5G Module ...

Page 27: ...9 Step 2 Take the antenna kit out of its box and remove the hex nut and washer from the antenna cable Note The LTE Wi Fi and 5G modules come with a different type of SMA cable one is IPEX and another one is IPEX4 Please do not mix them up to avoid mismatch ...

Page 28: ...antenna cable connector and then tighten them up then manage the antenna cables Note We suggest installing the antenna cables through the openings marked in the figure below for better cable management LTE Through the openings at the front of the chassis Wi Fi Through the openings at the rear of the chassis 5G Through the openings at both the front and rear of the chassis ...

Page 29: ...AIE900 XNX Series User s Manual Hardware Installation 21 ...

Page 30: ...AIE900 XNX Series User s Manual 22 Hardware Installation Step 4 Connect the antenna cables to the PCI Express mini card or the M 2 Key B 5G module PCI Express mini card M 2 Key B 5G module ...

Page 31: ...ey M SSD Drive Step 1 Turn off the system and unplug the power adaptor Step 2 Turn the system upside down to locate and loosen seven screws at the bottom side as marked by the red circles in the picture below Step 3 Remove the bottom cover and locate the M 2 2280 Key M slot on the board ...

Page 32: ...24 Hardware Installation Step 4 Take the thermal pad thermal bracket and two M3 screws and one M2 screw out of the package box Step 5 Apply the thermal pad on the M 2 2280 Key M slot Note Thermal Pad dimension 60mm L x 25mm W x 2mm H ...

Page 33: ...30 degree angle up from the horizontal slowly insert the golden fingers into the M 2 2280 Key M slot until it is fully inserted in place Step 7 Press the M 2 2280 Key M SSD drive down gently but firmly and then secure the M 2 2280 Key M SSD drive to the carrier by tightening up one M3 screw to the marked position ...

Page 34: ... 8 Apply another thermal pad on the M 2 2280 Key M SSD drive Note Thermal Pad dimension 60mm L x 25mm W x 2mm H Step 9 Put the M 2 thermal bracket on the thermal pad then secure the bracket to the carrier by tightening up the two M3 screws to the marked positions ...

Page 35: ...ion purpose This section explains all jumpers and connectors as well as their default settings for onboard devices respectively 3 1 Jumper Connector Location PSB905 Top View Note We strongly recommended that you should not modify any unmentioned jumper setting without Axiomtek FAE s instruction Any modification without instruction might cause damage to the system ...

Page 36: ...AIE900 XNX Series User s Manual 28 Jumper Setting Connector PSB905 Bottom View MIO302 Front View ...

Page 37: ...for onboard devices respectively PSB905 Jumper Functions Settings JP1 Recovery Mode Select Normal Mode Default 2 3 Close Recovery Mode 1 2 Close JP2 AT ATX Power Mode Select ATX Mode Default 1 2 Close AT Mode 2 3 Close Jumper Functions Settings JP4 COM2 JP5 COM1 COM1 COM2 or CAN1 CAN2 Settings RS 232 Default 1 3 4 6 Close 7 9 8 10 Close RS 422 1 3 2 4 Close 7 9 8 10 Close RS 485 3 5 2 4 Close 7 9 ...

Page 38: ...anual 30 Jumper Setting Connector Note How to set up Jumpers The illustration shows how to set up jumpers When the jumper cap is placed on pins the jumper is closed if not that means the jumper is open Open Closed Pin1 2 Closed ...

Page 39: ...3 3 2 HDMI Connector CN3 3 3 3 USB3 1 Gen1 Gen2 Connector CN5 3 3 4 DC Phoenix Power In Connector CN9 at MIO302 3 3 5 M 2 2280 Key M PCIe x4 SSD Slot CN10 3 3 6 M 2 3042 3050 Key B USB3 1 Gen2 Slot CN13 3 3 7 PCI Express Mini Card Slot CN14 3 3 8 SIM Card Slot CN16 3 3 9 Ethernet PoE Ports CN19 CN20 CN21 3 3 10 Serial CAN Port Connector COM CAN 1 COM CAN 2 3 3 11 MicroSD Slot CN23 3 3 12 Recovery ...

Page 40: ...igital I O is controlled via software programming 3 3 3 HDMI Connector CN3 The HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface is a compact digital interface which is capable of transmitting high definition video and high resolution audio over a single cable Pin Signal 1 5V 2 5V 3 USB 4 NC 5 GND Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 DIO_0 5 DIO_4 2 DIO_1 6 DIO_5 3 DIO_2 7 DIO_6 4 DIO_3 8 DIO_7 9 GND Pin Signal Pin Si...

Page 41: ...r installing USB peripherals such as the keyboard mouse scanner etc Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 5V 10 5V 2 USB 11 USB 3 USB 12 USB 4 GND 13 GND 5 SSRX 14 SSRX 6 SSRX 15 SSRX 7 GND 16 GND 8 SSTX 17 SSTX 9 SSTX 18 SSTX 3 3 5 DC Phoenix Power In Connector CN9 at MIO302 The system supports a 9 36V Phoenix DC in connector Pitch 5 08mm 3pin for system power input Pin Signal 1 DC 2 DC 3 NC ...

Page 42: ...EX2_RX 18 3 3V 19 PEX2_RX 20 NC 21 GND 22 NC 23 PEX2_TX 24 NC 25 PEX2_TX 26 NC 27 GND 28 NC 29 PEX1_RX 30 NC 31 PEX1_RX 32 NC 33 GND 34 NC 35 PEX1_TX 36 NC 37 PEX1_TX 38 NC 39 GND 40 NC 41 PEX0_RX 42 NC 43 PEX0_RX 44 NC 45 GND 46 NC 47 PEX0_TX 48 NC 49 PEX0_TX 50 PERST 51 GND 52 CLKREQ 53 PEX0_REFCLKn 54 PEWAKE 55 PEX0_REFCLKp 56 NC 57 GND 58 NC 59 CONNECTOR Key M 60 CONNECTOR Key M 61 CONNECTOR K...

Page 43: ...USB_D 10 NC 11 GND 12 Key B 13 Key B 14 Key B 15 Key B 16 Key B 17 Key B 18 Key B 19 Key B 20 NC 21 NC 22 NC 23 1 8V 24 NC 25 NC 26 NC 27 GND 28 NC 29 USB3 RX 30 UIM_RESET 31 USB3 RX 32 UIM_CLK 33 GND 34 UIM_DATA 35 USB3 TX 36 UIM_PWR 37 USB3 TX 38 NC 39 GND 40 NC 41 NC 42 NC 43 NC 44 NC 45 GND 46 NC 47 NC 48 NC 49 NC 50 NC 51 GND 52 NC 53 NC 54 NC 55 NC 56 NC 57 GND 58 NC 59 NC 60 NC 61 NC 62 NC ...

Page 44: ... PERST 23 PEX2_RX 24 3 3V 25 PEX2_RX 26 GND 27 GND 28 1 5V 29 GND 30 NC 31 PEX2_TX 32 NC 33 PEX2_TX 34 GND 35 GND 36 USB2 0_D 37 GND 38 USB2 0_D 39 3 3V 40 GND 41 3 3V 42 LED_WWAN 43 GND 44 NC 45 NC 46 NC 47 NC 48 1 5V 49 NC 50 GND 51 NC 52 3 3V 3 3 9 SIM Card Slot CN16 AIE900 XNX comes with one SIM card slot CN16 for inserting a SIM card In order for the system to work properly the SIM card must ...

Page 45: ... PoE PSE Pin Signal 1 Tx Data transmission positive 2 Tx Data transmission negative 3 Rx Data reception positive 4 RJ 1 For 1000 base T Only 5 RJ 1 For 1000 base T Only 6 Rx Data reception negative 7 RJ 1 For 1000 base T Only 8 RJ 1 For 1000 base T Only A Speed LED 1000M Amber 100M Green B Active LED Amber CN21 GbE Pin Signal 1 Tx Data transmission positive 2 Tx Data transmission negative 3 Rx Dat...

Page 46: ...he source of COM signals comes from the UART signals generated by NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX According to NVIDIA official definition the COM device name mapping is as follows COM1 corresponds to ttyTHS1 and COM2 corresponds to ttyTHS0 3 3 12 MicroSD Slot CN24 The Micro Secure Digital SD is a flash memory card format used in portable devices including notebooks and digital cameras Pin Signal Pin Signa...

Page 47: ... that prevents it from working properly 3 3 15 Remote Power Switch Connector SW3 One 2 pin connector output for remote power on off switch 3 3 16 Power Button SW4 The power button can allow users to either turn on the AIE900 XNX or forcibly shut down the system Function Description ON Recovery Mode OFF Default Normal Function Description ON Reset System OFF Keep system status Function Description ...

Page 48: ...eady while the system is powered on The amber LED is linked to M 2 2280 solid state drive SSD to receive its activity signal LED flashes every time SSD is accessed 3 3 20 LAN and PoE LED Indicator LED2 LED3 The LED1 and LED2 are linked to two LAN and four PoE ports to receive their activity signals Both LED1 and LED2 indicate activity which blink as long as there is activity on the port Pin Signal...

Page 49: ...or the latest Jetpack SDK and prepare a Linux host system running x86_64 Ubuntu v16 04 Note If the Linux host system is running x86_64 Ubuntu v18 04 please follow the instructions below to install Python first Step 1 Connect the Linux host system to internet Step 2 Install Python with the command below sudo apt get update sudo apt get install python Step1 Set up the AIE900 XNX connection as follow...

Page 50: ...900 XNX V1 0 0 tbz2 md5sum Step3 If above command returns OK untar the image file with the command below tar jxvf image_tarball_file_name tbz2 Command Example tar jxvf mfi_jetson xavier nx devkit emmc JP4 5 1 AIE900 XNX V1 0 0 tbz2 Step4 Change the directory to the image package folder with the command below cd image_file_name Command Example cd mfi_jetson xavier nx devkit emmc JP4 5 1 AIE900 XNX ...

Page 51: ...witch the recovery switch SSW1 to OFF to return to standard mode THE DEFAULT LOGIN CREDENTIALS Username nvidia Password nvidia Note If your SSD is not being recognized by Ubuntu you may be able to fix this by reformatting the SSD CAUTION Running sudo apt upgrade command for NVIDIA JetPack OTA may overwrite the BSP of the AIE series platform which can cause unexpected results including losing I O p...

Page 52: ...es User s Manual 44 Jetpack SDK Flash Guide 4 2 Image Information Inquiry Command Running axiomtek sh command to inquiry the current image information image version L4T version Linux kernel version and Ubuntu version ...

Page 53: ...es Platform CPU RAM GPU status power mode management toolkits version and more Installation Guide Please connect to the internet and enter the following commands in terminal to install JTOP sudo apt install python pip python3 pip sudo H pip install U jetson stats Once installation is completed reboot device and then type below command in terminal to launch JTOP sudo jtop Note JTOP may require appr...

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