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BOXER-8521AI 

 

Compact  Fanless  Embedded  AI@Edge  Box  PC 

with Google® Edge TPU

 

User’s  Manual 

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Summary of Contents for AAEON BOXER-8521AI

Page 1: ...BOXER 8521AI Compact Fanless Embedded AI Edge Box PC with Google Edge TPU User s Manual 1st Ed Distributed by www texim europe com ...

Page 2: ...rate and reliable However the original manufacturer assumes no responsibility for its use or for any infringements upon the rights of third parties that may result from its use The material in this document is for product information only and is subject to change without notice While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy AAEON assumes no liabi...

Page 3: ...ated Technology Express Inc IBM and VGA are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Ubuntu is a registered trademark of Canonical All other product names or trademarks are properties of their respective owners No ownership is implied or assumed for products names or trademarks not herein listed by the publisher of this document Distributed by www texim europe com ...

Page 4: ...roduct please make sure the following items have been shipped Item Quantity BOXER 8521AI 1 If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact your distributor or sales representative immediately Distributed by www texim europe com ...

Page 5: ... product s hardware and software features if any its specifications dimensions jumper connector settings definitions and driver installation instructions if any to facilitate users in setting up their product Users may refer to the product page at AAEON com for the latest version of this document Distributed by www texim europe com ...

Page 6: ...ould be made when the system is powered as a sudden rush of power may damage sensitive electronic components 7 If the device is not to be used for a long time disconnect it from the power supply to avoid damage by transient over voltage 8 Always disconnect this device from any AC supply before cleaning 9 While cleaning use a damp cloth instead of liquid or spray detergents 10 Make sure the device ...

Page 7: ...ns arises please the contact our service personnel i Damaged power cord or plug ii Liquid intrusion to the device iii Exposure to moisture iv Device is not working as expected or in a manner as described in this manual v The device is dropped or damaged vi Any obvious signs of damage displayed on the device 19 DO NOT LEAVE THIS DEVICE IN AN UNCONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT WITH TEMPERATURES BEYOND THE DEV...

Page 8: ...placed Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions and your local government s recycling or disposal directives Attention Il y a un risque d explosion si la batterie est remplacée de façon incorrecte Ne la remplacer qu avec le même modèle ou équivalent recommandé par le constructeur Recycler le...

Page 9: ...二苯 醚 PBDE 印刷电路板 及其电子组件 外部信号 连接器及线材 外壳 中央处理器 与内存 硬盘 液晶模块 光驱 触控模块 电源 电池 本表格依据 SJ T 11364 的规定编制 表示该有毒有害物质在该部件所有均质材料中的含量均在 GB T 26572标准规定的限量要求以下 表示该有害物质的某一均质材料超出了GB T 26572的限量要求 然而该 部件 仍符合欧盟指令2011 65 EU 的规范 备注 一 此产品所标示之环保使用期限 系指在一般正常使用状况下 二 上述部件物质中央处理器 内存 硬盘 光驱 电源为选购品 三 上述部件物质液晶模块 触控模块仅一体机产品适用 Distributed by www texim europe com ...

Page 10: ...his form is prepared in compliance with the provisions of SJ T 11364 O The level of toxic or hazardous materials present in this component and its parts is below the limit specified by GB T 26572 X The level of toxic of hazardous materials present in the component exceed the limits specified by GB T 26572 but is still in compliance with EU Directive 2011 65 EU RoHS 2 Notes 1 The Environment Friend...

Page 11: ...Google Edge TPU Module Connector CN2 16 2 4 3 Google Edge TPU Module Connector CN3 18 2 4 4 40 Pin Expansion Header CN4 21 2 4 5 HDMI Port CN5 23 2 4 6 Dual USB 3 2 Gen 1 Port CN6 24 2 4 7 Micro USB Port CN7 25 2 4 8 Dual USB 2 0 Port CN8 25 2 4 9 Fan Control Connector CN9 26 2 4 10 COM Port Connector CN11 26 2 4 11 Micro SD Card Slot CN12 27 2 4 12 DC In Jack CN13 28 2 4 13 LAN with PoE PD Port C...

Page 12: ...Reset Button SW1 32 2 4 19 Boot Mode Select Switch SW2 33 2 5 Hardware Assembly 34 Chapter 3 OS Flash Guide 35 3 1 Before Installation 36 3 2 Connecting to PC Entering Fastboot Mode 37 3 3 Flash Image to Board 40 Distributed by www texim europe com ...

Page 13: ...Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Product Specifications Distributed by www texim europe com ...

Page 14: ...Ethernet 10 100 1000Base TX x 1 I O HDMI 2 0a x 1 USB Type A x 2 for USB3 2 Gen 1 USB Type A x 2 for USB2 0 RJ 45 x 1 for GbE LAN PoE PD 802 3at 12Vdc DC Jack w lockable Mic in x 1 Line out x 1 40 pin I O x 1 GPIO I2C SAI SPI UART PWM DB 9 x 1 for RS 232 485 OS Flash port x 1 Micro USB Micro SD slot x 1 Expansion Indicator Power LED x 1 OS Support ACLinux 4 0 Compatible with Debian 10 Distributed ...

Page 15: ...0 mm x 39 0 mm Gross Weight 2 31 lbs 1 05 kg Net Weight 1 28 lbs 0 58 kg Environmental Operating Temperature 23 F 122 F 5 C 50 C according to IEC60068 2 with 0 5 m s airflow Storage Temperature 49 F 176 F 45 C 80 C Storage Humidity 95 40 C non condensing Anti Vibration Random 3 5 Grms 5 500Hz Certification CE FCC class A Distributed by www texim europe com ...

Page 16: ...rts do not support USB DVD ROM because of file system USB 3 2 Gen 1 USB 3 2 Gen 1 is the current name for 5Gbps specification formerly USB 3 0 LAN Indicator Behavior Yellow LED indicates 100Mbps speed and activity Green LED indicates 1000Mbps speed and activity Distributed by www texim europe com ...

Page 17: ...Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Hardware Information Distributed by www texim europe com ...

Page 18: ...2 1 Dimensions Distributed by www texim europe com ...

Page 19: ...40 pin I O View Distributed by www texim europe com ...

Page 20: ...2 2 Jumpers and connectors Board Top Distributed by www texim europe com ...

Page 21: ...Board Bottom Distributed by www texim europe com ...

Page 22: ...protected by a plastic cover that slides over the pins to connect them To close a jumper you connect the pins with the clip To open a jumper you remove the clip Sometimes a jumper will have three pins labeled 1 2 and 3 In this case you would connect either pins 1 and 2 or 2 and 3 1 2 3 Open Closed Closed 2 3 A pair of needle nose pliers may be helpful when working with jumpers If you have any ques...

Page 23: ...d Pins 3 4 to be open or closed Mode Select SD MODE_1 MODE_2 Closed Closed Open RS232 Closed Open Closed RS485 RX Closed Open Open RS485 TX Slew Rate Control is set by Pins 5 6 Slew Rate Control SLEW RS 232 RS 485 Closed 1Mbps 10Mbps Open 250kbps 250kbps Distributed by www texim europe com ...

Page 24: ...el 1 UART3_MODE_1 2 GND GND 3 UART3_MODE_2 4 GND GND 5 UART3_SLEW 6 GND GND Note Only connect pins in pairs of 1 2 3 4 5 6 To avoid unwanted operation or damage to the system do not connect pins in any other configuration Distributed by www texim europe com ...

Page 25: ...PU module Connectors CN4 40 pin Expansion Header CN5 HDMI Port CN6 Dual USB3 2 Gen1 Port CN7 Micro USB Port OTG CN8 Dual USB2 0 Port CN9 FAN Control Connector CN11 RS 232 RS 485 COM Port CN12 Micro SD Card Slot CN13 DC in Jack CN14 LAN with PoE PD Port CN15 Line out 3 5mm Jack CN16 Mic in 3 5mm Jack CN17 CN18 DMIC Connector P1 MIPI CSI Connector SW1 System RESET Button SW2 Boot Mode Select Switch ...

Page 26: ...ISO 4 ECSPI1_SCLK 5 ECSPI1_MISO 6 7 ECSPI1_MOSI 8 ECSPI1_SS0 9 GND 10 GND 11 PWM4 12 SAI2_MCLK 13 14 SAI2_TXD 15 16 SAI2_TXFS 17 18 SAI2_TXC 19 20 SAI2_RXD 21 22 SAI2_RXC 23 24 SAI2_RXFS 25 26 27 28 29 30 SAI1_TXD2 31 32 33 SAI1_RXD0 34 SAI1_TXD5 35 36 37 38 SAI1_TXD4 Distributed by www texim europe com ...

Page 27: ..._RXC 57 JTAG_TDO 58 SAI5_RXD0 59 JTAG_TMS 60 SAI5_RXFS 61 JTAG_TDI 62 BOOT_MODE1 63 SYS_NRST 64 BOOT_MODE0 65 GND 66 GND 67 68 HDMI_CLK_P 69 70 HDMI_CLK_N 71 GND 72 GND 73 HDMI_TX0_N 74 HDMI_TX2_N 75 HDMI_TX0_P 76 HDMI_TX2_P 77 GND 78 GND 79 HDMI_TX1_P 80 HDMI_AUX_N 81 HDMI_TX1_N 82 HDMI_AUX_P 83 GND 84 GND 85 HDMI_DDC_SDA 86 PWRON_B 87 HDMI_DDC_SCL 88 PWM1 89 HDMI_HPD 90 PWM2 Distributed by www t...

Page 28: ...DCDC_5V 2 4 2 Google Edge TPU Module Connector CN2 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 GND 2 GND 3 4 MIPI_CSI1_D2_N 5 6 MIPI_CSI1_D2_P 7 GND 8 GND 9 10 MIPI_CSI1_D0_N 11 12 MIPI_CSI1_D0_P 13 GND 14 GND 15 16 MIPI_CSI1_CLK_N 17 18 MIPI_CSI1_CLK_P 19 GND 20 GND 21 MIPI_CSI1_D1_N 22 23 MIPI_CSI1_D1_P 24 Distributed by www texim europe com ...

Page 29: ...41 42 43 GND 44 GND 45 46 47 48 49 GND 50 GND 51 USB1_D_P 52 53 USB1_D_N 54 55 GND 56 GND 57 58 USB1_TX_P 59 60 USB1_TX_N 61 GND 62 GND 63 USB2_D_P 64 USB1_RX_P 65 USB2_D_N 66 USB1_RX_N 67 GND 68 GND 69 USB2_TX_P 70 USB2_RX_P 71 USB2_TX_N 72 USB2_RX_N 73 GND 74 GND 75 USB2_VBUS 76 USB1_ID Distributed by www texim europe com ...

Page 30: ...85 I2C2_SDA 86 GND 87 I2C2_SCL 88 89 GND 90 GND 91 UART3_TXD 92 93 UART1_TXD 94 GND 95 UART1_RXD 96 97 UART3_RXD 98 SPDIF_RX 99 GND 100 GND 2 4 3 Google Edge TPU Module Connector CN3 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 GND 2 GND 3 4 5 6 ECSPI1_SS1 7 GND 8 9 ENET_MDIO 10 NAND_CLE Distributed by www texim europe com ...

Page 31: ...3 23 ENET_TDC 24 SD_nCD 25 GND 26 SD_CMD 27 ENET_RXC 28 SD_DAT0 29 ENET_RX_CTL 30 31 ENET_RD2 32 SD_DAT1 33 ENET_RD0 34 SD_DAT2 35 ENET_RD1 36 SD_nRST 37 ENET_RD3 38 SD_DAT3 39 GND 40 GND 41 42 GND 43 44 GND 45 46 GND 47 48 SD_CLK 49 50 GND 51 52 53 54 55 56 GND 57 58 HDMI_REFCLK_P 59 60 HDMI_REFCLK_N Distributed by www texim europe com ...

Page 32: ...GND 74 GND 75 GND 76 GND 77 GND 78 GND 79 POR_B 80 GND 81 82 83 NVCC_ENET_2V5 84 DCDC_3V3 85 NVCC_ENET_2V5 86 DCDC_3V3 87 NVCC_ENET_2V5 88 DCDC_3V3 89 90 DCDC_3V3 91 VDDA_1V8 92 93 VDDA_1V8 94 VDD_3V3 95 VDDA_1V8 96 VDD_3V3 97 VDDA_1V8 98 VDD_3V3 99 VDDA_1V8 100 VDD_3V3 Distributed by www texim europe com ...

Page 33: ...2 DCDC_5V PWR 5V 3 I2C2_SDA 4 DCDC_5V PWR 5V 5 I2C2_SCL 6 GND GND 7 UART3_TXD 8 UART1_TXD 9 GND GND 10 UART1_RXD 11 UART3_RXD 12 SAI1_TXC 13 GPIO6 14 GND GND 15 PWM3 16 NAND_DATA03 17 VDD_3V3 PWR 3 3V 18 ECSPI2_SCLK 19 ECSPI1_MOSI 20 GND GND 21 ECSPI1_MISO Distributed by www texim europe com ...

Page 34: ...SO 23 ECSPI1_SCLK 24 ECSPI1_SS0 25 GND GND 26 ECSPI1_SS1 27 I2C3_SDA 28 I2C3_SCL 29 GPIO7 30 GND GND 31 GPIO8 32 PWM1 33 PWM2 34 GND GND 35 SAI1_TXFS 36 ECSPI2_SS0 37 NAND_DATA07 38 SAI1_RXD0 39 GND GND 40 SAI1_TXD0 Distributed by www texim europe com ...

Page 35: ...GND GND 6 HDMI_TXD1_CON_N DIFF 7 HDMI_TXD0_CON_P DIFF 8 GND GND 9 HDMI_TXD0_CON_N DIFF 10 HDMI_TXC_CON_P DIFF 11 GND GND 12 HDMI_TXC_CON_N DIFF 13 HDMI_CEC_CON IN 3 3V 14 HDMI_Utility HEAC _CN IN 15 HDMI_DDC_SCL_5V0 IN 5V 16 HDMI_DDC_SDA_5V0 IN 5V 17 GND GND 18 VDD_5V0_HDMI_CON PWR 5V 19 HDMI_HPD_CON OUT Distributed by www texim europe com ...

Page 36: ...N2 DIFF 3 USB_HUB_DP2 DIFF 4 GND GND 5 USB2_RX_N DIFF 6 USB2_RX_P DIFF 7 GND GND 8 USB2_TX_N DIFF 9 USB2_TX_P DIFF 10 USB_VBUS_1 PWR 5V 11 USB_HUB_DN1 DIFF 12 USB_HUB_DP1 DIFF 13 GND GND 14 USB1_RX_N DIFF 15 USB1_RX_P DIFF 16 GND GND 17 USB1_TX_N DIFF 18 USB1_TX_P DIFF Distributed by www texim europe com ...

Page 37: ...l 1 USB1_VBUS PWR 5V 2 USB1_D_N DIFF 3 USB1_D_P DIFF 4 USB1_ID OUT 5 GND GND 2 4 8 Dual USB 2 0 Port CN8 Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level 1 USB_VBUS PWR 5V 2 USB_HUB_DN3 DIFF 3 USB_HUB_DP3 DIFF 4 GND GND 5 USB_VBUS PWE 5V Distributed by www texim europe com ...

Page 38: ...P4 DIFF 8 GND GND 2 4 9 Fan Control Connector CN9 Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level 1 DCDC_5V PWR 5V 2 NAND_CLE OUT 2 4 10 COM Port Connector CN11 Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level 1 485_D 2 RXC_3_485_D 3 TXC_3 OUT 4 5 GND GND Distributed by www texim europe com ...

Page 39: ...ontrol can be set by JP1 2 4 11 Micro SD Card Slot CN12 Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level 1 SD_DAT2 1 8V 2 SD_DAT3 1 8V 3 SD_CMD IN 1 8V 4 VSD_3V3 PWR 3 3V 5 SD_CLK IN 6 GND GND 7 SD_DAT0 1 8V 8 SD_DAT1 1 8V 9 SD_nCD OUT 3 3V 10 GND GND Distributed by www texim europe com ...

Page 40: ... V12_IN PWR 2 GND GND 3 GND GND 2 4 13 LAN with PoE PD Port CN14 Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level 1 MDIP0_0_TF DIFF 2 MDIN0_0_TF DIFF 3 MDIP1_0_TF DIFF 4 MDIP2_0_TF DIFF 5 MDIN2_0_TF DIFF 6 MDIN1_0_TF DIFF 7 MDIP3_0_TF DIFF Distributed by www texim europe com ...

Page 41: ...0_TF DIFF L1 LED2_1000M CFG_LDO1_0 IN L2 LDO1_0 PWR 3 3V L3 LDO0_0 GND L4 LED1_100M CFG_LDO0_0 IN 2 4 14 Line Out 3 5mm Jack CN15 Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level 1 GND_AUDIO GND 2 LOUTR OUT 3 LOUTL OUT 4 5 Distributed by www texim europe com ...

Page 42: ...n Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level 1 GND_AUDIO GND 2 IN2N IN 3 IN2P IN 4 5 2 4 16 DMIC Connector CN17 18 Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level 1 DMIC_PWR PWR 1 8V 2 IN1P IN 3 DMIC_SCL OUT 4 GND GND Distributed by www texim europe com ...

Page 43: ...PI_CSI1_D0_P DIFF 4 GND GND 5 MIPI_CSI1_CLK_N DIFF 6 MIPI_CSI1_CLK_P DIFF 7 GND GND 8 MIPI_CSI1_D1_N DIFF 9 MIPI_CSI1_D1_P DIFF 10 GND GND 11 MIPI_CSI1_D2_N DIFF 12 MIPI_CSI1_D2_P DIFF 13 GND GND 14 MIPI_CSI1_D3_N DIFF 15 MIPI_CSI1_D3_P DIFF 16 GND GND 17 18 19 GND GND Distributed by www texim europe com ...

Page 44: ...e Signal Type Signal Level 20 I2C2_SCL 21 I2C2_SDA 22 23 GPIO12 24 VDD_3V3 PWR 3 3V 2 4 18 System Reset Button SW1 Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level 1 GND GND 2 SYS_RST OUT Distributed by www texim europe com ...

Page 45: ...DD_3V3 PWR 3 3V 5 SAI1_TXD4 OUT 6 VDD_3V3 PWR 3 3V 7 SAI1_TXD5 OUT 8 GND GND Boot Mode Select BMODE 1 Switch 1 BMODE 0 Switch 2 Boot Type Off Off Boot from Fuses Production on the line Off On Serial Downloader from USB to flash image MFG On Off Internal Boot Software Development On On Reserved Distributed by www texim europe com ...

Page 46: ...2 5 Hardware Assembly Distributed by www texim europe com ...

Page 47: ...Chapter 3 Chapter 3 OS Flash Guide Distributed by www texim europe com ...

Page 48: ... PLF_IF PJ_IF BN tar gz For example Debian_10_DB100X GL00 BOXER 8521AI 2 tar gz Note Filename may differ from this example I OS_IF is OS Information For example DB100X DB100 means Debian 10 0 X means desktop version II PLF_IF is Platform Information e g GL00 for Google Edge TPU III PJ_IF is Project Information e g BOXER 8521AI IV BN is Build Number e g 0 1 2 etc Note Flash procedure can be done wi...

Page 49: ...e may vary tar zxvf Debian_10_DB100X GL00 BOXER 8521AI 2 tar gz Next perform the following steps to force the system to start in USB Recovery Mode 1 Connect the Micro USB plug on the USB cable to the Recovery Port on the BOXER 8521AI and the other end to an available USB port on the host PC Micro USB Cable Micro USB Cable Distributed by www texim europe com ...

Page 50: ...2 Mount the Google Coral SOM on the carrier board 3 Connect the Power Input and boot up the board with Google Coral SOM Distributed by www texim europe com ...

Page 51: ...4 Enter fastboot mode by opening terminal and entering the following command sudo reboot bootloader Micro USB Cable Distributed by www texim europe com ...

Page 52: ...you extracted in the previous section 2 Use fastboot command to check for the device fastboot devices 3 Make sure you are still in the folder with the extracted OS image Enter the following command in terminal to flash the image sudo flash sh 4 Wait as the image is installed Once finished you should see the following Distributed by www texim europe com ...

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