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BOXER-8640AI AI@Edge Fanless Embedded AI System with NVIDIA ® AGX Orin ™ User’s Manual 1 Last Updated: January 9, 2023...
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Copyright Notice This document is copyrighted, 2023. All rights are reserved. The original manufacturer reserves the right to make improvements to the products described in this manual at any time without notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the original manufacturer.
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Acknowledgements All other products’ name or trademarks are properties of their respective owners. NVIDIA®, the NVIDIA logo, Jetson™, Jetson Orin™, and JetPack™ are ⚫ trademarks of the NVIDIA Corporation. Arm® and Arm®v8-M architecture are registered trademarks of Arm Limited. ⚫ Linux®...
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Packing List Before setting up your product, please make sure the following items have been shipped: Item Quantity BOXER-8640AI ⚫ Wallmount Bracket ⚫ Screw Package ⚫ Power Connector ⚫ Power Adapter (Optional) ⚫ Power Cord (Optional) ⚫ If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your distributor or sales representative immediately.
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About this Document This User’s Manual contains all the essential information, such as detailed descriptions and explanations on the 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.
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Safety Precautions Please read the following safety instructions carefully. It is advised that you keep this manual for future references All cautions and warnings on the device should be noted. All cables and adapters supplied by AAEON are certified and in accordance with the material safety laws and regulations of the country of sale.
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As most electronic components are sensitive to static electrical charge, be sure to ground yourself to prevent static charge when installing the internal components. Use a grounding wrist strap and contain all electronic components in any static-shielded containers. If any of the following situations arises, please the contact our service personnel: Damaged power cord or plug Liquid intrusion to the device iii.
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FCC Statement This device complies with Part 15 FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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China RoHS Requirement (EN) Hazardous and Toxic Materials List AAEON System QO4-381 Rev.A0 Hazardous or Toxic Materials or Elements Component Name PCB and Components Wires & Connectors for Ext.Connections Chassis CPU & RAM HDD Drive LCD Module Optical Drive Touch Control Module Battery This form is prepared in compliance with the provisions of SJ/T 11364.
Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Product Specifications..................1 Specifications ......................2 Chapter 2 – Hardware Information ..................4 Dimensions ....................... 5 Jumpers and Connectors ..................6 List of Jumpers ......................8 2.3.1 Jumper Settings ..................8 2.3.2 Auto Power Button (CN16) ..............9 List of Connectors ....................
Specifications System AI Accelerator NVIDIA® Jetson AGX Orin™ 32GB 8-core ARM v8.2 64-bit CPU, 2MB L2 + 4MB L3 System Memory 32GB 256-Bit LPDDR5 (205GB/s) Storage Device 64GB eMMC 5.1 MicroSD Card Slot x 1 2.5” SATA Drive Bay x 1 M.2 2280 M-Key x 1 Display Interface HDMI 2.0 x 1...
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System RS-232/422/485 Pin Header x 1 Indicator Power LED x 1 OS Support Linux® (NVIDIA Jetpack™ 5.0 or above) Power Supply Power Requirement DC 12V~24V 2-Pin Terminal Mechanical Mounting Wallmount Dimensions 8.26” x 6.46” x 2.32” (210mm x 164.2mm x 59mm) Gross Weight 8.3 lb.
List of Jumpers The board has a number of jumpers that allow you to configure your system to suit your application. The table below shows the function of each of the board's jumpers Label Function CN16 (5-6) AT/ATX Mode Select 2.3.1 Jumper Settings You configure your card to match the needs of your application by setting jumpers.
List of Connectors The board has a number of connectors that allow you to configure your system to suit your application. The table below shows the function of each of the board's connectors Label Function COM 1 Connector (/dev/ttyTHS1) UART 3 for Debug PoE Giga LAN Connector (i210) PoE Giga LAN Connector (i210) PoE Giga LAN Connector (i210)
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Label Function CN33 CANBus Connector CN34 MicroSD Connector Recovery Switch Reset Switch Power Switch RS-232/422/485 (/dev/ttyTHS1) RS-232/422/485 (/dev/ttyTHS5) Jetson AGX Orin Xavier CPU Connector Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
2.4.7 RTC Connector (CN14) Signal Signal 2.4.8 Front Panel Connector (CN16) Signal Signal Recovery Reset Button power GND* ACOK* CVB_STBY System_OC# +5V_AO +3.3V_AO Note: Pins 5 and 6 are used for setting AT/ATX Power Mode. See Chapter 2.3.2 for information. To prevent system damage, do not connect Pins 5 and 6 with any other pin.
2.4.9 Audio Connector (CN19) Signal Signal MIC1 MIC2 GPIO4 HPO_R MIC_IN_DET HPO_L GPIO3 GPIO3: Headphone or Jack detection. GPIO4: Pre-sense, detects if audio dongle is connected to header. 2.4.10 HDMI Connector (CN23) Signal Signal HDMI_DATA2_P HDMI_DATA2_N HDMI_DATA1_P HDMI_DATA1_N HDMI_DATA0_P Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
Signal Signal VBUS_1 VBUS_2 (A)SSRX- (B)SSTX- (A)SSRX+ (B)SSTX+ 2.4.14 Micro USB (OS Flash) (CN29) Signal Signal USB1- USB1+ Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
Signal Power DAT0 DAT1 2.4.20 RS-232/422/485 Select (SW4, SW5) Mode 1T/1R RS-232 1T/1R RS-422 1T/1R RS-485 Low power shutdown 250kbps for RS-232 and RS-485/RS-422 RS-232 to 3Mbps and RS-485/RS-422 to 20Mbps Enable RS-422/RS-485 bias and termination resistors. Disable RS-422/RS-485 bias and termination resistors. Chapter 2 –...
Hardware Assembly This section details the steps needed to install various hardware components for the BOXER-8640AI. 2.5.1 M.2 Expansion Module Installation The M.2 2280 M-Key and M.2 2230 E-Key slots can be accessed via removable covers on the bottom panel of the BOXER 8640AI system as shown in the following diagram. Chapter 2 –...
2.5.2 2.5” HDD Installation The 2.5” HDD drive bay can be accessed via a removable cover on the bottom panel of the BOXER 8640AI chassis, as shown in the following diagram. Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
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Note: When installing 2.5” HDD, ensure to apply thermal pad on top of HDD drive bay prior to affixing HDD cover. Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
Before Installation Before starting the process make sure your BOXER-8640AI system is turned off and the power is disconnected. You will need a Host PC running Ubuntu 18.04, and make sure the NVIDIA Jetson Orin AGX module is installed onto the BOXER-8640AI carrier board system.
Connecting to PC/ Force Recovery Mode Step 1: On the Host computer, open Linux terminal and enter the following command to extract the compressed BSP image files (BSP file name may vary): $ sudo tar -zxvf Internal.tar.gz Note: Do not decompress the file (Internal.tar.gz) using a Windows OS, BSP should only be decompressed in a Linux EXT3/4 file system.
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Note: Recovery mode cannot be initiated if the NVIDIA Jetson Orin AGX module is disassembled. Ensure the NVIDIA Jetson Orin AGX module is installed and refer to the image below to perform the steps: Recovery Key Power Key Power Connector Micro-USB Plug Chapter 3 –...
Flash Image to Board Use the following steps to flash the OS to the BOXER-8640AI. Open terminal on the Ubuntu Host PC, then access the folder you extracted in the previous section. Enter the following command in terminal to flash the image: $ sudo ./flashboxer.sh Wait as the image is installed.
Check BSP Version Once the flash image is successfully installed, the BOXER-8640AI will reboot automatically, then check the BSP version to see if the system is flashing the correct version of BSP . Open a Terminal, and type command “cat /proc/product” The version name will follow the format of: {PJ_IF}.
Introduction The BOXER-8640AI’s OS, Ubuntu/Linux version, and preinstalled SDK components are as follows: Jetpack 5.0.2 (l4t 35.1) Ubuntu/Linux version Ubuntu version: 20.04.4 Kernel version: 5.10.104-tegra UEFI version: EFI v2.70 by EDK II Built-in all Jetson SDK Components CUDA Toolkit for L4T 11.4 cuDNN 8.4 TensorRT 8.4 OpenCV 4.5...
Update Note Running $ sudo apt upgrade command in terminal will overwrite the Aaeon kernel device tree(.dtb)/kernel image(Image)/bootloader in the OS, which can lead to unexpected results, including the loss of I/O ports. So Aaeon default disable Nvidia apt Repo for updating Nvidia apt package.
BOXER-8640AI Power Mode NVIDIA Jetson Orin AGX power mode can be selected and monitored by GUI, please refer to the following picture: Chapter 4 – OS User Guide...