AXIOMTEK AIE110-XNX Series User manual

AIE110-XNX Series
Edge AI Embedded System
User’s Manual

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ESD Precautions
Computer boards have integrated circuits sensitive to static electricity. To prevent chipsets
from electrostatic discharge damage, please take care of the following jobs with precautions:
⚫Do not remove boards or integrated circuits from their anti-static packaging until you are
ready to install them.
⚫Before holding the board or integrated circuit, touch an unpainted portion of the system
unit chassis for a few seconds. It discharges static electricity from your body.
⚫Wear a wrist-grounding strap, available from most electronic component stores, when
handling boards and components.
Trademarks Acknowledgments
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 Jetsonare 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 properties and
registered brands of their respective owners.

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Table of Contents
Disclaimers............................................................................................................. ii
ESD Precautions...................................................................................................iii
SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION.........................................................................1
1.1 General Description...........................................................................2
1.2 Developer Kit Specifications............................................................. 3
1.2.1 Product Specification......................................................................................3
1.2.2 I/O System ........................................................................................................3
1.2.3 System Specification.......................................................................................4
1.3 Dimensions ........................................................................................5
1.3.1 Developer Kit Dimensions ..............................................................................5
1.3.2 Assembly Drawing...........................................................................................6
1.4 Packing List........................................................................................ 7
1.5 Model List...........................................................................................7
SECTION 2 BOARD AND PIN ASSIGNMENTS............................................9
2.1 Board Dimensions and Fixing Holes................................................ 9
2.2 Board Layout.................................................................................... 10
2.3Connectors and Switches ...............................................................12
2.3.1 Micro SD Slot (CN1).......................................................................................13
2.3.2Digital I/O Header (CN2) ................................................................................13
2.3.3 HDMI Connector (CN4)..................................................................................14
2.3.4USB2.0 & USB3.1 Gen2 Connector (CN5) ...................................................14
2.3.5DC Power Jack w/ Screw (CN6)....................................................................15
2.3.65V Fan Connector (CN7) ...............................................................................15
2.3.7 PCI-Express Mini Card Connector (SCN1)..................................................16
2.3.8 M.2 2280 Key M PCIe x4 SSD slot (SCN2) ...................................................17
2.3.9 SIM Card Slot (SCN3) ...................................................................................18
2.3.10 Micro USB 2.0 Connector (SCN4) ................................................................18
2.3.11 Ethernet Ports (LAN1, LAN2) ......................................................................19
2.3.12 Power Button & Reset Button (SW1)...........................................................20
2.3.13 AT/ATX Switch (SSW1) .................................................................................20
2.3.14 Recovery Mode Switch (SSW2)....................................................................20
2.3.15 Debug Port Header (JP1)..............................................................................21
2.3.16 Reserved Connector: Power Button & Recovery mode (JP2)..................21
2.3.17 I2C Connector (JP3).......................................................................................21
2.3.18 CMOS Battery Interface (BAT1) ...................................................................22
2.3.19 Power and Storage LED Indicator (LED1)...................................................22
2.4Cables...............................................................................................23
2.4.1 Digital I/O Cable .............................................................................................23
SECTION 3 JETPACK BSP FLASH METHOD............................................25
3.1 JETPACK FLASH METHOD............................................................. 25
3.2 Image Information Inquiry Command............................................. 28
3.3 JTOP-Third-party Jetson Platform Monitor Tool............................29
APPENDIX A WATCHDOG TIMER .............................................................31
A.1 Sample Program ..............................................................................31
A.2 wdt.c ................................................................................................. 32
A.3 watchdog.h....................................................................................... 33
APPENDIX B PROGRAMMABLE DIGITAL I/O...........................................35

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B.1 Default Setting & Command Format............................................... 35
B.2 Sample Program ..............................................................................36
B.3 Register Table.................................................................................. 36

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SECTION 1
INTRODUCTION
This chapter contains general information and detailed specifications of the AIE110-XNX. The
Chapter 1 includes the following sections:
◼General Description
◼Developer kit Specifications
◼Dimensions
◼I/O Outlets
◼Packing List
◼Model List

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1.1 General Description
The AIE110-XNX is a palm-sized developer kit with NVIDIA® Jetson Xavier™NX Series
supercomputer-on-a-module that delivers outstanding AI performance, excellent I/O flexibility,
varied peripherals, and accommodation for board support packages (BSP).
It enables users to easily convert the developer kit to an edge system using Axiomtek
industrial design services.
This developer kit is equipped with one 8 GB 128-bit LPDDR4x memory, one 16GB eMMC,
and a built-in watchdog timer. It also features one GbE, one GbE PoE, one USB 3.2 Gen2,
one USB 2.0, one HDMI2.0, and one mini PCI-Express slot with USB and PCIe signal.
Additionally, it offers users one M.2 Key M NVMe slot and one Micro SD slot that provides
extra storage options for makers to process the massive data and the edge AI application
development.
There are more interfaces available, such as 8CH DIO, debug port, recovery switch, Micro
USB for image flash, and more.
⚫Features
1. NVIDIA®Jetson Xavier™NX with Volta™, 384 CUDA cores GPU
2. 1 USB 2.0, 1 USB 3.2 Gen2, 1 GbE and 1 GbE PoE (15W)
3. 1 M.2 Key M NVMe SSD slot and 1 Micro SD slot for extra storage
4. 1 Mini PCI-Express slot & SIM slot for Wi-Fi / Bluetooth / LTE / GPS
5. 12VDC Power input (DC Jack Screw Type)
⚫JetPack Supported
The AIE110-XNX supports JetPack 4.6.2 or later. NVIDIA JetPack SDK is the most
comprehensive solution for building AI applications.
JetPack supports Jetson AGX Xavier™, Jetson Xavier™NX, Jetson™TX2 NX,
Jetson™Nano and Jetson TX2 series. It bundles all the Jetson platform software,
including TensorRT, cuDNN, CUDA Toolkit, VisionWorks, GStreamer, and OpenCV, all
built on top of L4T with LTS Linux kernel.
⚫OS Supported
The AIE110-XNX supports Linux Ubuntu 18.04 or later.
⚫Various Storage devices supported
For storage device, the AIE110-XNX supports one M.2 2280 Key M with PCI-Express 2.0
x4 interface, an onboard 16GB eMMC 5.1 and one Micro SD interface.

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1.2 Developer Kit Specifications
1.2.1 Product Specification
⚫NVIDIA Jetson SoM
◼NVIDIA®Jetson Xavier™NX Series
⚫CPU
◼6-core NVIDIA Carmel ARM® v8.2 64-bit CPU 6 MB L2 + 4 MB L3
⚫GPU
◼384-core NVIDIA Volta™GPU with 48 Tensor Cores
⚫Storage
◼16GB eMMC 5.1 onboard
◼One M.2 2280 M Key with PCI-Express 2.0 x4 NVMe SSD slot
◼One Micro SD slot to support optional Micro SD card (UHS-I compatible)
⚫System Memory
◼One 8 GB 128-bit LPDDR4x onboard
⚫WLAN & WWAN
◼One PCI Express Mini Card modules slot to support Wi-Fi or 3G/4G/LTE modules
1.2.2 I/O System
⚫One HDMI 2.0 for display (HDMI 2.0 Resolution: up to 4096 x 2160@60Hz)
⚫One RJ-45 connector for 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet port
⚫One RJ-45 connector for 10/100/1000 Base-T PoE (IEEE 802.3af; PSE), max. up to
15.4 Watts
Note: AIE110 is a power supply device. Two PSE devices should not be
connected together, which may cause the risk of power conflict. Correctly
connect PD Device or switch without PoE. If you need PoE switch, please
find the switch with uplink port.
⚫One USB 2.0 and one USB 3.2 Gen2 connectors
⚫Front-access design for ease of updating NVIDIA Jetpack
◼One Micro USB connector for image flash only
◼One Recovery switch
⚫One Micro SD slot for extra storage (UHS-I compatible)
⚫One M.2 2280 Key M with PCI-Express 2.0 x4 SSD slot for extra storage
⚫One full-size PCI Express Mini Card slot (USB + PCI Express signal)
⚫One Power button and one Reset button
⚫Two LED Indicators (System Power, M.2 Storage)
⚫One 12 VDC Power Jack connector

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1.2.3 System Specification
⚫Watchdog Timer
◼Built-in NVIDIA®Jetson Xavier™NX Series
⚫Power Supply
◼Input : 12 VDC
⚫Thermal Solution
◼Active heatsink
⚫Operation Temperature
◼-10°C ~ +60°C (-14°F ~ +140°F)
⚫Humidity
◼10% ~ 95% (non-condensing)
⚫Weight
◼0.3 kg (0.66 lb) without package
◼0.9 kg (1.98 lb) with package
⚫Dimensions
◼165 mm (6.49") (W) x 117 mm (4.60") (D) x 37.7 mm (1.48") (H)
Note: All specifications and images are subject to change without notice.

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1.3 Dimensions
The following diagrams show the dimensions and outlines of the AIE110-XNX.
1.3.1 Developer Kit Dimensions