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RTSS-X501M
User Manual
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Revision History
Revision
Date
Reason for change
Applicable hardware
version
V1.0
2017-07
Initial release
V1.0
V2.0
2019-03-21
Manual style template update
V1.0

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Electronic components and circuits are very sensitive to electrostatic discharge. Although our
company designs anti-static protection for the main interfaces on the card when designing circuit
board products, it is difficult to achieve anti-static safety protection for all components and circuits.
Therefore, it is recommended to observe anti-static safety precautions when handling any circuit
board component (including RTSS-X501N). Anti-static safety protection measures include, but are
not limited to the following:
a) The smart box should be placed in an anti-static bag during transportation and storage, and then
the board should not be taken out during installation and deployment.
b) Before touching the smart box, discharge the static electricity stored in the body: wear a
discharge grounding wrist strap.
c) Operate the smart box only within the safe area of the electrostatic discharge point.
d) Avoid moving smart boxes in carpeted areas.
Precautions and after-sales maintenance
matters needing attention
Before using the product, please read this manual carefully and keep it for future reference;
⚫Please pay attention to and follow all warning and guidance information marked on the product;
⚫Please use matching power adapter to ensure the stability of voltage and current;
⚫Please use this product in a cool, dry and clean place;
⚫Do not use this product in cold and hot alternate environment to avoid condensation damage
components;
⚫Do not splash any liquid on the product. Do not use organic solvent or corrosive liquid to clean
the product;
⚫Do not use the product in dusty and messy environment. If it is not used for a long time, please
pack the product;
⚫Do not use in the environment with excessive vibration, any dropping or knocking may damage
the circuit and components;
⚫Do not plug and unplug the core board and peripheral modules when power is on;
⚫Please do not repair or disassemble the product by yourself. In case of any fault, please contact

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our company in time for maintenance;
⚫Do not modify or use unauthorized accessories by yourself, and the damage caused will not be
warranted;
After sales maintenance
1) Warranty period
⚫Base plate, core plate and other peripherals sold by the company: 1 year (non-human damage)
2) Warranty description
⚫Within 7 days: the product (base plate, core module) is not damaged by human, our company
will replace / repair it free of charge, and bear the return freight; (because the core module needs
NVIDIA to confirm that it can meet the requirements of repair, it will take a long time, we will
coordinate as soon as possible, please forgive for the inconvenience)
⚫From 7 days to 12 months: the product (base plate, core module) is not damaged by human, our
company will repair it free of charge, and bear the return freight; (because the core module needs
NVIDIA to confirm that it can meet the requirements of repair, it will take a long time, we will
coordinate as soon as possible, please forgive for the inconvenience)
⚫Artificial damage in more than 1 year or one year: the product (carrier plate) shall be tested after
it is sent to the customer, and the customer shall be informed of whether it can be repaired and the
maintenance cost in detail. After reaching an agreement, the product shall be repaired and returned to
the customer, and the company shall bear the return freight;
⚫The starting time shall be subject to the date of express delivery receipt;
3) Contact information
Official website: www.raltimes.cn
Taobao website: https://shop340963258.taobao.com/
Address: 901, block B, Heping Xiyuan, Heping West Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing
Attention: RMA
Tel: [phone] 84280996
Mailing notice: contact with the company's sales department in advance, arrange technical support
personnel to check and eliminate errors caused by misoperation as soon as possible, fill in the product
after-sale return to factory maintenance form after verification, and send it to [e-mail] Mail
box, please attach the list of items to facilitate verification, so as to avoid loss and loss in the process
of express delivery. The company does not receive any delivery
Technical support and development customization
1. Scope of technical support
1) The company releases the electrical characteristics and use of industrial carrier boards and
modules;
2) Physical dimension of hardware, relevant structure diagram and line sequence definition of
specific interface;
3) Burn in verification of all BSP support packages provided by the company;
4) The company released burn environment construction, entry-level use. ;
5) Various peripheral module drivers released by the company;
6) The company's product fault diagnosis and after-sales maintenance services;
2. Scope of technical discussion

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Due to the wide range of embedded system knowledge and various types of involvement, we can not
guarantee that all kinds of questions can be answered one by one. The following content is not
available for technical support, only suggestions can be provided.
1) Knowledge beyond the course published by our company;
2) Specific software program design;
3) Technical support for industrial carrier not issued by the company;
4) All kinds of driving support for industrial carrier board not issued by the company;
5) Hardware principle and drive design of peripheral module not issued by our company;
3. Technical support mode
1) Official website or email questions (recommended): http://www.realtimes.cn/cn/download.html
techsup[email protected]
2) Official Taobao through Alibaba Wangwang consultation: https://shop340963258.taobao.com/
3) Wechat group consultation (wechat Group No. consults Taobao customer service or sales, and
Taobao purchase order No. needs to be provided for verification);
4) Technical support email: techsup[email protected]
5) Tel: [phone]
4. Technical support time
Monday to Friday; 8:30-12:00 am; 1:00-17:30 PM;
The company arranges the rest according to the national legal holidays, during which it may not be
able to provide technical support, please send the problem to the technical support email. We will
reply to you as soon as possible on weekdays.
5. Complaints and suggestions
If you are not satisfied with us or have suggestions, you can send an email to yu.qin @ realtimes.cn
For feedback, please call 010-84284669 for further improvement.
6. Customized development services
The company provides the embedded operating system driver based on NVIDIA Jetson series and the
paid customized development service of hardware carrier board to shorten your product development
cycle.
Please email the request to [e-mail]
Data acquisition and subsequent update
1. Access to information
Download on our website
The company's website contains supporting information of its products, including product user
manual, NVIDIA Jetson series module data manual, BSP driver support package for carrier
board, supporting peripheral driver files, interface test verification method, FAQ, system burning
guide, etc. get into www.realtimes.cn , select "data download" in the navigation
bar, find the data you need, and click download.
2. Subsequent updates
Updates of subsequent documents, BSP, driver files and other official account will be updated in
time. We will pay close attention to our developments in order to ensure that your information is up to
date. We will push through WeChat public.

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目录
1 Product presentation.................................................................................................................................................6
1.1 FEATURES.............................................................................................................................................................6
1.2 ORDERING INFORMATION.....................................................................................................................................7
1.1 CABLE KITS AND ACCESSORIES........................................................................................................................... 8
2EXTERNAL INTERFACE FUNCTION AND LOCATION................................................................................ 9
3.1 HOW TO USE SMART BOX.................................................................................................................................. 10
3.2 RECOVERY MODE................................................................................................................................................... 10
4CONNECTORS DESCRIPTION...........................................................................................................................11
4.1 MINI HDMI CONNECTOR................................................................................................................................... 11
4.2 ETHERNET CONNECTOR....................................................................................................................................11
4.3 USB3.0............................................................................................................................................................. 11
4.4 WIFI/BLUETOOTH ANTENNA CONNECTOR........................................................................................................ 12
4.5 POWER INPUT PORT.......................................................................................................................................... 12
4.6 POWER SWITCH BUTTON................................................................................................................................... 12
4.7 CAN/AUDIO CONNECTOR...................................................................................................................................... 12
4.8 SERIAL CONNECTOR........................................................................................................................................... 13
4.9 GPIO AND FUNCTION BUTTON CONNECTOR......................................................................................................14
5PRODUCT SIZE DIAGRAM.............................................................................................................................15
6SOFTWARE/BSP DETAILS..................................................................................................................................16
TERMS OF WARRANTY.........................................................................................................................................16

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1 Product presentation
RTSS-X501M is a NVIDIA® Jetson™ TX1/TX2 core module and RTSO-9001 onboard intelligence
box system. For industrial deployment application, the hardware board card is protected and the overall
reliability of the system is improved.
1.1 Features
Arithmetic unit：Integration NVIDIA Jetson™ TX1/TX2/TX2i/TX2 4GB
Linux operating system software pre-installed
Internal RTC battery
Optional TF card
Optional MSATA storage
Optional 4G communication module
1x HDMI 2.0 interface(Max 6Gbps，24bpp，4096x2160@60Hz)
2x Ethernet port（10/100/1000 BASE-T）
2x USB3.0 interface（Each port has a bandwidth of 5Gbps, providing 1A output current）
Audio input and output interface
2x CAN
1x RS232 Debug, 1x RS232 gorge （RS422\RS485 mode is optional）
4x 3.3V Bit programmable GPIO
2x WIFI/Bluetooth integrated antenna interface
No fan, structural cooling design
Size：155mm×147mm×61mm
Power input：+7V~+19V DC input
Temperature：-25~+60℃
Humidity：95% Humidity non-condensation
Weight：646g
*Configure the Jetson TX1 core module，The CAN bus interface function is not available

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1.2 Ordering Information
Model Options
Functional Description
RTSS-X501M-01
TX1 Cloud Intelligence box, built-in Jetson TX1 module,
pre-installed Ubuntu 18.04, built-in 16GB eMMC; 2 X GbE, 2 x
USB3.0, 2 X CAN, 1 x HDMI,4 x GPIO, 1 x MiniPCIe, 1 x
mSATA, 2 x RS-232/485, 1 x microSD, 1 x microSIM, 1 X
audio, WIFI and Bluetooth, 4G modules optional; Power
indicator light, power switch button, -25 -- +60℃; Including
cable package (network, HDMI, serial port); Provide RtSO-9001
Linux4Tegra software support package, passed the 3C and CE
certification
RTSS-X501M-02
TX2 Cloud Intelligence box, built-in Jetson TX2 module,
pre-installed Ubuntu 18.04, built-in 32GB eMMC; 2 X GbE, 2 x
USB3.0, 2 X CAN, 1 x HDMI,4 x GPIO, 1 x MiniPCIe, 1 x
mSATA, 2 x RS-232/485, 1 x microSD, 1 x microSIM, 1 X
audio, WIFI and Bluetooth, 4G modules optional; Power
indicator light, power switch button, -25 -- +60℃; Including
cable package (network, HDMI, serial port); Provide RtSO-9001
Linux4Tegra software support package, passed the 3C and CE
certification
Order online:
https://shop340963258.taobao.com
https://mall.jd.com/index-824786.html

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1.1 Cable Kits and Accessories
RTSS-X501M matching Cable package order model: RTSS-X501M-Cable. Contains the following
components:
Component
Number
Functional Description
Serial port connector
1
Convert serial port DB9 interface to two standard DB9 RS232 interface
Gigabit Ethernet
port connector
2
Convert Ethernet DB9 interface to standard RJ45 interface
HDMI adapter cable
1
Convert Mini HDMI to HDMI

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2External interface function and location
RTSS-X501M FRONT
RTSS-X501M BACK

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3Installation and use
3.1 How to use Smart Box
a) Ensure that the voltage of all external systems is turned off
b) Install necessary external cables. (Such as: the display cable connected to the HDMI display, the
power input cable to power the system, the USB cable connecting the keyboard and mouse ...)
c) RTSS-X501M adopts manual power-on design. Turn on the power and the system starts to work.
3.2 Recovery Mode
The Jetson TX1/TX2 core module works in both normal and Recovery mode. In the Recovery mode, file
system update, kernel update, Boot Loader update, BCT update and other operations can be carried out.
RTSS-X501M To enter Recovery mode:
a) Turn off the system power supply
b) Use USB cables to connect rtSS-X501m dual USB3.0 sockets to the bottom port of the Jetson
development host USB port.
c) Short connect 3 and 5 pins of GPIO connector, turn on the power switch to supply power to the
system, keep power supply for more than 3 seconds, and then disconnect the short wiring of 3 and 5
pins of GPIO connector.
d) The system enters the Recovery mode, and subsequent operations can be carried out at this point.

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4Connectors Description
4.1 Mini HDMI connector
Function
HDMI output interface
marking
HDMI
Type
Mini HDMI connector
4.2 Ethernet connector
Function
Gigabit Ethernet connector
marking
Ethernet1、Ethernet2
Type
DB9 connector
Pin define
DB9 connector signal definition
Pin 1 location: The green frame on the right.
Pin
Signal
Pin
Signal
1
MDI0+
2
MDI1+
3
MDI2+
4
MDI3+
5
GND
6
MDI0-
7
MDI1-
8
MDI2-
9
MDI3-
4.3 USB3.0
Function
USB3.0 connectors
marking
USB3.0
Type
Dual layer USB3.0 type-a interface

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4.4 WiFi/Bluetooth Antenna connector
Function
WIFI/Bluetooth antenna connection
marking
Antenna1 、Antenna2
Type
ipex to sma female
4.5 Power input port
Function
Power input port
marking
Power Input
Type
SF1213/S3
Functional
description
Input voltage range: +7V to +19V.
4.6 Power switch button
Function
Power switch
marking
On/Off
4.7 CAN/Audio connector
Function
CAN bus and audio input/output connection
marking
Can/Audio
Type
DB9 interface
Pin define
Pin 1 location: The green frame on the right.
Pin
Signal
Pin
Signal
1
CAN0H
2
CAN0L
3
GND
4
CAN1H
5
CAN1L
6
AUDIO_GND
7
MIC_IN
8
AUDIO_HR_R
9
AUDIO_HR_L

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4.8 Serial connector
Function
Serial port
marking
Serial
Type
DB9 interface
Pin define
Pin 1 location: The green frame on the right.
The COM0 and COM1 serial ports are both RS232 interface level.
The mapping files in Linux system are respectively ttyS0 and
ttyTHS2 in /dev directory.
COM0 is the default kernel debugging serial port, which is used to
output c-boot, U-boot, and Linux kernel information. After Linux
kernel is started, it is used as the display terminal serial port.
TX1/TX2 default serial port setting is: 115200bps, 8N1.
Pin
Signal
Pin
Signal
1
RS232_TX0 (COM0)
2
RS232_RX0 (COM0)
3
RS232_RTS0 (COM0)
4
RS232_CTS0 (COM0)
5
GND
6
RS232_TX1 (COM1)
7
RS232_RX1 (COM1)
8
RS232_RTS1 (COM1)
9
RS232_CTS1 (COM1)

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4.9 GPIO and function button connector
Function
GPIO and function button connectors
marking
GPIO
Type
DB9 interface
Pin define
Pin 1 location: The green frame on the right.
The sysfs mapping Numbers of GPIO0~GPIO3 in TX1 system are
respectively: 187,186,89,202. The SYSFS mapping number in the
TX2 system is respectively 388,298,480,486.
Pin
Signal
Pin
Signal
1
RESET BUTTON
2
POWER BUTTON
3
RECOVERY BUTTON
4
5
GND
6
GPIO0
7
GPIO1
8
GPIO2
9
GPIO3

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5Product size diagram

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6Software/BSP Details
RTSS-X501M thinkbox works on systems that are burned using the official original NVIDIA Linux For
Tegra (L4T). HDMI, Gigabit Ethernet, USB2.0, serial port, GPIO, SD card, CAN bus are all supported. But
USB3.0 doesn't work properly.
RTSS-X501M smart box interface full support, need to load the supporting driver patches.
The NVIDIA Original LT4 package can be downloaded from the following link:
https://developer.nvidia.com/embedded/linux-tegra
RTSS-X501M Driver Patch Support Package Download address:
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Terms of Warranty
Important note
Each embedded product provided by Realtimes Technology is free from any defects in material and
process,fully in line with the specifications officially issued by the original factory.
Realtimes Technology warranty covers the original products,If the parts configured by the dealer are out of
order, please consult with the dealer to solve the problem. All products provided by Realtimes Technology are
guaranteed for one year.(lifetime maintenance service are available beyond the warranty period), The warranty
period starts from the date of delivery, for the products repaired within the warranty period, the repair parts
shall be extended for 12 months.Unless notified by Realtimes Technology, the date of your original invoice
shall be the date of shipment.
How do I get warranty services
If the product does not work properly, Please contact Realtimes Technology or dealer for warranty service,
please show invoice when product warranty(this is the proof for you getting warranty service).
Warranty solution
When you ask for warranty service, please follow Realtimes Technology warranty process,You will need to
receive your first diagnosis from a technicial engineer by phone or by email,at that time,we need you to
cooperate with us to fill in all the questions on the RMA form provided by us. Once we accurately determine
the cause of the fault and the location of the damage ,we will provide the charge list for the out of warranty
products,which needs your confirmation.Realtimes Technology keep the right to repair or replace the products.
If the product is replaced or repaired, the replaced faulty product or the repaired and replaced faulty parts will
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For products under warranty,the customer shall bear the freight when the product is returned to the
manufacturer,Realtimes Technology will bear the ship cost of the products after maintenance.
The following conditions are not covered by the warranty terms
a) Improper installation, improper use, misuse and abuse of products(Overloading, for example).
b) Improper maintenance and storage（Such as fire, explosion, etc）or natural disasters（such as lightning
stroke,earthquake,typhoon,etc）
c) Personal unauthorized changing the product(such as changing circuit characteristics, mechanical
characteristics, software characteristics,Conformal coating).
d) Other failures which are clearly due to misuse(such as overvoltage,polarity reversal, the pin bent or
broken,the wrong connection,drop damage,transportation damage,damage due to over operating
temperature and so on).
e) The logo and part number on the product have been deleted or removed.
f) The product is out of warranty.
Special concerns
If the same fault multiple occurrence for the products,in order to find out the reason causing the problem,we
will request the users to provide the specific documents or information of peripheral equipment,such as
monitor,I/O boards,cables,power supply, diagram and structure of the system,etc.If such documents or
information are not available,we have the right to refuse to perform the warranty, the repairments will be
charged accordingly.
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