RTimes Feiyun Smart Box Z604 User manual
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Revision History
Revision
Date
Reason for change
Revision
Modifier
V1.1
2021-07-27
Initial release
V1.1
RT0086
V1.2
2021-08
Add sub-model
V1.1
RT0086
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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 Z604). 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
our company in time for maintenance;
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⚫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 : 3 year (non-human damage)
⚫Other peripherals sold by the company:1year(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 36 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 3 year or 3 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.realtimesai.com
Taobao website: https://shop340963258.taobao.com/
Address: 11, block B, Heping Xiyuan, Heping West Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing
Attention: RMA
Tel: 010-84284669
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 rma@realtimes.cn 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
Due to the wide range of embedded system knowledge and various types of involvement, we can not
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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):https://www.realtimesai.com/cn/download.html
techsupport@realtimes.cn
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);
5) Tel: 010-84284669
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 info@realtimes.cn
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.realtimesai.com , 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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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1PRODUCT INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................6
1.1 FEATURES...........................................................................................................................................................6
1.2 ORDERING INFORMATION...................................................................................................................................8
2EXTERNAL INTERFACE FUNCTION AND LOCATION................................................................................9
3INSTALLATION AND USE.................................................................................................................................. 10
3.1 SYSTEM INSTALLATION RENDERINGS............................................................................................................... 10
3.2DRIVE...............................................................................................................................................................10
3.3 HOW TO USE SMART BOX................................................................................................................................ 11
3.4 RECOVERY MODE.................................................................................................................................................11
4CONNECTORS DESCRIPTION..........................................................................................................................12
4.1 MICRO USB INTERFACE.........................................................................................................................................12
4.2 USB3.0 INTERFACE.............................................................................................................................................. 12
4.3 GIGABIT ETHERNET...............................................................................................................................................13
4.4 HDMI DISPLAY INTERFACE.....................................................................................................................................13
4.5 MULTI-FUNCTION INTERFACE.................................................................................................................................. 13
4.6 MICRO SD（TF）CARD SOCKET............................................................................................................................ 14
4.7 MICRO SIM CARD SOCKET.....................................................................................................................................14
4.8 POWER CONNECTOR............................................................................................................................................. 15
5Hardware update history....................................................................................................................................... 15
6 PRODUCT SIZE DIAGRAM.........................................................................................................................................15
TERMS OF WARRANTY........................................................................................................................................ 16
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1 Product introduction
Z604 is a new Feiyun Smart Box ™based on the NVIDIA Jetson Nano/Xavier NX/TX2 NX module
design. The default built-in Xavier NX module with integrated 384-core Volta ™architecture GPU,
pre-installed Ubuntu 18.04 operating system, and 21TFLOPS floating-point operations AI processing
capabilities. It adopts super strong and lightweight aluminum alloy material design, conductive heat
dissipation, excellent heat dissipation capacity, small and light overall size, reserved side wing structure for
easy on-site installation, and 7x24-hour long MTBF stable operation capability on site. It can be applied to
robots, Autonomous machines such as unmanned delivery vehicles, smart gates, and smart vending cabinets
are ideal carriers for deploying AI computing power at the edge for deep learning. Working temperature:
-20℃—+60℃, low power consumption, high safety level, and can meet various harsh conditions.
1.1 Features
Type
Z604
Z604-TX2 NX
Z604-NANO
Core
Xavier NX
TX2 NX
Nano
CPU
NVIDIA Carmel ARM
v8.2 (6-core) @ 1.4GHz
(6MB L2 + 4MB L3)
Dual-core Denver 264-bit CPU
and quad-core Arm®
Cortex®-A57 MPCore processor
Quad-core ARM
Cortex- A57
MPCore processor
GPU
384-core NVIDIA Volta™
GPU with 48 Tensor
Cores
256-core NVIDIA Pascal™GPU
128-core NVIDIA
Maxwell™ GPU
Memory
8GB LPDDR4
4GB LPDDR4
4GB LPDDR4
Storage
Built-in 16GB
Computing
power
21 TFLOPS
1.33 TFLOPS
472 GFLOPS
System
Ubuntu 18.04
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Type
Interface
Z604
Z604-TX2 NX
Z604-NANO
USB
4 x USB Type A ports, support usb2.0, usb3.0/usb3.1 signals, and provide 1.5A output
current；1 x Micro USB port, support usb host and usb device mode, provide 0.5A output
current。
HDMI
1 x HDMI 2.0 interface (maximum 6Gbps, 24bpp, 4096x2160@60Hz)
Network Port
2 x Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000Mbps adaptive; half duplex/full duplex adaptive)
M.2 interface
1 x M.2-KEY-B interface, internally supports USB3.1/PCIE signal switching, supports
5G module；1 x M.2-KEY-E interface, support Bluetooth/WIFI module；1 x M.2-KEY-M
interface, support NVMe SSD。
Multi-function
interface
1 multi-function interface (internal support
2 x CAN, 2 x RS485, 4 x GPIO (3.3V), 1 x
Debug UART, 1 x POWER_BUTTON, 1 x
RESET, 1 x RECOVERY)
1 multi-function interface (internal
support 2 x RS485, 4 x GPIO (3.3V), 1 x
Debug UART, 1 x POWER_BUTTON, 1
x RESET, 1 x RECOVERY)
SD interface
1 x Micro SD Card slot
SIM interface
1 x SIM (Nano) Card slot
Dimensions
155mmx100mmx38mm
Cooling
method
Conductive cooling type (no fan)
Power
+12V
Temperature
-20℃--+60℃
Weight
About 659.5g
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1.2 Ordering Information
Model Options
Functional Description
Z604
Xavier NX Feiyun Smart Box Conductive Cooling Edition,
built-in Xavier NX module, pre-installed Ubuntu 18.04, built-in
16GB eMMC; 2 x GbE, 1 x M.2 KEY B, 1 x M.2 KEY E, 1 x
M.2 KEY M, 1 x HDMI, 4 x USB3.0, 2 x CAN, 2 x RS485, 4 x
GPIO, 1 x Debug UART, 1 x FORCE RECOVERY, 1 x
SYS_RST, 1 x Micro SIM, 1 x Micro SD, 1 x Micro USB
(burning interface), 5G module/SSD optional, WIFI and
Bluetooth optional; 2 WIFI/Bluetooth antenna interfaces, 4 5G
antenna interfaces, power indicator, -20——+60℃; Including
power adapter, providing Realtimes RTS-Linux4Tegra software
support package
Z604-TX2 NX
TX2 NX Feiyun Smart Box Conductive Cooling Edition,
built-in TX2 NX module, pre-installed Ubuntu 18.04, built-in
16GB eMMC; 2 x GbE, 1 x M.2 KEY B, 1 x M.2 KEY E, 1 x
M.2 KEY M, 1 x HDMI, 4 x USB3.0, 2 x CAN, 2 x RS485, 4 x
GPIO, 1 x Debug UART, 1 x FORCE RECOVERY, 1 x
SYS_RST, 1 x Micro SIM, 1 x Micro SD, 1 x Micro USB
(burning interface); provide 2 WIFI/Bluetooth antenna
interfaces, 4 5G antenna interfaces, power indicator, -20 — —
+60 ℃;Including power adapter, providing Realtimes
RTS-Linux4Tegra software support package
Z604-NANO
NANO Feiyun Smart Box Conductive Cooling Edition, built-in
NANO module, pre-installed Ubuntu 18.04, built-in 16GB
eMMC; 2 x GbE, 1 x M.2 KEY B, 1 x M.2 KEY E, 1 x M.2
KEY M, 1 x HDMI, 4 x USB3.0, 2 x RS485, 4 x GPIO, 1 x
Debug UART, 1 x FORCE RECOVERY, 1 x SYS_RST, 1 x
Micro SIM, 1 x Micro SD, 1 x Micro USB (burning interface );
Provide 2 WIFI/Bluetooth antenna ports, 4 5G antenna ports,
power indicator, -20——+60℃;Including power adapter,
providing Realtimes RTS-Linux4Tegra software support
package
RTSS-NWL(optional)
M.2 WIFI/Bluetooth module (including antenna)
NVME-SSD-256(optional)
Industrial grade 256GB NVME solid state drive (2280)
RTSV-6902(optional)
RTSV-6904(optional)
RTSV-6906(optional)
M.2 video capture card, RTSV-6902 (dual channel SDI video
input), RTSV-6904 (four channel SDI video input), RTSV-6906
(single channel 4K SDI video input)
Order online:
https://shop340963258.taobao.com
https://mall.jd.com/index-824786.html
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3Installation and use
3.1 System installation renderings
3.2 Drive
The Z604 carrier board works on a system burned with the official original version of NVIDIA Linux
For Tegra (L4T). HDMI, Gigabit Ethernet, USB2.0, serial port, GPIO, SD card, I2C bus can all be supported.
But Mini-PCIe, USB3.0, fan interface, etc. cannot work normally.
Z604 carrier board interface is fully supported, and the supporting driver patch needs to be loaded.
The original NVIDIA LT4 software package (for system programming) can be downloaded from the link
below:
https://developer.nvidia.com/embedded/linux-tegra
Z604 driver patch support package (for system programming) download link:
http:// www.realtimes.cn/download/
System burning method (help document):
https://www.realtimes.cn/cn/help.html
Note: The account password of Ruitai Cloud Space must be obtained by contacting
technical support.
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3.3 How to use Smart Box
a) Make sure that the voltage of all external systems is turned off
b) Install the Jetson Nano/Xavier NX/TX2 NX core module to the 260-pin SO-DIMM
connector.Please pay attention to the alignment between the connectors during the installation process,
and install the fixing screws at the same time.
c) Install necessary external cables. (Such as: the display cable connected to the HDMI monitor, the
power input cable to power the system, the USB cable connected to the keyboard and mouse...)
d) Connect the power cord to the power source.
e) Z604 adopts automatic power-on design, turn on the power and the system starts to work.
f) For a system without a protective enclosure, after the system is powered on, please avoid moving
the entire system, and it is strictly forbidden to touch the circuit board and its electronic components
with your body.
3.4 Recovery Mode
Jetson Nano/Xavier NX/TX2 NX core module can work in normal mode and Recovery mode. File
system update, kernel update, boot loader update, BCT update and other operations can be performed in
Recovery mode.
The steps to enter the Recovery mode are as follows:
a) Turn off the power supply to the system.
b) Use a USB cable to connect the OTG-USB port of the Z604 and the USB port of the Jetson
development host.
c) Press the RECOVERY button without releasing it to supply power to the system, keep the power
supply for more than 3 seconds, then release the RECOVERY button
d) The system enters Recovery mode, and subsequent operations can be performed at this time.
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4Connectors Description
4.1 Micro USB Interface
Function
Micro USB interface
Marking
OTG
Type
USB 2.0 MicroType-B
Pin define
Pin
Signal
Pin
Signal
1
VBUS
2
USB 2.0 D-
3
USB 2.0 D+
4
USB ID
5
GND
4.2 USB3.0 Interface
Function
USB Connector
Marking
USB x 2
Type
Dual USB Type-A interface
Pin define
Note: When the core module is xavier NX, the upper USB interface
is USB3.1
level
Upper layer
Type
USB 3.0 And USB 2.0
Pin
Signal
Pin
Signal
1
VBUS
2
USB 2.0 D-
3
USB 2.0 D+
4
GND
5
SSRX-
6
SSRX+
7
GND
8
SSTX-
9
SSTX+
level
Lower layer
Type
USB 2.0
Pin
Signal
Pin
Signal
1
VBUS
2
USB 2.0 D-
3
USB 2.0 D+
4
GND
5
SSRX-
6
SSRX+
7
GND
8
SSTX-
9
SSTX+
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4.3 Gigabit Ethernet
Function
Ethernet connector
Marking
GbE1、GbE2
Type
RJ45
Pin define
Pin
Signal
Pin
Signal
1
TP0+
2
TP0-
3
TP1+
4
TP2+
5
TP2-
6
TP1-
7
TP3+
8
TP3-
4.4 HDMI Display interface
Function
HDMI Display connector
Marking
HDMI
Type
HDMI
Pin define
Pin
Signal
Pin
Signal
1
TMDS Data2+
2
TMDS Data2 GND
3
TMDS Data2-
4
TMDS Data1+
5
TMDS Data1 GND
6
TMDS Data1-
7
TMDS Data0+
8
TMDS Data0 GND
9
TMDS Data0-
10
TMDS Clock+
11
TMDS Clock GND
12
TMDS Clock-
13
CEC
14
No Connect
15
DDC clock
16
DDC data
17
DDC GND
18
+5V Power
19
Hot Plug Detect
4.5 Multi-function interface
Function
Multi-function interface
Marking
Type
3.81mm pitch 2x10Pin double row straight pin
Pin define
Pin
Signal
Pin
Signal
1
5V
2
5V
3
CAN0_H
4
CAN1_H
5
CAN0_L
6
CAN1_L
7
1_RS485_B
8
2_RS485_B
9
1_RS485_A
10
2_RS485_A
11
GPIO3
12
GPIO1
13
GPIO4
14
GPIO2
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15
Debug_UART_TXD
16
Debug_UART_RXD
17
FORCE_RECOVERY
18
POWER_BTN_IN_MCU
19
GND
20
SYS_RST
Pin 1: The yellow box mark in the picture on the right.
Pin 2: The red box mark in the picture on the right.
1_RS485 mapping file in Linux system is ttyTHS1 under /dev
directory.
2_RS485 mapping file in Linux system is ttyTHS0 under /dev
directory.
The mapping files of GPIO1, GPIO2, GPIO3, and GPIO4 in Linux
system are 436, 266, 267, 422.
Note: When matched with Nano core module, there is no CAN
interface function.
4.6 Micro SD（TF）card socket
Function
Micro SD（TF）card socket
Marking
Micro SD
Type
Micro SD（TF）
Pin define
Pin
Signal
Pin
Signal
1
SDIO_DATA2
2
SDIO_DATA3
3
SDIO_CMD
4
SDIO_VCC
5
SDIO_CLK
6
GND
7
SDIO_DATA0
8
SDIO_DATA1
9
GND
10
SDIO_CD
4.7 Micro SIM card socket
Function
SIM card socket
Marking
SIM
Type
Micro SIM
Pin define
Pin
Signal
Pin
Signal
S1
UIM_PWR
S2
UIM_RESET
S3
UIM_CLK
S4
NC
S5
GND
S6
NC
S7
UIM_DATA
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4.8 Power connector
Function
Power connector
Marking
DC12V
Type
2 pin terminal
Pin define
Input voltage range: +9V~+20V
Live connection of cables is strictly prohibited!
Pin
Signal
Pin
Signal
1
VCC (+)
2
GND (-)
5Hardware update history
Z604 Board card hardware update history
Revision
Reason for change
V1.1
Initial release
6 Product size diagram
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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 the baseplate and core modules provided by
Ruitai New Era (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd. are guaranteed for 3 years, while the other peripherals are
guaranteed for 1 year (life-long maintenance service is provided if the warranty period is 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
be returned to Realtimes Technology.
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
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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.
Rev.C 6/2020
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