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BOXER-8251AI Compact Fanless Embedded AI@Edge Box PC with NVIDIA® Jetson Xavier™ NX User’s Manual 1 Last Updated: June 23, 2020...
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Copyright Notice This document is copyrighted, 2020. 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™ and Jetson Xavier™ are trademarks of the ⚫ NVIDIA Corporation ITE is a trademark of Integrated Technology Express, Inc. ⚫ IBM and VGA are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. ⚫...
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Packing List Before setting up your product, please make sure the following items have been shipped: Item Quantity BOXER-8251AI ⚫ Power Connector ⚫ If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your distributor or sales representative immediately. Preface...
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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.
Specifications System Six Core ARM® Carmel® V8.2 Processor Chipset — System Memory 8GB LPDDR4 AI Solution Nvidia Jetson Xavier NX Display Interface HDMI 2.0 Storage Device 16GB eMMC Micro SD Slot x1 Ethernet 10/100/1000Base-TX x 1 USB 3.2 Gen 1 x 4 LAN x 1 RS-232 x 2 HDMI x 1...
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Mechanical Mounting Wallmount Dimensions (W x D x H) 3.46” x 2.95” x 1.53” (88mm x 75mm x 39mm) Gross Weight 1.10 lbs. (0.5 kg) Net Weight 0.66 lbs. (0.3 kg) Environmental Storage Temperature -40°F ~158°F (-40°C ~ 70°C) Storage Humidity 95% @ 40°C, non-condensing Anti-Vibration 3 Grms/ 5 ~ 500Hz/ operation –...
Product Notice Micro-USB: Micro-USB port is ideally for flashing image only. USB ports: USB ports 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.
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 CN1 (Pin 7-8) AT/ATX mode select 2.3.1 Setting Jumpers You can configure your system to match the needs of your application by setting...
2.3.2 AT/ATX Mode Select (CN1 Pins 7-8) The AT/ATX Mode Select functions by connecting pins 7 and 8 of CN1. To prevent damage to the system, do not connect pins 7 and 8 to any other pin. Open – AT Mode Closed –...
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 Front Panel Connector DC Power In Connector Micro USB for Flash image Giga LAN Connector HDMI Connector...
2.4.1 Front Panel Connector (CN1) Signal Signal Button power Recovery Reset Latch set Latch set PWR LED Note: Pin 7 and 8 are used for setting AT/ATX Power Mode. See Chapter 2.3.2 for information. To prevent damage to your system, do not connect Pins 7 and 8 with any other pin.
2.4.3 USB 2.0 Connector for Flash Image (CN3) Signal Signal USB1- USB1+ 2.4.4 LAN RJ45 Port (CN4) Signal Signal MDI0+ MDI0- MDI1+ MDI1- MDI2+ MDI2- MDI3+ MDI3- Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
Before Installation Before starting the process make sure your BOXER-8251AI system is turned off and the power in is disconnected. You will need a host PC running Ubuntu 16.04 or 18.04, and make sure the NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX module is installed onto the BOXER-8251AI carrier board/ system.
Force USB Recovery Mode On Host Computer, open Linux terminal and enter the following command to extract compressed OS image files (file name may vary): $ tar -zxvf ACLinux_4.9_ACLNX49D.NV05.BOXER-8251AI.2.tar.gz Next, perform the following steps to force the system to start in USB Recovery Mode: Connect the Micro-USB plug on the USB cable to the Recovery Port on the BOXER-8251AI and the other end to an available USB port on the host PC.
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While holding the FORCE RECOVERY button, connect the power adapter. Continue to hold the FORCE RECOVERY button for two seconds, then release. When device is in recovery mode, lsusb command on host PC will list a line of “0955:7e19 NVidia Corp" Recovery mode can also be initiated with the system disassembled.
Flash Image to Board Use the following steps to flash the OS to the BOXER-8251AI. Open terminal on Linux host PC, then access the bootloader folder you extracted in the previous section. Enter the following command in terminal to flash the image: $ sudo ./flashall.sh Wait as the image is installed.