Common Vision Blox 14.1
Modular Embedded - Getting Started

Getting to know your Modular Embedded Board

Scope of Shipment

Initial Setup

Important Notes!

Receiving Help

Getting to know your Modular Embedded Board

Connectors

Nr. Connection Nr. Connection
1 1x HDMI Type A 2 1x USB Type C (OTG)*
3 2x 10 GigE RJ45 4 1x 1 GigE RJ45
5 2x USB 3.1 6 1x 40 pin header
7 2x MIPI CSI-2 (2x4 Lanes)** 8 1x M.2 socket for peripherals**
  • The OTG interface is configured exclusively for flashing the device and will not be available for applications.
    ** On the back side of the PCB

Auto power on

By default, without modifying the J7 connector pins, the board boots as soon as it is connected to a power supply.

In order to disable that behavior, bridge the marked pins from connector J7:

Power-On, Reset, Recovery and Status LED

Use the CN2 connector for board control. The pins of CN2 are connecting the power on trigger, the reset trigger, the recovery mode trigger and a status led output. See the following pin order for the correct setup.

Specifications

See here.

Scope of Shipment

Initial Setup

Step 1

Connect your camera/s to the Modular Embedded Board.

Note: If you want to connect MIPI cameras, you will need the AV adapter board for Jetson TX2 and Xavier AGX. Despite its name (it has been designed for Nvidia's TX2 development carrier and the Xavier AGX) the board with also work with the Xavier NX on the STEMMER IMAGING Modular Embedded carrier. Details about the connector can be found here.

Step 2

Connect the Display port of the Modular Embedded Board via a Display cable (HDMI) with your display.

Step 3

Link the power connector cable with the industrial power adapter and connect it to the DC-in port of the Modular Embedded Board.

Step 4

Plug the power connector cable into your power supply. Wait until the input mask appears on your screen and log in with

‍login: nvidia

password: nvidia

Important Notes

X550 Fan Service

Warning: Flashing your Modular Embedded device with a stock image will disable the fan on the X550 chipset that provides the 10 GigE interface. This may cause damage to your device!

In order to restore the fan's functionality, apple the following patch to your Jetson image on the host system before flashing: https://ftp.commonvisionblox.com/webdavs/embedded/JetPack4.6.1/patches/R32_7_1_Xavier_NX_JCD02_3_Aetina_sources.tar.gz

After booting your device you can verify functionality of the X550 fan service with the following command:

Receiving Help

If you have any questions, the following resources are available might be of use to you: