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Introduction Connect Tech’s Rudi is a small form factor embedded system based on the NVIDIA® Jetson™ TX2/TX1. Housed in a compact enclosure with optional mounting brackets. Rudi features revolutionary the NVIDIA Maxwell™ or Pascal™ based architecture with 256 CUDA cores delivering over 1 TeraFLOP of performance with a 64-bit Quad or Hex core ARM A57 CPU.
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Rudi Embedded System for NVIDIA Jetson TX2 and TX1 Users Guide www.connecttech.com Without Mounting Bracket: Dimensions 135mm x 50mm x 105mm (5.31" x 1.97" x 4.13") Weight 0.703kg / 1.55lb (base enclosure only) 12V Power Supply Brick (90~264 Vac), Power supply adapter...
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Rudi Embedded System for NVIDIA Jetson TX2 and TX1 Users Guide www.connecttech.com Manual Power On/Off Switch Auto-Power On Mode Ordering Part Numbers Rudi Enclosure with TX2 ESG503-x1 – North America ESG504-x1 – North America or TX1 and DC Barrel Power Connector ESG503-x2 –...
Rudi Embedded System for NVIDIA Jetson TX2 and TX1 Users Guide www.connecttech.com Connector Summary Designator Connector Description Power Input Connector – 2.1mm Barrel. 12V PWR Power Input Or Two Pin Terminal Connector 3.5mm Pitch OTG USB USB micro USB 2.0 micro Type A/B Connector USB 3.0 A...
Rudi Embedded System for NVIDIA Jetson TX2 and TX1 Users Guide www.connecttech.com Switch Summary Designator Function Description Power Button Power ON/OFF Rudi System Power ON/OFF Button Reset Hardware Reset Rudi System Reset push button Recovery Force Recovery Used for TX2/TX1 system programming (used in conjunction with the dual purpose USB OTG port).
Detailed Feature Description The Rudi Embedded System is an NVIDIA Jetson TX2/TX1 based embedded system. The Rudi comes with an NVIDIA Jetson TX2/TX1 preloaded with the latest Linux for Tegra (Ubuntu) with the Connect Tech Board Support Package installed.
Rudi Embedded System for NVIDIA Jetson TX2 and TX1 Users Guide www.connecttech.com USB OTG Function USB 2.0 port (Host or Target device capable) Location Front panel OTG Type Micro USB Type A/B Features Multi-function port. Used as a 3 USB 2.0 Host port, or...
Rudi Embedded System for NVIDIA Jetson TX2 and TX1 Users Guide www.connecttech.com 10/100/1000 Ethernet (GBE) Function Gigabit Ethernet Connector Location Front panel GbE1 and GbE2 Type Standard RJ45 receptacle Pinout Standard GbE pinout Features GbE 1 – TX2/TX1 direct controller port...
3840×2160. Antenna 1 The Rudi Embedded System enables access to the NVIDIA Jetson Wifi and Bluetooth modems. The external SMA Antenna 1 Connector is attached internally to the J8 U.FL on the Jetson TX2/TX1. Function Antenna 1 Front panel ANT1...
Rudi Embedded System for NVIDIA Jetson TX2 and TX1 Users Guide www.connecttech.com CAN Bus Function CAN Bus Location Rear panel CAN BUS Type Three pin 3.5mm Terminal connector ‘+’ = CAN_H Pinout ‘-‘ = CAN_L GND = Isolated CAN Bus GND signal.
Rudi Embedded System for NVIDIA Jetson TX2 and TX1 Users Guide www.connecttech.com Switch Description The Rudi Embedded System has a single Power Button on the Front Faceplate. Power Button Function Power Button Notes A nearly flush switch with an easy toggle press to turn the system on.
Rudi Embedded System for NVIDIA Jetson TX2 and TX1 Users Guide www.connecttech.com Force Recovery Mode USB OTG Port of the Rudi can be used to reprogram the TX2/TX1 when put into force recovery mode. To enable force USB recovery mode using the Rudi Embedded System follow the steps below: 1) Power down the system completely.
Rudi Embedded System for NVIDIA Jetson TX2 and TX1 Users Guide www.connecttech.com Expansion Options The Rudi Embedded System has two internal expansion ports. One full size miniPCIe Expansion Slot and one full size mSATA slot. miniPCIe Expansion Card Function Full size miniPCIe expansion slot...
Rudi Embedded System for NVIDIA Jetson TX2 and TX1 Users Guide www.connecttech.com Rudi Operation Ensure external power supply is turned OFF and unplugged from the AC power source. Connect power cable from the +12V brick supply to the Rudi Embedded System. Ensure that the power supply being used is in the acceptable range of +12V +/-10%.
Amps Watts Theoretical absolute maximum total draw of all functionality on the 1.7A Rudi Embedded System Please refer to the NVIDIA Jetson TX2/TX1 manual for full details on the current consumption and operational details. Actual Measurements Amps Watts System idle 0.400A...
Rudi Embedded System for NVIDIA Jetson TX2 and TX1 Users Guide www.connecttech.com Accessories Power Brick Included with the Rudi Embedded System is a +12Vdc 65W power brick capable of accepting 90-264Vac (47-63Hz) power input. If using the 2 terminal locking power connector (ESG505/506), CBG277 will be provided for adapting the above power supply to the Rudi power input.
Rudi Embedded System for NVIDIA Jetson TX2 and TX1 Users Guide www.connecttech.com Dual Band Antenna An optional accessory is a standard dual band antenna for use with the WiFi and Bluetooth modems. The antenna comes with an SMA Male connector and a tilt feature.
Rudi Embedded System for NVIDIA Jetson TX2 and TX1 Users Guide www.connecttech.com MISC I/O Breakout Cable An optional accessory for the MISC I/O connector is available to help breakout the connections to flying leads. The cable is a standard 2x6 position 0.100” pitch socket header with 12” of flying lead to configure as required.
Software / BSP Details All Connect Tech NVIDIA Jetson TX2/TX1 based products are built upon a modified Linux for Tegra (L4T) Device Tree that is specific to each CTI product. The hardware configurations of CTI’s products differ from that of the NVIDIA supplied WARNING: evaluation kit.
Rudi Embedded System for NVIDIA Jetson TX2 and TX1 Users Guide www.connecttech.com Mechanical Details A complete 3D STEP Model file of Rudi Embedded System can be downloaded here: http://www.connecttech.com/ftp/3d_models/ESG503_3D_MODEL.zip Rudi Embedded System Document: CTIM-00479 Page 29 of 34 Date: 2018-01-19 Revision: 0.06...
Rudi Embedded System for NVIDIA Jetson TX2 and TX1 Users Guide www.connecttech.com Mechanical Mounting Package The Rudi Embedded System has an optional mounting edge bracket to allow for wall or rack mount use. Please contact sales for additional information: sales@connecttech.com...
Rudi Embedded System for NVIDIA Jetson TX2 and TX1 Users Guide www.connecttech.com Bottom Disassembly Instructions (ESD CAUTION!) The Rudi Embedded System has two expansion slots. One is a mSATA slot for storage expansion, the other is a miniPCIe slot for feature expansion.
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