Diamond Systems recommends that all its boards be stored only in individual ESD-safe packaging units. If multiple boards are stored together, they should be contained in bins with dividers placed between the boards. Do not pile boards on top of each other or cram too many boards within a small location.
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Overvoltage on Digital I/O Line: If a Digital I/O signal is connected to a voltage above the maximum specified voltage, the digital circuitry can be damaged. The acceptable voltage range on most Diamond Systems boards connected to digital I/O signals is 0-5V, with overvoltage protection up to 5.5V (-0.5 to 5.5V). Overvoltage beyond this limit can damage the circuitry.
2 INTRODUCTION 2.1 Jackson Product Overview Jackson is an Orin Nano / Orin NX module-based board with rich graphics and camera input capability. This base board converts the module into a complete embedded system by providing interface circuitry, I/O connectors for all the major features of the module, camera interface, power supply and additional I/O capabilities.
Jackson carrier board for NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano & Orin NX, low-cost variant (without JAX-BB02 one Ethernet interface and Expansion connector) Jackson carrier board for NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano & Orin NX, custom variant with 1 UART 9242652 and 1 RS232 port...
Orin Nano module requires fixed 5V input supply. Orin NX module supports 5V to 20V wide input voltage. Jackson board is designed for 7V to 20V wide input voltage and based on the output signal ‘MODULE_ID’ from module, the required input voltage is supplied to the module through load switches.
3.6 Camera Jackson brings eight MIPI CSI lanes to the board-to-board (B2B) 80-pin connector to plug the camera adapter card. Two quad-lane camera streams or four dual lane camera streams are supported. Each data lane has a peak bandwidth of up to 2.5Gbps.
The base board is equipped with a CAN interface. The interface can be realized with a non-isolated TJA1042T,118 transceiver or with an isolated ADM3053BRWZ transceiver, available as assembly options. By default, the CAN is realized with the non-isolated TJA1042T,118 transceiver. Jackson User Manual rev 2.2 www.diamondsystems.com Page 13...
All LEDs are labeled in silkscreen with their function. PWIN Green LED for Power IN PWGD Green LED for Power Good indication. PMOD Green LED for Boot indication. USER Green LED for user /boot indication Jackson User Manual rev 2.2 www.diamondsystems.com Page 14...
The following Block Diagram illustrates a high-level view of the Orin NX or Orin Nano Series components. The ports are broken out through the carrier board. Figure 4-2: Jetson Orin NX/Nano Block diagram Jackson User Manual rev 2.2 www.diamondsystems.com Page 16...
5 MECHANICAL DRAWING Below Figures Depict the Top and Bottom Mechanical view of the Jackson board. Figure 5-1: Mechanical Top View Jackson User Manual rev 2.2 www.diamondsystems.com Page 17...
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Figure 5-2: Mechanical Bottom View Figure 5-3: Jackson Stacking Height Details Jackson User Manual rev 2.2 www.diamondsystems.com Page 18...
6 CONNECTOR AND JUMPER LOCATION Figure 6-1: Top view of Jackson board Figure 6-2: Bottom view of Jackson board Jackson User Manual rev 2.2 www.diamondsystems.com Page 19...
6.1 Jumper Selection The Jumper blocks on the Jackson board can be configured to enable/disable or alter the default signal routing settings on the circuit, using Jumper shunts. The following table describes the Jumper Blocks on the baseboard. Jumper Description...
The pinouts for power input are as shown below: VIN = +7V to +20V Connector manufacturer / PN: Adam Tech / EB21A-02-D Connector Type: Screw terminal block, fixed, elevator style contacts, 2 positions Jackson User Manual rev 2.2 www.diamondsystems.com Page 23...
The pinouts for the fan connector are as shown below: TACH Connector manufacturer / PN: Molex 0533980471 Supported fan: ASB0305HP-00CP4 (included in Diamond Systems fan sink part no. 6882651) 7.4 Ethernet (J24, J25) The Ethernet ports are terminated on a R/A RJ45 connector with integrated transformer (MagJacks).
Serial port 2 is available on an RJ-12 connector along the front edge of the board. TX2/TX2_P/RX2_P RTS2/TX2_N/RX2_N CTS2 Connector type: RJ12 (6P6C) right angle Connector manufacturer / PN: Link-PP LPJE174-0NNL Mating Cable PN: 6980104 or any RJ-12 cable with user-specified termination at the other end Jackson User Manual rev 2.2 www.diamondsystems.com Page 26...
An 80-pin board-to-board connector is used to connect a series of camera adapter boards to Jackson. This enables Jackson to work with any CSI or GMSL camera by designing a suitable adapter with the required connectors, pinouts, and circuitry where required. The adapter board mounts on two standoffs on the bottom side of the board.
One mounting standoff is used at the far end of the module installation site. This standoff is not connected to ground. V_3P3 USB2_AP_P V_3P3 USB2_AP_N PCIE1_M2_TX0_P PCIE1_M2_TX0_N PCIE1_RX0_P PCIE1_RX0_N PCIE1_CLK_P PCIE1_CLK_N M2E_SUSCLK_32KHZ PCIE1_RST PCIE1_CLKREQ W_DISABLE2 PCIE_WAKE W_DISABLE1 I2C2_M2E_SDA I2C2_M2E_SCL V_3P3 V_3P3 Connector PN: 2199230-4 Connector Type: E-Key Jackson User Manual rev 2.2 www.diamondsystems.com Page 31...
One USB3.0/USB2.0 port is shared between the expansion conenctor and 2x5 pin header (J12) and follows the below pinout: USB3_RX- GND_CH USB3_RX+ USB2_D+ USB3_TX- USB2_D- USB3_TX+ USB_PWR J12 Connector PN: 98414-G06-10LF Connector Type: Vertical Header 2mm pitch latching Mating Cable PN: 6980603 Jackson User Manual rev 2.2 www.diamondsystems.com Page 33...
8 DEBUG CONSOLE To connect a debug console to Jackson, connect a TTL to USB cable between Jackson and laptop, then open a serial terminal application like TeraTerm, Putty and log on to Jackson. Refer below images for connection details. Jackson User Manual rev 2.2 www.diamondsystems.com Page 35...
USB A to USB A cable. M.2 Key M 2280 NVMe PCIe SSD. Jackson board assembled with Orin NX/Nano module. Jackson BSP released files. Programming Orin NX/Nano module involves the following four major steps: 10.2 Formatting the M.2 M-Key NVMe module a.
Run the ‘lsblk’ command. If nvme01p1 is detected as in below image, then the partition is successful. 10.3 BSP Flashing Procedure After format, connect M2 M-key NVMe device at J20 connector of Jackson board as shown below. b. Remove HST jumper and insert DEV jumper on JP2. Power on the board with recovery switch SW1 button pressed.
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Connect USB A to USB A cable between J4 bottom port of Jackson board and Host PC installed with Ubuntu 20.4 x86_64, Kernel version: 5.15.0-52 or above. d. Open the Linux terminal in the Host PC and run ‘lsusb’ command to verify whether the board is in recovery mode or not.
After rebooting, remove the USB cable at J4 bottom port and connect HDMI cable. 10.4 Initial Configuration: a. In the HDMI display system configuration window will appear. b. Accept the license and click on continue. Jackson User Manual rev 2.2 www.diamondsystems.com Page 40...
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Select English and click on continue as shown below. d. Select English (US) for Keyboard layout and click on continue. e. Click on your location on the map and select continue. Jackson User Manual rev 2.2 www.diamondsystems.com Page 41...
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Set the username and password and click on continue. g. Click on continue for APP Partition Size. h. Wait until Configuring hardware is complete. Jackson User Manual rev 2.2 www.diamondsystems.com Page 42...
Power off the board. c. Remove DEV jumper and insert HST jumper on JP2. Connect the USB mouse to J4 bottom port and power on the board. Check whether USB mouse is working. Jackson User Manual rev 2.2 www.diamondsystems.com Page 43...
11 SYSTEM ASSEMBLY 11.1 Installing Orin Nano/ Orin NX Module This section describes the steps to install Orin Nano/ Orin NX module on the Jackson base board. 11.1.1 Required Accessories DSC Part Item Description M2.5 x 10 Pan head Phillips screw #92000A1006 4810010 Fan, 30x30mm 6.9mmH, 5V 4-Wire...
3. After insertion, push down the module so that module locks with the side clips. 4. Place the thermal pad GR45A (21 x 19 x 1 (t)) on the bottom of heat sink where pedestals for the module are present. See illustration. Jackson User Manual rev 2.2 www.diamondsystems.com Page 45...
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Jackson. Then press down gently. 7. Install 4 no’s of M2.5 x 12mm (92000A107) long screws through the mounting holes into the spacers on Jackson. It is recommended to install all 4 screws loosely to ensure proper alignment, then tighten all 4 screws.
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Ensure the proper orientation of the fan cable connector. Alternatively, you can install the fan connector prior to installing the module and heat sink for easier finger access, then install it over the heat sink as a final step. Jackson User Manual rev 2.2 www.diamondsystems.com Page 47...
1mm thickness to contact the Jetson processor chip on the Orin module. The heat sink mounts to the Jackson board in 4 locations: 2 on top of the Orin module mounting holes (which are mounted on standoffs on the carrier board) and two additional points directly on the carrier board. In this way all the weight of the heat sink is carried by the carrier board, and no stress is placed on the Orin module or its SODIMM connector.
This section may be updated regularly based on newly introduced adapter boards. The information provided here is current only as of the date of this manual’s publication Contact Diamond Systems for the latest information or to arrange for a custom camera adapter board.
AL_CSI0_D1_N GND_AL AL_CSI0_CLK_P AL_CSI0_CLK_N GND_AL AL_CSI0_D2_P AL_CSI0_D2_N GND_AL AL_CSI0_D3_P AL_CSI0_D3_N V_5P0_AL AL_CAM_GPIO2_3P3 AL_CAM_GPIO1_3P3 V_5P0_AL AL_CAM1_I2C_SDA_3P3 AL_CAM1_I2C_SCL_3P3 V_5P0_AL Top View with two camera connectors (J3 and J4) Bottom View with B2B connector (J1) Jackson User Manual rev 2.2 www.diamondsystems.com Page 50...
13.3 Camera Adapter Installation 1. Connect Camera adapter board’s B2B connector to connector J27 on the bottom side of Jackson. Be careful to maintain the correct orientation to avoid damaging one or both connectors! The adapter board has silkscreen marking indicating the side that faces the Jackson board edge.
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Side view of the assembled board. Bottom view of the assembled board with FFC cables attached. Note PCB edge indication on camera adapter silkscreen. Jackson User Manual rev 2.2 www.diamondsystems.com Page 52...
14 LIMITED WARRANTY Diamond Systems Corporation warrants that its products will be free from defects and errors in material and workmanship and perform in full accordance with the technical specifications stated in the description of the product for a duration of 2 years from the date of shipment.
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