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Acknowledgement All other products’ name or trademarks are properties of their respective owners. Microsoft®, Windows® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. ⚫ Intel® and Iris® are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation ⚫ Core™ Ultra and Arc™ are trademarks of Intel Corporation ⚫...
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Packing List Before setting up your product, please make sure the following items have been shipped: Item Quantity UP Xtreme i14 (UPX-MTL01) with Active Cooler ⚫ If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your distributor or sales representative immediately.
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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. Make sure the power source matches the power rating of the device. Position the power cord so that people cannot step on it.
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If any of the following situations arises, please the contact our service personnel: Damaged power cord or plug Liquid intrusion to the device iii. Exposure to moisture Device is not working as expected or in a manner as described in this manual The device is dropped or damaged Any obvious signs of damage displayed on the device...
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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) Poisonous or Hazardous Substances or Elements in Products AAEON Main Board/ Daughter Board/ Backplane Poisonous or Hazardous Substances or Elements Hexavalent Polybrominated Polybrominated Component Lead Mercury Cadmium Chromium Biphenyls Diphenyl Ethers (Pb) (Hg) (Cd) (Cr(VI)) (PBB) (PBDE) PCB &...
Specifications System Processor Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 125U (12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz) Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 125H (18M Cache, up to 4.50 GHz) Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 155H (24M Cache, up to 4.80 GHz) Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 165H (24M Cache, up to 5.00 GHz) Graphics Intel®...
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System Expansion (Cont.) M.2 3052 B-Key x 1 (PCIe Gen 3 [x1], USB 3.2 Gen 2 [x1]) with Nano SIM slot (USB 3.0) SATA 6Gb/s x 1 Display Interface HDMI 2.1 x 2 DP 2.1 x 1 DP 1.4 via USB Type-C x 1 Ethernet 2.5GbE x 1 (Intel®...
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Environment Operating Temperature With Cooler: 32°F ~ 140°F (0°C ~ 60°C), 0.5m/s airflow Operating Humidity 0% ~ 90% relative humidity, non-condensing MTBF (Hours) 1,014,016 Certification CE/FCC Class A, RoHS Compliant, REACH Chapter 1 – Product Specifications...
List of Jumpers and Connectors Please refer to the table below for all of the board’s jumpers and connectors that you can configure for your application Label Function Power Button HDMI/DP SATA SATA Power CN10 M.2 2230 E-Key Slot CN11 M.2 2280 M-Key Slot CN12 M.2 3052 B-Key Slot...
2.3.10 USB Type-C (CN14) Signal Signal Signal Type C Port_TX0+ Type C Port_TX0- +5V/3A Type C Port_CC1 USB2_D3+ USB2_D3- Type C Port_SBU1 +5V/3A Type C Type C Port_TXRX1- Port_TXRX1+ TCP0_ TX1_D+ TCP0_ TX1_ D- +5V/3A Type C Port_CC2 USB2_D3+ USB2_D3- Type C Port_SBU2 +5V/3A Type C...
2.3.17 MIPI Power (CN34) Signal Signal +12V/1A 2.3.18 Dual USB 3.0 Type-A (CN28) Signal Signal Signal +5V/2A USB2_D2- USB2_D2+ USB3_RX2- USB3_RX2+ USB3_TX2- USB3_TX2+ +5V/2A USB2_D1- USB2_D1+ USB3_RX1- USB3_RX1+ USB3_TX1- USB3_TX1+ Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
Signal Signal Signal +3.3V/2.5A +3.3V/2.5A +3.3V/2.5A Note: Total 2.5A for M.2 M-Key Slot. 2.3.20 CPLD and BIOS Update (CN30) Signal Signal Signal CPLD_TCK CPLD_TDO +1.8V CPLD_TMS SPI_CS SPI_CLK SPI_MISO CPLD_TDI SPI_MOSI SPI_HOLD 2.3.21 40 Pin HAT (CN31) Signal Signal +3.3V/2A +5V/2A I2C1_SDA +5V/2A...
Signal Signal UART_RX I2S_CLK TIME_SYNC0 TIME_SYNC1 GPIO19 +3.3V/2A GPIO20 SPI_MOSI SPI_MISO GPIO21 SPI_CLK SPI_CS0 SPI_CS1 I2C0_SDA I2C0_SCL GPIO11 GPIO12 PWM0 PWM1 I2S_FRM GPIO15 I2S_RX I2S_TX Note: Total 2A(5V) and 2A(3.3V) for HAT 40 pin. 2.3.22 USB 2.0 Type-A/HDMI (CN32) Signal Signal Signal HDMI_TX2+...
Signal Signal Signal HDMI_CLK+ HDMI_CLK- HDMI_SCL HDMI_SDA +5V/0.5A HDMI_Hot plug +5V/2A USB2_D- detect USB2_D+ 2.3.23 Audio Jack (CN33) Signal Signal MIC_LR_CN AUD_GND Line Out - Right Line Out - Left 2.3.24 Fan Connector. (J1) Signal Signal TACH 12V/1.5A Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
Linux Setup The UP Xtreme i14 supports Linux operating systems (see Chapter 1 for specifications). For instructions on how to install a Linux OS onto your UP Xtreme i14, you can find several guides and tutorials in the wiki section of the UP website at https://up-board.org for both installing supported distributions as well as porting your own Linux build.
OpenVINO Environment for Linux 3.3.1 Install OS & Update Kernel Step 1: Install Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Step 2: Install 6.5 OEM Kernel to enable VPU. Command: sudo apt update sudo apt-get install linux-image-6.5.0-1009-oem Step 3: Reboot your board to apply the changes. After rebooting, check that you have booted into the correct kernel version - uname -a Output should show: linux-image-6.5.0-1009-oem...
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libegl-mesa0 libegl1-mesa libegl1-mesa-dev libgbm1 libgl1-mesa-dev libgl1-mesa-dri \ libglapi-mesa libgles2-mesa-dev libglx-mesa0 libigdgmm12 libxatracker2 mesa-va-drivers \ mesa-vdpau-drivers mesa-vulkan-drivers va-driver-all vainfo hwinfo clinfo Install linux-firmware to have GPU firmware sudo apt-get install –y linux-firmware Set user to the group (optional) usermod -a -G video user usermod -a -G render user Add GPU ID into Grub file sudo vim /etc/default/grub...
3.3.3 Install NPU Driver Enable NPU device in BIOS: CRB Setup->CRB advanced -> System Agent (SA) Configuration-> NPU Device [Enabled] Go to https://github.com/intel/linux-npu-driver/releases/tag/v1.1.0 Download and install all packages *.deb packages Verify by dmesg | grep vpu /dev/accel/accel0 as your user group (optional if you are not accessing NPU in root) chown user:user /dev/accel/accel0 Chapter 3 –...
3.3.4 Install OpenVINO Step 1: Download OpenVINO: You must use the OpenVINO archives as they include the NPU plugin. Download the appropriate package from OpenVINO 2023.2 Linux Packages. Step 2: Proceed with OpenVINO Installation: Follow the installation instructions provided in the downloaded package to install OpenVINO on your system.
OpenVINO Environment for Windows 3.4.1 OpenVINO Installation Source: https://docs.openvino.ai/2024/get-started/install-openvino.html?PACKAGE=OPENVIN O_BASE&VERSION=v_2024_2_0&OP_SYSTEM=WINDOWS&DISTRIBUTION=ARCHIVE 3.4.2 Additional Configurations for GPU and NPU Source: https://docs.openvino.ai/2024/get-started/configurations.html 3.4.3 NPU Installation Guide Operating System Support Operating System Version Details September Update (22H2) Microsoft Windows® 11 October Update (22H2) 64-bit October Update (23H2) Note: NPU will not support workloads on Windows* 10.
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How to Install/Update the NPU Driver Check if an NPU driver is already installed on your device. Right click on Windows start button and select Device Manager. Check if Intel(R) AI Boost is visible under Neural processors. If an NPU driver is installed, you need to uninstall it. In Device Manager window: Right click on the Intel(R) AI Boost and select Uninstall Device.
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Note: If you click more than once on icon the other devices may disappear and revert to show Intel(R) AI Boost. Install the new NPU driver. Find PCI Device under Other devices. Right click it and select Update Driver. In the new Window that appears, click Browse my computer for drivers. Click on Browse button and navigate to the location where the unpacked driver was saved.
Cables and Connectors This table provides detailed information about the cables and connectors used by the UP Xtreme i14 (UPX-MTL01). If you have any questions about the configuration of your board, please contact your AAEON sales representative. Mating Connector Label Function AAEON P/N Vendor Model No.
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