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BOXER-8641AI Plus
AI@Edge Compact Fanless Embedded
AI System with NVIDIA® AGX Orin™
User's Manual 1st Ed
Last Updated: January 10, 2025

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  • Page 1 BOXER-8641AI Plus AI@Edge Compact Fanless Embedded AI System with NVIDIA® AGX Orin™ User’s Manual 1st Ed Last Updated: January 10, 2025...

  • Page 2: Copyright Notice

    AAEON assumes no liabilities resulting from errors or omissions in this document, or from the use of the information contained herein. AAEON reserves the right to make changes in the product design without notice to its users.
  • Page 3 Acknowledgements All other products’ name or trademarks are properties of their respective owners. NVIDIA®, the NVIDIA logo, Jetson™, Jetson Orin™, and JetPack™ are ⚫ trademarks of the NVIDIA Corporation. Arm® and Arm®v8-M architecture are registered trademarks of Arm Limited. ⚫ Linux®...
  • Page 4 Packing List Before setting up your product, please make sure the following items have been shipped: Item Quantity BOXER-8641AI Plus (BOXER-8641AI-B1) ⚫ Wallmount Bracket ⚫ Screw Package ⚫ If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your distributor or sales representative immediately.
  • Page 5 (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. Preface...
  • Page 6 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. Do not use any cables or adapters not supplied by AAEON to prevent system malfunction or fires.
  • Page 7 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.
  • Page 8 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.
  • Page 9 China RoHS Requirements (CN) 产品中有毒有害物质或元素名称及含量 AAEON System QO4-381 Rev.A0 有毒有害物质或元素 部件名称 铅 汞 镉 六价铬 多溴联苯 多溴二苯 醚(PBDE) (Pb) (Hg) (Cd) (Cr(VI)) (PBB) 印刷电路板 × ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 及其电子组件 外部信号 × ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 连接器及线材 外壳...
  • Page 10 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...

  • Page 11: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Product Specifications..................1 Specifications ......................2 Chapter 2 – Hardware Information ..................5 Dimensions ....................... 6 Jumpers and Connectors ..................7 List of Jumpers ......................8 2.3.1 Setting Jumpers ..................8 2.3.2 AT/ATX Mode Selection (JP1) ..............9 2.3.3 OOB/CN16 UART Selection (JP2) ............
  • Page 12 Connecting to PC/ Force Recovery Mode ............36 Flash Image to Board .................... 38 Check BSP Version ....................39 Chapter 4 – OS User Guide ....................40 Introduction ......................41 Update Note ......................42 BOXER-8641AI Plus Power Mode ............... 43 BOXER-8641AI Plus GPIO Test Command ............44 Preface...

  • Page 13: Chapter 1 - Product Specifications

    Chapter 1 Chapter 1 - Product Specifications...

  • Page 14: Specifications

    Specifications System AI Accelerator NVIDIA® Jetson AGX Orin™ 8-core Arm® Cortex®-A78AE v8.2 64-bit CPU 12-core Arm® Cortex®-A78AE v8.2 64-bit CPU System Memory 32GB LPDDR5 64GB LPDDR5 Storage Device 64GB eMMC 5.1 x 1 M.2 2280 M-Key x 1 (NVMe) SATA Drive Bay x 1 Display Interface HDMI 2.0 (Type-A) x 1 Ethernet...
  • Page 15 System SATA Power (5V) x 1 12V Fan x 1 OOB Connector x 1 COM Wafer (RS-232/422/485) x 4 (2 for external COM Ports) Wafer x 3 for USB 2.0 Debug UART x 1 TPM 2.0 x 1 Expansion M.2 2230 E-Key x 1 M.2 3052 B-Key x 1 M.2 2280 M-Key x 1 2.5”...
  • Page 16 Environmental Operating Temperature -13°F ~ 131°F (-25°C ~ 55°C) with 0.7 m/s airflow Storage Temperature -40°F ~ 185°F (-40°C ~ 85°C) Storage Humidity 5 ~ 95% @40°C, non-condensing Random, 3.5 Grms, 5~500Hz with SSD Anti-Vibration 50G peak acceleration Anti-Shock 76cm (1 Corner, 3 Edge, 6 Surface) Drop CE/FCC Class B Certification...

  • Page 17: Chapter 2 - Hardware Information

    Chapter 2 Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...

  • Page 18: Dimensions

    Dimensions Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...

  • Page 19: Jumpers And Connectors

    Jumpers and Connectors Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...

  • Page 20: List Of Jumpers

    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 AT/ATX Selected OOB/CN16 UART Selected 2.3.1 Setting Jumpers You configure your card to match the needs of your application by setting jumpers.

  • Page 21: At/Atx Mode Selection (Jp1)

    2.3.2 AT/ATX Mode Selection (JP1) Function Open ATX (Default) Close AT 2.3.3 OOB/CN16 UART Selection (JP2) Function CN16 (Default) Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...

  • Page 22: List Of Connectors

    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 NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin Connector RTC Battery Connector HDMI Port RJ-45 GbE Port...
  • Page 23 Label Function RS-232/422/485 Select (CN16) Reset Button Recovery Button Power Button AT/ATX Select OOB/CN16 UART Select Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...

  • Page 24: Nc-Si Connector (Cn27)

    2.4.1 NC-SI Connector (CN27) Signal Signal +3.3V 3.3V_AO Debug UART TX NC_SI_TXD0 Debug UART RX NC_SI_TXD1 I2C1 SCL NC_SI_RXD0 I2C1 SDA NC_SI_RXD1 System Reset NC_SI_CLK_IN NC_SI_CRB Button power NC_SI_TX_EN OOB_UART_TXD 5V_AO OOB_UART_RXD Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...

  • Page 25: Rtc Battery Connector (Cn2)

    2.4.2 RTC Battery Connector (CN2) Signal Signal Positive Negative 2.4.3 Micro USB (Flash OS) (CN19) Signal Signal USB1- USB1+ Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...

  • Page 26: Hdmi Connector (Cn4)

    2.4.4 HDMI Connector (CN4) Signal Signal HDMI_DATA2_P HDMI_DATA2_N HDMI_DATA1_P HDMI_DATA1_N HDMI_DATA0_P HDMI_DATA0_N HDMI_CLK_P HDMI_CLK_N HDMI_SCL HDMI_SDA HDMI_PWR HDMI_HDP Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...

  • Page 27: 2280 M-Key (Cn11)

    2.4.5 M.2 2280 M-Key (CN11) Signal Signal 3.3V 3.3V 3.3V SUSCLK (O)(0/3.3V) PEDET Key M Key M Key M Key M Key M Key M Key M Key M Key M REFCLKp PEWAKE# (I/O)(0/3.3V) or NC REFCLKn CLKREQ# (I/O)(0/3.3V) or NC PERST# (O)(0/3.3V) or NC PETpO/SATA-A+ PETnO/SATA-A-...

  • Page 28: 3052 B-Key (Cn7)

    Signal Signal PETp2 PETn2 PERp2 3.3V PERn2 3.3V 3.3V PETn3 3.3V PETn3 DAS/DSS (I/O)/LED_I# (I)(0/3.3V) PERp3 PERn3 3.3V 3.3V 2.4.6 M.2 3052 B-Key (CN7) Signal Signal 3.3V 3.3V RESERVED / REFCLKN1 UIM_Power_In/GPIO1/PEWake1# RESERVED / REFCLKP1 UIM_Power_Out/CLKREQ1# UIM_SWP / PERST1# RESERVED / PERn1 RESERVED RESERVED / PERp1 ALERT# (1)(0/3.3V)
  • Page 29 Signal Signal W_DISABLE#1 (O)(0/3.3V) RESERVED/W_DISABLE#2 PEWake0# (IO)(0/3.3V) (O)(0/3.3V) PERST0# (O)(0/3.3V) CLKREQ0 (IO)(0/3.3V) SUSCLK (32kHz)(O)(0/3.3V) COEX1 (I/O)(0/1.8V) REFCLKN0 COEX2 (I/O)(0/1.8V) REFCLKP0 COEX3 (I/O)(0/1.8V) VENDOR DEFINED PERn0 VENDOR DEFINED PERp0 VENDOR DEFINED UART RTS (O)(0/1.8V) PETn0 UART CTS (O)(0/1.8V) PETp0 UART Tx (O)(0/1.8V) Connector Key Connector Key Connector Key...

  • Page 30: 2230 E-Key (Cn10)

    2.4.7 M.2 2230 E-Key (CN10) Signal Signal 3.3V 3.3V RESERVED/REFCLKn1 UIM_POWER_SRC/GPIO1/PEWAKE1# RESERVED/REFCLKp1 UIM_POWER_SNK/CLKREQ1# UIM_SWP/PERST1# RESERVED/PETn1 RESERVED RESERVED/PETp1 ALERT# (O)(0/3.3V) I2C_CLK (I)(0/3.3V) RESERVED/PERn1 I2C_DATA (I/O)(0/3.3V) RESERVED/PERp1 W_DISABLE1# (I)(0/3.3V) W_DISABLE2# (I)(0/3.3V) PEWAKE# (I/O)(0/3.3V) PERST0# (I)(0/3.3V) CLKREQ0# (I/O)(0/3.3V) SUSCLK(32kHz) (I/O)(0/3.3V) COEX1 (I/O)(0/1.8V) REFCLKn0 COEX2 (I/O)(0/1.8V) REFCLKp0 COEX3 (I/O)(0/1.8V)

  • Page 31: Usb 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A Ports (Cn17/Cn18)

    Signal Signal Module Key Module Key UART TXD (O)(0/1.8V) SDIO RESET# (I)(0/1.8V) UART WAKE# (O)(0/3.3V) SDIO WAKE# (O)(0/1.8V) SDIO DATA3 (I/O)(0/1.8V) LED2# (O)(OD) SDIO DATA2 (I/O)(0/1.8V) PCM_IN/I2S SD_IN (I)(0/1.8V) SDIO DATA1 (I/O)(0/1.8V) PCM_OUT/I2S SD_OUT (O)(0/1.8V) SDIO DATA0 (I/O)(0/1.8V) PCM_SYNC/I2S WS (I/O)(0/1.8V) SDIO CMD (I/O)(0/1.8V) PCM_CLK/I2S SCK (I/O)(0/1.8V) SDIO CLK (I/O)(0/1.8V)

  • Page 32: Gbe Port (Cn5)

    Signal Signal (A)SSRX+ (B)SSRX+ (A)SSTX- (B)SSTX- (A)SSTX+ (B)SSTX+ 2.4.9 RJ-45 GbE Port (CN5) Signal Signal MDI0+ MDI0- MDI1+ MDI1- MDI2+ MDI2- MDI3+ MDI3- Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...

  • Page 33: Dc In Connector (5.0Mm) (Cn28)

    2.4.10 DC in Connector (5.0mm) (CN28) Signal Signal DC Positive DC Negative 2.4.11 COM Port Connector (CN16/SW4) RS-232 RS-485 Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...

  • Page 34: Com Port Connector (Cn14/Sw3)

    RS-232 RS-485 2.4.12 COM Port Connector (CN14/SW3) RS-232 RS-485 Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...

  • Page 35: Com Port Connector (Cn12/Sw1)

    2.4.13 COM Port Connector (CN12/SW1) RS-232 RS-485 Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...

  • Page 36: Com Port Connector (Cn13/Sw2)

    2.4.14 (CN13/SW2) COM Port Connector RS-232 RS-485 2.4.15 CANBus Connector (CN15) Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...

  • Page 37: Rs-232/422/485 Select (Sw1/Sw2/Sw3/Sw4)

    Signal CAN0_H CAN0_L CAN1_H CAN1_L 2.4.16 RS-232/422/485 Select (SW1/SW2/SW3/SW4) Mode 1T/1R RS-232 1T/1R RS-485 Low power shutdown 250kbps for RS-232 and RS-485 RS-232 to 1.5Mbps and RS-485 to 10Mbps Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...

  • Page 38: Sata Connector (Cn27)

    2.4.17 SATA Connector (CN27) Signal 2.4.18 USB 2.0 Connector (CN22/CN23/CN24) Signal Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...

  • Page 39: Audio Connector (Cn6)

    Signal 2.4.19 Audio Connector (CN6) Signal Signal MIC1 MIC2 HPO_R MIC_IN_DET HPO_L PHONE_DET Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...

  • Page 40: Dio Connector (Cn9)

    2.4.20 DIO Connector (CN9) Signal PA.02 PA.01 PAA.04 PAA.07 PBB.00 PBB.01 PA.03 PA.00 Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...

  • Page 41: Fan Connector (Cn20)

    2.4.21 Fan Connector (CN20) Signal Signal Power(+12V) FAN_TACH FAN_PWM Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...

  • Page 42: Hardware Assembly

    Hardware Assembly This section details the steps needed to install various hardware components for the BOXER-8641AI Plus. 2.5.1 M.2 Expansion Module Installation The M.2 2280 M-Key, M.2 2230 E-Key, and M.2 3052 B-Key slots can be accessed via removable covers on the bottom panel of the BOXER 8641AI Plus system as shown in the following diagram.
  • Page 43 When installing the M.2 2280 M-Key, please ensure a thermal pad is used, as illustrated below. Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...

  • Page 44: 2.5" Hdd Or Ssd Installation

    2.5.2 2.5” HDD or SSD Installation The 2.5” HDD or SSD drive bay can accessed for drive installation via removable covers on the bottom panel of the BOXER 8641AI Plus system as shown in the following diagram. Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...

  • Page 45: Wall Mount Installation

    2.5.3 Wall Mount Installation The BOXER 8641AI Plus can be secured via a wall mount as shown in the following diagram. Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...

  • Page 46: Chapter 3 - Bsp Flash Guide

    Chapter 3 Chapter 3 – BSP Flash Guide...

  • Page 47: Before Installation

    Before Installation Before starting the process, make sure your BOXER-8641AI Plus system is turned off and the power in is disconnected. You will need a Host PC running Ubuntu 20.04/22.04, and make sure the NVIDIA Jetson Orin AGX module is installed on the BOXER-8641AI Plus carrier board system.

  • Page 48: Connecting To Pc/ Force Recovery Mode

    Perform the following actions 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-8641AI Plus, and the other end to an available USB port on the Host PC. Connect the BOXER-8641AI Plus to a power supply.
  • Page 49 Note: Recovery mode cannot be initiated if the NVIDIA Jetson Orin AGX module is disassembled. Ensure the NVIDIA Jetson Orin AGX module is installed and refer to the image below to perform the steps: Chapter 3 – BSP Flash Guide...

  • Page 50: Flash Image To Board

    Flash Image to Board Use the following steps to flash the OS to the BOXER-8641AI Plus. Open terminal on the Ubuntu Host PC, then access the folder you extracted in the previous section. Enter the following command in terminal to flash the image: $ ./flashboxer.sh emmc...

  • Page 51: Check Bsp Version

    Check BSP Version Once the flash image is successfully installed, the BOXER-8641AI Plus will reboot automatically, then check the BSP version to see if the system is flashing the correct version of BSP . Open a Terminal, and type command “cat /proc/product”...

  • Page 52: Chapter 4 - Os User Guide

    Chapter 4 Chapter 4 – OS User Guide...

  • Page 53: Introduction

    Introduction The BOXER-8641AI Plus OS, Ubuntu/Linux version, and preinstalled SDK components are as follows: Jetpack 6.0 (l4t 36.3) Jetpack 6.0, L4T 36.3.0 Ubuntu version: 22.04.4 Kernel version: 5.15.136-tegra UEFI version: 36.3.0-gcid-36191598 Pre-installed NV components, deepstream CUDA 12.2.1 cuDNN 8.9.4 TensorRT 8.6.2 OpenCV 4.8...

  • Page 54: Update Note

    So Aaeon default disable Nvidia apt Repo for updating Nvidia apt package. AAEON maintains updated versions of BSP on the product page, which follow updates to the NVIDIA Jetpack software. Contact your AAEON representative or visit the product page to download the latest version of Aaeon BSP for your system: https://www.aaeon.com/en/product/detail/ai-edge-solutions-boxer-8641ai-plus/downl...

  • Page 55: Boxer-8641Ai Plus Power Mode

    BOXER-8641AI Plus Power Mode NVIDIA Jetson Orin AGX power mode can be selected and monitored by GUI, please refer to the following picture: Note: Power mode is dependent on DRAM size. For more detailed information please visit: https://developer.nvidia.com/embedded/jetson-modules Chapter 4 – OS User Guide...

  • Page 56: Boxer-8641Ai Plus Gpio Test Command

    BOXER-8641AI Plus GPIO Test Command Please refer to the Hardware DIO/GPIO section for pin numbers and GPIO ID mappings. For example, on JP6, "PIN 1" maps to "GPIO ID: PA.02." GPIO Test Command: Set GPIO to 0 Run the following command to set GPIO PA.02 to 0: •...

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