reServer Industrial J501 - An NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin carrier board with 10GbE, 8K video output, GMSL camera support

Seeed Studio’s reServer Industrial J501, a Jetson AGX Orin carrier board designed for building Edge AI systems. With up to 275 TOPS of exceptional AI performance, this carrier board is designed for advanced robotics and edge AI applications for industrial environments.

The carrier board features GbE and 10GbE LAN via RJ45 ports, three USB 3.1 ports, an HDMI 2.1 output, and multiple M.2 slots for expansion, including support for wireless connectivity via the M.2 Key B socket. Additionally, it has support for 8K video decoding and up to 8 GMSL cameras via an optional extension board.

reServer Industrial J501 Jetson AGX Orin carrier board specification

System-on-Module (one or the other)
- SoM – NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin 64GB with
  - CPU – 12-core Arm Cortex-A78AE v8.2 64-bit processor with 3MB L2 + 6MB L3 cache
  - GPU / AI accelerators
    - NVIDIA Ampere architecture with 2048 NVIDIA CUDA cores and 64 Tensor Cores @ 1.3 GHz
    - DL Accelerator – 2x NVDLA v2.0
    - Vision Accelerator – PVA v2.0 (Programmable Vision Accelerator)
    - AI Performance – Up to 275 TOPS (INT8) @ 60W
  - Video Encode – 2x 4K60 | 4x 4K30 | 8x 1080p60 | 16x 1080p30 (H.265)
  - Video Decode – 1x 8K30 | 3x 4K60 | 7x 4K30 | 11x 1080p60| 22x 1080p30 (H.265)
  - System Memory – 64GB 256-bit LPDDR5 @ 204.8 GB/s
  - Storage – 64GB eMMC 5.1 flash
- SoM – NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin 32GB with
  - CPU – 8-core Arm Cortex-A78AE v8.2 64-bit processor @ 2.2 GHz with 2MB L2 + 4MB L3 cache
  - GPU
    - NVIDIA Ampere architecture with 1792 NVIDIA CUDA cores and 56 Tensor Cores @ 1 GHz
    - DL Accelerator – 2x NVDLA Engines
  - Video Encode – 1x 4K @60 | 3x 4K @30 | 6x 1080p @ 60 (HEVC)
  - Video Decode – 1x 8K @30 | 7x 4K @30 | 11x 1080p @ 60 (HEVC)
  - System memory – 32GB LPDDR5 Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM)
  - Storage – 64GB eMMC 5.1 flash
- Power – 15 – 60 Watts
Carrier board
- Storage
  - 2x SATA III 6.0Gbps
  - NVMe SSD via M.2 socket (see Expansion section)
- Video Output – HDMI 2.1 Type-A up to 7680×4320 resolution
- Camera – 2x Expansion connector (8-lane for each connector)
- Networking
  - LAN0 RJ45 GbE (10/100/1000Mbps
  - LAN1 RJ45 10GbE (10000Mbps)
  - Optional WiFI and Bluetooth via M.2 Key-E socket (See Expansion section)
  - Optional LoRaWAN/4G/Series Wireless via Mini PCIe or 4G/5G via M.2 (See Expansion section) plus Nano SIM card slot
- USB
  - 3x USB3.1
  - 1x USB3.1 Type C(Host mode)
  - 1x USB2.0 Type C(Device mode)
- Serial – 1 x RS-232/422/485
- Security – 1x TPM 2.0 connector (Module not included)
- Expansion
  - 1x Mini PCIe socket for LoRaWAN/4G/Series Wireless
  - 1x M.2 Key B (3042/3052) socket for 4G LTE/5G
  - 1x M.2 Key E socket
  - 1x M.2 Key M (PCIe 4.0) socket
  - GPIO/DIO – 4x DI, 4x DO, 3x GND_DI, 2x GND_DO, 1x GND_ISO, 1x CAN
- Misc
  - Reset and recovery buttons
  - 1x RTC socket (CR1220 included)
  - 1x RTC 2-pin connector
  - 1x 4-pin Fan connectors (5V PWM)
- Power Supply – 24V/5A Power Adapter
- Dimensions – 176 x 163mm
- Weight – 225 grams (Module not included)
- Operating Temperature – -25 ~ 60°C

Seed Studio is advertising this product as designed for industrial use, however, the operating temperature range of -25°C to +60°C doesn’t fully fall under the typical industrial range of -40°C to +85°C. Moreover, it doesn’t even fall under the extended commercial temperature range. On top of that, while compiling the specifications, I noticed a discrepancy between the advertised temperature specifications on the product page and the datasheet.

The company mentions that to use the GMSL camera you need the GMSL extension board, which lets you connect up to eight GMSL cameras and supports both GMSL1 and GML2 protocols. Other than that, the company provides schematics and 3D files which can also be found on the documentation section of the products page. Getting started instructions can be found on their Wiki page.

In terms of software, the board supports Jetpack 6, which gives you the tools to easily build a custom operating system for your specific needs. Plus, you can use the Jetson Platform Service to streamline your entire development process from start to finish.

Previously, we have written about various products built around the Jetson Orin platform, including Aetina Edge AI embedded box PC, Vecow RAC-1000 series Edge AI box, and Vecow RAC-1000 series Edge AI box, among others. Feel free to check those out if you are interested in the Jetson AGX Orin-based solutions.

The Jetson AGX Orin carrier board is priced at $379.00 on the Seeed Studio store. The package includes the J501 carrier board itself, a 24V/5A power adapter, a 20-pin terminal connector, and a 2-pin terminal power connector.

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