AAEON BOXER-8654AI-KIT - NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX-based Edge AI kit features four gigabit Ethernet ports with PoE support

The AAEON BOXER-8654AI-KIT Edge AI kit is a compact development kit built around the NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX modules with four gigabit Ethernet ports (with optional PoE) and an Out-of-Band (OOB) management header, and designed for applications like smart cities, IoT ecosystems, edge AI, and others.

The multi-functional carrier board also offers six USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports, HDMI video output, two MIPI CSI, two DB-9 ports for RS-232/422/485 and CAN Bus, and a 40-pin NVIDIA Jetson-compatible GPIO header for I2C, SPI, and UART interfaces. Expansion options include M.2 E and B-key slots for Wi-Fi and 5G modules (with onboard SIM), an M.2 M-Key slot for NVMe SSDs, and a SATA connector.

AAEON BOXER-8654AI-KIT specifications

SoM – NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX module
- CPU
  - 8GB Version – 6-core Arm Cortex-A78AE v8.2 64-bit CPU, 1.5MB L2 cache + 4MB L3 cache
  - 16GB Version – 8-core Arm Cortex-A78AE v8.2 64-bit CPU, 2MB L2 cache + 4MB L3 cache
- GPU
  - 1024-core NVIDIA Ampere architecture GPU with 32 Tensor Cores
  - 1x NVDLA v2 @ 614MHz for 8GB and 2x NVDLA v2 @ 918MHz for 16GB
  - PVA v2 vision accelerator
- Memory – 8GB/16GB 128-bit LPDDR5, 102.4GB/s
- Video encode
  - 1x 4K60 (H.265) | 3x 4K30 (H.265)
  - 6x 1080p60 (H.265) | 12x 1080p30 (H.265)
- Video decode
  - 1x 8K30 (H.265) | 2x 4K60 (H.265) | 4x 4K30 (H.265)
  - 9x 1080p60 (H.265) | 18x 1080p30 (H.265)
Storage
- M.2 M-Key 2280 slot for NVMe SSD
- SATA connector with SATA power support
Video output – 1x HDMI 1.4 Type-A port
Camera interface – 2x MIPI CSI connectors (4 lanes each, default IMX219)
Networking
- 4x RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports (with optional 25.6W PoE module per port)
- WiFi via M.2 2230 E-Key module
- 5G cellular via M.2 2242/3042/3052 B-Key module and SIM card slot
USB
- 6x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports
- 1x Micro USB port for image flashing
Serial
- 1x DB-9 port for RS-232/422/485
- 1x DB-9 port for CAN Bus
- 1x Pin header for RS-232/422/485 (jumper-selectable UART to 40-pin)
Expansion
- 40-pin GPIO header (NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit compatible)
- Box header for Out-of-Band (OOB) management
- M.2 2230 E-Key slot
- M.2 2242/3042/3052 B-Key slot
- M.2 2280 M-Key slot
Misc
- Power button with LED indicator
- Recovery button
- Power LED
Power supply – 12V ~ 24V DC via 2-pin Phoenix terminal block
Dimensions – 166 x 133mm
Net Weight – 190 grams
Operating Temperature – -25°C to 70°C with fan kit (0.5 m/s airflow)
Storage Temperature – -40°C to 85°C
Storage Humidity – 5% to 95% @ 40°C, non-condensing
Certifications – CE / FCC Class A

The AAEON BOXER-8654AI-KIT comes pre-installed with NVIDIA Jetpack 6.0 SDK (Ubuntu Linux), which includes advanced software support and tools for AI, multimedia, and high-performance graphics applications. Key features include CUDA, cuDNN, TensorRT, OpenCV, DeepStream, and more. The SDK also includes additional tools like Vulkan, VPI, and NVIDIA Nsight, which are designed to streamline the development process for GPU-accelerated applications.

There are quite a lot of NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX development kits and hardware platforms such as Waveshare’s Jetson Orin NX development kit with a compact 103 x 90.5 x 34 form factor, the reComputer J4012 mini PC, NDAA-compliant ARK Jetson Orin NX/Nano bundles for drones each with its own target application, and the BOXER-8645AI-KIT further adds to the list, but it comes with more ports than competing NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX boards with four gigabit Ethernet jacks and six USB Type-A connectors, among other features.

Samples of the AAEON BOXER-8654AI-KIT Edge AI kit are available for sale for $1,283.00 for the 8GB version and $1,691.00 for the 16GB variant. More information can be found on the product page and in the press release.

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