Aaeon BOXER-8521AI, User Manual

Page 1: ...Last Updated December 16 2020 BOXER 8521AI Compact Fanless Embedded AI Edge Box PC with Google Edge TPU User s Manual 1st Ed...

Page 2: ...on provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable However the original manufacturer assumes no responsibility for its use or for any infringements upon the rights of third parties tha...

Page 3: ...emarks of Google LLC ITE is a trademark of Integrated Technology Express Inc IBM and VGA are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Ubuntu is a registered trademark of Canonical All...

Page 4: ...OXER 8521AI Packing List Before setting up your product please make sure the following items have been shipped Item Quantity BOXER 8521AI 1 If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact...

Page 5: ...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 instruction...

Page 6: ...king on the system s hardware 6 No connections should be made when the system is powered as a sudden rush of power may damage sensitive electronic components 7 If the device is not to be used for a lo...

Page 7: ...ed containers 18 If any of the following situations arises please the contact our service personnel i Damaged power cord or plug ii Liquid intrusion to the device iii Exposure to moisture iv Device is...

Page 8: ...anger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instru...

Page 9: ...Preface IX Compact Fanless Embedded AI Edge Box PC BOXER 8521AI China RoHS Requirements CN AAEON System QO4 381 Rev A0 Pb Hg Cd Cr VI PBB PBDE SJ T 11364 GB T 26572 GB T 26572 2011 65 EU...

Page 10: ...X O O O O O PSU X O O O O O Battery X O O O O O This form is prepared in compliance with the provisions of SJ T 11364 O The level of toxic or hazardous materials present in this component and its part...

Page 11: ...1 Google Edge TPU Module Connector CN1 14 2 4 2 Google Edge TPU Module Connector CN2 16 2 4 3 Google Edge TPU Module Connector CN3 18 2 4 4 40 Pin Expansion Header CN4 21 2 4 5 HDMI Port CN5 23 2 4 6...

Page 12: ...AI 2 4 17 MIPI CSI Connector P1 31 2 4 18 System Reset Button SW1 32 2 4 19 Boot Mode Select Switch SW2 33 2 5 Hardware Assembly 34 Chapter 3 OS Flash Guide 35 3 1 Before Installation 36 3 2 Connectin...

Page 13: ...Compact Fanless Embedded AI Edge Box PC BOXER 8521AI Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Product Specifications...

Page 14: ...DDR4x Storage Device 8GB eMMC Display Interface HDMI 2 0 x 1 Ethernet 10 100 1000Base TX x 1 I O HDMI 2 0a x 1 USB Type A x 2 for USB3 2 Gen 1 USB Type A x 2 for USB2 0 RJ 45 x 1 for GbE LAN PoE PD 80...

Page 15: ...mount Dimensions W x D x H 6 92 x 3 94 x 1 54 175 8 mm x 100 0 mm x 39 0 mm Gross Weight 2 31 lbs 1 05 kg Net Weight 1 28 lbs 0 58 kg Environmental Operating Temperature 23 F 122 F 5 C 50 C according...

Page 16: ...USB port is ideally for flashing image only USB ports USB ports do not support USB DVD ROM because of file system USB 3 2 Gen 1 USB 3 2 Gen 1 is the current name for 5Gbps specification formerly USB...

Page 17: ...Compact Fanless Embedded AI Edge Box PC BOXER 8521AI Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Hardware Information...

Page 18: ...Chapter 2 Hardware Information 6 Compact Fanless Embedded AI Edge Box PC BOXER 8521AI 2 1 Dimensions...

Page 19: ...Chapter 2 Hardware Information 7 Compact Fanless Embedded AI Edge Box PC BOXER 8521AI 40 pin I O View...

Page 20: ...Chapter 2 Hardware Information 8 Compact Fanless Embedded AI Edge Box PC BOXER 8521AI 2 2 Jumpers and connectors Board Top...

Page 21: ...Chapter 2 Hardware Information 9 Compact Fanless Embedded AI Edge Box PC BOXER 8521AI Board Bottom...

Page 22: ...h It consists of two metal pins and a small metal clip often protected by a plastic cover that slides over the pins to connect them To close a jumper you connect the pins with the clip To open a jumpe...

Page 23: ...eader JP1 COM Port Mode can be set by configuring Pins 1 2 and Pins 3 4 to be open or closed Mode Select SD MODE_1 MODE_2 Closed Closed Open RS232 Closed Open Closed RS485 RX Closed Open Open RS485 TX...

Page 24: ...21AI JP1 Pin Definitions Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level 1 UART3_MODE_1 2 GND GND 3 UART3_MODE_2 4 GND GND 5 UART3_SLEW 6 GND GND Note Only connect pins in pairs of 1 2 3 4 5 6 To avoid unwanted...

Page 25: ...e board s connectors Label Function CN1 CN2 CN3 Google Edge TPU module Connectors CN4 40 pin Expansion Header CN5 HDMI Port CN6 Dual USB3 2 Gen1 Port CN7 Micro USB Port OTG CN8 Dual USB2 0 Port CN9 FA...

Page 26: ...Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 ECSPI2_SS0 2 ECSPI2_SCLK 3 ECSPI2_MISO 4 ECSPI1_SCLK 5 ECSPI1_MISO 6 7 ECSPI1_MOSI 8 ECSPI1_SS0 9 GND 10 GND 11 PWM4 12 SAI2_MCLK 13 14 SAI2_TXD 15 16 SAI2_TXFS 17 18 SAI2_TXC...

Page 27: ...2 52 SAI5_RXD3 53 JTAG_TCK 54 SAI5_RXD2 55 JTAG_nTRST 56 SAI5_RXC 57 JTAG_TDO 58 SAI5_RXD0 59 JTAG_TMS 60 SAI5_RXFS 61 JTAG_TDI 62 BOOT_MODE1 63 SYS_NRST 64 BOOT_MODE0 65 GND 66 GND 67 68 HDMI_CLK_P 6...

Page 28: ...95 DCDC_5V 96 DCDC_5V 97 DCDC_5V 98 DCDC_5V 99 DCDC_5V 100 DCDC_5V 2 4 2 Google Edge TPU Module Connector CN2 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 GND 2 GND 3 4 MIPI_CSI1_D2_N 5 6 MIPI_CSI1_D2_P 7 GND 8 GND 9 10...

Page 29: ...I_CSI1_D3_P 30 31 GND 32 GND 33 34 35 36 37 GND 38 GND 39 40 41 42 43 GND 44 GND 45 46 47 48 49 GND 50 GND 51 USB1_D_P 52 53 USB1_D_N 54 55 GND 56 GND 57 58 USB1_TX_P 59 60 USB1_TX_N 61 GND 62 GND 63...

Page 30: ...GND 80 GND 81 I2C3_SDA 82 USB1_VBUS 83 I2C3_SCL 84 USB1_VBUS 85 I2C2_SDA 86 GND 87 I2C2_SCL 88 89 GND 90 GND 91 UART3_TXD 92 93 UART1_TXD 94 GND 95 UART1_RXD 96 97 UART3_RXD 98 SPDIF_RX 99 GND 100 GND...

Page 31: ...T_TD2 18 NAND_DATA07 19 ENET_TD0 20 21 ENET_TD1 22 NAND_DATA03 23 ENET_TDC 24 SD_nCD 25 GND 26 SD_CMD 27 ENET_RXC 28 SD_DAT0 29 ENET_RX_CTL 30 31 ENET_RD2 32 SD_DAT1 33 ENET_RD0 34 SD_DAT2 35 ENET_RD1...

Page 32: ...D 65 GND 66 GND 67 GND 68 GND 69 GND 70 GND 71 GND 72 GND 73 GND 74 GND 75 GND 76 GND 77 GND 78 GND 79 POR_B 80 GND 81 82 83 NVCC_ENET_2V5 84 DCDC_3V3 85 NVCC_ENET_2V5 86 DCDC_3V3 87 NVCC_ENET_2V5 88...

Page 33: ...CN4 Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level 1 VDD_3V3 PWR 3 3V 2 DCDC_5V PWR 5V 3 I2C2_SDA 4 DCDC_5V PWR 5V 5 I2C2_SCL 6 GND GND 7 UART3_TXD 8 UART1_TXD 9 GND GND 10 UART1_RXD 11 UART3_RXD 12 SAI1_TXC 1...

Page 34: ...XER 8521AI Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level 22 ECSPI2_MISO 23 ECSPI1_SCLK 24 ECSPI1_SS0 25 GND GND 26 ECSPI1_SS1 27 I2C3_SDA 28 I2C3_SCL 29 GPIO7 30 GND GND 31 GPIO8 32 PWM1 33 PWM2 34 GND GND 35...

Page 35: ...F 2 GND GND 3 HDMI_TXD2_CON_N DIFF 4 HDMI_TXD1_CON_P DIFF 5 GND GND 6 HDMI_TXD1_CON_N DIFF 7 HDMI_TXD0_CON_P DIFF 8 GND GND 9 HDMI_TXD0_CON_N DIFF 10 HDMI_TXC_CON_P DIFF 11 GND GND 12 HDMI_TXC_CON_N D...

Page 36: ...ame Signal Type Signal Level 1 USB_VBUS_2 PWR 5V 2 USB_HUB_DN2 DIFF 3 USB_HUB_DP2 DIFF 4 GND GND 5 USB2_RX_N DIFF 6 USB2_RX_P DIFF 7 GND GND 8 USB2_TX_N DIFF 9 USB2_TX_P DIFF 10 USB_VBUS_1 PWR 5V 11 U...

Page 37: ...2 4 7 Micro USB Port CN7 Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level 1 USB1_VBUS PWR 5V 2 USB1_D_N DIFF 3 USB1_D_P DIFF 4 USB1_ID OUT 5 GND GND 2 4 8 Dual USB 2 0 Port CN8 Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal Le...

Page 38: ...Name Signal Type Signal Level 6 USB_HUB_DN4 DIFF 7 USB_HUB_DP4 DIFF 8 GND GND 2 4 9 Fan Control Connector CN9 Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level 1 DCDC_5V PWR 5V 2 NAND_CLE OUT 2 4 10 COM Port Conn...

Page 39: ...ignal Type Signal Level 6 7 8 9 Note COM Port Mode and Slew Control can be set by JP1 2 4 11 Micro SD Card Slot CN12 Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level 1 SD_DAT2 1 8V 2 SD_DAT3 1 8V 3 SD_CMD IN 1 8...

Page 40: ...4 12 DC In Jack CN13 Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level 1 V12_IN PWR 2 GND GND 3 GND GND 2 4 13 LAN with PoE PD Port CN14 Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level 1 MDIP0_0_TF DIFF 2 MDIN0_0_TF DIFF 3...

Page 41: ...C BOXER 8521AI Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level 8 MDIN3_0_TF DIFF L1 LED2_1000M CFG_LDO1_0 IN L2 LDO1_0 PWR 3 3V L3 LDO0_0 GND L4 LED1_100M CFG_LDO0_0 IN 2 4 14 Line Out 3 5mm Jack CN15 Pin Pin N...

Page 42: ...AI Edge Box PC BOXER 8521AI 2 4 15 Mic In 3 5mm Jack CN16 Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level 1 GND_AUDIO GND 2 IN2N IN 3 IN2P IN 4 5 2 4 16 DMIC Connector CN17 18 Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal Le...

Page 43: ...ignal Type Signal Level 1 GND GND 2 MIPI_CSI1_D0_N DIFF 3 MIPI_CSI1_D0_P DIFF 4 GND GND 5 MIPI_CSI1_CLK_N DIFF 6 MIPI_CSI1_CLK_P DIFF 7 GND GND 8 MIPI_CSI1_D1_N DIFF 9 MIPI_CSI1_D1_P DIFF 10 GND GND 1...

Page 44: ...pact Fanless Embedded AI Edge Box PC BOXER 8521AI Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level 20 I2C2_SCL 21 I2C2_SDA 22 23 GPIO12 24 VDD_3V3 PWR 3 3V 2 4 18 System Reset Button SW1 Pin Pin Name Signal Type...

Page 45: ...evel 1 BOOT_MODE1 OUT 2 VDD_3V3 PWR 3 3V 3 BOOT_MODE0 OUT 4 VDD_3V3 PWR 3 3V 5 SAI1_TXD4 OUT 6 VDD_3V3 PWR 3 3V 7 SAI1_TXD5 OUT 8 GND GND Boot Mode Select BMODE 1 Switch 1 BMODE 0 Switch 2 Boot Type O...

Page 46: ...Chapter 2 Hardware Information 34 Compact Fanless Embedded AI Edge Box PC BOXER 8521AI 2 5 Hardware Assembly...

Page 47: ...Compact Fanless Embedded AI Edge Box PC BOXER 8521AI Chapter 3 Chapter 3 OS Flash Guide...

Page 48: ...e The file name will follow the format of Debian_10_ OS_IF PLF_IF PJ_IF BN tar gz For example Debian_10_DB100X GL00 BOXER 8521AI 2 tar gz Note Filename may differ from this example I OS_IF is OS Infor...

Page 49: ...wing command to extract compressed OS image files file name may vary tar zxvf Debian_10_DB100X GL00 BOXER 8521AI 2 tar gz Next perform the following steps to force the system to start in USB Recovery...

Page 50: ...Chapter 3 OS Flash guide 38 Compact Fanless Embedded AI Edge Box PC BOXER 8521AI 2 Mount the Google Coral SOM on the carrier board 3 Connect the Power Input and boot up the board with Google Coral SOM...

Page 51: ...Chapter 3 OS Flash guide 39 Compact Fanless Embedded AI Edge Box PC BOXER 8521AI 4 Enter fastboot mode by opening terminal and entering the following command sudo reboot bootloader Micro USB Cable...

Page 52: ...minal on Ubuntu host PC then access the bootloader folder you extracted in the previous section 2 Use fastboot command to check for the device fastboot devices 3 Make sure you are still in the folder...

Page 53: ...Chapter 3 OS Flash guide 41 Compact Fanless Embedded AI Edge Box PC BOXER 8521AI...