NRU-51V+ / NRU-51V

Rugged NVIDIA® Jetson Orin™ NX/ Xavier™ NX GMSL2 Camera Sensor Hub for Autonomous Vehicles and Teleoperation

  • Powered by NVIDIA® Jetson Orin™ NX or Xavier™ NX SOM bundled with JetPack 5.1.1
  • Rugged -25°C to 60°C fanless operation
  • Support 4x GMSL2 automotive cameras via FAKRA Z connectors
  • 1x 10GBASE-T 10GbE and 1x 1GBASE-T 1GbE Ethernet port
  • 2x mini-PCIe sockets for WiFi/ GNSS/ NVMe/ CAN modules
  • 1x M.2 3042/ 3052 B key socket for 4G/ 5G mobile communication
  • 1x isolated CAN 2.0, 1x configurable RS232/ 422/ 485 port, and 1x GPS PPS input
  • 8V to 35V wide-range DC input with built-in ignition power control

Overview

Introduction

NRU-51V series is a rugged Jetson Orin™ NX/ Xavier™ NX computer supporting GMSL2 cameras that can act either as a sensor hub or a perception unit for ADAS, teleoperation, autonomous mobile robots, and autonomous vehicles.

By supporting GMSL2 automotive cameras (including third-party options such as TierIV and Intel® RealSense™ cameras), the NRU-51V+ gains enhanced vision capabilities, including advanced features such as high dynamic range (120dB HDR), auto white balance (AWB), and LED flicker mitigation (LFM). Additionally, the IP67 waterproof capability of GMSL2 automotive cameras makes deployment much more flexible for outdoor applications. NRU-51V+ can obtain high quality images with minimal latency regardless of lighting conditions, from bright sunny days to pitch-black nights. Moreover, it has a unique synchronization mechanism capable of acquiring images from four GMSL2 cameras simultaneously within microseconds channel-to-channel skew. It can further accept GPS PPS signal to align image data with LIDAR or synchronize cameras on other systems.

Thanks to the great power efficiency of NVIDIA® Jetson Orin NX™ SOM, NRU-51V+ delivers 100 TOPS inference performance in its 25W power package. Users can transfer raw camera images through its built-in 10GBASE-T Ethernet to another GPU server for perception processing, but also leverage its significant TOPS for real-time object or ROI detection. For teleoperation applications, users can utilize its hardware H.264/265 video codec, to encode video streams from four GMSL2 cameras in real-time and transmit the live video feed to a driver at a remote location via 5G telecommunication with minimum latency.

The combination of GMSL2 interface and Jetson Orin™ NX makes NRU-51V+ much more than just a simple edge AI computer. With greater vision brought by automotive cameras plus I/O interfaces such as 10GbE, CAN 2.0, and M.2 for 5G broadband, NRU-51V+ plays a central role in a moving platform, as a sensor hub for ADAS, a perception unit for AGV/ AMR, or a teleoperation controller for off-highway vehicles.


Specification

NRU-51V+-JON8/
NRU-51V+-JON16
NRU-51V-NX8/
NRU-51V-NX16
System Core
Processor NVIDIA® Jetson Orin™ NX system-onmodule (SOM), comprising NVIDIA® Ampere GPU and ARM Cortex CPU NVIDIA® Jetson Xavier™ NX systemon-module (SOM), comprising NVIDIA® Volta GPU and Carmel CPU
Memory 8GB/ 16GB LPDDR5 @ 3200 MHz on SOM 8GB/ 16GB LPDDR4x (Xavier NX 8GB/
16GB) @ 1600/ 1866 MHz on SOM
eMMC N/A 16GB eMMC 5.1 on SOM
Bundled JetPack Version JetPack 5.1.1 JetPack 4.6.1
Panel I/O Interface
GMSL Camera 4x GMSL2 FAKRA Z connectors, supporting 4x 1920x1080 @ 30 FPS camera input
Ethernet port 1x 10GBASE-T 10GbE port with screw-lock
1x 1GBASE-T 1GbE port with screw-lock
USB 2x USB 3.1 Gen1 ports (total 5 Gbps shared with M.2 B key)
1x micro USB (OTG only)
Video Port 1x DisplayPort, supporting 3840x2160 at 60Hz
Serial Port 1x hardware configurable RS-232/422/485 port
CAN bus 1x isolated CAN bus 2.0 port
Isolated DIO 1x GPS PPS input, 3-CH isolated DI and 4-CH isolated DO
Ground Terminal 1x M4 ground terminal for chassis ESD shielding
NRU-51V+-JON8/
NRU-51V+-JON16
NRU-51V-NX8/
NRU-51V-NX16
Internal I/O Interface
Mini PCI Express With Orin NX:
1x full-size mini PCI Express socket (PCIe + USB 2.0) for M.2 M 2242 NVMe with adapter for storage
1x full-size mini PCI Express socket (PCIe + USB 2.0) for GNSS, V2X, or CAN
With Xavier NX:
1x full-size mini PCI Express socket (PCIe + USB 2.0) for WiFi, NVMe storage
1x full-size mini PCI Express socket (USB 2.0) for GNSS, V2X, or CAN
M.2 1x 3042/3052 M.2 B key (USB 3.1 Gen 1 + USB 2.0) for 4G/5G module with dual SIM support (1x front-accessible, 1x internal)
Power Supply
DC Input 1x 3-pin pluggable terminal block for 8V to 35V DC input and ignition power control (V+/ GND/ IGN)
Mechanical
Dimension 173 mm (W) x 144 mm (D) x 60 mm (H)
Weight 1.4 kg
Mounting Wall-mount bracket (optional)
Environmental
Operating Temperature With full CPU+GPU stressing:
1. NRU-51V+ non-throttling at 65C with 15W TDP mode (fanless)
2. NRU-51V+ non-throttling at 60C with Orin NX 16GB MAXN TDP mode (fanless)

-25°C to 60°C fanless operation (15W TDP mode)*
-25°C to 70°C fanless operation (15W TDP mode, without 10GbE transmission)*
-25°C to 70°C with optional fan kit (15W TDP mode)*
Storage Temperature -40°C ~ 85°C
Humidity 10%~90% , non-condensing
Vibration Operating, MIL-STD-810H, Method 514.8, Category 4
Shock Operating, MIL-STD-810H, Method 516.8, Procedure I
EMC CE/FCC Class A, according to EN 55032 & EN 55035
* For sub-zero and over 60°C operating temperature, a wide temperature SD card / NVMe is required.

Ordering Information

NRU-51V+-JON8

Rugged NVIDIA® Jetson Orin™ NX(8GB) GMSL2 Camera Sensor Hub with 128GB M.2 2242 M NVMe

NRU-51V+-JON16

Rugged NVIDIA® Jetson Orin™ NX(16GB) GMSL2 Camera Sensor Hub with 128GB M.2 2242 M NVMe

NRU-51V+-JONANO8

Rugged NVIDIA® Jetson Orin™ Nano(8GB) GMSL2 Camera Sensor Hub with 128GB M.2 2242 M NVMe

NRU-51V+-JONANO4

Rugged NVIDIA® Jetson Orin™ Nano(4GB) GMSL2 Camera Sensor Hub with 128GB M.2 2242 M NVMe

NRU-51V-NX8

Rugged NVIDIA® Jetson Xavier™ NX(8GB) GMSL2 Camera Sensor Hub

NRU-51V-NX16

Rugged NVIDIA® Jetson Xavier™ NX(16GB) GMSL2 Camera Sensor Hub


Optional Accessories

GMSL2 cameras

The system compatible with a wide range of GMSL2 2D and 3D cameras with pre-built driver, including TIER IV, e-con, StereoLabs, Intel RealSense. For the complete list, please click on this link

PA-60W-OW

60W AC/ DC power adapter 12V/ 5A; cord end terminals for terminal block, operating temperature: -30 to 60°C

PA-120W-OW

120W AC/ DC power adapter 20V/ 6A; 18AWG/ 120cm; cord end terminals for terminal block, operating temperature: -30 to 70°C

Wmkit-NRU-50

Wall mount kit for NRU-50 series, including wall mount brackets and screws

AccsyBx-FANNRU-50

Fan kit for NRU-50 series, including 92x92mm fan, fan frame, fan cable cover, and screws

Tpkit-NRU-50

3 pcs of 30x30x2 mm thermal pad for mPCIe modules with the max component height between 1.3 mm and 2.4 mm, and M.2 B key modules with the max component height between 0.7 mm and 2.0 mm

FK-FF-CABLE-7M

7M FAKRA cable for cameras with male FAKRA connector; the waterproof end is black

FK-FF-CABLE-15M

15M FAKRA cable for cameras with male FAKRA connector; the waterproof end has heat shrink tube

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