DFI X6-ORN-GMSL-NX16-PoE NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX 16GB Fanless Machine Vision Computer with GMSL2 Cameras and PoE

Vision systems on robots and vehicles often need two kinds of camera: GMSL2 units close to the computer and IP cameras further out. The DFI X6-ORN-GMSL-NX16-PoE takes both, with two GMSL2 inputs and two GbE ports that supply up to 15 W of PoE each. It is the Orin NX 16GB PoE machine vision computer in the X6-ORN-GMSL series, with the largest memory in the range.

The NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX 16GB module combines a 64-bit Arm Cortex-A78AE CPU with a 1024-core NVIDIA Ampere GPU with 32 Tensor Cores and 16 GB of 128-bit LPDDR5 at 102.4 GB/s, running at 10 to 25 W module power. That suits several models or camera streams side by side, and the X6-ORN-GMSL-NX16-PoE runs Ubuntu 22.04 with a watchdog timer built into the Jetson module. An M.2 2242/2280 M-key slot on PCIe x4 takes an NVMe SSD for models, logs and recorded video.

The two GMSL2 inputs use FAKRA Z-code connectors and handle one 4K camera at 30 fps or two cameras at 1080p or 720p and 60 fps. Four RJ45 GbE ports run from Intel i210 controllers, two of them with 15 W PoE, beside four USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports, HDMI, a DB-9 with RS-232 and CAN bus, a DB-9 with four digital inputs and four outputs, and mic-in and line-out. An M.2 E-key 2230 slot takes Wi-Fi 6E and an M.2 B-key slot takes 5G or LTE with a nano SIM.

The machine vision computer is fanless, takes 9 to 36 V DC on a terminal block and runs from -20 to 60 °C. DFI tests it to IEC 60068-2-27 for shock and IEC 60068-2-64 for vibration, and it carries CE, FCC Class A and RoHS. At about 165 x 65 x 150 mm and 1.98 kg it mounts on a wall with the supplied brackets, or on DIN rail with the optional kit. The X6-ORN-GMSL-NX16 is the same machine vision computer without PoE, and the ORN-GMSL-NX8-PoE moves to the Orin NX 8GB module.