Stereolabs ZED-BOX-MINI NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano and Orin NX Embedded Box PCs with 2x GMSL2 Camera Inputs

Stereo vision projects tend to grow in numbers rather than in size: a pilot of five robots becomes a fleet of 200, and the cost and footprint of each computer start to matter as much as its speed. The Stereolabs ZED-BOX-MINI series is designed for that, a family of embedded box PCs on NVIDIA Jetson Orin modules with GMSL2 camera inputs, which Stereolabs built for large-scale deployments of AI-driven robotics and vision systems.

Every model shares the same I/O, built around ZED cameras. Two GMSL2 FAKRA-Z connectors take ZED X stereo or ZED X One monocular cameras over coaxial cable, and a frame-sync trigger input and output aligns capture across several boxes. Each unit also has one Gigabit Ethernet port, one USB 3.0 Type-A, an HDMI output at up to 4K, a 256 GB NVMe SSD on M.2 Key-M 2242 and an M.2 Key-E 2230 socket for the optional Intel AX210 Wi-Fi 6 module. A 10-pin debug header carries a 3.3 V UART, CAN controller signals for an external transceiver and two GPIO lines. JetPack 6.2 and the ZED SDK run natively, and a fan kit is required for the MAXN SUPER power modes.

The range splits by Jetson module. The ZED-BOX-MINI-NANO4 pairs the Orin Nano 4GB at 20 TOPS with HDMI 1.4 and is sized for one stereo camera or two ZED X One GS cameras. The ZED-BOX-MINI-NANO8 doubles the memory and rating to 40 TOPS and handles two stereo cameras at 64% GPU load. The ZED-BOX-MINI-NX8 moves to the Orin NX 8GB at 70 TOPS, adding HDMI 2.1 and hardware H.265 encode. The ZED-BOX-MINI-NX16 uses the Orin NX 16GB at 100 TOPS, with dual stereo depth at 47% GPU load. Each model has two order codes, without or with Wi-Fi.

In practice the ZED-BOX-MINI series suits autonomous mobile robots, smart cameras, inspection carts and edge AI systems that need depth, tracking and detection from one or two cameras. All four models run from -20 °C to 50 °C on 12 V DC (10.5 V to 13.5 V) through a terminal block, carry CE and FCC marks and fix in place on an integrated mounting plate. Because the cameras, the embedded box PCs and the SDK come from one manufacturer, bring-up on a new robot or camera design can be shorter.