EPC-R7200 meets edge AI requirements in compact form
The EPC-R7200 industrial-grade box PC expedites the deployment of edge AI based on Nvidia Jetson platforms, says Advantech. The box PC measures 152 x 137 x 42mm or 5.9 x 5.3 x 1.6 inches). It is designed for AI developers that use Nvidia Jetson Xavier NX, Jetson TX2 NX and Jetson Nano modules.
The Advantech EPC-R7200 is equipped with a carrier board that is compatible with the form factor and pin configuration of all three types of Jetson modules. It is designed with high-quality aluminium housing with improved heat dissipation and ESD protection, says Advantech. The thermal design accommodates modular and module-specific heat spreaders.
Nvidia Jetson modules operate with the Nvidia JetPack software development kit (SDK). JetPack comprises Jetson Linux Driver Package (L4T) with Ubuntu Linux operating system and CUDA-X.
EPC-R7200 is compatible with Nvidia SDK and enables AI developers to automatically actuate I/Os without further driver installation or function configuration setup.
Advantech’s EPC-R7200 supports wide operating temperatures (-40 to +85 degrees C), has an input range of 9.0 to 24V DC and high vibration tolerance (3.0Grms). By turning the Jetson family modules into an edge AI system, the EPC-R7200 helps users produce field-side prototypes while significantly reducing the development time and resources required for system integration and verification, says Advantech.
EPC-R7200 provides two two-lane MIPI-CSI2 camera inputs for intelligent vision-based systems. It also features an HDMI 2.0 port for 4K resolution displays, two GbE LAN for connectivity, two USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports and two M.2 slots for wireless module (1 x 2230 Key E, and 1 x 3042 Key B).
Leveraging a UIO40-Express mechanical design, EPC-R7200’s carrier board uses application-oriented I/O expansion boards to increase capacity. It enables developers to select I/O extension boards like M.2 2280 Key M slots for extra storage via connection with NVMe SSD, serial ports (RS-232, RS-485), isolated DI/DOs, USB 2.0, and 4 x ports GbE Ethernet hub.
Advantech’s AIM-Linux software service provides UIO40-Express peripheral drivers for Nvidia JetPack SDK 4.5.1.
The EPC-R7200 industrial-grade box PC, will be available for order soon.
