OVERVIEW

• Nex [ TK1 ] is an image processing module based on the Nvidia Tegra K1 GPU.
• The platform is made up of an image-processing module + a ready-to-customize carrier board.
• Its general purpose consists in receiving and calculating data, and sending it for display, to a FPGA or PC.
• It is possible to design a system with several simultaneous modules for certain projects needing high image processing and analysis power.

HIGHLIGHTS

• More complete than the Jetson TK1 with its 4 PCIe ports allowing to have a very hight transfert level between a FPGA (Xilinx ultrascale, Artix…) and the Tegra K1 GPU. (The PCIe link is the image transfert link by DMA from a FPGA board which integrates multiple interface types directly with image sensors as well as digital video communication standards [cameralink, CoaxPress, SDI, etc.] along with those available : ethernet, USB3, MIPI-CSI.)
• HDMI 1.4b – DSI with display
• GigE with external

FEATURES

Tegra K1 module

• RAM : 2 Go
• Flash memory : 32 Go (boot + storage)
• SPI Flash memory – secondary boot : 1 Mo
• I2C EEPROM memory – configuration storage : 8 Ko
• Power supply : 5V
• Temperature sensor
• ZA1 400 pins connector (height : 3mm)

Carrier board

• 1 USB 2.0 – micro AB type
• 3 USB 2.0 – type A
• 1 USB 3.0 – type A
• 4 buttons including 1 configurable by the user (debug for others : ON/OFF – RESET – FORCE RECOVERY)
• 1 RS232 (for debug)
• 1 TraceData (debug)
• 1 JTAG (debug)
• 1 audio codec with 2 outputs and 1 input [Jack type ] (outputs : headphone + loud speaker, input : microphone)
• 1 LED for performance report
• 1 LED RGB controlled by user
• 2 switchs to change “boot_sel” values
• 1 MIPI CSI 4 lanes input (video camera)
• 1 HDMI 1.4b output (display)
• 1 MIPI DSI 4 lanes output (display)
• 1 LVDS 5 lanes output (display)
• 1 SPI TouchScreen output (display + touchscreen)
• 1 parallel output for LCD (display)
• 1 microSD (extended memory)
• 1 SD (extended memory)
• 1 Bluetooth module
• 1 I2C (miscellaneous device connexion : pressure sensor, digital-to-analog converter etc.)
• 1 GigaEthernet RJ45 type (Internet/network)
• 1 PCIe x4 (connexion with board including FPGA board)
• 1 SATA (extended storage)

PHYSICAL DIMENSION & ENVIRONMENT

• TK1 module : 70mm (L) x 55mm (l)
• Carrier board : 220mm (L) x 126mm (l)
• Temperature : –40°C / +105°C