Brain Description
The farm-ng Brain brings supercomputer performance to the edge, in a ruggedized packaged designed for the harshest environments. The Brain with a NVIDIA Xavier NX has up to 21 TOPS of hardware accelerated computing power for machine learning and AI applications. The Brain is paired it with a touch-screen display designed to be outdoor-visible, creating both a user-interface and sensor hub in a single, waterproof package. This provides quick entry into the world of artificial intelligence, and a single packaged solution for developing tools and interfaces for outdoor autonomy.
Includes CANbus, USB, and GIGe ethernet bus options.
Specifications
| Input power | 12/24 volts (9-28vdc) |
| Power consumption | Xavier tops out at ~= 20 watts, depending on LED backlight, and wifi TX usage, total <=35 watts |
| Screen | 10.1" High brightness (850cd/m2) optically bonded IPS display, 1280x800 resolution |
| Touch | Industrial capacitive touch screen controller, tunable for gloves and wet environment (Tuning requires customization). Multitouch capable |
| Environmental rating | IP65 |
| USB | 2x USB 3.0 (Limited by MicroUSB connectors), Debug connector contains USB for firmware and serial terminal. |
| Network | 1 x M12-8 X-coded with 1Gb ethernet capability. Built in WiFi. |
| CANbus | 1x M12-5pin A-coded breakout, standardized industrial DeviceNet / NMEA2000 pinouts and hardware specifications. |
Resources
Xavier computer
| CPU | 6-core 64-bit CPU, NVIDIA Carmel ARMv8.2 |
| GPU | 384-core NVIDIA Volta GPU |
| Memory | 8 GB 128-bit LPDDR4x 59.7GB/s |
| WiFi | Integrated WiFi with OS drivers |
What's in the Box
- Brain (comes loaded with farm-ng's linux-based operating system)
- Debug cable
- Wall wart to M12 5-pin a-coded CAN/power supply
- M12 5-pin male to female straight CANbus cable, 1m
- Mounting bracket and hardware for Brain to 1 - 1.5" square steel tube or similar
- M12 8-pin X-coded to RJ45 cable - 2m