Brain Description

The farm-ng Brain brings supercomputer performance to the edge in a ruggedized package designed for the harshest environments. The Brain with a NVIDIA Xavier NX offers up to 21 TOPS, while the Brain with a NVIDIA Orin NX offers up to 100 TOPS of hardware-accelerated computing power for machine learning and AI applications. The Brain is paired with a touch-screen display designed to be outdoor-visible, creating both a user-interface and sensor hub in a single, waterproof package. This allows for quick entry into the world of artificial intelligence and offers a comprehensive solution for developing tools and interfaces for outdoor autonomy.  

Specifications

Input power

24 volts (14-28vdc)

Power consumption

Total power consumption typically <= 35 watts for the Xavier, <=40 watts for the Orin

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

1x USB 3.1
Debug connector contains USB for firmware updates 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.  

GPS

GPS module with RTK capability (RTK requires base station for full functionality).
SMA connector for external antenna

Xavier computer

CPU

6-core 64-bit CPU, NVIDIA ARM @1.9GHz

GPU

384-core NVIDIA Volta GPU

Memory

16 GB 128-bit LPDDR4x 59.7GB/s

WiFi

Integrated WiFi with OS drivers

 

Orin computer

CPU

6-core 64-bit CPU, NVIDIA ARM @2GHz

GPU

1024-core NVIDIA Ampere GPU

Memory

16 GB 128-bit LPDDR5x 102 GB/s

WiFi

Integrated WiFi with OS drivers

 

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