Get Started with ZED Box Mini

This documentation applies to both the ZED Box Mini and the Mini Carrier Board.

The ZED Box Mini is a compact, cost-effective, and high-performance embedded system designed for camera-based applications, featuring essential I/O, portability, and advanced GMSL2 (Gigabit Multimedia Serial Link) connectivity.

Powered by embedded NVIDIA® Jetson™ modules, it serves as the intelligent core for fully autonomous AI systems, ensuring real-time processing and robust performance in demanding environments.

A key advantage of the ZED Box Mini is its ability to directly convert GMSL2 or USB3.0 camera input into Gigabit Ethernet streams, facilitating high-speed, long-distance data transmission with minimal latency, utilizing the ZED SDK’s Streaming module.

The core of the ZED Box Mini is the Mini Carrier Board, a custom compact GMSL2 carrier board for NVIDIA® Jetson™ Orin Nano and Orin NX compute modules.

Configurations #

Compute module #

The ZED Box Mini and Mini Carrier Board support different NVIDIA® Jetson™ compute modules for different computing power solutions:

NVIDIA® Jetson™ Orin Nano 4 GB - 34 TOPS
NVIDIA® Jetson™ Orin Nano 8 GB - 67 TOPS
NVIDIA® Jetson™ Orin NX 8 GB - 117 TOPS
NVIDIA® Jetson™ Orin NX 16 GB - 157 TOPS

⚠️ Active cooling system is mandatory when the Jetson™ is turned into MAXN SUPER power mode.

Connectivity #

2x GMSL2 FAKRA-Z Connectors
1x USB3.0 Type-A
1x 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet RJ45
[optionally available] Intel AX210 WiFi Module mounted on M.2 Key-E 2230 socket and 2x 2.4/5GHz WiFi antennas
1x HDMI 1.4
1x Micro USB2.0 Type-B for system flashing & OTG
1x GMSL2 Camera Synchronization Trigger Input
1x GMSL2 Cameras Synchronization Trigger Output
1x 12V Fan Entry
1x GPIO port: 1x CAN, 1x UART, 2x general GPIOs, 1x 5V, 1x 3.3V, 2x GND

Storage memory #

An SSD 256GB mounted on an M.2 Key-M 2242 socket is included with all the configurations.