Install your ZED Box Orin NX

Connection panel #

All the connection ports are available in the front panel.

PoE+ specifications: #

  • Max Power Mode: 15 W
  • Voltage: 42.5 ~ 57 V
  • Current: 600 mA
  • Cabling: Category 5

Installation #

01. Plug in the power supply #

Connect the provided power supply to the jack connector, if you do not use PoE+ feature.

📌 Note: With the power supplied by the jack connector, the ZED Box can use the 25W power mode.

📌 Note: You can supply the ZED Box with PoE+ instead of the jack connector. But in that case, do not exceed the 15W power mode on your ZED Box.

02. Connect to your network #

Connect to your network using the Ethernet port.

📌 Note: A PoE+ enabled switch allows to power the system without using the jack connector.

📌 Note: In PoE+, do not exceed the 15W power mode on your ZED Box.

03. Connect to your display #

Connect to your display by using the HDMI port.

04. Connect your keyboard and mouse #

Connect your keyboard and mouse using the USB port and a USB hub.

05. Complete the operating system setup #

System access credentials

To access the operating system upon first start-up, use the following default access credentials:

  • Username: user
  • Password: admin

📌 Note: For security reasons we suggest you change the default password after the first boot, by opening the “Settings” menu and by selecting the “User” voice, or by using the passwd command.

ZED SDK update procedure

Your ZED Box Orin NX comes with all the software you need already installed. Nonetheless, if you want to update the ZED SDK, you can follow these steps.

To download the latest version of the ZED SDK for your system, you need to know which JetPack version is currently installed. To do so, open the command prompt on your ZED Box and enter the following command line:

$ apt-cache policy nvidia-jetpack

Command line result preview:

nvidia-jetpack:
    Installed: 5.1.1-b56
    ...

In this case, your JetPack version is then 5.1.1.

Then, go to www.stereolabs.com/developers/release, click on the “SDK Downloads” tab and scroll down to find the corresponding ZED SDK for the JetPack version of your NVIDIA® Jetson™ system.

To get started, learn more about the ZED SDK and start building apps today, go to www.stereolabs.com/developers.

06. Connect your ZED camera #

06.a Connect your ZED USB camera

📌 Note: The ZED camera must be connected to the USB 3.0 port to be able to acquire data at maximum resolution and framerate.

06.b Connect your ZED GMSL camera

📌 Note: You can connect up to 2 ZED GMSL cameras to any of the available GMSL connectors on the 4x1 GMSL2 cable found in the ZED Box Orin NX package.

Install on a wall with brackets #

Screw the brackets to the case:

Screw the ZED Box to the wall:

📌 Note: Screws for the wall are not included.

Add a new user #

Open a new terminal console [Ctrl+Alt+t].

You can add a new user with the command:

$ sudo useradd -m <username> # add user and create the home directory

Set the password for the new user:

$ sudo passwd <username>

Log out the current user and then log in with the newly created one.

Open a new terminal console [Ctrl+Alt+t] and add the new user to the required user groups:

$ sudo usermod -aG adm i2c tty dialout sudo audio video gdm zed

Reboot the device and log in with the new credentials to ensure everything is working properly.