A205 Carrier Board for NVIDIA Jetson Nano/Xavier NX/TX2 NX, 2x GbE, 6x CSI, 5x SATA, 4x USB 3.0, Dual HDMI, 13–19V DC

Overview

The A205 Carrier Board is a compact expansion platform for NVIDIA Jetson Nano / Xavier NX / TX2 NX modules (module not included). This carrier board integrates storage, camera, display, networking, and control interfaces into a 170mm x 100mm footprint, enabling edge AI applications across robotics, automated optical inspection, AI video analytics, 3D modeling, and more.

Key Features

• Supported Jetson modules: Nano / Xavier NX / TX2 NX
• Networking: 2x Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000M)
• USB: 4x USB 3.0 Type A (integrated USB 2.0), 1x USB 2.0 Type C (support OTG)
• Camera: 6x MIPI CSI-2 connectors
• Display: 2x HDMI
• Storage: 5x SATA, 1x TF_Card slot
• Wireless expansion: 1x M.2 Key E; WiFi/Bluetooth via M.2 Key E; 1x Standard USB WIFI Mode (4 pin interface)
• Cooling: 2 x Fan (12V/5V), 1 x FAN (5V PWM)
• Audio: 1 x Audio Jack, 2 x Microphone, 2 x Speaker (1W)
• Control and expansion headers: I2C, UART, GPIO, SPI, system/power control, LED state
• RTC supported
• Power: +13V to +19V DC Input @ 8A
• Operating temperature: -25℃ ~ 80℃
• Note: When using Jetson Nano, the M.2 Key E cannot work.

Specifications

Hardware Overview

USB recovery mode (for USB update)

• Turn off system power (ensure power is off, not standby).
• Use a USB Type-C cable to connect the carrier to the host.
• Power on.
• Press and hold the recovery key, then press and hold the power key. When the light is on, release the power key, wait 2s, then release the recovery key. Or, while powered on, press and hold reset and recovery; release reset for 2s, then release recovery.

Follow the update manual for system update steps. In USB recovery mode, the system does not start and the serial port has no debug output.

Applications

• Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR)
• AI Video Analytics
• Machine Vision

Documents

• A205 Carrier Board Specification
• A205 Pin Description.pdf
• A205 Top View.dwg
• A205 Bottom View.dwg
• A205 3D File (STEP)
• NVIDIA Jetson Devices and Carrier Boards Comparisons
• Seeed NVIDIA Jetson Hardware Catalog

ECCN/HTS

What’s Included

• A205 carrier board x1
• Power Adapter 19V/4.74A (MAX 90W) (Power cable not included) x1

Details

A205 Carrier Board supports Jetson Xavier NX/Nano/TX2, featuring 260-pin connector, 4x USB 3.0, dual GbE, 6x MIPI CSI, 2x HDMI, SATA, TF card slot, audio, and DC input. Designed for robotics and computer vision, operating from -25°C to 80°C.

A205 Carrier Board with multiple ports, connectors, and components, featuring FLY CORE chips and labeled dimensions in cm and inches.

A205 Carrier Board has USB, HDMI, and GPIO ports. Components labeled W1–W32, LED, and FLY_CORE. Version: PN900-4405-0001 REV:1.1_20210716.

A205 Carrier Board with labeled connectors W32 to W36 for camera interfaces and central processing components.