SOS electronic prepared a brief overview of the main features of three embedded systems manufactured by AAEON. In the article, you can also find product comparisons which can be very useful when deciding on the best solution for you. AI@Edge industrial computers offered by AAEON are based on the Nvidia Jetson Nano, TX2 NX, Xavier NX, and AGX Xavier modules providing computing performance from 0.5 to 11 TFLOP in FP16 precision.
AAEON belongs to the group of the five biggest manufacturers of embedded systems for industrial use. Its high-quality products can be used in various fields – production, traffic management, security system, IT and SW, high-capacity archiving, and many others.
The industrial computers in comparison with conventional ones have to meet specific technical requirements because they are key elements of automation.
Below you can find an interesting overview of available AAEON solutions for AI@Edge created by Miroslav Piskor – a product specialist from SOS electronic.
Compact Series
The BOXER-8221AI, 8231AI, and 8251AI series share
- the same compact enclosure with dimensions 88 x 75 x 39mm and
- provide the same interfaces: GbE, 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1, 2 x RS232 and HDMI,
- they use eMMC on the module or microSD memory card as storage.
PoE/PSE and PoE/PD Series
BOXER-8223AI, 8233AI, and 8253AI:
- industrial computers are built into the enclosure with dimensions of 180 x 136 x 61 mm
- provide the same interfaces: GbE, 2 x GbE PoE PSE 802.3at delivering up to 60W total power, 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1, RS-232/485, 13 programmable DI/O, HDMI, and HDMI input
- BOXER-8233AI and 8253 series also offer a CAN interface
- the BOXER-8222AI has a PoE PD 802.3at port which allows it to be powered via a LAN cable
Multi LAN Series
The common feature of the BOXER-8230AI, 8250AI, and 8240AI series is 5 LAN ports (GbE + 4 x GbE PoE PSE 802.3af for BOXER-8240AI).
Storage and Operating System
Computers come pre-programmed with Aaeon ACLinux-4.9 or Ubuntu-18.04.
Both Linux distributions include either Nvidia JetPack SDK 4.5 or 4.5.1. If necessary, you can download the binary image from the Aaeon website and upload it to the eMMC or microSD memory card. The procedure is described in the user manual.
Some series allow the use of SATA, mSATA, or M.2 SSD. If you are considering booting the operating system from an SSD or moving the root file system to an SSD, see Booting from an external drive on the Nvidia Developer Forum.
Nvidia Jetson Modules Comparison
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