NVIDIAJetsonTK1ProUserManual
Before you start
This document is intended to cover the Hardware aspects of the Jetson TK1 Pro Development Kit. The
document covers how to bring the board up for the first time – and includes information about all the
available interfaces on the platform (including header connectors).
Tip: Please refer to the documentation provided with the Android package that comes with the Jetson TK1 Pro
Development Kit for more details regarding the software options on the platform.
Assumptions
This document assumes you have received a Jetson TK1 Pro Development Kit from NVIDIA with a preinstalled Android OS. If this is not the case, please contact your NVIDIA representative.
Hardware
You should have received the following items with your Jetson TK1 Pro Platform as depicted in Error!
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• Jetson TK1 Pro Platform which consists of:
o Jetson TK1 Pro Main Board (P1860)
o Tegra VCM board (connected to the main board – top) (P1859)
o Embedded Breakout Board (connected to the main board – bottom) (P1892)
o Touch Screen Display (P1332)
• Power Supply
• 3 Antennas (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS)
• USB cable (mini-USB to USB)
• mDP cable
• Cable for Touch Screen (Touch and Power)
Minimum Hardware Setup
The minimum requirements to bring the system up are:
• Power Supply
• Touch Screen Display or HDMI monitor(not provided)
o mDP and Tyco cables (are required for the Touch Screen configuration)
o HDMI cable(not provided) can be used for HDMI monitor instead of Touch Screen
• USB Keyboard and Mouse (not provided) but strongly recommended
While the Jetson TK1 Pro platform supports multiple configurations and its modular approach provides
flexibility, the section below focuses on bringing the platform up for the first time with the minimum
configuration effort required.
Connections need to be done to: the Main board (P1860), the EBB board (P1892) and Touch Screen
(P1332).
Main Board (P1860) Minimum Connections
Figure 1 shows all the main board component with labels.
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Figure 1: Mainboard with Component Labels
The following connections need to be made on the main board (P1860) as a minimum in order to boot
Jetson TK1 Pro for the first time:
Power Supply (J14): Power supply can be connected to the connector labeled J14 as shown on Error!
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mDP Connector (J9): Using the mDP cable provided, the board needs to be connected to the Touch
Screen Display included in the package.
Main Board (P1860) Optional Connections
The following connections are not required for the board to boot.
USB Mouse and Keyboard (J2&J3): While this is optional, is highly recommended that a USB mouse
and keyboard are plugged-in in to the platform via the main board J2 connector.
HDMI Connector (J8):
This is only required if the Touch Screen provided with the platform will not be
used.
USB Connection (J35): The USB cable provided with the Jetson TK1 Pro platform while is not required
to boot it is recommended to be connected to mini-USB connector labeled “Host PC USB (Console)” on
the Jetson TK1 Pro board and to a USB 2.0 port on the workstation running Ubuntu Linux 12.04. The
“Host PC USB (Console)” port is labeled J4 on Figure 1. The USB connection enables debug and
development capabilities. Please refer to the.CHM documentation file for more details on how to
configure this capability.
Ethernet Connection (J1000): While the Ethernet port connection is optional – and may require
further configuration not covered on this document – to gain network access, an Ethernet cable can be
connected to the port labeled J1000 on Figure 1.
EBB Board (P1892) Minimum Connections
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that some connectors - while accessible on the side of the board - their labels are not visible as are
placed on the other side of the EBB board. Please refer to Figure 3 for details on these connectors.
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Figure 3: EBB board with Component Labels