Photon for Orin™ NX

NVIDIA® Jetson™ Orin™ NX AI Camera Platform (145 x 64.5mm)

Description
Specifications
Ordering Guide
Optional Accessories

Photon is a Jetson™ AI Camera Platform specifically designed to support smart camera applications. This Jetson™ platform provides PoE PD Gigabit Ethernet uplink for data and power and has various I/O connectors positioned for easy packaging into off the shelf camera housings. For applications that don’t require PoE PD ask for our lower cost Non-PoE PD options.

Compatibility	NVIDIA® Jetson™ Orin™ NX
Front IO (Camera End) MIPI Camera Inputs	2x 2-lane MIPI CSI-2 15-pin FPC 1mm Pitch Connector Same MIPI connector used on Nano Dev Kit
Front IO (Camera End) USB	1x USB 3.1 (Gen 2) (Connector: USB Type C)
Front IO (Camera End) Camera MISC Interface	1x I2C (Can be used for Lens Control) 4x GPIO (Can be used for Additional Camera Control) 1x Power Output (Can be used for IR LEDs)
Internal IO Display Output	1x HDMI (Type-A Vertical)
Internal IO Fan	1x 4-pin PWM Fan Connector
Rear IO – USB OTG	1x USB 2.0 OTG for Flashing Capability (Micro USB)
Rear IO – USB UART	1x USB FTDI UART (Micro USB) • Console Debug
Rear IO – Ethernet	1x 1000BASE-T Uplink PoE IEEE 802.3af-2003 (15.4W) PD PoE+ IEEE 802.3at-2009 (25.5W) PD Capable of operating on either network Lower-cost PoE Bypass Option Available
Rear IO – User Feedback	1x RGB LED I2C controlled
Storage	1x SD Card Slot 1x NVMe (M.2 M-KEY)* * Either NVMe OR WiFi module can be used. They cannot be used at the same time.
Wireless Expansion	1x WiFi Module (M.2 2230 E-Key) (PCIe and USB) 1x LTE Module (M.2 3042 B-Key) w/ SIM Card slot
Dimensions	145 x 64.5mm
Rear IO – Power Input	1x 2mm DC Barrel Jack +12V DC +/-5%
Operating Temperature	-25°C to +85°C
Weight	76g

Part Number	Module Option	Thermal Option	NVMe Option	Wireless Option
NGX002	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NGX002-S4	Orin NX	Thermal Transfer Plate	1-TB	N/A
NGX002-SL	Orin NX	Passive Heatsink	1-TB	N/A
NGX007-T2	Orin NX	Active Heatsink	1-TB	N/A

Part Number	Description
XHG323	Thermal plate for NVIDIA® Jetson Orin™™ NX Module
XHG324	Passive Finned Heatsink for the Orin™ NX Module
XHG325	Active Thermal Heatsink for the Orin™ NX Module