Aerocore 2 for NVIDIA® Jetson™
Supercomputing in the Sky
Put the power of 256 CUDA cores in your MAV or robotics device with the NVIDIA® Jetson™ TX2 compute modules and the Gumstix Aerocore 2 platform for accelerated computer vision and deep learning on the edge.

Aerocore 2 for NVIDIA® Jetson™ 


This board supports PX4 autopilot software version 1.8.2 or earlier. Future releases will not be supported. We do not recommend it for new designs.
Aerocore 2 for NVIDIA® Jetson™
The Aerocore 2 for NVIDIA Jetson puts the parallel processing power of NVIDIA's CUDA cores on a robotics-inspired development board.
The Gumstix Aerocore 2 platform is a tried and true blend of real-time autopilot firmware and high-level processing capabilities, employing an ARM Cortex M4 microcontroller, PX4 firmware, PWMs, serial buses, and GPS along with powerful Linux devices.
Featuring 4 camera connectors, a micro-HDMI port, and USB 3.0, the Aerocore 2 for Jetson is ready to take advantage of the Jetson TX2's 256 CUDA cores for computer vision, object identification, AI and deep learning edge applications.
See the Aerocore 2 for NVIDIA Jetson in action in our demo videos below featuring object recognition using TensorFlow.
Sierra Wireless HL Socket information
The Sierra Wireless HL socket on this board requires a Sierra Wireless HL chip, an HL Snap-In Cover, and a Socket Removal Tool.
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AeroCore 2 for NVIDIA Jetson | MAV control board featuring an integrated Cortex-M4 microprocessor and NuttX RTOS. Compatible with: NVIDIA® Jetson™ compute module, the Pre-GO, and the Pre-GO PPP. |
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Accelerometer | 6-axis internal measurement unit (IMU) |
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Barometer | Barometric pressure sensor |
Camera Connector | MIPI CSI-2 Camera Connector |
Controller Area Network (CAN) | For use in applications employing the CAN serial communication physical layer in accordance with the ISO 11898 standard. |
Gyroscope | 3-axis gyroscope |
HDMI | micro HDMI |
Processor | ARM Cortex-M4 Microcontroller |
USB Device | Micro B USB Plug |
USB OTG | USB Micro-AB Connector |
5-pin GPS Connector | UART connection for Gumstix Pre-GO modules |
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USB Micro AB Connector | Surface Mount USB Micro AB Connector |
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Micro HDMI (Type D) | Micro HDMI (Type D) SMT |
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Micro B USB Plug | Micro B USB Plug |
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JST-XH Top 3Pos 2.5mm | CONN HEADER XH TOP 3POS 2.5MM |
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DF13 Top 5Pos 1.25mm | CONN HEADER 5POS 1.25MM STR TIN |
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USB3.0 Standard A Jack THRU-HOLE Vertical | Conn USB 3.0 Type A RCP 9 POS Solder ST Thru-Hole 9 Terminal 1 Port Tray |
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Intel Joule CSI Camera (JCAM) Connector | Connector, Stacking, Rcpt, 40pos, 2row |
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DF30 Series 24 Position Dual Row 0.4 mm SMT Board to Board Receptacle | DF30 Series 24 Position Dual Row 0.4 mm SMT Board to Board Receptacle |
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Magnetic Buzzer SMT (5V 30mA 92dBA) | BUZZER MAGNETIC 5V 12.8MM SMD |
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Texas Instruments SN65HVD232 CAN Transceiver | Designed for use with Texas Instruments DSPs with CAN controllers and equivalent devices. Provides differential transmit and receive capability at speeds up to 1 Mbps. |
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FTDI FT232RQ USB UART Interface | Connect to an RS232 serial terminal over USB with the FTDI FT232RQ interface |
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ST L3GD20H 3-Axis Gyroscope | IC MEMS MOTION SENSOR 16LLGA. Updated version of ICL415 (L3G4200D) |
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Memory (SPI FRAM 1MB 1.8V) | Memory (SPI FRAM 1MB 1.8V) |
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Memory (256Kb I2C Serial Board EEPROM) | CAT24C256 Series 256 kbit (32 K x 8) 1.8-5.5V I2C CMOS Serial EEPROM - TSSOP-8 |
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MS5611 Barometric Sensor | A high resolution altitude and digital atmospheric pressure sensor accurate to within 10 cm. |
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LSM303D 6-Axis Accelerometer | System-in-package featuring a 3D digital linear acceleration sensor and a 3D digital magnetic sensor. |
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Mating Connectors | ||
U.FL Connector | Attach a U.FL Wi-Fi or Bluetooth antenna (not included) to a Gumstix system with this connector. |
Please read the instructions in the README file carefully before starting. Instructions and functions are explained in the file.
Files that are needed (such as bootloader and operating system) to create a bootable disk image, are available below.
Our Support page links additional resources.
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