SeeedStudio announced yesterday the A205E Carrier Board which is compatible with Jetson Nano/Xavier NX modules from NVIDIA. The A205 includes flexible peripherals such as dual GbE LAN ports, dual HDMI ports, one PCIe M.2 key-M for SSD storage, one M.2 Key for Wi-Fi/BLE, etc.

According to the company, the A205E is compatible with the Jetson Nano/Xavier NX modules delivering up to 21 TOPS. This board comes in a standard size of 115mm x 105mm and supports an operating range from -20°C to 80°C to target industrial embedded applications.

A205E Carrier Board
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The A205E includes a M.2 Key M socket for SSD storage located on the back of the board and a MicroSD card slot for additional storage.   

For wireless connectivity, the A205E board seems to integrate a Wi-Fi/BLE module and an antenna socket. As seen in the image below, there is support for ethernet via dual Gigabit LAN ports.

A205E Carrier Board back
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The display interface consists of two stacked HDMI 2.0 ports and a MIPI CSI connector for cameras. 

The board also offers various serial interfaces including up to four USB 3.0 ports, one USB Type-C, one USB 2.0 connector, one I2C connector and up to 20 isolated I/Os with support for protocols such as I2C, SPI, CAN, SPI, RS-232 and RS-485.

    
A205E Carrier Board front
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• Processor System:
  •  NVIDIA Jetson Nano or Xavier NX module (up to 21 TOPs)
• Storage:
  • 1x M.2 Key-M (NVMe SSD)
  • 1x MicroSD card reader
• Connectivity:
  • 2x 1GbE RJ45 LAN Port 
• Display/Audio:
  • 2x HDMI 2.0 (4096 x [email protected])
  • 1x 3.5mm Audio jack 
• Camera:
  • 1x CSI
• Expansion:
  • 1x M.2 Key-E (Wi-Fi)
• USB:
  • 4x USB 3.0 Type-A
  • 1x USB 2.0 Type-C
  • 1x USB 2.0 (via connector)
• I/O Peripherals:
  • 20-pin GPIO
  • 1x RS485, 1x RS232, 1x CAN
• Software:
  •  NVIDIA JetPack SDK 
• Power:
  • 9 to 19V @3A
• Dimensions:
  • 115mm x 105mm

 Further information

The  A205E Carrier Board is available for pre-orders starting at $416 on SeeedStudio.com. Refer to the product page for additional details.