Hardware Layout

Developer Kit

Side Views

Part Names

Mark.	Name	Note
0	White LED
1	Power button
2	Force Recovery button
3	Reset button
4	USB Type-C port	DFP only
5	DC power jack
6	Ethernet port
7	USB Type-A ports	2x USB 3.2 Gen 2
8	DisplayPort output	This is the only display interface on Jetson AGX Orin Developer Kit
9	USB micro-B port	For debug
10	USB Type-C port	Also for flashing (UFP and DFP)
11	40-pin connector
12	USB Type-A ports	2x USB 3.2 Gen 1

Carrier Board

Bottom View

Top View (Hidden under the Module)

Part Names

Mark.	Name	Specification
0 DS2	White LED
1 S1	Power button
2 S3	Force Recovery button
3 S2	Reset button
4 J24	USB Type-C port (above DC power jack)	DFP only, USB 3.2 Gen 2
5 J41	DC power jack	5.5 mm OD, 2.5mm ID, center positive
6 J17	Ethernet port	Up to 10GBASE-T
7 J33	USB Type-A ports (next to Ethernet port)	2x USB 3.2 Gen 2
8 J18	DisplayPort output	Supports MST
9 J26	USB micro-B port	For Debug UART
10 J40	USB Type-C port (next to 40-pin header)	UFP and DFP, USB 3.2 Gen 2
11 J30	40-pin connector
12 J33	USB Type-A ports (next to 40-pin header)	2x USB 3.2 Gen 1
J42	Automation header	(Pin detail below)
J13	RTC backup battery connector	(compatible battery below)
J509	Camera connector
J502	JTAG Debug connector
J505	M.2 E-Key slot
J511	HD Audio header
J1	M.2 M-Key slot
J10	microSD card slot	UHS-1
J3	Jetson module connector	699 pin
J6	PCIe x16 connector	PCIe 4.0 x8
J9	Fan connector	4-pin, 1.25mm pitch

Miscellaneous Port and Connector Details

DisplayPort Output

To connect a display to the developer kit, use the DisplayPort output port ( 8 J18 ). This is the only way to get the display out on the developer kit, the NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin Developer Kit does not support HDMI or DisplayPort over USB-C.

To connect to a monitor or TV that only accepts HDMI, you can either use a active adaptor or passive adaptor that converts DisplayPort to HDMI. If you are using JetPack 5.0 Developer Preview or JetPack 5.0.1 Developer Preview, you will need to use an active adaptor. For any release greater than JetPack 5.0.1 Developer Preview, either active or passive adaptor can be used.

DisplayPort output port supports;

• DP SST
• DP MST
  • Can support up to a max of 2 external displays
• DP DSC
• Max resolution (with or without DSC): 8k@30 / 4k@120
  • HBR3 / 4ln
• Output Formats
  • RGB 8bpc
  • RGB 10bpc
  • YUV444 8bpc
  • YUV444 10bpc

Storage

Default storage:

• eMMC flash memory on the Jetson AGX Orin module.

Optional storage:

• NVMe SSD card (on M.2 M-Key slot J1 ).
• USB thumb-drive (on any USB port).
• microSD card (in microSD card slot J10 ).

You can flash the base L4T BSP on to any of the storage medium above using SDK Manager.
See Step #5 of Use SDK Manager to Flash L4T BSP section on Software Setup with SDK Manager page

Ethernet port ( 6 J17 )

Indicator LED pattern:

40-pin header ( 11 J40 )

Pin assignment :

To identify the orientation of the 40-pin header (i.e. Pin 1), look for the white triangle marking on the PCB.

For details, see NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin Developer Kit Carrier Board Specification .

Automation header ( J42 )

• pin #1 , #12 , GND
• pin #2 , #3 , #4 : Input, same function as three buttons: Recovery, Reset, Power.
• pin #5 - #6 : Open: Auto Power-On disable; Short: Auto Power-On enable.
• pin #7 : CVB_STBY: output, indicating module is in sleep or not.
• pin #8 : SYSTEM_OC: input, to trigger Tegra throttling.
• pin #9 - #10 : Open: Wake(Boot) on LAN from Off state is disabled; Short: Wake(Boot) on Lan from Off state is enable.
• pin #11 : JTAG_TRST, JTAG Test Reset.

For details, see NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin Developer Kit Carrier Board Specification .

RTC backup battery connector ( J13 )

It can accommodate RTC backup battery with 1.25mm pitch connector, like these .

Camera connector ( J509 )

MIPI CSI input (6x2/4x4 lane)

For detail, see NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin Series Camera Module Hardware Design Guide .

HD Audio header ( J511 )

This can be used to connect to a standard PC audio panel to support connections to microphone, line-in, headphones, powered speakers, etc.

For details, see NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin Developer Kit Carrier Board Specification .

M.2 M-Key slot ( J1 )

Supports 2280 size card, with PCIe x4 interface. No SATA support.

Jetson module connector ( J3 )

For detail, see Jetson AGX Orin Product Design Guide .

PCIe connector ( J6 )

For verified PCIe cards, see Jetson AGX Orin Series Supported Component List .

To configure the PCIe interface as an Endpoint, see Jetson AGX Orin Series PCIe Endpoint Design Guidelines Application Note .