BLADE is a complete, ready-to-use system that can be deployed immediately into existing UAVs (drones), machines and humanoids. It features the smallest Jetson drone carrier board with a pre-installed Orin NX 16 GB module. All CSI drivers for the RB-Thermal CSI camera are pre-installed.
Applications
- Small to large drones & UAVs
- Autonomous mobile robots
- CAN-centric vehicle and industrial systems
- Weight- and space-critical edge-AI platforms
Technical Specifications
- Compatible modules: NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano, Orin NX (Super mode support)
- Dimensions: 121 mm x 50 mm, height 20 mm incl. heat spreader
- Weight: 47.2 g
- Camera: 2x CSI-2 (4 lanes each, micro-coax for optical camera)
- USB: USB 2.0 hub, 2x USB 2.0 (micro-coax for thermal camera)
- Storage: M.2 Key M (2230) NVMe SSD
- Wi-Fi: M.2 Key E (2230, USB 2.0 and PCIe x1)
- Cellular: M.2 Key B (LTE and 5G)
- Ethernet: 5-port GbE switch (3x GbE external)
- CAN: yes, optional internal termination
- UART: 3x UART (2x user and debug), internal FC-to-Jetson UART connection
- Drone: PAB slot (Pixhawk Auto Pilot Bus), RC (SBus and Telem2)
- Security: crypto chip (ATSHA204A)
- Other: I2C, MCU (optional watchdog), external RTC battery via 2-pin connector, 4-pin fan connector (PWM and tacho)
- Power supply: 12 V to 24 V DC (reverse-polarity protection, inrush current limitation)
Camera Specifications
- Focal length: 9 mm
- Field of view: 46.2 x 37.7 degrees
- Detector: uncooled FPA (VOx, vanadium oxide)
- Resolution: 640 x 512 (effective)
- Pixel pitch: 12 µm
- Spectral range: 8 to 14 µm
- NETD: less than or equal to 25 mK (f/1.0, 50 Hz, 300 K)
- Frame rate: 50 Hz
- Digital zoom: 1x to 8x
- Pseudo-color modes: White Hot (default), Black Hot, Red Hot, Iron Red, etc.
- Shutter: with shutter, auto shutter mode
- Range: detection 900 m, recognition 225 m, identification 113 m
- Operating temperature: -20 to +60 degrees C
- Power consumption: less than or equal to 0.8 W
- Shock rating: 80 g at 4 ms
- Driver support: Linux for NVIDIA Jetson (/dev/videoX)
- Weight: approx. 23 g
- Interface: CSI (micro coax, ipex 20453-20)
