FPA-4.A/TXA-V1#

Quad FPA to NVIDIA Jetson TX2 and AGX Xavier, AGX Orin:

  • Four 4-Lane MIPI CSI-2 Inputs

  • Signal routing and I2C multiplexing

  • Testpoints to important sensor signals

  • Dynamic device tree management (EEPROM)

  • Configuration of trigger routing

  • Compatible Processor Boards:

    • NVIDIA Jetson TX2, AGX Xavier, **AGX Orin Development Kits

    • CTI Rogue (AGX101, AGX111)

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Note

The FPA-4.A/TXA V1 comes in two variants, V1B and V1C. The V1C redesign mounts to the NVIDIA® AGX Orin™ natively. The V1B requires removing a plastic cover on the NVIDIA® AGX Orin™. For more information, see 10.1.6 Technical Drawing, page 63.

J5, J6, J7, J8: Connectors to Sensor Adapters (FSA)#

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Name

Description

Connector Type

Orientation

J5

Port 1, 4-Lanes CSI-2, to FSA

Hirose DF40HC(4.0)-60DS-0.4V

Pin 1 Printed on PCB next to each connector.

J6

Port 2, 4-Lanes CSI-2, to FSA

Hirose DF40HC(4.0)-60DS-0.4V

Pin 1 Printed on PCB next to each connector.

J7

Port 3, 4-Lanes CSI-2 (TX2: 2-Lanes), to FSA

Hirose DF40HC(4.0)-60DS-0.4V

Pin 1 Printed on PCB next to each connector.

J8

Port 4, 4-Lanes CSI-2 (TX2: 2-Lanes), to FSA

Hirose DF40HC(4.0)-60DS-0.4V

Pin 1 Printed on PCB next to each connector.

Table: Image Sensor Connectors on FPA-4.A/TXA-V1

All ports provide the same pinout. The pin assignment is according to the corresponding FSA.

Further notes for signals on FSA connectors J5, J6, J7, J8:

CAM0_MCLK and CAM1_MCLK are routed through four bus transceivers for better integrity of the signal

CAM0_PWDN and CAM0_RST signals are routed in parallel to all connectors

I2C_GP3_CLK and I2C_GP3_DATA are routed parallel to EEPROM and I2C multiplexer (8 channels)

EEPROM functionality is primarily used to utilize functionality of L4T Plugin manager (deprecated with JetPack 4.6+ drivers) and offers additional user space for configuration etc.

Each FSA connector is connected to two multiplexer channels:

  • MUX-ch0/ch1 are connected to J5

  • MUX-ch2/ch3 are connected to J6

  • MUX-ch4/ch5 are connected to J7

  • MUX-ch6/ch7 are connected to J8

Caution

Direct connection of FSM to FPA (without FSA) or wrong cable orientation will lead to permanent damage of FSM, Adapters or the Processor Board. Using flex cable (FMA-FC-150/60-v1) between FSA and FPA is mandatory.

Image Sensor CSI-2 lane Support per Port#

The table below shows the possible MIPI CSI-2 lane configurations per FSM / Processor Board combination, that are supported in HW using the FPA-4.A/TXA-V1.

NVIDIA Jetson TX2

NVIDIA AGX Xavier and AGX Orin

FSM with FSA-FTx/A (all)

J5

J6

J7

J8

J5

J6

J7

J8

FSM-AR0144

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

FSM-AR0521

2 / 4

2 / 4

2

2

2 / 4

2 / 4

2 / 4

2 / 4

FSM-AR1335

2 / 4

2 / 4

2

2

2 / 4

2 / 4

2 / 4

2 / 4

FSM-HDP230

2 / 4

2 / 4

2

2

2 / 4

2 / 4

2 / 4

2 / 4

FSM-IMX264

4

4

4

4

4

4

FSM-IMX283

4

4

4

4

4

4

FSM-IMX290, 327

2 / 4

2 / 4

2

2

2 / 4

2 / 4

2 / 4

2 / 4

FSM-IMX296, 297

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

FSM-IMX304

4

4

4

4

4

4

FSM-IMX334

4

4

4

4

4

4

FSM-IMX335

2 / 4

2 / 4

2

2

2 / 4

2 / 4

2 / 4

2 / 4

FSM-IMX412, 477, 577

2 / 4

2 / 4

2

2

2 / 4

2 / 4

2 / 4

2 / 4

FSM-IMX415, 715

2 / 4

2 / 4

2

2

2 / 4

2 / 4

2 / 4

2 / 4

FSM-IMX462, 662

2 / 4

2 / 4

2

2

2 / 4

2 / 4

2 / 4

2 / 4

FSM-IMX464

2 / 4

2 / 4

2

2

2 / 4

2 / 4

2 / 4

2 / 4

FSM-IMX485, 585

2 / 4

2 / 4

2

2

2 / 4

2 / 4

2 / 4

2 / 4

FSM-IMX530

4

4

4

4

4

4

FSM-IMX565, 568

2 / 4

2 / 4

2

2

2 / 4

2 / 4

2 / 4

2 / 4

FSM-IMX675

2 / 4

2 / 4

2

2

2 / 4

2 / 4

2 / 4

2 / 4

FSM-IMX678

2 / 4

2 / 4

2

2

2 / 4

2 / 4

2 / 4

2 / 4

Table: Image Sensor Support per Port with FPA-4.A/TXA-V1

J9: Connector to Processor Board#

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Label: J9

Type: QTH-060-01-L-D-A

Pinout:

Pin#

Name

Pin#

Name

Pin#

Name

Pin#

Name

Pin#

Name

Pin#

Name

1

D_DATA_0_P

21

D_DATA_4_N

41

GND

61

D_DATA_10_N

81

2V8_AUX

101

NC

2

D_DATA_2_P

22

D_DATA_6_N

42

GND

62

D_DATA_14_N

82

2V8_AUX

102

1V8_AUX

3

D_DATA_0_N

23

GND

43

D_CLK_4_P

63

GND

83

2V8_AUX

103

NC

4

D_DATA_2_N

24

GND

44

D_CLK_6_P

64

GND

84

NC

104

NC

5

GND

25

D_CLK_2_P

45

D_CLK_4_N

65

D_CLK_5_P

85

NC

105

NC

6

GND

26

D_CLK_3_P

46

D_CLK_6_N

66

D_CLK_7_P

86

NC

106

NC

7

D_CLK_0_P

27

D_CLK_2_N

47

GND

67

D_CLK_5_N

87

NC

107

NC

8

D_CLK_1_P

28

D_CLK_3_N

48

GND

68

D_CLK_7_N

88

MCLK_1

108

3V3_VDD

9

D_CLK_0_N

29

GND

49

D_DATA_9_P

69

GND

89

NC

109

NC

10

D_CLK_1_N

30

GND

50

D_DATA_13_P

70

GND

90

PW_EN_1

110

3V3_VDD

11

GND

31

D_DATA_5_P

51

D_DATA_9_N

71

D_DATA_11_P

91

MCLK_0

111

NC

12

GND

32

D_DATA_7_P

52

D_DATA_13_N

72

D_DATA_15_P

92

RST_1

112

NC

13

D_DATA_1_P

33

D_DATA_5_N

53

GND

73

D_DATA_11_N

93

PW_EN_0

113

NC

14

D_DATA_3_P

34

D_DATA_7_N

54

GND

74

D_DATA_15_N

94

MCLK_2

114

NC

15

D_DATA_1_N

35

GND

55

NC

75

I2C_SCL

95

RST_0

115

GND

16

D_DATA_3_N

36

GND

56

NC

76

NC

96

NC

116

GND

17

GND

37

D_DATA_8_P

57

NC

77

I2C_SDA

97

NC

117

NC

18

GND

38

D_DATA_12_P

58

NC

78

NC

98

NC

118

3V3-5V_VDD

19

D_DATA_4_P

39

D_DATA_8_N

59

D_DATA_10_P

79

GND

99

GND

119

NC

20

D_DATA_6_P

40

D_DATA_12_N

60

D_DATA_14_P

80

GND

100

GND

120

3V3-5V_VDD

Table: Pinout of FPA-4.A/TXA-V1 connector to NVIDIA Jetson TX2 and AGX Xavier and AGX Orin

SW1, SW2: Configuration Switches#

DIP switches SW1 and SW2 are mainly for interconnecting FSA’s triggering signals (XVS, XHS and XTRIG).

DIP switch SW1 is designated to interconnect XVS/XHS pins while DIP switch SW2 is designated to interconnect XTRIG pins and aggregate CAM2_MCLK04(MCLK2) and GPIO25_VDD_SYS_EN(SYS_PW_EN) from FPA in parallel to all FSA connectors.

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Table: Configuration of SW1 and SW2 on FPA-4.A/TXA-V1#

SW3: Configuration Switches#

DIP switch SW3 is designated to enable/disable FPA EEPROM and it’s write protection.

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Table: Configuration of SW3 on FPA-4.A/TXA-V1#

Default state of DIP switches:

  • SW1 – all positions OFF (XVS/XHS pins are NOT interconnected)

  • SW2 – all positions OFF (XTRIG pins are NOT interconnected, MCLK2 and

    SYS_PW_EN are NOT aggregate)

  • SW3 – positions-1 ON, position-2 OFF (EEPROM is ENABLED without write

    protection)

TGx, TPx: Test Groups and Test Points#

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Connector J9: TG1 and Ungrouped Test Points

Label

Signal (TG1)

Label

Signal

TP48

TP_85

TP46

I2C_SCL

TP49

TP_87

TP47

I2C_SDA

TP50

TP_89

TP61

MCLK_2

TP51

TP_97

TP62

PW_EN_0

TP52

TP_103

TP63

PW_EN_1

TP53

TP_104

TP64

RST_0

TP54

TP_105

TP65

RST_1

TP55

TP_106

TP56

TP_107

TP57

TP_112

TP58

TP_117

Connector J5 (TG6, TG7) and J6 (TG8, TG9)

Label (J5)

Signal (TG6, TG7)

Label (J6)

Signal (TG8, TG9)

TP59

CAM0_MCLK_0

TP60

CAM1_MCLK_0

TP88

CAM0_MCLK_1

TP89

CAM1_MCLK_1

TP6

CAM0_GPIO14

TP7

CAM1_GPIO14

TP10

CAM0_GPIO15(SPI_MISO)

TP11

CAM1_GPIO15(SPI_MISO)

TP14

CAM0_GPIO0(XMASTER0)

TP15

CAM1_GPIO0(XMASTER0)

TP18

CAM0_GPIO8

TP19

CAM1_GPIO8

TP22

CAM0_GPIO17(SPI_CS)

TP23

CAM1_GPIO17(SPI_CS)

TP26

CAM0_GPIO9

TP27

CAM1_GPIO9

TP30

CAM0_GPIO10

TP31

CAM1_GPIO10

TP34

CAM0_GPIO11

TP35

CAM1_GPIO11

TP38

CAM0_GPIO6

TP39

CAM1_GPIO6

TP42

CAM0_GPIO7

TP43

CAM1_GPIO7

TP75

I2C_0_SCL(SPI_SCK)

TP76

I2C_2_SCL(SPI_SCK)

TP79

I2C_0_SDA(SPI_MOSI)

TP80

I2C_2_SDA(SPI_MOSI)

Connector J7 (TG2, TG3) and J8 (TG4, TG5)

Label (J5)

Signal (TG6, TG7)

Label (J6)

Signal (TG8, TG9)

TP86

CAM2_MCLK_0

TP87

CAM3_MCLK_0

TP90

CAM2_MCLK_1

TP91

CAM3_MCLK_1

TP8

CAM2_GPIO14

TP9

CAM3_GPIO14

TP12

CAM2_GPIO15(SPI_MISO)

TP13

CAM3_GPIO15(SPI_MISO)

TP16

CAM2_GPIO0(XMASTER0)

TP17

CAM3_GPIO0(XMASTER0)

TP20

CAM2_GPIO8

TP21

CAM3_GPIO8

TP24

CAM2_GPIO17(SPI_CS)

TP25

CAM3_GPIO17(SPI_CS)

TP28

CAM2_GPIO9

TP29

CAM3_GPIO9

TP32

CAM2_GPIO10

TP33

CAM3_GPIO10

TP36

CAM2_GPIO11

TP37

CAM3_GPIO11

TP40

CAM2_GPIO6

TP41

CAM3_GPIO6

TP44

CAM2_GPIO7

TP45

CAM3_GPIO7

TP77

I2C_4_SCL(SPI_SCK)

TP78

I2C_6_SCL(SPI_SCK)

TP81

I2C_4_SDA(SPI_MOSI)

TP82

I2C_6_SDA(SPI_MOSI)

Other Test Points (Ungrouped)

Label

Signal

TP1

GPIO16(SYS_PW_EN)

TP2

GPIO5(MCLK3)

TP3

XVS0

TP4

XHS0

TP74

GND

TP5

XTRIG0

TP83

GPIO4(MCLK2)

TP84

CAM0_GPIO2(XHS0)

TP85

CAM0_GPIO3(XTRIG0)

Technical Drawing#

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Figure: Technical Drawing of FPA-4.A/TXA-V1#

Note

The FPA-4.A/TXA-V1 comes in two variants, V1B and V1C. Mechanical dimensions may alter slightly. The V1C is redesigned to accommodate mounting to the NVIDIA® AGX Orin™ whereas the V1B, pictured above, requires removing a plastic cover on the NVIDIA® AGX Orin™ to mount.