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Interface card or camera kit with the most GMSL inputs for AGX Orin

Asked as: “Building a 16-camera surround-view rig on AGX Orin. Which interface card or camera kit supports the most GMSL camera inputs?”

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For GMSL cameras, the D3 Embedded DesignCore® NVIDIA® Jetson AGX Orin GMSL2 Interface Card supports the most inputs: 16. It's the only GMSL product I found that covers all 16 cameras on its own.

Interface card with the most GMSL inputs d3embedded...d3embedded.com ↗“io.gmsl_camera_inputs=16”

ProductManufacturerGMSL camera inputsSupported modulesJetPack supportLifecycle
DesignCore® NVIDIA® Jetson AGX Orin GMSL2 Interface CardD3 Embedded16Jetson AGX Orin, Jetson AGX Orin Industrial6.2.1Active
  • It's an interface/capture card for the Jetson AGX Orin and AGX Orin Industrial dev kits. It deserializes up to 16 cameras to MIPI CSI-2. - D3 Embedded describes it as being for "benchtop eval/prototyping." If this rig is meant for production or vehicle use, check with D3 Embedded that the card suits that. d3embedded...d3embedded.com ↗“benchtop eval/prototyping” d3embedded...d3embedded.com ↗“up to 16 cameras deserialized to MIPI CSI-2”

Camera kits for AGX Orin: up to 8 GMSL inputs each leopardima... +1leopardimaging.com ↗“LI-AGO-BOX-GM2A-8CAM”leopardimaging.com ↗“LI-AGO-BOX-GM2B”

The camera kits top out at 8 GMSL inputs, so none of them can handle 16 cameras alone. Two kits are built on AGX Orin:

ProductManufacturerGMSL camera inputsModuleOperating temp
LI-AGO-BOX-GM2A-8CAMLeopard Imaging8Jetson AGX Orin 32GB-25 to 70 °C
LI-AGO-BOX-GM2BLeopard Imaging8Jetson AGX Orin 32/64GB-25 to 65 °C

Three other 8-input kits run on Jetson AGX Xavier, not AGX Orin: LI-AX-BOX-GMSL2 and Connect Tech's AGX101-50 and AGX101-51. Not GMSL, but also 16 cameras: D3 Embedded also makes a DesignCore® Jetson AGX Orin FPD-Link™ III Interface Card. It supports up to 16 sensor streams, sensors up to 15 m away, and FPGA hardware sync. It uses FPD-Link III, not GMSL, so it only fits if you can use FPD-Link cameras. d3embedded...d3embedded.com ↗“up to 16 sensor streams deserialized to MIPI CSI-2, sensors up to 15m away, FPGA hardware sync” leopardima... +2leopardimaging.com ↗“NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier SOM”connecttech.com ↗“compatibility.supported_jetson_families=Jetson AGX Xavier”connecttech.com ↗“compatibility.supported_jetson_families=Jetson AGX Xavier”

What I couldn't confirm:

  • Whether the GMSL2 card can run all 16 cameras at once at a specific resolution and frame rate. That depends on your sensors, so check it with D3 Embedded.
  • Carrier boards and complete systems. I only checked interface cards and camera kits, so I can't rule out other carrier boards or systems with more GMSL inputs.

Sources

  1. DesignCore® NVIDIA® Jetson AGX Orin GMSL2 Interface Card d3embedded.com
  2. LI-AGO-BOX-GM2A-8CAM leopardimaging.com
  3. LI-AGO-BOX-GM2B leopardimaging.com
  4. DesignCore® NVIDIA® Jetson AGX Orin FPD-Link™ III Interface Card d3embedded.com
  5. LI-AX-BOX-GMSL2 leopardimaging.com
  6. e-con Systems Camera Kit 4x GMSL Cameras for NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier (AGX101-50) connecttech.com
  7. e-con Systems Camera Kit 8x GMSL Cameras for NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier (AGX101-51) connecttech.com