Reflash NRU-230V-AWP/ NRU-240S-AWP with JetPack 5.1.1

Basic Concept

  1. Prepare an x86 Host Computer for Flashing

  2. Connect the Host computer and NRU-230V-AWP

  3. Put NRU-230V-AWP into Recovery Mode

  4. Flash


1. Prepare an x86 Host Computer for Flashing

System Requirements

  • Prepare a host computer that meets the following system requirements

    • x86 architecture

    • Ubuntu 20.04 installed

    • 8GB Memory

    • 120GB Storage

Prepare an L4T folder with the corresponding JetPack Version

NRU-230V-AWP/NRU-240S-AWP tarball folder
The tarball file include all you need
  • Untar the the NRU-230V-AWP/NRU-240S-AWP tarball via the following command

  • Then you will have the L4T folder with all the files needed to reflash NRU-230V-AWP, including: a pre-built system image, device tree, kernel, modified rootfs.

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In case you don't have access to the NRU NAS, please contact your sales representative to obtain the address and password.


2. Connect the Host computer and NRU-230V-AWP

Connect the host machine with NRU-230V-AWP/NRU-240S-AWP via a USB type A (on Host Machine) to type C (on NRU-230V-AWP/NRU-240S-AWP) cable

Connect to the USB3.2 type C connector


3. Put NRU-230V-AWP into Recovery Mode

We have designed two methods to put NRU-230V-AWP into recovery mode.

Method A: For Development (Requiring Disassembly)

Steps:

  • Remove the belly panel

  • Please make sure the IGN mode is set to mode 0

  • Hold down the recovery button first

  • Press the power button with recovery button held on

  • Wait for 5 second

  • Release the recovery button

Recovery Button

From the top-view, you could find the recovery button at the corner which locates beside the 10GE Ethernet port.

Recovery Button

Power Button

Power Button

Method B: For Deployment (No Disassembly Required)

The second method to enter recovery mode is by controlling the power button and the 8-48V DC IN power supply on and off.

  • DC IN

DC IN
  • Power button

Power Button

Steps:

  • The IGN mode could be any mode.

  • Unplug the DC input

  • Press and hold the power button before turning ON the 8-48V DC IN

  • Replug the Dc input

  • Wait for 3 second

  • Release the power button


4. Flash

Check if NRU-230V-AWP/NRU-240S-AWP put into Recovery Mode

If NRU-230V-AWP/NRU-240S-AWP is ready to be flashed, you will see AGX Orin listed as a USB device after do the command lsusb

lsusb to check if host machine connect to NRU-230V-AWP/NRU-240S-AWP

Flash Command

On the host machine, go to the L4T folder (Linux_for_Tegra) and execute the below command to flash NRU-230V-AWP/NRU-240S-AWP.

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