IGX Thor Developer Kit Mini System Overview#

Applies to NVIDIA IGX Thor Developer Kit Mini and IGX Thor T5000 module.

This IGX Thor User Guide documentation describes the main components and interfaces of the NVIDIA IGX Thor Developer Kit Mini. For technical specifications, see IGX Thor Developer Kit Specifications.

NVIDIA IGX Thor Developer Kit Mini#

Main Components#

The NVIDIA IGX Thor Developer Kit Mini contains the following main components:

Thor Mini Developer Kit Components
  • NVIDIA IGX T5000 Module, including:

  • 2560-core NVIDIA Blackwell iGPU

  • 14-core ARM Neoverse®-V3AE 64-bit CPU

  • Safety MCU

  • 1 TB NVMe and Primary Storage, and UFS as secondary storage

  • Realtek WiFI/BT Module

IO Side Layout#

Thor Mini Developer Kit Side Layout

Mark

Name

Note

1

2x USB Type-A Ports

USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gigabits per Second (Gbps))

2

RJ45 Ethernet Port

5 Gbps

3

DisplayPort output

4

HDMI Output

5a

USB-C Port with Force-Recovery Mode functionality

  • Force-Recovery Mode functionality

  • UFP (USB Device Mode)

  • DFP (USB 3.2 Gen 1 - 5 Gbps)

  • PD Sink (140 Watts)

5b

USB-C Port

  • UFP (USB Device Mode)

  • DFP (USB 3.2 Gen 1 - 5 Gbps)

  • PD Sink (140 Watts)

6

QSFP28 Cage

4x 25 Gbps per port

7

Micro-fit power input

9-28V DC input (Up to 8A)

8

Debug USB-C port

Behind the lid cover

Caution

It’s strongly recommended to use the bundled USB-C power supply for stable operation.

Attention

If you are using an Ubuntu host PC to externally flash the IGX Thor Developer Kit Mini (Linux_for_Tegra flash script), you need to connect a USB from your PC into USB-C port next to the HDMI connector (5a) and thus connect the USB-C power supply into the other USB-C port (5b).

If you don’t see APX device show up on lsusb commands ran on your PC even when you put the IGX Thor Developer Kit Mini into the Force Recovery Mode (RCM), check whether the USB-C cable connection for flashing is going into the right USB-C port.

Micro-fit Power Connector Specification#

Thor Mini Developer Kit Micro-fit Power Connector

Button Side Layout#

Thor Mini Developer Kit Button Side Layout

Mark

Name

Note

11

Power button

12

Force Recovery button

13

Reset button

14

White LED

Force Recovery Mode#

To enter Force Recovery Mode, use the following instructions:

  1. Press and hold the Force Recovery button (12 , the middle button).

  2. While the Force Recovery button is pressed, briefly press the Reset button (13 , the right button).

  3. Release the Force Recovery button.

  4. The board will reboot into Force Recovery Mode.