[AIOT] Flash OS Image for PE1100N

  • PE1100N only support flash image via Ubuntu and doesn't support flash image via Windows.

1. Recovery Mode

1. System Requirement

• Linux Host Computer (x86 Ubuntu 18.04 and above)

• Micro USB cable

2. Enter Force Recovery Mode
For PE1100N Box, the Flash Port is number ❷, and the Force Recovery Button is number ❹. 

Please perform the following steps to force the PE1100N to enter force recovery mode:

[PE1100N]

  1. Power off the PE1100N and remove the power cable.
  2. Connect Host Computer and PE1100N Flash Port (number ❷) with Micro USB cable.
  3. Press and hold the Force Recovery Button (number ❹).
  4. Connect the power cable and Power ON the PE1100N.
  5. After 3s release the Force Recovery Button.

[Host Computer]

Make sure PE1100N is entered to force recovery mode, type command ‘lsusb’, you can see: “NVidia Corp”, it means PE1100N is in force recovery mode.

2. Flash Image

[Host Computer]

1. Extract BSP file on Host Computer.

BSP file example :

System

File Name

PE1100N Orin Nano 4GBPE1100N Orin Nano 4GB JetPack x.x.x Image Vx.x.x
PE1100N Orin Nano 8GBPE1100N Orin Nano 8GB JetPack x.x.x Image Vx.x.x
PE1100N Orin NX 16GBPE1100N Orin NX 16GB JetPack x.x.x Image Vx.x.x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sudo tar xvpf PE1100N_JXANS_Orin-NX-16GB_JetPack-ssd-5.1.1_L4T-35.3.1_v0.1.3-debug-20230503.tar.gz
 

2. Change folder

cd mfi_PE110xxxxxxxx  
sudo ./tools/kernel_flash/l4t_initrd_flash.sh --erase-all --flash-only --showlogs --network usb0
 

3. Flashing the image takes around 15 minutes.

[PE1100N]
After 15 minutes, PE1100N will auto reboot.

NOTE :

  1. Do not use a USB Hub between Host Computer and PE1100N.
  2. You can know the process of flashing image from “mfi_PE1100N-orin/initrdlog”.