Nvidia JETSON XAVIER NX Design Guide

USB and PCIe
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6.2.1 PCIe Design Guidelines
The following tables provide the PCIe routing guidelines for the PCIe #1 (x1) or PCIe #0 (x4)
interfaces. PCIe #1 supports up to Gen3 and the first table applies. PCIe #0 supports up to
Gen4 and if the design will need to operate at Gen4 speed, the second routing table applies.
Table 6-9. PCIe Interface Signal Routing Requirements to Gen3
Parameter
Requirement
Units
Notes
Specification
Data Rate / UI Period
8.0 / 125
Gbps / ps
4.0GHz, half-rate architecture
Configuration / Device Organization
1
Load
Topology
Point-point
Unidirectional, differential
Termination
50
Ω
To GND Single Ended for P & N
Impedance
Trace Impedance differential / Single
Ended
85 / 50
Ω
±15%. See Note 1
Reference plane
GND
Spacing
Trace Spacing (Stripline/Microstrip)
Pair – Pair
To plane and capacitor pad
To unrelated high-speed signals
3x / 4x
3x / 4x
3x / 4x
Dielectric
TX and RX should not be routed on the
same layer. See Note 2.
Length/Skew
Trace loss budget (for carrier board routing)
Routing direct to device
Routing to PCIe/M.2 connector
-11.5
-7.5
dB
@ 4GHz (See Figure 6-3),
Loss: GEN3 budget – module – end
device – safety margin (-22dB + 3.5dB +
4dB + 3dB)
Loss: GEN3 budget – module – end
device – safety margin (-22dB + 3.5dB +
8dB + 3dB)
Breakout region (Max Length)
41.9
ps
Minimum width and spacing. 4x or
wider dielectric height spacing is
preferred
Max trace length (delay)
Direct to device on carrier board
Stripline
Microstrip
Routed to PCIe or M.2 connector
Stripline
Microstrip
15.3 (2680)
14.4 (2160)
10 (1750)
9.4 (1400)
in (ps)
Mid-loss PCB of 0.8dB/in (Microstrip) or
0.75dB/in (Stripline) is used. Also,
175ps/in for Stripline routing and
150ps/in for Microstrip.
Max PCB via distance from the BGA
41.9
ps
Max distance from BGA ball to first PCB
via.
PCB within pair (intra-pair) skew
0.075 (0.5)
mm (ps)
Do trace length matching before hitting
discontinuities. See notes 3 and 4.
Within pair (intra-pair) matching between
subsequent discontinuities
0.075 (0.5)
mm (ps)
See notes 3 and 4.
Differential pair uncoupled length
41.9
ps
Via
Via placement
Place GND vias as symmetrically as possible to data pair vias. GND via distance
should be placed less than 1x the diff pair via pitch
Max # of Vias
PTH Vias
Micro-Vias
2 for TX traces and 2 for RX trace
No requirement
Max Via stub length
0.4
mm
Longer via stubs would require review
Routing signals over antipads
Not allowed

Nvidia JETSON XAVIER NX Specifications

General

Storage	16 GB eMMC 5.1
AI Performance	21 TOPS (INT8)
Operating Temperature	-25°C to 80°C
Operating System	Linux (JetPack SDK)
GPU	NVIDIA Volta architecture with 384 CUDA cores and 48 Tensor cores
CPU	6-core NVIDIA Carmel ARMv8.2 64-bit CPU 6 MB L2 + 4 MB L3
Memory	8GB 128-bit LPDDR4x
Video Decode	2x 4K60 | 4x 4K30 | 8x 1080p60 | 16x 1080p30 (H.265/H.264)
Camera	Up to 6 cameras
Connectivity	Gigabit Ethernet, M.2 Key E for Wi-Fi/Bluetooth
Power	10 W / 15 W / 20 W
Dimensions	70mm x 45mm