Jetson PABs
ARK Jetson PAB CarrierARK Jetson PAB Carrier V3
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ARK Jetson PAB Carrier
ARK Jetson PAB Carrier V3
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The ARK Jetson PAB Carrier and ARK Jetson PAB Carrier V3 are NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano/NX carrier boards built around the ARKV6X flight controller and the Pixhawk Autopilot Bus. Both run PX4 and ship with ARK-OS pre-installed. The V3 is a re-architected revision that adds a dedicated I/O co-processor (doubling the PWM outputs to 16), consolidates wiring into two 40-pin avionics connectors, and adds a 30-pin Pixhawk Payload Bus.
Compute module
Jetson Orin Nano / NX
Jetson Orin Nano / NX
Flight controller
ARKV6X (Pixhawk Autopilot Bus)
ARKV6X (Pixhawk Autopilot Bus)
I/O co-processor
None
STM32F103C8T7 IOMCU
PWM outputs
8 (FMU)
16 (8 FMU + 8 IO)
Avionics wiring
Discrete JST-GH connectors per function (CAN, TELEM, GPS, RC, PWM, I2C, UART)
Two 40-pin Molex Pico-Clasp bundles (Primary + Secondary Avionics)
Pixhawk Payload Bus
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30-pin FFC (USB 2.0, Ethernet, CAN, I2C, UART, PWM, GPIO)
CAN buses
2× FC CAN + 1× Jetson CAN
2× FC CAN + 1× Jetson CAN
Power inputs
3× 5V / 6A, Molex Clik-Mate (6-pin)
3× 5V / 4A, Molex Micro-Lock PLUS (6-pin)
CSI camera inputs
4× 15-pin FFC (CSI0–CSI3)
2× 22-pin dual-lane FFC (CSI0–CSI3)
Ethernet
Gigabit, RJ45
10/100, onboard switch → JST-GH (4-pin) + Payload Bus
USB host
3x USB 3.0 A Ports; 1x USB 2.0 A Port
2× USB 2.0 (JST-GH); USB 3.0 on USB-C
Display output
Mini DisplayPort
Micro HDMI
Jetson console / recovery
Micro USB (muxed with FC USB)
USB-C
NVMe storage
M.2 Key M 2242, PCIe ×4
M.2 Key M 2242, PCIe ×4
M.2 Key E 2230 slot
PCIe x2, USB, UART, I2S
PCIe x2, USB, UART, I2S
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