Holybro Pixhawk Jetson Baseboard

The Holybro Pixhawk Jetson Baseboard is a Pixhawk Bus (PAB) carrier board that combines a PAB-standard flight controller, such as the Pixhawk 6X, with an NVIDIA Jetson Orin compute module on one integrated board. Built for autonomous UAVs, robotics and ROS-based development, it removes the external wiring and custom harnesses usually needed to pair a flight controller with a companion computer.

Key features

• Accepts a PAB-standard flight controller module (such as the Pixhawk 6X) alongside a Jetson Orin NX or Orin Nano compute module
• Flight controller and Jetson module are linked directly via UART, CAN and a Gigabit Ethernet switch
• Rich payload I/O: 2x Gigabit Ethernet, 2x USB 3.0, 2x USB 2.0, mini HDMI out and 2x 4-lane MIPI CSI camera inputs
• Two M.2 expansion slots support NVMe SSD storage (Key M) and Wi-Fi/Bluetooth modules (Key E)
• Full autopilot breakout including dual CAN, GPS, I2C, three telemetry ports and 16 PWM outputs

Specifications

• Brand: Holybro
• Form factor: Pixhawk Bus (PAB)
• Compute compatibility: NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX, Orin Nano
• Flight controller compatibility: PAB-standard modules (e.g. Pixhawk 6X)
• Storage / expansion: M.2 Key M (NVMe), M.2 Key E (Wi-Fi/Bluetooth)
• PWM outputs: 16
• Camera connectors: 2 x MIPI CSI, Raspberry Pi 22-pin
• Input voltage: 7-21 V (3S-4S); use an external 12 A UBEC for higher voltages
• Dimensions (baseboard only): 126 x 80 x 38mm
• Supported firmware: PX4, ArduPilot
• In the box: baseboard and a set of cables, supplied unassembled; flight controller and Jetson module not included

Ideal for researchers and commercial drone builders who want a single board that pairs edge AI compute with flight control, so development effort goes into software and payload integration rather than wiring.