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Jetson TK1 Interface Boards Update
EasyTK1_IO Mauro Soligo recently announced that EasyTK1_IO is now available on Katodo.com in kit form. Several roboticists in the Jetson community are using the EasyTK1_IO for interfacing their Jetsons...
View ArticleDJI Matrice Part 5 – Gimbal, Camera and GPS Attachment
The DJI Matrice 100 is a quadcopter for developers. The drone allows developers to customize the flight platform using the DJI SDK. Today we attach the DJI Zenmuse X3 Gimbal, Camera and GPS to the...
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DJI Matrice Part 6 – Matrice Simulator, Software and Manifold Example
The DJI Matrice 100 is a quadcopter for developers. The drone allows developers to customize the flight platform using the DJI SDK. Today we go over some of the DJI software, and build a provided...
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DJI Matrice Part 7 – First Flight
The DJI Matrice 100 is a quadcopter for developers. The drone allows developers to customize the flight platform using the DJI SDK. Time to take the first flight to begin testing! Looky here:...
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See you at GTC 2016
I’ll be in San Jose next week at GTC 2016. Hope to see you there! I will be bringing the Matrice Tegra Drone and the Jetson Racecar that we’ve been working on over the last few months. The hall will...
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GTC 2016 – Flying Robot Demo
GTC 2016 in San Jose last week was a great technical conference. I will be writing a few articles about some of the interesting things that I saw there. I want to thank everyone who stopped by and said...
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GTC 2016 – Jetson Community Robots
At GTC 2016 in early April of 2016, the Jetson community showed off several different robots that people have been working on over the last year or so. All the way from Italy, Walter Lucetti and...
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GTC 2016 – Drones
At GTC 2016 in early April of 2016, there were several different rotorcraft being shown that incorporate a Jetson Development Kit or NVIDIA Tegra SoC. The following are in no particular order. IFM...
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Jetson – Allow Graphics without HDMI
On a recent project with a rushed development schedule, there was a little issue. The workaround of booting the Jetson into a graphics desktop without a monitor attached is worth sharing. Background As...
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Coming back from hiatus …
Just a programming note, Jetsonhacks is coming back from spring hiatus within the next few days. Over the last few weeks, next seasons projects have beens shaping up nicely. There has been a very...
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Viraj Padte’s JetsonBot – Research Platform
Viraj Padte from Oklahoma has been working on building a JetsonBot based on the articles posted on JetsonHacks. Background Viraj has a bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Telecommunications...
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Jetson Based Autonomous Race Car – University of Pennsylvania
mLab at the University of Pennsylvania has built a website for building an Autonomous Race Car (ARC). The compute platform of the race car is a Jetson TK1. Looky here: Background mLab (Real-Time &...
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Intel Realsense Camera
The Intel Realsense Camera is a RGBD (Red, Green, Blue, Depth) camera which fits a large amount of imaging technology into a small package. Looky here: Background Over the last couple of years, we’ve...
View ArticleIntel RealSense Camera Installation – librealsense – NVIDIA Jetson TK1
Installation of the Intel RealSense Cameras on the Jetson TK1 is made possible by the use of the open source library librealsense. Looky here: Background Note: This article is intended for intermediate...
View ArticleRealSense Camera ROS Install on Jetson TK1
In this article, we cover ROS installation of the Intel RealSense Camera on the NVIDIA Jetson TK1. Looky here: Background Note: This article is intended for intermediate to advanced users who are...
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Jetson RACECAR Part 7 – Razor IMU Mounting
In the seventh part of our Jetson RACECAR build, we add a Sparkfun Razor 9DOF IMU to the lower platform. Looky here: Background The Sparkfun 9 Degrees of Freedom Razor IMU is a frequent choice for many...
View ArticleBuild a Custom Kernel for the NVIDIA Jetson TK1
In this article, we’ll cover how to build a custom kernel for the NVIDIA Jetson TK1. Looky here: Background and Motivation Note: This article is for intermediate users. You should be familiar with the...
View ArticleJetson RACECAR Part 8 – Custom Kernel and ROS Install
In the eighth part of the Jetson RACECAR build, we start on the RACECAR software component. We build a custom kernel for the Jetson and then we install ROS. Looky here: Background During the Jetson...
View ArticleJetson RACECAR Part 9 – Razor IMU ROS Install
In the ninth part of the Jetson RACECAR build, we install the Sparkfun Razor IMU ROS package. Looky here: Background After installing the Sparkfun Razor IMU on the Jetson RACECAR, we’re ready to...
View ArticleJetson RACECAR 10 – Motor Control and Battery Discussion
In the tenth part of our Jetson RACECAR build we discuss how to control the drive motor and steering servo. Then we discuss battery selection to power the electronic components we are adding to the...
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