Stereolabs ZED Camera – NVIDIA Jetson TX2
The Stereolabs ZED Camera is introducing SDK 2.0 which includes support for the Jetson TX1 and Jetson TX2. Looky here: Background The ZED Camera is a stereo depth sensor which contains two 4 megapixel...
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Jetson RACECAR Build – Lower Platform
Time to put the lower platform together and do a test fit. Looks here: Lower Platform Build The lower platform consists of four major components: VESC – Electronic Speed Controller 7 Port USB Hub –...
View ArticleJetson RACECAR Build – Upper Platform
After putting together the lower platform of the Jetson RACECAR, the next step is to assemble the upper platform. Looky here: Stiffening the Springs With the addition of the extra weight from the...
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Discount Code for GTC (Annual NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference)
If you haven’t been to the annual NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference (GTC) you’re missing out on something special. As usual, I’ll be there to see all the new bright and shiny. The show is in San Jose,...
View ArticleJetson RACECAR Build – Software Install
The software install for the Jetson RACECAR is a multi-step process. Looky here: Background There are a couple of different ways to install the software for the Jetson RACECAR. The MIT RACECAR...
View ArticleJetson RACECAR Build – Software Install 2
In part one of the RACECAR software install, we set the stage. In this article, we install the RACECAR packages. Looky here: Background One of the packages that is installed is for Ackerman Steering....
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Get Your Motor Running – VESC – Jetson RACECAR Build
After finishing the installation of the ROS packages on the Jetson RACECAR, we need to program the VESC, an electronic speed controller, for use in the Jetson RACECAR. Looky here: Background As...
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What is the difference between RACECAR projects?
Reader Fikri asked: Now, I’ve been a while trying to understand RACECAR/J and other similar project out there. Please correct me if my understanding is way off. So, there are 2 different approaches to...
View ArticleScanse Sweep LIDAR Software Install
The newly introduced Scanse Sweep Scanner is an inexpensive 2D LIDAR that is easy to interface with a NVIDIA Jetson Development Kit. Looky here: Background LIDAR is much the talk in robot navigation,...
View ArticleRACECAR/J Build – Chassis
This article marks the start of the prototype RACECAR/J build. RACECAR/J is an 1/10 scale autonomous vehicle. First up, preparing the chassis. Looky here: Background This is the third hardware...
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JetPack 3.1 Release
Today NVIDIA released JetPack 3.1 which introduces L4T 28.1 with production support for both the NVIDIA Jetson TX1 and Jetson TX2 Development Kits. Also new is TensorRT 2.1, cuDNN 6.0 and expanded...
View ArticleBuild Kernel and ttyACM Module – NVIDIA Jetson TX2
In this article, we cover building the kernel and modules for the NVIDIA Jetson TX2. We also build the ACM module, which allows the Jetson to communicate with devices that report through ttyACM. Looky...
View ArticleNVIDIA Jetson TX1 Now on L4T 28.1 (JetPack 3.1)
One of the big changes in the new JetPack 3.1 release is that the NVIDIA Jetson TX1 now runs L4T 28.1, an Ubuntu 16.04 variant. The reason that this is important to know is that 28.1 runs Kernel...
View ArticleDevelop on SSD – NVIDIA Jetson TX1 and Jetson TX2
Using a SSD as the root directory for development on a Jetson Development Kit provides many advantages, including faster disk times and much more storage. It’s easy to do! Looky here: Background With...
View ArticleBuild Kernel and ttyACM Module – NVIDIA Jetson TX1
In this article, we cover building the kernel and modules for the NVIDIA Jetson TX1 Development Kit onboard the Jetson itself. We also build the ACM module, which allows the Jetson to communicate with...
View ArticleIntel RealSense Camera librealsense – NVIDIA Jetson TX Dev Kits
Intel RealSense cameras can use an open source library called librealsense as a driver for the Jetson TX1 and TX2 development kits. Looky here: Background With the release of L4T 28.1, both the Jetson...
View ArticleStanford Lecture Collection | Convolutional Neural Networks for Visual...
Ok, maybe you were busy flossing the cat, or assembling a dog from a kit and didn’t have time to check out the lectures for CS231n from Stanford, Spring 2017. Looky here: Why You Should Watch This...
View ArticleQuick Tip: Which Version of L4T is Running? – NVIDIA Jetson Development Kit
Ever wonder which L4T version is running on your NVIDIA Jetson Development Kit? There’s a script for that! Looky here: Background If you are a newcomer to the Jetson, some of the references to the...
View ArticleMobile Robot Navigation – Localization – Mike Boulet
At a recent MIT/Lincoln Labs 2017 Beaver Works Summer Institute Seminar, Mike Boulet gave a lecture on localization with regards to mobile robot navigation. Looky here: Background There are many parts...
View ArticleA Good Article: CSI Cameras on the TX2 (The Easy Way)
Recently Peter Moran wrote an article titled CSI Cameras on the TX2 (The Easy Way) Money Quote: We’re going to look at utilizing the Jetson’s image processing powers and capturing video from the TX2’s...
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