RACECAR/J is now using VESC 6 electronic speed controllers. Newer versions of the VESC now require the new VESC Tool to program them. Looky here: Background For RACECAR/J, we replace the stock TRAXXAS ESC with the VESC 6 Plus from Trampa Boards. This is the official VESC from the creator Read more …
Xavier NX! Today NVIDIA announces the Jetson Xavier NX module. Xavier NX Overview The Jetson Xavier NX module is the newest member of the Jetson family of devices. The architecture is similar to the powerful Jetson AGX Xavier. The Xavier NX has a 6 core Carmel ARM CPU, and a Read more …
Many people use Intel RealSense cameras with robots. Here we install the realsense-ros wrapper on the NVIDIA Jetson Nano developer kit. Looky here: Background There are several members in the Intel RealSense camera family. This includes the Depth Cameras (D415, D435, D435i) and Tracking Camera (T265). There are also more Read more …
With the release of JetPack 4.2.2, L4T 32.2.1 is now available for the NVIDIA Jetson Nano Developer Kit. Several of the JetsonHacksNano Github repositories on the JetsonHacksNano account have been updated to support this release. Note that each of these repositories have associated releases to match the repository with the Read more …
For robotics application, many consider Robot Operating System (ROS) as the default go to solution. The version of ROS that runs on the NVIDIA Jetson Nano Developer Kit is ROS Melodic. Installing ROS on the Jetson Nano is simple. Looky here: Background ROS was originally developed at Stanford University as Read more …
There is a UART on the J41 GPIO Header of the NVIDIA Jetson Nano Developer Kit. Useful when you need a little bit of extra serial connectivity action. Looky here: Background There are two UARTs on the Jetson Nano. We have an article about the Serial Debug Console which is Read more …
You don’t need another computer to program your Arduino. You can do it from your Jetson! Looky here: Background Having a true microcontroller in addition to a Jetson Dev Kit can be very powerful combination. Microcontrollers are great at many low level, real time tasks that can be difficult for Read more …
Visual Studio Code is a very popular Integrated Development Environment (IDE) which you can run on the NVIDIA Jetson Nano. Looky here: Background One of the first questions most people ask when they start using a new platform is “How should I write programs, and what development environments are available?”. Read more …
The Jetson Developer Kits are currently running a custom version of Ubuntu 18.04. If you are making the switch from another computer OS to the Jetson, here’s three tips. Looky here: Background The current versions of the Jetson Developer Kits (Jetson Nano, Jetson TX2 and Jetson AGX Xavier) are running Read more …
Here’s a fast way to set up your Jetson Nano to run from a USB drive. Looky here: Background For external storage, the Jetson Nano uses a Micro SD Card. The SD card holds the operating system, applications and any data in use. In the overall scheme of things, this Read more …
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