1. DRIVE AGX System Installation with NVIDIA SDK Manager

NVIDIA SDK Manager is an all-in-one tool that installs DRIVE Software Development Kits (SDKs) and Platform Development Kits (PDKs) on the host machine and flashes the target DRIVE AGX Developer Kit.

1.1. Installing DRIVE OS Through NVIDIA NVOnline

Below are the system requirements for installing DRIVE OS through NVIDIA NVOnline (partners.nvidia.com).

1.1.1. System Requirements

 Category   Requirement 

Host Machine 

  • Ubuntu Desktop 18.04 LTS

  • Working Internet connection

Architecture 

X86_64

Memory  

8GB

Free Disk Space 

A minimum of 40GB and up to 120GB (during flash) free disk space on the system volume is needed for each full (host and target) deployed SDK version.

GUI 

X11 must be enabled on the host.

Graphics Driver 

The most recent graphics driver for your GPU needs to be installed on the host system. To update your driver, use one of the following methods: 

WARNING: Do not mix both the download and apt-get methods, as this is not supported.

The CUDA version and minimum Linux x86_64 graphics driver for the DRIVE OS  5.1.15.0 release is:

 CUDA Toolkit     Linux x86_64 Driver Version  
 CUDA 10.2.152    >=440.64  

Target Device 

The following supported development platform:

Additional Hardware 

A2A USB cable to connect the host machine to the target

1.1.2. DRIVE OS QNX Users

DRIVE OS QNX SDKs require QNX SDP (version: 7.0.4 - BC700_6762_sdp704-343). For more information, see QNX SDP Installation Instructions for DRIVE OS QNX.

DRIVE OS 5.1.15.0 Requires QNX OS for Safety for Development

In addition to the QNX SDP license required for development, this release requires a QNX OS for Safety (QOS) project license. Please contact your NVIDIA Representative for QNX QOS Licensing information.

2. Getting Started

The order in which to set up your NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Developer Kit is as follows:

  1. Review the Important Installation Information section.

  2. Download SDK Manager.

  3. Finally, let SDK Manager install one of the following on your host machine, and flash the target device.

    • DRIVE OS  5.1.15.0 Linux

    • DRIVE OS  5.1.15.0 QNX

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