DriveWorks SDK Reference
3.0.4260 Release
For Test and Development only

Tools

The NVIDIA® DriveWorks SDK includes tools that you can use in your development.

These tools create output files that are placed into the current working directory by default. Please ensure the following for your convenience:

  • Write permissions are enabled for the current working directory.
  • Include the tools folder in the binary search path of the system.
  • Execute from your home directory.

Additionally, if you experience a permissions error when you enter the command to run a tool, re-enter the command preceded with sudo.

Sensor Tools

The DriveWorks Sensor Tools visualizes and controls sensor configurations.

Tool Description
Pre-Flight Checker Tool (PFC) Performs sanity checks on connected sensors.
Rig Viewer Tool Displays connected sensor configuration.
Rig Reserializer Tool Re-serializes rig files with the latest version.
Sensor Indexer Tool Creates seek tables for all supported sensors.
Camera Server Daemon Process Tool Dispatches camera frames from a specific camera group.
SIPL Query Tool Displays SIPL sensor devices and configurations.
Sensors Initialization Tool Initializes all sensors listed in a rig file.
Note
SW Release Applicability: Pre-Flight Checker Tool (PFC) is available in NVIDIA DRIVE Software releases, while the other tools in this section are available in both NVIDIA DriveWorks and NVIDIA DRIVE Software releases.

Recording Tools

The DriveWorks Recording Tools records data from the sensors attached to NVIDIA DRIVEā„¢ platforms.

Tool Description
Recording Tools Records sensor data.
Note
SW Release Applicability: These tools are available in both NVIDIA DriveWorks and NVIDIA DRIVE Software releases.

Post-Recording Tools

The DriveWorks Post-Recording Tools post-processes and checks data captured from the Recording Tools.

Tool Description
Post-record Checker Verifies data integrity for each recording session.
Recording Chopping Tool Removes information from input recordings, based on a given timestamp or event range.
Replayer Tool Replays sensor data and visualizes sensor configuration.
Video Exporter Exports RAW, LRAW, or H.264 recorded videos in a MP4 container.
Muxer mp4 Exports RAW or H.264 video streams in an MP4 container.
Recording Header Dump Outputs recording header information.
LRAW to RAW Conversion Tool Converts an LRAW input file into a RAW output file.
LRAW Preview Extraction Tool Extracts encoded H.264 LRAW preview data to an output file.
CAN Recording Update Tool Updates CAN based recordings to larger data packets.
Note
SW Release Applicability: These tools are available in both NVIDIA DriveWorks and NVIDIA DRIVE Software releases.

Calibration Tools

The DriveWorks Calibration Tools performs static sensor calibration.

Tool Description
Camera Calibration Tools Static camera calibration utilties.
IMU Calibration Tool Static IMU calibration.
Note
SW Release Applicability: These tools are available in both NVIDIA DriveWorks and NVIDIA DRIVE Software releases.

DNN Optimization Tools

The DriveWorks DNN Optimization Tools optimizes various models utilizing TensorRT.

Tool Description
TensorRT Optimizer Tool Optimizes Caffe, UFF, or ONNX models using TensorRT.
Note
SW Release Applicability: This tool is available in both NVIDIA DriveWorks and NVIDIA DRIVE Software releases.

Mapping Tools

The DriveWorks Mapping Tools facilitates the conversion between different map file formats. For additional information, please refer to Maps.

Tool Description
DriveWorks Maps to KML Converter Tool Converts a NVIDIA® DriveWorks map file to a KML file.
HERE Maps to DriveWorks Maps Converter Tool Downloads and converts HERE map data to a DriveWorks map file.
TomTom Maps to DriveWorks Maps Converter Tool Downloads and converts TomTom map data to a DriveWorks map file.
DriveWorks Maps Inspection Tool Allows to inspect DriveWorks map data.
Note
SW Release Applicability: These tools are available in NVIDIA DRIVE Software releases.

MapStream Cloud Tools

The DriveWorks MapStream Cloud Tools downloads and uploads MapStream data with NVIDIA's DRIVE Mapping Cloud.

Tools Description
MapStream Download Tool Downloads MapStream data and Maps from NVIDIA's DRIVE Mapping Cloud.
MapStream Upload Tool Uploads MapStream data to NVIDIA's DRIVE Mapping Cloud.
Note
SW Release Applicability: These tools are available in NVIDIA DRIVE Software releases.

General Tools

These are general tools for Driveworks which may be useful to you.

Tools Description
DriveWorks Info Tool Prints out general Driveworks information, such as version, in a parseable JSON format.
Note
SW Release Applicability: This tool is available in both NVIDIA DriveWorks and NVIDIA DRIVE Software releases.