Related Documentation¶
Many documents related to NVIDIA® Jetson™ Linux are available from:
The NVIDIA Jetson Download Center
The Jetson home page of the NVIDIA Developer web site
You can search the Jetson Download Center for documents whose titles contain a specified word or sequence of words. For example, you can find all Jetson Developer Kit documents, such as Jetson Xavier NX Developer Kit User Guide and Jetson AGX Xavier Developer Kit Carrier Board Specification, by searching for “Developer Kit.”
You must be a member of the NVIDIA Developer Program to download some documents from the Jetson Download Center. When you try to download such a document you may be shown a log-in page that invites you to join.
Application Notes and Other Documents¶
The following documents may be of particular interest to Jetson developers.
| Title and Link | Document Number | Version | Last Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Getting Started with Jetson Developer Kits | |||
| Getting Started with Jetson Xavier NX Developer Kit | — | — | — |
| Jetson Developer Kit user guides | |||
| Jetson Xavier NX Developer Kit User Guide | DA_09814 | 1.0 | 5/14/2020 |
| Jetson AGX Xavier Developer Kit User Guide | DA_09403 | 3.0 | 1/15/2020 |
| Jetson AI “Getting Started” (an NVIDIA Developer web page with links to an introduction to Artificial Intelligence, and “How To” documentation for several Jetson devices and developer kits) | — | — | — |
| Jetson module data sheets | |||
| NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX System-on-Module Data Sheet | DA-09366 | 1.3 | 4/22/2020 |
| NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier Series Module Data Sheet | DS-09654 | 1.6 | 5/82/2020 |
| Jetson product design guides | |||
| Jetson Xavier NX Product Design Guide | DG-09693 | 1.1 | 5/07/2020 |
| Jetson AGX Xavier OEM Product Design Guide | DG-09840 | 2.0 | 5/28/2020 |
| Jetson fuse specifications | |||
| Jetson Orin Fuse Specification Application Note | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Jetson Xavier NX Fuse Specification Application Note | DA-09876 | 1.0 | 4/13/2020 |
| Jetson AGX Xavier Series Fuse Specification Application Note | DA-09342 | 1.1 | 7/07/2021 |
| Jetson Virtual Channel with GMSL Framework Guide | DA_09421 | 1.0 | 6/12/2020 |
| NVIDIA Jetson Linux API Reference | PR-08664 | 32.4.3 | 6/24/2020 |
| Jetson FAQ (part numbers and formal names of all Jetson modules and developer kits) | — | — | — |
| NVIDIA TensorRT Documentation Archives | TB-09019 | 7.1.0 | 5/18/2020 |
| TensorRT Support Matrix | SWE-SWDOCTRT-001-SPMT | 7.1.0 | 5/12/2020 |
| TensorRT Release Notes | SWE-SWDOCTRT-001-RELN | 7.1.0 | 5/12/2020 |
| TensorRT Developer Guide | SWE-SWDOCTRT-001-DEVG | 7.1.0 | 5/12/2020 |
| TensorRT Installation Guide | SWE-SWDOCTRT-001-INST | 7.1.0 | 5/12/2020 |
| Best Practices for TensorRT Performance | SWE-SWDOCTRT-001-BPRC | 7.1.0 | 5/12/2020 |
| Working with TensorRT Samples | SWE-SWDOCTRT-001-SAMG | 7.1.0 | 6/08/2020 |
| TensorRT API Reference | SWE-SWDOCTRT-001-APIS | 7.1.0 | 5/12/2020 |
| TensorRT Software License Agreement | SWE-SWDOCTRT-001-SWLA | 7.1.0 | 5/12/2020 |
| nvbuf_utils to NvUtils Migration Guide | DA_10878 | 34.1 | 4/05/2022 |
READMEs¶
Jetson Linux BSP includes many README files which document features that are release-specific or are of interest to a limited group of Jetson Linux developers. The following table describes them and gives their pathnames relative to the BSP home directory.
| Pathname | Subject |
|---|---|
| ./README_Autoflash.txt | NVIDIA auto flash tool. |
| ./README_Massflash.txt | Securely flash multiple devices at the same time. |
| ./rootfs/README.txt | Set up sample root file system. |
| ./rootfs/var/nvidia/nvcam/apps/README.txt | Scripts and binary executables used by camera tools. |
| ./rootfs/var/nvidia/nvcam/input/README.txt | Input files and images used by camera tools. |
| ./rootfs/var/nvidia/nvcam/output/README.txt | Output files and log generated by camera tools. |
| ./rootfs/var/nvidia/nvcam/settings/README.txt | Setting and override files used by camera tools. |
| ./rootfs/usr/src/nvidia/graphics_demos/nvgldemo/README | Utility library of common functions used by sample applications. |
| ./rootfs/usr/src/nvidia/graphics_demos/gears-lib/README | Simple OpenGL®ES2 rendering library. |
| ./rootfs/usr/src/nvidia/graphics_demos/bubble/README | GLES bubble sample applications. |
| ./rootfs/usr/src/nvidia/graphics_demos/gears-cube/README | Example of rendering to texture. |
| ./rootfs/usr/src/nvidia/graphics_demos/gears-basic/README | Example of rendering spinning gears. |
| ./rootfs/usr/src/nvidia/graphics_demos/nvtexfont/README | OpenGLES implementation of the original TextFont package by Mark Kilgard. |
| ./rootfs/usr/src/nvidia/graphics_demos/eglstreamcube/README | Example illustrating EGLStream. |
| ./rootfs/usr/src/nvidia/graphics_demos/weston-dmabuf-formats/README | Sample application to test different color formats on Weston. |
| ./rootfs/usr/src/nvidia/graphics_demos/ctree/README | Describes dynamic lighting using reflection model. |
| ./rootfs/usr/src/nvidia/graphics_demos/README | Sample list and guidance for building the samples. |
| ./rootfs/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/gstreamer-1.0/nvgstplayer-1.0_README.txt | NVIDIA GStreamer-based video player sample application. |
| ./nv_tegra/nv_sample_apps/nvgstplayer-1.0_README.txt | |
| ./rootfs/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/gstreamer-1.0/nvgstcapture-1.0_README.txt | NVIDIA GStreamer-based video capture sample applications. |
| ./nv_tegra/nv_sample_apps/nvgstcapture-1.0_README.txt | |
| ./tools/kernel_flash/README_initrd_flash.txt | Flashing a Jetson device from the host using the recovery kernel initrd (the recommended procedure). |
| ./tools/backup_restore/README_backup_restore.txt | Jetson Linux backup and restore tool. |
| ./tools/bmp-splash/bmp-blob-README.txt | Create a Jetson-compatible BMP blob for the boot splash screen. |
| ./tools/Debian/nvdebrepack.txt | Tools for creating Debian packages. |