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 by searching for Developer Kit.
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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 | |||
| Jetson Developer Kit user guides | |||
| 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 | |||
| Jetson product design guides | |||
| Jetson fuse specifications | |||
| Jetson Orin Fuse Specification Application Note | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 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. |