Getting Started with NVIDIA Jetson
What is Jetson
NVIDIA Jetson is an embedded AI computing platform for edge AI workloads — object detection, SLAM, LLM inference, and computer vision at low power (5–30W).
Which Jetson?
| Model | TOPS | Memory | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orin Nano | 40 | 4/8 GB | Entry AI, pose estimation |
| Orin NX | 70–100 | 8/16 GB | Production edge AI |
| AGX Orin | 200–275 | 32/64 GB | Multi-model inference, LLM |
Install JetPack via SDK Manager
- Download NVIDIA SDK Manager on Ubuntu host PC
- Connect Jetson via USB-C in recovery mode (jumper J14 pins)
- Flash JetPack (L4T kernel + CUDA + TensorRT + OpenCV)
- First boot → complete OOBE setup
Verify Installation
nvcc --version
sudo tegrastats
python3 -c "import tensorrt; print(tensorrt.__version__)"