Configure a jetson board

Configure a jetson board to integrate a NVIDIA Jetson Orin Module and Developer Kit, NVIDIA Jetson AGX, or NVIDIA Jetson Nano into your robot:

Navigate to the Config tab of your robot’s page in the Viam app. Click on the Components subtab and click Create component. Select the board type, then select the jetson model. Enter a name for your board and click Create.

An example configuration for a jetson board in the Viam app Config Builder.

Edit and fill in the attributes as applicable.

{
  "components": [
    {
      "name": "<your-jetson-board>",
      "type": "board",
      "model": "jetson",
      "attributes": {},
      "depends_on": []
    }
  ]
}

The following attributes are available for jetson boards:

NameTypeInclusionDescription
analogsobjectOptionalAttributes of any pins that can be used as analog-to-digital converter (ADC) inputs. See configuration info.
digital_interruptsobjectOptionalAny digital interrupts’s pin number and name. See configuration info.
spisobjectOptionalAny Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) chip select pins’ bus index and name. See configuration info.
i2csobjectOptionalAny Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C) pins’ bus index and name. See configuration info.


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