NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX - Introduction
There are three main pieces needed to start evaluating an NVIDIA Jetson platform:
- The System on Module (SoM): The SoM supplies the computing hardware such as the CPU cores and the GPU, as well as the hardware accelerators, the memory, and the interfaces to communicate with the system in the same printed circuit board (PCB).
- The Carrier Board: It provides the physical interfaces to use the SoM. The carrier board can be a developer kit or a custom board. The developer kit is very useful to evaluate the capabilities of the SoM in the prototyping phase of your project, and then in most cases moving to a custom carrier board that is designed with the specific requirements for your use case. The SoM sits on the carrier board.
- The Board Support Package (BSP): The device-specific drivers and software required to access the hardware through the operating system (OS).
The NVIDIA Jetson platforms have a rich ecosystem of software tools and carrier boards, along with good documentation and an active development community, making the Jetson family a great choice for projects that require high performance on embedded systems.