NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano - Camera Sensors Support - IMX708

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This wiki provides information about the IMX708 camera sensor driver developed by RidgeRun. The information provided was tested on:

* Jetson Orin Nano developer kit from NVIDIA
* JetPack version: 5.1.1
* Linux for Tegra version: 35.3.1
* 1x IMX708 Rapsberry Pi Camera Module V3
Figure 1: Raspberry Pi 3 Camera Module 3 connected to a NVIDIA® Jetson Orin Nano™


Raspberry Pi Camera Module 3 & driver features

The Raspberry Pi Camera V3 camera module (IMX708) is compatible with the Jetson Orin Nano developer kit from NVIDIA. The IMX708 is a cost-effective camera module capable of capturing a resolution higher than 4K. Table 1 shows a few interesting characteristics of the camera module. The driver developed by RidgeRun has the specifications shown in Table 2. If you need to extend the driver to meet your project needs, feel free to contact us.


Table 1: Raspberry Pi Module 3 specs
Parameter Description
Image sensor IMX708
Optical Size 1/2.43(7.4mm sensor diagonal)
Number of effective pixels Height = 4608, Width = 2592
Pixel Size 1.4μm × 1.4μm
Interface MIPI CSI-2 Interface
Shutter Type Rolling Shutter
Color Filter Color
Minimun Focus Distance 5 cm
Binning Support Yes
HDR Support Yes
Auto-Focus (PDAF) Yes



Table 2: Driver specs
Parameter Description
Pixel Depth RAW10
Resolution 4608 x 2592
Framerate 14.35


You can use V4L2 or GStreamer to capture using the RidgeRun driver. Figure 2 below is a screenshot of the video obtained using the following GStreamer pipeline on the Orin Nano:

nvidia@ubuntu:~$ GST_DEBUG="GST_TRACER:7" GST_TRACERS="framerate" gst-launch-1.0 nvarguscamerasrc sensor_id=1 -e ! 'video/x-raw(memory:NVMM),width=4608,height=2592,framerate=14/1, format=NV12' ! nvvidconv ! x264enc tune=zerolatency insert-vui=true pass=quant quantizer=32 speed-preset=ultrafast bitrate=5000 ! mpegtsmux ! filesink location=output_office_cam1.mp4
Figure 2: Raspberry Pi 3 Camera Module 3 recording (4608x2592@14.35fps)


Installation Instructions

Please refer to RidgeRun Guide On Raspberry_Pi_Camera_Module_3_IMX708_Linux_driver_for_Jetson to have a complete guide to install the driver in the Jetson Orin Nano. We widely recommend reading the whole guide in order to get a better understanding on what is the installation guide flow. Once you have read the wiki, consult the TOC of the RidgeRun Guide On Raspberry_Pi_Camera_Module_3_IMX708_Linux_driver_for_Jetson and visit the exact section you need.



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