JETSON NANO
DEVELOPER KIT
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User Guide
DOCUMENT CHANGE HISTORY
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Version Date
1.0
March 18, 2019
Authors
plawrence
1.1
July 8, 2019
plawrence
1.2
1.3
January 7, 2020
ssheshadri
January 15, 2020
ssheshadri
Description of Change
Initial release
Updates concurrent with Jetson Linux
Driver Package release 32.2. Added
and corrected carrier board
information; added information about
NVIDIA Container Runtime; added
information about first boot
configuration process.
Updates concurrent with Jetson Linux
Driver Package release 32.3.1. Added
references to VPI.
Documentation added for rev B01.
NOTE
Welcome to the NVIDIA Jetson platform! There two key things you should do right
away:
1. Sign up for the NVIDIA Developer Program – this enables you to ask
questions and contribute on the NVIDIA Jetson Forums, gives access to all
documentation and collateral on the Jetson Download Center, and more.
2. Read this User Guide! After that, check out these important links:
Jetson FAQ – Please read the FAQ.
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• Support Resources – This web page links to important resources, including
the Jetson Forum and the Jetson Ecosystem page.
• NVIDIA Jetson Linux Driver Package Developer Guide – Jetson Linux
Driver Package is a key component of the Jetson platform, and provides
the sample filesystem for your developer kit. Comprehensive
documentation may be found in the Developer Guide.
Thanks,
The NVIDIA Jetson team
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Developer Kit Setup and Hardware ..................................................... 1
Included in the Box ............................................................................. 2
Developer Kit Setup ............................................................................ 2
Developer Kit Interfaces ....................................................................... 2
Interface Details ............................................................................. 3
Power Guide .................................................................................. 6
JetPack ....................................................................................... 7
Summary of JetPack Components ............................................................ 7
How to Install JetPack ......................................................................... 9
Initial Configuration upon First Boot ........................................................ 10
Working with Jetson Linux Driver Package ......................................... 11
Compliance Information ................................................................ 12
United States ................................................................................... 12
Canada ........................................................................................... 13
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) .................. 13
European Union ................................................................................ 14
Australia and New Zealand ................................................................... 14
Japan ............................................................................................ 14
South Korea ..................................................................................... 17
Russia/Kazakhstan/Belarus ................................................................... 19
Taiwan ........................................................................................... 19
China ............................................................................................. 20
India.............................................................................................. 22
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DEVELOPER KIT SETUP AND HARDWARE
The NVIDIA® Jetson Nano™ Developer Kit is an AI computer for makers, learners, and
developers that brings the power of modern artificial intelligence to a low-power, easy-
to-use platform. Get started quickly with out-of-the-box support for many popular
peripherals, add-ons, and ready-to-use projects.
A Jetson Nano Developer Kit includes a non-production specification Jetson module
(P3448-0000) attached to a reference carrier board (P3449-0000). This user guide covers
two revisions of the developer kit:
• The latest Jetson Nano Developer Kit (part number 945-13450-0000-100), which
includes carrier board revision B01.
• The original Jetson Nano Developer Kit (part number 945-13450-0000-000), which
includes carrier board revision A02.
Your carrier board revision is the last three characters of the 180-level part number,
which is printed the underside of the carrier board. Your Jetson Nano Developer Kit part
number is printed on the developer kit box.
Note
The B01 revision carrier board is compatible with the production
specification Jetson Nano module. The A02 revision carrier board is
not.
Both revisions of the carrier board are described in this user guide.
Jetson Nano is supported by the comprehensive NVIDIA® JetPack™ SDK, and has the
performance and capabilities needed to run modern AI workloads. JetPack includes:
• Full desktop Linux with NVIDIA drivers
• AI and Computer Vision libraries and APIs
• Developer tools
• Documentation and sample code
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INCLUDED IN THE BOX
• A Jetson non-production Jetson Nano module (P3448-0000) with heatsink
• A reference carrier board (P3449-0000)
• A small paper card with quick start and support information
• A folded paper stand for the developer kit
DEVELOPER KIT SETUP
Before using your developer kit, you need to set up a microSD card with the operating
system and JetPack components. The simplest method is to download the microSD card
image and follow instructions found in Getting Started with Jetson Nano Developer Kit.
In summary:
• You need a 16 GB or larger UHS-1 microSD card, HDMI or DP monitor, USB
keyboard and mouse, and 5V⎓2A Micro-USB power supply.
• Download the image and write it to the microSD card.
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Insert the microSD card into the slot under the Jetson Nano module, then attach the
display, keyboard, mouse, and Ethernet cable or wireless networking adapter.
• Connect the Micro-USB power supply. The developer kit powers on automatically.
For alternative methods, see How to Install JetPack, below.
DEVELOPER KIT INTERFACES
Developer kit module and carrier boards: front and rear views
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Developer kit carrier boards: rev A02 top view
Developer kit module and carrier board: rev B01 top view
Interface Details
This section highlights some of the Jetson Nano Developer Kit interfaces. See the Jetson
Nano Developer Kit Carrier Board Specification for comprehensive information.
Module
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[J501] Slot for a microSD card.
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• The passive heatsink supports 10W module power usage at 25° C ambient
temperature. If your use case requires additional cooling, you can configure the
module to control a system fan. See the Jetson Nano Supported Component List for
fans that have been verified for attachment to the heatsink.
Carrier Board
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[DS3] Power LED; lights when the developer kit is powered on.
[J2] SO-DIMM connector for Jetson Nano module.
[J6] HDMI and DP connector stack.
[J13] Camera connector; enables use of CSI cameras. Jetson Nano Developer Kit
works with IMX219 camera modules, including Leopard Imaging LI-IMX219-MIPI-
FF-NANO camera module and Raspberry Pi Camera Module V2.
[J15] 4-pin fan control header. Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) output and
tachometer input are supported.
[J18] M.2 Key E connector can be used for wireless networking cards; includes
interfaces for PCIe (x1), USB 2.0, UART, I2S, and I2C.
To reach J18 you must detach the Jetson Nano module.
[J25] Power jack for 5V⎓4A power supply. (The maximum supported continuous
If J48 pins are not connected, you can power the developer kit from a 5V⎓2A
current is 4.4A.) Accepts a 2.1×5.5×9.5 mm plug with positive polarity.
[J28] Micro-USB 2.0 connector; can be used in either of two ways:
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Micro-USB power supply.
If J48 pins are connected, operates in Device Mode.
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[J32 and J33] are each a stack of two USB 3.0 Type A connectors. Each stack is limited
to 1A total power delivery. All four are connected to the Jetson Nano module via a
USB 3.0 hub built into the carrier board.
[J38] The Power over Ethernet (POE) header exposes any DC voltage present on J43
Ethernet jack per IEEE 802.3af.
[J40] Carrier board rev A02 only: 8-pin button header; brings out several system
power, reset, and force recovery related signals (see the following diagram).
• Pins 7 and 8 disable auto power-on.
• Pins 1 and 2 initiate power-on if auto power-on is disabled.
• Pins 5 and 6 reset the system.
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• Pins 3 and 4 put the developer kit into Force Recovery Mode if they are
connected when it is powered on.
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[J41] 40-pin expansion header includes:
• Power pins.
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Two 3.3V power pins and two 5V power pins. These are not switchable; power is
always available when the developer kit is connected to power.
Two 5V pins can be used to power the developer kit at 2.5A each.
Interface signal pins.
All signals use 3.3V levels.
By default, all interface signal pins are configured as GPIOs, except pins 3 and 5
and pins 27 and 28, which are I2C SDA and SCL, and pins 8 and 10, which are
UART TX and RX. L4T includes a Python library, Jetson.GPIO, for controlling
GPIOs. See /opt/nvidia/jetson-gpio/doc/README.txt on your Jetson
system for details.
L4T includes the jetson-io utility to configure pins for SFIOs. See
“Configuring the 40-pin Expansion Header” in the L4T Development Guide for
more information.
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[J43] RJ45 connector for gigabit Ethernet.
[J44] Carrier board rev A02 only: 3.3V serial port header; provides access to the
UART console.
[J48] Enables either J28 Micro-USB connector or J25 power jack as power source for
the developer kit. Without a jumper, the developer kit can be powered by J28 Micro-
USB connector. With a jumper, no power is drawn from J28, and the developer kit
can be powered via J25 power jack.
[J49] Carrier board rev B01 only: Camera connector; same as [J13].
[J50] Carrier Board Rev B01 only: 12-pin button header; brings out system power,
reset, UART console, and force recovery related signals:
• Pin 1 connects to LED Cathode to indicate System Sleep/Wake (Off when system
is in sleep mode).
• Pin 2 connects to LED Anode.
• Pins 3 and 4 are respectively UART Receive and Send.
• Pins 5 and 6 disable auto power-on if connected.
• Pins 7 and 8 reset the system if connected when the system is running.
• Pins 9 and 10 put the developer kit into Force Recovery Mode if they are
connected when it is powered on.
• Pins 11 and 12 initiate power-on when connected if auto power-on is disabled.
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