Nvidia Jetson Orin Nano - Redefining Generative AI on the Edge Devices

Hi Everyone, I am back with another exciting article for all of you. Today we will discuss about a piece of hardware that is capable of running Generative AI models on the Edge. We will discuss the tech details of the Nvidia Jetson Orin Nano...

??Introduction

Nvidia Jetson Orin Nano is a compact but powerful computer that brings the capability of running Generative AI on Edge Devices. This can deliver upto 67 TOPS (Tera Operations per Second).

With less price model, this enables developers and students to work with Nvidia AI Software and various AI Software Eco systems.

??Tech Specs of Jetson Orin Nano

This section is most probably the most important and interesting section. Let's look at the tech specs of this beast.

1. NVIDIA Ampere Architecture with 1024 Nvidia CUDA Cores with 32 Tensor Cores
2. 6 Core ARM Cortex A78AE v8.2 - 64 bit CPU
3. 1.7 Ghz CPU Frequency
4. 8GB 128-bit LPDDR5 RAM with 102GB/s Memory Bandwidth
5. External NVMe Drive
6. SD Card Support
7. 802.11ac/bgn wireless network
8. 2x MIPI CSI-2 22-pin camera connectors
9. 2x M.2 Key M, M.2 Key E
10. 4x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A
11. USB Type-C for UFP(Upstream Facing Port)
12. Gigabit Ethernet
13. DisplayPort
14. 40-pin expansion header
15. DC power jack

Visit the following link for complete data sheet: Nvidia Jetson Orin Nano Datasheet

??Photos of Jetson Orin Nano

See and enjoy the beautiful pictures of Nvidia Jetson Orin Nano SBC

??Jetpack Software

NVIDIA Jetpack SDK is the end-to-end solution for powering the Jetson platforms. Jetpack has three components. This is needed to work with Nvidia Jetson Orin Nano

Jetson Linux: This is the BSP package with bootloader, Linux Kernel, Desktop environment, Toolchain, Nvidia Drivers.

Jetson AI Stack: CUDA Accelerated AI stack

Jetson Platform Services: A collection of ready to use services to accelerate AI application development on Jetson.

??Next parts of the article

In the upcoming articles, we will see the hands-on approach to work with Nvidia Jetson Orin Nano and work with very interesting aspects of AI/ML. We will get more into Tensors, Neural Networks, Deep Learning and many more interesting aspects.

See you all in the next article where we will bring up this platform and then work on AI/ML Projects on this Magnificent beast. Till then, happy programming...

??References

• https://www.nvidia.com/en-in/autonomous-machines/embedded-systems/jetson-orin/nano-super-developer-kit/
• https://developer.nvidia.com/embedded/jetpack