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Host Environment Setting

Prepare ubuntu computer​

Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) is recommended.
You can also use ubuntu virtual machine.

Create workspace​

Create and enter the nvidia workspace folder​

$ mkdir <nvidia_folder> && cd <nvidia_folder>

Download the TN-Jetpack using the download script​

Get the download script​

  1. Go to TechNexion Jetson Jetpack script github
    Select tn_l4t-r36.4.ga_kernel-5.15 branch. JP62-github-branch.png

  2. Click the '< > Code' button image(61).png

  3. Copy the URL of HTTPS Or using SSH if match the requirement.

  4. Using git command to download the script and named 'download_script'

    $ git clone <URL> -b tn_l4t-r36.4.ga_kernel-5.15 download_script
    Cloning into 'download_script'...
    remote: Enumerating objects: 186, done.
    remote: Counting objects: 100% (101/101), done.
    remote: Compressing objects: 100% (64/64), done.
    remote: Total 186 (delta 63), reused 71 (delta 37), pack-reused 85
    Receiving objects: 100% (186/186), 49.06 KiB | 1.63 MiB/s, done.
    Resolving deltas: 100% (107/107), done.

Run the download script​

  1. Make sure you are at correct branch

    $ git branch
    * tn_l4t-r36.4.ga_kernel-5.15

  2. copy the script and board conf to nvidia workspace folder (current folder)

    $ pwd
    <nvidia_folder>
    $ cp -rv download_script/technexion_jetpack_download.sh ./
    $ cp -rv download_script/*.conf ./

  3. Run script and wait for complete
    You must enter the required option to make it start.

    ./technexion_jetpack_download.sh
    download the Technexion Jetpack -b <baseboard>
    -b: baseboard <TEK6040-ORIN-NANO/ TEK6100-ORIN-NX>

    Jetson Orin series:
    TEK6040-ORIN-NANO| TEK6100-ORIN-NX

    -t: tag for sync code <>

    --qspi-only: do not create/flash rootfs, for QSPI image only
    example
    $ ./technexion_jetpack_download.sh -b TEK6100-ORIN-NX

    You can set and switch to certain tag using -t <tag name>

    Tag chart
    tag nametag description
    r36.4.gaTechNexion SW with Jetpack 6.2.0 Nvidia L4T 36.4.3

    example:

    $ ./technexion_jetpack_download.sh -b TEK6100-ORIN-NX -t r36.4.ga

Once it done, this folder will contain:

  • TechNexion camera source code
  • Device-tree of TechNexion product
  • Modified NVIDIA kernel
  • Bootable system image that ready to be deployed into device.

system image must be the default storage type.
TEK-ORIN series: NVMe
ORIN-EVK series: SD

Troubleshooting​

  • You might need to enter the sudo password twice if the script takes too much time.
  • Script will exit if it gets any error, and you will see the error description on console.