Jetson Orin Nano for real-time industrial AI

“Sitting on the entry-level side of Jetson offerings, this module targets the demand for real-time processing capabilities in AI devices such as smart cameras, handhelds, smart meters and service robots, where integrators often require a lower power and a more cost-effective solution,” according to Staffordshire-based Impulse Embedded, which will be stocking the board.

Due to be released in Q1 2023, it will come in two versions:

• 4Gbyte LPDDR54GB ram with a 512 core Nvidia Ampere GPU with 16 Tensor cores for 20Top/s consuming 5 to 10W
• 8Gbyte LPDDR54GB ram with a 1,024 core Nvidia Ampere GPU with 32 Tensor cores for 40Top/s consuming 7 to 15W

Both can run their GPU up to 625MHz and both will include a hex-core Arm Cortex-A78AE CPU, video decode engine, video image compositor, audio processing engine and a video input block.

On top of this is up to seven lanes of PCIe Gen3, USB3.2 Gen 2 and eight lanes of MIPI CSI-2 camera interface.

“Those familiar with the Jetson range might be aware that Nvidia has always set out with the idea of scalability, said Impulse, therefore Jetson Orin Nano features the same 70 x 45mm 260pin SODIMM footprint found in the Nano, TX2 NX, Xavier NX and Orin NX modules”, adding: This will be the first time that a single Nvidia GPU architecture – Ampere – will span the entire Jetson range from Orin Nano to AGX Orin.”

Impulse Embedded website

Nvidia has not yet made the module data sheets publicly available.