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Level Shifting, UART and GPS Part 2 – NVIDIA Jetson TK1

September 3, 2015
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Wiring the Breadboard First solder the header pins to the level shifter and GPS breakout boards. The easiest way to do this is to place the header pins in the […]

Level Shifting, UART and GPS Part 1 – NVIDIA Jetson TK1

September 3, 2015
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Building a breadboard to interface a GPS system to a UART on the Jetson TK1 only requires a couple of parts, a GPS breakout board and a Level Shifter breakout […]

Clone Image – NVIDIA Jetson TK1

August 26, 2015
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In many cases there is a large amount of work that goes into creating a working Jetson development system. This can include such things as loading drivers, compiling source files […]

Real Time Clock (RTC) – NVIDIA Jetson TK1

August 13, 2015
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For some applications using the Jetson TK1, a Real Time Clock (RTC)may be needed. Here’s a demonstration of the steps needed to add one. Looky here: In this article, we’ll […]

JetsonBot Part 4 – A Vision Robot with a Create 2 Base – Second Prototype

July 13, 2015
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After taking the JetsonBot out for a demo test drive, it was time for a brief discussion of next steps. Looky here: With the acquisition of some 1/4″ ABS 12.5″ […]

JetsonBot Part 3 – A Vision Robot with a Create 2 Base – First Assembly

July 11, 2015
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In the previous article, JetsonBot Part II – A Vision Robot with a Create 2 base, two platforms were built to hold the Jetson TK1 and a RGBD camera. Now […]

JetsonBot Part 2 – A Vision Robot with a Create 2 base

July 11, 2015
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It has been a while since the first entry in this series, Jetson TK1 Create 2 Robot – Part I. Several reasons (maybe excuses is a better term) for that, […]

Bosch IMU under ROS on NVIDIA Jetson TK1

July 1, 2015
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Robot Operating System (ROS) makes integration of sensors such as the Bosch BNO055 9 Degree of Freedom (DOF) IMU straightforward. Looky here: Background When building a robot, designing, planning and […]

LIDAR-Lite Installation v1 on NVIDIA Jetson TK1

May 11, 2015
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Note: This is for the original LIDAR-Lite. For LIDAR-Lite v2, click here: LIDAR-Lite v2. LIDAR-Lite is a laser ranging module from Pulsed Light, Inc. which is a lightweight and cost […]

Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) – Part III

April 28, 2015
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There are several ways to connect the Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) to the Jetson TK1 Development Kit. Here’s a demonstration of a very simple way. Looky here: Background For the […]

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