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Discussion about the new $54 budget NVIDIA Jetson Nano 2GB Developer Kit including detailed specifications and reference links -> https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=357522


A new budget NVIDIA Jetson Nano Developer Kit consisting of a 2GB single board computer has now been launched for only $54 US.

https://developer.nvidia.com/embedded/je...eloper-kit

It is primarily meant to be an affordable AI + robotics development, prototyping and education platform for developers but can it be used as a powerful Kodi media player on Linux?



Specifications copied from https://www.cnx-software.com/2020/10/06/...loper-kit/

• Jetson Nano 2GB CPU Module (which is similar but not exactly the same as slimmed down NVIDIA Tegra X1)
  • ARM Cortex-A57 MPCore Quad-Core 64-bit (AArch64 / ARM64) processor @ 1.43 GHz per core
    • Nvidia Maxwell GPU with 128 CUDA cores (with NVENC/NVDEC and CUDA capabilities)
      • System Memory  – 2 GB 64-bit LPDDR4 25.6 GB/s
        • Storage  – MicroSD card slot  (SD Card not included)
          • Video Decode 500MP/sec
            • 1x 4K @ 60 (HEVC)
              • 2x 4K @ 30 (HEVC)
                • 4x 1080p @ 60 (HEVC)
                  • 8x 1080p @ 30 (HEVC)
                    • 9x 720p @ 60 (HEVC)
                      
             
            • Video Encode @ 250MP/sec
              • 1x 4K @ 30 (HEVC)
                • 2x 1080p @ 60 (HEVC)
                  • 4x 1080p @ 30 (HEVC)
                    • 4x 720p @ 60 (HEVC)
                      • 9x 720p @ 30 (HEVC)
                        
               
              •  Dimensions of only the Jetson Nano 2GB CPU Module – 70 x 45 mm
                
   
  • Jetson Nano Baseboard for the 2GB GPU module
    • Mechanical 260-pin edge SO-DIMM connector for Jetson Nano module.
      • Video Output – HDMI 2.0
        • Connectivity
          • Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45 port)
            • Optional 802.11ac wireless USB adapter and extension cable sold by Nvidia
              
           
          • USB – 1x USB 3.0 ports, 2x USB 2.0 ports, 1x USB 2.0 Micro-B port for power or device mode
            • Camera I/F – 1x MIPI CSI-2 DPHY lanes compatible with Raspberry Pi Camera Module V2 and HQ camera
              
     
    • Expansion
      • 40-pin expansion header with GPIO, I2C, I2S, SPI, UART signals
        • 12-pin header for power and related signals and UART
          • Misc – Power LED, 4-pin fan header
            • 4-pin Fan header (Not initially available in all regions)
              • Power Supply – 5V/3A via USB-C
                
       
      • Operating-systems
        • Supports Ubuntu 18.04 LTS by default but all NVIDIA Jetson Nano devkits are already well supported throughout the industry and open source communities
          • Android and Android TV is not officially supported but inofficial third-party builds are available
            
         
        • Dimensions of baseboard – 100 x 80 x 29 mm (with heatsink)
          

Could this budget Nvidia SBC with its Nvidia Tegra type SoC and GPU be a Raspberry Pi 4 killer Kodi media player users and RetroPlayer gamers will want?

Basically a mini single board computer version of an Nvidia Shield TV but meant for Linux instead of Android TV operating-system.


Worldwide pre-orders are open on sites like Amazon, Seeed Studio and others, with shipping scheduled to start at the end of the month.

https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/autonomous-.../#shop-all

https://www.seeedstudio.com/NVIDIA-Jetso...-4706.html

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08J157LHH/





A similar but beefier and slightly more costly NVIDIA Jetson Nano Developer kit with a 4GB RAM SBC that also has DisplayPort, more USB 3.0 ports, an M.2 Key E socket, PoE support, plus one additional CSI camera connector was introduced in March 2019 for $99 US:

https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=342261

https://www.cnx-software.com/2019/03/19/...loper-kit/

Official getting started guide:

https://developer.nvidia.com/embedded/le...2gb-devkit

https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/autonomous-...-projects/

https://developer.nvidia.com/embedded/jetson-benchmarks



CNXSoft Getting Started with NVIDIA Jetson Nano Devkit:

https://www.cnx-software.com/2019/12/07/...eo-stream/