Using with Nvidia Jetson Orin Nano

Required Hardware

Development kits

• MAX96724 GMSL Deserializer Evaluation Kit (EVK)

• MAX96717 GMSL Serializer Evaluation Kit (EVK) or GMSL camera

• Nvidia Orin Nano Developer Kit

Supported image sensors & cameras

• Raspberry Pi Camera Module 2

Cables

• 15 pin same-side ribbon cable, P/N: MP-FFCA10152003A or similar

• 22 pin opposite-side ribbon cable, P/N: MP-FFCA05222002B or similar

• 22 pin same-side ribbon cable, P/N: MP-FFCA05222002A or similar

• FAKRA Jack to FAKRA Jack coaxial cable

Hardware Changes

GMSL Deserializer Evaluation Kit

• Flip the SW5 switches to the ON position to enable I2C communication over the CSI bus

  

  Figure 1 SW5 Switch for Enabling I2C

• Bridge R88 - provides VDDIO to the adapter

  

  Figure 2 R88 for VDDIO Provision

GMSL Serializer Evaluation Kit

• Place a jumper on the J10 connector to enable power over the coaxial cable.

  

  Figure 3 J10 for Power over Coax

• Bridge R70 - provides 12V to the adapter

• Bridge R80 - connects MFP2 to the adapter for IMX219

• Bridge R66 - provides VDDIO to the adapter

  

  Figure 4 Serializer Resistors

AD-GMSLCAMRPI-ADP# Adapter

• Configure the switches on the GMSL Serializer and the GMSL Deserializer adapters for CAM1.

Serializer Adapter

Figure 5 Serializer Adapter Camera Switches

Deserializer Adapter

Figure 6 Deserializer Adapter Camera Switches

System Setup

1. Write the Nvidia Orin Nano latest SD card image on a 64 GB SD card.

2. Plug the SD card into the Nvidia Orin Nano Developer Kit SD card slot.

3. Connect a USB mouse and keyboard to the Nvidia Orin Nano Developer Kit.

4. Connect a Display Port (DP) cable from the monitor to the Nvidia Orin Nano Developer Kit DP connector.

5. Connect a 15 pins same-side flex cable between the camera and the ribbon cable adapter.

6. Connect a 22 pins opposite-side flex cable between the ribbon cable adapter and the GMSL Serializer EVK Adapter on port P9.

7. Connect the GMSL Serializer EVK Adapter to the GMSL Serializer EVK using the FAKRA coaxial cable.

8. Connect a Coaxial cable between the GMSL Serializer EVK and the GMSL Deserializer EVK.

9. Connect the GMSL Deserializer EVK Adapter to the GMSL Deserializer EVK.

10. Connect a 22 pins same-side flex cable between the GMSL Deserializer EVK Adapter on port P8 and the Nvidia Orin Nano Developer Kit on port CAM0.

11. Connect the power supply to the GMSL Deserializer EVK.

12. Flip the power switch labeled S1 to the ON position on the GMSL Serializer EVK.

13. Flip the power switch labeled S4 to the ON position on the GMSL Deserializer EVK.

14. Connect the power supply to the Nvidia Orin Nano Developer Kit.

Figure 7 Full GMSL System Setup with Jetson Orin Nano

Figure 8 Raspbery Pi Camera Connection

Running the Evaluation Application

Once Linux boots, you’ll see on the DP monitor the Linux desktop and a shortcut named run_demo.sh. Double-clicking on the icon will start the evaluation application. The evaluation application GUI will be displayed like in the figure below.

Figure 9 Evaluation Application GUI

Power off Sequence

• Open a terminal and type sudo poweroff. This will safely power off the Nvidia Orin Nano Developer Kit and ensure that the SD card is properly unmounted.

• Remove the power supply from the Nvidia Orin Nano Developer Kit.

• Flip the power switch labeled S1 to the OFF position on the GMSL Serializer Evaluation Kit.

• Flip the power switch labeled S4 to the OFF position on the GMSL Deserializer Evaluation Kit.

• Remove the power supply from the GMSL Deserializer Evaluation Kit.

Getting the Software

The GMSL Linux kernel drivers, the complete Linux distributions for the supported processing platforms, and software user guides can be found on the Analog Devices GMSL GitHub repository.