NEW Product Idea:Grove Kit compatible with NVIDIA Jetson Nano

jeremy882 · April 15, 2019, 8:29am

~~andre.ml.curvello post_id=53262 time=1555260934 user_id=27238:~~

Hello there,

Well, considering that we are targeting the NVIDIA Jetson Nano, one of the most powerful development kits at the time, it would be great to have at least a camera and some sort of microphone/speaker in the kit, as the system is made to match AI applications.

So, based on what SeeedStudio already have, I'd recommend to add a MIPI-CSI Camera, like those made for Raspberry Pi:
https://www.seeedstudio.com/Raspberry-Pi-Camera-Module-V2-p-2800.html

Unfortunately, I'm not sure about the support on the Jetson Nano for the Raspberry Pi Camera Module. If it supports it, excellent.

I vote to change the Grove - IMU 9DOF (ICM20600 + AK09918) for the ~~[url=https://www.seeedstudio.com/Grove-IMU-9DOF-v2-0-p-2400.html]~~Grove - IMU 9DOF v2.0[/url] - The last is a more recent and updated version.

I vote to change the Grove - Temperature and Humidity Sensor (SHT31) for the ~~[url=https://www.seeedstudio.com/Grove-Temperature-Humidity-Pressure-and-Gas-Sensor-BME68-p-3109.html]~~Grove-Temperature-Humidity-Pressure-and-Gas-Sensor-BME68[/url] - It adds more sensors like pressure and gas, which would feed/fit more AI and machine learning applications for weather, air quality, etc.

I vote to change the for the ~~[url=https://www.seeedstudio.com/I2C-LCD-With-universal-Grove-cable-p-2601.html]~~/I2C-LCD-With-universal-Grove-cable[/url] - It would be great to have a "bigger screen" as part of the kit. Also, it is a graphical display - More information to display ;)

And about the Grove - Mech Keycap - Do you have any option for some module with more buttons available? I was thinking in something like this guy here: http://wiki.seeedstudio.com/Grove-I2C_Touch_Sensor/

The ReSpeaker 2 is a good choice, >BUT< it will limit the usage of other IOs and more features of the Kit. I see that you tried to "compensate" that with a I2C Hub. (Also, I'd suggest for another version of the ReSpeaker 2 to continue to expose the GPIOs from the RPi).
See this guy over here to see what I'm talking: ~~[url=https://www.seeedstudio.com/GrovePi-Zero-GrovePi0-p-3011.html]~~GrovePi-Zero-GrovePi0[/url]
For now, my opinion is to maintain the ReSpeaker 2-Mic Array, as it is our "source" for audio and speaker for the board.

One question:
The Raspberry Pi 40-Pin Female Header is to increase the size of the connectors, because of the Jetson Nano heatsink next to it?

Best regards,
Andre Curvello

Hi Andre,

Love your ideas!

Regarding the support for Raspberry Pi MIPI-CSI Camera on Jetson nano, we are not sure too, will try to find out. If it is supported, we will add the camera in the kit.

For other ideas, they are all great! However, most of them are more expensive solutions than the current one. We will try to find a balance between the function and price.

To answer the last question, yes you are correct, the 40-Pin Female Header is to increase the size of the connectors due to the heatsink.