Hi there,
I have a question regarding JetPack upgrades. The latest image from Seeed for the J501 carrier board is currently based on JetPack 6.2. As far as I understand, NVIDIA plans to release JetPack 7.2 in Q2 2026 with extended support for Jetson AGX Orin, along with newer TensorRT versions (e.g., 13.x), which I would like to use.
Could you please share if Seeed has any plan or tentative timeline to release a JetPack 7.x (or specifically 7.2) image for the J501 carrier board?
From my side, it seems quite difficult to build a fully functional custom image based on NVIDIA’s BSP alone due to missing hardware-specific configurations (e.g., device tree, power settings, etc.), so an official release from Seeed would be very helpful.
Thank you in advance for your support.
Hi there,
And , Yes We feel your pain…
Typically Seeed release’s follow after a rigorous testing period to be sure.
NVIDIA claims this :
NVIDIA JetPack releases are deemed “ready for prime time” (production-ready) through a structured, multi-stage release process that includes extensive testing, performance optimizations, and stabilization periods, often moving from Developer Previews to final Production Releases
They (seeed) have made significant improvements with the addition of some AI testing agents. I would expect as soon as the NVIDIA is marked
Jetson Roadmap says JetPack 7 will be released this August with kernel 6.8 and Ubuntu 24.04. TensorRT will finally be refreshed too… Word on the street
You have a ways to go Yet so , I would bone up on what we have and get your build skill badge in the meantime and in between time. (thanks DAVE 
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Have you looked at the Seeed DTS lately ?
HTH
GL 
PJ 
Also the Newer Mini j501 Carrier board , WOW 
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Thank you for your response, I appreciate the information you shared.
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