JetPack 6.1 is now out and about in the world! This version of JetPack is for the NVIDIA Jetson Orin series, and will not work on earlier Jetsons. I’m especially interested in faster Argus library performance. Here’s the info lifted from the NVIDIA Jetson Developers Forum. Note that on the NVIDIA site there’s additional information and quick start install info:
We are pleased to announce the production release of JetPack 6.1. JetPack 6.1 packages Jetson Linux 36.4 with Linux Kernel 5.15 and Ubuntu 22.04 based root file system. The Jetson AI stack in JetPack 6.1 includes CUDA 12.6, cuDNN 9.3, TensorRT 10.3, VPI 3.2, DLA 3.1 and DLFW 24.0. This release supports all NVIDIA Jetson Orin modules and developer kits.
Highlights of JetPack 6.1:
Upgraded compute stack with CUDA 12.6, TensorRT 10.3, cuDNN 9.3, VPI 3.2. DLA 3.1 and DLFW 24.0
Camera: Enhanced Argus library, reducing CPU utilization by up to 40%
Security: Support for Firmware-based Trusted Platform Module (fTPM) on the Orin platform. Refer to the security page for all security features.
Software support for the PCN 211361 and fixes for various security vulnerabilities.
Installation:
You can install JetPack 6.1 with any of the methods below:
SDK Manager: You can do a fresh install of JetPack 6.1 using SDK Manager.
Debian Package: If you have JetPack 6 already installed on Jetson AGX Orin Developer Kit or Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit, you can upgrade to JetPack 6.1 using APT. Refer to the steps here
SD Card: If you are using Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit, you can download the SD Card image from JetPack 6.1 page and use Balena Etcher to prepare the SD Card with JetPack 6.1
Manual Flashing: If you prefer to install using the command line, you can flash Jetson device from a linux host by following steps here. Once Jetson Linux is flashed, you can install the compute stack using SDK Manager (using linux host) or by running “sudo apt update” followed by “sudo apt install nvidia-jetpack” on Jetson.
JetPack 6.1 Components:
DLA 3.1
DLFW 24.0
Vulkan 1.3
Nsight Systems v2024.5
Nsight Graphics v2024.2
Nsight Compute v2023.2 as part of the CUDA Toolkit
SDK Support:
DeepStream 7.1 (coming in Q4 ‘24)
Isaac ROS 3.0 (coming soon)
Holoscan 2.6 (coming in Nov ‘24)
Containers: Containers will soon be available on JetPack 6.1. We will update the announcement as containers are made available.
JetPack 6 Resources:
JetPack 6.1 Release Notes and Documentation
Jetson Linux 36.4 Documentation
Jetson Linux 36.4 Release Notes
Conclusion
As usual, make sure you have your backups made before upgrading. The best bits of the new release information are in the Release Notes, so make sure you read through those to find out what got fixed and new features added. Check it out!
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