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Quick start

Hardware

Connect to the adapter board

cable

Note

Please be sure to insert the flexible flat cable as shown in the figure.

Connect to the Nvidia Jetson

  • Pull up on the plastic edges of the camera port. Do it gently to avoid pulling it off.

plastic edges pulled up jetson nano camera connector csi

  • Push in the camera ribbon. Make sure the contacts are facing the heatsinks. Do not bend the flex cable, and make sure it’s firmly inserted into the bottom of the connector.

white camera ribbon cable contactsRibbon Cable Contacts – 15pin-15pin

white cable silver contacts facing heatsinksSilver Contacts facing inside to the heatsinks

  • Push the plastic connector down. Do it while holding the flex cable until the connector is back in place.

Software

You can refer to the following doc and then execute the corresponding commands:

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