B0397 camera kit: no I2C detection at 0x10 on Jetson Nano/Xavier NX, Jetpack 5

Nvidia Jetson Cameras
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Hi, I bought the B0397 camera kit because the website says it works with the Jetson Xavier NX. Since the kit was released around April 2022 and Jetpack 5 was already in Preview at that point, I assumed a driver for Jetpack 5 would be released (Jetpack 5 came out in August 2022, ~4 months later). Nothing on the product page says the kit is no longer maintained for newer Jetpack versions. I need this to work on my product.

Why is it not compatible with Jetpack 5? Or at minimum, can you share some minimal documentation on the board interface so I can write my own driver?

Right now it’s not working on Jetpack 5.x.x, and it’s also not working on Jetpack 4.7.x due to a bug in L4T on the NX. What version could I actually use?

Also, I’d like to request a driver update for the IMX477_stereo camera for Jetpack 5.10.104 (35.1.0). I’m willing to maintain the driver on my side if you provide the source code under a strong NDA between our companies.

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B0397 is imx477, are you sure you sent me the correct sku number? (attaching a screenshot of our SKU list for reference)

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Correction on my earlier post - the Jetpack version is 5.10.104 (35.1.0), not just “5.x.x”.

To restate what I’m after: update the driver for the IMX477_stereo camera for Jetpack 5.10.104 (35.1.0), and I’m happy to maintain the driver myself if the source code is provided under a strong NDA between the companies.

Setup details: B0397 camarray kits = 4 cameras combined by the board into 1 1080p camera stream compatible with the IMX219 driver. It’s going on a Jetson Nano. I’m stuck at the very first step.

  • Triple checked the wiring using the picture in the guide at Redirecting...
  • The error is the same whether the board is plugged in or not (with the ribbon cable obviously).
  • No I2C detection even with i2cdetect - the address 0x10 (IMX219 I2C address) should show up.
  • Jetson Nano is on a fresh install, power supply is 4 Amps, no other drivers installed.
  • I also tried powering the board using an additional power supply, with no luck.
  • The red 3V3 LED comes on and the green LED blinks 3 times and then it shuts down.

Is the board DOA? Or is there another product/alternative that would work?

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Thanks for the details. Let’s get a bug report so we can see what’s happening on the I2C side. Please run the following commands on the Jetson:

wget -O arducam-camera-bug-report-nvidia https://github.com/ketai-dhr/arducam-camera-bug-report/releases/download/tools/arducam-camera-bug-report-nvidia
chmod +x ./arducam-camera-bug-report-nvidia
./arducam-camera-bug-report-nvidia

This outputs an arducam-bug-report.txt in the current directory. Attach that file here.

Also, for reference, the driver check steps for these kits are here: Redirecting...

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Here is the bug report. It’s the same whether the camera is connected or not.

Attachments:
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We have not supported the Jetpack 5.10.104 because it is not compatible with our camera.

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Okay, but the kit page advertises it as working for the Xavier NX, so I’m a bit confused. Is there any Jetpack version that does work with this kit?

And since the SKU you mentioned - B0397 - is imx477 and not IMX219, should I be following the imx477 documentation instead of the IMX219 one? I want to be sure I’m looking at the right driver reference before I spend more time on this.

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To wrap this up for anyone following along:

  • B0397 corresponds to the imx477 sensor, so you’ll need to follow the imx477 driver reference documentation, not the IMX219 path: Redirecting...
  • Jetpack 5.10.104 (35.1.0) is not compatible with the camera, and we don’t currently have a driver update for that Jetpack version, so we can’t support it. That’s why there’s no IMX477_stereo driver update for 35.1.0 at the moment, and no source provided for self-maintenance.
  • If you still want to investigate the I2C detection problem (green LED blinking 3 times then shutting down, address 0x10 never appearing, same with or without the board connected), please generate a bug report on the Jetson and attach the file:
wget -O arducam-camera-bug-report-nvidia https://github.com/ketai-dhr/arducam-camera-bug-report/releases/download/tools/arducam-camera-bug-report-nvidia
chmod +x ./arducam-camera-bug-report-nvidia
./arducam-camera-bug-report-nvidia

That produces arducam-bug-report.txt in the current directory - attach it to this thread and we’ll take a look. At this point there’s no confirmed fix for running this kit on Jetpack 5.10.104.