Does Arducam AR1820HS support ISP on Jetson Orin Nano with Nvidia Argus?

Nvidia Jetson Cameras
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Hi all, I’m looking at the Arducam Pivariety 18MP AR1820HS color camera module (B0367) and I want to double-check my understanding before I go further. My understanding is that the AR1820HS sensor does not have any in-module ISP. Can someone correct me if that’s wrong? The product page wording is throwing me off a bit.

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You’re right on that part — the AR1820HS sensor itself does not have an in-module ISP. Which product page are you looking at, and what board are you planning to use it with? That’ll help me explain the ISP side more clearly.

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Here’s the page: https://www.arducam.com/product/arducam-pivariety-18mp-ar1820hs-color-camera-module-for-rpi-cam-b0367/ — the page suggests ISP is supported, which is where my confusion started. I’m using the Nvidia Argus Camera Plugin, so does ‘ISP supported’ on that page mean the ISP is handled by the Argus plugin?

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Thanks for the link. I can see why that’s confusing. To be clear, the module itself has no in-module ISP. The product page previously suggested ISP support without making the platform dependency obvious. Just to confirm — are you planning to run this on a Jetson Orin Nano with the Nvidia Argus Camera Plugin?

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Yes, exactly — Jetson Orin Nano with the Nvidia Argus Camera Plugin. So is the ISP function supported on that setup, or only somewhere else?

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I checked into this. The root cause of the confusion is that the product page previously suggested ISP support without clarifying the platform. The ISP function for this module is only supported on Raspberry Pi. On Jetson Orin Nano — even with the Nvidia Argus Camera Plugin — the ISP function is not supported. Since the AR1820HS has no in-module ISP, there’s nothing on the module itself to do that processing on the Orin Nano.

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So basically the product page was misleading on that point? Good to know, thanks for digging into it.

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Basically yes — the page previously suggested ISP support without spelling out the platform requirement. It’s been updated now to clarify that ISP is only supported on Raspberry Pi. To sum up for your case: the AR1820HS has no in-module ISP, and the ISP function is not supported on the Jetson Orin Nano even with the Nvidia Argus Camera Plugin. It only works on Raspberry Pi.