Install Zivid on Jetson Linux

To install Zivid on Jetson Linux, download the deb packages matching your Jetson Linux (Ubuntu) version, then install them with apt.

Open a terminal window by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T keys on the keyboard.

  1. Create a temporary folder:

    mkdir Zivid && cd Zivid

  2. Download all deb packages for your Jetson Linux (Ubuntu) version.

    On Jetson, Zivid uses the CUDA compute backend, so the main package is zivid-cuda.

    The JetPack SDK version you use, if you use JetPack, determines which Zivid deb packages to install.

    Zivid SDK

    Jetson

    Ubuntu [1]

    Min. Jetson Linux

    Min. JetPack SDK

    2.12 - 2.17

    Orin

    20.04

    35.4.1 - 35.6.4

    5.1.2 - 5.1.6

    2.18 & later

    Orin

    22.04

    36.3 & later

    6.0 & later

    2.18 & later

    Orin and Thor

    24.04

    39.2 & later

    7.2 & later

    For newer Jetson hardware or JetPack versions not listed here, contact support. The existing arm64 package can still work.

    Caution

    GenICam/HALCON support is experimental.

    Ubuntu 24.04
    wget \
https://downloads.zivid.com/sdk/releases/2.18.0+1b44dbef-1/u24/arm64/zivid-cuda_2.18.0+1b44dbef-1_arm64.deb \
https://downloads.zivid.com/sdk/releases/2.18.0+1b44dbef-1/u24/arm64/zivid-studio_2.18.0+1b44dbef-1_arm64.deb \
https://downloads.zivid.com/sdk/releases/2.18.0+1b44dbef-1/u24/arm64/zivid-tools_2.18.0+1b44dbef-1_arm64.deb \
https://downloads.zivid.com/sdk/releases/2.18.0+1b44dbef-1/u24/arm64/zivid-genicam_2.18.0+1b44dbef-1_arm64.deb
    Ubuntu 22.04
    wget \
https://downloads.zivid.com/sdk/releases/2.18.0+1b44dbef-1/u22/arm64/zivid-cuda_2.18.0+1b44dbef-1_arm64.deb \
https://downloads.zivid.com/sdk/releases/2.18.0+1b44dbef-1/u22/arm64/zivid-studio_2.18.0+1b44dbef-1_arm64.deb \
https://downloads.zivid.com/sdk/releases/2.18.0+1b44dbef-1/u22/arm64/zivid-tools_2.18.0+1b44dbef-1_arm64.deb \
https://downloads.zivid.com/sdk/releases/2.18.0+1b44dbef-1/u22/arm64/zivid-genicam_2.18.0+1b44dbef-1_arm64.deb

  3. Install the downloaded deb packages:

    sudo apt update
sudo apt install ./*.deb

  4. Open Zivid Studio and check that no errors occur to verify that the installation was successful.

  5. Set the Jetson to maximum performance mode:

    Note

    By default, Jetson Orin boards can boot in a reduced power profile that underclocks the GPU and limits the number of active streaming multiprocessors. This can roughly double the point cloud processing time observed by Zivid SDK compared to the maximum power profile (MAXN).

    To enable MAXN and lock all clocks to their highest frequencies, run:

    sudo nvpmodel -m 0 && sudo jetson_clocks

    You can confirm the current power profile with:

    sudo nvpmodel -q

    For more information, see NVIDIA’s official Jetson power management documentation, pinned to a specific Jetson Linux release since NVIDIA does not publish an unversioned version of this page.

  6. Proceed to Network Configuration.

Version History

SDK

Changes

2.18.0

Added support for Ubuntu 22.04 on Jetson (Jetson Linux 36 / JetPack 6). Added support for Ubuntu 24.04 on Jetson (Jetson Linux 39 / JetPack 7), including Jetson Thor. Dropped support for Ubuntu 20.04 on Jetson (Jetson Linux 35 / JetPack 5).