Get Started with PX4 and ROS 2 using the Pixhawk Jetson Baseboard
Great news! The companion computer section of the PX4 documentation just received a significant update in the form of a getting started guide to the Holybro Pixhawk Jetson Baseboard. This guide will take readers through the process of setting up Pixhawk and a companion computer with PX4 to unlock the potential for advanced capabilities.
The Holybro Pixhawk Jetson Baseboard utilized in the guide is designed to integrate the NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX/Nano with the Pixhawk Autopilot Bus (PAB) specification. It allows developers to leverage the computational power of the Jetson platform to perform complex tasks such as real-time image processing, object detection, and path planning.
The guide provides detailed instructions on how to get up and running with the board. Here’s what you can expect.
- Board layout overview
- Jetson Board Flashing
- Package installation and updates
- PX4-Autopilot setup
- Development environment configuration
- PX4 Firmware Build and Flash
- ROS 2 Installation
- XRCE-DDS Setup
- Agent installation and configuration
- Ethernet Configuration
- Pixhawk-Jetson communication setup
- Network settings using nmcli
- Pixhawk Configuration
- Testing and Verification