My thoughts after reading this were wether or not I could connect to the jetson with HD-SDI through an external source like USB3.0 or CSI-2? Would the Jetson include the drivers I would need to have my C++ program interface directly to the camera?
Below are the two options I have found that could work for these use cases:
did you end up with a solution? I’d also like to connect several (probably four) HD-SDI cameras with a Jetson (Xavier, in my case), since CSI-2 cabling just isn’t long enough. The HDI-SDI to CSI-2 adapters look promising but come quite costly with me needing four of them.
You can take a look into the Maxim Gigabit Multimedia Serial Link (GMSL) SERDES technology, who provides high bandwidth and rich point-to-point interconnections between two endpoints over a single cable, which can be up to 15 meters long. This technology is the perfect solution to MIPI CSI-2 cabling distance limitation. You can find more detailed information on the following link:
[url]https://developer.ridgerun.com/wiki/index.php?title=MAX96705_MAX9286_GMSL_SERDES_Linux_Drivers[/url]