NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Engineering Reference Developer Kit Super GPIO NOT WORKING

NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Engineering Reference Developer Kit Super Board GPIO unable to work !

Please provide more details of your issue, then we can know how to help. Thanks

Below is a summary of what I have tried so far and the issue observed:

  • Platform: JetPack 6 (R36.4.4), kernel 5.15.148-tegra

  • Board reports as generic on JP6

  • Target pin: 40-pin header Pin 7 (PG.01, gpiochip0 line 36)

Actions performed:

  • Configured the pin using Jetson-IO

    • Function set to GPIO

    • Pin Direction set to Bidirectional

    • Configuration saved and system rebooted

  • Verified GPIO visibility using:

    • gpioinfo /dev/gpiochip0
  • Attempted to drive the pin using:

    • gpioset /dev/gpiochip0 36=1

    • Python control using libgpiod (v2 API)

  • Tested with no external load connected

  • Verified 3.3 V rail is present on Pin 1

Issue observed:

  • GPIO state changes logically in software, but
    no 3.3 V output is measurable on the physical pin

  • Pin remains at 0 V even when driven HIGH

Please advise on the next steps.

Basically I just need to set to bidirectional as input/output

Hi bryan.lee-zn,

If you want to control the GPIO, please configure it as Output or Bi-directional in pinmux spreadsheet.

Please try using the following command instead.

# gpioset --mode=wait `gpiofind "PG.01"`=0
# gpioset --mode=wait `gpiofind "PG.01"`=1

It seems you are using JP6.1.2, please also apply the following patch to check if it could help for your case.
40hdr - SPI1 gpio padctl register bit[10] effect by gpiod tools in JP6 - #20 by KevinFFF

Can you guide me step by step on how to configure it as Output or Bi-directional in pinmux spreadsheet and flash to the board? thanks

I found this is incorrect.

PIN7 of 40 pins expansion header is PAC.06 as following.
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You can configure it as following in pinmux spreadsheet.
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Please refer to Jetson AGX Orin Platform Adaptation and Bring-Up — NVIDIA Jetson Linux Developer Guide to apply the change.