I’m using a Jetson Nano Developer Kit B01 with a fresh install of Jetpack 4.4.1. It’s powered through the barrel connector, using a 5.15V, 4A USB power brick. Immediately after displaying the Desktop, a notification appears that says “System throttled due to Over-current.” After acknowledging the…

The issue here is NOT an overcurrent condition. It’s undervoltage. The notification is misleading. I finally got around to put a scope on the barrel jack input and found the cause: Both my microUSB and my barrel jack cable just were too long/low crossection to deliver enough current while staying w…

hello couka, there’s a built-in under voltage and over current protection mechanism. please refer to developer guide, you may check Under Voltage and Over Current Protection session for more details. you may also access TegraX1 Technical Reference Manual from download center, please refer to Ch…

Hello JerryChang, I read through the resources you mentioned. Unfortunately I’m still clueless whether there is something wrong with my unit. Is there a standardized, quantifiable method to verify the performance of the Jetson Nano? Thanks for your help.

I have the same issue, I use an AC adaptor (5V-3A) connected to USB-C (Jetson Nano 2GB) and the notification appears while running an Object detection model so I suppose as @couka said that is an under-voltage problem due to high requirements of the model.

@lrondan95 Thanks for confirming the issue. I can confirm the notification has not reappeared since I started using short (10cm), beefy (1,5mm²) wires and a stable 5.2V power source.

Hi people. I was also having the same problem, in my case, I was using a 5V 5A power supply. With no load, the power supply has 5.2v with a 0.200V decay, when I turn on the card everything works properly without over current or low voltage warnings. But when I test the detectnet program with the …

I was getting the same notification [“System throttled due to Over-current.”] I am wondering if the cables I am using are way to thin (24AWG). These do not seem to have any issues powering the Xavier NX @ 12V. However, at lower volts perhaps the current (Amps) needed is higher. Also, I needed to r…

I am grateful for your support I am using right in the moment a 5 V power supply with a current range of 2,5V. Using those parameters allowed me to use the maximal power (10W) on my new jetson nano without any problem now

I would like a support, I am using a jetson nano together with a camera, lcd screen and 2 sensors, the system is powered by a 5.5v 20A switching source. When running an algorithm the system is not stable, it also generates this error “system throttling due to over current” and the equipment shuts …

"System throttled due to Over-current."

Robotics & Edge Computing Jetson Systems Jetson Nano

kayccc October 13, 2021, 6:09am 14

Hi fg12,

Please help to open a new topic if it’s still an issue.

Thanks

Topic		Replies	Views
Jetson Nano Low Voltage Warning Jetson Nano power	4	1301	May 17, 2022
System-throttled-due-to-over-current Jetson Nano boot , usb , board-design , power , chinese	20	2485	July 8, 2022
Throttled by overcurrent Jetson Nano power , nano2gb	3	1429	May 3, 2021
System throttled due to over current Jetson Nano power	1	4110	February 23, 2021
System throttled due to overcurrent Jetson Nano power	8	5163	March 26, 2021
Trying to thermally throttle the Jetson Nano but it gets throttled by overcurrent Jetson Nano thermal	4	1465	July 4, 2022
Undervoltage even if the supplied voltage is always 5.0V Jetson Nano power	6	785	January 30, 2024
System throttled due to overcurrent and shutdown Jetson Nano power	8	1830	March 18, 2023
Jetson Nano Dev Kit (4 Gb) Voltage Jetson Nano power	1	573	August 5, 2022
Jetson Nano Power/Current Issue Jetson Nano hw , power , battery-operation , level2	1	123	August 12, 2025

"System throttled due to Over-current."

Related topics