What is the difference between Jetson's super and non-super?

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According to the table, there seems to be no difference in hardware between super and non-super.

  1. Is it simply the difference between jetpack 6.1 and 6.2?
  2. Is it correct that super and non-super have the same hardware for each item? In other words, do jetson orin nano(8gb) and jetson orin nano super(8gb) use the same hardware?
  3. If so, the increase in performance is due to the increase in power consumption?
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Not quite sure about the meaning of question (1).

As for question (2) and (3), the answer is yes. The hardware is same and it has higher power to give out better performance.

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Thank you for your answer. I mean, I understand that jetson orin nano is currently using jetpack 6.1.1, and jetson orin nano super is using jetpack 6.2.x.
It was a question of whether super and non-super are separated by the difference in the version of jetpack.

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It is due to software change.

The more precise way to say is Jetpack6.1 does not fully support super mode (only Jetson Orin Nano devkit has it) and Jetpack6.2 supports super mode for every Orin Nano and NX.

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If I buy a used jetson orin nano and do a clean install, that is, if I erase all the data and reinstall it, is it okay to skip the Update Firmware part of the official document?
Is there a way to install it with SDK Manager? Do I have to install it with an sd card?

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Just to clarify how these tools work here first

  1. For normal Orin NX/Nano case (non-super mode)
    → Sdkmanager is always better than sdcard method because sdkmanager always reflash the whole board. You won’t hear anyone needs to upgrade firmeware before using sdkmanager. Sdkmanager does not care about what was in use on this board. It will always erase them and install the one you want to use.
    The reason sdcard image sometimes requires to upgrade firmware is because it won’t do such thing as sdkmanager did. Thus, you have to manually upgrade it before using the sdcard.

  2. For super mode config,
    → sdkmanager by default won’t install you super mode config but only normal config. However, sdkmanager will install our BSP package on your host PC and you could follow this quick start guide to flash the board to super mode by using manual command.
    Again, this is still similar to sdkmanager that it will flash the whole board so you won’t have any “firmware upgrade” thing either.

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So “install os with sdkmanager → firmware update” is the way to upgrade to super?

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You cannot do that with sdkmanager. You have to do manual flash.

And actually manual flash is the basic items that a user should learn how to do that in their first day using Jetson.

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ok. i’ll try and if not working, will create new thread for help