# SparkFun JetBot AI Kit v2.1 Powered by Jetson Nano -Can I add Isaac SDK to the SD card?

**URL:** <https://community.sparkfun.com/t/sparkfun-jetbot-ai-kit-v2-1-powered-by-jetson-nano-can-i-add-isaac-sdk-to-the-sd-card/39792>\
**Category:** Other Single Board Computers\
**Tags:** jetson\
**Created:** [June 9, 2020, 4:58am UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/sparkfun-jetbot-ai-kit-v2-1-powered-by-jetson-nano-can-i-add-isaac-sdk-to-the-sd-card/39792 "2020-06-09T04:58:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![feldiaz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c67d28/32.png) [@feldiaz](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/feldiaz)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 4:58am UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/sparkfun-jetbot-ai-kit-v2-1-powered-by-jetson-nano-can-i-add-isaac-sdk-to-the-sd-card/39792/1 "2020-06-09T04:58:40Z")

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Hi there,

I recently purchased a SparkFun JetBot AI Kit v2.1 Powered by Jetson Nano and I am wondering if I can use the actual Spakfun Image to add the NVIDIA Isaac SDK? I noticed some ROS mention on the some of the files, would this be an issue with Isaac? what are the changes required to get Sparkfun-jetpack4.3 and Isaac all integrated?

if Isaac does not work can ROS be an alternative?

I appreciative the insight.

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**Author:** ![TS-Brandon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cc9497/32.png) [@TS-Brandon](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/TS-Brandon)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/sparkfun-jetbot-ai-kit-v2-1-powered-by-jetson-nano-can-i-add-isaac-sdk-to-the-sd-card/39792/2 "2020-06-09T15:55:21Z")

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This isn’t something that we have tried or verified. Unfortunately, we only handle a very minimal amount of the software for the Jetson Nano. This would be a better question for Nvidia. However, this is a great post for the community to see and give feedback if possible.

Thank you and go forth pioneering!

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**Author:** ![santaimpersonator](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/sparkfun/user_avatar/community.sparkfun.com/santaimpersonator/32/6108_2.png) [@santaimpersonator](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/santaimpersonator)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2020, 2:14pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/sparkfun-jetbot-ai-kit-v2-1-powered-by-jetson-nano-can-i-add-isaac-sdk-to-the-sd-card/39792/3 "2020-06-10T14:14:58Z")

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To follow up with some technical stuff on our image:

- - Our image includes minor changes to the original image including: software changes to run our OLED and motor driver hardware, installed SparkFun Qwiic python packages, install the driver for the WiFi adapter, install [[jetbot\_ros](https://github.com/dusty-nv/jetbot\_ros), and install [[greengrass](https://aws.amazon.com/greengrass/). We also pre-download the engine and model for Nvidia's examples.
- - For anything related to the Isaac SDK, you should reach out to NVIDIA.
- - I don't know how the Isaac SDK operates, so I won't be aware of any conflicts. The primary background services are the python code for the OLED to display information and the Jupyter server; almost everything else operates as the examples or software runs.
- - You can find our software changes, for our hardware, in our fork of the [[jetbot folder](https://github.com/sparkfun/jetbot). This is where the background services are created; however, the services shouldn't be any different from the normal image.
- - You will need to go to the NVIDIA forum for assistance installing the Isaac SDK. Unfortunately, we don't have any experience with that.
](https://github.com/sparkfun/jetbot)- - We include this version of [[jetbot\_ros](https://github.com/dusty-nv/jetbot\_ros); you can also find a link on the Jetbot product page.
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