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CUDA ISP for NVIDIA Jetson!

CUDA ISP for NVIDIA Jetson Plugin from RidgeRun.




CUDA ISP for NVIDIA Jetson

This wiki is a user guide for our CUDA ISP for NVIDIA Jetson project.

What is CUDA ISP for NVIDIA Jetson?

CUDA ISP is a RidgeRun library developed to provide an alternative approach to image signal processing using CUDA rather than NVIDIA's Jetson ISP. Since our library's CUDA algorithms run on the GPU, they reduce the CPU usage. It is intended to be used in programs that require a large amount of CPU usage, so by using CUDA ISP, the CPU does not have to take into account the processing done by NVIDIA's Jetson ISP resulting in a better performance of the application by letting the GPU handle the processing. It can also be used with GStreamer applications.

The algorithms provided by the CUDA ISP are:

  • Demosaic/Debayering
  • Auto white balance
  • Shifting

In the image below you can see the software stack of the library.




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RidgeRun also makes a binary-only evaluation version available. Please refer to Contact Us to get an evaluation binary.

Use cases

When to use CUDA ISP?

CUDA ISP provides an alternative solution to reduce CPU usage by allowing the GPU handle the image processing.

  • Application with large percentage of CPU usage

If you ever found yourself overloading the CPU processing capacity, the GPU can handle it via CUDA ISP. ‎

  • Computers with no ISP built-in

Computers with x86 architecture does not have a built-in ISP. By adding a discrete GPU to the architecture, CUDA ISPca be used as an alternative processor.




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  • Artificial intelligence applications

Developing artificial intelligence (AI) applications, such as natural language processing, speech recognition, machine vision and much more, can require intensive computations in which the GPU can help with the processing.

  • Application with many plugged in cameras

Using cameras in applications require CPU processing for capturing images. Applications that may use many cameras can overload the CPU processing capacity affecting the performance of the CPU for non-related camera data processing. By letting the GPU handle the image processing of the cameras, the CPU can focus on processing data for the other elements in the application.

Supported Formats

Tested Platforms


RidgeRun Support

RidgeRun provides support for embedded Linux development for NVIDIA, Xilinx, Freescale/NXP, and Texas Instruments platforms, specializing in multimedia applications. This page contains detailed guides and information on how to get started with the CUDA ISP for NVIDIA Jetson and start using its full capabilities.

To get up-to-speed with your CUDA ISP for NVIDIA Jetson, start by clicking below:

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