# NVIDIA/jetson-gpio

A Python library that enables the use of Jetson's GPIOs

Repository: https://github.com/NVIDIA/jetson-gpio
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/jetson-gpio
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-07-24T22:29:11+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2716, "days_push": 40, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1075, forks 264 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:29.131467+00:00)

## What it is
A Python library for controlling the GPIO pins on NVIDIA Jetson development boards (TX1, TX2, AGX Xavier, Nano, etc.) via their 40-pin header. It mirrors the RPi.GPIO API so Raspberry Pi applications can be ported to Jetson with minimal changes.

## Use cases
- control GPIO pins on an NVIDIA Jetson board from Python
- read digital input from a button or sensor on Jetson
- blink an LED connected to a Jetson GPIO header
- port a Raspberry Pi GPIO application to Jetson
- use GPIO interrupts and event callbacks on Jetson
- set up udev permissions for GPIO access on Jetson

## When to choose
- you are developing Python hardware projects on NVIDIA Jetson boards
- you want RPi.GPIO-compatible code to run on Jetson
- you need digital input/output, event waits, or interrupt callbacks on Jetson GPIO pins

## When to avoid
- you are on a Raspberry Pi or other non-Jetson board (use RPi.GPIO or gpiod instead)
- you need analog, PWM-heavy, or high-level sensor drivers beyond basic digital GPIO
- you work in a non-Python language without bindings

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: embedded, developer-tools
- domain: embedded-systems, hardware, iot
- platform: python
- tags: gpio, nvidia-jetson, rpi-gpio-compatible, hardware-interfacing, single-board-computers, linux

## Member repositories
- NVIDIA/jetson-gpio (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:29.131467+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:53:25.091957+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/NVIDIA/jetson-gpio (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:29.131467+00:00, sha b2716678d469)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/jetson-gpio/json (fetched 2026-08-29T12:55:10.682567+00:00, sha dcd77bc2279c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.