Resources for NVidia Tegra 2

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NVidia Tegra 2

NVidia Tegra 2 is currently one of the most powerful processor used in smartphones and tablets such as the upcoming LG Optimus 2X smartphone or the new version of Samsung Galaxy Tab.

NVidia describes the processor as follows:

NVIDIA® Tegra™ 2 is the world’s most advanced mobile processor, featuring the world’s first mobile dual-core CPU for up to 2x faster Web browsing; the world’s only ultra-low power (ULP) NVIDIA® GeForce® GPU for up to 5x faster gaming; and the world’s first mobile 1080p HD video processor for flawless HD video conferencing and playback. Get never-before-seen experiences on a mobile device with NVIDIA Tegra.

NVidia Tegra 2 is based on a dual core Cortex A9 running up to 1GHz, supports 32-bit DDR2 RAM and features NVidia Geforce GPU with OpenGL ES 2.0 support.

Contrary to many other companies finding the development kit, documentations and tools is straightforward. Once you get to the NVIDIA Tegra 2 Page, click on Developper Zone and download the supported operating systems:

OS Image (for NVIDIA development hardware ONLY) Host Platform Last update Size Link
Android 2.2 (Froyo) Windows XP/Vista/7 11/11/10 478kB
71.1MB
PDF
MSI
Android 2.2 (Froyo) Linux 11/11/10 478kB
63.4MB
PDF
RUN
Linux For Tegra (L4T) Release (kernel 2.6.32; git tag tegra-10.9.3) Linux 10/29/10 1,082kB
121.9MB
PDF
RUN
Linux For Tegra (L4T) Release (kernel 2.6.32; git tag tegra-10.8.2) Linux 09/03/10 1,050kB
124.6MB
PDF
RUN
Linux For Tegra (L4T) Release (kernel 2.6.32; git tag tegra-10.7.2) Linux 08/10/10 1,052kB
126.5MB
PDF
RUN
Unofficial Linux Support (Ubuntu, Gentoo, Fedora etc) Linux Ongoing N/A URL
Windows CE 6* Windows XP/Vista/7 02/01/10 1.02MB
34.1MB
PDF
MSI

The development documents and guides:

Title Target OS Last update Size Link
Tegra Android Setup Guide Android 11/20/10 1.2MB PDF
Tegra Hardware Introduction & Detailed Setup Guide All 02/01/10 1.9MB PDF
Android Upcoming Device Preparation Guide Android 10/29/10 N/A URL
Android Accelerometer Whitepaper Android 11/11/10 983kB PDF
Developing shader-based OpenGL ES 2.0 applications on the Tegra platform: An OS-independent tutorial providing details of the capabilities of the Tegra OpenGL ES 2.0 hardware and driver. All 02/01/10 516kB PDF
GameSauce 2010 slides and audio recordings. Speakers from NVIDIA, Adobe, China Mobile, Stonetrip, Allegorithmic and Unity. All 08/13/10 N/A URL
GDC 2010 Tegra presentation “Developing Killer Content For Advanced Mobile Platforms All 04/01/10 N/A URL

Some sample code:

Title Target OS Last update Size Link
Android NDK sample applications and documentation (NV_EVENT, accelerometer, audio, JNI performance, OpenGL ES 2.0 and multitouch) Android 11/24/10 10.6MB ZIP
Windows CE 6 OpenGL ES 2.0 sample applications Windows CE 01/15/10 285kB ZIP
Tegra Khronos Application SDK for Windows CE 6 with Windows XP/Vista/7 OpenGL ES 2.0 emulator Windows CE 03/12/10 643kB
55.8MB
PDF
MSI

and the development tools:

Title Target OS Last update Size Link
NVIDIA PerfHUD ES rendering analysis tool documentation & host machine installers Android, Linux 08/10/10 N/A
845.7kB
12.5MB
1.7MB
1.7MB
9.5MB
Info URL
PDF
Windows
Linux 32bit
Linux 64bit
Mac
NVIDIA Debug Manager for debugging Android NDK applications in Eclipse (supports NDK r4b; NDK r5 support coming soon) Android 12/17/10 5.0MB
860kB
ZIP
PDF
GDB debugging guide for setting up and debugging Android NDK based applications from within Eclipse Android 10/11/10 6.2MB ZIP
Setup files and guide to profiling and application analysis with oprofile Android 05/02/10 44.6MB ZIP
x86 Windows OpenGL ES 2.0 Emulator Windows XP/Vista/7 15/01/10 478kB
4.3MB
PDF
MSI

If you want to follow any updates for the OS, documents and SDK, I recommend you follow NVidia on twitter @ http://twitter.com/nvidiadeveloper although you’ll also receive updates for all their PC graphics card as well.

If you have any questions you can also visit the Tegra Forum which is relatively active.

If you need Tegra hardware for development, you’ll need to register with NVidia and they’ll reply within 7 to 10 days so that you can get the reference design for 399 USD. This is apparently only available for developers in the US and Canada.

For more detailed information check out NVidia Tegra 250 Developer Kit Hardware Introduction and Setup PDF.

Once retail products hit the market, you might just buy one of the phones or tablets to develop on it and I’m sure xda-developers will also take care of tuning and adding features to those devices.

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