If you’re running NVIDIA® Jetson Xavier™ NX or Jetson AGX Xavier™ in a deployed system (or still designing with one), this is your heads-up: the clock is moving faster than expected.
NVIDIA has accelerated the lifecycle timeline for the entire Jetson Xavier family, including Jetson Xavier NX, Jetson AGX Xavier, and Jetson™ TX2i. That means the planning window is now shorter. The good news?
Connect Tech has already mapped out where you go from here, and the path forward is well-supported.
In a letter to customers on April 30, Connect Tech confirmed the last buy date for these End-of-Life platforms: July 1, 2026. If you’re currently running any of the affected modules, now is the time to act.
TL;DR: Connect Tech has mapped every carrier board to its recommended Jetson Orin migration target. Whether you’re on a Rogue, Rudi-AGX, Sentry-X, Photon, Quark, Hadron, or one of the rugged embedded systems, there’s a defined path forward.
What’s Actually Changing
The short version: JetPack 5 is the end of the road for Jetson Xavier.
Both Jetson AGX Xavier and Jetson Xavier NX top out at JetPack™ 5.1.5 / L4T 35.6.2, running on Ubuntu 20.04. There is no JetPack 6 support for either module. JetPack 6 and the latest compute stack (CUDA® 12.6, TensorRT™ 10.3, Ubuntu 22.04) are Jetson Orin-only territory.
Jetson TX2 NX, Jetson Nano, and Jetson TX2i platforms are capped at JetPack 4.6.x (L4T 32.x) on Ubuntu 18.04, and JetPack 4 was declared end-of-life in November 2024. There is no shared baseline with any current Jetson Orin platform, meaning migration requires a full software stack transition.
Here’s a quick summary of where each module stands today:
Jetson Xavier EOL Migration
| Module | Latest JetPack™ | Ubuntu | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jetson TX2 NX | JetPack 4.6.6 | 18.04 | EOL, no JetPack 5+ support |
| Jetson Nano | JetPack 4.6.6 | 18.04 | EOL, no JetPack 5+ support |
| Jetson TX2i | JetPack 4.6.5 | 18.04 | EOL, no JetPack 5+ support |
| Jetson AGX Xavier | JetPack 5.1.5 | 20.04 | No JetPack 6 support |
| Jetson Xavier NX | JetPack 5.1.5 | 20.04 | No JetPack 6 support |
| Jetson AGX Orin | JetPack 6.2.1+ | 22.04 | Active, recommended target |
| Jetson Orin NX | JetPack 6.2.1+ | 22.04 | Active, recommended target |
| Jetson Thor T5000/T4000 | JetPack 7.1+ | 24.04 | Active |
The Advantage Jetson Xavier Users Have
Running Jetson AGX Xavier or Jetson Xavier NX comes with a built-in head start: a shared JetPack 5 baseline with Jetson Orin that makes your migration smoother than you might expect.
Jetson AGX Orin and Jetson AGX Xavier share JetPack 5.1.5 / L4T 35.6.2. That means you can bring up your system on Jetson AGX Orin without immediately overhauling your software stack. Swap the module, validate the hardware, then move to JetPack 6 when you’re ready. It’s a staged migration rather than a cold-start rewrite.
The same logic applies to Jetson Xavier NX: both it and Jetson Orin NX share a JetPack 5.1.2 / L4T 35.4.1 common baseline. Get running on Jetson Orin NX first, then upgrade the compute stack on your timeline.
This is a meaningful advantage for teams running mission-critical deployments who can’t afford a big-bang transition.
Where Connect Tech Fits In
Connect Tech has mapped every carrier board to its recommended Jetson Orin migration target. Whether you’re on a Rogue, Rudi-AGX, Sentry-X, Photon, Quark, Hadron, or one of the rugged embedded systems, there’s a defined path forward.
Jetson AGX Xavier users running a Rogue (AGX101/111) have three upgrade options depending on footprint and I/O requirements: the Rogue for Orin (AGX202), the Rogue-RX (AGX203) with locking connectors, or the Rogue-RX XP (AGX207) for wide-input power applications. Rudi-AGX (ESG610) users migrate to the Anvil (ESG620), gaining 8x GMSL camera support and 2x 10G connectivity. Defense and rugged users on Sentry-X (SGX001) have a direct upgrade path to Sentry-X2 (ESG630/ESG633), maintaining MIL-STD-810H and DO-160H compliance.
Jetson Xavier NX users have a wide range of Jetson Orin NX and Jetson Orin Nano migration options. Photon (NGX002/003) is a module swap: same carrier, just add NVMe. Quark (NGX004/014) upgrades to the Hadron-DM (NGX024) or, for high-performance deployments, to the Super Hadron-DM (NGX027), purpose-built to fully enable Super Mode on Jetson Orin NX. Rudi-NX (ESG602) and Rudi-NX FPD-Link III (ESG606) both have optimized Jetson Orin NX successors in the ESG family.
TX2i users moving to Jetson Orin NX should pay particular attention to environmental limits. If your deployment is in a harsh or extended industrial environment, Jetson AGX Orin Industrial is the appropriate target rather than standard Jetson Orin NX. Connect Tech supports this path through platforms like the Forge (AGX201), Rogue-RX (AGX203), and the Graphite VPX (VPG004), a 3U VPX SOSA-aligned platform designed with NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin Industrial.
What About Jetson Thor?
For teams building net-new systems with maximum headroom, Jetson Thor™ T5000 is worth evaluating. It runs JetPack 7 on Ubuntu 24.04 with CUDA 13.0 and TensorRT 10.13, a full-generation compute stack jump. Note that Jetson Thor does not share any JetPack baseline with earlier platforms, so this is a clean-slate software migration.
Connect Tech’s Jetson Thor-ready carrier lineup includes the Gauntlet (AGX301), Rogue-T5 (AGX302), and Anvil-T5 (ESG625). The Anvil-T5 is particularly noteworthy for vision-intensive applications, bringing GMSL3, GMSL2, FPD-Link III, and SDI support in a JetPack 7-enabled platform.
The Full Migration Guide
Connect Tech has published the complete Jetson Module Migration Guide covering all upgrade paths in detail, including L4T compatibility tables, carrier board part numbers, and specific notes on I/O changes, power requirements, and form factor differences for every supported transition.
If your situation involves custom requirements, unusual environmental specs, or a deployment that doesn’t map cleanly to a standard upgrade path, Connect Tech’s engineering team is available to work through it with you.
Download Connect Tech’s Migration Guide, contact our Support Team, or reach out at [email protected] to discuss your specific needs. Visit ConnectTech.com to explore the full carrier board lineup for Jetson Orin and Jetson Thor.