# Pi or Jetson companion computer installation and interfacing step-by-step

Source: https://forum.modalai.com/topic/1494/pi-or-jetson-companion-computer-installation-and-interfacing-step-by-step
Category: General Questions (https://forum.modalai.com/category/2/general-questions)
Posted: 2022-10-28 13:12:01 UTC by pax
Replies: 3 · Views: 889

## pax · 2022-10-28 13:12:01 UTC

1. How do I connect a companion computer to a VOXL 2 dev drone? Do you have any step-by-step instructions with pictures? The companion computers I want to connect will most likely be running Ubuntu or Raspbian on any version of Pi or Jetson.

2. Where can I find example code (python or otherwise) that will allow me to run code on a companion computer and control or interface with the VOXL 2 features? I also want to get the camera feeds and process them on the companion computer.

## Reply by Chad Sweet (ModalAI staff) · 2022-10-28 14:14:31 UTC

VOXL 2 has a lot more computing power than both of those and runs Linux. Can you just run your software on VOXL 2?

## Reply by pax · 2022-10-28 14:17:10 UTC

I have a CUDA dependency, and the jetson orin has 40 to 275 tops depending on which one I want to use. The raspberry pi was there as an example.

## Reply by Chad Sweet (ModalAI staff) · 2022-10-28 14:27:27 UTC

OK. We don't have a documented way, but VOXL 2 is a Linux computer. So you could use some form of networking: ROS or other. There are also UARTs, etc