TK1 vs TX1

[Type]

I have been looking around and I haven't found any good comparison between the two. I know the TX1 is more powerful, but I'm assuming it draws more current and it is bigger. If price isn't an issue, which is a better option to use? Does the TX1 take up too much space and draw too much current?

[anushad]

At the surface level, a lot of it comes down to specs-
Here's some info on the TX1 -
and some on the TK1 -
That's probably the closest I can get you to a direct side-by-side comparison.

Which one your prefer comes down to how you plan on applying it. I've never used a Jetson as a coprocessor on a FIRST robot before, but I've used both in the past and am personally a huge fan of the TX1- it's fast, pretty easy to access/use/set up, and it's very powerful. The TK1 might be more appropriate if you're just using it for computer vision or something though.

[Chris_Ely]

The TX1 is newer and more powerful than the TK1. Yet, it is smaller. The computer is on a board the size of a credit card which plugs into various breakout boards that you can buy or design yourself. The TX1 ships on a mITX sized dev board, but you can get breakout boards that are the same size as it. My roommate is using a TX1 for Michigan Tech's Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition team. I will point him to this thread to give more details.
If cost isn't an issue, the TX1 is better. It is also on FIRST Choice.

[Haden W]

Hi,

I'm Chris's roommate from MTU. The TX1 is nice because you can get it with a carrier board that can be quite small. There is a list of boards here http://elinux.org/Jetson_TX1#Ecosystem_Products. Most of them are ok with a range of input voltage such as 5.5-19.6VDC for the carrier board that comes with the TX1, other boards may vary though. The board doesn't draw much power and is typically under 15W.