NVIDIA HOLOSCAN SENSOR BRIDGE
Connect the
physical world
to Physical AI
Sensors. Actuators. Accelerated computing.
Bring the whole machine together over Ethernet—from a robot’s fingertips to a scientific instrument’s distributed sensor arrays.
Support for Holoscan SDK (HSDK) 5 is coming soon.
Apache 2.0 Licensed Open SourceAdapt the FPGA and host source to your sensors and actuators
01 / CONNECT THE WHOLE SYSTEM
Many endpoints.
One Ethernet backbone.
Put sensing where the world happens. Put computing where intelligence needs it. Holoscan Sensor Bridge (HSB) connects them with an accelerated data path and a common software interface.
The network inside an intelligent machine
Connect rich observations and responsive actuation to the same compute platform. HSB-capable devices and adapters for existing sensors join the robot’s Ethernet network.
DISTRIBUTED ENDPOINTS
Sensor BridgeEndpoint integration
← Commands + configuration
The network behind a new discovery
Bring distributed acquisition into a shared processing pipeline. Design around raw signals, synchronized measurements, and GPU computing across an Ethernet-connected instrument.
DISTRIBUTED ENDPOINTS
Sensor BridgeEndpoint integration
← Commands + configuration
Illustrative architectures. Endpoint interfaces and accelerated receive paths depend on the selected hardware.
Bring the sensors you need
Start with HSB-capable devices, adapt existing GMSL or MIPI sensors, or integrate acquisition electronics with Sensor Bridge IP.
Give signals a direct path
Use hardware-accelerated receive paths to reduce CPU work and deliver sensor data into GPU-accessible memory on supported systems.
Keep the system in time
Use PTP-capable hardware to timestamp observations and coordinate sensor behavior across distributed endpoints.
02 / FROM MOTION TO DISCOVERY
Built for machines
that sense and respond
The same connection between the physical world and accelerated computing serves very different kinds of intelligence.
ETHERNET-CONNECTED ROBOTICS
Every sense.
Every movement.
Connect cameras, depth sensors, tactile feedback, and actuators around a shared Ethernet backbone. Run perception and control together with Holoscan SDK (HSDK) on Jetson Thor.
INTELLIGENT INSTRUMENTS
Intelligence starts
with the raw signal
Bring ultrasound channels, radar returns, and other acquisition streams into GPU processing. Build reconstruction, signal processing, and AI around the measurements your algorithms need.
LARGE-SCALE SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTATION
Many measurements.
One bigger picture.
Design distributed detector arrays, imaging systems, and RF instruments around Ethernet-connected acquisition. Aggregate streams for accelerated reconstruction and analysis as the experiment runs.
03 / EXTREME CO-DESIGN
The connection is
part of the machine
Performance starts at acquisition and continues through the cable, network interface, memory, and runtime. We design that path together.
Jetson supplies the compute. Holoscan Sensor Bridge brings the physical I/O. Holoscan SDK composes perception and control. Partners extend the design through the sensors, actuators, silicon, and connections that make each machine possible.
Explore Holoscan Platform04 / AN ECOSYSTEM TO BUILD WITH
Extraordinary machines
take extraordinary partners
From the physical connection to a complete system, the Holoscan Sensor Bridge ecosystem brings together the expertise to turn an architecture into a machine.
Infrastructure
The silicon and connectivity that carry intelligence through the machine.
Sensors & Actuators
The endpoints that connect intelligence to the real world.
Design Partners
The integration expertise to bring your system to life.
Choose your hardware
Explore supported boards, cameras, and host configurations for your first Sensor Bridge system.
Start developing
Connect a device, stream data, and build your first sensor-processing application with the developer guide.
Make it your own
Inspect and modify the Apache 2.0 licensed FPGA and host source. Extend the reference designs to connect your own sensors, actuators, and instruments.