Fleet-Scale Robotics: Reliable USB Device Binding on NVIDIA Jetson Orin

Short summary

Production robotics fleets on NVIDIA Jetson Orin face unreliable USB device binding because Linux assigns serial paths based on initialization order. The solution uses udev rules with vendor/product IDs (VID/PID) to create stable symlinks like /dev/rplidar and /dev/imu, allowing field technicians to plug sensors into any port. A config-driven approach with devices.conf and a bash script separates hardware definitions from setup logic, enabling scalable fleet provisioning.

• •Linux assigns USB serial paths unpredictably based on device initialization order
• •udev rules using VID/PID create stable symlinks independent of physical port
• •Config-driven approach (devices.conf + bash script) enables scalable fleet provisioning

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