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What is the BeagleBone AI?
BeagleBone AI, a new addition to the BeagleBoard.org BeagleBone family, is a high-end Single Board Computer aimed at developers interested in implementing machine-learning and computer vision with simplicity. BeagleBone AI simplify the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in daily application via the TI C66x digital-signal-processor (DSP) cores, two dual-core ARM Cortex-M4 co-processors for real-time control, two dual-core Programmable Real-Time Unit (PRU) subsystems and four Embedded Vision Engines(EVEs) supported through an optimized TIDL machine learning OpenCL API with pre-installed tools. The BeagleBone AI also has an additional dual-core PowerVR SGX544 3D GPU and a Vivante GC320 2D graphics accelerator. Focused on everyday automation in industrial, commercial and home applications.
BeagleBone AI comes in a similar form-fact as BeagleBone Black and compatible with many BeagleBone Cape add-on boards make it easy to extend the functionality.
Processors and RAM
- Dual 1.5GHz ARM Cortex-A15 with out-of-order speculative issue 3-way superscalar execution pipeline for the fastest execution of existing 32-bit code
- 2 C66x Floating-Point VLIW DSP supported by OpenCL
- 4 Embedded Vision Engines (EVEs) supported by TIDL machine learning library
- 2x Dual-Core Programmable Real-Time Unit (PRU) subsystems (4 PRUs total) for ultra low-latency control and software generated peripherals
- Memory: 1GB RAM and 16GB on-board eMMC Flash
Connectivity
- Gigabit Ethernet
- 802.11ac 2.4/5GHz WiFi via the AzureWave AW-CM256SM
- Bluetooth 4.2 and Bluetooth Low Energy via the AzureWave AW-CM256SM
- USB Type-C for power and superspeed dual-role controller
- USB type-A host
Audio and Video
- IVA-HD subsystem with support for 4K @ 15fps H.264 encode/decode and other codecs @ 1080p60
- Vivante GC320 2D graphics accelerator
- Dual-Core PowerVR SGX544
3D GPU
Additional Features and Connectivity
- 2x46 expansion headers compatible with many BeagleBone cape add-on boards
- 16-bit LCD interfaces
- 4+ UARTs
- 2x I2C ports
- 2x SPI ports
- Lots of PRU I/O pins
- Zero-download out of box software environment
- Self-hosted web IDE with local compilers, libraries and examples
- Debian distribution (initially version 9.9, 10.0 available)
- Linux kernel support (initially 4.14, with 4.19 and 5.2 available)
- Connectivity via USB gadget (network/serial), WiFi access point and station, Ethernet, and serial debug header
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