*BeagleBoard.org® Launches BeagleBone® AI, Offering a Fast Track to Getting
Started with Artificial Intelligence at the Edge*
ROCHESTER, Mich., Sept.19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The BeagleBoard.org®
Foundation today announces general availability of the newest, fastest,
most powerful BeagleBoard.org® BeagleBone® low cost development board yet,
and it’s driving a whole new AI revolution. Built on our proven open source
Linux approach, BeagleBone® AI fills the gap between small single board
computers (SBCs) and more powerful industrial computers. Leveraging the
Texas Instruments Sitara™ AM5729 processor, developers have access to
powerful machine learning capabilities with the ease of the BeagleBone®
Black header and mechanical compatibility.
BeagleBone® AI makes it easy to explore how artificial intelligence (AI)
and machine learning can be used in everyday life. Through BeagleBone® AI,
developers can take advantage of the TI C66x digital-signal-processor (DSP)
cores and embedded-vision-engine (EVE) cores on the Sitara AM5729
processor. Machine learning is supported by an optimized TI Deep Learning
(TIDL) software framework and pre-installed software tools. Downloading and
running the latest examples of edge inference algorithms and applications
is only a few clicks away.
“This board is the answer to our community’s request to see the next major
advancement in the BeagleBone® family” says Jason Kridner, co-founder of
the BeagleBoard.org*®* Foundation. “Its feature set is jam packed and
offers capabilities unparalleled by any other single board computer, open
hardware or not.”
BeagleBone® AI has a feature set that includes:
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BeagleBone® Black mechanical and header compatibility
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Works with existing BeagleBoard.org® BeagleBone® cape add-on boards
and many available third-party cape add-on boards and enclosures
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1GB RAM and 16GB on-board eMMC flash with a high-speed interface
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USB Type-C for power and superspeed dual-role controller; and USB Type-A
host
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Gigabit Ethernet, 2.4/5GHz WiFi, and Bluetooth 4.2/BLE
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microHDMI video and audio output
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Zero-download out-of-box software experience
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TI Sitara™ *AM5729 <http://www.ti.com/product/AM5729>* processor with:
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Dual 1.5GHz Arm® Cortex®-A15 microprocessor subsystem
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2 C66x Floating-Point VLIW DSPs
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4 Embedded Vision Engines (EVEs) supported by the TIDL software
framework library for machine learning
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2x Dual-Core Programmable Real-Time Unit (PRU) subsystems (4 PRUs
total) for ultra-low latency control and software generated peripherals
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2x Dual Arm® Cortex®-M4 co-processors for real-time control and
subsystem management
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IVA-HD subsystem with support for 4K at 15fps H.264 encode/decode and
other codecs at 1080p60
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Vivante® GC320 2D graphics accelerator
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Dual-Core PowerVR® SGX544™ 3D GPU
“We believe this board will excel in everyday automation in industrial,
commercial and home applications” stated Christine Long, Executive Director
of the BeagleBoard.org® Foundation. “And at an extremely competitive price
point we’ve made this board available to everyone. It’s an industry game
changer.”
BeagleBone® AI is available to buy as a standalone board, heat sink and
antenna included, from BeagleBoard.org’s® key distribution partners.
Visit *http://beaglebone.ai
<http://beaglebone.ai/>*.
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For information about BeagleBoard.org® Foundation, contact Christine Long,
Executive Director, at *[email protected] <[email protected]>*
BeagleBoard.org*®* and BeagleBone*®* are registered trademarks of the
BeagleBoard.org*®* Foundation, a 501c3 US-based non-profit corporation
Sitara is a trademark of Texas Instruments
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hardware computing
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