Coral Edge TPU System on Module with NXP iMX 8M

Coral System on Module (SoM) is a fully-integrated Linux system for accelerated Machine Learning (ML) inferencing to be integrated into existing hardware with three 100-pin connectors. The SoM contains the NXP iMX8M SoC, eMMC memory, LPDDR4 RAM, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and the Google Edge TPU Coprocessor for acceleration.

The Edge TPU Coprocessor can execute state-of-the-art mobile vision models such as MobileNet v2 at 400 FPS in a power efficient manner. It is capable of performing 4 trillion operations (tera-operations) per second (TOPS), using 0.5 watts for each TOPS (2 TOPS per watt). This on-device processing reduces latency, increases data privacy, and removes the need for a high-bandwidth connection for cloud performance. Models are built using TensorFlow. Now available in 1GB, 2GB, and 4GB LPDDR4 SDRAM versions.

Coral, a division of Google, helps build intelligent ideas with a platform for local AI.

Features

  • Google Edge TPU ML accelerator
  • NXP i.MX 8M SoC
    • Quad-core ARM Cortex-A53, plus Cortex-M4F
    • 2D/3D Vivante GC7000 Lite GPU and VPU
  • Cryptographic coprocessor
  • Bluetooth 4
  • USB 3.0
  • 3 Hirose DF40C-100DP-0.4V 100-pin connectors
  • 2 Murata MM8930-2600 coaxial cable connectors

Specifications

  • Mendel Linux OS
  • 40mm x 48mm x 5mm
  • 128KB boot ROM
  • 128KB + 32KB on-chip RAM
  • 1GB, 2GB, and 4GB LPDDR4 SDRAM versions
  • 8GB NAND eMMC flash memory
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • Up to 95x GPIO (including SPI, I2C, PWM, UART, SAI, and SDIO)
  • HDMI and MIPI-DSI
  • MIPI-CSI-2
  • Wi-Fi 2×2 MIMO (802.11b/g/n/ac 2.4/5GHz)

Dimensions mm

Mechanical Drawing - Coral Edge TPU System on Module with NXP iMX 8M

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Coral Edge TPU System on Module with NXP iMX 8M