Embedded and hobbyist computing specialist Banana Pi has introduced a brand new system-on-module and suitable service board, designed for edge synthetic intelligence (AI) and constructed round Renesas’ RZ/V2N: the BPI-AI2N.
“[The] Banana Pi BPI-AI2N system-on-module (SoM) and BPI-AI2N service board are open-source {hardware} options designed to leverage the superior capabilities of the [Renesas] RZ/V2N Imaginative and prescient AI MPU [Microprocessor Unit],” the corporate says of its newest creation. “Designed with a versatile, community-driven ecosystem, the BPI-AI2N platform empowers builders to speed up innovation and streamline utility growth.”
Banana Pi has introduced a brand new edge AI module (prime) and service (above), based mostly on the Renesas RZ/V2N chip. (📷: Banana Pi)
Whereas most know the corporate for its household of single-board computer systems, Banana Pi’s new BPI-AI2N, delivered to our consideration by Linux Gizmos, opts for a system-on-module format that splits the {hardware} right into a SODIMM form-factor module and a service board to interrupt out its numerous options. On the module is a Renesas RZ/V2N, that includes 4 Arm Cortex-A55 cores working at as much as 1.8GHz, a Cortex-M33 core working at as much as 200MHz for real-time workloads, a Mali-G31 graphics processor, Mali-C55 picture sign processor, and a neural coprocessor delivering a claimed 15 tera-operations per second (TOPS) of compute for sparse minimum-precision workloads.
To this, Banana Pi has added 8GB of LPDDR4X reminiscence, 32GB of on-board eMMC storage, and 64MB of quad-SPI flash. There are two gigabit Ethernet connections, USB 3.2 Gen. 2, USB 2.0, one MIPI Show Serial Interface (DSI) and two Digital camera Serial Interface 2 (CSI-2) inputs, two lanes of PCI Categorical Gen. 3, and numerous low-speed buses.
The service can also be suitable with a module constructed across the Renesas RZ/V2H, which unlocks two further USB ports. (📷: Banana Pi)
Precisely what module options are uncovered relies on the service board, after all, with Banana Pi’s personal design providing two USB 3.0 ports, two gigabit Ethernet ports, a USB Sort-C port for Energy Supply (PD) enter and On-The-Go plus a separate Sort-C port as a debug console, the MIPI DSI and two MIPI CSI connectors, microSD Card and M-key M.2 storage growth, a real-time clock, USB-connected Wi-Fi module, and a 40-pin general-purpose enter/output (GPIO) header. The service additionally contains two further USB ports on the underside, accessible solely when utilizing a Renesas RZ/V2H module slightly than the RZ/V2N variant.
Banana Pi has confirmed it is going to launch the module and service by way of Alibaba within the close to future, however on the time of writing had not introduced pricing nor exact availability; extra data is offered on the Banana Pi documentation web site.
