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| | SoC Provides Neural Network Acceleration
Brainchip has claimed itself as the first company to bring a production spiking neural network architecture to market. Called the Akida Neuromorphic System-on-Chip (NSoC), the device is small, low cost and low power, making it well-suited for edge applications such as advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), autonomous vehicles, drones, vision-guided robotics, surveillance and machine vision systems. Its scalability allows users to network many Akida devices together to perform complex neural network training and inferencing for many markets including agricultural technology, cybersecurity and financial technology. According to Lou DiNardo, BrainChip CEO, Akida, which is Greek for "spike," represents the first in a new breed of hardware solutions for AI. "Artificial intelligence at the edge is going to be as significant and prolific as the microcontroller," says DiNardo.
The Akida NSoC uses a pure CMOS logic process, ensuring high yields and low cost. Spiking neural networks (SNNs) are inherently lower power than traditional convolutional neural networks (CNNs).That's because they replace the math-intensive convolutions and back-propagation training methods with biologically inspired neuron functions and feed-forward training methodologies.
Rugged, Sandwich-Style SBC is Based on TI's Sitara AM5718 MCU Forlinx Embedded Technology, the Chinese company behind Linux-friendly SBCs such as the Texas Instruments (TI) Sitara AM3354 based OK335xS-II and the Forlinx i.MX6 SBC, has posted details on a new OK5718-C SBC. Like the OK335xS-II, it's a Sitara based board, in this case tapping TI's single-core, Cortex-A15 based Sitara AM5718 MCU. Like the i.MX6 SBC, it's a sandwich-style offering, with the separately available FET5718-C module hosting the up to 1.5 GHz AM5718. The OK5718-C was announced (translated) in China back in May, and the product page was recently spotted by CNXSoft. The FET5718-C module and OK5718-C SBC both support -40°C to 85°C temperatures and feature an optimized Linux distro with Linux 4.9.41, Qt 5.6 and Wayland. The BSP includes PCIe host and slave mode optimizations, a simplified file system for faster boot and flashing, and an image system to allow Weston virtual keyboards and easy Qt image stacking, says Forlinx.
The FET5718-C module's Sitara AM5718 SoC may have a somewhat old-school CPU, but it provides plenty of extras. You get both a PowerVR SGX544 3D GPU and Vivante GC320 2D GPU, as well as a 750 MHz TI DSP-C66X digital signal processor and video accelerator. There's also the same 200 MHz programmable PRU subsystem found on the BeagleBone, as well as dual, 213 MHz Cortex-M4 microcontrollers.
August IkaScope WS200 Winner Selected!
The winner of the August IkaScope WS200 drawing has been selected. Congratulations to Michael T.! And many thanks to all who participated in last month's drawing.
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This development package consists of an STM32 Discovery host board for 2G/3G cellular-to-cloud connectivity (shown), a GNSS expansion board based on ST's Teseo satellite navigation technology, and a software Function Pack that connects your Internet-of-Things (IoT) node via a cellular network to a range of TomTom Maps APIs. With this hardware and software package and a TomTom developer account, developers can quickly add location-based services to their IoT and Smart City applications. Among these services are the translation of GPS coordinates into a street address inside a map (Reverse Geocoding), retrieval of nearby point of interests, and the production of accurate navigation directions.
In addition to the STM32 family of Arm Cortex-M core microcontrollers, the development tools leverage ST's multi-constellation Teseo positioning-receiver technology to perform all positioning operations including tracking, acquisition, navigation and data output.
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