BeagleBone AI open hardware computer

BeagleBone AI, created by the BeagleBoard.org Foundation, is a powerful open hardware computer that makes it easy to explore how artificial intelligence (AI) can be used in a variety of applications, such as automation in industrial, commercial and home designs.

The device is built on a Texas Instruments Sitara AM5729 processor with dual-core Arm Cortex-A15 subsystem, and includes two TI C66x DSPs and four embedded vision engine (EVE) cores with TI Deep Learning (TIDL) support. Bolstering the board’s graphics and display capabilities are an IVA-HD subsystem with support for 4K at 15 fps, a 2D graphics accelerator and a dual-core 3D GPU.

The product includes 1 GB of RAM and 16 GB of onboard eMMC flash, two dual-core programmable real-time units (PRU) and a pre-installed Debian Linux distribution. The board offers Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.2 connectivity options, and mechanical and header compatibility with the open source BeagleBone Black. The board also includes connectors for micro-HDMI, USB Type-C for power and SuperSpeed dual-role controller, and USB 2.0 host.