Scalable Embedded Development Platform Addresses AI Processing at the Edge
MicroSys Electronics and AI chipmaker Hailo partnered to launch the miriac AIP-LX2160A embedded platform. Enabling high-performance AI inference capabilities at the edge, the scalable solution can host up to 5 Hailo-8 AI accelerator modules. The edge-server-grade AI solution offers a high-bandwidth and power-efficient solution, powered by NXP QorIQ Layerscape LX2160A high-throughput processor technology.
The miriac AIP-LX2160A offers up to 130 tera-operations per second (TOPS) to deliver AI computing performance across multiple NN benchmarks, including over 6000 FPS on Resnet-50, over 5000 FPS on Mobilenet-V1 SSD, and close to 1000 FPS on YOLOv5m. The automotive-grade Hailo-8 offers up to 26 TOPS at a typical power consumption of 2.5 W. The embedded platform joins the Hailo-8 AI chip with MicroSys’s Arm Cortex NXP Layerscape platforms.
“Our strategic partnership with Hailo is an important milestone, helping our customers reap the enormous benefits of AI and neural networks,” said Ina Sophia Schindler, Managing Director at MicroSys Electronics. “Hailo’s AI processor allows edge devices to run full-scale deep learning applications more efficiently, effectively, and sustainably while significantly lowering costs. In combination with our NXP processor-based platforms, our customers get one of the most powerful AI solutions that can be developed for edge applications.”
“We are excited to partner with MicroSys, a world-leader in embedded systems,” said Orr Danon, CEO and Co-Founder of Hailo. “This collaboration strengthens our position in the edge computing sector, enabling us to further address the rapidly growing market seeking embedded edge platforms with robust AI capabilities. We look forward to continuing to work with MicroSys to bring unmatched edge processing solutions to a broad range of automotive and industrial automation applications.”
An application-ready AI starter kit has everything necessary for evaluation and development, and developers also have access to MicroSys’s AI toolchain and developer tools offered in the Hailo developer zone.
