G650-03324-01 Coral Dev Board Mini, Quad-Core & AI Google Edge TPU, WiFi

The Google Coral Dev Board Mini is a low-cost single-board computer (SBC) with a built-in real-time inference module and an EdgeTPU (Tensor Processing Unit) for powerful machine learning / deep learning algorithms.

The Coral Dev Board Mini integrates a MediaTek 8167 SoC with the Edge TPU. This makes it, unlike the Coral USB Accelerator, a stand-alone platform on which you can run your application entirely. With the Edge TPU, Tensor Flow Lite models can be used for inference quickly and with low power consumption. A particular advantage of this solution: Your data stays local. This helps with latency and of course with data protection according to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Google is increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to implement its services. To do so, it developed specialized processors called TPU ("tensor processing unit") for its data centers that can run algorithms faster and more energy-efficiently using the TensorFlow framework. For example, Google Maps is enhanced by street signs captured by Street View, which are analyzed using a TensorFlow-based neural network. The highlight: TensorFlow can be easily programmed in Python.

The Edge TPU supports the TensorFlow Lite framework and can perform up to 4 trillion computational operations per second using only 2 W of power. TensorFlow Lite is a modified version of TensorFlow that has been specifically adapted to the needs of mobile devices and embedded devices. Many TensorFlow applications can also be realized in TensorFlow Lite.

SoC & Memory - MediaTek 8167 SoC - Quad-Core ARM Cortex-A35, up to 1.5 GHz, 64-bit ARMv8-A bulletpoint# Imagination PowerVR GE8300 GPU (supports Vulkan 1.0) bulletpoint# 1080p/60fps HEVC & MPEG4 decoder bulletpoint# 2 GB LPDDR3 RAM - 8 GB eMMC flash memory (with Mendel Linux pre-installed)

Connectivity & Interfaces - Wi-Fi 5 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac, 2.4/5GHz) (MediaTek MT7658) - Bluetooth 5.0 & Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) - microHDMI (v1.4), supports displays up to 1920x1080 resolution - 1 x USB Type-C port (USB 2.0) for data, can work as host and as device (OTG) - 1 x USB Type-C port for power supply bulletpoint# 3.5 mm audio jack bulletpoint# digital PDM microphone - 2.54 mm 2-pin mono speaker terminal - 24-pin foil cable (FFC) connector for MIPI-CSI2 camera (4 lanes), supports cameras with up to 8 MP resolution bulletpoint# 24-pin foil cable (FFC) connector for MIPI-DSI display (4 lanes) - microSD slot (supports max. 32GB SD cards) - 40-pin GPIO header (3.3 V logic level)

Other - A71CH cryptochip, supports Root of Trust - ARM TrustZone (chip-to-cloud security) - power button - freely programmable buttons - requires 5 V / 2 A USB-C power adapter

Software Mendel Linux is a Debian derivative developed by Google, specifically for the Coral platform. This board comes with a version of Mendel Linux pre-installed from the factory, so you can get started right away.

External links https://coral.ai/ https://coral.ai/docs/dev-board-mini/get-started/ https://coral.ai/docs/dev-board-mini/gpio/ https://coral.ai/docs/dev-board-mini/reflash/ https://github.com/google-coral/electricals/tree/master/devboardmini