Arrow Boards Target AI and IoT Applications

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Arrow AI-ML Board
Arrow Electronics also introduced two NXP i.MX 8X/8M powered 96Boards CE Extended development boards with AI-ML board

Applications and Software Support
Both boards target similar applications including home & building automation, drones, and low energy applications thanks to the Cortex-M4F real-time core which can wake the Cortex-A cores only when needed to extend battery life.
The company will provide support for the Yocto OS Project in order to allow designers to customize and build their own Linux distributions best suited for their project.

AI-ML key features and specifications:

•  SoC – NXP i.MX 8X quad core Arm A35 processor @ 1.2 GHz, Cortex-M4F real-time core @ 266 MHz, Tensilica HiFi 4 DSP Core, GC7000 Lite 3D GPU with 4x Vec4 Shaders with 16 Execution Units
•  System Memory – 2 GB LPDDR4 @ 1,600 MHz Industrial Temp by Micron
•  Storage – Micro SD card slot
•  Video Output / Display Interface
•  HDMI Output
•  Dual MIPI Display support
•  Video
•  H.265 up to 4K @ 30 fps Decode
•  H.264 up to 1080p @ 60 fps Encode
•  Connectivity
•  Gigabit Ethernet
•  Cypress based 802.11ac WiFi and Dual-Mode Bluetooth wireless module;
•  SIM card socket
•  USB – 2x USB 3.0 ports,  1x Micro-USB B port
•  Expansion
•  40-Pin Low-Speed Connector, 60-Pin High-Speed Connector with UART, SPI, I2C, GPIO, I2S, CAN, camera and USB
•  mini PCIe socket for 3G/4G modem
•  Misc – 6x LEDs
•  Dimensions – 100 x 85 mm as per 96Boards CE Extended specification

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