In a nutshell: Raspberry Pi has launched a whole AI package that delivers an inexpensive on-ramp to the world of neural networks, synthetic intelligence, and machine studying. The package, developed in collaboration with Israeli AI expertise firm Hailo, combines Raspberry Pi’s lately launched M.2 HAT+ add-on board with a Hailo-8L AI accelerator module. The AI module affords 13 tera-operations per second (TOPS) of inferencing efficiency, liberating up the paired Raspberry Pi’s CPU to give attention to different duties.

The M.2 HAT+ serves because the communications bridge between the AI module and the PI utilizing the PCIe interface, and comes with a thermal pad fitted between the 2 to enhance warmth dissipation. The package additionally comes with the entire crucial {hardware} to put in a Raspberry Pi lively cooler on the combo for even higher thermals.

The package is appropriate with each first- and third-party cameras for imaginative and prescient purposes. The truth is, the setup can run a number of neural networks off a single digital camera (or a number of neural networks utilizing two cameras on the identical time).

Raspberry Pi’s Naush Patuck stated one of many main hurdles in creating real-world, AI-based imaginative and prescient apps is the complexity concerned in integrating the AI framework with the digital camera subsystem. The corporate put loads of effort into simplifying the method, and was capable of create superior apps utilizing just a few hundred traces of C++ code when utilizing the pre-installed Hailo Tappas post-processing libraries.

Newcomers enthusiastic about making an attempt their hand at AI are inspired to take a look at Hailo’s intensive mannequin zoo, which options an array of pre-trained neural community fashions that may be deployed on the {hardware}. Raspberry Pi additionally has numerous documentation for the AI package on-line, and Hailo additionally maintains full technical specs for its Hailo-8L AI accelerator.

The Raspberry PI 5 AI Package is obtainable now from permitted resellers priced at $70. Additionally, you will want a Pi 5 to pair with it, which is able to set you again a further $80 if you happen to do not already personal one.