Features

• Provides a complete system: The Coral SoM is a fully-integrated Linux system that includes NXP's iMX8M system-on-chip (SoC), eMMC memory, LPDDR4 RAM, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth, and the Edge TPU coprocessor for ML acceleration. It runs a derivative of Debian Linux we call Mendel.
• Performs high-speed ML inferencing: The onboard Edge TPU coprocessor is capable of performing 4 trillion operations (tera-operations) per second (TOPS), using 0.5 watts for each TOPS (2 TOPS per watt). For example, it can execute state-of-the-art mobile vision models such as MobileNet v2 at 400 FPS, in a power-efficient manner.
• Integrates with your custom hardware: The SoM connects to your own baseboard hardware with three 100-pin connectors.
• Supports TensorFlow Lite: No need to build models from the ground up. TensorFlow Lite models can be compiled to run on the Edge TPU.
• Supports AutoML Vision Edge: Easily build and deploy fast, high-accuracy custom image classification models to your device with AutoML Vision Edge. 

Description

The Coral System-on-Module (SoM) is a fully-integrated system that helps you build embedded devices that demand fast machine learning (ML) inferencing. It contains NXP's iMX 8M system-on-chip (SoC), eMMC memory, LPDDR4 RAM, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth, but its unique power comes from Google's Edge TPU coprocessor for high-speed machine learning inferencing.

The Edge TPU is a small ASIC designed by Google that provides high-performance ML inferencing with a low power cost. For example, it can execute state-of-the-art mobile vision models such as MobileNet v2 at almost 400 FPS, in a power-efficient manner. This on-device processing reduces latency, increases data privacy, and removes the need for a high-bandwidth connection used to perform ML inferencing in the cloud.

Key benefits of the SoM:

• High-speed and low-power ML inferencing (4 TOPS @2 W)
• A complete Linux system (running Mendel, a Debian derivative)
• Small footprint (40 x 48 mm)

The SoM is also included in the Coral Dev Board, which is a single-board computer that enables fast prototyping and evaluation of the standalone SoM.

Specifications

• NXP i.MX 8M SoC
  • Quad-core ARM Cortex-A53, plus Cortex-M4F
  • 2D/3D Vivante GC7000 Lite GPU and VPU
• Google Edge TPU ML accelerator
• Cryptographic coprocessor
• Wi-Fi 2x2 MIMO (802.11b/g/n/ac 2.4/5 GHz)
• Bluetooth 4.2
• 8GB eMMC
• 4GB LPDDR4
• USB 3.0
• Gigabit Ethernet
• HDMI and MIPI-DSI
• MIPI-CSI-2
• Up to 95x GPIO (including SPI, I2C, PWM, UART, SAI, and SDIO)

Block Diagrams

Block diagram of the SoM components

Block diagram of the i.MX8M SoC components, provided by NXP 

Dimensions

Part List

1 x Coral System-on-Module (SoM) - 4GB RAM Version