AKD1000 M.2 Card B+M Key

$249.00

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The AKD1000 M.2 Card B+M Key is BrainChip's edge AI accelerator card, powered by the Akida AKD1000 neuromorphic processor. Designed in the M.2 2260 B+M Key form factor, it integrates seamlessly with Raspberry Pi 5 and other compatible host systems to deliver low-power, high-performance neural network inference at the edge.

Specifications

Akida M.2 Card, powered by AKD1000 IC with an ARM M.4 CPU plus 20 Akida 1.0 event-based processing NPUs in a mesh. Akida M.2 AKD1000 Card accelerates CNN-based neural network models using BrainChip’s ultra energy-efficient, and purely digital, event-based processing architecture.

The Akida M.2 AKD1000 B+M key can be paired with a Raspberry Pi 5 Single-Board Computers to enable edge AI applications. It’s low power consumption supports the creation of very compact, low-power, portable and intelligent devices for remote sensors in Healthcare, Enterprise, Industrial, Smart Office, Store and AIoT applications.

Download Product Brief
Form factor: M.2 2260, B+M Key used in Raspbeery Pi 5 solution (E Key is also available)
Host interface: PCIe PHY 2-lane
Memory interface: LPDDR4 via DMA
CPU: 32bit ARM M.4
NPU: 20 x Akida 1 Neuron mesh

Peak INT8 GOPs: 1.5 TOPs
On-chip memory: 8MB high-speed near compute SRAM
Clock frequency: 300MHz
Operating temperature: 0 – 70°C
Thermal solution: no fan or heatsink required
Typical application power: 1W