Pico-ITX POE Edge Computer Board| EMB-2237-AI – i.MX8MM

Pico-ITX POE Edge AI Board | EMB-2237-AI – i.MX8MM

Pico-ITX POE Edge AI Board Google TPU | EMB-2237-AI – i.MX8MM

EMB-2237-AI

Pico-ITX POE Edge AI Embedded Board with NXP i.MX8M Mini ARM Processor, Dual-core DSP for Voice Control, POE, MIPI, LVDS and Edge TPU Support.

The EMB-2237-AI is a Pico-ITX (100x 72mm) POE edge AI embedded board based on NXP i.MX8M Mini ARM application processor. The board features a Power over Ethernet (PoE) Ethernet port, on-board dual-core DSP that runs algorithms for voice control, noise suppression, and echo cancellation technology, a full set of I/Os including RS-232/485, and m.2 PCIe slot for Edge TPU AI based solutions.

Key Features

NXP i.MX8M Mini with up to four 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 processors
One Cortex-M4 for real time requirements
Fast Ethernet with build-in POE (Power over Ethernet) feature
Smart codec with dual-core DSP for digital MICs and voice control
MIPI DSI, LVDS, RGB, I2C connectors for LCD and touch panel support
m.2 PCIe slot supports Google’s Edge TPU for high-performance ML
Rich I/O with RS-232/485, I2C, GPIOs, USB 2.0 ports

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Data Sheet

Built for Edge AI Applications

Targeted to satisfy diverse applications demanding a robust and compact computing POE edge AI embedded board for industrial machine learning, embedded vision and inferencing, the board is based on NXP application processors with 10+ year longevity support, built-in reliable communication interfaces like RS-485, RS-232 and M.2 slot for support of TPU, VPU accelerator modules like Google Coral Edge TPU and others.

Pico-ITX POE Edge AI Board | EMB-2237-AI – POE Module

PoE Power Module

Provides on-board Power over Ethernet (PoE) IEEE 802.3af standards power input via RJ45 Ethernet port for the board and system to make installing or large roll-out much simpler and cheaper

Pico-ITX POE Edge AI Board | EMB-2237-AI – Touch Panel

Single Point Touch Screen Connector

Integrates 4-lane MIPI DSI, dual Channel LVDS, RGB, power, backlight control and touch panel interface all in one FPC connector to give developers fast, convenient and simplified solutions for industrial and embedded POE touch panel PC applications.

On-board Voice Control Support

Built-in smart codec with dual-core DSP that runs algorithms for voice control, omni-directional spatial, noise suppression, and acoustic echo cancellation (AEC). Linux supports for Amazon AVS (Alexa Voice Service) Device SDK and Sensory TrulyHandsfree Wake Word Engine. Additional 8 channel digital audio/DMIC inputs (SAI5) for MIC array is also available via 40-pin expansion header.

Touch Panel Development Kit

5”, 7” and 10″ touch panel development kits built on the EMB-2237-AI POE edge AI embedded board to help embedded software and application development and speed up time-to-market.

*Specifications are representative. Specific product technology may be different than indicated.

Platform	ARM Cortex-A53
Processor	NXP i.MX 8M Mini, 4x ARM Cortex-A53 @ 1.8GHz, 1x Arm Cortex-M4 @ 400MHz
System Memory	Onboard 2GB LPDDR4, up to 4GB
Ethernet	1 x 10/100 Mbps Ethernet with POE support
Storage	Onboard iNAND flash (8GB default), 1x micro SD slot, 265K EEPROM with write protect control
Wireless	1x WiFi/Bluetooth (AP6212A) module, 802.11 b/g/n + Bluetooth v4.0
AI/ML	OpenCL CPU: 32 GOPS; Google Edge TPU coprocessor PCIe option, up to 4 TOPS
LCD Interface	1x MIPI 4-lane DSI, 1x Dual Channel LVDS and 24bit RGB for 5”, 7”, 8”, 10.1” and other size LCD panels
Display Resolution	Up to 1920x 1200
Graphic Controller	GC NanoUltra (1 shader), OpenGL ES 2.0; GC520L 2D
Audio	1 x mono Class D speaker out, 2W(4Ω), 2 (R/L) x line-out and amplified (2x 1.5W) out headers
Voice Control	Dual digital MEMS microphone header via CS47L24 with dual DSP, support multi-mic noise suppression, acoustic echo cancellation (AEC), omni-directional spatial
Expansion	1x POE (Power over Ethernet) IEEE 802.3af Module, 1x M.2-2230 (E key) slot
I/O	1x RS-232/RS-485 pin header, 2x USB2.0 Type A, 2x USB2.0 header, 1x USB Type C OTG, 4+ GPIO, 2x I2C (for TP and MIPI CSI), 1x MIPI 4-lane CSI
OS Support	Embedded Linux (kernel version 4.14, Qt and Wayland), Amazon AVS (Alexa Voice Service) Device SDK, Sensory TrulyHandsfree Wake Word Engine, Android 9
Watchdog timer	Programmable timer system reset
Cooling	Fanless
Power Input	12V DC barrel jack or POE via RJ45
Form Factor	Embedded Pico-ITX standard
Operating Temperature	0 ~ 60°C (32 ~ 140°F)
Storage	-40 ~ 85° C (-40 ~ 185° F)
Operating Humidity	5% ~ 95% @ 40°C (Non-Condensing)
Dimension	100 x 72 mm (3.94” x 2.83”)

Documentation

EMB-2237-AI Data Sheet Download

EMB-2237 Technical Specifications Manual Download