NEWS AI SDK
AI development kit
XMOS ANNOUNCES ALL-NEW SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT KIT FOR THE ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE OF THINGS. NEIL TYLER REPORTS
XMOS has unveiled a software development kit
(SDK) for the arti cial intelligence of things (AIoT).
Incorporating TensorFlowLite for microcontroller
development tools, the SDK is designed to harness
xcore.ai’s versatility and make it easier for engineers
to develop connected products that can sense, think,
decide and act.
The kit includes: AIoT tools: scripts, tools and
libraries to convert TensorFlowLite for microcontroller
models into a format that targets accelerated
operations on the xcore.ai platform; FreeRTOS:
libraries to support FreeRTOS operation on xcore.ai; examples showing
a variety of operations based on bare-metal and FreeRTOS operation, including smart microphone
sensing and documentation, including ‘getting started’ guides, example builds and execution
walkthroughs, as well as access to XMOS’ open-source libraries of interfaces & signal processing
algorithms.
These tools will enable developers to deploy custom or off-the-shelf AI models using a standard
framework alongside all of the control, communications, signal and I/O processing required for a
complete and secure application solution.
“Our AIoT SDK enables developers to create intelligent endpoint-AI solutions for a huge variety
of applications,” said Mark Lippett, CEO of XMOS. “The exibility of the xcore.ai architecture
enables customers to create truly differentiated solutions using standard embedded software
techniques in a fraction of the time required using traditional hardware approaches.”
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Alliance to accelerate AR
eyewear app development
The LaSAR Alliance (Laser Scanning for
Augmented Reality) is a new ecosystem of
developers, suppliers and manufacturers
collaborating to develop and accelerate
Augmented Reality (AR) smart-glass solutions.
Founding members include Applied Materials,
Dispelix, Mega1, Osram and STMicroelectronics.
The Alliance will focus on addressing the
technical challenges associated with all-day
wearable smart glasses - balancing a small,
light-weight form factor and extremely low-power
operation with good FoV (Field-of-View) and a
large eyebox. It contains all the foundational
elements - a MEMS micro-mirror platform and
BCD expertise from ST, compact illumination
sources from Osram, advanced waveguide
elements from Applied Materials
and Dispelix, and the overall integration of
these devices into a small optical light engine
from Mega1.
The Alliance’s aim is to facilitate the
development and support of all the key
technology elements for AR-enabled
smart-glasses.
LDRA to support Arm-based
safety critical chips
LDRA is extending object-code veri cation to
deliver advanced software testing for Armbased
chips used in safety-critical aerospace,
defence and automotive applications, where
safety-critical veri cation is essential. LDRA’s
support enables software developers to
leverage the LDRA tool suite to verify code
coverage at both the assembly and source
code levels. Arm-based devices are found
in many ISO 26262–compliant automotive
applications, while avionics engineers are also
turning to general-purpose Arm processors.
By extending object-code veri cation to
Arm-based chips, LDRA enables compliance
to Level A - the highest safety requirements
- of DO-178C, the safety-critical standard for
aerospace, and provides an opportunity for
automotive developers to provide a similar
level of assurance for the most demanding of
applications in their domain.
“Designers will now be able to take
advantage of the rich Arm ecosystem in
their designs,” said Ian Hennell, Operations
Director at LDRA.
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