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Ara240 16GB M.2 Module
The Ara240 16GB M.2 Module is an AI accelerator module based on the Ara240 AI processor. It can provide up to 40 eTOPs with flexible precision. It uses the M.2 M-Key and supports a maximum 4 lanes PCI Express 4.0 in x4 configuration. Designed with the commonly used NGFF 2280 form factor, it can be easily used as a companion processing unit on any NXP i.MX or S32 platform with M.2 M-Key PCI Express capability.
Product Details
Block Diagram
Supported Devices
Processors and Microcontrollers
Discrete Neural Processing Units
- ARA240: Ara240 Discrete Neural Processing Unit (DNPU)
i.MX 8 Applications Processors
- i.MX8MPLUS: i.MX 8M Plus – Arm® Cortex®-A53, Machine Learning, Vision, Multimedia and Industrial IoT
i.MX 9 Processors
- i.MX95: i.MX 95 Applications Processor Family: High-Performance, Safety Enabled Platform with eIQ® Neutron NPU
Features
Processor
- Ara240 Discrete Neural Processing Unit (DNPU) delivering up to 40 eTOPs*
- Proprietary Neural Network Processor (NNP) operates up to 900 MHz
Memory
- 16 GB LPDDR4/4x
- 4 MB SPI NOR flash
- 8 kB I²C EEPROM
Connectivity
- M.2 M-Key Gold Fingers
- PCIE4.0 x1, x2, x4 configuration
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Design Resources
Software
Quick reference to our software types.
1 software file
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AI/ML Modeling Tools
Ara Software Development Kit
Note: For better experience, software downloads are recommended on desktop.