Crazyflie AI-deck V1.1 with GAP8 RISC-V MCU & ESP32 Wi-Fi Custom PCB 4 gang switch pcba pcba fo to lan

Crazyflie AI-deck 1.1 is built around the GAP8 RISC-V multi-core MCU for the edge purpose of artificial intelligence.In addition, there is a ULP grayscale camera and an ESP32 WiFi MCU.All of these have created a pretty good platform for the development of low-power artificial intelligence for drones.

Features 

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  Ultra-low-power GAP8 8+1 core RISC-V processor, 512 Mbit HyperFlash and 64 Mbit HyperRAM for faster speeds

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  ESP32-based NINA-W102 Wi-Fi module to stream images to PC

• Delivers over 10 GOPS of computing power at exceptionally low power consumption

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  Capture, analyze, and classify its environment with ULP camera

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  Perfect for micro-sized area research with Crazyflie 2.X UAV.

• Perfect for complex artificial intelligence-based workloads like Convolutional Neural Networks to run onboard and path-finding projects

Description

Crazyflie is a versatile open-source flying development platform that only weighs 27g and fits in the palm of your hand. Crazyflie is equipped with low-latency/long-range radio as well as  LE. This gives you the option of downloading an app and using your mobile device as a controller or, in combination with the Crazyradio PA, using your computer to display data and fly with a game controller. 

Description of Crazyflie AI-deck 1.1

Crazyflie AI-deck 1.1 enables low power on-board artificial intelligence capabilities for the Crazyflie using a GAP8 chip with RISC-V multi-core architecture, 512 Mbit HyperFlash and 64 Mbit HyperRAM. This lightweight and low-power combination opens up many research and development areas for the micro-sized Crazyflie 2.X UAV.

In addition, the AI-deck 1.1 has a Himax HM01B0 Bayer RGB camera with a NINA W102 Wi-Fi module to stream your images to a desktop as well as handling control.. These features fit the prerequisites of a convolutional neural network, but the AI-deck is not limited to the application of CNN's.

Specifications

• Power supply 3V-5V @ VCOM up to 300mA

• 1-wire memory for automatic expansion board detection 

• UART connected between GAP8 and Crazyflie (RX1, TX1) 

• UART connected between ESP32 (RX2, TX2)

• ESP32 sysboot pin connected to Crazyflie (IO_1)

• Reset to GAP8 and ESP32 connected to Crazyflie (IO_4)

• SPI between GAP8 and ESP32

• GAP8 (B1) -> ESP32 (GPIO_5) IO

• ESP32 (GPIO_25) -> GAP8 (A13) IO

• 2 x Cortex-M 10-pin JTAG Interface to program on the GAP8 and ESP32

• Can be easily mounted on the Crazyflie V2.1 with the 2 x 10-pin male headers

• Button connected to ESP32 for UART bootloader or other actions

• Green LED status indicators for GAP8 and ESP32
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