The Google Coral Edge TPU (Tensor Processing Acceleration Unit) with up to 4TOPS (trillion operations per second) ensures a higher speed in image and video data processing. Compared to an application with simple USB cameras without TPU with approx. 6 frames / s, the speed with TPU is five times the speed of 30 frames / s.

The new compact Kontron AI platform consists of an M.2 module with the Google Coral accelerator chip for the TensorFlow Lite software ecosystem on a 2.5 “pITX single board computer from Kontron with an NXP i.MX8M processor. The TPU supports small and low power applications and only needs 1 watt for 2 TOPS, i.e. 2 watts for 4 TOPS.