Via Tech packages camera, edge AI, touch panel for easy start in retail, industrial edge uses

“As AI moves increasingly to the edge, the demand for powerful and affordable edge devices with the power and flexibility to run intelligent vision applications such as facial, object, gesture, and motion recognition is rising at an exponential rate,” explains Richard Brown, VP of International Marketing, VIA Technologies, Inc. “By combining the core compute, video, and display components in a single package, the VIA SOM-9X35 Starter Kit enables our customers to jumpstart the development of innovative devices to take advantage of these burgeoning market opportunities.”

The VIA SOM-9X35 Starter Kit

The VIA SOM-9X35 Starter Kit is on sale worldwide and is comprised of the following key components:

• VIA SOM-9X35 module powered by a 2.0GHz MediaTek i350 Cortex-A53 quad-core SOC for AI, and ML applications
• VIA VAB-935 3.5” SBC form factor carrier board with rich array of I/O and connectivity features, including HDMI, MIPI DSI, and MIPI CSI support as well as dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi, a 10/100Mbps Ethernet port, and Bluetooth 5.0
• 7” 1024×600 MIPI LCD panel + touch panel display
• 13MP camera module
• Two speakers and microphone

The announcement also notes that the VIA SOM-9X35 can also be purchased as a discrete module and in combination with the VIA VAB-935 carrier board.

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