Innodisk EXMU-X261 FPGA Machine Vision Platform Powered by Xilinx Kria K26 SOM

Innodisk Corp. has announced its latest step into the AI market, with the launch of EXMU-X261, an FPGA machine vision platform.

Powered by AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.) Xilinx Kria K26 SOM, which was designed to enable smart city and smart factory applications, the company’s FPGA Machine Vision Platform is set for industrial system integrators looking to develop machine vision applications.

Automated defect inspection, a key machine vision application, is an essential technology in manufacturing. Automated visual inspection guarantees that the product works as expected and meets specs. In these cases, it is vital that a fast and an accurate inspection system is used. Without AI, operators must manually inspect each product, taking an average of 3s per item. Now, with the help of AI solutions such as FPGA machine vision platform, product inspection in factories can be automated, and the end result is not only faster and cheaper, but can be completely free of human error.

This FPGA machine vision platform comes with 1GbE LAN, 4xUSB 3.1 Gen1 ports, 2xM.2 slots, and a series of other expansion and connectivity options. Thanks to the platform’s 0° to 70 °C operational temperature support, and optional industrial temperature support from -40° to +85°C, EXMU-X261 is tough for the harshest of industrial environments. In addition, it features support for InnoAgent out-of-band remote management module, allowing the platform to be remotely managed from anywhere, even during a system crash or an in-band network failure. This is important for any automated system, as it allows for it to be completely unmanned, which further reduces manpower and maintenance costs.

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Customers can take advantage of Xilinx Kria K26 SOM’s ability to get applications to market thanks to EXMU-X261’s full support for the company’s AI Suite SDK. The suite includes an FPGA Model Zoo, as well a s the firm’s in-house software solutions, such as iCAP (Innodisk Cloud Administration Platform), and iVIT (Innodisk Vision Intelligence Toolkit). This later, for example, provides a DL environment for development and deployment of ‘no-code-operation’ solutions.