congatec – a leading vendor of standardized and customized embedded computer boards and modules – will be exhibiting at Japan IoT/M2M Expo (booth 10-42 West Hall 2, 1F), showcasing its brand new demo platforms for the next generation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) based embedded vision systems. Designed in cooperation with and verified by leading ecosystem partners including NXP Semiconductors, Intel, Basler and Real-Time Systems, the platforms offer a new level of solution readiness for various AI based embedded vision applications. The goal is to minimize design effort for OEM customers and to ensure that new applications make it to market more quickly. Target industries range from industrial, infrastructure and smart city to logistics, vehicle and retail vision applications.
Embedded vision that includes Artificial Intelligence is one of the most important growth markets in embedded computing. Customers in many different markets need to integrate AI and deep learning as well as camera technologies such as MIPI and real-time hypervisor technologies to consolidate real-time control and smart camera analytics on one single platform, explains Yasuyuki Tanaka, , Country Manager at congatec Japan K.K.. To simplify the use of our embedded computer technologies, we offer all that expertise together with our partners in comprehensive solution ready bundles. Our new demo platforms present an u nprecedented level of solution readiness, as everyone can see at the Japan IoT/M2M Expo. This greater solution readiness is the result of intensified cooperation with congatec ecosystem partners Basler and Real-Time Systems as well as silicon vendors NXP and Intel.
Embedded vision computing for real-time robotics
The demo system congatec designed in cooperation with Intel and Real-Time Systems targets the next generation of vision based collaborative robotics, automation controls and autonomous vehicles that have to tackle multiple tasks in parallel, including situational awareness utilizing deep learning based AI algorithms. The solution ready platform is based on a COM Express Type 6 module equipped with Intel Xeon E2 processor and integrates three preconfigured virtual machines. One operates a Basler vision camera, where the vision based object recognition runs on Linux via the Intel OpenVino software, and the AI algorithms are executed on an Intel Arria 10 FPGA card from Refexces. Another partition hosts a gateway for secure IoT connectivity. The independent real-time partition runs real-time Linux to control the balance of an inverted pendulum in real-time. Visitors can try to disturb the balance of the pendulums – the system will react instantly and with real-time behavior to keep the pendulums in balance. You can find more information about this kit here:
https://www.congatec.com/en/congatec/press-releases/article/intel-congatec-and-real-time-systems-present-industrial-grade-application-server-platform-for-multi.html
