Raspberry Pi AI Kit

DESCRIPTION

The Raspberry Pi AI Kit bundles the Raspberry Pi M.2 HAT+ with a Hailo AI acceleration module for use with Raspberry Pi 5. It provides an accessible, cost effective, and power-efficient way to integrate high-performance AI. Explore applications including process control, security, home automation, and robotics.

Kit contains:

• Hailo AI module containing a Neural Processing Unit (NPU)
• Raspberry Pi M.2 HAT+, to connect the AI module to your Raspberry Pi 5
• Thermal pad pre-fitted between the module and the M.2 HAT+
• Mounting hardware kit
• 16mm stacking GPIO header

The AI module is a 13 tera-operations per second (TOPS) neural network inference
accelerator built around the Hailo-8L chip. The module uses the M.2 2242 form factor
and comes pre-installed in the M.2 HAT+, to which it connects through an M key edge
connector. The M.2 HAT+ communicates between the AI module’s M.2 interface and the Raspberry Pi 5’s PCIe 2.0 interface.

When the host Raspberry Pi 5 is running an up-to-date Raspberry Pi OS image,
it automatically detects the Hailo module and makes the NPU available for AI computing
tasks. The built-in rpicam-apps camera applications in Raspberry Pi OS natively support the AI module, automatically using the NPU to run compatible post-processing tasks.

FEATURES

• Contains a neural network inference accelerator capable of 13 tera-operations per second (TOPS)
• Fully integrated into Raspberry Pi’s camera software stack
• Thermal pad pre-fitted between module and HAT+ spreads heat
  across components, improving performance
• Conforms to Raspberry Pi HAT+ specification
• Supplied with 16mm stacking header, spacers, and screws to enable fitting on Raspberry Pi 5 with Raspberry Pi Active Cooler in place

Operating Temperature: 0°C to 50°C (ambient)

RESOURCES

• AI Kit Documentation
• Hailo AI Module Product Page
• M.2 HAT+ Documentation

Compliance: For a full list of local and regional product approvals, please visit pip.raspberrypi.com