XCORE.AI
A fast and economical platform for the intelligent IoT, which delivers on flexibility without sacrificing performance. Enjoy high performance AI, DSP, I/O and control in a single device.
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Key features
Software-Defined IO
Software-Defined IO- Deterministic processing performance
- Precise nanosecond timing accuracy
- Providing fully programmable application specific interfaces
- Embedded PHYs for MIPI, USB and LPDDR
Control Processing
- SMP FreeRTOS across multiple threads
- C/C++ code development environment for control code integration
- Up to 3200 MIPS of performance available on the 800MHz package options
DSP Performance
- 32-bit floating-point scalar pipeline offering up to 1600 MFLOPS of performance at 800MHz
- 256-bit VPU adds block floating point capabilities up to 12.8 GMACS of performance at 800MHz
- Integrated complex arithmetic and FFT/iFFT support at up to 1 million 256-point FFT/s
- view more about xcore.ai DSP capabilities
AI / ML Performance
- 256-bit VPU supports 32-bit, 16-bit, 8-bit and binary vector operations
- Peak AI performance of 51.2GMACC/s at 8-bit with a sustained performance of 40.96GMACC/s at 800MHz
- Homogeneous computing environment for tight integration of AI operators
Flexibility
- Software-defined partitioning of xcore.ai threads provide optimal configuration of IO, control, DSP and AI/ML that perfectly matches the specific requirements of each target application. Scaling of the tile clock frequency to meet exact performance requirements reduces power consumption providing cost and power effective intelligent IoT solutions.
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PRODUCT BRIEF
BUY XCORE.AIOur ready made solutions
Voice Processing
xcore.ai’s unique architecture combined with the XCORE-VOICE framework allows designers to incorporate keyword, event detection, or advanced local dictionary support to create a complete voice interface solution.
Audio Processing
The xcore.ai multichannel audio platform provides a scalable and flexible hardware and software solution for a wide range of consumer and professional audio products.
Vision Processing
Our solution combines the fast, flexible and economical xcore.ai, and a light neural network model with licence plate detection and optical character recognition.
Technical
| Part Number | Package | IO voltage | IO | External Interfaces | Datasheet | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XU316-1024-QF60A | 60pin QFN (7x7mm) | 1v8 | 34 | USB | DATASHEET | |
| XU316-1024-QF60B | 60pin QFN (7x7mm) | 3v3 | 34 | USB | DATASHEET | |
| XU316-1024-FB265 | 265pin FBGA (14x14mm) | 1V8 / 3V3 | 128 | USB, Single or Dual lane MIPI D-PHY receiver, LPDDR1 | DATASHEET | |
| XU316-1024-TQ128 | 128pin TQFP (14x14mm) | 1V8 / 3V3 | 78 | USB, Single or Dual lane MIPI D-PHY receiver | DATASHEET |
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XCORE.AI
EVALUATION KIT
The xcore.ai evaluation kit allows testing in multiple application scenarios and provides a good general software development board for simple tests and demos.
Our kit includes
- the xcore.ai crossover processor
- 4 general purpose LEDs
- 2 general purpose push-button switches
- a PDM microphone connector
- audio codec with line-in and line-out jack
- QSPI flash memory
- LPDDR1 external memory
- 58 GPIO connections from tile 0 and 1
- micro USB for power and host connection
- MIPI connector for a MIPI camera
- xSYS2 connector for debug adapter
- a reset switch with LED to indicate running.
Developer Resources
| Title | Version | Date | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| The XMOS XS3 Architecture | 2025-03-06 | html | |
| Tools 15 - Documentation | 15.3.1 | 2025-10-01 | tgz |
| XU316-1024 xcore.ai Datasheet | 2.0.0 | 2025-01-13 | html |
| XU316-1024-FB265 Datasheet | 2.0.0 | 2025-01-13 | html |
| XU316-1024-QF60A Datasheet | 2.0.0 | 2025-01-13 | html |
| XU316-1024-QF60B Datasheet | 2.0.0 | 2025-01-13 | html |
| XU316-1024-TQ128 Datasheet | 2.0.0 | 2025-01-13 | html |
| xcore.ai FB265 package port map | 1.0 | 2025-03-11 | xls |
| xcore.ai I/O Timings | 2024-10-21 | html | |
| xcore.ai Package port map | 2024-04-03 | xls | |
| xcore.ai Product brief | 7.0 | 2025-06-26 | |
| xcore.ai QF60A/B package port map | 1.0 | 2025-03-11 | xls |
| xcore.ai TQ128 package port map | 1.0 | 2025-03-11 | xls |
| Title | Version | Date | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| XU316-1024-FB265 BSDL File | 1.0 | 2025-02-04 | bsd |
| XU316-1024-QF60 BSDL File | 1.0 | 2025-02-04 | bsd |
| XU316-1024-TQ128 BSDL File | 2025-02-10 | bsd | |
| xcore.ai Evaluation Kit Altium and Manufacturing files | 2.0 | 2022-07-19 | zip |
| xcore.ai Evaluation Kit Schematics | 2.0 | 2022-07-26 | |
| xcore.ai Evaluation Kit v2.0 hardware manual | 2V0 | 2024-02-12 |