Raspberry Pi AI Kit

The Raspberry Pi AI Kit bundles an M.2-format Hailo 8L AI accelerator with the Raspberry Pi M.2 HAT+ to provide an accessible, cost-effective, and power-efficient way to integrate high-performance AI with the Raspberry Pi 5. Explore applications including process control, security, home automation and robotics.

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.

The bundle is supplied with a 16mm stacking header and spacers/screws to enable the M.2 HAT+ to be fitted to a Raspberry Pi 5 with the Raspberry Pi Active Cooler (sold separately) in place. A thermal pad is pre-fitted between the module and the M.2 HAT+.

Notes

• Unfortunately at this time we are unable to offer the Hailo 8L accelerator on its own (without the M.2 HAT+) as a standalone product.
• Compatible with Raspberry Pi 5 only
• Raspberry Pi 5 not included

Features

• Compatible with Raspberry Pi 5 only
• Based on the Hailo 8L accelerator with up to 13 TOPS (Trillions of Operations Per Second) inferencing performance
• Conforms to the HAT+ specification
• Supplied pre-assembled on a Raspberry Pi M.2 HAT+ - ready out of the box to use with a Raspberry Pi 5 (sold separately)
• Thermal pad pre-fitted between module and HAT+ spreads heat across components, improving performance
• Fully integrated into Raspberry Pi’s camera software stack
• Supplied with a 16mm stacking header and spacers/screws to enable the M.2 HAT+ to be fitted to a Raspberry Pi 5 with the Active Cooler in place
• Operating temperature: 0°C to 50°C (ambient)

Package Contents

• 1x Raspberry Pi M.2 HAT+
• 1x M.2 Hailo 8L Accelerator module (B+M format)
  • (thermal pad pre-fitted between HAT and module)
• 1x PCI-e ribbon cable
• 1x GPIO Stacking Header
• 4x Spacers
• 8x Screws

Raspberry Pi 5 not included