Sixfab AI HAT+ for Raspberry Pi 5, 25 TOPS(DX-M1M) Edge AI Expansion Board

Imagine turning your Raspberry Pi 5 into a fast, on-device AI engine that can recognize images, speech, or sensor data in real time. The Sixfab AI HAT+ for Raspberry Pi 5, 25 TOPS(DX-M1M) Edge AI Expansion Board is a small add-on that brings a powerful AI accelerator to the Pi. Hobbyists and developers often hit a wall because the Pis CPU cannot handle heavy neural networks without lag. This board removes that bottleneck, letting you run AI models locally without cloud latency.

Sixfab AI HAT+ for Raspberry Pi 5, 25 TOPS(DX-M1M) Edge AI Expansion Board

The main problem many makers face is the lack of enough processing power for edge AI tasks. Without a dedicated accelerator, the Pi slows down, drains the battery, and forces you to send data to a remote server. That delay can make a security camera miss a threat or a robot react too late. Sixfab solves this by adding a 25 TOPS DEEPX DX-M1M chip that runs INT8 models at just 3 W. The board plugs into the Pis PCIe lane and works with Raspberry Pi OS, giving you instant AI performance without extra wiring.

Key Features

• DEEPX DX-M1M AI accelerator delivering up to 25 TOPS at INT8 precision.
• 2 GB LPDDR4X NPU memory for fast model loading.
• PCIe Gen 3 1 interface via 16-pin FFC cable.
• 5 V power supplied through the Pi 5 header and PCIe connector.
• Passive heat sink design, no fan required.
• Operating temperature range 0 C to 70 C for commercial use.
• Compatible with Raspberry Pi 5 and Raspberry Pi OS (Trixie).
• dxrt-runtime, APT install, and Python/C++ APIs for easy software setup.
• ONNX to DXNN conversion via DX-COM compiler for model deployment.

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