# BeagleBone AI-64

> Open-source SBC powered by the TI TDA4VM automotive AI SoC with 8 TOPS neural accelerator, 4GB LPDDR4, and Gigabit Ethernet, designed for robotics and edge AI development.

## Quick Facts

- **Brand:** BeagleBoard.org
- **Board Type:** linux-sbc
- **Price:** ~$185.63
- **Product Readiness:** developer
- **CPU:** Dual Cortex-A72 @ 2GHz + Dual Cortex-R5F @ 1GHz (TI TDA4VM)
- **CPU Architecture:** ARM Cortex-A72 + Cortex-R5F
- **CPU Cores:** 4
- **RAM:** 4GB LPDDR4
- **Flash:** microSD only
- **USB:** USB-C 3.0 + USB 2.0 Type-A
- **Power:** 5V
- **Operating Voltage:** 3.3V
- **SD Card:** microSD

## Connectivity

- **Ethernet:** Gigabit

## Open Source

- **Status:** fully-open
- **Firmware:** Yes
- **Schematics:** Yes
- **PCB Layout:** Yes

## Compatible Firmware

armbian

## Use Cases

- edge-ai
- robotics
- computer-vision
- adas-prototyping

## Components

- **TDA4VM** (soc): TI TDA4VM automotive-grade SoC with dual Cortex-A72 @ 2GHz + dual Cortex-R5F @ 1GHz and 8 TOPS MMA neural accelerator. — [Datasheet](https://openhardware.directory/r?to=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ti.com%2Fproduct%2FTDA4VM&ref=openhardware.directory&product=beaglebone-ai64&source=md-export)

## Description

## Overview

The BeagleBone AI-64 is an open-source single-board computer from the BeagleBoard.org Foundation, built around the Texas Instruments TDA4VM System-on-Chip — an automotive-grade processor originally designed for ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems). At its core are dual Arm Cortex-A72 application processors running alongside dual Cortex-R5F real-time cores, providing a powerful combination of general-purpose Linux computing and deterministic real-time control.

The standout feature of the AI-64 is its 8 TOPS MMA (Matrix Multiply Accelerator) neural processing engine, which enables hardware-accelerated inferencing for computer vision, object detection, and other machine learning workloads entirely at the edge. The board ships with 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM and features Gigabit Ethernet, a USB-C SuperSpeed port, and the traditional BeagleBone 92-pin expansion headers that make it compatible with a wide ecosystem of capes and add-on boards.

Running Armbian or the official Debian-based BeagleBoard image, the AI-64 is suited for robotics prototyping, autonomous system development, and AI/ML research that requires a balance of Linux flexibility and real-time responsiveness. Its open-source hardware design, combined with TI's Processor SDK ecosystem, makes it a compelling platform for teams transitioning edge AI applications from lab to production.

## Where to Buy

- [DigiKey](https://openhardware.directory/r?to=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.digikey.com%2Fen%2Fproducts%2Fdetail%2Ftexas-instruments%2FBEAGL-BONE-AI-64%2F21283880&ref=openhardware.directory&product=beaglebone-ai64&source=md-export) — $185.63

## Resources

- [product](https://openhardware.directory/r?to=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.beagleboard.org%2Fboards%2Fbeaglebone-ai-64&ref=openhardware.directory&product=beaglebone-ai64&source=md-export)
- [wiki](https://openhardware.directory/r?to=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.armbian.com%2Fbeaglebone-ai64%2F&ref=openhardware.directory&product=beaglebone-ai64&source=md-export)

## Tags

`ai`, `robotics`, `edge-ai`, `beaglebone`, `arm`, `ti`, `automotive`, `npu`

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