TI SK-AM68

Overview

The TI SK-AM68 is an evaluation platform for Texas Instruments' AM68 processor, a member of the Jacinto family designed for industrial vision and machine learning applications. The SoC features four Arm Cortex-A72 cores running at up to 2.0 GHz paired with a dedicated Vision Processing Accelerator Complex (VPAC) delivering 4 TOPS of inferencing performance for real-time computer vision tasks.

The board ships with 8 GB of LPDDR4 RAM and both eMMC and microSD storage, providing ample memory and flexible boot options. Connectivity includes Gigabit Ethernet, USB 3.0, and USB-C ports. The board requires a 12V DC power supply, reflecting its performance-focused design and power budget. An integrated Deep Learning accelerator (MMA) and dedicated ISP make it well-suited for factory inspection, smart camera, and industrial robotics prototyping.

Armbian supports the SK-AM68 with mainline Linux, enabling developers to build and deploy vision inference pipelines, evaluate TI's SDK, and prototype production industrial systems. The combination of high-performance Cortex-A72 cores and dedicated AI acceleration makes this board a compelling choice for industrial edge AI development.