.. _devkits:

SiMa.ai DevKits
===============

SiMa.ai offers a portfolio of MLSoC™-based development kits designed to support a broad spectrum of edge AI applications — from efficient vision inference to advanced multimodal and generative AI workloads.

.. button-link:: https://sima.ai/mlsoc-devkit-2-0/
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        <h4>Modalix </h4>
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        A compact, power-efficient module for embedding Modalix AI capabilities into custom hardware designs.
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        <h4>Modalix Early Access</h4>
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        Designed for modern AI at the edge with support for LLMs, multimodal inputs, and generative AI workloads.
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        A proven, power-efficient platform for vision-centric edge AI applications. Ideal for deployment and development.
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        <tr><td>Product Brief</td><td data-column="modalix-devkit"><a href="https://sima.ai/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/SoM-Product-Brief.pdf" target="_blank">view</a></td><td data-column="modalix-ea-kit"><a href="https://sima.ai/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Modalix-SoC-Product-Brief_May-20-2025.pdf" target="_blank">view</a></td><td data-column="mlsoc"><a href="https://sima.ai/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SiMa_MLSoC_ProductBrief_5.20.24.pdf" target="_blank">view</a></td></tr>
        <tr><td>ARM Cores</td><td data-column="modalix-devkit">8x ARM Cortex-A65 @ 1.5GHz</td><td data-column="modalix-ea-kit">8x ARM Cortex-A65 @ 1.5GHz</td><td data-column="mlsoc">4x ARM Cortex-A65 @ 1.15GHz</td></tr>
        <tr><td>RAM Size</td><td data-column="modalix-devkit">32GB LPDDR5</td><td data-column="modalix-ea-kit">64 GB LPDDR5</td><td data-column="mlsoc">16 GB LPDDR4</td></tr>
        <tr><td>Storage</td><td data-column="modalix-devkit">16GB eMMC</td><td data-column="modalix-ea-kit">10 GB eMMC</td><td data-column="mlsoc">10 GB eMMC</td></tr>
        <tr><td>SD Card Slot</td><td data-column="modalix-devkit">✖</td><td data-column="modalix-ea-kit">✔</td><td data-column="mlsoc">✔</td></tr>
        <tr><td>NVMe (PCIe)</td><td data-column="modalix-devkit">✔ 500GB</td><td data-column="modalix-ea-kit">✖</td><td data-column="mlsoc">✖</td></tr>
        <tr><td>Ethernet</td><td data-column="modalix-devkit">1x 1GbE</td><td data-column="modalix-ea-kit">1x 1GbE (end0), 1x 10GbE (end1), 2x 10GbE SFP+ (end2/3)</td><td data-column="mlsoc">1x 1GbE</td></tr>
        <tr><td>WiFi/LTE</td><td data-column="modalix-devkit">2x M.2 slots via carrier board, pending s/w support</td><td data-column="modalix-ea-kit">✖</td><td data-column="mlsoc">✖</td></tr>
        <tr><td>MIPI CSI</td><td data-column="modalix-devkit">2x 2-lane MIPI CSI</td><td data-column="modalix-ea-kit">4x 4-lane MIPI CSI</td><td data-column="mlsoc">✖</td></tr>
        <tr><td>ISP (Image Signal Processor)</td><td data-column="modalix-devkit">ARM C-71 @ 1.2 GHz</td><td data-column="modalix-ea-kit">ARM C-71 @ 1.2 GHz</td><td data-column="mlsoc">✖</td></tr>
        <tr><td>GPIO / Headers</td><td data-column="modalix-devkit">40-pin GPIO header</td><td data-column="modalix-ea-kit">40-pin GPIO header</td><td data-column="mlsoc">40-pin GPIO header</td></tr>
        <tr><td>USB</td><td data-column="modalix-devkit">4 USB 3.0 ports</td><td data-column="modalix-ea-kit">✖</td><td data-column="mlsoc">✖</td></tr>
        <tr><td>HDMI</td><td data-column="modalix-devkit">1 HDMI 1.4 port</td><td data-column="modalix-ea-kit">✖</td><td data-column="mlsoc">✖</td></tr>
        <tr><td>Graphics Controller</td><td data-column="modalix-devkit"><a href="https://www.siliconmotion.com/download/3PR/a/SM768_PB_EN_202004.pdf" target="_blank">Silicon Motion SM768</a></td><td data-column="modalix-ea-kit">✖</td><td data-column="mlsoc">✖</td></tr>
        <tr><td>H.264/H.265 Encoder</td><td data-column="modalix-devkit">4kp60</td><td data-column="modalix-ea-kit">4kp60</td><td data-column="mlsoc">4kp30</td></tr>
        <tr><td>MJPEG Encoder</td><td data-column="modalix-devkit">4kp30</td><td data-column="modalix-ea-kit">4kp30</td><td data-column="mlsoc">✖</td></tr>
        <tr><td>H.264/H.265 Decoder</td><td data-column="modalix-devkit">4kp60</td><td data-column="modalix-ea-kit">4kp60</td><td data-column="mlsoc">4kp60</td></tr>
        <tr><td>AV1 and MJPEG Decoder</td><td data-column="modalix-devkit">4kp60</td><td data-column="modalix-ea-kit">4kp60</td><td data-column="mlsoc">✖</td></tr>
        <tr><td>Use as a PCIe Card in a host</td><td data-column="modalix-devkit">✖</td><td data-column="modalix-ea-kit">✖</td><td data-column="mlsoc">✔</td></tr>
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.. toctree::
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   :caption: DevKit Variants
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   devkit/modalix-devkit
   devkit/modalix-ea-kit
   devkit/mlsoc-devkit