TOPSFuture EM20-DK Development Board

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Description

Topsway Micro EM20-DK is a high-performance RISC-V AI development board for edge AI, smart devices, industrial inspection, and IoT applications.

$579.00

Memory: 16GB

16GB

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Product Introduction Technical Specifications Interface Diagram

Product Introduction

The EM20-DK is a high-performance RISC-V embedded development board supporting the EM20-16A or EM20-8A intelligent modules. It delivers up to 24TOPS (INT8) / 12TFLOPS (FP16) AI computing power for image, video, and audio analysis and inference, making it suitable for education, robotics, IoT, and edge computing applications.

Domestic high-performance RISC-V CPU: Integrated octa-core 64-bit RISC-V processor up to 2.0GHz with support for 128-bit vector instructions.
Powerful AI performance: Supports up to 24TOPS (INT8) / 12TFLOPS (FP16), with acceleration for INT4, UINT8, FP8, BFP16, and Transformer-based large models.
Advanced video codec capabilities: Supports up to 16-channel HD video decoding and 4-channel HD video encoding for intelligent video analysis.
Rapid secondary development SDK: Supports FFMPEG, OpenCV, and mainstream deep learning frameworks including Caffe, TensorFlow, and PyTorch, with extensive sample code and technical documentation.
Rich peripheral interfaces: Includes dual Gigabit Ethernet, dual USB 3.0, USB 3.0 Slave, M.2 Key SATA, Audio IN/OUT, and 40-pin GPIO header interfaces.

To simplify development, the EM20-DK developer kit includes the TACO-SDK software package with prebuilt OS, NPU drivers, firmware, and TacoAI images. Users can boot the system directly by flashing the image to an SD card. TACO-SDK also provides SDK packages, a Model Zoo, and technical documentation resources.

Components	Description
Image	Provides a customized Ubuntu image for users. The image includes TacoOS, NPU driver firmware, TacoAI, sample code, and more.
Flashing Tool	It is recommended to use balenaEtcher as the image flashing tool. This is a cross-platform tool available on macOS, Windows, and Linux.
SDK Development Kit	The TACO SDK is a software development kit customized by Teplus Micro for the EA65 series AI SoC. It mainly includes a deep learning toolchain, software development API libraries, and media development libraries, providing an efficient and easy-to-use solution for deep learning application development and deployment.
Model Zoo	The Model Zoo is a collection of mainstream algorithm deployment examples officially provided by Teplus Micro based on the TACO SDK. It can be accessed via the official Model Zoo Gitee or GitHub repositories. All algorithms are pre-trained and optimized for the hardware, ensuring users achieve the best possible performance.

Technical Specifications

Hardware Specifications

Power Supply	DC 12V
Typical Power Consumption	15W
Interface	260Pin SO-DIMM
Dimensions	69.6mm × 55mm × 5mm
Storage	• Micro SD card slot (SD3.0) • M.2 M Key connector (SATA) • Supports M.2 2242/2280 SSD
Onboard Modules	• Buzzer • EEPROM
Wireless Communication	WiFi 6 / BT 5.3
Buttons	• K-PWR: Power button • K-RST: Reset button • K-WK: Sleep/Wake button • K-USR: Custom button
LED Indicators	• L-PWR: Power indicator • L-SYS: System indicator (R/G) • L-USR: Custom indicator
Peripheral Interfaces	• 40-Pin header: 1 • USB Type-A: 2 • USB Type-C (Slave): 1 • MIPI-DSI: 1 (4 Lane) • Fan interface: 1 • Gigabit Ethernet: 2 • Debug UART (USB-C): 1 • Audio: 3.5mm jack, Speaker-out • External buttons: JK-PWR, JK-RST, JK-WK, JK-USR • External LEDs: JL-PWR, JL-SYS(R), JL-SYS(G), JL-USR
Power Supply (Full System)	DC 12V/5A
Dimensions (Full System)	164mm × 121mm × 65mm

Core Specifications

CPU	Octa-core 64-bit RISC-V, up to 2.0GHz, supports RVV
NPU Performance	24 TOPS @ INT8 / 12 TFLOPS @ FP16
PPU Performance	1 TFLOPS
EM20 AI Module	• EM20-16A: 16GB LPDDR4 64-bit 4266Mbps • EM20-8A: 8GB LPDDR4 64-bit 4266Mbps
eMMC	32GB eMMC 5.1
Video Decoding	H.264 & H.265, 1080p @480fps (16×1080p@30fps), supports 4K/2K/1080P/720P/D1/CIF
Video Encoding	H.264, 1080p @120fps (4×1080p@30fps), supports 1080P/720P/D1/CIF
Image Decoding	JPEG, 1920×1080 @480fps, max 32768×32768
Image Encoding	JPEG, 1920×1080 @120fps, max 8192×8192
Security	Independent security subsystem, PUF key management, IPsec/MACsec hardware acceleration
Ethernet	4 × 10/100/1000Mbps GMAC
USB	4 × USB 3.0
Display Interface	RGB/BT1120/QSPI/SPI, 2-layer OSD
Other Interfaces	12× UART; 8× I2C; 4× SPI; 3× I2S/PCM; 10× PWM; 4× DMIC; GPIOs
Operating Temperature	-20°C ~ 70°C

Interface Diagram

No.	Description	No.	Description
1	Gigabit Ethernet Port - ETH1	18	Power On/Off Button
2	Gigabit Ethernet Port - ETH2	19	External Custom Button
3	USB 3.0-1 (Type-A)	20	Sleep/Wake Button
4	USB 3.0-0 (Type-A)	21	Custom Indicator Light
5	USB 3.0-Slave (Type-C)	22	Power Indicator Light
6	Audio IN/OUT	23	System Indicator Light (Red/Green)
7	Serial Debug (USB Type-C)	24	40-Pin Header
8	MicroSD Card Slot	25	Cooling Fan Interface
9	Reset Button	26	External Custom Indicator Light
10	Power Input Interface	27	External System Indicator Light (Red)
11	PMIC_I2C Interface	28	External System Indicator Light (Green)
12	RGB888 Interface	29	External Power Indicator Light
13	Buzzer	30	Speaker Interface
14	External Power On/Off Button	31	ANT2
15	External Reset Button	32	ANT1
16	External Sleep/Wake Button	33	EM20 AI Module (w/ Cooling Kit)
17	External Custom Button	34	M.2 Key SATA Interface