The ASTRIAL Industrial i.MX8 + Hailo-8 SoM 2E001896 is a compact industrial System-on-Module from System Electronics designed for edge AI, embedded computing and computer vision applications.
Part number 2E001896 combines an NXP i.MX 8M Plus processor with an integrated Hailo-8 AI accelerator, providing a heterogeneous computing architecture capable of handling general-purpose embedded applications, real-time control, multimedia processing and neural-network inference within the same platform.
The dedicated Hailo-8 accelerator enables high-performance on-device AI inference, making the platform suitable for workloads such as object detection, image classification, machine vision, industrial inspection, intelligent surveillance and robotics.
The 2E001896 configuration includes 2 GB RAM and 8 GB eMMC storage, making it the lower-memory industrial Hailo-8 configuration in the ASTRIAL.I product family. It also integrates the NXP EdgeLock SE050 secure element for hardware-based security in connected industrial and IoT deployments.
System Electronics specifies the ASTRIAL module at approximately 55 × 40 × 4.7 mm, with four M2.5 mounting holes. Its compact footprint allows the module to be integrated into industrial carrier boards, embedded computers, machine-vision platforms and custom edge AI systems.
For vision and multimedia applications, the platform supports H.265/HEVC video decoding up to 4K60, H.264 video processing, OpenGL ES graphics and multiple MIPI camera and display interfaces. This makes it suitable for smart-camera and embedded vision designs requiring local video processing and AI inference.
Camera connectivity includes two 4-lane MIPI CSI-2 camera interfaces, while display connectivity includes a 4-lane MIPI DSI interface and HDMI 2.0 output supporting up to 4K60.
The module also provides Gigabit Ethernet, USB 2.0, UART, I2C, SPI, SDIO, CAN bus, PCM, PWM and GPIO connectivity, allowing integration with industrial sensors, cameras, controllers, storage devices and network infrastructure.
The ASTRIAL.I industrial variant is specified for operation from -25°C to +85°C, making it suitable for factory automation, robotics, intelligent transportation and other demanding embedded environments.
By combining general embedded processing with dedicated Hailo AI acceleration, the 2E001896 enables AI workloads to execute directly at the edge, helping reduce cloud dependency, network bandwidth and inference latency.
