Summary of QUICKFEATHER: FULLY OPEN SOURCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD FOR THE EOS S3 MCU WITH EFPGA
QuickFeather is an open-source, small-form-factor development board for the EOS S3 Arm Cortex-M4F MCU with an embedded FPGA, featuring an onboard microphone, pressure sensor, and accelerometer. Designed in KiCad and supported by Zephyr RTOS and FreeRTOS with open FPGA tools, it targets tiny machine learning and IoT applications using TensorFlow Lite and SensilML, and suits hobbyist general-purpose MCU projects.
Parts used in the QuickFeather:
- EOS S3 Arm Cortex-M4F MCU
- Embedded FPGA (eFPGA)
- Onboard microphone
- Pressure sensor
- Accelerometer
- Feather form factor board hardware (open hardware designed in KiCad)
- Support for Zephyr RTOS
- Support for FreeRTOS
- Open FPGA toolchain
- Software support for TensorFlow Lite
- Software support for SensilML
Use the Power of Open Source to Tackle Your Tiny Machine Learning Applications
QuickLogic, the first programmable logic company to embrace all-open-source development tools has partnered with Antmicro to create a multi-core essential evaluation tool for machine learning and IoT applications, called QuickFeather development board.
The QuickFeather development board is a small form factor system for the EOS S3 Arm Cortex M4F MCU and embedded FPGA with an onboard microphone, pressure sensor, and accelerometer. One beautiful thing about this development board is that it is everything open-source!.
The board itself is open hardware, designed in an open-source Kicad platform, and built around open source embedded OS, Zephyr RTOS and FreeRTOS with open FPGA tools. It’s rich combination of on-board sensors, low-power MCU and programmable logic in a feather form factor, also make it a perfect open-source hardware platform for developing tiny Machine Learning applications with Google TensorFlow Lite and SensilML’s software. Hobbyists and enthusiasts would also find the board good for ALL kinds of general-purpose MCU applications.
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- What is the QuickFeather development board?
It is a fully open-source, small form factor development board for the EOS S3 Arm Cortex-M4F MCU with an embedded FPGA and onboard sensors. - Which MCU does QuickFeather use?
It uses the EOS S3 Arm Cortex-M4F MCU. - Does QuickFeather include sensors onboard?
Yes, it includes an onboard microphone, pressure sensor, and accelerometer. - Is the QuickFeather hardware open-source?
Yes, the board is open hardware designed in the KiCad platform. - Which operating systems are supported on QuickFeather?
It is built around Zephyr RTOS and FreeRTOS. - Are the FPGA tools for QuickFeather open-source?
Yes, it uses open FPGA tools. - Can QuickFeather be used for tiny machine learning applications?
Yes, it is suitable for tiny Machine Learning applications with TensorFlow Lite and SensilML software. - Is QuickFeather suitable for hobbyists?
Yes, hobbyists and enthusiasts can use the board for all kinds of general-purpose MCU applications.
