AI Bundle (Hailo 8L) for Raspberry Pi 5

Want to use your Raspberry Pi 5 with a Hailo 8L AI Accelerator but not compromise on storage? We have you covered with the Pineboards AI Bundle!

This dual-device board offers both an M.2 2230/2242/2280 M-Key connection for your NVMe boot storage, and an M.2 2230 A/E-Key connector, home to the Hailo 8L AI Accelerator. The latter comes with a pre-applied thermal pad to help dissipate the heat whilst it crunches through your camera feeds and image data.

If you’ve already worked with the Hailo 8L with the Raspberry Pi AI Kit with software such as rpicam-apps, you can simply swap out the HAT and continue using your existing software/projects, with the added benefit of fast, bootable NVMe storage (no need for a microSD card!).

To ensure a quality connection between your Pi and PCIe devices, the included FPC cable is impedance controlled and our all-metal screws and spacers mean that everything’s nice and secure. Happy days!

We also stock a layer case for this HAT!

Important Notes

• Raspberry Pi 5, NVMe Drive and Active Cooler not included
• Hailo accelerator IS included :)

PCIe FPC Bundles now available

In case you are thinking about integrating this board into your custom project, don't overlook the optional Pineboards PCIe FPC Bundle. Utilising the 100mm ribbon cable will provide you with added flexibility during the installation process of our boards.

We now stock an XL version of the bundle too!

Features

• Best of both worlds: Get a powerful 13 Tera-operations per second (TOPS) M.2 2230-sized AI Accelerator alongside fast, bootable PCIe Gen 2 NVMe storage
• Familiar software stack: Using the Raspberry Pi AI Kit? Everything will work just the same here!
• Cool under pressure: A pre-installed thermal pad between the Hailo 8L module and the PCB helps to dissipate heat
• High-quality accessories: Our standard impedance-controlled PCIe cable ensures a consistent and quality connection to your Raspberry Pi 5.
• Support for M.2 NVMe drives: With an M-Keyed slot supporting 2230, 2242, and 2280 M.2 devices, your options are endless
• Fixings included: All the provided screws/spacers are metal too, for that premium feel.

Resources

• Product documentation (includes assembly)
• Drivers
  • No drives are required for NVMe SSDs on the Raspberry Pi 5.
  • We recommend regularly updating the firmware to benefit from constantly improving drive compatibility.
  • Hailo 8L needs the hailo-all package installed. (sudo apt install hailo-all)
• How to update the Firmware on your Raspberry Pi 5
• How to flash an NVMe boot drive with Raspberry Pi 5
• AI Kit - Raspberry Pi documentation

Package Contents

• AI Bundle board with a pre-installed Hailo 8L (2230, A+E Key)
• 40mm PCIe FPC cable with controlled impedance
• 4x standoffs
• M.2 drive standoff
• 9x M2.5 screws

Raspberry Pi 5, NVMe drive and Active Cooler not included