Core-1688JD4 is powered by the SOPHON octa-core AI processor BM1688, delivering up to 16 TOPS of INT8 computing power. It supports 16 channels of H.265/H.264 1080p@30fps video decoding and video input from six sensors. This core board provides mainstream programming frameworks and the SOPHON SDK, a one-stop deep learning development toolkit. Its complete, easy-to-use toolchain features easy deployment of algorithm applications and a low cost of algorithm migration. The device can be applied to AI servers, edge AI boxes, industrial PCs, smart IP cameras, AIOT, and intelligent security, improving various industries through AI.

The private deployment of large language models

Specifications

Specifications
Basic Specifications	SOC	SOPHON BM1688
	SOC	Octa-core ARM Cortex-A53 @ 1.6GHz
	TPU	The built-in SOPHGO neural network acceleration engine TPU, 32T@INT4 peak computing power, 16T@INT8 peak computing power, 4T@FP16/BF16 computing power, 0.5T@FP32 computing power Mainstream neural network architectures: Caffe, Pytorch, TensorFlow(Lite), ONNX and MXNet
	ISP	Support time-division multiplexing processing for video input from up to 6 sensors, with maximum performance support: dual 8M@30 SDR, or 8M@30 HDR + 4M@30 HDR, or 8K @15 SDR
	VPU	Video decoding: H.264 / H.265 decoding (max performance: 1920 * 1080@480FPS or 3840 2160 @120FPS) Video encoding: H.264 / H.265 encoding (max performance: 1920 1080@300FPS or 3840 *2160 @75 FPS) Image codec: JPEG/MJPEG Baseline encoding and decoding (max JPEG codec resolution: 1080P@480 FPS)
	RAM	8GB LPDDR4 (4GB/8GB/16GB optional)
	Storage	32GB eMMC (32GB/64GB/128GB/256GB optional)
	Power	5V (voltage tolerance ± 5%)
	OS	Linux OS (Ubuntu and Debian)
	Power Consumption	Normal: 6.5W (5V/1300mA), Max: 20W (5V/4000mA)
	Interface	Gold finger (260 PIN, SODIMM, 0.5mm pitch)
	Dimension	69.6mm * 45mm
	Environment	Operating temperature: -20℃～60℃ Storage temperature: -20℃～70℃ Storage humidity: 10%～90%RH (non-condensing)
Interfaces	Network	2 channels of Gigabit Ethernet; WiFi/Bluetooth expansion is available through the SDIO interface, and 5G/4G wireless network expansion is available through USB 3.0
	Video Input	6 channels of video input, including 1-channel 8L, 2-channel 8L+4L, 3-channel 4L, 6-channel 2L, and other combinations; the maximum resolution is 8192 * 3840 MIPI-CSI/subLVDS/HiSPI, TTL (RAW8/RAW10/RAW12/RAW16), up to 1920 * 1080, BT (BT.601/ BT.656/ BT.1120), up to 7680 * 3840 Support SONY, OnSemi, OmniVision and more HD CMOS sensors.
	Video Output	HDMI 2.0: a maximum output of 4K (4096 * 2160) @60fps MIPI DSI: (2.5G bps/lane, up to 4 lanes, and a maximum output of 1440P (2560 * 1440)@60fps) LVDS: (Bit Rate: 1.6G bps/lane, up to 1 link, and a maximum output of 720P (1280 * 720) @60fps) BT.1120/BT.656/BT.601, MCU, RGB, sRGB, and more digital interfaces
	Audio	Integrated Audio CODEC supports 16-bit audio/voice input and output. Support dual-channel microphone inputs and dual-channel microphone outputs (an external amplifier is needed to drive speakers) External Audio CODEC can be connected via I2S/PCM/TDM interfaces; the I2S mode supports up to 4-channel stereo input; the built-in Audio PLL supports MCLK output.
	SATA/PCIe	2 * PCIe 3.0/SATA Gen3 high-speed interfaces: 1) 2-Lane PCIe3.0 RC/EP + 2-Lane PCIe3.0 RC/EP 2) 2-Lane PCIe3.0 RC/EP + 2 x SATA Gen3
	USB	2 * USB3.0/USB2.0 Host/Device
	SDIO	3 * SD3.0/SDIO3.0 (supporting 1-bit/4-bit mode)
	I2C	10 * I2C (1 no die domain)
	SPI	4 * SPI
	I2S	3 * I2S
	UART	8 * UART (1 no die domain)
	CAN	2 * CAN 2.0 (supporting CAN2.0 A/B ISO11898 / CAN FD 1.1)
	PWM	19 * PWM, supporting up to 50MHz (100MHz/2) output, with a minimum frequency of approximately 0.093Hz (100MHz/(2^30-1))
	ADC	Three independent SARADC channels, a controller operating frequency of 12.5MHz, 12bit sampling precision, and three independent channels.