EMASS ECS DoT SoC Development Kit for Ultra-Low-Power Edge AI
06. August 2026 | Planegg
The EMASS ECS-DoT Low-Power AI SoC Development Kit is an evaluation and prototyping platform for the rapid development and validation of compact Edge-AI applications with the application-ready, ultra-low-power Edge-AI ECS-DoT SoC.
As a dedicated evaluation platform for the ECS-DoT SoC with interfaces for cameras, microphones, and other sensors, the development kit enables developers to evaluate and validate local audio, vision, and sensor-processing workloads for multi-sensor application development before integrating the ECS-DoT into a product-specific design.
ABOUT THE EMASS ECS-DoT SoC
The EMASS ECS-DoT is designed to bring intelligence directly to the sensor edge by processing audio, vision, and sensor-fusion workloads locally with reduced cloud dependency, communication latency, and transmission of sensitive sensor data.
- Compute Architecture: 32-bit RISC-V control core with floating-point support and dual DL accelerators delivering up to ~30 GOPS
- Model Compression: Integrated model decompression for highly compressed neural networks (~1.3 bits/weight); enables larger models within limited on-chip memory
- Memory: Up to 4 MB on-chip memory, incl. 2 MB SRAM and 2 MB non-volatile MRAM; no external DRAM required
- Power Efficiency: AI inference at around 5 mW with fine-grained power gating for always-on operation
- Local Processing: On-device sensor fusion reduces latency and cloud dependency while improving data privacy
- System Integration: minimal BOM requirements, simplified system design
- Interfaces: I²C, I²S, UART, QSPI, CPI camera interface and 32 GPIOs
- Form Factor: Compact 5×5 mm QFN package
- Applications: Wearables, smart-home sensors, camera nodes, drones, robotics, predictive maintenance; other space- and power-constrained Edge-AI devices
With the Dev Kit and the available EMASS AI Toolkit, developers can rely on a comprehensive hardware and software environment for the porting and optimization of application-specific models for the integrated deep-learning accelerators.
More information about the EMASS ECS-DoT Low Power AI SoC Development Kit is available in the ATE-Store.
For questions and consultation regarding the evaluation and integration of ultra-low-power Edge-AI platforms for application-specific projects, contact our FAE-Team.
FAQ
What is the purpose of the ECS-DoT Development Kit?
The Development Kit provides a hardware and software platform for prototyping and validating audio, vision, and sensor-processing applications before integrating the ECS-DoT SoC into a product-specific design.
What makes the ECS-DoT suitable for ultra-low-power Edge-AI applications?
The SoC combines a 32-bit RISC-V control core, dual deep-learning accelerators, compressed-model support, and AI inference at around 5 mW for low-latency, always-on processing.
How does the EMASS AI Toolkit support application development?
The toolkit supports the porting, optimization, and validation of application-specific AI models for the ECS-DoT deep-learning accelerators.
