I/O
Unlock the power of unparalleled input/output (I/O) capabilities with XCORE.AI processors. Designed to meet the demands of advanced applications in diverse industries, XMOS XCORE.AI processors offer cutting-edge features and robust performance in handling I/O operations.

PERIPHERALS

THEATRE / AUDIO


AUTOMATION

CONTROL

MEASUREMENT
Key features
Flexible I/O Configurability
- Up to 128 flexible I/O ports that support bi‑directional and strobed operation on data widths of 1 to 32 bits.
- I/O configured by firmware to support evolving system and protocol requirements without hardware change.
- Operation at both 1V8 and 3V3 logic levels supported to simplify interfacing to external devices.
Real-Time Responsiveness
- Programmable state machines in the I/O ports which can buffer and serialise data.
- Processing cores can be dedicated to specific I/O events, ensuring hard real‑time event processing providing predictable latency for I/O operations.
- Event driven scheduling model ensures that compute resources are guaranteed to be available.
Extensive Peripheral Support
- Connect with a wide range of peripherals through XCORE.AI processors.
- A large library of software defined peripherals covers many standard interface types; TDM,PCM or PDM data, I2S or S/P DIF, audio, I2C, UART, MIDI etc.
- Dedicated USB, MIPI and LPDDR PHYs built in for high performance, optimising both system performance and cost.
Precise Timing Control
- I/O ports provide nanosecond level precision with XCORE.AI’s advanced timing control capabilities.
- The processors feature programmable timers and clocking mechanisms, ensuring accurate synchronisation and coordination of I/O operations.
XCORE I/O PORTS
XCORE I/O ports provide unmatched programmability and flexibility, with multi-function operation, buffering, precise clocking, and efficient serialisation capabilities. These advanced ports enable software designers to offload time-critical I/O processing to create high speed, deterministic and low-latency interfaces for complex real-time applications.

Other Capabilities
A.I.
Efficient data capture and processing with deep neural networks; inferencing and characterisation of 8bit, 16bit, 32bit and binarized network models are supported.
DSP
XCORE enables whole DSP systems to be built with the lowest system bill of materials, including significant DSP workloads in both fixed- and floating-point formats.
Control
XCORE® delivers in hardware, many of the elements that you’d expect to see in a real-time operating system (RTOS), but with 10ns per single cycle response to events

Flexible I/O Configurability