Release notes for Edge AI Add-On v2.0.0

This page tracks changes and updates as compared to the latest official release. For more information refer to the following section.

For the list of potential issues, see the Known issues page.

Changelog

Note

The current release of the Edge AI Add-On is experimental.

This release is based on the nRF Connect SDK release v3.3.0-preview2.

• Added:

  • Hello Axon sample application, along with documentation, demonstrating how to run neural model inference on the Axon NPU using the Axon NPU driver.

  • Hello Edge Impulse sample application demonstrating neural network inference using an Edge Impulse machine learning model on the CPU and Axon NPU..

  • Data forwarder sample application demonstrating how to forward sensor data to Edge Impulse Studio.

  • Documentation for the Edge Impulse integration, with instructions for preparing and deploying Edge Impulse machine learning models and using them in Edge AI Add-on applications.

  • Edge Impulse SDK v1.88.1 integrated into the Edge AI Add-on west manifest.

  • Documentation for setting up the environment, depending on Edge AI Add-on use case.

  • Release configurations for the Gesture recognition application.

  • Wakeword and Keyword Spotting application, demonstrating how to use wakeword model from Nordic Edge AI Lab.

  • Test: NN Inference application, demonstrating how to run and validate a compiled neural network model on an Axon‑enabled target.

  • Gesture Recognition application, demonstrating how to use an nRF Edge AI model to recognize hand gestures from motion sensor data and expose them as standard HID inputs over Bluetooth® Low Energy. The application supports two execution backends: Neuton and Axon NPU.

  • Axon v1.0.1 support:

    • Axon NPU compiler toolchain, located in tools/axon/compiler/scripts. See the Axon NPU changelog for details.

    • Axon NPU driver and library code, located in drivers/axon and lib/axon.

    • Axon NPU Inference test application, located in tests/axon/inference.