Release notes for Edge AI Add-On v2.1.0

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

You can also view detailed changelog pages for:

• Axon NPU

• nRF Edge AI Lib

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

Changelog

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

• Added:

  • Axon Low Power sample application demonstrating energy efficiency of the Nordic Axon NPU.

  • Person detection application showing use of Axon NPU for real time person detection from a video stream.

  • Keyword spotting stage to the WW KWS application.

  • Device firmware update (DFU) support in the Gesture Recognition application.

  • Axon model support in Regression sample.

• Updated:

  • Axon NPU to v1.2.1 (see Axon NPU changelog for details).

  • nRF Edge AI Lib to 2.2.1 (see nRF Edge AI Lib changelog for details).

  • Quantization function in the Hello Axon sample application.

  • The Gesture Recognition application to use the HID Service from the nRF Connect SDK instead of a custom HID Service implementation.

  • Improved Bluetooth LE security of the Gesture Recognition application with Bluetooth LE authentication.

• Removed the deprecated Partition Manager configuration from all applications, samples, and tests, except for the thingy53/nrf5340/cpuapp board target in the Gesture Recognition application.