# Petoi AI Vision Module

## Function introduction

Petoi AI Vision Module is based on the Arm Cortex-M55, and Ethos-U55 embedded vision module. The Ethos-U55 has 64 to 512 GOP/s of arithmetic power to meet the growing demand for downloading machine learning.

<figure><img src="/files/KvzLHwtJrnWdIolNXbp4" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

## Hardware setup <a href="#hardware-setup-1" id="hardware-setup-1"></a>

### BiBoard V1 for Bittle X V2 / Bittle X+Arm

<figure><img src="/files/ll0WaBRIu3W07QRdQHtc" alt=""><figcaption><p>Bittle X</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/YL6x90xM5TtNWe2IoBHH" alt=""><figcaption><p>Bittle X+Arm</p></figcaption></figure>

Fix the end connected to the camera to the robot's head (included in Bittle's / Bittle X's mouth or attached to Bittle X+Arm's robotic arm).

### BiBoard V0 for Bittle X

<figure><img src="/files/myiA2xtdqR4C9w9sYwWj" alt=""><figcaption><p>Bittle X</p></figcaption></figure>

## Software setup <a href="#software-setup-1" id="software-setup-1"></a>

### **Petoi Desktop App**

You can use the [Firmware Uploader](https://guide.petoi.com/desktop-app/firmware-uploader#select-the-correct-options-to-upload-the-latest-firmware) within the Petoi Desktop App.

Please select the correct ***Product*** type, ***Borard version***, and ***Serial port***. The mode should be **Standard**, so press the **Upgrade the Firmware** button. for example, Bittle, BiBoard\_V0\_2, COM5 as follows:

<figure><img src="https://docs.petoi.com/~gitbook/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F1565080149-files.gitbook.io%2F%7E%2Ffiles%2Fv0%2Fb%2Fgitbook-x-prod.appspot.com%2Fo%2Fspaces%252F-MQ6a951Q6Jn1Zzt5Ajr-887967055%252Fuploads%252FaleqWtxk5PSH9bWe9CfF%252Fimage.png%3Falt%3Dmedia%26token%3Dc92b21ff-992f-4163-a981-86078e26eedd&#x26;width=768&#x26;dpr=4&#x26;quality=100&#x26;sign=308febb4&#x26;sv=1" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

After uploading, [open the serial monitor](https://guide.petoi.com/arduino-ide/serial-monitor) and send the serial command "***XC***" to switch to using the camera mode.

### **Arduino IDE**

For more details, please refer to [Upload Sketch for BoBoard](https://guide.petoi.com/arduino-ide/upload-sketch-for-biboard).

After uploading, [open the serial monitor](https://guide.petoi.com/arduino-ide/serial-monitor) and send the serial command "***XC***" to switch to using the camera mode.

{% hint style="info" %}
If the camera mode can't be activated, as following:

<img src="/files/zEFPuPNKp0nUdsvjFCPg" alt="" data-size="original">

You can use the [web debug GUI ](https://sensecraft.seeed.cc/ai/#/device/local)to upgrade the camera firmware and upload the Face Detection model.

<img src="/files/RU8cHFpfjlKr57cl3j3E" alt="" data-size="original">
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="warning" %}
To run the example code (inference.ino) in the library [Seeed\_Arduino\_SSCMA](https://github.com/Seeed-Studio/Seeed_Arduino_SSCMA/releases), you should add the library to your Arduino IDE by selecting Sketch > Include Library > Add .ZIP Library and choosing the downloaded file.

Or you can install the library in the Library Manager of the Arduino IDE as follows:

<img src="https://docs.petoi.com/~gitbook/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F1565080149-files.gitbook.io%2F%7E%2Ffiles%2Fv0%2Fb%2Fgitbook-x-prod.appspot.com%2Fo%2Fspaces%252F-MQ6a951Q6Jn1Zzt5Ajr-887967055%252Fuploads%252FQGc7naMMVovRINWe5Dmr%252Fimage.png%3Falt%3Dmedia%26token%3D173d8e90-f3b1-4e1c-94de-da12bdd6b79f&#x26;width=768&#x26;dpr=4&#x26;quality=100&#x26;sign=661a539a&#x26;sv=2" alt="" data-size="original">\
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![](/files/znfLyYpthnnbaepvWLP2)
{% endhint %}


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