Edge Impulse, a leading platform for deploying artificial intelligence (AI) to edge devices, has partnered with Particle, a provider of integrated internet of things (IoT) platforms, to natively support Particle’s new Photon 2 board on the Edge Impulse Studio platform. This partnership will enable developers to seamlessly deploy trained AI models to the Photon 2 board, bringing powerful and valuable capabilities to the healthcare, manufacturing, transportation, and other industries that use IoT devices.
Launched in 2019, Edge Impulse has quickly become a go-to provider for enterprises, developers, and ML experts that need to efficiently build AI and machine learning solutions for edge devices. Using its Studio platform, users can collect sensor data, refine features, build models, and deploy directly to devices.
Particle’s easy-to-use devices and cloud infrastructure have been utilized by both Fortune 500 companies and start-ups, making it a widely used platform for sending data to the cloud and connecting hardware of all types. The partnership means the company will now be able to offer its customers a simple solution for adding machine learning to their IoT endeavors with the new Photon 2 board, which provides dual-band WiFi and BLE 5 connectivity, 2MB of Flash memory, 3MB RAM, and is powered by a 200MHz Realtek MCU.
“We’re excited about this collaboration as it allows us to offer an integrated, developer-friendly platform that further enhances edge computing capabilities,” said Raul Vergara, Edge Impulse’s Executive Vice President of Growth. “By supporting the Particle Photon 2 board natively in our platform, we’re giving developers the power to deploy sophisticated ML models directly to IoT devices, marking a significant milestone in edge technology.”
The union of AI and IoT is compelling and can bring about transformative changes in various industries. Edge Impulse’s pioneering work in AI and machine learning is at the very forefront of the industry, and the integration of its technology with Photon 2 board will accelerate the development of intelligent IoT applications, said Zach Supalla, CEO of Particle.
To kick off the partnership, Edge Impulse CEO Zach Shelby joined Supalla in his keynote at Spectra, Particle’s virtual developer conference on June 21.
Edge Impulse offers automation and low-code capabilities to make it easier for developers to build valuable datasets and develop advanced AI with streaming data. With over 75,000 developers and partnerships with top silicon vendors, Edge Impulse provides a seamless integration experience to validate and deploy with confidence across the largest hardware ecosystem.
Particle is a platform-as-a-service providing integrated IoT that helps businesses connect, manage, and deploy software applications to connected devices, from edge to cloud and back. Particle powers IoT products from hundreds of businesses, from fast-growing start-ups to Fortune 100 companies, and is used by more than 240,000 developers for IoT product development. Particle’s expertise includes world-class technology, enabling next-generation business intelligence, insights, and expert customer support to make sure IoT projects succeed.
