DEV KIT WEEKLY: AAEON UP Xtreme ARL AI Development Kit
November 19, 2025
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Hello, developers! Welcome to DevKit Weekly, the unboxing show from Embedded Computing Design where we give you a first look at boards, SOMs, COMs, and especially Development Kits from the biggest and best manufacturers in the Embedded Computing industry.
This time on DevKit Weekly, we're going to take a look at UP Xtreme ARL AI Development Kit from AAEON.
The UP Xtreme ARL AI Dev Kit is built for advanced AI workloads in many leading-edge application areas. AAEON tells us it’s loaded for Advanced Robotics and AMR, Industrial Automation and Quality Control, and Vision AI and Smart Infrastructure.
It delivers up to 83 TOPS for concurrent AI and edge inference tasks, and for supporting parallel robotics workloads. The M.2 5G slot handles command and telemetry communication, and it has a 40-pin GPIO and dual RS -232/422/485 headers, allowing it to integrate with industrial sensors and control systems. It also has 9 to 36V power input so it also suits mobile platforms.
The UP Xtreme supports MIPI cameras and includes one to begin, but it’s ready for even multi-camera vision systems for quality inspection, defect detection, and process monitoring and inspection with high-resolution models for detecting small flaws across multiple items. This high-powered multi-camera capability is also suitable for traffic monitoring, smart city, and security applications while four-display support shows live feeds, inference results, alarms, and system health, and dual network interfaces provide high -bandwidth connectivity.
Industrial grade components, vibration-resistant construction, and a locked power connector ensure reliability in demanding environments.
For compute, it has an Intel Core Ultra 5 Processor 225H, delivering 14 cores of computing power, an Intel Arc 130T GPU, and an integrated NPU to generate those 83 TOPS.
It’s expandable for MIPI via the UP RPI MIPI camera converter Kit, and for multiple AI module options, including Hailo, Axelera, and DEEPX via M.2 2280 or 2230 slot.
The on-board software package is extensive, comprehensive, and designed to be plug-and-play for getting started testing AI features right away. It begins with the preinstalled Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS and UP AI Software Development Suite. It supports x86 and ARM so you can develop once and deploy anywhere. With centralized model management it’s easy to manage versions, push updates remotely, and monitor edge devices via a unified platform. The visual AI Pipeline Editor is a drag-and-drop interface that couldn’t be simpler so engineers can quickly build and connect multiple models with condition-based logic.
There is comprehensive SDK & API Access that includes RESTful APIs and language bindings for Python, C++, and more and real-Time debug & monitoring with Nx Meta enables visual confirmation of inference results and system performance.
The UP Xtreme ARL AI Development Kit we have here is the top of the line, but AAEON is eager to invite developers and engineers to get onto this platform for their next project, so the company has offered discount code ECDAIDEVKIT, which is available for the first 10 customers who purchase and can be used at checkout to get $100 off. But if you want to start out slower, the entry-level and middle level dev kits also are available on the UP Shop.
If you want to find out more about the AAEON UP Xtreme ARL AI Development Kit, visit:
UP Shop link: https://up-shop.org/default/solution-kit/ai-dev-kit.html?utm_source=devkitweekly&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=devkit
UP AI DevKit Software Tutorial: https://rebrand.ly/uktfv96
UP Board website: https://up-board.org/up-ai-dev-kit/?utm_source=wevolver&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=devkit
UP AI Tool Kit Whitepaper: https://rebrand.ly/xhtd96d
Datasheet: https://downloads.up-community.org/download/up-xtreme-arl-datasheet
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That's all for this edition of DevKit Weekly. I’ve been Ken Briodagh with Embedded Computing Design and as always, thank you for watching and we'll see you next time!
