{"id":12045,"date":"2024-06-13T12:20:12","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T10:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/?p=12045"},"modified":"2024-06-13T12:20:12","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T10:20:12","slug":"a-quick-play-with-the-ai-kit-by-raspberry-pi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/a-quick-play-with-the-ai-kit-by-raspberry-pi\/","title":{"rendered":"A quick play with the AI Kit by Raspberry Pi"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

Yesterday afternoon as I set off for my walk I noticed that the Pi AI Kit was in my post box. I moved it to the locked compartment and then went for my walk. After the walk I took the time to set it up and it went well.<\/p>\n

## Easy Assembly<\/p>\n

If you’ve got your own kit but haven’t assembled it first, the long screws are there so that you can fix the Raspberry Pi and AI kit within the default Pi case. I made the mistake of using the shorter screws and had to swap them. It delayed me only slightly.<\/p>\n

##\u00a0Affordable<\/p>\n

The advantage of the [Raspberry Pi AI Kit](https:\/\/www.pi-shop.ch\/raspberry-pi-ai-kit) is that it’s 77.90 CHF at the point of writing this blog post. Nvidia solutions, from a quick glance start at 180 CHF. If you want to play with Apple Intelligence you will need to spend either almost a thousand francs on a new phone or 1000 CHF\u00a0or more for a Mac Book air, and more for “better”. In other words the Pi is affordable for those who want to experiment.<\/p>\n

My experience of installing the hardware as well as the firmware was easy. I was able to download the git repository and run a test with the detection.py file. I tested their footage as well as my own and it went smoothly.<\/p>\n

## Experimentation<\/p>\n

I used the [Hailo Raspberry Pi 5 Examples](https:\/\/github.com\/hailo-ai\/hailo-rpi5-examples) for my tests. When I ran my own footage rather than the default footage it detected the bench, a stop sign that is an emergency floatation device, and one or two people when waves broke in a certain manner.<\/p>\n

## Project Ideas<\/p>\n

If you’re looking for [AI Kit project ideas](https:\/\/www.jaycon.com\/10-fun-projects-for-the-new-raspberry-pi-ai-kit\/).<\/p>\n

## Cooling Concern<\/p>\n

The Pi default case and AI Kit Hat fit well, but I worry that the AI Kit is prone to overheating. It is currently too hot to touch for more than a few seconds. I also worry that by placing the hat I have reduced air flow to the Pi.<\/p>\n

## And Finally<\/p>\n

We are at the beginnng of the adoption curve so it will become more useful with time. I expect that we will find more guides and projects in the coming weeks and months. For now I was able to detect objects in video, but can’t tell whether it’s being used by Photoprism, Immich or Nextcloud. That will come later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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