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==The hardware/software platform==
The choice fell on the [https://wiki.dave.eu/index.php/ORCA_SBC ORCA SBC], which is powered by the [https://www.nxp.com/products/processors-and-microcontrollers/arm-processors/i-mx-applications-processors/i-mx-8-processors/i-mx-8m-plus-arm-cortex-a53-machine-learning-vision-multimedia-and-industrial-iot:IMX8MPLUS|NXP NXP i.MX8M Plus SoC]. This industrial/automotive-grade SoC is built around a 4-core ARM Cortex-A53 CPU and has a rich set of peripherals and systems. It also integrates a 2.3 TOPS Neural Processing Unit (NPU) and native interfaces to connect image sensors making it suited for computer vision applications.
The system software is a Yocto Linux distribution derived from the [https://www.nxp.com/design/software/embedded-software/i-mx-software/embedded-linux-for-i-mx-applications-processors:IMXLINUX NXP 5.4.70_2.3.0] BSP. In addition to the default packages, a number of libraries were added to satisfy the application's requirements.