Intel Joule is a tiny high performance Atom-powered IoT module

Besides Project Alloy VR headset, Intel also introduced a new tiny system-on-module called Joule aimed at Internet of Things (IoT). Intel says, the Joule platform is ideal for computer vision, robotics, drones, industrial IoT, VR, AR, micro-servers and other applications that require high-end edge computing.

Joule is powered by a new Intel Atom chip and supports input from Intel's RealSense depth sensing camera's and other sensors, allowing devices to detect and react to surroundings. It also supports WiFi 802.11ac and has the ability to capture 4K videos.

It will be available in two models – Joule 550x and Joule 570x. The Joule 550x features 1.5GHz quad-core Intel Atom T550 64-bit processor, 3GB LPDDR4 RAM and 8GB eMMC storage, whereas the Joule 570x has 1.7GHz quad-core Intel Atom T5700 64-bit processor, 4GB LPDDR4 RAM and 16GB eMMC storage.

Both will support Bluetooth 4.1, USB 3.0 and feature MPI, CSI, DSI, GPIO, I2C, UART interfaces. They are designed to run Linux-based software designed for IoT and smart device applications.

The Intel Joule 570x developer kit is available for sale at the 2016 Intel Developer Conference, and will begin shipping in September through Intel re-seller partners.

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