The Raspberry Pi AI Kit bundles the Raspberry Pi M.2 HAT+ with a Hailo AI acceleration
module for use with Raspberry Pi 5. It provides an accessible, cost-effective, and power efficient
way to integrate high-performance AI. Explore applications including process
control, security, home automation, and robotics. Contains:
• a Hailo AI module containing a Neural Processing Unit (NPU)
• a Raspberry Pi M.2 HAT+, to connect the AI module to your Raspberry Pi 5
• a thermal pad pre-fitted between the module and the M.2 HAT+
• a mounting hardware kit
• a 16mm stacking GPIO header
The AI module is a 13 tera-operations per second (TOPS) neural network inference
accelerator built around the Hailo-8L chip. The module uses the M.2 2242 form factor,
and comes pre-installed in the M.2 HAT+, to which it connects through an M key edge
connector. The M.2 HAT+ communicates between the AI module’s M.2 interface and the
Raspberry Pi 5’s PCIe 2.0 interface.
When the host Raspberry Pi 5 is running an up-to-date Raspberry Pi OS image,
it automatically detects the Hailo module and makes the NPU available for AI computing
tasks. The built-in rpicam-apps camera applications in Raspberry Pi OS natively support
the AI module, automatically using the NPU to run compatible post-processing tasks.

Specification
Features: Contains a neural network inference accelerator capable of
13 tera-operations per second (TOPS)
Fully integrated into Raspberry Pi’s camera software stack
Thermal pad pre-fitted between module and HAT+ spreads heat
across components, improving performance
Conforms to Raspberry Pi HAT+ specification
Supplied with 16mm stacking header, spacers, and screws to
enable fitting on Raspberry Pi 5 with Raspberry Pi Active Cooler
in place
Operating temperature: 0℃ to 50℃ (ambient)