1x Google Coral USB TPU in stock ($119.36 landed)

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#306419 21-Jul-2023 08:43

Kinda hardly worth posting, but currently there is 1 in stock at RS, at I think the best price in NZ.

Just heads up, this ships from the UK, but it is pretty quick, about a week till delivery, like they say.

https://nz.rs-online.com/web/p/development-tool-accessories/2017821

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#3106600 21-Jul-2023 10:44

Hmmm what are these things for?

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#3106601 21-Jul-2023 10:47

I use one with Frigate. It greatly speeds up people/car etc recognition on security cameras.

Google's site explains what it can do much better: https://coral.ai/examples/

It's amazing tech.

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#3106640 21-Jul-2023 13:29

I've been planning on picking one up soon. I think my system will support one of the M.2 ones, which are only $44. Assuming other than the obvious form factor and portability there's no downside in going that route? Big price difference (plus stock not an issue)...

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#3106654 21-Jul-2023 14:03

Yeah no clue if the M.2 model is any different functionally. But I will say, the USB one I have get's at fairly warm to the touch, quite probably quite warm come summer, so idk if cooling will be something you'll want to look at. (like you do for high performance RAM or SSDs)

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#3106655 21-Jul-2023 14:04

Thanks for posting. This will be perfect for my project to build an autonomous weed sprayer for lawns (which is currently going badly).

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#3106661 21-Jul-2023 14:18

MikeAqua:

Thanks for posting. This will be perfect for my project to build an autonomous weed sprayer for lawns (which is currently going badly).

Interesting. If you can get it to work reliably, that would be pretty cool automation.

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#3106664 21-Jul-2023 14:25

cshaun:

I've been planning on picking one up soon. I think my system will support one of the M.2 ones, which are only $44. Assuming other than the obvious form factor and portability there's no downside in going that route? Big price difference (plus stock not an issue)...

I've had the M.2 variant in my QNAP NAS for a few months, using it with Frigate. Haven't had any issues.

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#3106671 21-Jul-2023 14:47

Kraven:

I've had the M.2 variant in my QNAP NAS for a few months, using it with Frigate. Haven't had any issues.

Awesome thanks for the response!

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#3106772 21-Jul-2023 17:56

TechnoGuy001:
I use one with Frigate. It greatly speeds up people/car etc recognition on security cameras.

Google's site explains what it can do much better: https://coral.ai/examples/

It's amazing tech.

Ohhh. I think this is going to send me down a rabbit hole. This might be something I need to look in the future with setting up my own security camera recording system. When I get some time. And some money. Medium to long term aspirations haha.

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#3106779 21-Jul-2023 18:40

CutCutCut:
TechnoGuy001:

I use one with Frigate. It greatly speeds up people/car etc recognition on security cameras.

Google's site explains what it can do much better: https://coral.ai/examples/

It's amazing tech.

Ohhh. I think this is going to send me down a rabbit hole. This might be something I need to look in the future with setting up my own security camera recording system. When I get some time. And some money. Medium to long term aspirations haha.

Highly recommend Frigate, it's super flexible, and with the TPU its detection is amazing. (better then our hikvision built in detection by a long shot)

The hardest part (for me) was finding a camera that would last and output good quality.

Good luck to you sir.

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#3106845 22-Jul-2023 09:49

+1 for recommending Frigate. I've recently set it up, with two outdoor cameras. One cheap one from Aliexpress, and a Reolink one. Got motion detection on the Reolink and it works fine CPU based. It sometimes seems to miss motion though or it starts too late. So far happy with it, and definitely not expensive.

Got it installed on a RPI alongside Home Assistant, Pihole and and *arr stack, still performs well.

As a backup, I'm recording the Reolink 24/7 using QNAP QVR Elite, and the Aliexpress records to SD card.

The Google Coral is very hard to come by. Unfortunately it's sold out again :(

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#3106846 22-Jul-2023 09:55

I mean, PB has them in stock local... but at $210... it's not really such a good deal.

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#3106848 22-Jul-2023 09:57

TechnoGuy001:

I mean, PB has them in stock local... but at $210... it's not really such a good deal.

Ah yeah, seen that, but I'm not willing to pay that amount, if Google advertises it for US$60.

The original deal of NZ$120 shipped was pretty good.

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#3106849 22-Jul-2023 10:00

Yep, if this topic stays open long enough I'll post a reply once RS is back in stock. Sometimes they get small bits of stock before there public ETA.

I've looked around a fair bit and RS seems to be the best price for NZ.

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#3126576 12-Sep-2023 16:18

Just a heads up, they're back in stock. About 700 of them. At $122.54 NZD now 🙌

https://nz.rs-online.com/web/p/development-tool-accessories/2017821

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