Axis ARTPEC-8 Chip Release Examined
Axis is starting to ship their first cameras using their new ARTPEC-8, their latest generation camera SoC, claiming "new opportunities for impressive analytics applications", "superior imaging, enhanced security, and powerful compression."
In this note, based on an interview with Axis R&D organization, we examine the new chip's positioning, performance claims, product roll-out and impact on existing Axis offerings.
ARTPEC-8 is the successor to ARTPEC-7, see our coverage of the previous generation.
Problems **** ******-* ******* *********
*********, **** *** ******* ****-********** ***** analytics, *********** ** * ***** ****** of ****-***,********* **** *******. ***** **** ****** **** **** of ***** ********* ** ****** *** cameras, ***** ******* (***** ******-* ** non-CV ********* *****) ** *** ********** *********** ** *** *******.
Analytics *********** **********
****' ******-* **************** ********** ************ ** *********, ********:
*** ******-* *** *** ******** ***** and ******** ** ****** *** ************* for ********** ********* ************ ***** ** deep ******** ** *** ****
**** ******* *********** ************ ** ***** analytics **** ****** ** ******-* ** 8, *** **** **** *** ************ in ******* * ** * *** three *** *******:
- **** ******** ********* **-****:*** ******-* *** ******** * **** learning ********* ** ****, ***** **** models (*.*.***** ** ***) ******** * ****** **-********* *** deep ********, ********** *******, ***** ***********, and **********.
- ********* ******:******-* ******** ****** **** *** ***** storage, ***** ****** *** ****** **** learning ****** ** ** **** ** Axis *** *****-***** ************.
- ********* *** *** ****** ****** ******:*******, ******-*'* *** ** ****** ******, with ********* ****** ******, ******** ******, more ******* ************ ** ** ***.
**** **** ******-* **** ***** *** not ******** *********, ** ** ****** simply ******** ************ ** ** ** 3x, ***., *** ** *** ***********, Axis ********** **** ***** ************** *** processor *** ****** **** **** ******* camera ******.
** *** ***********, **** **** **** they ****** ************ ** ***** *** analytics ************, ************* ****** **************** **** ******* ******, *** ***** ************ *** ********* to *****-***** ********** ***** *** ****** version ** ********* *** (**), ***** ******** * *** **** learning ********* *** ******** ****** ****.
Cybersecurity ***** **********
** **** *** **** ******-*, **** continues ** ********* *** ********** ** cybersecurity, ***** *** ****** *** **** attention *** ** *** ******** ** Huawei ********* *** ******* *************** **** the **** *** *****. ****'* ***** release ********** ****:
*** **** **** ******-* *** ******** in-house ***** **** * ***** ** control ******* ** *************
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******, **** *** ******** * *****-** "Security ***********", ***** *** ** ******** by **** **** *** ************* **** and *********** *******, **** **** ****** models ********** ****-********* *******. *** *********** is **** *** **** ******** ******** features **** ******** ***************** ****(********** ** ******-*).
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**** ************** ******** *********** ** ******* our ******* *** ******** ** ** is *** ****** **** ****-**** *********** cyber ******** ** ******* ******* ************* and ************.
Imaging ************
**** ******* **** ******* ************ **** ARTPEC-8, *** *** *** ********* *** variants ** *********** ** *** ** they *** **** ******-*. *******, **** mentioned **** *********** *.* *** ***** highest-performing "******** ***" *** ** *** at ****** *********** *** ********** *** to ******* ***** ********** ** *** new ***.
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Wide ******* ** **** / ****** *** *** ******** **** ********
**** **** **** "****** ***" *** releases ****** ******* **** *** *** ARTPEC-8, ******* ** **** ********* ******* which ******* ***** *****. *** ***** three ****** ********* *** **** ****' high-end * ****** (*****-***/**-*** **** ***************-** *** ******), ******** ** **** ** ** 2021.
************, **** *** ***** ********** *** SoC **** ** ***** ******* ** spec ******, *.*., **** **** ***** from * *****-***, ****** ** **** for ***** ** ********* **** **** each ****** **** ******** ** **** manufacturers, ***** ** *** ******** ***:
(**** **** **** ****** *** ******-* models *** *** *** *********.)
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****' ******** ** ********* ** *** ARTPEC-8 ******* *** ******** ** ******* deep ******** ** ****** *** *** releases ** * ******** *** ****, given *********** ** ***** ** ********** ********** ** **** ***** *************. Additionally, ********** ** ********* ************* ** a ****** ************** ****** ***** ***** Hisilicon ** **** ******** ** ******** ***************.
****** ** ** ********* ** ******* specific ***** "****" ** "*****", **** buyers *** ****** ** **** ****' internal *********** *** ************ * ******** compared ** ***** ***** *********** *****-***** chips. ** **** ** **** ******-* models ** **** ** ********* ** see *** **** *******.
** ** ***** ** *** ******? I **** ******-******* *** **'* ******* ARTPEC ** ****, ** * ******* something?
** ****, *. *** ******************** “*” *** “*” ** ******.
********* *** ******* **** ***** ;)
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******* *** ***** **, **’* ** ARMSOC, **** **** ***** ************* ***.
******, *** ***** **** ******** ***?
*******?
**** **** **** ******* ******* **** - ***** ********** *** ********* ** 1999
**** *******, ****** *****! ***** **** buyer ** *** *** ***** ** a ***** ********.
**** ****** *** ****** ** **** Axis' ******** *********** *** ************ * positive
****** ** ** ********* ** ******* specific ***** "****" ** "*****", **** buyers *** ****** ** **** ****' internal *********** *** ************ * ******** compared ** ***** ***** *********** *****-***** chips.
***** ***** *** “******** ***********”, **** to ******** ***** “*** ************”.
**** **’* **** **** **** ****** which **** **** *** ***** ** their **** *****, *** **** **** chip ** * *********** ****** ******* specs **** **** **** ********, **’* still * ***** ***.
****’** *** **** ****** ******* **’* a ****** ** ***, ****** ** if **** ******* ** **** ***** rasa.
*** **** *’* **** ***** ****.
** *** *** **** **** **** to ** ********* ******** **** ********* - *** ** *** ***** ****, even ** *** ******* ********** ***’* aware ** **** ** ******-* **** is, * ****** ***** ****** **** it’s ** *** ****** ******* * modified ***** ******.
**’* ***** ** *** *** ******* generations ****** ** ********** *****. **** move ****
******: **** **** ******** *** ********* *** -** ******* ** **** is *** ********.
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*** **** **** ******* *** ********* ways ** ******** ********* ******, **** their ******** ********* ********** *** ******* it *********** ** ***** *****.