Intel Edison computer with small form factor

The Intel Edison is a small yet powerful computer, about the size of a postage stamp. It is designed to lower the barriers to entry for the next generation of consumer products by providing a full-featured, low-power computer in a form factor small enough to fit almost anywhere.

The product is powered by a 22 nm Intel Atom SoC that includes a dual-core, dual-threaded CPU running at 500 MHz and a 32-bit Quark MCU running at 100 MHz. Measuring 35.5 x 25 x 3.7 mm, it includes 1 GB of RAM and 4 GB of Flash and supports dual-band 801.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi as well as Bluetooth 4.0 and 2.1 EDR.

A micro-USB OTG port is available and 40 general-purpose I/O pins (GPIOs) are exposed via the high-density Hirose DF40 connector. The device can be powered by a 3.3 to 4.5 V power supply and draws only 13 mW in standby mode.

The product includes a device-to-device and device-to-cloud connectivity framework to enable cross-device communication and a cloud-based, multitenant, time-series analytics service that is available with an Intel Edison module or kit.