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ALP SDK

The ALP SDK is Alp Lab's vendor-independent software development kit for building firmware on E1M Edge AI modules. It provides a unified, CMSIS-compatible API across all supported processors and RTOS targets.

Design Principles​

  • CMSIS-compatible -- Follows Arm CMSIS standards for driver interfaces, ensuring familiarity and portability
  • Vendor-independent -- A single API abstracts hardware differences between Alif Ensemble, Renesas RZ/V2N, and future processors
  • Multi-RTOS support -- Write your application once, target multiple execution environments

Supported Targets​

Processors​

ModuleProcessorSDK Target Core
E1M-AENAlif EnsembleEnsemble cores
E1M-X V2NRenesas RZ/V2NCortex-M33
E1M-X V2N-M1Renesas RZ/V2NCortex-M33

Operating Environments​

EnvironmentStatus
Bare-metalSupported
FreeRTOSSupported
ZephyrOSComing soon

SDK Components​

The ALP SDK includes:

  • Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) -- CMSIS-Driver compliant APIs for GPIO, SPI, I2C, UART, and other peripherals
  • Board Support Packages (BSP) -- Pin configuration and clock setup for each E1M module
  • RTOS Integration -- FreeRTOS port with pre-configured tick, heap, and interrupt priorities
  • Examples -- Ready-to-build sample projects demonstrating peripheral usage and common patterns

Architecture​

+---------------------------+
|     Application Code      |
+---------------------------+
|     ALP SDK HAL (CMSIS)   |
+---------------------------+
|   RTOS (FreeRTOS / bare)  |
+---------------------------+
|   BSP (module-specific)   |
+---------------------------+
|       Hardware            |
+---------------------------+

Next Steps​