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E1M-AEN

Sub-1 mW standby with wake-on-event AI. Cortex-M55 + Ethos-U55 (plus Ethos-U85 on E4/E6/E8) scaling from 250 GOPS (E3/E5/E7) up to 454 GOPS (E4/E6/E8) for wake-word, vibration anomaly, and ultra-low-power sensing.

−40 to +75 °C<1 mW standby
Dev kit$249
E1M-AEN

In partnership with

Alif Semiconductor

§ Specs in detail

Compute

MCU (SoC)2× Arm Cortex-M55: 1× 160 MHz (HE) + 1× 400 MHz (HP)
CPU0 / 1 / 2× Arm Cortex-A32 @ 800 MHz (per SoC: E3/E4 none, E5/E6 single, E7/E8 dual)
NPU2× Arm Ethos-U55; E4/E6/E8 add 1× Arm Ethos-U85 (250 GOPS · E3/E5/E7, 454 GOPS · E4/E6/E8)
SoC familyAlif Ensemble E3 / E4 / E5 / E6 / E7 / E8

Interfaces

MIPI CSI-21× 2-lane
MIPI DSI1× 2-lane
Parallel Camera1× (8-bit parallel)
Ethernet100 Mbps PHY
USBUSB 2.0 HS
CAN-FD1 channel (CAN PHY is an assembly option)
Connectivity2.4 GHz Wi-Fi 6 + BLE 5.4 (BDE-BW3501N, TI CC3501E)
Memory busOSPI HyperRAM + NOR flash (one OSPI bus): fitted on E1M-AEN803 only; build option on E1M-AEN301 / 401 / 501 / 601 / 701; not available on E1M-AEN801
VideoISP + JPEG encoder on E4 / E6 / E8 only (E1M-AEN401 / 601 / 801 / 803)

Memory

RAM13.5 MB (E3/E5/E7) or 9.75 MB (E4/E6/E8) SRAM on-die
ROM5.5 MB MRAM on-chip
External memoryHyperRAM + NOR flash on one OSPI bus: E1M-AEN803 fits 512 Mbit HyperRAM + 256 Mbit NOR; E1M-AEN801 fits none; build option on E1M-AEN301 / 401 / 501 / 601 / 701

Mechanical

Dimensions35 × 35 mm
Pad count312

Environment

Operating−40 °C to +75 °C

§ Interface map

Hover an interface to see where it lands on the module footprint. Counts and groups below.

E1M · 35 × 35 mm · 312 pads

Hover or focus an interface to see where it lands on the module footprint.

vision
  • · MIPI CSI-2 (1× 2-lane)
  • · Parallel camera (8-bit)
  • · MIPI DSI (1× 2-lane)
io
  • · Ethernet 100 Mbps
  • · USB 2.0 HS
  • · CAN-FD ×1
  • · I²C / SPI / UART
  • · PDM ×2
wireless
  • · Wi-Fi 6 (2.4 GHz)
  • · BLE 5.4

§ Ordering options

MPNSoCMPU#MHzMCU#MHzROMRAMGPUISPAIWiFi/BLETemp.
E1M-AEN701—
E7A322800M552160 + 4005.5 MB13.5 MBY—250 GOPSY−40 °C ~ +75 °C
E1M-AEN501—
E5A321800M552160 + 4005.5 MB13.5 MBY—250 GOPSY−40 °C ~ +75 °C
E1M-AEN301—
E3———M552160 + 4005.5 MB13.5 MBY—250 GOPSY−40 °C ~ +75 °C
E1M-AEN801—
E8A322800M552160 + 4005.5 MB9.75 MBYY454 GOPSY−40 °C ~ +75 °C
E1M-AEN803—
E8A322800M552160 + 4005.5 MB MRAM + 256 Mbit NOR9.75 MB + 512 Mbit HyperRAMYY454 GOPSY−40 °C ~ +75 °C
E1M-AEN601—
E6A321800M552160 + 4005.5 MB9.75 MBYY454 GOPSY−40 °C ~ +75 °C
E1M-AEN401—
E4———M552160 + 4005.5 MB9.75 MBYY454 GOPSY−40 °C ~ +75 °C

Alp Lab supports custom options.Contact salesfor a quote.

§ Start prototyping

The E1M-AEN Dev Kit bundle.

The EVK carrier with the module mounted, ready to boot. One quote, one ship. Power source and cables are yours to supply.

  • E1M-AEN SoM

    mounted on the spacer PCB

  • EVK carrier board

    on-board RP2040 debugger + USB-UART console (J5) · all I/O broken out

  • You supply

    USB-C PD source or barrel PSU, and cables

  • Factory image

    factory MCUboot + self-test image

Bundle starts from

$249

Get a kit quote ↗

One quote covers the full bundle · ships from EU stock

E1M-AEN module

SoM

EVK carrier

EVK

§ Module gallery

Photography and block diagrams of E1M-AEN. Click any image to zoom.

§ Where to buy

Order E1M-AEN through our distributors

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We ship directly from Sweden for development quantities, and we'll help you find a local partner for production runs.

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§ Documentation

Downloads — datasheets, CAD and design files.

Datasheets and manuals download directly from docs.alplab.ai — no email gate. Design files marked “On request” are not public yet; ask us.

11 files

Datasheets & manuals

DocumentRevUpdatedDownload
DatasheetPreliminary
DS-AEN-001
v0.21October 2026PDF
HW Design GuidePreliminary
HG-AEN-001
v0.11October 2026PDF
ErrataPreliminary
ER-AEN-001
v0.3October 2026PDF
RL-AEN-001
v0.7October 2026PDF
DC-AEN-001
v0.5October 2026PDF
CM-AEN-001
v0.3October 2026PDF
EM-AEN-001
v0.3October 2026PDF

Design files

DocumentRevUpdatedDownload
BrochureOn request
v1.0January 2026Request
v0.9April 2026Request
v0.9December 2025Request
3D StepOn request
v0.9April 2026Request

Full documentation on docs.alplab.ai ↗

§ Compliance & regulatory

Module-level declarations for E1M-AEN.

Material declarations and reliability data for the module itself. No sales gate — request a copy for design-in or audit purposes.

§ What applies to this module

  • RoHS 3

    EU 2015/863 — restriction of hazardous substances

  • REACH SVHC

    Substance disclosure per current ECHA candidate list

  • POPs

    EU 2019/1021 — persistent organic pollutants

  • Halogen-free

    TBD — not yet declared for the module

  • CMRT

    Conflict Minerals report (RMI v6+), Dodd-Frank §1502

  • Operating temperature

    −40 °C to +75 °C ambient operating range

  • Pre-compliance EMC assessment

    Test plan and emitter risk assessment. Bench scan pending — no measured results yet

§ Documents

Preliminary declarations. Issued as Released and signed once supplier declarations are complete.

End-product CE / FCC / UKCA marking is the integrator's responsibility. See /compliance for what we ship vs what's yours.

§ Run on this SoM

Unified Alp SDK

Same C/C++ API across all E1M variants. Switch SoMs without rewriting your application — verified against theE1M Spec.

OS targets
Bare-metalZephyr RTOS
SDK version
v0.17.0 · releasedBring-up
AI / NPU runtimes
  • · Arm Ethos-U Vela compiler
  • · TensorFlow Lite Micro
Peripheral drivers
Upstream (5)
GPIO · I2C · SPI · UART · PDM
In-house (0)
—

§ Run on this SoM in 30 seconds

Same C/C++ API across every E1M module.

Drop a board config at the project root, point at your SKU, and the Alp SDK builds Zephyr / bare-metal firmware (Linux on the Cortex-A32 is planned; no Yocto build yet) for E1M-AEN with no per-chip rewrites. Swap to another E1M module by changing one line.

board.yamlE1M-AEN
# E1M-AEN firmware project
som:
  sku: E1M-AEN801
  hw_rev: r2

preset: e1m-evk

cores:
  bare_metal:
    os: bare-metal
    app: ./fw
    peripherals: [gpio, i2c, uart]
fw/main.cportable across E1M
#include <alp/peripheral.h>
#include <alp/e1m_pinout.h>

int main(void) {
  alp_gpio_t       *led = alp_gpio_open(ALP_E1M_GPIO_IO0);
  alp_i2c_config_t  cfg = ALP_I2C_CONFIG_DEFAULT(ALP_E1M_I2C0);
  alp_i2c_t        *bus = alp_i2c_open(&cfg);
  uint8_t reg = 0x00, buf[2];

  while (1) {
    alp_gpio_write(led, 1);
    /* read register 0x00 of your carrier sensor (example address 0x1D).
   0x50 / 0x58 on I2C0 is the module's identity EEPROM: read-only,
   never put another device there */
    alp_i2c_write_read(bus, 0x1D, &reg, 1, buf, sizeof buf);
    alp_gpio_write(led, 0);
  }
}
terminal · zsh
$ curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/alplabai/tan-cli/main/install.sh | sh
# Windows: irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/alplabai/tan-cli/main/install.ps1 | iex
$ git clone https://github.com/alplabai/alp-sdk
$ tan bootstrap --sdk-root ./alp-sdk   # west workspace, venv, toolchain
$ tan doctor                           # build / flash readiness check
$ tan init --name my-app && cd my-app
$ tan validate                         # schema + pin allocation check
$ tan build                            # bare-metal build for E1M-AEN801
# flash: modules ship with a factory MCUboot. Load zephyr.signed.bin into the
# Cortex-M55 HE slot0 at 0x80010000 with a J-Link on J2 (JLinkExe: loadbin
# <file> 0x80010000; the on-board RP2040 debugger on J5 is the alternative).
# See the E1M EVK Getting Started guide. Do not use west flash on a
# pre-provisioned module, and never pass --replace-atoc.

§ Compare with siblings

No sibling variants in this family yet.

§ Evaluation kit

E1M-AEN EVK — boot, flash, build in 30 minutes.

A complete bring-up platform for E1M-AEN: the module mounted on its spacer PCB on a full-featured carrier board with every E1M peripheral broken out. You supply the USB-C PD source or barrel PSU and the cables.

  • · Carrier board with full E1M peripheral break-out
  • ·On-board RP2040 debugger + USB-UART console on J5 (no external probe needed)
  • · Bundled with the unified Alp SDK
  • · Reference schematics + PCB on request
E1M-AEN Evaluation Kit

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