🚀 Echo — The Open Platform for Communication–AI Convergence Fusion
🌍 What is Echo?
Echo is an open-source development platform built on Venus, our RISC-V processor designed for communication-AI fusion. Echo empowers developers to build, test, and deploy next-generation applications where signal processing meets intelligent computation.
🔧 Echo includes:
- 📦 Pre-optimized operators for FFT, MIMO, neural networks, and more
- 🛠️ A full toolchain: compiler, debugger, and hardware simulator
- 🌍 Real-world application demos (5G/LTE, GNSS, LORA, etc.)
- 📖 Comprehensive documentation & tutorials
🧠 Powered by AURA Architecture and Venus Chip
AURA: AI Unified Radio Architecture
AURA is the foundational computing architecture behind Echo. It is designed for tight integration of perception, communication, and computation, optimized for edge and low-latency scenarios.
Venus: Our RISC-V Communication-AI Chip
Venus is a custom RISC-V processor based on the AURA architecture:
- ⚙️ Instruction set extensions for communication and neural workloads
- 🚀 Built-in accelerators (vector engine, etc.)
- 🌐 Ideal for 5G/6G, GNSS, LoRa, edge AI, V2X, and more
✅ Why Choose Echo?
| Feature | Highlights |
|---|---|
| 🧩 Modular by Design | Flexible architecture for rapid prototyping |
| 📦 Plug & Play | No hardware background required to get started |
| 🔧 Full Toolchain | Simulation + compilation + deployment all included |
| 🤝 Open Collaboration | Contribute operators, apps, or hardware extensions |
| 🌐 Real Use Cases | Validated in live projects with measurable performance |
🧠 Who Is Echo For?
🎓 Academia & Researchers
→ Open-Source Platform for Communication-AI Research
Echo provides a low-cost, low-power environment to prototype and validate communication algorithms with real-world performance. Ideal for academic research and rapid innovation.
🏭 Industry
→ Decoupled Software-Hardware Baseband Chip Solution
Accelerate your baseband chip development with a modular, software-first approach.
• R&D Cycle Reduced: From 12–18 months to just 3–6 months.
🧩 Standards Organizations
→ Fast-Track 6G Technology Validation
Streamline the path to 6G standardization with efficient tools and full-stack communication-AI libraries.
• Cut traditional prototype cycles (3–5 years) down to months.
Echo is your playground.
🎯 We offer:
- 🔧 A complete developer toolchain with seamless hardware-software abstraction
- 🌍 A vibrant and inclusive open-source community
- 🤝 Collaborative innovation with real projects and real impact
- 🚗 Deployment tracks for autonomous driving, smart infrastructure, and more
Whether you’re building, testing, or scaling — Echo gives you the freedom to create.
🚀 Get Started Now
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Visit our quick-start guide:[🚀 Get Started with OpenEcho ACE-LAB Echo](https://acelab-shu.github.io/ACE-Echo/mydoc_get_started.html) - Download the toolchain & examples
- Join the community and start building!
📣 Join the Echo Community
📬 Email: shenyihao@shu.edu.cn
💬 Community: [coming soon]
“Echo is not just a platform — it’s a call to build the future of Communication.”