NanoPi is a new Linux development board powered by Samsung S3C2451 ARM9 processor with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth LE connectivity, connectors for a camera and an LCD display, as well as two expansion headers including a 40-pin “Raspberry Pi compatible” header.
NanoPi specifications:
- Processor – Samsung S3C2451 ARM9 @ 400Mhz
- System Memory – 64M DDR2
- Storage – micro SD slot
- Connectivity – AP6210 module for 802.11 b/g/n WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0
- USB – 1x USB 1.1 host port, 1x micro USB OTG port for power and data (serial or Ethernet)
- Display I/F – LCD Interface: 0.5mm pitch SMT FPC seat, support full-color LCD (RGB: 8-8-8)
- Camera I/F – DVP Camera Interface: 0.5mm pitch FPC connector, including ITU-R BT 601/656 8-bit, I2C and GPIOs
- Debugging – Serial Port
- Expansion Headers
- “GPIO1” – 40-pin header including UART, SPI, I2C, GPIO pins (Raspberry Pi compatible)
- “GPIO2” – 12-pin header including I2S, I2C, UART pins
- Power – 5V via micro USB port or headers
- Dimensions – 75 x 30 mm
The board is said to run u-boot, a Linux distribution based on Linux 4.1 and Qt, as well as Debian. You can download firmware images, source code, and schematics (PDF only), and checkout the Quick Start Guide to find out how to get started with a PC running Ubuntu.
NanoPi launch is planned for the 1st of August, and it will sell for $16, although I’m not sure whether shipping is included. Visit nanopi.org for details.
Jean-Luc started CNX Software in 2010 as a part-time endeavor, before quitting his job as a software engineering manager, and starting to write daily news, and reviews full time later in 2011.
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