Geniatech APC680 is described as an “AI-powered TV box” powered by Synaptics VS680 quad-core Cortex-A73 SoC with a built-in 7.9 TOPS NPU and designed for smart entertainment and edge computing.
The system comes with 4GB RAM and 16GB eMMC flash by default, 4K capable HDMI output and input ports, gigabit Ethernet, WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 5.0, a few USB ports, and a range of wireless options including 4G LTE, Zigbee, Z-Wave, and LoRa. Besides being just an AI-powered TV box, it could also be used as a Smart Home gateway in more ways than one.
Geniatech APC680 specifications:
- SoC – Synaptics VS680
- CPU – Quad-Core Arm Cortex-A73 processor
- GPU – Imagination PowerVR Series9XE GE9920 with support for OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 1.2, Vulkan 1.1, and DirectFB
- VPU
- Up to 2160p60 decode with AV1, H.265, H.264, VP9, VP8, and MPEG-2
- Up to 1080p60 encode with H.264, VP8
- NPU – 7.9 TOPS with support for INT8/INT16/FP16/BFP16 MAC hybrid operation
- System Memory – 4 GB by default (8 GB or 16 GB optional – TBC, because the VS680 block diagram brief reads “64-bit LPDDR4/4X (max 4GB)”)
- Storage
- 16 GB eMMC flash by default (8 GB to 64 GB optional)
- MicroSD card slot
- Video Output – HDMI output up to 4K resolution
- Video Input – HDMI Input up to 4K resolution (TBC)
- Networking
- Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 port
- Dual-band WiFi 5 (IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac), 2×2 MIMO
- Bluetooth 4.1 or 5.0 (optional)
- Optional 4G LTE via mini PCIe socket and micro SIM card slot
- GTIOT slot for optional Z-Wave, Zigbee, LoRa, or LTE/GPS module
- USB
- 1x USB 3.0 port
- 1x USB 2.0 (OTG) port
- 1 x RJ45 10/100/1000M(LED)
- Misc – Power button, IR receiver, watchdog, RTC
- Power Supply – 12V/1.5A via 5.5/2.1mm power barrel jack
- Dimensions – 106 x 100 x 25 mm
Geniatech provides support for Android 12 and Ubuntu Linux for the VS680, which further confirms the dual TV box and Edge AI gateway use case. Synaptics is not known for releasing documentation and software publicly, but we previously found the Synaptic VS680 under another name (SenaryTech SN3680) on the Banana Pi BPI-M6 SBC, and the wiki for the board has some software resources and demos showing AI object detection in action.
The APC680 is not listed on the Geniatech Store, so we don’t have pricing information at this time. Additional information may be found on the product page.
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