Category: Processors

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 16 Comments on Rockchip RK3588-powered Orange Pi 5 Max SBC features up to 16GB LPDDR5, 2.5GbE, onboard WiFi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3

Rockchip RK3588-powered Orange Pi 5 Max SBC features up to 16GB LPDDR5, 2.5GbE, onboard WiFi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3

Orange Pi 5 Max SBC

Initially teased at the Orange Pi Developer Conference earlier this year, the Orange Pi 5 Max SBC powered by a Rockchip RK3588 SoC is now available on Amazon and Aliexpress for $95 and up with 8GB or 16GB LPDDR5, and support for eMMC flash modules or soldered on eMMC flash. A 4GB RAM version is also planned for $75. The Orange Pi 5 Max is basically a cost-down version of the Orange Pi 5 Plus with fewer interfaces (e.g. 1x 2.5GbE vs 2x 2.5GbE, no HDMI input, etc..), higher bandwidth LPDDR5 memory, onboard WiFi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3, and a smaller form factor between Pico-ITX and credit card size. Orange Pi 5 Max specifications: SoC – Rockchip RK3588 CPU – Octa-core processor with 4x Cortex-A76 cores @ up to 2.4 GHz, 4x Cortex-A55 cores @ up to 1.8 GHz Arm Mali-G610 MP4 GPU with support for OpenGL ES1.1/2.0/3.2, OpenCL 2.2, […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 2 Comments on Tachyon is a business card-sized SBC based on Qualcomm QCM6490 Arm AI SoC with 5G and WiFi 6 connectivity (Crowdfunding)

Tachyon is a business card-sized SBC based on Qualcomm QCM6490 Arm AI SoC with 5G and WiFi 6 connectivity (Crowdfunding)

Tachyon Qualcomm QCS6490 SBC

Particle Tachyon is a credit card-sized SBC for AIoT projects powered by a Qualcomm QCM6490 octa-core Cortex-A78/A55 SoC with 12 TOPS of AI performance, 4GB RAM, 64GB UFS storage, and support for 5G cellular and WiFi 6 connectivity. The Tachyon integrates MIPI DSI and CSI display/camera interfaces, two USB-C ports including one with DisplayPort Alt mode, and also leverages some Raspberry Pi 5’s hardware features with a 40-pin GPIO header for HAT expansion boards and the 20-pin PCIe FFC for PCIe add-ons. Tachyon specifications: SoC – Qualcomm QCM6490 CPU – Octa-core Kryo 670 with 1x Gold Plus core (Cortex-A78) @ 2.7 GHz, 3x Gold cores (Cortex-A78) @ 2.4 GHz, 4x Silver cores (Cortex-A55) @ up to 1.9 GHz GPU – Adreno 643L GPU @ 812 MHz with support for Open GL ES 3.2, Open CL 2.0, Vulkan 1.x, DX FL 12 DSP – Hexagon DSP with dual HVX and 4K […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 6 Comments on Tuya Ivy smart flower pot monitors your plant’s inner feelings

Tuya Ivy smart flower pot monitors your plant’s inner feelings

Tuya Ivy Smart Flower Pot

No need to check the calendar, it’s not the first of April, and Tuya Ivy is indeed a smart WiFi-connected flower pot with a display that will report your plant’s thirst for water, need for more light, and even loneliness… Developed by PlantsIO, the Ivy smart flower pot is powered by an ESP32 wireless microcontroller connected to seven sensors including lighting and moisture sensors, and a display to show various faces. There’s also a USB-C port for power, a microSD card slot for data storage, some buttons, and a touch bar for user interaction. Tuya Ivy specifications: Wireless module – ESP32-WROVER-E SoC – ESP32 dual-core LX6 processor running at 240 MHz with 520KiB internal RAM Memory – 64 Mbit PSRAM (ESP PSRAM64H) Storage – 64Mbit SPI flash (XMC 25QH64CH10) Wireless – 2.4 GHz WiFi and Bluetooth 5.x (Only WiFi appears to be use) Storage – microSD card Display – Tri-color […]

Posted on by Debashis Das - 3 Comments on STMicro EVLDRIVE101-HPD 1.9-inch motor driver board can drive 750W BLDC motors

STMicro EVLDRIVE101-HPD 1.9-inch motor driver board can drive 750W BLDC motors

ST EVLDRIVE101 HPD 750W Brushless DC motors Driver

STMicroelectronics has recently revealed the reference design for “EVLDRIVE101-HPD” their homegrown BLDC motor driver board that can drive up to a 750W BLDC motor. This compact 50 mm (1.9-inch) circular PCB combines STDRIVE101 3-phase, triple half-bridge gate-driver IC with an STM32G0 microcontroller, which is responsible for driving three-phase brushless motors. The driver board supports various motor-control strategies, including trapezoidal and field-oriented control (FOC), with both sensor’ed and sensorless rotor-position detection. Additionally, it has a wide operating voltage range of 5.5V to 75V and includes STL220N6F7 60V STripFET F7 MOSFETs, which have very low Rds(on) for high efficiency. Other features of the board include ultra-low power consumption in sleep mode, a single-wire debug interface, direct firmware update capability, and protection mechanisms such as under-voltage lockout, overtemperature protection, and cross-conduction prevention. All these features make this board suitable for applications like hairdryers, handheld vacuums, power tools, fans, drones, robots, and industrial equipment […]

Posted on by Debashis Das - 9 Comments on Firefly ROC-RK3576-PC low-profile Rockchip RK3576 SBC supports AI models like Gemma-2B, LlaMa2-7B, ChatGLM3-6B

Firefly ROC-RK3576-PC low-profile Rockchip RK3576 SBC supports AI models like Gemma-2B, LlaMa2-7B, ChatGLM3-6B

Firefly ROC RK3576 PC SBC

Firefly ROC-RK3576-PC is a low-power, low-profile SBC built around the Rockchip RK3576 octa-core Cortex-A72/A53 SoC which we also find in the Forlinx FET3576-C, the Banana Pi BPI-M5, and Mekotronics R57 Mini PC. In terms of power and performance, this SoC falls in between the Rockchip RK3588 and RK3399 SoCs and can be used for AIoT applications thanks to its 6 TOPS NPU. Termed “mini computer” by Firefly this SBC supports up to 8GB LPDDR4/LPDDR4X memory and 256GB of eMMC storage. Additionally, it offers Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi 5, and Bluetooth 5.0 for connectivity. An M.2 2242 PCIe/SATA socket and microSD card can be used for storage, and the board also offers HDMI and MIPI DSI display interfaces, two MIPI CSI camera interfaces, a few USB ports, and a 40-pin GPIO header. Firefly ROC-RK3576-PC specifications SoC – Rockchip RK3576 CPU 4x Cortex-A72 cores at 2.2GHz, four Cortex-A53 cores at 1.8GHz Arm Cortex-M0 MCU at 400MHz GPU […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 3 Comments on LILYGO T-ETH-ELite ESP32-S3 Ethernet PoE board supports stackable LoRaWAN and Cellular expansion modules

LILYGO T-ETH-ELite ESP32-S3 Ethernet PoE board supports stackable LoRaWAN and Cellular expansion modules

LILYGO T-ETH Elite ESP32-S3 Ethernet board LoRaWAN mPCIE cellular expansion

LILYGO T-ETH-Elite is an ESP32-S3-powered IoT board with an Ethernet RJ45 port supporting PoE and a 40-pin GPIO header for stackable shields that offer support for LoRaWAN, 2G, NB-IoT, or/and 4G LTE cellular connectivity. The ESP32-S3 board allows users to build gateways with Ethernet, WiFi, Bluetooth, GNSS, LoRaWAN, and Cellular (2G, NB-IoT, 4G LTE) connectivity, and they can easily switch cellular modules to match specific requirements. LILYGO T-ETH-Elite specifications: Wireless module – Espressif ESP32-S3-WROOM-1 MCU – ESP32-S3R8 dual-core Tensilica LX7 up to 240 MHz with 512KB SRAM, up to 8MB PSRAM Storage – 16MB flash Connectivity – WiFi 4 and Bluetooth LE 5 PCB antenna Storage – MicroSD card slot Networking – 10/100Mbps Ethernet RJ45 port via W5500 SPI to Ethernet chip USB – USB Type-C port for power and programming Expansion – 40-pin (mostly) Raspberry Pi-compatible GPIO header for shields (up to 23x GPIO, USB 2.0, UART, 5V, 3.3V, […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 3 Comments on LattePanda Mu Intel N100 SoM and carrier board review – Part 2: Ubuntu 24.04

LattePanda Mu Intel N100 SoM and carrier board review – Part 2: Ubuntu 24.04

LattePandu Mu Review Ubuntu 24.04

We’ve already checked out the hardware for LattePanda Mu and tested it on Windows 11 using both the Lite Carrier Board and Full-Function Evaluation in the first part of the review. We’ve now had time to test the LattePanda Mu Intel N100 board with Ubuntu 24.04 to see how it performs in Linux with the following tests:

Initial system information
Benchmarks for CPU, disks, peripherals, and networking (GbE and WiFi)
Web and multimedia usage
Power consumption

Since LattePanda Mu is an x86 machine, we can create a boot disk from the Ubuntu 24.04 ISO as we would on a PC.

Posted on by Debashis Das - 2 Comments on Jetway JMTX-ADN8 mini-ITX motherboard features Intel N97 CPU, dual GbE, three display interfaces

Jetway JMTX-ADN8 mini-ITX motherboard features Intel N97 CPU, dual GbE, three display interfaces

Jetway JMTX ADN8 Mini ITX SBC

The Jetway JMTX-ADN8 is a mini-ITX motherboard built around an Intel N97 (Alder Lake-N) processor. The board supports up to 32GB DDR5 RAM via a single SO-DIMM slot and can drive up to three independent displays powered by Intel UHD graphics. Additionally, it offers dual GbE LAN, nine USB ports both USB3.2 Gen 1 and USB 2.0, and multiple storage and expansion options including M.2 (M-key, E-key, and B-key) and SATA-III. The motherboard also includes PCI expansion and supports Windows and Linux operating systems. In one of our last posts, we wrote about the Jetway JNUC-ADN1, another Intel N97-powered SBC, but in a smaller Next Unit of Computing (NUC) form factor. Other than that we have written about similar motherboards in mini-ITX from factors including Radxa ROCK 5 ITX, MW-100-NAS, and ASRock IMB-A8000 feel free to check those out if you are looking for mini-ITX motherboards. Jetway JMTX-ADN8 mini-ITX SBC […]

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