Nvidia has done a great job porting Linux to their Tegra K1, and it’s one of the only ARM processor with a GPU supporting OpenGL, which helps a great deal with Unity for example. Nexus 9 supports Ubuntu (somewhat), and platforms like Jetson TK1 board are suitable to developers, but as I and others wondered why nobody ever made a Tegra K1 mini PC, I’ve been informed that such device existed already with PC Partner’s N258N1-F mini PC.
N258N1-F technical specifications:
- SoC – Nvidia Tegra K1 quad-core ARM Cortex A15r3 processor with Kepler GPU
- System Memory – 2 GB RAM
- Storage – 16 GB eMMC + SD card slot
- Video Output – HDMI up to 3840×2160 @ 30Hz, 4096×2160 @ 24Hz or 3200×2000 @ 60 Hz
- Audio I/O – HDMI, headphone jack, and microphone jack
- Connectivity – Gigabit Ethernet and Wi-Fi (with external antenna connector)
- USB – 2x USB 2.0 host ports, 2x USB 3.0 ports
- Misc – Power button and LED, COM port
- Dimensions – 127 x 127 x 45 mm
- Weight – N/A
- Temperature Range – 0 ℃ ~ 40 ℃
- Relative Humidity – 20% to 95%
The system runs Linux for Tegra operating system based on Ubuntu 14.04 with Nvidia specific drivers. PC Partner computer is targeting the embedded market, and has been launched in December 2014. If you are interested, you can request a quote or more information on Ask Corp’s N258N1-F product page (Japanese).
Via Tech Report, and thanks to Peter for the tip.
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I commend Nvidia he has everything, Kernel 3.10.40, and even the “VPU” (GStreamer) ! : http://developer.download.nvidia.com/mobile/tegra/l4t/r21.2.0/sources/gstomx_src.tbz2
Too bad that other manufacturers do not invest as much (eg Rockchip).
@CSylvain
I keep reading praise about K1 from developers, but for some reasons, there aren’t that many K1 products on the market, and no mini PCs that can be bought by individuals.
@Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft)
Jean Luc any words about mediatek big step on the box / stick’s market the sony mediatek joint venture?
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/sony-android-tv-mediatek-mt5595,28349.html
@ovidiu
It’s a TV chip. Interesting, but it’s probably not something most people will play around.
Bricking a $1,000 TV might not be such as fun experience…
Why no SATA?
And will it be cheaper than the Jetson TK1 board?
I sent an inquiry and got the following :))))
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@fossxplorer
That’s a start 🙂
N258N1-F for 450 bucks, yikes:
http://nttxstore.jp/_II_AJ14881325
It looked pretty much like a “clone” of ZBOX CI321 nano and ZOTAC turned out to be under PC Partner Group as shown below:
http://www.pcpartner.com/En/index.php?m=Brands
http://www.minimachines.net/actu/ces-2015-zotac-presente-le-zbox-ci321-nano-fanless-25173
They’re a local company here so I’ll ask them directly if N258N1-F were available in Hong Kong or otherwise:
http://www.pcpartner.com/En/index.php?m=Contact
Liliputing reports it may be sold as ZBOX N258N1-Q in the US.
http://liliputing.com/2015/01/pc-partner-launches-linux-mini-pc-tegra-k1.html