Author: Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft)

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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Zhihe A210 octa-core RISC-V SoC with 12 TOPS NPU powers SoM-based development board

Zhihe A210 block diagram

Last year, we noted three upcoming high-performance RISC-V SoCs to watch out for: Zhihe A210, SpacemiT K3, and UltraRISC UR-DP1000. The K3 has already been launched, and I’ll work on the K3-Pico-ITX SBC/mini PC review this coming weekend, while the UR-DP1000 is (still?) expected on the Milk-V Titan motherboard. However, we did not have that many details about the Zhihe A210 so far. This has now changed since documentation has surfaced for the Zhihe A210 and a development kit (A210 SODIMM V2) based on a carrier board and a system-on-module itself powered by the octa-core RISC-V processor. Let’s have a look at both. Zhihe A210 octa-core RISC-V SoC Zhihe A210 specifications: CPU  – Octa-core RISC-V RV64GCV processor 4x 64-bit RISC-V C920 cores @ up to 2.3 GHz with 64 KB I Cache and 64 KB D Cache for each core, 1 MB L2 cache; note: 1.9 GHz is also shown […]

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SCINTIX P4 ESP32-P4 Compute Module works with (some) Raspberry Pi CM4/CM5 carrier boards (Crowdfunding)

ESP32-P4 compute module Raspberry Pi CM5 form factor

SCINTIX P4 is an ESP32-P4 RISC-V Compute Module with an ESP32-C6 for wireless connectivity that’s compatible with Raspberry Pi CM4/CM5 carrier boards, at least partially. It should be the first MCU-based system-on-module in Raspberry Pi CM4/CM5 form factor, and RELOC says the SCINTIX P4 gives access to displays, cameras, Ethernet, USB, and all the peripherals the ESP32-P4 exposes when connected to a carrier board. It can also be programmed in standalone mode through its built-in USB Type-C port. SCINTIX P4 (RM-CMP4) specifications: SoC – Espressif Systems ESP32-P4NRW32X  CPU Dual-core RISC-V @ 400 MHz with AI instruction extensions and single-precision FPU Single-core RISC-V LP (low-power) MCU @ up to 40 MHz GPU – 2D Pixel Processing Accelerator (PPA) VPU – H.264 and JPEG codecs support Memory – 768 KB HP L2MEM, 32 KB LP SRAM, 8 KB TCM, 32MB PSRAM Storage – 128 KB HP ROM, 16 KB LP ROM Storage […]

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$4,000 AMD Ryzen AI Halo Developer Platform features 126 TOPS Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor

AMD Ryzen AI Halo Developer Platform Ryzen AI Max+ 395

Last month, AMD introduced the Ryzen AI Halo Developer Platform based on the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor, delivering up to 126 TOPS, and pre-orders are now available for $3,999.99 at MicroCenter (US only, in-store pickup). The computer ships with 128GB LPDDR5x memory and a 2TB NVMe SSD. It offers 10GbE and WiFi 7 networking, HDMI 2.1 and USB-C DisplayPort video output, and a few extra USB-C ports Ryzen AI Halo developer kit specifications: SoC – AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 CPU – 16 cores, 32 threads, “Zen 5” Architecture clocked up to 5.1 GHz GPU – AMD Radeon 8060S Integrated Graphics with 40 CUs, RDNA 3.5 architecture NPU – AMD XDNA™ 2 NPU TDP – 120W Process – TSMC 4nm FinFET Memory – 128GB LPDDR5x up to 8,000 MT/s speed, 256GB/s bandwidth Storage – 2TB M.2 SSD Video Output HDMI 2.1b DisplayPort via USB-C port Networking 10GbE RJ45 port […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 2 Comments on ADLINK COM-HPC-mPTL COM-HPC Mini computer-on-module features up to 180 TOPS Intel Core Ultra Series 3 CPU

ADLINK COM-HPC-mPTL COM-HPC Mini computer-on-module features up to 180 TOPS Intel Core Ultra Series 3 CPU

COM-HPC Mini module based on Intel Core Ultra Series 3 Panther Lake

ADLINK COM-HPC-mPTL is a COM-HPC R1.3 Mini computer-on-module powered by the Intel Core Ultra Processor Series 3 “Panther Lake” family, up to the 180 TOPS 16-core Core Ultra X7 358H processor. The module supports up to 64GB LPDDR5x and optional NVMe SSD BGA storage, and features two 2.5GbE controllers, optional MIPI CSI camera connectors,  and a 40-pin  debug connector. All I/Os are exposed through a standard 400-pin high-density board-to-board connector, including four display interfaces (HDMI, DP, USB4, eDP), and up to 16x PCIe Gen4/Gen5 lanes. COM-HPC-mPTL specifications: SoC – Intel Core Ultra Series 3 Panther Lake-H processors (one or the other) Intel Core Ultra 5 325 8-core (4P+0E+4LPE) processor up to 2.1 GHz / 4.5 GHz (Turbo) with 12MB cache, 4-core Xe3 graphics (40 TOPS), 47 TOPS NPU; PBP: 25W Intel Core Ultra 7 356H 16-core (4P+8E+4LPE) processor up to 1.9 GHz / 4.7 GHz (Turbo) with 18MB cache, 4-core […]

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OneThingCloud decentralized bandwidth sharing/distributed CDN solution pays you for your “spare” bandwidth

OneThing Edge Cube OEC

While writing about the recent Linux 7.1 release, I came across the “OneThing Edge Cube” (OEC) based on the Rockchip RK3566 SoC. I assume it may have been some type of NAS, but instead it’s a box for the OpenThingCloud decentralized bandwidth sharing solution. People purchase the OEC or OEC-Turbo device and install it at home to be part of a distributed P2P CDN (Content Delivery Network), caching data for other nodes operating nearby. As I understand it, there’s no user-facing functionality, and people install this type of hardware at home to get passive income. OneThing Edge Cube (OEC) / Cube Pro (OEC-Pro) specifications: SoC – Rockchip RK3566 System Memory – 2GB (OEC) or 4GB (OEC-turbo) LPDDR4X Storage 8GB eMMC flash SATA 3.0 connector Networking Gigabit Ethernet port 100+ Mbps upload bandwidth recommended USB – USB 3.0 port, USB 2.0 Type-C 2.0 port Power Supply – 12V DC Power supply […]

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Linux 7.1 Release – Main changes, Arm, RISC-V, and MIPS architectures

Linux 7.1 release

Linus Torvalds has just released Linux 7.1 on LKML: So it’s only Sunday morning back home, but it’s Sunday afternoon where I am right now, so I’m doing the 7.1 release at the regular time – just not in the regular timezone. This obviously means that the merge window opens tomorrow, but I’ll be in yet another timezone by then, so timing will all be a bit irregular. Normally I try to front-load the merge window and do as much as possible the first few days – this time I’m not sure that will work out with my laptop and a couple of long flights without internet, but I’ve made sure that I have fetched the early pull requests (thank you – you know who you are), so I will be able to do some of it off-line. Anyway, possible slight hiccups in the merge window aside, the news today […]

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Gateworks Catalina GW9200 NXP i.MX 95 SBC features Flexible Socket Adapter sockets for M.2 or mPCIe modules

Gateworks Catalina GW6200 SBC

Last March, Gateworks introduced the Catalina SBC family, starting with the GW9200 board, based on NXP i.MX 95 SoC for industrial Edge AI applications, and featuring Flexible Socket Adapter (FSA) sockets to accommodate either mini PCIe or M.2 module adapters, depending on requirements. We missed the original announcement, but the new SBC family was brought to our attention when Ezurio announced the acquisition of Gateworks last week. The GW9200 board comprises a system-on-module with the NXP i.MX 95 chip, 4GB LPDDR5 and 8GB eMMC flash by default, as well as a carrier board with 10GbE and GbE RJ45 ports, a MIPI DSI/CSI display/camera interface, two FSA sockets for M.2 or mini PCIe expansion, and a range of I/Os. Ezurio/Gateworks Catalina GW9200 specifications: SoC – NXP i.MX 95 CPU Up to 6x Arm Cortex-A55 application cores clocked at 1.8 GHz with 32KB I-cache and D-cache, 64KB L2 cache, and 512KB L3 […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments on Creality Sermoon S1 review – Part 3: 3D scanning with Khadas Mind 2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB dock

Creality Sermoon S1 review – Part 3: 3D scanning with Khadas Mind 2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB dock

Creality Sermoon S1 3D scanner review with Khadas Mind Graphics 2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB dock

At the end of last year, I received a Creality Sermoon S1 high-end 3D scanner for review. After checking the specifications and going through an unboxing in the first part of the review, I used the 3D scanner with an Intel Core i5-13500H laptop with 16GB of RAM running Creality Scan 4 software on Windows 11. The laptop specs were below the minimum hardware requirements (NVIDIA GPU, 32GB RAM), and while I managed to scan a face and bust using infrared mode, it was a struggle with 4 to 5 FPS scanning, and I wasn’t able to use Blue light scanning at all. Luckily, shortly after the review, Khadas informed me they planned to send a Khadas Mind Graphics 2 dock featuring an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 560 Ti 16GB graphics card and a Mind 2 mini PC with 32GB of RAM and an Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 16-core Meteor […]

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