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September 8, 2025September 8, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 3 Comments

Realtek RTD1319C SoC with Mali-G57 GPU powers Formuler Z12 Ultra 4K TV box with optional USB DVB or ATSC tuner

Formuler Z12 Ultra is an Android 12 4K TV box powered by a Realtek RTD1319C SoC coupled with 4GB RAM and 128GB eMMC flash, support for Dolby Vision and Atmos, and popular USB ATSC or DVB-T/T2 digital TV tuners. While it was first seen in 2022 on the Formuler Z11 Pro Max, the RTD1319C is new to me, and it appears to be a variant of the RTD1319 quad-core Cortex-A55 SoC introduced in 2020, which replaces an entry-level Mali-G31 MP2 with an older, mid-range Mali-G57 MC1 GPU that should allow for smoother or higher-resolution user interfaces. However, it lacks the 4Kp60 H.266/VVC video codec support found in the Realtek RTD1319D. Formuler Z12 Ultra specifications: SoC – Realtek RTD1319C CPU – Quad-core Arm Cortex-A55 GPU – Arm Mali-G57 MC1 VPU – Up to 4Kp60 AV1, H.265 (HEVC), AVS, H.264 (AVC, MVC), Real, MPEG-1/2/4, VC-1 System Memory – 4GB DDR4 @ 2400MHz […]

August 25, 2025September 22, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 7 Comments

Centron CT1832 Real.Pi – A Realtek RTD1619B SBC based on Raspberry Pi 3 Model B form factor

Centron Design’s CT1832 Real.Pi is a RealTek RTD1619B SBC that mainly follows the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B form factor and is designed for AIoT applications, vehicle-mounted central control, entertainment/game equipment, and digital signage. It follows the RTD1619B-powered XpressReal T3 SBC based on a smaller form factor, which was introduced a few weeks ago by Fyde Innovations, with support for the Chromium-based FydeOS operating system. The CT1832 Real.Pi board is equipped with 4GB RAM, 16GB eMMC flash, an HDMI 2.0 port, a Gigabit Ethernet port with optional PoE, optional dual-band WiFi and Bluetooth 4.2 module, a 16-pin PCIe x1 connector, and a 40-pin GPIO header, among other features. CT1832 Real.Pi specifications: SoC – Realtek RTD1619B CPU – Quad-core Arm Cortex-A55 @ up to 1.7GHz GPU – Arm Mali-G57 MP1 with support for Vulkan 1.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0 VPU Decoding 4Kp60 AV1, H.265/EVC, and VP9.2, all with HDR support […]

August 18, 2025August 24, 2025 by Debashis Das - 6 Comments

Raspberry Pi Zero inspired XpressReal T3 SBC features Realtek RTD1619B SoC, runs FydeOS

Developed by Fyde Innovations in collaboration with Radxa and Realtek, the XpressReal T3 is a Raspberry Pi Zero-like SBC built around the Realtek RTD1619B Arm Cortex-A55 SoC. It runs FydeOS/openFyde out of the box, and also supports Linux and Android, making it suitable for enterprise kiosks, digital signage, and multimedia applications. The board features 4GB LPDDR4 RAM, 32GB eMMC flash, a microSD card, and an M.2 socket for NVMe for storage. Other features include HDMI 2.1a, MIPI DSI, USB 3.2 Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-A, Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, a mPCIe slot, and a 40-pin Raspberry Pi-style GPIO header. XpressReal T3 specifications: SoC – Realtek RTD1619B CPU – Quad-core Arm Cortex-A55 @ up to 1.7GHz GPU – Arm Mali-G57 MP1 with Vulkan 1.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0 NPU – 1.6 TOPS, supports INT4/INT8/INT16, FP16/BF16, TF32 System Memory – 4GB LPDDR4 @ 3200Mbps Storage 4MB SPI flash for boot […]

May 9, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 8 Comments

UGOOS SK2 – A 4K Google TV box powered by Realtek RTD1325 SoC with 4GB RAM, WiFi 6, Dolby Vision & Atmos

UGOOS SK2 is a 4K Google TV (Android TV 12) box powered by a Realtek RTD1325 quad-core Cortex-A55 SoC with 4GB LPDDR4 RAM, 32GB eMMC flash, 100 Mbps Ethernet, and WiFi 6 connectivity. The TV box features an HDMI 2.1a port that outputs up to 4Kp60 with HDR, an optical S/PDIF audio output, and two USB ports. As a certified device, it ships with a Widevine L1 license for video streaming, as well as Dolby Vision and Atmos audio support. UGOOS SK2 specifications: SoC – Realtek RTD1325 CPU – Quad-core Arm Cortex-A55 @ 1.7GHz with 512KB L3 cache; 20,000 DMIPS GPU – Arm Mali-G57 MC1 with OpenGL ES 3.2 and Vulkan 1.3 API support VPU – 4Kp60 10-bit AV1, VP9, H.265, AVS2 video decoder System Memory – 4GB LPDDR4 Storage – 32GB eMMC flash Video & Audio Output HDMI 2.1a up to 4K resolution (3840 x 2160) with 4K HDR […]

March 17, 2025March 17, 2025 by Debashis Das - No Comments

IMDT V2N Renesas RZ/V2N SoM powers Edge AI SBC with HDMI, MIPI DSI, dual GbE, WiFi 4, and more

IMD Technologies has recently introduced the IMDT V2N SoM based on the newly launched Renesas RZ/V2N low-power AI MPU and its SBC carrier board designed for robotics, smart cities, industrial automation, and IoT applications. The SoM ships with 8GB RAM and 32GB eMMC flash, and supports various interfaces through B2B connectors including two 4-lane MIPI CSI-2 interfaces, a MIPI DSI display interface, and more. The SBC supports MIPI DSI or HDMI video output, dual GbE, WiFi 4 and Bluetooth 5.2, as well as expansion capabilities through M.2 sockets. IMDT V2N SBC specifications: IMDT V2N SoM SoC – Renesas RZ/V2N Application Processor – Quad-core Arm Cortex-A55 @ 1.8 GHz (0.9V) / 1.1 GHz (0.8V) L1 cache – 32KB I-cache (with parity) + 32KB D-cache (with ECC) per core L3 cache – 1MB (with ECC, max frequency 1.26 GHz) Neon, FPU, MMU, and cryptographic extension (for security models) Armv8-A architecture System Manager […]

January 29, 2025March 30, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 36 Comments

Radxa Orion O6 Review – Part 1: Unboxing, Debian 12 installation, and first benchmarks

Radxa sent me a sample of the Orion O6 mini-ITX motherboard for review. The system is powered by an CIX P1 (CD8180) 12-core Armv9 processor, equipped with 16GB RAM, and offers features like 5GbE, HDMI and DisplayPort, a PCIe Gen4 x16 slot, and more. It’s one of the most anticipated boards of the first part of 2025 since it’s powerful, offers a good performance/value ratio, and eventually promises to boot any ISO Arm64 image through an open-source BIOS / EDKII bootloader. I’ll start this review with an unboxing, NVMe SSD and WiFi module installation, and a short tutorial showing how to install Debian 12 operating systems before getting some system information and running a few benchmarks. In a few weeks, I’ll publish a more detailed review with features testing and more benchmarks to see what works and what doesn’t at this very early stage. Radxa Orion O6 unboxing I received […]

January 20, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 5 Comments

Disabling VT-d improves Intel Arc GPU Linux performance on Meteor Lake and newer SoCs

Improve Intel Arc GPU performance Linux VT-d disabled

In this post, I’ll check whether disabling VT-d virtualization support may improve the performance of the Intel Arc GPU in recent Meteor Lake or Lunar Lake SoC using a Khadas Mind Maker Kit with an Intel Core Ultra 7 258V CPU with Intel Arc 140V graphics running Ubuntu 24.10. A few days ago, I read a post on Phoronix about Intel publishing tips to improve the performance of Intel GPUs in Linux: Keep the system updated with the latest kernel and Mesa versions. Ensure SoC firmware is up-to-date. These firmware updates currently require installing the Windows graphics driver; firmware updates via fwupd are in progress. Use Wayland where possible, as it supports additional modifiers for better performance. For MTL (Meteor Lake) and newer integrated GPUs, disable VT-d if virtualization is not needed. For discrete GPUs: Enable ReBAR_ Enable ASPM_ I was especially curious about the line about disabling VT-d virtualization […]

January 17, 2025January 17, 2025 by Tomisin Olujinmi - 3 Comments

Home Assistant-compatible 60GHz mmWave radar sensor features a built-in IR blaster (Crowdfunding)

The eMotion Ultra is a Home Assistant-compatible 60GHz mmWave radar presence sensor with a built-in IR blaster with a 15-meter range, a brightness sensor, and a temperature/humidity sensor. It is powered by an Armv8-M KM4 microcontroller with built-in Wi-Fi connectivity and is targeted at simplifying complex smart home setups. The eMotion Ultra 60GHz mmWave radar presence sensor module is reported to be able to “cover up to 40 square meters (430 square feet) using just one device.” It can be configured for up to 4 zones with personalized automations for each zone. The exact Armv8-M KM4 module used isn’t named but is likely based on a Realtek RTL8720CM wireless SoC or other Realtek Ameba microcontroller. Potential applications include security management, lighting automation, home climate control, energy management, and rental property management. We have seen similar presence sensors such as the RoomSense IQ, Seeed Studio’s mmWave fall detection kit, SONOFF SNZB-06P, […]