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Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 7 Comments on LeafKVM open-source hardware IP KVM offers WiFi 5, PoE, USB-C serial console, and 2.4-inch touchscreen display (Crowdfunding)

LeafKVM open-source hardware IP KVM offers WiFi 5, PoE, USB-C serial console, and 2.4-inch touchscreen display (Crowdfunding)

LeafKVM wireless KVM over IP

LeafKVM is a wireless and PoE open-source hardware IP KVM based on Rockchip RV1126B SoC with 512MB RAM and a microSD card slot for storage. Like other IP KVMs, it enables remote access to computers and servers, even at the BIOS level or when the machine is unresponsive, by emulating keyboard, mouse, and video through HDMI/VGA and USB ports. Other features include a 2.4-inch touchscreen display for configuration and guest video mirroring, a USB-C port for serial debug, a USB Type-A port for expansion (e.g., power control), and an ultra-low latency of less than 100ms. LeafKVM specifications: SoC – Rockchip RV1126B CPU – Quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 up to 1.6 GHz GPU – 2D Graphics Engine VPU Video Decoder – H.265/H.264 up to 3840×2160 @ 30fps Video Encoder  – H.265, H.264, JPEG up to 12Mbps @ 30fps JPEG Decoder AI accelerator – Rockchip NPU engine up to 3 TOPS (INT8); likely not […]

Posted on by Debashis Das - 3 Comments on IP67-rated AI security camera feature Rockchip RV1126B or RK3576/J/M SoC for commercial, industrial, and automotive applications

IP67-rated AI security camera feature Rockchip RV1126B or RK3576/J/M SoC for commercial, industrial, and automotive applications

Firefly CQ38W 1126B and CQ38W 3576 AI smart security cameras

Back in January 2024, Firefly released the CT36L AI smart security cameras, built around the Rockchip RV1106G2 SoC with a 0.5 TOPS NPU and Power over Ethernet (PoE) support. Now, Firefly has introduced two new AI cameras, the CQ38W-1126B and CQ38W-3576, which use a similar IP67-rated enclosure but come with much more powerful processors. Both new models no longer support PoE and instead use a 12V DC input, and they also add an RS485 interface. In terms of performance, the CQ38W-1126B is built around the Rockchip RV1126B with a 3 TOPS NPU and can run small multimodal AI models. The higher-end CQ38W-3576 features an octa-core Rockchip RK3576 with a 6 TOPS NPU, making it suitable for more demanding AI workloads, including YOLO and large language models. Both cameras are available with 3MP or 5MP sensors and come in Commercial or Industrial (J-suffix) variants. The 3576 series also adds an Automotive-grade […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 1 Comment on Boardcon Tiny1126B is a smaller and lighter Rockchip RV1126B system-on-module, yet with more I/Os

Boardcon Tiny1126B is a smaller and lighter Rockchip RV1126B system-on-module, yet with more I/Os

Tiny Rockchip RV1126B system-on-module

Boardcon Tiny1126B shrinks the company’s MINI1126B-P Rockchip RV1126B system-on-module (SoM) from 38x30mm to 34x30mm, targeting even more compact AI vision systems such as smart cameras, smart door locks, inspection cameras, cleaning/logistics robots, DMS (Driver Monitoring Systems), BSD (Blind Spot Detection) solutions, and smart displays. Despite its smaller size, the Tiny1126B features two 0.4mm pitch 100-pin connectors, instead of two 0.5mm pitch 80-pin connectors for its predecessors, offering even more I/Os. It’s notably gaining a USB 3.0 DRD (Dual-Role Device) interface, an extra SDMMC interface, one additional SPI and I2C interfaces, Fast Ethernet, and more. The rest of the specifications, including memory capacity (up to 4GB LPDDR5) and storage (up to 256GB eMMC flash), remain the same. Boardcon Tiny1126B system-on-module Boardcon Tiny1126B specifications: SoC – Rockchip RV1126B CPU – Quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 up to 1.6 GHz with 32KB L1 I-Cache and 32KB L1 D-Cache, unified 512KB L2 Cache GPU – 2D […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 2 Comments on Linux 6.19 Release – Main changes, Arm, RISC-V, and MIPS architectures

Linux 6.19 Release – Main changes, Arm, RISC-V, and MIPS architectures

Linux 6.19

Linus Torvalds has just released Linux 6.19 on the Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML): No big surprises anywhere last week, so 6.19 is out as expected – just as the US prepares to come to a complete standstill later today watching the latest batch of televised commercials. The betting man would expect them all to be AI-generated, but maybe some enterprising company decides to buck the trend? Doubtful, but there’s always a slight chance. But for anybody outside the US, maybe taking the newest kernel out for a spin instead is an option? I have more than three dozen pull requests for when the merge window opens tomorrow – thank you to all the early maintainers. And as people have mostly figured out, I’m getting to the point where I’m being confused by large numbers (almost running out of fingers and toes again), so the next kernel is going to […]

Posted on by Debashis Das - No Comments on Forlinx FET1126Bx-S low-power Rockchip RV1126BJ industrial SoM powers SBC with 40-pin GPIO header

Forlinx FET1126Bx-S low-power Rockchip RV1126BJ industrial SoM powers SBC with 40-pin GPIO header

Forlinx FET1126BJ S Industrial SoM

Forlinx has recently released the FET1126Bx-S, a low-power SoM, which is based on the Rockchip RV1126B (commercial) or RV1126BJ (industrial) SoC. Designed for edge AI applications, the module is suitable for smart cameras, AIoT gateways, and intelligent monitoring systems where local video analytics, low power consumption, and long-term stability are required. It is easy to confuse the newer RV1126B/RV1126BJ with the original Rockchip RV1126, a 32-bit Cortex-A7-based SoC announced around 2020–2021. However, the newer RV1126B/BJ comes with a significant architectural upgrade with a 64-bit quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 processor (instead of the original 32-bit quad-core Cortex-A7) and a more powerful 3.0 TOPS NPU (up from 2.0 TOPS). This updated chip has only recently started appearing in products like Luckfox Aura SBC, Boardcon MINI1126B-P SoM (based on the RV1126B-P), GL.iNet Comet PoE, and GL.iNet Comet Pro KVMs, all of which were released just this year. This makes the FET1126Bx-S SoM one of the […]

Posted on by Debashis Das - 6 Comments on Luckfox Aura – A Raspberry Pi-like Linux SBC powered by Rockchip RV1126B SoC with 3 TOPS NPU

Luckfox Aura – A Raspberry Pi-like Linux SBC powered by Rockchip RV1126B SoC with 3 TOPS NPU

Luckfox Aura Development Board

The Luckfox Aura is a compact, high-performance Linux SBC built around Rockchip’s RV1126B quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 processor with a 3 TOPS NPU and designed for AI vision, multimedia processing, and edge computing Applications. Aura board supports up to 4 GB LPDDR4X memory and up to 64 GB of optional eMMC storage. Camera and display options include two 4-lane MIPI CSI camera inputs, a 4-lane MIPI DSI display interface up to 1080p60, and an AI-enhanced ISP with HDR, noise reduction, dehazing, and image correction features. The board also features Gigabit Ethernet with PoE support, onboard dual-band Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.4/BLE, USB 3.0 OTG, four USB 2.0 host ports, a 40-pin GPIO header compatible with some Raspberry Pi HATs, audio I/O, an RTC, and a microSD card slot. Luckfox Aura specifications: SoC – Rockchip RV1126B quad-core Cortex-A53 SoC CPU – Quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 up to 1.6 GHz with 32KB L1 I-Cache and […]

Posted on by Debashis Das - 6 Comments on Luckfox PicoKVM – A low-cost IP-KVM with 1080p HDMI capture, Wake-on-LAN, virtual storage emulation

Luckfox PicoKVM – A low-cost IP-KVM with 1080p HDMI capture, Wake-on-LAN, virtual storage emulation

Luckfox PicoKVM with case and 1.54inch touch display

Luckfox PicoKVM is a compact and low-cost IP-KVM tool designed for the remote management of PCs, servers, and development boards. Like other KVM solutions, this allows users to control a computer or board remotely, even when it’s turned off or when accessing the BIOS. Built around the Rockchip RV1106 Cortex-A7 processor with 256MB DDR3 and 8GB eMMC storage, the PicoKVM supports 1080p60 video capture with H.264 encoding and 80–200 ms latency. The device integrates HDMI input, a 100 Mbps Ethernet port, and USB-C for HID and USB storage emulation, while the full version adds a 1.54-inch touchscreen display for status monitoring. Additional features include Wake-on-LAN, MicroSD card storage expansion, GPIO-based power control, web and serial terminals, and support for custom scripting. Luckfox PicoKVM specifications: SoC – Rockchip RV1106G3 CPU – Arm Cortex A7 @ 1.2GHz with an integrated RISC-V co-processor. NPU – 1 TOPS 4th-gen Rockchip NPU with hybrid quantization (int4, int8, int16) […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments on GL.iNet Comet PoE KVM over IP solution with 32GB eMMC flash launched for $109.99

GL.iNet Comet PoE KVM over IP solution with 32GB eMMC flash launched for $109.99

GL.iNet Comet PoE

GL.iNet Comet PoE (GL-RM1PE) is a new KVM over IP solution featuring a quad-core Correx-A53 SoC, support for Power-over-Ethernet (PoE), a 32GB eMMC flash, and the usual HDMI and USB ports. It’s essentially an upgrade to the Comet PoE (GL-RM1) KVM over IP box equipped with PoE and a 32GB eMMC flash capable of handling larger ISO files. It also relies on the faster Cortex-A53 processor used in the upcoming Comet Pro, currently on Kickstarter, with WiFi 6, a 2.2-inch touchscreen display, and HDMI passthrough. GL.iNet also claims faster file transfer (35 MB/s read & 25 MB/s write speeds) of about three times faster than the original Comet. Comet PoE specifications: SoC – Unnamed quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU (Potentially Rockchip RV1126B) System Memory – 1GB DDR3L Storage – 32GB eMMC flash Video & Audio Input – HDMI port up to 2K @ 60 FPS (2160 x 1440 @ 60 FPS); H.264 […]