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March 10, 2026 by Debashis Das - 1 Comment

Makerfabs CM0IQ – An ultra-compact (42x36mm) Raspberry Pi CM0 Lite board

The CM0IQ is an ultra-compact board based on the Raspberry Pi CM0 Lite Compute Module. It measures just 42 × 36 mm and squeezes multiple interfaces into a 15.1 cm² footprint, making it suitable for space-constrained applications such as robotics, IoT devices, and custom hardware integrations. Despite being smaller than a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (19.5 cm²), the CM0IQ manages to include a full-sized USB-A port, a Micro HDMI port, and 4-lane MIPI CSI and DSI connectors. To fit everything into this small footprint, the designer also relied on a 1.27 mm 40-pin GPIO header rather than the standard 2.54 mm header. The board also features a USB Type-C for power, a microSD card slot for storage, 5V solder pads for power input, and four M2 mounting threads. Raspberry Pi CM0IQ Specifications: SoM – Raspberry Pi CM0 Lite SoC – Broadcom BCM2710A1 CPU – Quad-core Cortex-A53 processor @ 1.0 GHz […]

March 5, 2026March 5, 2026 by Debashis Das - 2 Comments

Grinn ReneSOM-V2H is a tiny LGA SoM based on Renesas RZ/V2H processor for vision AI applications

Polish embedded systems company Grinn has recently introduced ReneSOM-V2H, a tiny vision AI SoM built around the Renesas RZ/V2H vision AI processor. Measuring just 42.6 x 37 mm, Grinn claims it is the world’s smallest module based on this specific Renesas MPU, and targets space-constrained Edge AI applications such as smart cameras, robotics, and industrial automation. The RZ/V2H SoC features a heterogeneous architecture with 4x Cortex-A55 cores, 2x Cortex-R8 cores, and 1x Cortex-M33 core, along with a DRP-AI3 accelerator with up to 8 TOPS. It supports LPDDR4 memory and eMMC storage, along with various connectivity options, including PCIe Gen3 (4-lane), USB 3.2, USB 2.0, and Gigabit Ethernet. It also provides four MIPI-CSI camera inputs and a MIPI-DSI display output for vision applications. Grinn ReneSOM-V2H specifications: SoC – Renesas RZ/V2H CPU/MCU cores 4x Arm Cortex-A55 cores up to 1.8 GHz 2x Cortex-R8 real-time cores up to 800 MHz Arm Cortex-M33 microcontroller core up […]

March 5, 2026 by Debashis Das - No Comments

Raspberry Pi CM5 industrial computer features RS485/RS232/CAN Bus/DIO interfaces, dual Ethernet, optional 4G/5G cellular module

Waveshare IPCBOX-CM5 is an industrial-grade mini computer built around the Raspberry Pi CM5, featuring RS485, RS232, CAN Bus, and DI/DO terminal blocks, dual Ethernet, an M.2 socket for NVMe SSDs or AI accelerators, and a wide 7V to 36V DC power input. The system is compatible with all CM5 variants and integrates GbE and 2.5GbE ports, a 4K-capable HDMI video output, multiple USB 3.2/2.0 ports, and an M.2 B-Key slot plus a Nano-SIM card slot for 4G LTE/5G cellular modules. Other features include microSD card support for Raspberry Pi CM5 Lite models, a PWM fan header, a buzzer, an audio jack, an RTC battery header, and a speaker connector. Housed in an aluminum alloy case with heat-dissipation fins, the unit also supports DIN-rail and VESA mounting for industrial control, IoT gateways, smart factory systems, network appliances, and remote monitoring deployments. Waveshare IPCBOX-CM5 Specifications: Compatibility – Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 (CM5 […]

February 26, 2026February 26, 2026 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 9 Comments

Raspberry Pi CM5 mini-ITX-compatible carrier board features up to nine Ethernet ports for NVR, Smart Home, and Edge AI applications

EXAVIZ Cruiser is a mini-ITX-compatible carrier board for the Raspberry Pi CM5 featuring up to nine Ethernet ports (one 2.5GbE port, and up to eight GbE PoE+ ports) designed for Network Video Recorders (NVRs), Smart Home gateways, and edge AI applications. The board also features two 4K-capable HDMI 2.0 video outputs, two SATA ports, an M.2 PCIe Gen2/3 x1 socket for an NVMe SSD, an AI accelerator, or a SATA expansion module, three USB 3.0 ports, and four USB 2.0 interfaces. It also supports 2.4 GHz WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.4 LE, and Zigbee connectivity through an ESP32-C6 module, and you can also add eight extra 10/100Mbps PoE+ RJ45 interfaces through an additional expansion board for up to sixteen PoE-capable Ethernet ports in total. EXAVIZ Cruiser specifications: Supported SoM – Raspberry Pi CM5 and CM5 Lite. note: Raspberry Pi CM4 and Banana Pi CM4 are explitly not supported Storage M.2 Key-M […]

February 11, 2026 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments

PiLink PL-R5/R5M Series – IP20/IP65 Industrial PCs powered by Raspberry Pi CM5

Made by Japan-based PiLink, the PL-R5 and PL-R5M Series are compact industrial PCs powered by a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 (CM5) and offered with either IP20 or IP65 ingress protection rating. The PL-R5 Series provides one USB 3.0 port, one Gigabit Ethernet port, and 9V to 40V DC input, while the PL-R5M Series offers one USB 2.0 port, one 100 Mbps Ethernet port, an optional extra Gigabit Ethernet port, and a 10.7V to 28.8V DC input range. Both include optional WiFi 5 and Bluetooth, an M.2 B-Key socket for cellular, optional RS-232, RS-485, I2C interfaces, and more. The IP65 models are offered in Basic, Basic Plus (adds 4x analog inputs, 4x DI/DO), and USB (3x USB ports) configurations. The PL-R5 also adds a DIO CAN IP65 variant with two DI, two DO, and two CAN Bus interfaces. The IP20 variants have an even wider choice of options. PiLink PL-R5/R5M […]

February 3, 2026 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 5 Comments

End-of-life notice for Samsung/Nexell S5P4418 processor

Samsung/Nexell S5P4418 SoC is being phased out, according to a somewhat recent post by EmbSoM/Graperain stating that the SoC was discontinued by the original manufacturer. Most people will likely not care about an old quad-core Cortex-A9 SoC being discontinued, but the S5P4418 was found in several interesting hardware platforms we’ve covered here, mostly from FriendlyELEC, previously FriendlyArm. This includes the FriendlyELEC Core4418, NanoPi2 and Fire2A SBCs, Samsung Artik 530 modules, and several others. Graperain provides more details about the end-of-life notice, notably the key dates for their products: Last Time Buy (LTB) – 2026-03-31 Last Shipment Date – 2026-09-30 This impacts the company’s S5P4418 system-on-module and the S5P4418 single board computer. The Samsung Artik family has been discontinued for several years, and if I look at the FriendlyELEC store, they only sell the Fire2A and Smart4418 CPU board without an end-of-life notice, but they should probably be subject to a similar […]

January 30, 2026January 30, 2026 by Debashis Das - No Comments

Forlinx OK153-S12 Mini – A low-cost Allwinner T153 SBC with Raspberry Pi GPIO header and long-term availability

Forlinx has introduced the OK153-S12 Mini, an Allwinner T153 SBC/development board, which looks to be a low-cost version of the OK153-S SBC that we previously covered. It keeps the same FET153-S SoM, but swaps the industrial terminal blocks, mini PCIe, and some other interfaces for a more compact footprint and a Raspberry Pi-compatible 40-pin header. The SBC supports up to 1 GB of DDR3 memory, up to 512 MB of NAND flash or 8 GB eMMC flash, and also features a microSD card slot for storage. Other interfaces include two Gigabit Ethernet ports, two USB Type-C ports for power, data, and debugging, and a USB 2.0 host port. Display is supported via an RGB LCD interface with backlight control via PWM. Other features include mono audio line-out via a 3.5mm headphone jack, multiple GPIOs, and buttons for reset, download, and user input, along with various status LEDs, and a 40-pin […]

January 30, 2026January 31, 2026 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 33 Comments

Jupiter 2 – RVA23-compliant SBC features SpacemiT K3 octa-core RISC-V AI SoC, up to 32GB RAM, 256GB UFS

MILK-V Shenzhen Technology has just unveiled the Jupiter 2, the first RVA23-compliant RISC-V SBC powered by a 2.4 GHz SpacemiT K3 octa-core X100 CPU with up to 60 TOPS of AI performance, up to 32GB LPDDR5, 256GB UFS, and PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe SSD support. Designed by SpacemiT themselves, the board also features an eDP connector, a 10GbE SFP+ cage, a Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 port, built-in WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2 wireless connectivity, two USB Type-C connectors, four USB 2.0 ports, an M.2 Key-B socket coupled with a NanoSIM card slot for 4G LTE or 5G cellular connectivity, and more. Jupiter 2 specifications (preliminary): System-on-Module – K3-CoM260 (aka Jupiter 2 NX) SoC – SpacemiT K3 CPU 8x 64-bit RISC-V X100 “big” cores clocked up to 2.4 GHz, RVA23 compliance; 130 KDMIPS performance (similar to RK3588) 8x RISC-V A100 AI Cores with support for up to 1024-bit RVV1.0 parallel computing, optimized for […]