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June 24, 2026June 25, 2026 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments

Graperain GR1126MB development board features solder-on 3 TOPS Rockchip RV1126B AI Vision module

GrapeRain GR1126MB Ai VIsion development board

Graperain GR1126MB development board is based on a 42x42mm GR1126B 160-pin stamp-hole system-on-module powered by a Rockchip RV1126B AI camera SoC with a 3 TOPS NPU designed for AI vision, machine vision, and edge AI applications. Graperain GR1126 AI Vision system-on-module GR1126 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 Graphics Engine VPU Video Decoder – H.265/H.264 up to 4K @ 30 FPS Video Encoder – H.265, H.264, JPEG up to 4K @ 45 FPS JPEG Decoder ISP – Built-in 12M ISP and 8M AI-ISP AI accelerator – Rockchip NPU engine up to 3 TOPS (INT8); supports INT4, INT8, INT16, and FP16 models; TensorFlow, ONNX, PyTorch, and Caffe frameworks. System Memory – 1GB or 2GB DDR3 by default, customizable up to 4GB LPDDR4/LPDDR4x Storage – 8GB, 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, […]

June 17, 2026June 28, 2026 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 13 Comments

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

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 […]

June 15, 2026 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments

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

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 […]

June 10, 2026 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 1 Comment

NanoPi M6V2 RK3588S SBC gains support for dual analog microphone input

FriendlyELEC’s NanoPi M6V2 is an update to the NanoPi M6 Rockchip RK3588S SBC, whose main change is a 4-pin connector for dual analog microphone input. The RAM is also now fixed to 8GB (no more 4GB, 16GB, or 32GB options), some buttons have changed, and the company has stopped offering an enclosure with a built-in 3.5-inch display. The rest of the specifications remain the same, with LPDDR5 memory, support for microSD, eMMC flash, or NVMe storage, HDMI 2.1 and MIPI DSI display interfaces, MIPI CSI camera inputs, Gigabit Ethernet and optional M.2 WiFi/Bluetooth connectivity, a few USB ports, and a 30-pin GPIO header. NanoPi M6V2 specifications: SoC – Rockchip RK3588S CPU – Octa-core processor with 4x Cortex-A76 cores @ up to 2.4 GHz, 4x Cortex-A55 cores @ up to 1.8 GHz GPU – Arm Mali-G610 MP4 GPU compatible with OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.2, and Vulkan 1.2 APIs VPU – […]

June 3, 2026June 4, 2026 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 9 Comments

Comet Q USB-C KVM device is made for smartphones, tablets, and laptops (Crowdfunding)

GL.iNet Comet Q (GL-RMQ1) is a USB-C KVM device designed to remotely control smartphones, tablets, and laptops via a single USB Type-C cable and web browser. The hardware is based on a dual-core Arm processor paired with 512MB of RAM and a 512MB NAND flash, integrates a 1.8-inch touchscreen LCD for control and information display (e.g., IP address), a short USB-C cable to connect to the target, and a USB-C port for optionally charging the target while it is being controlled. Comet Q specifications: SoC – Unnamed dual-core Arm Cortex-A53 processor System Memory – 512MB LPDDR4 Storage – 512 MB NAND flash Display – 1.8-inch touchscreen color LCD Video Resolution and frame rate – 2K QHD @ 60 FPS Latency – About 80 ms Wireless Wi-Fi 6 IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax 5 GHz: 286 Mbps 2.4 GHz: 286 Mbps Internal Wi-Fi antenna Interface USB Type-C port with power passthrough USB Type-C […]

May 4, 2026May 3, 2026 by Debashis Das - No Comments

Boardcon PICOT536 SoM and EMT536 SBC feature Allwinner T536 Edge AI processor

Back in April last year, Allwinner released the T536 SoC, and since then, we’ve seen MYiR Tech and Forlinx introduce SoM and SBC based on it. The latest to join the lineup is Boardcon, which has recently launched the PICOT536 SoM and EMT536 SBC for industrial HMI, machine vision, robotics, and other edge computing applications. As a reminder, the Allwinner T536 SoC features a quad-core Arm Cortex-A55 CPU, XuanTie E907 and E902 RISC-V coprocessors, and a 2 TOPS NPU for edge AI. The module comes with up to 8GB LPDDR4/LPDDR4X memory, up to 64GB eMMC flash, an optional WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.4 module, and a 314-pin MXM edge connector exposing I/Os such as MIPI DSI and LVDS, camera inputs, audio inputs and outputs, Gigabit Ethernet, PCIe, USB 3.0, and more. PICOT536 System-on-Module PICOT536 specifications: SoC – Allwinner T536 CPU – Quad-core Arm Cortex-A55 at up to 1.6GHz, RISC-V XuanTie […]

April 22, 2026April 22, 2026 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 7 Comments

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

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 […]

April 21, 2026April 21, 2026 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 2 Comments

Ezurio Tungsten 510/700 SMARC SoM features MediaTek Genio 510/700 AIoT SoC, dual GbE, WiFi 6

Ezurio Tungsten 700 Mediatek Genio 700 SMARC system-on-module

Ezurio Tungsten 510 and Tungsten 700 SMARC 2.1 compliant system-on-module powered by MediaTek Genio 510 hexa-core and Genio 700 octa-core Cortex-A78/A55 AIoT SoCs with an up to 4 TOPS NPU. The SMARC modules feature 4GB or 8GB LPDDR4 memory and 16GB flash by default (upgradeable up to 128GB), offer dual Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2 connectivity, and various interfaces exposed through a standard 314-pin MXM connector, including HDMI, DisplayPort, eDP, and MIPI DSI display interfaces, two MIPI CSI camera interfaces, two I2S audio interface, PCIe Gen2 x1, and more. Ezurio Tungsten 510/700 specifications: SoC (one or the other) MediaTek Genio 510 (MT8370) CPU – Hexa-core processor with 2x Arm Cortex-A78 core up to 2.2 GHz, 4x Cortex-A55 cores up to 2 GHz GPU – Arm Mali-G57 MC2 GPU VPU – 4Kp60 H.265, AV1, VP9, H.264 video decoding, 4Kp30 H.265 and H.264 video encoding Accelerators – Up to 3.2 […]