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February 10, 2026February 10, 2026 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments

TOPST D3-G maker SBC is powered by Telechips TCT8050 “Dolphin3” Cortex-A72/A53/R5 automotive-grade SoC

TOPST D3-G is a single board computer (SBC) powered by a Telechips TCT8050 “Dolphin3/3M” 9-core automotive-grade SoC with four Cortex-A72 cores, four Cortex-A53 cores, and one real-time Cortex-R2 core. The board features 4GB or 8GB LPDDR4 RAM, 32GB eMMC flash and a microSD card for storage, a Gigabit Ethernet port, a DisplatPort 1.2 connector capable of driving four display through MST, two MIPI CSI connectors, a PCIe Gen3x 1 slot, a few USB ports, a 40-pin GPIO header compatible with Raspberry Pi HAT+, and three CAN Bus interfaces. TOPST D3-G specifications: SoC – Telechips TCC8050 (Dolphin3) CPU(45,180 DMIPS) Quad-core Arm Cortex-A72 @ 1.69 GHz, 31,840 DMIPS Quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 @1.45 GHz, 13,340 DMIPS Real-time MCU core – Arm Cortex-R5 @ 600 MHz GPU – Imagination Technologies PowerVR 9XTP (GT9524) delivering up to 168 GFLOPS; Supported APIs: OpenGL ES 1.1 / 2.0 / 3.2, Vulkan 1.2, OpenCL 2.0 / 3.0 System […]

February 10, 2026 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments

Black Sesame Technologies Wudang C1200 “cross-domain” automotive SoCs feature up to 10x Cortex-A78AE cores

I found two interesting automotive SoCs in the Linux 6.19 changelog: Renesas R-Car X5H 16-/32-core Cortex-A720AE SoC and Black Sesame Technologies’ “Wudang” C1200 8-/10-core Cortex-A78AE processor family. While announced in 2024, there’s still no product page for the Renesas chip. So today, I’ll focus on the Wudang C1200 family. They are designed to be automotive-grade “cross-domain computing platforms” capable of handling multiple functions such as in-cabin sensing systems (e.g., driver attention monitoring), infotainment, auto-parking systems, safety information, autonomous driving, and more. Wudang C1296 10-core SoC Wudang C1296 specifications: CPU 10x Arm Cortex-A78AE automotive-grade cores Dual-Core Lockstep (DCLS) supported, ASIL-D compliance Up to 32K DMIPS (or 16K DMIPS in DCLS) GPU – Automotive-grade Arm Mali-G78AE GPU; DCLS supported, ASIL-D compliance NPU – DynamAl NN Engine Hybrid precision 4-bit/8-bit MAC array Overall 80% utilization of convolution layers MAC Array Sparse support for storage and acceleration INT8/INT16, FP16 GEMM and nonlinear functions acceleration […]

February 7, 2026 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 3 Comments

Texas Instruments unveils MSPM33C321A mixed-signal Cortex-M33 microcontroller with 256KB SRAM, 1MB flash

Texas Instruments MSPM33C321A is a new Arm Cortex-M33 mixed-signal microcontroller clocked at 160MHz, with up to 1MB of flash with ECC and 256kB SRAM with ECC, and a range of digital and analog peripherals. Those include 9.4MSPS dual SAR ADCs and comparators, QSPI, UART, SPI, I2C, I2S/TDM, & CAN-FD interfaces, and the company also highlights a separate VBAT power domain with RTC, integrated watchdog, and tamper I/O, as well as low power consumption with a 16µA standby current with 64kB SRAM and CPU/register retention. The MSPM33C321A also has a little brother with 512KB flash called the MSPM33C3219. MSPM33C321A specifications: MCU core – 32-bit Arm Cortex-M33 CPU @ 160MHz with TrustZone, FPU, and DSP extensions Memory – 256kB of SRAM with ECC Storage Up to 1MB of flash memory with error correction code (ECC); dual-bank with address swap EEPROM operations using 32kB high-endurance data flash Quad SPI (QSPI) for external memory […]

February 6, 2026 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments

Compact, fanless DIN-Rail Intel Core Ultra 5 235U/7 265U industrial PC targets AMR, robotics, and computer vision

ASUS IoT PE1000U is a compact (160 x 110 x 63 mm) fanless DIN-rail industrial Edge AI PC powered by an Intel Core Ultra 5 235U/ 7 265U (Series 2) processor and designed for AMR (Autonomous Mobile Robots), robotics, and computer vision applications. Housed in a fanless, MIL-STD-810H-rated, rugged IP40-rated chassis, the PE1000U supports SO-DIMM DDR5 memory, SATA and NVMe storage, features two 2.5GbE RJ45 ports, four USB ports, four COM ports, onboard CAN Bus and DIO interfaces, as well as DisplayPort and HDMI outputs for dual 4K display setups for HMI or machine-vision monitoring. As an industrial computer, it accepts a wide 9-36V DC power input, includes built-in ignition control, and can operate in environments with temperatures ranging between -25°C and 70°C. ASUS IoT PE1000U specifications: Arrow Lake SoC (one or the other) Intel Core Ultra 5 235U CPU – 12-core (2P+8E+2LPE) / 14 threads processor @ 2.0 GHz […]

January 9, 2026January 9, 2026 by Debashis Das - No Comments

Quectel SRG091X and SRG093X NXP i.MX 9 industrial AIoT modules integrates Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, and 802.15.4 radios

Quectel SRG091X and SRG093X NXP i.MX Smart AIoT module

After releasing the very powerful P895BD-AP AIoT module at CES 2026, Quectel now released two new low-power industrial AIoT modules based on NXP’s i.MX 9 series SoCs. The module integrates Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, and 802.15.4 radios through the IW610G chipset, so it can simply be dropped into a PCB to create a fully compliant Matter Border Router without any RF design or coexistence concerns. While both modules share the same 46 x 41.5 mm form factor and wireless capabilities, they are different in terms of CPU power as the SRG091X is an entry-level solution built around a single-core NXP i.MX 91 processor, while the SRG093X features dual-core NXP i.MX 93 SoC, which includes a Cortex-M33 real-time core and a neural processing unit (NPU) for edge AI workloads. The module supports LPDDR4/LPDDR4X memory, eMMC storage, and various I/O options, including dual Gigabit Ethernet, USB 2.0, CAN-FD, SPI, UART, I²C/I³C, ADC, […]

November 12, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 2 Comments

RA8P1 Titan board features 1 GHz Cortex-M85 MCU for AIoT applications, RT-Thread development

So far, if you wanted to evaluate Renesas RA8P1 Cortex-M85 MCU clocked at 1 GHz, you had to spend close to $200 to get the EK-RA8P1 evaluation kit, but the RT-Thread RA8P1 Titan board allows you to do that for about $50. Mostly designed for RT-Thread real-time OS development and evaluation, the RA8P1 Titan board comes with 32MB HyperRAM, 64MB HyperFlash, display and camera interfaces, two Gigabit Ethernet ports with Time Sensitive Networking support, WiFi 4 and Bluetooth 4.1, a USB 2.0 Type-C port, CAN Bus, Serial, and RS485 interfaces, a 40-pin Raspberry Pi GPIO header, a built-in debugger, and flexible power options with 5V via USB-C or 9V-24V via an XT60 connector. RA8P1 Titan board specifications: SoC – Renesas RA8P1 (R7KA8P1) MCU cores Arm Cortex-M85 clocked at 1 GHz with Helium MVE (M-Profile Vector Extension) with 32KB I/D caches; 7300+ CoreMarks Arm Cortex-M33 clocked at 250 MHz with 32KB […]

November 4, 2025November 6, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 272 Comments

Giveaway Week 2025 – Elecrow Pi Terminal Raspberry CM4 industrial HMI display

Elecrow CrowPanel CM4 Pi Terminal Demo application

Sometimes we receive samples even though we did not ask for them, said we would have time to review them, or due to miscommunication. That’s exactly what has happened with the Elecrow Pi Terminal, a Raspberry Pi CM4-powered industrial HMI with a 7-inch touchscreen display. So instead of letting it go to waste, I decided to offer it as the second prize of the CNX Software Giveaway Week 2025 contest. Elecrow Pi Terminal specifications: SoM – Raspberry Pi CM4 Lite SoC – Broadcom BCM2711 CPU – Quad-core Cortex-A72 SoC @ 1.5GHz GPU – VideoCore VI with support for OpenGL ES 3.1 and Vulkan 1.0 VPU Decode – H.265/HEVC up to 4Kp60, H.264 up to 1080p60 Encode – H.264 up to 1080p30 Memory – 4GB LPDDR4-3200 Storage – N/A Wireless – Dual-band WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 5.0 Storage 64GB microSD card preloaded with the Raspberry Pi OS + Node-RED software M.2 […]

October 28, 2025October 27, 2025 by Debashis Das - 3 Comments

Microchip PIC32-BZ6 BLE 6.0, Thread, and Matter wireless MCU integrates touch and motor control

Microchip IC32 BZ6 single chip wireless MCU

Microchip has recently introduced the PIC32-BZ6 family of single-chip, multiprotocol wireless MCUs, also available as RF-certified modules, and designed for smart home, industrial automation, and automotive applications. The module supports Bluetooth LE 6.0, IEEE 802.15.4-based Thread and Matter, and proprietary mesh protocols. For wired connectivity, there are two CAN-FD ports, a 10/100 Mbps Ethernet MAC, and a USB 2.0 full-speed transceiver. Other features include CVD-based touch sensing and motor control interfaces for interactive and real-time applications. As a secure MCU, the PIC32-BZ6 integrates a hardware-based security engine, a secure boot ROM, and encryption accelerators, along with OTA update capability for long-term device management. The microcontroller offers up to 54 GPIO pins, multiple pin and package options (up to 132-pin VQFN), and automotive-grade variants rated for -40°C to +125°C operation. Microchip PIC32-BZ6 specifications: MCU Core – 128 MHz Arm Cortex-M4F with FPU and DSP extensions Memory 512 KB multi-port SRAM (with […]