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August 26, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 2 Comments

RCORE V2 RK3588 module launched for MNT Reform laptops (Crowdfunding)

MNT Reform has launched a crowdfunding campaign for the RCORE V2 module powered by a Rockchip RK3588 SoC coupled with up to 32GB RAM, and a 256GB eMMC flash for the company’s open-source hardware laptops, be it the original MNT Reform or the MNT Reform Pocket. It appears to me that it’s the same module as found in the MNT Reform Next 12.5-inch laptop scheduled to ship by the end of December, but it’s sold separately as an upgrade kit for users of previous models of MNT Reform laptops. The company explains that the RCORE V2 brings a third M.2 slot for fast PCIe-based Wi-Fi cards (with USB Bluetooth), and it’s easier to install since it works without an internal HDMI adapter. MNT Reform RCORE V2 specifications: Based on the Firefly iCore-3588Q module as found in the Firefly AIO-3588Q board SoC – Rockchip RK3588 CPU – Octa-core 64-bit Armv8 SoC […]

August 25, 2025August 25, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 30 Comments

Pi Zero-sized Radxa Cubie A7Z SBC features Allwinner A733 Cortex-A76/A55 SoC, up to 16GB RAM, WiFi 6

Radxa Cubie A7Z is the little brother of the Cubie A7A SBC, still based on a powerful Allwinner A733 octa-core Arm Cortex-A76/A55 SoC, but offered in a more compact form factor inspired by the Raspberry Pi Zero. The compact single board computer also comes with up to 16GB RAM, a microSD card slot, optional UFS flash, micro HDMI and USB-C DisplayPort video output, a WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.x wireless module, a 4-lane MIPI CSI camera connector, a PCIe Gen3 FPC connector (at first for Pi Zero-sized board), and a 40-pin GPIO header. Radxa Cubie A7Z specifications: SoC – Allwinner A733 (A733MX‑HN3) CPU Dual-core Arm Cortex-A76 @ up to 2.00 GHz Hexa-core Arm Cortex-A55 @ up to 1.79 GHz Single-core RISC-V E902 real-time core GPU – Imagination Technologies BXM-4-64 MC1 GPU with support for OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.3, OpenCL 3.0 VPU 8Kp24 H.265/VP9/AVS2 decoding 4Kp30 H.265/H.264 encoding AI accelerator […]

August 24, 2025August 25, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 6 Comments

Getting Started with Quectel EC200U 4G LTE Cat 1 IoT board using the QNavigator and the QuecOpen SDK

Quectel EC200U development board QNavigator

CNXSoft: This is a guest post by Eicut showing how to get started with a Quectel EC200U 4G TLE Cat 1 IoT development board using QNavigator and the QuecOpen SDK. In IoT projects—and across embedded systems in general—we’ve seen a growing demand for higher data exchange rates, along with broader frequency band coverage. These advancements are critical for enhancing the reliability of a device’s communication link with the network. As a result, 4G modules with fallback capability to 2G and 4G networks have emerged as a leading solution in this space. But the key question remains: Which modules should we use to leverage this technology, and what features do they offer? Exploring the Quectel EC200U LTE Cat 1 Module for IoT In this section of the EC200U tutorial, we’ll take a closer look at one of the most popular and dependable options in the IoT space—Quectel’s EC200U module. If you’ve […]

August 22, 2025August 22, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 2 Comments

ArmSoM RK3588 AI Module7 system-on-module follows NVIDIA Jetson Nano form factor (Crowdfunding)

ArmSoM RK3588 AI Module7 (AIM7) is a Rockchip RK3588 system-on-module compatible with NVIDIA Jetson Nano and other 260-pin SO-DIMM Jetson modules, so you should be able to use it with a wide range of Jetson carrier boards. It is designed for edge computing, AI inference, VR/AR, smart NVR systems, and general-purpose applications. The RK3588 AIM7 ships with 4GB to 32GB RAM, 32GB to 128GB eMMC flash, and integrates a Rockchip RK806-1 PMIC, but no Gigabit Ethernet controller as found on the competing Mixtile Core 3588E. While the RK3588 SoM should work on most Jetson carrier boards, ArmSoM has also designed the AIM-IO carrier board to quickly get started with the module. RK3588 AI Module7 specifications: SoC – Rockchip RK3588 CPU – Octa-core processor with 4x Arm Cortex-A76 cores @ up to 2.4 GHz, 4x Arm Cortex-A55 cores @ 1.8 GHz GPU – Arm Mali-G610 MP4 GPU with support for OpenGL […]

August 18, 2025August 20, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 1 Comment

Raspberry Pi Touch Display 2 gets $40, 5-inch variant with 1280×720 resolution

Raspberry Pi introduced the 7-inch Touch Display 2 with 1280×720 resolution and a thinner design last November. The company has now introduced a 5-inch variant of the Raspberry Pi Touch Display 2 that sells for $40 instead of $60 for the 7-inch model. Besides the smaller dimensions, nothing much else changed, as the 5-inch Raspberry Pi Touch Display 2 keeps the same 1280×720 resolution, 5-point multi-touch capacitive support, 24-bit RGB format, and so on. One difference is the viewing angle: 80° for the new 5-inch model, and 85° for the 7-inch variant. Raspberry Pi Touch Display 2 specifications Display Type (one of the other) 5-inch 24-bit RGB TFT display 7-inch 24-bit RGB TFT display Resolution – 1280 x 720 resolution Touch panel – 5-point multi-touch capacitive touch panel with 35 ms (typ.) responsive time Active area 5-inch – 110.4 x 62.1 mm 7-inch – 155 x 88 mm Viewing angle […]

August 14, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 1 Comment

Pironman 5 Mini is a cheaper Tower PC case for the Raspberry Pi 5

If you found the Pironman 5 and Pironman 5 Max Tower PC cases for the Raspberry Pi 5 pretty cool, but had a hard time justifying paying much more for the enclosure than for the board itself, SunFounder has an update for you. The company has now introduced the Pironman 5 Mini Tower PC enclosure with a similar, yet smaller design, fewer features, and easier assembly, bringing the price down to $45.99. That means the OLED information display, most RGB LEDs, the oversized tower cooler, the micro HDMI to HDMI adapter board, and more are all gone. Pironman 5 Mini features: Compatible SBC – Raspberry Pi 5 only. The Raspberry Pi 4 won’t work, and I can’t think of another SBC with two micro HDMI ports and the exact same layout as the Pi 5. Storage MicroSD card slot Optional NVMe SSD via M.2 M-Key (2230/2242/2260/2280) PCIe 2.0/3.0 socket Video […]

August 11, 2025August 11, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments

$70+ Raspberry Pi CM5 5G Router expansion board offers five GbE ports, supports up to four 4G LTE modems

Mcuzone’s CM5 5G Router expansion board is a carrier board for the Raspberry Pi CM5, designed to offer a complete router/gateway solution with WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 5.0, five gigabit Ethernet ports, an M.2 socket for a 5G module, support for up to four 4G LTE modems, and SMA connectors for four external antennas. The board also features HDMI 2.0 video output, a MIPI DSI/CSI display or camera connector, a microSD card slot, one USB 3.0 port, two USB 2.0 ports, two USB-C ports, and a 40-pin GPIO header. An optional metal enclosure can also be provided if needed. Mcuzone CM5 5G Router expansion board specifications: Supported SoM – Raspberry Pi CM5 with SoC Broadcom BCM2712 quad-core Cortex-A76 SoC, up to 16GB RAM, up to 64GB eMMC flash, optional WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 5.0 module; other CM5 compatible CPU modules might also work. Storage – MicroSD card slot; note: Version R1.2 […]

August 10, 2025August 10, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 8 Comments

Debian 13 “Trixie” released with Linux 6.12, official 64-bit RISC-V support

Debian 13 “Trixie” has just been released with Linux 6.12 LTS, GNOME 48 desktop environment (default), GCC 14.2 compiler, and over 14100 new packages for a total of 69830 packages. This follows the Debian 12 Bookworm release in June 2023 with Linux 6.1. While we had previously tested Debian 12 on RISC-V, Debian 13 is the first release that officially supports 64-bit RISC-V. Debian 13 will serve as the base for Ubuntu, Raspberry Pi OS, and many other Linux distributions. Other Debian 13 highlights: Hardening against Return-Oriented Programming (ROP) exploits and Call/Jump-Oriented Programming (COP/JOP) attacks on amd64 and arm64 targets. HTTP Boot Support – The Debian Installer and Debian Live Images can now be booted using “HTTP Boot” on supported UEFI and U-Boot firmware. Improved manual pages translations (especially Romanian and Polish) BDIC Binary Hunspell Dictionary Support Spell-checking support in Qt WebEngine web browsers (Privacy Browser and Falkon); implemented through BDIC […]