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Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 8 Comments on Cubie A7S – A compact Allwinner A733 SBC with USB-C DisplayPort, GbE, WiFi 6, PCIe Gen3 FFC connector, GPIO headers

Cubie A7S – A compact Allwinner A733 SBC with USB-C DisplayPort, GbE, WiFi 6, PCIe Gen3 FFC connector, GPIO headers

Radxa Cubie A7S

Radxa has launched its third Allwinner A733 octa-core Cortex-A76/A55 SBC with the compact Cubie A7S featuring up to 16GB LPDDR5 memory, up to 256GB eMMC flash and a microSD card slot for storage, a Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 port, and a WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2 wireless module. Other features include two USB-C ports, including one supporting DisplayPort Alt mode for video output, a USB 2.0 Type-A port, a 16-pin PCIe Gen3 x1 FFC connector, 30-pin and 15-pin GPIO headers, and a 4-lane MIPI CSI camera connector. At 51 x 51 mm, it offers a middle ground between the credit card-sized Cubie A7A and the Pi Zero-sized Cubie A7Z. Cubie A7S specifications: SoC – Allwinner A733 CPU Dual-core Arm Cortex-A76 @ up to 2.00 GHz Hexa-core Arm Cortex-A55 @ up to 1.8 GHz Single-core RISC-V E902 real-time core @ up to 200 MHz GPU – Imagination Technologies BXM-4-64 MC1 GPU with […]

Posted on by Debashis Das - 4 Comments on Snapdragon X2 Plus 6-core and 10-core processors target low-power Windows Copilot+ PCs

Snapdragon X2 Plus 6-core and 10-core processors target low-power Windows Copilot+ PCs

Snapdragon X2 Plus

After announcing the high-end Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme and X2 Elite processors last year, Qualcomm has now introduced the mid-range Snapdragon X2 Plus platform at CES 2026. While the Elite SKUs target premium laptops, the X2 Plus series is designed for affordable, mainstream Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs. The new lineup includes the X2P-64-100 (10-core) and the X2P-42-100 (6-core), both manufactured on a 3nm process. What’s interesting is that they share the same 80 TOPS AI accelerator, 9523 MT/s LPDDR5x memory support, Snapdragon X75 5G modem, and FastConnect 7800 WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 as the flagship Elite models. This means that the X2 Plus reduces CPU core counts and GPU frequencies to maximize battery life for thin-and-light Windows 11 Copilot+ laptops, but it does not compromise on I/O, media capabilities, or AI performance, as it features the same USB4, PCIe Gen5, and AV1 video support as the top-tier models. Snapdragon […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 4 Comments on Openterface KVM-GO – An ultra-compact KVM-over-USB solution with HDMI, DP, or VGA video input

Openterface KVM-GO – An ultra-compact KVM-over-USB solution with HDMI, DP, or VGA video input

OpenInterface KVM-GO HDMI DP VGA

Small enough to fit on a keychain, Openterface KVM-GO is a tiny, open-source hardware KVM-over-USB gadget available with an HDMI, DisplayPort (DP), or VGA connector and is designed for headless device troubleshooting and remote server monitoring. It follows the company’s earlier Mini-KVM KVM-over-USB device introduced in 2024 with HDMI and audio inputs. The new KVM-GO is more versatile with an HDMI, DP, or VGA connector, and does not require any video cable since it’s designed to be connected directly to the target device. It also adds a microSD card slot for easy OS installation. Openterface KVM-GO specifications: Microcontroller – WCH CH32V208 RISC-V MCU @ up to 144 MHz with Bluetooth LE, USB 2.0 Storage – MicroSD card for remote OS installation and file transfers Control method – KVM-over-USB Video capture Up to 4K @ 60 Hz Input port – HDMI, DisplayPort, or VGA, depending on model (direct connection to target, […]

Posted on by Debashis Das - 1 Comment on Auvidea X242 – An NVIDIA Jetson Thor T5000 industrial carrier board with dual 10GbE, PCIe x16, CSI-2 camera support

Auvidea X242 – An NVIDIA Jetson Thor T5000 industrial carrier board with dual 10GbE, PCIe x16, CSI-2 camera support

Auvidea X242 Carrier Board

Auvidea X242 is an industrial carrier board for NVIDIA’s Jetson Thor T5000 module, targeting edge AI, robotics, vision, and high-bandwidth embedded systems, mainly in industrial and high-performance commercial applications. The board supports dual 10GbE, PCIe x16 expansion, NVMe storage, 4G LTE/5G M.2, up to four displays through HDMI and DisplayPort Alt Mode over USB-C (rev 3), and multiple cameras through a 16-lane CSI-2 camera connector. The carrier board supports a wide 24–48 V power input with power modes up to 120 W. Industrial features include hot-swap control, reverse and over-voltage protection, and backward compatibility with earlier Auvidea Jetson platforms. Auvidea X242 Specifications: Supported system-on-module – NVIDIA Jetson Thor T5000 Storage – M.2 Key M 2280 socket (PCIe x2 Gen 5) for NVMe SSD Video Output HDMI port Up to 3x USB-C with DisplayPort Alt Mode Up to 4x displays supported simultaneously Camera – 16-lane CSI-2 camera connector, compatible with NVIDIA […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 2 Comments on UP Xtreme ARL AI Dev Kit review – Benchmarks and AI workloads on an Intel Core Ultra 5 225H Arrow Lake SBC

UP Xtreme ARL AI Dev Kit review – Benchmarks and AI workloads on an Intel Core Ultra 5 225H Arrow Lake SBC

UP Xtreme ARL AI Dev Kit review

That’s the last part of my review of three Intel-based UP AI development kits, and after testing the UP TWL AI Dev Kit with an Intel N150 CPU and the UP Squared Pro TWL AI Dev Kit with an Intel N150 CPU coupled with an Hailo-8L M.2 AI accelerator, I’ll now report my experience with the high-end UP Xtreme ARL AI Dev Kit with a 14-core Intel Core Ultra 5 225H “Arrow Lake” single board computer with Intel Arc 130T graphics delivering up to a combined 83 TOPS of AI performance. I’ve followed the same procedure as with the previous models, using the pre-installed Ubuntu 24.04 Pro operating system to report system information, run some benchmarks, and go through AI workloads using Nx Meta and the AAEON UP AI Toolkit system. It just ran additional benchmarks and tests since it’s my first Intel Arrow Lake platform. UP Xtreme ARL system […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments on Jetway B420UADN1 fanless Intel N97 mini PC supports three 4K displays for kiosks and digital signage applications

Jetway B420UADN1 fanless Intel N97 mini PC supports three 4K displays for kiosks and digital signage applications

Intel N97 digital signage mini PC

Jetway B420UADN1 is a compact Intel N97 fanless mini PC designed for kiosks and digital signage applications with support for up to three independent 4K displays through four display interfaces: HDMI, DisplayPort, and two USB-C with DP Alt mode. At first, I thought we had already covered it since the Jetway B420PADN1 embedded box PC has a similar design, but it only comes with one HDMI port. The new B420UADN1 fanless mini PC also supports DDR5 SO-DIMM memory and M.2 NVMe or SATA storage, and offers two 2.5GbE ports, optional WiFi/Bluetooth support, a 3.5mm audio jack, a few USB 3.2/2.0 Type-A ports, and an RS-232/442/485 COM port for peripherals like barcode readers. Jetway B420UADN1 specifications: SoC – Intel Processor N97 quad-core Alder Lake-N CPU @ up to 3.6 GHz with 6MB cache, 24 EU Intel UHD graphics @ up to 1.20 GHz; TDP: 12W System Memory –  Up to 32GB […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments on FORTEC SBCPRO-X51 3.5-inch Amston Lake SBC supports M.2 V-By-One or M.2 USB-C DisplayPort expansion module

FORTEC SBCPRO-X51 3.5-inch Amston Lake SBC supports M.2 V-By-One or M.2 USB-C DisplayPort expansion module

FORTEC SBCPRO-X51 3.5-inch Amston Lake SBC

The FORTEC Group’s SBCPRO-X51 is a 3.5-inch industrial, fanless SBC powered by Intel Atom x7211RE Amston Lake dual-core processor that takes M.2 modules to add USB-C DisplayPort or V-By-One display interfaces, or other features. The board takes up to 16GB DDR5 memory, supports M.2 NVMe SSD storage, and offers a DisplayPort video output, two 2.5GbE RJ45 ports, an M.2 slot for WiFi and Bluetooth, several USB 3.2/2.0 interfaces, two RS232/RS422/RS485 interfaces, and more. The SBCPRO-X51 is engineered to run in a wide operating temperature range from –20°C to +85°C for demanding industrial and IoT environments. FORTEC SBCPRO-X51 specifications: SoC – Intel Atom x7211RE dual-core Amstom Lake processor @ up to 3.2 GHz with 6MB cache, 16EU Intel UHD graphics; TDP: 6W System Memory – Up to 16GB DDR5 4800 MT/s via SO-DIMM slot; Note: Intel says 32GB is the maximum, but 64GB is likely supported. Storage –  M.2 M-key 2242 […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 11 Comments on Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme and X2 Elite processors target high-end Windows PCs

Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme and X2 Elite processors target high-end Windows PCs

Snapdragon X2 Elite

Qualcomm has recently announced the Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) and Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100 and X2E-80-100) processors for Windows PCs, which the company claims are the “Fastest and Most Efficient” for laptops. All three 3nm parts are equipped with six Performance cores clocked at up to 3.6 GHz, six or twelve Premium cores clocked at up to 5 GHz (single core) or 4.4 GHz (multi-core), an Adreno X2-85 or X2-90 GPU, an 80 TOPS Hexagon NPU for Copilot+, and an LPDDR5x memory interface for up to 128+ GB memory with up to 228GB/s bandwidth. Other highlights include the Snapdragon X75 5G modem, FastConnect 7800 WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 chipset, 4K video resolution for built-in and external displays, USB4, PCIe Gen5 interfaces, and more. Let’s check the full specifications and differences between the three Snapdragon X2 Elite devices in the table below. Qualcomm claims the Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme […]