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Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 1 Comment on WeAct N006 – A compact NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX carrier board designed for robots and UAVs

WeAct N006 – A compact NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX carrier board designed for robots and UAVs

WeAct N006

WeAct N006 is a carrier board for NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX 8GB/16GB, specifically designed for robots and UAVs with a compact (90x60mm) form factor that’s barely larger than a credit card. The board features an HDMI video output, a Gigabit Ethernet port, two M.2 sockets for NVMe storage and WiFi/Bluetooth connectivity, two MIPI CSI camera interfaces, three USB 3.2 ports, various connectors for GPIO, I2C, UART, and CAN Bus, and an XT30 connector for 16V to 28V DC input. WeAct N006 specifications: Supported SoM – NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX 8GB/16GB up to 40W Super Mode Storage – M.2 Key-M socket for M.2 2242 NVMe SSD Video Output – HDMI port Camera – 2x 4-lame MIPI DSI interface Networking Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 port Optional WiFi and Bluetooth via M.2 Key-E socket USB 2x USB 3.1 (10 Gbps) Type-A ports USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) OTG Type-C port Serial 4-pin CAN […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments on Renesas RZ/V2H Robotics Development Kit handles AI vision, motor control, and power management with a single board

Renesas RZ/V2H Robotics Development Kit handles AI vision, motor control, and power management with a single board

Renesas RZ/V2H Robotic Development Kit

Renesas WS125-V2HRDKREFZ is a Robotics Development Kit (RDK) powered by Renesas RZ/V2H Arm Cortex-A55/R8/M33 microprocessor and designed for high‑performance AI vision applications leveraging the MPU’s built-in 80 TOPS (sparse) AI accelerator. The kit ships with 16GB LPDDR4, 64MB QSPI flash, a 64GB microSD card, and appears to be partially inspired by the Raspberry Pi 5 with a 40-pin Raspberry Pi GPIO header, a 16-pin PCIe Gen3 FFC connector, two MIPI CSI connectors, and a micro HDMI port. Other features include a Gigabit Ethernet port, two USB 3.2 ports, two CAN-FD interfaces, and a 12-24V DC input voltage range. Renesas WS125-V2HRDKREFZ 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 to 200 MHz for system management GPU – Arm Mali-G31 GPU NPU – DRP-AI3 dynamically reconfigurable processor delivering up to 8 TOPS (INT8) or […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments on ESP-FLY DIY Kit is a tiny ESP32-S3-based DIY micro drone kit

ESP-FLY DIY Kit is a tiny ESP32-S3-based DIY micro drone kit

ESP-FLY miniature ESP32-S3 Drone

ESP-FLY DIY kit is a miniature DIY drone kit based on Seeed Studio’s XIAO ESP32-S3 board that was initially introduced as a DIY project on Instructables by Max Imagination, but is now available as a complete kit for $59.99 on Seeed Studio. It’s certainly not the first ESP32 drone, but the ESP-FLY drone must be the smallest, as the miniature (67 x 67 x 31mm) quadcopter design allows users to store into any pocket or small boxes. It’s mainly designed for STEM education,  hobbyist DIY Projects, and indoor flight practice. ESP-FLY drone kit key features and specifications: Main Controller – Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32-S3 board Wireless MCU – Espressif Systems ESP32-S3R8 CPU – Dual-core Tensilica LX7 microcontroller @ 240 MHz System Memory – 512KB SRAM, 8MB PSRAM Wireless – Wi-Fi 4 & Bluetooth 5.0 dual-mode (Classic + BLE) connectivity Storage – 8MB SPI flash Antenna – External u.FL antenna USB […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments on LimeSDR Micro M.2 2280 SDR card pairs NXP LA9310 baseband processor with LMS7002M RF transceiver (Crowdfunding)

LimeSDR Micro M.2 2280 SDR card pairs NXP LA9310 baseband processor with LMS7002M RF transceiver (Crowdfunding)

LimeSDR Micro

The LimeSDR Micro M.2 2280 software-defined radio (SDR) card combines an NXP LA9310 baseband processor and a Lime Microsystems LMS7002M transceiver, and targets integration into portable or embedded solutions with a spare M.2 PCIe Gen3 x1 socket. The module is offered in a 1T2R configuration by default, but can be expanded to 1T4R via an FPC connector, supports a 30 MHz to 3.8 GHz frequency range, and up to 100 MHz bandwidth. Target applications include 4G LTE/5G, future RAN research, custom user equipment/modems, drone communications, IoT, satellite communications, and custom waveform generation. LimeSDR Micro M.2 SDR card specifications: SoC – NXP LA9310 programmable baseband processor Vector Signal Processing Accelerator (VSPA) Gen 2 up to 80 GFLOPs Control Processor – Arm Cortex-M4 at up to 307 MHz Storage – 512 Kbit EEPROM memory for NXP LA9310 initial configuration RF Lime Microsystems LMS7002M RF transceiver Channels – 1T2R expandable to 1T4R via […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments on COM HPC Mini-sized VersaLogic Raptor “Embedded Processing Unit” features 13th gen Intel Core i5-1345URE or Processor U300E SoC

COM HPC Mini-sized VersaLogic Raptor “Embedded Processing Unit” features 13th gen Intel Core i5-1345URE or Processor U300E SoC

VersaLogic Raptor

VersaLogic Raptor (VL-EPU-5530) Embedded Processing Unit is powered by a 13th Gen Intel Core i5-1345URE or Processor U300E SoC and designed for high-performance computing applications in harsh environments with a -40 to +85°C temperature range and MIL-STD-202H shock and vibration qualification. The COM HPC Mini-sized (95 x 80 x 36mm) board supports up to 64 GB of soldered-down LPDDR5 memory, features vertical USB4, USB 3.0 Type-A, and mini DisplayPort connectors, two 2.5 Gbps Ethernet ports with TSN support, and three M.2 expansion sockets for NVMe SSDs, AI accelerators, or other expansion modules. Specifications: Raptor Lake SoC (one or the other) Intel Processor U300E 5-core/6-thread processor with 1x P-core @ 1.1 GHz / 4.3 GHz (Turbo) 4x E-cores up to 3.2 GHz (Turbo), 8MB Cache, 48EU Intel UHD Graphics up to 1.1 GHz; PBP: 15W Intel Core i5-1345URE 10-core/12-thread processor with 2x P-cores @ 1.4 GHz / 4.6 GHz (Turbo), 8x […]

Posted on by Debashis Das - 6 Comments on 8devices Maca 2 – A ultra-long-range data radio with 80km range for drones and robotics

8devices Maca 2 – A ultra-long-range data radio with 80km range for drones and robotics

8devices Maca 2

8devices Maca 2 high-power plug-and-play ultra-long-range wireless data radio targets drones, UAS, robotics, interceptor systems, industrial IoT, and defense-grade communications, where long range, resilience, and scalability are critical. The device features high transmit power of up to 39 dBm (with 36 dBm per RF chain) and a receiver sensitivity of –98 dBm, and is designed for air-to-ground and point-to-point connectivity over distances of up to 80 km. To maintain stable links over extreme distances, the radio supports ultra-narrow channel widths ranging from 1.5 MHz to 19.5 MHz, significantly improving signal-to-noise ratio and resistance to interference and jamming. Additionally, it includes dual Ethernet, USB 2.0, UART, GPIO, and 14–33 V power input. It also supports industrial temperature operation and NDAA/TAA-compliant manufacturing. For unmanned systems, the radio allows users to manage bandwidth asymmetry. It’s a feature where a user can allocate 90% of the channel to downstream video data while reserving 10% […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments on Qualcomm Dragonwing Q‑7790 and Q‑8750 AIoT SoCs target AI-enhanced drones, cameras, TVs and media hubs

Qualcomm Dragonwing Q‑7790 and Q‑8750 AIoT SoCs target AI-enhanced drones, cameras, TVs and media hubs

Dragonwing Q-7790

Qualcomm has made a range of announcements at CES 2026, and notably introduced the Dragonwing Q‑7790 and Q‑8750 processors supporting on‑device AI for drones, smart cameras & industrial vision, AI TVs/media hubs, and video collaboration systems. The mid-range Dragonwing Q-7790 targets both consumer and industrial IoT devices, and offers up to 24 TOPS of on-device AI, 4K video outputs and camera inputs, and AV1 hardware video decode. The higher-end Dragonwing Q-8750 is designed for more advanced IoT applications, delivers up to 77 TOPS (dense) for real-time inference and up to 11B LLMs, handles 8K displays and 8K cameras, and supports up to 12 physical cameras for drones, media hubs, and multi-angle vision systems. Dragonwing Q-7790 Dragonwing Q-7790 (CQ7790M/CQ7790S) specifications: CPU – Octa-core Kryo processor up to 2.8 GHz 1x Gold+ core @ 2.8 GHz 4x Gold cores @ 2.4 GHz 3x Silver cores @ 1.8 GHz GPU – Qualcomm Adreno […]

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COM-HPC Mini Computer-on-Module (CoM) features up to Intel Core Ultra 7 255H “Arrow Lake” processor

COM-ARHm COM-HPC Mini module

AAEON HPC-ARHm is a COM-HPC Mini R1.2 module powered by a choice of 28W Intel Core Ultra Arrow Lake and Meteor Lake processors with Intel Arc/Arc 140T/130T GPU and up to 96 TOPS of combined AI performance. The Computer-on-Module supports up to 64GB LPDDR5x, offers three 4K-capable display interfaces through two DDI (DP/HDMI) and one eDP interface, dual 2.5GbE networking, twelve USB interfaces, including four 10 Gbps USB 3.2, sixteen PCIe Gen4/Gen3 lanes, and more. It primarily targets Edge AI solutions such as UAVs, robots, IC testing equipment, and healthcare imaging devices. HPC-ARH-m COM-HPC Mini module specifications: Meteor Lake-H or Arrow Lake-H SoC (one or the other) Intel Core Ultra 5 125H 14-core/18-thread (4P+8E+2LPE) processor @ up to 4.9 / 3.6 / 2.5 GHz with 18MB cache, 7x Xe-Cores Intel Arc graphics @ 2.2 GHz (18 TOPS), Intel AI Boost NPU (11 TOPS); PBP: 28W Intel Core Ultra 7 155H […]

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