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

Geniatech introduces SMARC and OSM system-on-modules powered by NXP i.MX 95 SoC

Geniatech NXP i.MX 95 SMARC OSM system-on-modules

Geniatech has released two new System-on-Modules (SoMs) powered by the NXP i.MX 95 Edge AI application processor: the OSM 1.1 Size L-compliant SOM-iMX95-OSM and the SMARC 2.1-compliant SOM-iMX95-SMARC. Both ship with up to 16GB LPDDR5 and up to 128GB eMMC flash, and are designed for markets such as smart retail, industrial automation, intelligent transportation, medical devices, and commercial IoT. Geniatech SOM-iMX95-SMARC SOM-iMX95-SMARC 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 cache 1x Arm Cortex-M7 real-time core clocked at 800 MHz 1x Arm Cortex-M33 safety core clocked at 333 MHz GPU – Arm Mali-G310 V2 GPU for 2D/3D acceleration with support for OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0 VPU 4Kp30 H.265 and H.264 encode and decode JPEG Encoder, JPEG Decoder AI Accelerator – NXP eIQ Neutron 2 TOPS neural processing […]

January 15, 2026 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 3 Comments

Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2 targets generative AI (LLM/VLM) with Hailo-10H accelerator

The Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2 is an add-on board based on the 40 TOPS Hailo-10H AI accelerator with 8GB of dedicated on-board RAM that brings generative AI capability to Raspberry Pi 5. While it delivers similar computer vision performance as the first-generation Hailo-8-based Raspberry Pi AI HAT+, the AI HAT+ 2 also adds support for large language models (LLMs) and vision-language models (VLMs) running locally without the need for Internet access. Target applications include offline process control, secure data analysis, facilities management, and robotics. Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2 specifications: AI accelerator – Hailo Hailo-10H AI accelerator delivering 40 TOPS (INT4) inferencing performance Performance for computer vision models comparable to the Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ (26 TOPS) 8GB on-board RAM Host interface PCIe Gen3 x1 FPC connector to Raspberry Pi 5 40-pin GPIO header (no signal used by the Hailo-10H, it only extends the GPIO header on the Pi) […]

January 13, 2026January 13, 2026 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments

HalowLink 2 Wi-Fi HaLow access point and extender offers up to 1 km range, supports up to 1,000 IoT end devices

GL.iNet HaLowLink 2 WiFi HaLow access point extender

Designed in collaboration with Morse Micro, GL.iNet’s HalowLink 2 is a Wi-Fi HaLow (802.11ah) access point and extender that offers up to 1 km range and supports up to 1,000 IoT end devices. It’s an update to the earlier HaLowLink 1 Wi-Fi HaLow gateway with the exact same functionality, except it replaces a Morse Micro MM6108-based module with an MM8108-based module that offers a higher max link rate (43.3 Mbps vs 32.5 Mbps), broader region support, higher device capacity, and potentially better /performance range with up to 26 dBm Tx power (vs 23dBm in the first generation model). HalowLink 2 specifications: SoC – Mediatek MT7621 dual-core, quad-thread MIPS1004K processor @ up to 880MHz System Memory – 256MB DDR3 Storage – 32MB NAND Flash Connectivity Wi-Fi HaLow (802.11ah) AzureWave AW-HM677 module with Morse Micro MM8108 HaLow chipset supporting Wi-Fi HaLow, IEEE 802.11ah, Sub-GHz, 43.3 Mbps, ultra-low power, WPA3 Sub-GHz frequency range […]

January 13, 2026January 12, 2026 by Debashis Das - 2 Comments

Radxa launches NX4 SoM with Rockchip RK3576(J) industrial SoC and NX4IO carrier board

Radxa NX4 is a 260-pin SO-DIMM SoM built around the Rockchip RK3576(J) octa-core Cortex-A72/A53 industrial SoC with a 6 TOPS NPU for edge AI workloads. It supports up to 16GB LPDDR5 memory along with optional SPI flash, eMMC 5.1 (up to 256GB), or UFS 2.0 storage (up to 1TB). Radxa has also introduced the NX4 IO carrier board for the module with an HDMI video output, two 4-lane MIPI CSI camera interfaces, four USB 3.2 Type-A ports, one USB 3.2 Type-C port, Gigabit Ethernet with optional PoE, and an M.2 M-key 2280 slot for storage, along with various I/Os. Radxa NX4 SoM specifications: SoC – Rockchip RK3576J (industrial-grade version) CPU – Octa-core CPU with 4x Cortex-A72 cores at 2.2 GHz, 4x Cortex-A53 cores at 2.0 GHz GPU – Arm Mali-G52 MC3 GPU with support for OpenGL ES 1.1, 2.0, and 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, and Vulkan 1.2 NPU – 6 TOPS […]

January 12, 2026January 12, 2026 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 15 Comments

Milk-V Titan – A $329 octa-core 64-bit RISC-V mini-ITX motherboard with a PCIe Gen4 x16 slot

We first noted the UltraRISC UR-DP1000-powered Milk-V Titan mini-ITX motherboard when we wrote an article about three high-performance RISC-V processors to watch in H2 2025. There have been some delays, as there often are, but the Titan board finally appears to be in stock, so it’s probably a good time to have a closer look. Powered by a 2 GHz UR-DP1000 octa-core RISC-V CPU, the Titan mini-ITX motherboard supports up to 64GB DIMM memory and M.2 NVMe storage (PCIe Gen4 x4), and features a PCIe Gen4 x16 slot for a graphics card or other expansion, Gigabit Ethernet, four USB 3.0 ports, a BMC, and more. Milk-V Titan specifications: CPU – UltraRISC UR-DP1000 8x 64-bit RISC-V UR-CP100 “RV64GCBHX” cores up to 2.0 GHz Two 4x core cluster design with 4MB L3 cache each, and a total of 16MB cache. Fully RVA22 compliant, and “Compliant with RVA23 excluding V extension.” Supports Hardware […]

January 12, 2026January 11, 2026 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 2 Comments

Xibo open-source digital signage solution now works with Raspberry Pi 5 thanks to the Arexibo project

Xibo digital signage solution is now compatible with the Raspberry Pi 5 thanks to Axeribo, an unofficial alternative to the digital signage player for Xibo, that is implemented in Rust, and designed for Linux platforms. Long-time readers of CNX Software may remember that I played around with the Xibo open-source digital signage player many years ago (2011-2012). I notably managed to run Xibo for Arm in QEMU, test Xibo digital signage in the Raspberry Pi emulator, and even try it on real hardware: a MeLE A1000 Android TV box to which I installed Linux. It kind of works, but without hardware video decoding and no 3D graphics acceleration, performance was rather on the low side. I eventually stopped playing around with Xibo Arm Linux once Xibo for Android was released in late 2012, and the developers decided to drop support for the Linux client (although they relaunched it in 2019 […]

January 11, 2026 by Debashis Das - 1 Comment

AMD Embedded+ mini-ITX Board features Ryzen AI Embedded P132 CPU, Versal AI Edge Gen2 VE3558 SoC FPGA

SAPPHIRE EDGE+ VPR 7P132, a Mini ITX AMD Embedded+

At CES 2026, Sapphire Technology introduced the EDGE+VPR-7P132, an “AMD Embedded+” Mini-ITX motherboard built around AMD’s newly announced Ryzen AI Embedded P100 series of SoCs, namely the hexa-core Ryzen P132 (V4526iX) CPU, and an AMD Versal AI Edge Gen 2 VE3558 SoC FPGA, which features octa-core Arm Cortex-A78AE + ten Cortex-R52 real-time cores beyond FPGA fabric. It’s the first AMD Ryzen AI Embedded motherboard we’ve seen. It represents a massive update from last year’s Edge+ VPR-5050 motherboard, which relied on Zen 2-based Ryzen Embedded V2000 series and first-generation Versal silicon. The new VPR-7P132 skips multiple generations, jumping straight to Zen 5 CPU cores and RDNA 3.5 graphics, with an upgraded Versal Gen 2 adaptive Edge AI SoC for real-time inference, along with faster LPDDR5 (4266MHz) memory and 40 Gbps USB4 connectivity. SapphireTech EDGE+ VPR-7P132-MB specifications: AMD Embedded+ Architecture Adaptive SoC Subsystem Adaptive SoC – AMD Versal AI Edge Gen 2 […]

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

SECO’s COM Express Type 6 module features Intel Core Ultra Series 3 Panther Lake-H processor with up to 180 TOPS

SECO SOM COMe BT6 PTL COM Express Type 6 module

We have just covered Vecow’s new TGS-2000 series of Edge AI computers built around Intel’s new Panther Lake-H SoCs, and now SECO has announced the SOM-COMe-BT6-PTL, a COM Express Type 6 Basic module which supports the higher-end 16-core Core Ultra X9 series processors and can deliver up to 180 TOPS of AI performance. The module follows the COM Express Release 3.1 Type 6 Basic form factor (125 × 95 mm), supports up to 128GB DDR5 memory via dual SO-DIMM slots, offers high-speed expansion through PCIe Gen4/Gen5, USB 4.0/Thunderbolt, and 2.5Gbps Ethernet, and provides multiple display interfaces including eDP, DP++, and HDMI. It is available with an optional industrial temperature range and is designed for rugged and mission-critical applications. SECO SOM-COMe-BT6-PTL Specifications: Panther Lake SoC (one or the other) Intel Core Ultra X9 388H – 16-core (4P + 8E + 4LPE) processor up to 1.6 GHz / 5.1 GHz (Turbo), 18MB cache, […]