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July 16, 2026July 16, 2026 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments

NVIDIA launches smaller, mainstream Jetson T2000 and T3000 modules for Edge AI and robotics applications

NVIDIA has just launched the Jetson T2000 and T3000 “mainstream” modules as smaller and lower cost options to the Jetson T4000/T5000 modules introduced last year for Edge AI and robotics applications. The Jetson Thor T3000 and the industrial version IGX Thor T3000, which adds functional safety, both deliver up to 865 FP4 TFLOPS of AI compute. They feature a 1536-core NVIDIA Blackwell GPU, an eight-core Neoverse Arm CPU, 32GB of LPDDR5X memory with 273GB/s bandwidth, and 25 GbE connectivity. The Jetson Thor T2000 delivers up to 400 TFLOPS of AI performance, features a 1024-core Blackwell GPU, 16GB LPDDR5 with 137GB/s bandwidth, and 10 GbE networking. Both are about half the size of the Jetson T4000/T5000 modules. Here’s a preliminary comparison between the Jetson Thor T2000, T3000, T4000, and T5000 modules. It’s preliminary because, as I write this article, NVIDIA has yet to provide the full specifications for the new T2000 and […]

July 15, 2026July 15, 2026 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 7 Comments

Reverse-engineering brings RK3576 NPU support to open-source Rocket driver for mainline Linux

Back in 2024, we noted that the open-source driver for RK3588’s NPU by Tomeu Vizoso delivered decent performance for object detection. Since then, good progress has been made, and it’s now known as the Rocket driver in mainline Linux. However, the Rockchip RK3576 SoC is not supported by the Rocket driver in mainline yet, despite sharing a similar NPU. The good news is that Ga Hing Woo has been working on mainline Linux support for the Rockchip RK3576 NPU using the Rocket driver stack and has tested the updates on the Radxa ROCK 4D running Linux 7.1-rc5. This required some serious reverse-engineering work due to hidden registers not documented in the TRM. Ga Hing Woo (also written as Jiaxing Hu) sent us an email explaining some of the challenges: Single int8 convolution now comes out byte-exact against a CPU reference on the open stack. Getting there meant reverse-engineering the compute […]

July 13, 2026July 12, 2026 by Debashis Das - No Comments

Raspberry Pi gets 10BASE-T1S/T1L Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) HAT+ board

Germany-based Brechel Electronic has launched two new Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) expansion boards for Raspberry Pi platforms: the BE-IIS-HPP-T1S and the BE-IIS-HPP-T1L. Designed for technology evaluation, industrial network prototyping, and educational laboratory use, these boards add 10 Mbit/s Ethernet communication over a single twisted pair to standard Raspberry Pi SBCs. The BE-IIS-HPP-T1S is based on the Microchip LAN8651 10BASE-T1S MAC-PHY and supports IEEE 802.3cg Single Pair Ethernet over multidrop networks with up to 8 nodes, enabling distances up to 25 meters on a shared bus. For longer-reach point-to-point links, the company offers the BE-IIS-HPP-T1L, built around Analog Devices ADIN1110 MAC-PHY. Both boards are part of the BE-IIS HAT++ ecosystem, which allows multiple industrial communication HATs to be stacked on a single Raspberry Pi without running into SPI or GPIO resource conflicts. Brechel Electronic 10BASE-T1L and 10BASE-T1S specifications: Compatibility – Raspberry Pi HAT+ compliant T1L – Supports Pi 3, 4, 5, and Zero […]

July 6, 2026July 5, 2026 by Debashis Das - No Comments

Tiny Calixto Systems AM62L STAMP SOM targets industrial automation, HMI applications, EV chargers

Calixto Systems has introduced the AM62L STAMP SOM, a tiny (40x40mm) system-on-module around the Texas Instruments AM62L dual-core Arm Cortex-A53 CPU running at up to 1.25 GHz, along with an evaluation kit. Designed for embedded Linux applications, the module targets industrial automation, HMIs, EV chargers, and smart retail. Calixto AM62L STAMP SOM The SoM integrates up to 2GB LPDDR4x RAM and 8GB or 16GB eMMC storage, along with Gigabit Ethernet, two USB 2.0 OTG interfaces, dual SD interfaces, MIPI DSI and parallel RGB display support, McASP audio, and a wide range of industrial I/Os, including CAN FD, eight UARTs, four SPI buses, five I2C buses, ADC, DAC, PWM, GPIO, and a GPMC interface. It also integrates hardware security features such as AES encryption, RSA/ECC acceleration, DRBG, TRNG, and a unique device ID for secure embedded applications. AM62L STAMP SOM specifications: SoC – Texas Instruments Sitara AM62Lx single-core/dual-core Arm Cortex-A53 processor @ […]

July 3, 2026 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments

NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano/NX-based Mekotronics AI Box targets humanoid robots, Smart Cities management, transportation applications

Mekotronics AI Box NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano NX

Better known for its unique Rockchip industrial PC designs, Mekotronics has now launched an “AI Box” based on the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 4GB/8GB or Jetson Orin NX 8GB/16GB for humanoid robots, smart transportation (V2X) applications, Smart Cities, Smart Agriculture, medical imaging, and more. While the company often provides niche features on its Rockchip systems, its Jetson embedded computer offers pretty standard interfaces with an HDMI video output, six USB Type-A ports, two Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 ports (one with PoE), a 40-pin GPIO header, two camera connectors, a terminal block for CAN Bus and UART, and a system connector for LEDs, power button, etc… Mekotronics AI Box specifications: Compatible modules NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 4GB up to 34 TOPS NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 8GB up to 67 TOPS NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX 8GB up to 117 TOPS NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX 16GB up to 157 TOPS Storage 2x M.2 Key-M […]

July 1, 2026July 2, 2026 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 7 Comments

Sipeed NanoKVM-Go – A 4K USB-C KVM with Recall-like function, AI integration (Crowdfunding)

Sipeed NanoKVM-Go is a 4K USB-C KVM designed to control any USB-C device from anywhere with one cable. It also supports “full screen memory”, a function similar to the controversial Microsoft Recall feature, which enables an AI agent to search through your screenshots. Remote control software works fine until your system freezes or BIOS access is required, and traditional KVMs do the job with HDMI, USB, Ethernet, power cables, and adapters, but that’s a bit too much when working on the go. The NanoKVM-Go aims to solve all these little issues with a small and light device that requires only one cable to the target, while the host connects to the USB KVM over WiFi 6. NanoKVM-Go and Go+ specifications: SoC – Unamed, but almost certainly the Axera Tech AX630C used in the Sipeed NanoKVM Pro 4K IP KVM. CPU – Dual-core Cortex-A53 AI accelerator – 3.2TOPS NPU System Memory […]

July 1, 2026July 1, 2026 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments

Raspberry Pi CM0-based industrial data acquisition gateway features RS-485, RS-232, DI, and DO interfaces

Raspberry Pi CM0 industrial data acquisition gateway

EDATEC ED-IPC1200 is an industrial data acquisition gateway powered by the Raspberry Pi Compute Module Zero (CM0), designed for industrial automation and edge applications with various I/O interfaces, a fanless design, and a wide range (9–28V) DC power input. The industrial computer features RS-485, RS-232, four digital inputs, and four digital outputs for data acquisition and equipment control, and supports Ethernet, and optional Wi-Fi/Bluetooth and/or 4G LTE connectivity. EDATEC ED-IPC1200 specifications: SoM – Raspberry Pi CM0 SoC – Broadcom BCM2710A1 CPU – Quad-core Cortex-A53 processor @ 1.0 GHz GPU – VideoCore IV GPU supporting OpenGL ES 1.1, 2.0 graphics VPU – H.264/MPEG-4 1080p30 video decoding, H.264 1080p30 video encoding System Memory – 512MB LPDDR2 RAM Storage – 8GB or 16GB eMMC flash Wireless – Optional WiFi 4 and Bluetooth 5.0 module Networking 10/100Mbps Ethernet RJ45 jack Optional Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on system-on-module 4G LTE CAT-1 with Nano SIM card slot […]

June 30, 2026June 30, 2026 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 1 Comment

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

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 […]