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May 12, 2025March 22, 2026 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 7 Comments

Luckfox-Pico-86-Panel – An 86-type Smart Home controller with a 4-inch display, Ethernet, RS485, two relays

Luckfox-Pico-86-Panel is a Smart Home controller powered by a Rockchip RV1106G2 or RV1106G63 SoC with 128MB or 256MB DDR3L and equipped with a 4-inch touchscreen display that fits into a standard 86-type junction box. The Linux device supports Ethernet, WiFi 6, and Bluetooth 5.2 LE connectivity and features terminal blocks for 6 to 30V DC input, RS485, and two relays. The controller includes a speaker and microphone for Smart Audio applications, and a USB-C port for programming and debugging. Luckfox-Pico-86-Panel specifications: SoC – Rockchip RV1106G2/G3 CPU – Arm Cortex A7 @ 1.2GHz with an integrated RISC-V co-processor. NPU 4th-gen Rockchip NPU with hybrid quantization (int4, int8, int16) 0.5 TOPS (RV1106G2) or 1 TOPS (RV1106G3) ISP – 3rd-gen 5MP high-performance ISP VPU – 3072×1728 (5M) @ 30fps H.265/H.264 encoding, 16M @ 60FPS JPEG snapshot System Memory – 128MB (RV1106G2) or 256MB (RV1106G3) DDR3L memory Storage – 8GB eMMC flash storage Display – 4-inch 5-point […]

May 10, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 19 Comments

Beelink ME Mini is a compact 6-slot SSD NAS and mini PC powered by an Intel N150 Twin Lake SoC

Beelink was one of the first companies to launch an Intel Processor N150 mini PC with the EQ14 model, and they’ve now launched the ME Mini 6-slot SSD NAS based on the Twin Lake processor, coupled with 12 GB RAM, 64GB eMMC flash, and a 2TB NVMe SSD. The compact NAS/computer also features two 2.5GbE ports, a WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2 wireless module, HDMI 2.0 video output, and a few USB ports. Like the Beelink EQ14, it comes with an integrated 100/240V power supply instead of an external power brick. Beelink ME Mini specifications: SoC – Intel Processor N150 quad-core Twin Lake processor @ up to 3.6 GHz (Turbo) with 6MB cache, 24EU Intel UHD graphics @ 1.0 GHz; TDP: 6W System Memory – 12GB LPDDR5 4800 MHz; note: a 16GB LPDDR5 model will also be available Storage 5x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x1 sockets 1x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 […]

May 8, 2025May 8, 2025 by Debashis Das - No Comments

Intel Atom x7000RE fanless industrial box PC offers 10-year life cycle for factory automation

AAEON BOXER-6617-ASL is a rugged and compact fanless industrial box PC built around the Intel Atom x7000RE series of SoCs. It is designed for harsh industrial environments and has a wide operating temperature range (-20°C to 70°C) and a guaranteed 10-year product lifecycle making it a reliable long-term solution for factory automation and other embedded applications. The rugged embedded system supports up to 32GB DDR5 memory, dual HDMI, dual 2.5GbE LAN ports, and extensive I/O including six serial ports, USB 3.2 and 2.0, DIO, and audio. Storage options include M.2 NVMe and 2.5″ SATA, with additional expansion through M.2 E-Key (Wi-Fi) and B-Key (5G/LTE) sockets. It also has a wide 9V–36V power input range, circuit protection, and strong shock/vibration resistance. The computer also features six RS-232/422/485 serial ports and DIO via DB9 connectors AAEON BOXER-6617-ASL Specifications: Amston Lake Series SoC options (one or the other) Intel Atom x7835RE octa-core processor […]

May 7, 2025May 7, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 5 Comments

Interrupt – A Linux-based Flipper Zero alternative with WiFi 4, Bluetooth, sub-GHz radios, NFC/RFID reader, IR Tx/Rx (Crowdfunding)

Interrupt Linux-based Flipper Zero Alternative

Interrupt is a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W-based wireless hacking tool that provides a Linux-powered alternative to the popular Flipper Zero with a built-in 3.5-inch touchscreen display and keyboard to easily type commands in the terminal. Besides the WiFI 4 and Bluetooth 4.2 radios from the Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W, the Interrupt also integrates a Texas Instruments CC1001 Sub-GHz wireless MCU working in the 300 to 928 MHz frequency range, an NFC/RFID reader, and an infrared receiver & receiver. The system also provides access to GPIO pins for expansion. Interrupt specifications: Supported SBC – Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W SiP – Raspberry Pi RP3A0 system-in-package with: SoC – Broadcom BCM2710A1 quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 @ 1GHz (overclockable to 1.2 GHz) with VideoCore IV CPU supporting OpenGL ES 1.1, 2.0 graphics Memory – 512MB LPDDR2 Storage – MicroSD card socket Wireless – 2.4GHz IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi 4 and Bluetooth 4.2 with […]

May 6, 2025May 8, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 4 Comments

Compulab IOT-LINK – An ultra-compact NXP i.MX 9352 IoT gateway with WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, 4G LTE Cat 1-bis, and GbE connectivity

Compulab IOT-LINK is a low-cost, tiny industrial IoT gateway based on NXP i.MX 9352 Arm Cortex-A55/M33 AI SoC with support for Gigabit Ethernet, 4G LTE Cat 1-bis, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, and Wireless Mesh connectivity. The fanless gateway also features two RS485 or CAN-FD interfaces and three DI / DO, and as an industrial-grade hardware platform, it takes 12V to 24V DC input, and can operate 24/7 in the -40°C to 80°C temperature range. Target applications include HVAC monitoring, industrial predictive maintenance, energy storage, EV charging, vehicle telematics and fleet management, and lighting control. IOT-LINK specifications: SoC – NXP i.MX 9352 CPU 2x Arm Cortex-A55 cores @ up to 1.7GHz Arm Cortex-M33 real-time core @ 250 MHz NPU – 0.5 TOPS Arm Ethos U65 microNPU System Memory – Up to 2GB LPDDR4 Storage – Up to 64GB eMMC flash Networking Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 port 4G/LTE Cat 1-bis cellular modem with […]

May 5, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 2 Comments

KSTR-IMX93 single board computer pairs NXP i.MX 93 SoC with Nordic Semi nRF5340, nRF9151, and nRF7002 wireless chips

Conclusive Engineering KSTR-IMX93 is a single board computer (SBC) powered by an NXP i.MX 93 Cortex-A55/M33 AI SoC and equipped with three Nordic Semi wireless solutions, namely nRF5340 SoC, nRF9151 SiP, and nRF7002 WiFi 6 coprocessor. This allows the board to offer a wide range of wireless and wired connectivity options with Gigabit Ethernet, dual-band WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.4 LE, Zigbee, Thread, NB-IoT, LTE Cat-M1, and GNSS. In some way, the KSTR-IMX93 is the equivalent of combining a Nordic Thingy:91 X Cellular IoT development platform with an Arm Linux SBC. KSTR-IMX93 specifications: SoC – NXP i.MX 93 CPU Single or dual-core Arm Cortex-A55 up to 1.7 GHz Arm Cortex-M33 up to 250 MHz GPU – PXP 2D GPU with blending/composition, resize, color space conversion NPU – Arm Ethos-U65 NPU @ 1 GHz up to 0.5 TOPS Memory – 640 KB OCRAM w/ ECC Security – EdgeLock Secure Enclave System Memory […]

May 5, 2025May 5, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments

Banana Pi BPI-CM6 is an octa-core RISC-V system-on-module compatible with Raspberry Pi CM5 carrier boards

Banana Pi BPI-CM6 is a SpacemIT K1 octa-core RISC-V system-on-module that follows the design of the Raspberry Pi CM5, and offers up to 16GB LPDDR4 RAM, up to 128GB eMMC flash, a gigabit Ethernet controller, and a WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.2 module. While it remains (mostly) compatible with the Raspberry Pi CM5, the BPI-CM6 exposes some additional I/Os from the K1 SoC through an additional 100-pin B2B connector. The company also offers a credit card-sized carrier board for the RISC-V SoM with HDMI, dual GbE, two M.2 PCIe x2 sockets, a few USB ports, and more. Banana Pi BPI-CM6 specifications: SoC – SpacemIT K1 CPU – 8-core X60 RISC-V processor @ 1.6 GHz GPU – Imagination IMG BXE-2-32 @ 819 MHz with support for OpenGL ES3.2, Vulkan 1.3, OpenCL 3.0; 20 GFLOPS VPU – H.265 and H.264 1080p60 decoding/encoding NPU – None, but the RISC-V cores can deliver up […]

May 4, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments

EDATEC launches 7-inch, 10.1-inch and 15.6-inch Industrial HMI displays powered by Raspberry Pi CM5

EDATEC ED-HMI3120 industrial Human Machine Interface HMI displays

EDATEC ED-HMI3120 series is a family of Raspberry Pi CM5-powered industrial Human-Machine Interface (HMI) displays available in 7-inch (ED-HMI3120-070C), 10.1-inch (ED-HMI3120-101C), and 15.6-inch (ED-HMI3120-156C) variants. Like the Chipsee 7-inch/10.1-inch Raspberry Pi CM5 industrial panel PCs, the EDATEC HMI displays are designed for factory automation, process control, and IoT applications. All models offer Gigabit Ethernet, 100Mbps Ethernet, isolated RS485/RS232 ports, and wireless options like WiFi and 4G LTE. EDATEC ED-HMI3120 specifications SoM – Raspberry Pi CM5 with Broadcom BCM2712 quad-core Cortex-A76 SoC, 2GB, 4GB or 8GB RAM, and 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB eMMC flash Storage MicroSD card slot M.2 B-Key socket for 2230/2242 NVMe SSD 4KB EEPROM Display HMI3120-070C – 7-inch TFT display with 1024×600 resolution, 16.7M colors, 400 cd/m² luminance, 80°/80° H/V viewing angles, and 10-point capacitive touch HMI3120-101C – 10.1-inch TFT display with 1280×800 resolution, 16.7M colors, 250 cd/m² luminance, 80°/80° H/V viewing angles, and 10-point capacitive touch HMI3120-156C […]