Altera’s wideband Agilex 9 Direct RF-Series AGRW039 SoC FPGA is designed for high-performance Radio Frequency (RF) systems in aerospace, defense, and advanced communications systems. It is the fourth device in Altera’s Agilex 9 Direct RF-Series, and compared to the previous generation AGRW027, the new AGRW039 delivers about 45% more logic resources, 45% more DSP resources, and 43% more block RAM. It also integrates a 64Gsps wideband RF, a hard quad-core Cortex-A53 processor, and supports DDR5 and LPDDR5 memory. Agilex 9 Direct RF AGRW039 SoC FPGA key features and specifications: Hardware CPU – Quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 processor @ up to 1.41 GHz FPGA fabric 3.9M logic elements (LEs) 1.3M adaptive logic modules (ALMs) 18,960 M20K memory Blocks 370 Mb M20K memory Size 65,280 MLAB memory count 40 Mb MLAB memory size 24,600 18×19 multipliers 12,300 DSP/AI blocks Single Precision – 18.4 TFLOPS Memory I/F – DDR5, LPDDR5, DDR4 Peripherals PS – […]
Renesas RZ/V2H Robotics Development Kit handles AI vision, motor control, and power management with a single board
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 […]
Intel Core Series 3 “Wildcat Lake” processor family launched for entry-level laptops and Edge AI systems
After several leaks, the Intel Core Series 3 “Wildcat Lake” entry-level processor family is now official. Intel describes it as the first “hybrid AI-ready Core Series processor”. As expected, the “Computer & CPU tile” comes with up to six cores (2x P cores + 4x LPE cores), up to 2-core Intel Xe 3 graphics, up to 40 TOPS of combined AI performance, and LPDDR5x/DDR5 memory interfaces. The “Platform controller tile” integrates six PCIe Gen4 lanes, two Thunderbolt 4 interfaces, two USB 3.2 and eight USB 2.0 interfaces, as well as WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 6.0 connectivity. The Computer & GPU tile is manufactured using an Intel 18A process, while the Platform controller tile is manufactured with another “External” process (TSMC?). Single-channel memory is confirmed, and it looks like eMMC flash will be replaced with UFS 3.0 memory for edge systems with soldered-on memory, although many systems will make use of […]
IP65-rated TWOWIN T808P-G Edge AI computer features 8x GMSL2 cameras, aviation-grade M12/M16 connectors
TWOWIN Technology has introduced the TW-T808P-G, a rugged, fan-cooled, IP65 edge AI computer built around the NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX system-on-module (SoM). Designed specifically for autonomous driving, unmanned delivery vehicles, and smart inspection scenarios, the system provides up to 157 TOPS of AI performance and features various connectivity options for real-time processing in industrial and smart infrastructure environments. Housed in an aluminum alloy enclosure, the device features aviation-grade M12 and M16 connectors for Gigabit Ethernet (PoE), RS232/RS485 serial communication, and power. Other features include two FAKRA connectors for up to eight GMSL2 cameras, USB 3.0, CAN Bus, GPIO, HDMI, and M.2 NVMe storage. It also supports optional Wi-Fi, 4G/5G, and RTK GPS for centimeter-level positioning. With a wide 9–36V input, a zero-power standby design using automotive ACC (ignition) control, and an operating range of -40°C to +70°C, the system is designed for applications such as security monitoring, smart gas stations, […]
LimeSDR Micro M.2 2280 SDR card pairs NXP LA9310 baseband processor with LMS7002M RF transceiver (Crowdfunding)
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 […]
SupTronics X1208 – A UPS + M.2 NVMe SSD HAT for the Raspberry Pi 5
The SupTronics X1208 is a UPS and M.2 NVMe SSD HAT for Raspberry Pi 5 designed to offer fast storage and protect the system against data loss during power outages for Edge Computing, NAS, data logging, and other always-on applications. The HAT draws up to 5V/5A from the USB-C port, which charges a 21700 lithium-ion battery (1.5A) and powers the Raspberry Pi 5 directly through the 40-pin GPIO header, eliminating the need for extra cables. It also features an M.2 M-key NVMe slot supporting 2230/2242/2280 SSDs up to 4TB with PCIe 2.0/3.0 speeds. The UPS supports power switching, auto power-on, safe shutdown on low battery, and GPIO-based power/charging control, along with power loss detection. The X1208 board is also equipped with a Maxim fuel gauge I2C chip for battery voltage and capacity monitoring. SupTronics X1208 UPS + M.2 HAT specifications: Compatibility – Raspberry Pi 5 Model B Storage – M.2 M-key […]
Sentinel Core – A Raspberry Pi CM5 mini-ITX carrier board with a PCIe x16 slot (Crowdfunding)
Sanctuary Systems’ Sentinel Core is a Raspberry Pi CM5 mini-ITX carrier board with a PCIe x16 slot to easily connect a graphics card to accelerate 3D graphics, video transcoding, or AI workloads. It’s basically a larger Raspberry Pi CM5 IO board with a prototyping area, a PCIe slot, and a 24-pin ATX power connector. The Sentinel Core also comes with two HDMI ports, a Gigabit Ethernet port, two USB 3.0 ports, MIPI DSI/CSI connectors, and the usual 40-pin GPIO header. Sentinel Core specifications: Supported module – Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 via 2x 100-pin B2B connectors Video Output – 2x HDMI 2.0 ports Networking Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 port Optional WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 5.x on Raspberry Pi CM5 USB – 2x USB 3.0 ports, 1x USB 2.0 Type-C port PCIe – High-speed, full-length PCIe x16 slot with PCIe 2.0 x1 signal (PCIe 3.0 unofficially supported) Expansion 40-pin Raspberry Pi GPIO […]
MediaTek unveils 50 TOPS Genio Pro 5100 Cortex-X925/X4/A720 SoC, 7.2 TOPS Genio 420 Cortex-A78/A55 SoC for AIoT applications
After launching the Genio 360/360P hexa/octa-core SoCs last month, MediaTek has now expanded the lineup with the Genio Pro 5100 and Genio 420 AIoT SoCs at Embedded World 2026. The Genio Pro 5100 is a 3nm SoC with an “all big-core” architecture and a 50+ TOPS NPU for Edge AI applications. The Genio 420, on the other hand, is a cost-efficient 6nm platform designed for smart home, retail, and industrial IoT devices. MediaTek Genio Pro 5100 The Genio Pro 5100 integrates one Cortex-X925, three Cortex-X4, and four Cortex-A720 cores, as well as an Arm Immortalis-G925 GPU, and supports LPDDR5X memory up to 8533 Mbps. It can handle up to three 4K displays, up to 16 cameras via virtual channels, and 8K30 video encode/decode, and offers interfaces such as PCIe Gen4, USB 3.2 Gen2, USB 2.0, and dual 2.5GbE MAC. Genio Pro 5100 (MT8894) specifications: CPU – 8-core Arm v9.2 processor […]

