qnap News - CNX Software - Embedded Systems News

qnap

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 11 Comments on Add two 10 Gbps SFP+ cages to your system with a USB4 to dual 10GbE adapter

Add two 10 Gbps SFP+ cages to your system with a USB4 to dual 10GbE adapter

PUSOKEI DUal 10Gbps Ethernet to USB4 adapter

It’s now possible to easily add two 10 Gbps SFP+ cages to a computer thanks to a USB4 to dual 10GbE adapter. Several options are available, including QNAP QNA-UC10G2SF ($549 on the QNAP store), a PUSOKEI model going for $218 on Amazon, and a cheaper ($110+) model on AliExpress. Let’s have a quick look at each adapter. QNAP QNA-UC10G2SF USB4 to Dual 10GbE SFP+ adapter Specifications: Chipset – Marvell AQtion AQC100S Host interface – USB4 port (40 Gbps) Networking 2x 10GbE SFP+ cages SMB Multi-Channel support Works with up to 300-meter cables Misc Link and Act LEDs for each port, power LED Fanless design Temperature Range – 0 to 35˚C Warranty – 2 years The adapter ships with a 1-meter USB-C cable, a user manual, and two 10Gbps optical SFP+ transceivers. It’s compatible with Windows (except Arm-based systems), macOS, and Linux computers. You’ll find the drivers on the product page. […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 3 Comments on QNAP QAI-M100 and QAI-U100 Edge AI accelerators for NAS systems improve image recognition performance

QNAP QAI-M100 and QAI-U100 Edge AI accelerators for NAS systems improve image recognition performance

QNAP QAI-M100 QAI-U100 NAS AI Accelerators

NAS used to store your files in your local network for easy access, but new models like QNAP TS-216G, TS-AI642, and TS-133 feature an Arm processor (Rockchip RK3566 or RK3588) with a built-in NPU to accelerate image recognition, so that users can find their photos with a simple text search like “Disneyland Mickey Mouse”. However, if you own an older NAS that lacks an AI accelerator, QNAP has launched the QAI-M100 (M.2 2280) and QAI-U100 (USB) equipped with a Rockchip RK1808 3 TOPS AI accelerator designed to speed up image and facial recognition by up to 36%. QNAP QAI-M100/QAI-U100 specifications: SoC – Rockchip RK1808 CPU – Dual-core Arm Cortex-A35 @ 1.6 GHz NPU – 3 TOPS NPU Memory – 1GB RAM Host interface QAI-M100 – M.2 2280 PCIe Gen2 x1 (M+B key) edge connector QAI-U100 – USB 3.2 Gen1 male port Accessories – Installation guide and heatsink (QAI-M100 only) Dimensions / […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 16 Comments on QNAP unveils TS-432X and TS-632X Arm-based NAS with 10GbE networking, up to six SATA bays

QNAP unveils TS-432X and TS-632X Arm-based NAS with 10GbE networking, up to six SATA bays

QNAP TS-432X 10GbE NAS 4-Bay

QNAP has unveiled TS-432X 4-bay and TS-632X 6-bay Tower NAS systems that feature not only 2.5GbE ports but also one or two 10GbE SFP+ cages, as well as one PCIe Gen 3 x4 slot and are powered by an Annapurna Labs Alpine AL524 4-core 64-bit Arm processor. We had seen NAS with 10GbE networking before such as the QNAP HS-453DX and ASUSTOR FLASHSTOR, but those were powered by Intel processors. The new TS-432X and TS-632X NAS systems combine a 64-bit Arm processor and 10GbE networking in a way similar to the earlier QNAP TS-431X-2G-USARM powered by a dual-core 32-bit Arm CPU.   QNAP TS-432X/TS-632X specifications: SoC –  Annapurna Labs Alpine AL524 4-core 64-bit Arm processor @ up to 2.0 GHz System Memory – 4GB DDR4 (non-ECC), upgradeable up to 16GB DDR4 (ECC memory supported) via SO-DIMM socket Storage 512 MB flash with dual boot OS protection Drive bays TS-432X – […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 2 Comments on Linux 6.9 release – Main changes, Arm, RISC-V, and MIPS architectures

Linux 6.9 release – Main changes, Arm, RISC-V, and MIPS architectures

Linux 6.9 release

Linus Torvalds has just announced the release of Linux 6.9 on LKML: So Thorsten is still reporting a few regression fixes that haven’t made it to me yet, but none of them look big or worrisome enough to delay the release for another week. We’ll have to backport them when they get resolved and hit upstream. So 6.9 is now out, and last week has looked quite stable (and the whole release has felt pretty normal). Below is the shortlog for the last week, with the changes mostly being dominated by some driver updates (gpu and networking being the big ones, but “big” is still pretty small, and there’s various other driver noise in there too). Outside of drivers, it’s some filesystem fixes (bcachefs still stands out, but ksmbd shows up too), some late selftest fixes, and some core networking fixes. And I now have a more powerful arm64 machine […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments on QNAP TS-216G 2-bay NAS features a quad-core Arm processor with NPU for image sorting and searching

QNAP TS-216G 2-bay NAS features a quad-core Arm processor with NPU for image sorting and searching

QNAP TS-216G

QNAP TS-216G 2-bay NAS features a quad-core Arm Cortex-A55 processor with an NPU for AI-powered photo management, 4GB RAM, 2.5GbE and GbE networking ports, two hot-swappable 3.5-inch SATA bay, and a few USB ports. It looks to be an update to the Rockchip RK3566-powered QNAP TS-133/TS-223 with more memory (4GB vs 2GB) and more advanced networking capability (2.5GbE+GbE vs GbE only), while still keeping the object and face recognition capabilities. QNAP TS-216G specifications: SoC – Unnamed but likely Rockchip RK3566 CPU – Quad-core Cortex-A55 clocked at up to 2.0 GHz GPU – Mali-G52 Neural Processing Unit (NPU) Hardware-accelerated Transcoding Encryption Engine System Memory – 4 GB RAM Storage 4 GB eMMC flash (dual boot OS protection) 2x 3.5-inch SATA III bay also supporting 2.5-inch SATA SSDs; hot-swappable Networking 2.5GbE RJ45 jack Gigabit Ethernet jack Wake-on-LAN (WoL) and Jumbo Frame support Number of Concurrent Connections (CIFS) – Up to 200 USB […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 15 Comments on QNAP preps Rockchip RK3588 AI NAS and Intel NAS with hot-swappable E1.S SSDs

QNAP preps Rockchip RK3588 AI NAS and Intel NAS with hot-swappable E1.S SSDs

QNAP RK3588 NAS E1.S SSD

QNAP has been teasing two potentially interesting NAS systems coming up soon: the TS-AI642 AI NAS leveraging the 6 TOPS NPU in Rockchip RK3588 Arm processor for image and facial recognition, and the TBS-574X NAS powered by an Intel Core i3-1220P Alder Lake CPU and taking up to five hot-swappable E1.S NVMe PCIe SSDs. Details are limited since neither device is available yet, but both NASes are equipped with relatively powerful Arm and Intel processors and offer some innovative features. QNAP TS-AI642 NAS with Rockchip RK3588 Preliminary specifications: SoC – Rockchip RK3588 octa-core 64-bit Arm processor with 4x Cortex-A76 cores @ 2.2 GHz, 4x Cortex-A55 cores @ 1.8 GHz, 6 TOPS NPU Storage – 6x SATA III bays Video Output – 2x HDMI 2.1 ports Networking – Built-in 2.5GbE, PCIe Gen 3 slot for 10GbE module The main highlight is the 6 TOPS AI accelerator that boosts the performance of […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 2 Comments on QNAP TS-133 1-bay NAS leverages Rockchip RK3566 AI capabilities for object and face recognition

QNAP TS-133 1-bay NAS leverages Rockchip RK3566 AI capabilities for object and face recognition

QNAP TS-133

We’ve seen several hardware devices based on Rockchip RK3566 AIoT SoC that do not make use of the key features of the processor. But QNAP TS-133 1-bay NAS is different, since it relies on the native SATA and Gigabit Ethernet interfaces for network storage, and the built-in NPU is leveraged to accelerate object and face recognition by up to 6 times. The NAS comes with 2GB of RAM, 4GB of storage for QTS 5.0 Linux operating system, USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 ports, and the company promotes it as a “personal private cloud & home multimedia center”. QNAP TS-133 specifications: SoC – Rockchip RK3566 quad-core Cortex-A55 processor @ 1.8 GHz with Arm Mali-G52 EE GPU, 0.8 TOPS NPU/AI accelerator System Memory – 2GB DDR4 Storage 4GB eMMC flash  (Dual boot OS protection) 1x SATA 3.0 bay for 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch HDD or SSD Networking Gigabit Ethernet R45 port with Wake-on-LAN […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 12 Comments on QNAP TBS-464 ultra-thin NAS supports 4 M.2 NVMe SSDs, 2.5GbE networking

QNAP TBS-464 ultra-thin NAS supports 4 M.2 NVMe SSDs, 2.5GbE networking

QNAP TBS-464 ultra-thin NAS

Most NAS are large boxes that take several 3.5-inch SATA drives, but QNAP TBS-464 NASbook is a different beast with an ultra-thin design enabled by four M.2 PCIe slots for NVMe SSDs, plus two 2.5 GbE ports to match the higher data transfer speed allowed by the SSDs. The NAS is equipped with a recent Intel Celeron N5105/N5095 Jasper Lake quad-core processor coupled with 8GB DDR4 memory, and also offers USB 3.0 ports, as well as two HDMI 2.0 video outputs and an IR receiver that would make it suitable as a NAS & HTPC combo, for example, running Plex. QNAP TBS-464 NASbook specifications: SoC – Intel Celeron N5105/N5095 quad-core processor @ 2.0 / GHz with Intel UHD graphics; TDP: 10 or 15W TDP System Memory – 8 GB DDR4 soldered on board Storage 4GB flash for OS with dual boot OS protection 4 x M.2 2280 NVMe Gen3 x2 […]