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Compulab IOT-GATE-IMX8PLUS is a new Arm Linux IoT gateway powered by NXP i.MX 8M Plus SoC with up to 8GB RAM, 128GB storage, and plenty of connectivity options with dual Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.3 LE, and 4G LTE connector, as well as GNNS support and RS485/RS232 interfaces. The new IoT gateway builds upon theArm SystemReady IR certified IOT-GATE-IMX8 industrial gateway, but offers more RAM and storage, a 2.8 TOPS AI accelerator (in the NXP processor), improved connectivity, as well as a DVI-D port for video output. Compulab IOT-GATE-IMX8PLUS specifications: SoC – NXP i.MX8M Plus Quad or Quad-lite quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 processor @ up to 1.8 GHz with Arm Cor…

Description station-p2 cannot start up properly. This is an interesting thing. Device tree name for station-p2: rk3568-firefly-roc-pc, derived from the previous media kernel family: https://github.com/armbian/build/blob/v24.05/patch/kernel/media-current/00170-v95-rk3568-firefly-roc-pc.patch But its name in the mainline kernel is: rk3568-roc-pc. But there has been an interesting change in this modification, and I am doubting whether this change is wise: https://github.com/armbian/build/commit/eb60d33abac91b25eb720bae27981a2a8950f9f7 I borrowed a station-p2 from my friend to fix this issue. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Successfully built. [x] System startup. Checkli…

Texas Instruments has just introduced its low-cost MSPM0 Arm Cortex-M0+ microcontroller portfolio comprised of the MSPM0L series with a 32 MHz CPU, up to 64 kB of flash, and 4 kB SRAM, and the MSPM0G series with an 80 MHz CPU, up to 128 kB of flash and 32 kB SRAM. Texas Instruments MSPM0L MSPM0L1306 key features: CPU – Arm 32-bit Cortex-M0+ core @ up to 32 MHz Memory – Up to 4KB SRAM Storage – Up to 64KB flash Digital peripherals 3-channel DMA controller 4x 16-bit general-purpose timers, each with two capture/compare registers supporting low-power operation in STANDBY mode, supporting a total of 8 PWM channels Windowed watchdog timer Analog peripherals 12-bit 1.45-Msps an…

Dear armbians, The ThinkPad X13s hummed as the kernel upgraded, while Rockpi-S saw multiple fixes—its new kernel demanding a bootloader update, now automated. A ghost touch vanished from BigTreeTech boards. Meanwhile, CoolPi GenBook awaited revival, and Ubuntu Plucky arrived—an era of seamless innovation unfolded. Recent Highlights ThinkPad X13s (ARM64) Enabled RTW88 in-kernel USB drivers. Kernel upgrade from 6.13-rc7 to Jhovold’s WIP/SC8280XP-6.13 Final. (Commit) – Contributed by rpardini & igorpecovnik Rockpi-S Automatic U-Boot flashing now supported upon package installation. (Commit) – Contributed by igorpecovnik This improvement was made possible by our team…

Monado's first stable of release of 2025 is here. From enhanced Android support and driver updates to improved runtime stability and tooling, Collabora's XR team delivered a wide array of improvements for the cross-platform, open source OpenXR runtime. View the full article

We’ve already checked out Cytron’s CM4 Maker Board kit with a Raspberry Pi CM4 system-on-module and booted the system with the included 32GB “MAKERDISK” Class 10 microSD card preloaded Raspberry Pi OS in the first part of the review. For the second part of the CM4 Maker review, I’ve mostly used the 128GB NVMe SSD provided by the company and played with other features of the board including the RTC, the buzzer, some Seeed Studio grove modules, and even got help from ChatGPT for one of the Python programs I used. Booting Cytron CM4 Maker Board with the “MAKERDISK” NVMe SSD I connected several Grove modules with GPIO and I2C interfaces, a Raspberry Pi Camera Module 3, an Eth…

Everspin has unveiled EMxxLX xSPI MRAM (Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory) non-volatile memory solution for industrial IoT and embedded systems providing an alternative to SPI NOR/NAND flash with much faster R/W data rates of up to 400MB/s and densities between 8Mbit and 64Mbit. The higher speed is made possible by the new JEDEC expanded Serial Peripheral Interface (xSPI) standard interface and a clock frequency of up to 200 MHz, the maximum supported by the xSPI standard. All chips operate at 1.8V, and the family is offered in 24-ball BGA and 8-pin DFN packages. EMxxLX xSPI MRAM key features and specifications: Density – 8Mb, 16Mb, 32Mb, 64Mb 400MBps sustained throug…

CANduino v3 is the third revision of MassiveButDynamic’s CAN bus board with Arduino Nano form factor based on Microchip ATmega168PA 8-bit AVR microcontroller, Microchip MCP2515 CAN controller with an SPI interface, and Microchip MCP2551 CAN transceiver suitable for 12V and 24V systems. The CANDuino v3 board is now slightly narrower in order to give access to two rows on each side when installed on a breadboard, comes with a USB Type-C port to reduce the number of cables needed, and the CAN bus function can be deactivated via a jumper in order to use the CANduino as a normal Arduino Nano. CANDuino v3 specifications: MCU – Microchip ATmega168PA 8-bit AVR microcontroller @ u…

Description Necessary changes only to make repository work. There is probably lots of work to do laser... Jira reference number [AR-9999] How Has This Been Tested? Builds until the point where it tries to grab release file form apt repo which obviously fails. Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Orange Pi 4 and Orange Pi 4 LTS were the last boards using staging USB3 Type-C controller. This PR moves both of them to use mainline driver, so staging driver can be removed from patchset (as suggested by @Tonymac32 here: https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/3953#issuecomment-1172962963) Most of the changes have been adapted upon the same nodes from tinkerboard 2 device tree and GPIOs have been adjusted. Since both opi4 and opi4 LTS share the same hardware, I felt it could be useful to change on both boards. Probably if it works for my opi4 LTS also works for regular opi4; I will do my tests, if @piter75 wants to do private tests, in compatibility with hi…

Join us in Montreal for the 10th edition of RustConf! Catch our talk on Tyr, the new Rust kernel driver for Arm Mali GPUs. View the full article

Description Enable Plymouth for onecloud How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [X] Build and boot to check Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [X] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [X] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Fix for Orangepi-r1plus-lts network interface logical names that changed and broke networking. The problem was caused by one of the network interface logical names changing from eth0 to end0. Fixed with a rename in /etc/udev/rules.d/70-rename-lan.rules which is already created from a hook in the board config file (to rename the other network interface). Jira reference number AR-1747 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Built images on: current bookworm, current jammy, edge sid. [x] Tested each image with an iperf3 server session via each network interface individually from an iperf3 client session on a computer with Gb NIC. Performance was as expected. [x] Teste…

Description Don't add any packages to CSC repositories (stretch, bionic, ...), but generate index. Jira reference number AR-1177 How Has This Been Tested? [ o.k. ] Using config file [ /home/igorp/Devel/build/userpatches/config-example.conf ] [ o.k. ] Command line: setting REPOSITORY_UPDATE to [ update ] [ o.k. ] Using user configuration override [ userpatches/lib.config ] [ warn ] Skipping adding packages (not supported) [ stretch ] [ warn ] Skipping adding packages (not supported) [ bionic ] [ o.k. ] Checking and adding to repository buster [ main ] [ o.k. ] Creating section [ main ] [ o.k. ] Checking and adding to repository bullseye [ main ] [ o.k. ] Adding bullseye …

Description Tinkerboard 2 SOC uses the weird baudrate 1500000 for debug uart. and the1500000 is not supported by most of the serial terminal application. Here change the baudrate from 1500000 to 115200 which is the most common baudrate for debug uart How Has This Been Tested? tested with tinkerboard 2s, and able to see the correct bootloader console message. View the full article

Hey Karl here. I am going to be sharing my experience with the xTool D1 Pro 20W. It is a 20W laser cutter/engraver with a 340x390mm working area. It has been heavily reviewed and I will comment on a few points I have not seen spoken about. I join a lot of Facebook groups for these reviews to get real-world feedback and ideas to write about. With nearly all forms of digital fabrication, I regularly read about misconceptions and frustration that stem from unknowingly purchasing a machine that requires a substantial amount of time and patience to learn. For this review, I kept a daily log and will summarize the time it took me to complete one project. I did get sidetracked o…

LattePanda Sigma is a 3.5-inch single board computer (SBC) with an Intel Core i5-1340P Raptor Lake-P processor and a Microchip ATmega32U4 microcontroller to control I/Os with Arduino programming. The board comes with 16GB soldered-on LPDDR5 RAM, supports M.2 NVMe/SATA SSDs and SATA drives for storage, offers HDMI 2.1, eDP, and USB-C DisplayPort video outputs, dual 2.5GbE networking, two Thunderbolt 4 ports, and three M.2 sockets for expansion sich as WiFi or 4G/5G modules. LattePanda Sigma specification SoC – Intel Core i5-1340P 12-core (4P+8E)/16-thread Raptor Lake hybrid processor @ up to 4.6 GHz (Performance cores), 3.4GHz (Efficient cores), 12MB L2 Cache, 80EU Intel …

Pimoroni Badger 2040 W wireless programmable e-Paper badge comes with a 2.9-inch black & white E-Ink display and a Raspberry Pi Pico W board for WiFi (and Bluetooth) connectivity. It is an update to the Pimoroni Badger 2040 with the exact same display, but instead of using a Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller, Pimoroni fitted a Raspberry Pi Pico W on the back of the board, probably to avoid going through FCC and CE certifications. Badger 2040 W specifications: MCU board – Raspberry Pi Pico W board with: Raspberry Pi RP2040 dual-core Arm Cortex M0+ running at up to 133Mhz with 264kB of SRAM Storage – 2MB QSPI flash Wireless – 802.11b/g/n WiFi 4 and Bluetooth Classic+…

Last week, we wrote about the new XIAO ESP32S3, a tiny ESP32-S3 board from Seeed Studio. The company has now launched the XIAO ESP32S3 Sense adding a camera and microphone module connected through a board-to-board connector, as well as the Round Display for XIAO that can help people easily create wearable devices with a touchscreen based on any board from the XIAO family. XIAO ESP32S3 Sense XIAO ESP32S2 Sense specifications: Wireless MCU – Espressif Systems ESP32-S3R8 dual-core Tensilica LX7 microcontroller @ 240 MHz with 512KB SRAM, 8MB PSRAM, Wi-Fi 4 & Bluetooth 5.0 dual-mode (Classic + BLE) connectivity Storage – 8MB SPI flash, microSD card slot Antenna – External …

Description Enabling KDE Neon at Noble How Has This Been Tested? [ ] Build test [ ] Running desktop inspection Checklist: Please delete options that are not relevant. [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Key Highlights from Recent Commits As we step into the new year, we are excited to share the latest updates and improvements from the Armbian community. These changes reflect our continued commitment to enhancing user experiences, supporting innovative hardware, and streamlining development workflows. General Updates MacchiatoBin: Transitioned to End-of-Support (EOS) status, discontinuing kernel builds for the family. This decision allows developers to focus resources on actively maintained hardware, ensuring better support and innovation. Hinlink H6XK Boards: Added KERNEL_TEST_TARGET=current, enabling focused testing on the latest kernels. Enabled the current kernel, …

Lattice Avant is a new low-power and small form factor mid-range FPGA platform, manufactured with a 16nm FinFET process, and equipped with 25 Gb/s SERDES, hardened PCI Express, external memory PHY interfaces, a high DSP count, and a security engine. Lattice Semi is better known for its entry-level FPGAs such as the iCE40 which is popular in the community thanks to low-cost hardware and support for open-source tools, but the Avant platform marks the company’s entry into the mid-range FPGA market, defined by chips with 100k to 500k logic cells (LCs). Lattice Avant highlights: FPGA fabric – 200K to 500K logic cells up to 350 MHz DSP – 700 to 1,8000 18×18 multipliers @ up to …

M5Stamp S3, aka M5Stamp ESP32S2 or Stamp S3, is a tiny ESP32-S3 WiFi & Bluetooth LE (BLE) IoT module with a USB Type-C port, over 20 I/Os available through 2.54mm and 1.27mm pitch headers and castellated holes, and a heat-resistant cover. Many of the “new” ESP32-S3 hardware platforms launches these days are often updates from an ESP32 design, and the M5Stack’s M5Stamp S3 is no exception building on the original M5Stamp Pico, and its ESP32-C3 variants, namely M5Stamp C3 and C3U. M5Stamp S3 specifications: WiSoC – Espressif Systems ESP32-S3FN8 dual-core 32-bit Xtensa LX7 microcontroller with AI vector instructions up to 240MHz, RISC-V ULP co-processor, 512KB SRAM, 2.4GH…

Description Enabling several minimal images as per user request. We already enabled images on targets where such images might be interesting. They are also coming to all community builds. Why this is useful? Some people prefer or need as images that contains nothing but bare system. Initial root size only at around 0.5Gb!!! (size differs from kernel and user space architecture) Tests was done on very old and slow 32bit device. Only there such measures really means something. Nanopi Neo v1 booted up in less then 20s with all standard services ... (systemd-analyze: Startup finished in 5.052s (kernel) + 14.010s (userspace) = 19.063s) View the full article

Description btusb module does not seem to be generated and as a result this PR includes the driver in the kernel. Also the kernel config is synced back to include few modules needed by wireguard which was previously enabled Jira reference number [AR-9999] How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [ x] compiled and installed the kernel Checklist: [x ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding ch…

Description Add H264/VP8/MPEG2 decoder and RGA2 nodes to RK3588 edge kernel. cc @amazingfate How Has This Been Tested? [x] Built and probed v4l2 device Checklist: Please delete options that are not relevant. [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Visit us at the STMicroelectronics booth at SIDO to see how the STM32MP2 platform enables responsive edge-AI applications for industrial use cases. View the full article

Information: https://docs.banana-pi.org/en/BPI-F3/BananaPi_BPI-F3 https://gitee.com/bianbu-linux Boot log: https://paste.armbian.com/ucabodotet.yaml Linux dmesg: https://paste.armbian.com/exagihupok.yaml Currently booting from SPI is an unknown. Flashing u-boot to eMMC: (This is not apart of the PR and needs to be added in the future.) echo 0 > /sys/block/mmcblk2boot0/force_ro sleep .50 dd if="bootinfo_emmc.bin" of="/dev/mmcblk2boot0" bs=512 conv=notrunc dd if="FSBL.bin" of="/dev/mmcblk2boot0" bs=512 seek=1 conv=notrunc dd if="FSBL.bin" of="/dev/mmcblk2boot0" bs=512 seek=512 conv=notrunc dd if="fw_dynamic.itb" of="/dev/mmcblk2" bs=512 seek=1280 conv=notrunc dd if="…

Khadas VIM3/VIM3L u-boot 23.07-rc4 + SPI-NOR/MTD booting support (with old FIP blobs) khadas-vim3: bump u-boot to 2023.07-rc4, add KBI support for easy PCI/USB3 switching this introduces the v2023.07 u-boot patch directory, with the boot-usb-nvme-scsi-first patch rebased add myself as BOARD_MAINTAINER khadas-vim3: introduce SPI-NOR/MTD u-boot build, using old(er) FIP blobs move FIP signing code from meson-g12b.conf's uboot_custom_postprocess() to the board's own post_uboot_custom_postprocess hook fetch a secondary FIP blob repo at a revision with working FIP blobs for SPI (see https://github.com/LibreELEC/amlogic-boot-fip/pull/10) implement post_uboot_custom_postproc…

Espressif Systems have announced their one-stop Matter solution that features their ESP32, ESP32-C, and ESP32-S series wireless microcontrollers with WiFi and/or Bluetooth LE connectivity, as well as the ESP32-H series with an 802.15.4 radio for Thread and Zigbee connectivity. Matter, which was first introduced in 2019 as Project CHIP, aims to improve interoperability among Smart Home products, has a focus on security, and the protocol is supposed to work on top of the most popular communication standards like Ethernet, Thread, 802.15.4, WiFI, Bluetooth, and so on, but more on that later. The first commercial products with support for Matter are scheduled for the end of t…

Description duplicated existing SATA2 overlay for SATA1 used on Rock5b and probably others. I know in the legacy kernel the equivalent patch is board specific, but will stay generic for now.. plus I didn't see where to disable wifi or BT interrupts in current device tree. working with port multiplier root@rock-5b:~# uname -a Linux rock-5b 6.7.0-rc8-edge-rockchip-rk3588 #4 SMP PREEMPT Sun Dec 31 20:51:25 UTC 2023 aarch64 GNU/Linux root@rock-5b:~# dmesg|fgrep -i sata [ 0.890642] ahci-dwc fe220000.sata: supply ahci not found, using dummy regulator [ 0.891363] ahci-dwc fe220000.sata: supply phy not found, using dummy regulator [ 0.892281] platform fe220000.sata:sa…

Description Add support for RK3588 based board Cool PI CM5 EVB Jira reference number [AR-9999] How Has This Been Tested? ./compile.sh build BOARD=coolpi-cm5 BRANCH=edge BUILD_DESKTOP=yes BUILD_MINIMAL=no DESKTOP_APPGROUPS_SELECTED='3dsupport browsers chat desktop_tools editors email internet multimedia office programming remote_desktop' DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT=gnome DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG_NAME=config_base DOWNLOAD_MIRROR=bfsu EXPERT=yes EXTRAWIFI=no KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no PREFER_DOCKER=no RELEASE=noble Download the compiled img to sdcard, and can boot. Checklist: Please delete options that are not relevant. [✓ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [✓] I…

OnLogic IGN800 is an industrial edge gateway based on the Raspberry Pi CM4 module pre-loaded with the Ignition Edge HMI, SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition), MES, and IIoT software platform from Inductive Automation. The hardware is not exactly new, as the Onlogic IGN800 is simply the OnLogic Factor 201 industrial PC introduced earlier this year, but that ships with Ignition Edge in order to provide a cost-effective solution for automation projects. OnLogic IGN800 specifications: SoM – Raspberry Pi CM4 with Broadcom BCM2711 quad-core Arm Cortex-A72 processor @ up to 1.5 GHz, up to 8GB LPDDR4 RAM, up to 32GB eMMC flash Additional storage – Optional M.2 SATA SS…

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…

Description Fix logic. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build current and edge kernel with rock3c Checklist: [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description This PR partially reverts #5677 that I raised and merged today. I was able to get in touch with Samuel Holland and he suggested a fix for the network slowness issue which worked fine for current and edge. The fix doesn't seem to make a difference for legacy, but then the driver in legacy seems to be some early version of the driver that got merged in mainline. Hence I am leaving the driver disabled for legacy, while re-enabling the driver for current and edge with his proposed fix. Jira reference number AR-1833 How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configur…

Clockwork’s uConsole is a modular handheld computer with a 5-inch display, a built-in keyboard, and based on a carrier board supporting various Arm or RISC-V modules compatible with the Raspberry Pi CM3 or CM4 form factors. The device is offered with a system-on-module with up to 4GB RAM, a WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 5.0 wireless module, features micro HDMI video output, USB ports, and an audio jack, plus expansion connectors for more advanced users, and takes two 18650 batteries for power. The company also offers a 4G LTE module for cellular connectivity. The mainboard, called ClockworkPi v3.14 revision 5, offers the following: System-on-module socket – 200-pin DDR2 SODIMM soc…

This will enable the latest Armbian images to boot on aml-s905x3 boxes after the move from uImage to Image. The blob is built on mainline u-boot's tag v2023.10. Changes to be committed: modified: packages/bsp/aml-s9xx-box/boot/build-u-boot/readme.txt new file: packages/bsp/aml-s9xx-box/boot/build-u-boot/u-boot-s905x3.patch new file: packages/bsp/aml-s9xx-box/boot/u-boot-s905x3 Description Please include a summary of the change and which issue is fixed. Please also include relevant motivation and context. List any dependencies that are required for this change. More information can be found here: #4938 How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you…

Addressing the need for reliable hardware testing for RISC-V adoption, the RISE Project and Collabora added two RISC-V boards to Collabora's LAVA testing lab. View the full article

Description Addressing https://github.com/armbian/build/issues/3727 Current sunxi kernel 5.10 and 5.15 has troubles with axp battery driver. If adjusted, we can proceed. Disable AUFS for 5.15 and up until its not fixed. Jira reference number AR-1167 How Has This Been Tested? [ ] Manual build sunxi current, legacy, edge Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downst…

Description cpu opp table for sun8i-a83t can only be a multiple of the integer 24 * 8 * n Checklist: [ ] Test build [ ] Test work on board View the full article

This fixes an incompatibility introduced with new Armbian framework's change from uImage to Image Changes to be committed: modified: packages/bsp/aml-s9xx-box/boot/build-u-boot/readme.txt new file: packages/bsp/aml-s9xx-box/boot/build-u-boot/u-boot-s905x2-s922.patch modified: packages/bsp/aml-s9xx-box/boot/u-boot-s905x2-s922 Description Please include a summary of the change and which issue is fixed. Please also include relevant motivation and context. List any dependencies that are required for this change. How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. …

LilyGO T-Display-S3 is an ESP32-S3 WiFi and Bluetooth LE IoT development board with a 1.9-inch color LCD and support for LiPo batteries that follows the company’s T-QT ESP32-S3 board with a tiny 0.85-inch display introduced earlier this month. The new board offers the same layout as the previous T-Display RP2040 or ES32 boards, but the 1.14-inch display has been replaced with a larger 1.9-inch display that covers most of the board, and thanks to the ESP32-S3 microcontroller, gains proper Bluetooth 5.0 support, as well as vector instructions for AI acceleration. T-Display-S3 specifications: Wireless MCU – Espressif Systems ESP32-S3R8 dual-core Tensilica LX7 @ up to 240 MHz…

Patch set includes a complete backport of RTW88 as it currently stands, along with extras. Extra: Patch: RTL8723DS (SDIO) Patch: _rtw_download_firmware() warn: missing unwind goto? Patch: Hack: SDIO RX Aggregation Limiting I only have two units available to me with an 8822CS module and in my testing this is only required on the BPI-CM4IO. With out LIMITING the unit will either kernel panic or not be able to send or receive. This is currently being looked into: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-wireless/CAFBinCBaXtebixKbjkWKW_WXc5k=NdGNaGUjVE8NCPNxOhsb2g@mail.gmail.com/T/#u It may be possible to just set LIMITING across all builds, but that to me seems like a poor choice.…

RAKwireless “All-in-One 5G” is a programmable 64-bit Ubuntu indoor device that integrates AGW (access gateway) through a Raspberry Pi CM4 as well as 5G and 4G LTE cellular and LoRaWAN connectivity. The device is powered through its 2.5GbE PoE++ port and designed for private 5G networks for industrial automation, public safety, and transportation, and RAKwireless says you can also “start earning cryptocurrency by providing LTE cellular and LoRa coverage”, but I could not find details about monetization at this time. RAKwireless “All-in-One 5G” specifications: SoM (AGW) – Raspberry Pi CM4 system-on-module with Broadcom BCM2711 quad-core Cortex-A72 processor with 4GB RAM and…

Linux 5.18 is out! Linus Torvalds has just announced the release on lkml: No unexpected nasty surprises this last week, so here we go with the 5.18 release right on schedule. That obviously means that the merge window for 5.19 will open tomorrow, and I already have a few pull requests pending. Thank you everybody. I’d still like people to run boring old plain 5.18 just to check, before we start with the excitement of all the new features for the merge window. The full shortlog for the last week is below, and nothing really odd stands out. The diffstat looks a bit funny – unusually we have parsic architecture patches being a big part of it due to some last-minute cache flu…

CNXSoft: This is a guest post by Florian Robert (1technophile) of the OpenMQTTGateway project about using a 433 MHz LoRa transceiver on an ESP32 board for home automation, specifically to talk to 433 MHz sensors Everyone is talking about Matter, Bluetooth, Zigbee, and Zwave, but before these complex communication technologies, we had one simple, robust one that our sensors and devices used to leverage: 433MHz. It may be too simplistic to talk about 433 MHz as a technology as there are different and various usages of this frequency. You can find it being used in numerous devices around your home, from your outdoor temperature sensors, and security sensors to the tire press…

Benjamin VERNOUX has launched the HydraUSB3 V1 board based on WCH CH569 RISC-V MCU as a developer platform to experiment with high-speed protocols like HSPI and SerDes through a USB 3.0 interface. It’s the third board from Benjamin we feature here, after the STM32-based HydraBUS and the HydraNFC v2 shield delivering up to 1600 mW for NFC charging and connectivity. The HydraUSB3 v1 is quite different since it does not involve NFC at all, and instead leverages the CH569’s high-speed interfaces including USB 3.0 (5 Gbps), HSPI (3.8Gbps), and SerDes (>1.2Gbps). HydraUSB3 V1 specifications: MCU – WCH CH569 32-bit RISC-V (RISC-V3A) RV32IMAC MCU @ 120MHz with 16KB 32-bit SRAM…

As we approach our next point release, the focus shifts entirely towards bug fixing and stabilization. Feature development is on hold this month to ensure that core functionalities like network connectivity, video output, and booting processes are solid. We aim to resolve as many issues as possible during this period. However, we encourage users to report any recognized problems here so that they can be addressed in future updates. Target for next release We are targeting kernel v6.12 for our current builds and v6.13 for edge builds, while vendor kernels will remain at their latest versions. We are releasing major upgrade on Rockchip vendor kernel. We focus on providing …

Description Please include a summary of the change and which issue is fixed. Please also include relevant motivation and context. List any dependencies that are required for this change. Jira reference number [AR-9999] How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [ ] Test A [ ] Test B Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no ne…

The UP 4000 is a credit-card / Raspberry Pi-sized single board computer based on an Intel Apollo Lake processor. AAEON sent me the model with an Intel Atom x7-E3950 quad-core processor, 4GB RAM, and a 64GB eMMC flash, and in the first part of the review, I installed Ubuntu 22.04 since the board would initially only boot to the UEFI shell out of the box. I’ve now spent more time with the board, and in this article, I will report my experience with the UP 4000 SBC running Ubuntu 22.04 checking out features, performance, video playback, power consumption, and so on. Ubuntu 22.04 System info Let’s check out some information after I’ve upgraded the system to the latest package…

RFC: introduce armbian-base-files artifact, which downloads & repacks base-files from upstream distro This was raised by Igor during upgrade testing. base-files upgrade coming from upstream distro causes many problems during upgrade, including losing the Armbian identity in /etc/os-release and /etc/issue. bsp-cli: now depends on base-files (>= ${REVISION}), this way upgrading the bsp-cli causes our base-files to be installed - bsp-cli no longer does gymnastics with /etc/os-release et al, all done in armbian-base-files now general/apt-utils.sh: introduce apt_find_upstream_package_version_and_download_url() base-files: add release to version, in order to comply…

RAKwireless WisDuo RAK11720 is a LoRaWAN and Bluetooth LE (module) equipped with Ambiq Apollo3 ultra-low-power BLE 5.0 microcontroller and a Semtech SX1262 LoRa transceiver. The Wisduo RAK11720 is pin-to-pin compatible with the STM32WL-based Wisduo RAK3172 LoRaWAN module, and provides an easy upgrade path for IoT applications that require Bluetooth LE connectivity and more memory. WisDuo RAK11720 specifications: MCU – Ambiq Apollo3 Blue AMA3B1KK-KBR-B0 Arm Cortex-M4F microcontroller locked at up to 96 MHz with 1MB flash, 348 SRAM, Bluetooth LE 5.0, and an active power consumption of less than < 6 μA/ MHz LoRa Semtech SX1262 sub-GHz radio transceivers LoRaWAN 1.0.3 spec…

Updating patch to hide u-boot (latest version) on-screen tty on Allwinner Sunxi platform. View the full article

Introducing Armbian’s New Cloud Images: Optimized for x86 and aarch64 Cloud Deployments Armbian is taking a significant step forward in cloud computing support with the introduction of dedicated cloud images tailored for cloud environments. The latest enhancement brings a new ‘cloud’ image set specifically designed to optimize generic x86 and aarch64 deployments, ensuring better performance, security, and compatibility in cloud infrastructures. Why Dedicated Cloud Images? As more enterprises and developers deploy lightweight Linux images in cloud environments, the need for a streamlined, cloud-optimized configuration has grown. The new ‘cloud’ images aim to address this…

Description cpufrequtils is due to removal. Its not present in trixie anymore ... How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build armhf image / rootfs Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Arduino Nano 33 BLE Sense Rev2 is a new revision of the Nano 33 BLE Sense machine learning board with basically the same functionality but some sensors have changed along with some other modifications “to improve the experience of the users”. The main changes are that STMicro LSM9DS1 9-axis IMU has been replaced by two IMUs from Bosch SensorTech, namely the BMI270 6-axis accelerometer and gyroscope, and the BMM150 3-axis magnetometer, a Renesas HS3003 temperature & humidity sensor has taken the place of an STMicro HTS221, and the microphone is now an MP34DT06JTR from STMicro instead of an MP34DT05. All of the replaced parts are from STMicro, so it’s quite possible the…

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Description Checklist: Please delete options that are not relevant. [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project View the full article

As guests at the STMicroelectronics booth, Collabora will be demonstrating how the STM32MP2 chip is perfectly suited for enabling edge AI solutions in industrial environments. View the full article

EasySensors “6Gang30AmpsLatchRelayEspHomeReady” (now that’s a product name!) is a DIN Rail mountable, ESP32-S2-based automation device featuring six 32A latch relays and supporting ESPHome open-source framework. The system also comes with two inputs for Dallas temperature sensors, two buttons for manual control of relays, a USB-C port for programming, as well as an external SMA antenna for WiFi connectivity. 6Gang30AmpsLatchRelayEspHomeReady specifications: Wireless SoC – Espressif ESP32-S2 Xtensa single-core 32-bit LX7 microcontroller @ up to 240 MHz with 320 kB SRAM, 2.4 GHz WiFi 4 (Matter-ready) Antenna – Embedded IPX to SMA adapter, 3dBi antenna I/Os 6x 32A latch rela…

Semtech Corporation and “Connected Development” engineering firm have launched the XCVR development board and reference design based on Sentech SX1261, SX1262, or LLCC68 transceivers with the last one targeting Smart Home applications. The XCVR development board is actually an Arduino shield that’s been tested with Nordic nRF52840-DK board, but should work with most boards equipped with Arduino Uno headers. It can be used for the design of LPWAN IoT applications using SX1262x transceivers such as smart meters, industrial controllers, asset tracking, building automation, smart agriculture, etc… while the LLCC68 model is more useful for Smart Home applications and consumer …

Lattice Semi ICE40 boards are pretty popular notably thanks to the availability of open-source tools. ICE-V Wireless is another ICE40 UltraPlus FPGA board that also adds wireless support through an ESP32-C3-MINI-1 module with WiFi 4 and Bluetooth LE connectivity. Designed by QWERTY Embedded Design, the board also comes with 8MB PSRAM, offers three PMOD expansion connectors, plus a header for GPIOs, and supports power from USB or a LiPo battery (charging circuit included). ICE-V Wireless specifications: FPGA – Lattice Semi ICE40UP5K-SG48 FPGA with 5280 LUTs, 120 Kbits EBR RAM, 1024 Kbits PSRAM External RAM – 8MB PSRAM Wireless – ESP32-C3-MINI-1 module with 2.4 GHz WiFi 4 a…

The Mesa 25.2 release introduces support for AFBC compressed YUV textures in the Panfrost driver for ARM Mali GPUs, enabling more efficient memory bandwidth and power usage in video playback and real-time texture processing. View the full article

NXP has announced a new MCX general-purpose Arm Cortex-M MCU family designed for advanced industrial and IoT edge computing and integrating an NXP neural processing unit (NPU) capable of delivering over 30 times higher performance than running the AI inference tasks on an Arm Cortex-M33 core alone. The new MCX portfolio builds upon the earlier NXP LPC and Kinetis microcontroller families, but does not replace these, and aims to improve machine learning performance and security for a variety of applications including machine learning, wireless, voice, motor control, analog, and more. The new MCX family will be available in four series: MCX N Advanced series Designed for se…

LILYGO T-TWR is an ESP32-S3 development board fitted with an SA868 Walkie-Talkie module and a UHF or VHF antenna, a speaker, a microphone, a small 0.96-inch OLED, and a 18650 battery holder, plus some I/Os for expansion. Equipped with an ESP32-S3-WROOM-1-16NR8 module, the T-TWR offers WiFi 4 and Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity, a dual-core processor with 16MB flash and 8MB PSRAM, and enables users to design their own Walkie-Talkie, while its expansion capabilities allow the control of devices. LILYGO T-TWR specifications: Wireless module – Espressif ESP32-S3-WROOM-1-N16R8 module with ESP32-S3 dual-core LX7 microprocessor @ up to 240 MHz with Vector extension for machine learni…

Description As the issue @catalinii mentioned in #3271, when a sdcard has got flashed with radxa rock3a image or manjaro-arm rock3a image before, armbian can't boot on this sd card after flashed with ether. Here is the root cause: https://forum.armbian.com/topic/12352-orange-pi-4/page/3/#comment-94322. We can avoid this issue by using the same gpt partition type as radxa and manjaro, and use the same fat /boot partition to aviod the bad support for ext4 filesystem from rockchip legacy u-boot. How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [x] Prepare a sd card,…

Enable ksmbd consistently across configurations Description KSMBD is an in kernel SMB server which is good for performance specially for these SOCs. It's also considered stable by the kernel team itself and the userspace tools are available by default in the debian-repos as the package ksmbd-tools. I noticed that the module has only been enable for some boards or say in edge but not current version of a board family configuration. How Has This Been Tested? All configs already mentioned CONFIG_SMB_SERVER. Some just did not enable it and of course for many or most cases it was actually already enabled. I have tested on my odroid hc2 (odroidxu4 family) and on my other t…

AAEON PICO-V2K4 is a Pico-ITX board powered by an AMD Ryzen Embedded V2000 processor with up to 8 cores, AMD Radeon graphics, which should make it the world’s smallest Ryzen V2000 SBC on the market. The board comes with up to 32GB soldered-on memory and a 64GB NVMe flash, supports for SATA and M.2 NVMe storage, dual Gigabit Ethernet, up to four 4K display interfaces, four serial ports, and more. Use cases range from medical imaging (x-ray and MRI scan analysis) to casino gaming machines, and industrial automation. AAEON PICO-V2K4 specifications: AMD Ryzen Embedded V2000 processor (one or the other) Ryzen V2718 octa-core/16-thread processor @ up to 1.7-4.15 GHz (Turbo) wit…

Nicolai Electronics’ rp2040-ic2-interface open-source firmware for the Raspberry Pi Pico (or other Raspberry Pi RP2040 boards) converts the board into an I2C to USB bridge to connect any I2C sensor or module to a PC or other hardware without GPIOs. The firmware implements the USB protocol expected by the I2C-Tiny-USB kernel driver used by the original I2C-Tiny-USB project for Microchip ATMega 8-bit AVR microcontrollers. The RP2040 is however not a fork of the original project, but instead a complete re-implementation of the firmware. You’ll need to connect your I2C sensor, display, or another module to the SDA (GPIO 2) and SCL (GPIO 3) pins of the Raspberry Pi RP2040 micr…

meson64 / rockchip64 / uefi / rk3568-odroid: edge 6.6: bump to 6.6-rc7; rebase/rewrite patches for 6.6-rc7 meson64 / rockchip64 / uefi / rk3568-odroid: edge 6.6: bump to 6.6-rc7; rebase/rewrite patches for 6.6-rc7 View the full article

MIPS is dead, right? Well, there’s now very little done on the architecture itself, MIPS (the company) has decided to switch to RISC-V architecture, and unveiled the eVocore product lineup currently comprised of the eVocore P8700 and I8500 multiprocessor IP cores. The 64-bit cores are scalable from single-core multi-thread to a single cluster with multiple cores, and up to a multi-cluster, and target high-performance, real-time compute applications such as networking, data centers, and automotive. The eVocore P8700 comes with a 16-stage deep pipeline with multi-issue Out-of-Order (OOO) execution and multi-threading. MIPS claims it has single-threaded performance greater t…

Description clean patch and enable Type C on roc-rk3399-pc How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. compile and boot test Checklist: [X] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [X] I have performed a self-review of my own code [X] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [X] My changes generate no new warnings [X] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

CrowBot BOLT is a smart robot car based on an ESP32 wireless microcontroller and designed for the education market with the ability to program the robot with visual programming, Arduino, or MicroPython. Elecrow sent me a sample of the CrowBot BOLT kit for evaluation so I’ll have a look at the hardware, show how to assemble it, showcase the features of the built-in firmware, and demonstrate how to program the robot with visual programming, Arduino, and MicroPython using some of the provided code samples. CrowBot BOLT unboxing The package lists some of the highlights with 16 teaching courses, support for multiple programming platforms, scalability with Grove connectors, and…

Description Other devices could be added if whatever the regulator needed for UHS is enabled. Read perf def improved on the gnome disk benchmarks. Jira reference number [AR-9999] let's enable salva's UHS overlay for RK3399 tested on PBP with 2ghz with 64 gig samsung evo select i like using the yabs.sh fio benchmark for mixed r/w tests curl -sL yabs.sh | bash -s -- -i -g -n also did gnome disk utility read benchmark before kernel 6.6.10 yabs # ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## # # Yet-Another-Bench-Script # # v2024-01-01 # # https://github.com/masonr/yet-another-bench-script # # ## ## …

SolidRun has launched two SolidWAN Linux-based system-level solutions for software-defined wide area networks and network security applications with the SolidWAN Single LX2162 based on NXP LX2162 16-core Cortex-A72 SoC designed for small offices (SoHo) and SMBs, and the SolidWAN Dual LX2160 equipped with two NXP LX2160A 16-core Cortex-A72 networking processors targetting enterprise and edge data center applications. SolidWAN Single LX2162 Hardware specifications: SoC – NXP Layerscape LX2162A 16-core Arm Cortex A72 processor @ up to 2GHz System Memory – Up to 32GB DDR4 Storage – 8GB eMMC flash, MicroSD card slot Networking 8x dedicated Gigabit Ethernet ports 2x SFP 10GbE c…

We're releasing Armbian Imager 2.0. We rebuilt the whole thing, the interface and the flashing engine underneath it. The part you'll notice first: your board boots already set up. Username, password, Wi-Fi, timezone, language. You tell Imager once, it writes that into the image, and the board comes up configured on first boot. No monitor, no keyboard, none of that blind first login. Set it up once. It configures itself.This is the big change in 2.0. You build a profile in settings: username and password, an SSH key, your Wi-Fi network and country code, timezone, locale, shell. Imager writes it straight into the image's filesystem while it flashes. Power on the board, it r…

Description don't store parameters for networking link establishment (avoid ghost wan/lan/eth link led up on bootup) How Has This Been Tested? [x] built nanopi-r5c, booted with wan cable plugged, rebooted unplugging it --> wan led was correctly NOT powered up Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] My changes generate no new warnings View the full article

Single board computer manufacturer Orange Pi Ltd is working on a portable gaming console that will come with either a Rockchip RK3588S processor for Android/Linux gaming, or AMD Ryzen 7 7800U/6800U for Windows gaming. The industrial design looks to be the same for all models with a 7-inch touchscreen display, a D-Pad, two joysticks, XBOX-styled ABXY buttons, two customisable buttons on the back, two microphones, stereo speakers, three USB ports including one only for charging, The Orange Pi portable gaming console will be offered in three variants when it launches in China in October during Golden Week: AMD Ryzen 7 7840U processor with 16GB RAM, 512GB storage running Wi…

Recently, both Weston 14.0, and 14.0.1 (bug fix) were released. Here's at look at some of the highlights and changes for this latest release of Wayland's reference compositor. View the full article

To me, an ATX power supply is one of those big boxes delivering 500W+ inside a PC tower, but since it’s not possible to create hardware with much lower power consumption, HDPLEX has designed an ultra-compact 250W passive ATX power supply using the same GaN (Gallium Nitride) technology as found in some tiny USB-C power supplies. With a 170x50x25mm footprint, the company claims it is the world’s smallest ATX PSU, and it is especially well suited to SFF PC enclosures, but it should also work pretty well in other space-constraints applications with a board equipped with an ATX connector, or through an adapter board, or even some RGB LED projects. GaN ATX power supply specific…

Description Now NVME has the highest boot priority in uboot. But I think SD card should have higher boot priority than NVME SSD because SD card is much easier to plug in/out than NVME SSD. This patch is from https://github.com/radxa/u-boot/pull/25. We can add it to armbian whe it's not merged upstream. How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [x] uboot build successfully [x] Armbian on SD card boots when NVME SSD is installed. Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have …

Description Add new patches to enable analog audio codec on Allwinner R40/V40. Add sound-soc-sunxi-sun4i-codec-add-r40.patch Add sound-soc-sunxi-sun8i-codec-analog-add-r40.patch Add arm-dts-sun8i-r40-add-nodes-for-audio-codec.patch Add arm-dts-sun8i-v40-bananapi-m2-berry-enable-audio-codec.patch Delete arm-dts-sun8i-r40-bananapi-m2-ultra-add-codec-analog.patch (older patch with H3 and A23 compatible) Add arm-dts-sun8i-r40-bananapi-m2-ultra-enable-audio-codec.patch (nodes and dts files split) Jira reference number [AR-9999] How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test config…

Aetina has recently announced several embedded systems based on NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX and Orin Nano which they showcased at CES 2023. We’ll specifically have a look at the AIE-KO21/31 and AIE-KN31/41 edge devices designed for mainstream and entry-level edge AI computing. NVIDIA introduced the NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX SO-DIMM modules in March 2022 and followed up with the lower-cost pin-compatible Jetson Orin Nano modules in September with mass production scheduled for Q4 2022 and Q1 2023 respectively. Last week, we covered the first NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX edge AI computer we had seen, namely Seeed Studio reComputer J4012, but it turns out Aetina also announced their own Jetso…

There’s a plethora of mini PCs on the market, but due to their size, the ports are often placed on several sides which may make cable management troublesome. The JX1 mini PC, equipped with an Intel Celeron N5105 Jasper Lake processor, does not have this issue since all ports are accessible on the rear panel. The computer ships with 8GB RAM, up to 256GB SSD, and the rear panel comes with two USB Type-C port, one for power only, a Gigabit Ethernet port, a 3.5mm headphone jack, an HDMI ports, and three USB 3.0 ports. You’ll still find the power button on the front panel, and wireless connectivity is supported through a WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2 module. JX1 mini PC specificati…

Description ssv6051 driver has been plagued by missing ARP request handling, so the wifi did not answer to identification requests on broadcast packets. This PR fixes the general problem related to broadcast and multicast handling. Also remove a unapplicable patch from a LE imported patch series. How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [x] Build edge kernel package and test on live system [x] Build current kenrel package and test on live system Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my…

Las Vegas, USA - January 6th - 9th, 2015: Collabora will be participating with key partners at CES 2015, the world’s gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies. View the full article

Conclusive Engineering WHLE-LS1 is a networking SBC powered by a choice of NXP Layerscape LS1xx8A Cortex-A72 or Cortex-A53 communication processors with four Gigabit Ethernet ports, two SFP+ cages capable of up to 10Gbps data rates. The board also features one SO-DIMM socket for up to 32GB DDR4, up to 64GB eMMC flash, M.2 PCIe sockets for NVMe SSDs, USB 3.0 host and USB 2.0 device ports, an RTC with backup battery, as well as serial and JTAG debug interfaces. WHLE-LS1 specifications: SoC (one or the other) WHLE-LS1026A – NXP Layerscape LS1026A 2x Arm Cortex-A72 @ 1.8GHz with DPAA package processing engine WHLE-LS1046A – NXP Layerscape LS1046A 4x Arm Cortex-A72 @ 1.8GHz wi…

Apertis v2025 has landed with all the updates from Debian 12.9. This release has a variety of updates including new supported boards, improved release processes, and more! View the full article

HIGOLE introduced the GOLE1 mini PC with a touchscreen display in 2015 mostly to get a free and legal Windows 10 license, but over the years the company launched more Intel models inspired by the original design. However, their latest model, the GOLE 1 R, is based on Rockchip RK3588 octa-core Arm Cortex-A76/A55 SoC instead and running Android 12 by default. The GOLE 1 R is equipped with 8GB RAM, 128GB eMMC flash, a 5.5-inch touchscreen display, Gigabit Ethernet and WiFi connectivity, a microphone, speaker, a gravity sensor, and a 2,500 mAh battery. The company also sells the GOLE 1 RN mini PC without a display, a microphone, a speaker, or a battery for power. GOLE 1 R/RN …

Translation of Jetson Nano to use a startup with efi\grub (this model does not require an installation procedure on eMMC, so it can be immediately transferred to this startup option). A separate grub-arm extension allows not to break the current state of the grub extension.sh and will allow to smoothly switch to a two-level scheme in the future. All common data for x86 and arm are placed in the upper level (in a common file extension grub.sh ), and specific additions are distributed at the third level (files grub-x86.sh and grub-arm.sh ). View the full article

Welcome to this week’s Armbian Build Highlights! We’ve added support for the Qcom Robotics RB5 and delivered a stack of board-level fixes and improvements. Bootloaders are getting version upgrades, new device tree tweaks are live, and key driver updates are in. Whether you’re tuning SPI displays or tweaking governors, there’s something here for every dev. Let’s dive in! New Board Support Qcom Robotics RB5 Support Added View Commit » by FantasyGmm Board-Level Fixes & Enhancements sakurapi-rk3308b Fix UART4 Bluetooth HCI + enable I2C1 View » WS2812 SPI driver overlay for onboard LEDs View » DTS update: SPI display match fix + spidev enabled View » rk3308…

Add WiP Mekotronics R58 boards (rockchip-rk3588) mekotronics.com rockchip-rk3588: add new board mekotronics-r58-minipc.wip (Mekotronics R58 MiniPC, and variants) rockchip-rk3588: add new board mekotronics-r58x.wip (Mekotronics R58X) rockchip-rk3588: add new board mekotronics-r58x-4g.wip (Mekotronics R58X-4G); add u-boot patches rockchip-rk3588: set ROCKUSB_BLOB for RockUSB Maskrom -> Loader mode u-boot: same as Radxa Rock-5A. RockUSB and UMS works; boot from eMMC only. No USB, no NVMe. Can stop u-boot by holding Shift-M during boot on serial console. Kernel: was handled at https://github.com/armbian/linux-rockchip/pull/12 and https://github.com/armbian/linux-rockch…

We’ve just written about the Arducam ToF camera to add depth sensing to Raspberry Pi, but there are now more choices, as Sipeed has just introduced its MetaSense ToF (Time-of-Flight) camera family for microcontrollers and robots running ROS with two models offering different sets of features and capabilities. The MetaSense A075V USB camera offers 320×240 depth resolution plus an extra RGB sensor, an IMU unit, and a CPU with built-in NPU that makes it ideal for ROS 1/2 robots, while the lower-end MetaSense A010 ToF camera offers up to 100×100 resolution, integrates a 1.14-inch LCD display to visualize depth data in real-time and can be connected to a microcontroller host, …

Built around two Arm Cortex-A52 cores clocked at up to 800 MHz, Renesas RZ/T2M microprocessor units (MPUs) target real-time, high-precision motor control applications such as AC servo drives and industrial robots. The RZ/T2M microprocessor also supports Ethernet with TSN and functional safety, and has been designed in such a way to reduce the number of external components in order to both decrease the BoM costs and the product size. Renesas RZ/T2M key features and specifications: CPU – Up to 2x Arm Cortex-R52 cores clocked at up to 800MHz, one core for motor control, and the other for networking Trigonometric function accelerator Memory – Tightly coupled memory 576KB with…

9Tripod Pico Pi V2.0 is the third Rockchip RK3588S SBC offering a powerful alternative to Raspberry Pi 4 while keeping the same form factor. It follows the Cool Pi 4 and Radxa ROCK5 Model A single board computers introduced in the last couple of months. The Pico Pi SBC, not to be confused with the Raspberry Pi Pico :), comes with 1GB to 32GB RAM, 4GB to 128GB eMMC flash, and pretty much the same port layout as the Raspberry Pi 4, except for one of the micro HDMI ports being replaced by a USB Type-C port with support for DisplayPort. 9Tripod Pico Pi V2.0 specifications: SoC – Rockchip RK3588S CPU – Octa-core processor with 4x Cortex-A76 cores @ up to 2.2-2.4 GHz, 4x Cortex…

Adafruit Metro M7 is a development board based on a 500 MHz NXP i.MX RT1011 Arm Cortex-M7 crossover MCU that follows Arduino UNO form factor and integrates the ESP32-based “AirLift” WiFi module for wireless connectivity. The board also comes with 4MB QSPI storage, a few LEDs and buttons, a Qwiic connector for additional expansion beyond Arduino Shields, and an SWD connector for debugging. The board takes 6V to 12V DC input via a power barrel jack, but can also be powered through its USB Type-C port. Adafruit Metro M7 specifications: SoC – NXP iMX RT1011 crossover microcontroller with an Arm Cortex-M7 clocked at 500 MHz and 128KB SRAM/TCM Storage – 4MB of QSPI XIP Flash Wi…

MECOOL KP1 is a Full HD projector equipped with the MECOOL KD5 HDMI dongle powered by an Amlogic S805X2 quad-core Cortex-A35 processor with 1GB RAM and 8GB flash and running Android 11 for TV. Most Android projectors are equipped with a low-end processor accompanied by an outdated version of Android, and while the Amlogic S805X2 SoC found in the KP1 is not a workhorse, Android 11 for TV OS should make it useable for a few more years, and it might even be possible to upgrade the TV stick down the road. MECOOL KP1 specfications: TV Stick – MECOOL KD5 with SoC – Amlogic S805X2 quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 processor with Arm Mali-G31 MP2 GPU, 1080p60 10-bit AV1, H.265, VP9 P-2, H…

tOCORAD32, aka ESP32 Software Controlled Radio, is a hackable, open-source hardware ESP32-based amateur radio board for walkie-talkie and data communication applications. The board comes with an ESP32 module with WiFi 4 and Bluetooth connectivity, an RDA Microelectronics RDA1846 RF IC used in many commercial walkie-talkies and offering a range up of to 5 km, a small display, a speaker, and a 18650 battery holder. SOCORAD32 specifications: Microcontroller module – ESP32-WROOVER-32E with ESP32 dual-core microcontroller, 4MB flash, 2.4 GHz WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, built-in PCB antenna Walkie-talkie chip – RDA1846 single-chip transceiver for Walkie-Talkie applications…

Alif Semiconductor’s Ensemble is a family of processors and microcontrollers based on Arm Cortex-A32 and/or Cortex-M55 cores, one or two Ethos-U55 AI accelerators, and plenty of I/Os and peripherals. Four versions are available as follows: Alif E1 single-core MCU with one Cortex-M55 core @ 160 MHz, one Ethos U55 microNPU with 128 MAC/c Alif E3 dual-core MCU with one Cortex-M55 core @ 400 MHz, one Cortex-M55 core @ 160 MHz, one Ethos U55 with 256 MAC/c, one Ethos U55 with 128MAC/c Alif E5 triple-core fusion processor with one Cortex-A32 cores @ 800 MHz, one Cortex-M55 core @ 400 MHz, one Cortex-M55 core @ 160 MHz, one Ethos U55 with 256 MAC/c, one Ethos U55 with 128MAC/c A…