VisionFive V1 RISC-V Linux SBC resurrects BeagleV single board computer
Last summer we reported that BeagleV StarFive RISC-V SBC would not be manufactured, but all was not lost as StarFive would collaborate with Radxa to make a new single board computer based on their JH7100 dual-core 64-bit RISC-V processor.
But thanks to a report on Heise and extra photos acquired by CNX Software, we now have more details about the board that mostly comes with the same features as the BeagleV StarFive, but a completely different layout that brings all the main ports to one side of the board.
[...] The specifications are mostly the same as for the BeagleV board, except the 4GB RAM is gone, and only 8GB RAM appears to be offered, and USB PD and Quick Charge are now supported, instead of just 5V/3A.
[...] There's no price nor availability information for the VisionFive V1 SBC, but we should learn more in a couple of weeks with the official announcement. The board will not be suitable for everyone since it lacks a GPU for 3D graphics accelerator, but we're also expecting the StarFive JH7110 in 2022 with four 64-bit RISC-V cores and an Imagination IMG BXE-4-32 GPU. [Update: The price will be $149 according to the presentation slides from RISC-V Summit, and the JH7110 board will be called VisionFive V2]
Also at Notebookcheck.
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StarFive VisionFive 2 quad-core RISC-V SBC launched for $46 and up
As expected, StarFive has officially unveiled the JH7110 quad-core RISC-V processor with 3D GPU and the VisionFive 2 SBC. I just did not expect the company to also launch a Kickstarter campaign for the board, and the version with 2GB RAM can be had for just about $46 for "early birds".
The VisionFive 2 ships with up to 8GB RAM, HDMI 2.0 and MIPI DSI display interfaces, dual Gigabit Ethernet, four USB 3.0/2.0 ports, a QSPI flash for the bootloader, as well as support for eMMC flash module, M.2 NVMe SSD, and microSD card storage.
Compared to the Raspberry Pi 4, it has better I/O, worse CPU performance, and potentially better GPU performance (it's an Imagination BXE-4-32), with similar price points for RAM amounts. It uses the the 100 × 72 mm "Pico-ITX" form factor like some recent RK3588 boards (RPi 4 is 85.6 mm × 56.5 mm).
Previously: Imagination Announces B-Series GPU IP: Scaling up with Multi-GPU
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 01 2021, @06:16AM (1 child)
How long will we be waiting for drivers for these BXE-4-32 GPUS?
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 01 2021, @08:59AM
I did see a Vivante on risc-v board somewhere if PowerVR isn't your thing.
But maybe it'll lead to a bunch of headless boards where you plug in a graphics card via an M.2 slot - Geerling Guy has a blog on the subject.