This top image of the BeagleV system shows the CPU (center), USB 3.0 ports (far left), Gigabit Ethernet (top left), and GPIO 40-pin (bottom).
Close-up view of StarFive VIC7100 CPU. Under the hood: the U74 RISC-V CPU cores, a computer vision processor, and a Neural Network Engine.
Schematic overview of the BeagleV System board.
BeagleBoard is the oldest and most well-known partner behind BeagleV: a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit, founded in 2008, that has produced over 10 inexpensive hobbyist / developer computers.
Seeed Studios – The makers of Odyssey mini-PC We are Accept Back in August – she teamed up with the famous people SBC Vendor Beagle Board To produce an affordable RISC-V system designed for Linux.
The new BeagleV system (known as “Beagle Five”) features a dual-core RISC-V 1GHz CPU made by StarviveOne from the RISC-V network Startups Created by well-known RISC-V vendor SiFive. The CPU is based on two SiFive U74 standard cores—- And unlike only the simpler microcontroller designs, it features the MMU and all the other parts necessary to run modern, complete operating systems like Linux distributions.
StarFive’s VIC7100 processor is designed for cutting-edge AI tasks as well as general-purpose computing. In addition to two RISC-V CPU cores, it features Tensilica Vision VP6 DSP For machine vision, neural network driver, and single core applications NVDLA (Nvidia Deep Learning Accelerator) engine.
The BeagleV isn’t the first general-purpose RISC-V Linux computer to come out of SiFive designs, or even the second – but it is more cost-effective than previous designs like $ 680. HiFive is unparalleled. The lower cost should make it more appealing to hobbyists, as does the ready-made support for Fedora Linux, with support for Debian Linux and FreeRTOS A microcontroller operating system will come soon thereafter.
In addition to the StarFive processor, the BeagleV includes 8 GB of LPDDR4 RAM, Gigabit Ethernet, an 802.11n Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 4.2 chipset, and a dedicated hardware video adapter that supports H.264 and H.265 at 4K and 60fps resolution. It offers four USB 3.0 ports, a full-sized HDMI output, a conventional 3.5mm audio jack, and a 40-pin GPIO connector. 5V / 3A power is delivered via the USB Type-C port, and the system boots from a standard SD card.
We expect to get a review sample from BeagleV in the Ars sometime in late March, with the community delivering its first hardware run in April. The general availability will happen on a large scale in September 2021. Although the first launch of the devices will be fully 140/8 GB systems, low-cost variants with less RAM are expected in the following versions.
BeagleV’s initial trial run will use Vision DSP hardware as a graphics processor, enabling a full graphic desktop environment under Fedora. The following device drivers will include an unspecified form of Imagine a GPU As well.
Ars readers interested in purchasing one of the early “demo” panels due for delivery in April can apply to participate in the initial program. Here.
Image list by Sighted
