Welcome to our catalog of 125 open-spec, maker-oriented single Board computers that run Linux or Android. You’ll find updated prices and descriptions plus a comparison spreadsheet of major features.

The following summaries of 125 community-backed Linux/Android hacker boards under $200 are listed in alpha order. They list specs and lowest available pricing recorded in the last two weeks of May 2019, with products either shipping or available for pre-order with expected ship date by the end of June. Another way to tour the catalog is by using one of the spreadsheet links below, which show comparative features. The “new” icon refers to new products included since our Jan. 3 roundup of 122 boards.

Also check out our introduction covering the latest community-backed SBC trends from AI chips to the potential impact of tariffs (see link below).

• Low-power Arm hacker board with GbE and 160 GPIOs
• Company/project — Olimex, OlinuXino, Mouser
• Product page
• Processor — Allwinner A20 (2x Cortex-A7 @ 1GHz); Mali-400 GPU
• Memory — 1GB DDR3 RAM; optional 4GB eMMC, 8GB NAND, and 16GB eMMC
• Price — $50 (45 Euros); 55 to 60 Euros ($67) for ext. flash versions

Bulgaria-based Olimex’s OlinuXino project was among the first wave of hacker board projects along with BeagelBoard.org, Wandboard.org, and the Raspberry Pi community. Its aging A20-OlinuXino-Lime2 offers an Allwinner A20 with a Gigabit Ethernet (GbE, or 10/100/1000Mbps) port, microSD slot, HDMI port, LCD interface, and 3x USB ports. You also get battery support and 160 GPIOs. The 84 x 60mm SBC is available with Android 4.2.2 or Debian Jessie with Linux 3.4.1 mainline images.

• Optional industrial temp support and I/O expansion modules
• Company/project — Olimex, OlinuXino, Mouser
• LinuxGizmos report
• Product page
• Processor — Allwinner A20 (2x Cortex-A7 @ 1GHz); Mali-400 GPU
• Memory — 1GB DDR3 RAM; optional 4GB to 16GB eMMC or 8GB NAND
• Price — $56 (50 Euros); 60 to 65 Euros ($73) with ext. flash

The A20-OlinuXino-Micro, which recently dropped in price, has all the I/O of the first-gen Lime models, and adds audio I/O, VGA, and an LCD interface with touch support. This larger, 142 x 83mm board offers expansion connectors with optional I/O modules. There’s a choice of various flash options, and like all the OlinuXino board, optional -45 to 85°C support.

• Smaller and less feature-rich than other Limes but with faster quad-core Allwinner A33
• Company/project — Olimex, OlinuXino, Mouser
• Product page
• Processor — Allwinner A33 (4x Cortex-A7 @ 1.2GHz); Mali-400 GPU
• Memory — 1GB DDR3 RAM; optional 8GB NAND
• Price — $40 (36 Euros) or $50 (44 Euros) for 8GB version

The 71 x 66mm A33-OlinuXino has a faster quad-core Allwinner A33 compared to earlier OlinuXino boards, but with a reduced feature set. The only real-world ports are a mini-USB OTG port, audio jacks, and a 5V jack. Two unassembled 40-pin connectors support GPIO, as well as 1280 x 800-pixel LCD and dual MIPI-CSI camera interfaces. You can download images for Android 4.4 and Armbian.

• First 64-bit OLinuXino
• Company/project — Olimex, OlinuXino, Mouser
• LinuxGizmos report
• Product page
• Processor — Allwinner A64 (4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.2GHz); Mali-400 MP2 GPU
• Memory — 1GB DDR3 RAM (2GB on 2G16G-IND ext. temp model); optional 4GB eMMC (16GB eMMC on 2G16G-IND)
• Price — $40 (36 Euros); $56 (50 Euros) for 4GB eMMC; $78 (70 Euros) for 2G16G-IND

Compared to the beginning of the year, all the A64-OLinuXino configurations are now in stock and with lower prices. Like Olimex’s open source (Teres-A64) laptop, the 90.0 x 62.5mm A64-OLinuXino runs Ubuntu/Linaro on a quad Cortex-A53 Allwinner A64. The SBC is available in three models: a 1G0G version with 1GB RAM and no flash, a 1G4GW with 1GB RAM and 4GB eMMC, and a 2G16G-IND with 2GB RAM, 16GB eMMC and -45 to 85°C support. The 4GB model is the only one with WiFi and Bluetooth. All three A64-OLinuXino models offer GbE, microSD, USB 2.0 host, micro-USB OTG, HDMI, and MIPI-DSI connections. There’s also a 40-pin GPIO connector and an RTC with battery connector with step-up and charging support.

• Reboot of the first OpenWrt Linux-driven Arduino board
• Company/project — Arduino
• LinuxGizmos report
• Product page
• Processor — Qualcomm Atheros AR9331 (1x MIPS 24kc @ 400MHz); Atmel ATmega32u4 MCU @ 16MHz
• Memory — 64MB RAM; 16MB flash; 32KB flash for MCU
• Price — $59

Just when we thought Arduino was done with its Linux experimentation, the company returned last year with a reboot of its original, MIPS-based Arduino Yun. It similarly combines a WiFi-enabled, 400MHz AR9331 SoC running OpenWrt Linux with an ATmega32U MCU that runs Arduino code. The board is again equipped with a microSD slot and USB host, micro-USB, and 10/100 Ethernet ports. Improvements have been made to the LAN and USB components, and you now get SSL support for improved security.

• Amazingly affordable Intel Cherry Trail board with optional breakout shield
• Company/project — Team IoT (DLI)
• LinuxGizmos report
• Product page
• Processor — Intel Atom x5-Z8350(4x Cherry Trail @ 1.92GHz); Intel HD 400 Graphics
• Memory — 2GB DDR3L RAM; 16GB eMMC
• Price — $36

After a December unveiling by Team IoT, a project from Digital Loggers, Inc., the Atomic Pi went on sale this spring, quickly sold out, and is now back on sale at Ameridroid. It may also return soon to Amazon. Incredibly inexpensive for an Intel-based SBC — even considering its aging Cherry Trail design — the Atomic Pi appears to be a variation of Aaeon’s MF-001 SBC, which was used by Mayfield Robotics for its failed Kuri robot. But the new round of orders suggests this is more than just a sell-off of old stock. The 130 x 100 x 50mm SBC — the high profile is due to the heatsink — provides GbE, WiFi-ac, Bluetooth 4.0, USB 2.0, micro-USB 3.0 OTG, and an HD-only HDMI port with audio output. There’s also a 9-axis IMU, a debug interface, and a 26-pin GPIO connector with an optional $16 breakout board mounted on the bottom. It’s pre-installed with Kubuntu (Linux Kernel 4.15) but can also run Windows 10. Although it wasn’t clear at launch, the Atomic Pi is an open-spec board.

• Raspberry Pi sized variant of BPI-M2 Ultra with native SATA and camera support
• Company/project — SinoVoip
• LinuxGizmos report
• Product page
• Processor — Allwinner V40 (4x Cortex-A7); Mali-400 MP2 GPU
• Memory — 1GB DDR3 RAM
• Price — $36

The Banana Pi BPI-M2 Berry is based on the earlier BPI-Ultra design, and similarly offers native SATA support. The Berry has a smaller, Raspberry Pi-like 85 x 56mm footprint and a different quad -A7 Allwinner SoC: the camera enabled Allwinner V40 in place of the almost identical R40. The SBC lacks the Ultra’s eMMC storage, and it offers 1GB DDR3 instead of 2GB. In place of a 5V jack, you use the micro-USB OTG, and you won’t find the Ultra’s battery support, IR, or debug UART. On the other hand, the Berry adds a fourth USB 2.0 host port and a MIPI-CSI connector. Other features include microSD, WiFi, Bluetooth, GbE, HDMI, MIPI-DSI, audio I/O, and an RPi-like 40-pin connector. This year, we seem to have lost one of the B2 spinoffs: The AliExpress page for the Allwinner A33 based Banana Pi BPI-M2 Magic says only to contact the supplier, but SinoVoip has no shopping page for it.

• BPI-M2 upgrade adds native SATA and 2GB of RAM
• Company/project — SinoVoip
• LinuxGizmos report
• Product page
• Processor — Allwinner R40 (4x Cortex-A7); Mali-400 MP2 GPU
• Memory — 2GB DDR3 RAM; 8GB to 64GB eMMC
• Price — $56

The Banana Pi BPI-M2 Ultra (BPI-M2U) can be found for $56 on AliExpress and $79 on Amazon. It upgrades the similarly 92 x 60mm BPI-M2 with a faster Allwinner R40 SoC that enables the Ultra’s native SATA connector. You get a generous 2GB of RAM, which is unusual for a Cortex-A7 SoC. The M2 Ultra is further equipped with GbE, WiFi, Bluetooth, 3x USB host, and single HDMI and micro-USB OTG ports. Other features include a 40-pin RPi connector, MIPI-DSI, an audio jack, and a mic interface.

• Raspberry Pi Zero W pseudo clone
• Company/project — SinoVoip
• LinuxGizmos report
• Product page
• Processor — Allwinner H2+ (4x Cortex-A7 @ 1.2GHz); Mali-400 MP2 GPU
• Memory — 512MB DDR3 RAM
• Price — $22.90

Selling for $22.90 on AliExpress, the 60 x 30mm Banana Pi BPI-M2 Zero mimics the Raspberry Pi Zero W, but has a faster Allwinner H2+. The H2+ is like an Allwinner H3, but with HD instead of 4K support. The feature set is almost identical, with WiFi, BT, MIPI-CSI, 40-pin expansion, and mini-HDMI and power-only micro-USB OTG ports. There are two M2 Zero spinoffs: the BPI-P2 Zero, which adds 8GB eMMC and 10/100 Ethernet with PoE and the BPI-P2 Maker without the eMMC or WiFi (see below) They all run Ubuntu 16.04, Raspbian 9.4, and Android 4.4.

• Feature-rich, 32-bit octa-core SBC with SATA and extensive OS support
• Company/project — SinoVoip
• Product page
• Processor — Allwinner A83T (8x Cortex-A7 @ 1.8GHz); PowerVR SGX544MP1 GPU
• Memory — 2GB LPDDR3 RAM; 8GB to 64GB eMMC
• Price — $99

The Banana Pi M3 (BPI-M3) sells for $99 on Amazon with high-end features to match, starting with the octa-core Allwinner A83T SoC. The M3 has about the same size (92 x 60mm), layout, and features as the M2 Ultra, and similarly integrates a Pi-like 40-pin link. Like the M2 Ultra, the M3 supplies GbE, WiFi, SATA, 3x USB, and multiple display and camera options. Software support is more extensive than with some other Banana Pi boards, although all have improved. Choices include Android 5.1, Debian 8, Ubuntu 16.04 Mate, Raspbian Jesse Mate, and more.

• First 64-bit Banana Pi offers 2GB RAM and 4K video
• Company/project — SinoVoip
• LinuxGizmos report
• Product page
• Processor — Allwinner A64 (4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.2GHz); Mali-400 MP2 GPU
• Memory — 2GB DDR3 RAM; 8GB to 64GB eMMC
• Price — $52

SinoVoip’s only 64-bit Banana Pi sells for a low of $52 at AliExpress. The BPI-M64 provides 4K-ready HDMI, MIPI-DSI, and -CSI, as well as wireless and GbE connections. The 92 x 60mm board is further equipped with 3x USB host ports, a micro-USB OTG port, and an RPi 40-pin connector.

Banana Pi BPI-P2 Zero/BPI-P2 Maker

• Spinoffs of RPi Zero W like BPI-M2-Zero with PoE-ready Ethernet
• Company/project — SinoVoip
• LinuxGizmos report
• Product page
• Processor — Allwinner H2+ (4x Cortex-A7 @ 1.2GHz); Mali-400 MP2 GPU
• Memory — 512MB DDR3 RAM; 8GB eMMC (not available on Maker)
• Price – $34 for Zero ($40 with PoE); $13.60 for Maker ($18.70 with PoE

The BPI-P2 Zero, which is also available in a version without WiFi/BT or eMMC called the BPI-P2 Maker, was announced last August and began shipping earlier this year. The AliExpress page says the item is no longer available (for $28), and the only other shopping page we saw was on eBay ($34) plus $6 for the PoE option. This suggests the Zero may disappear soon. The stripped-down BPI-P2 Maker version, however, sells for $13.60 on AliExpress, or $18.70 with PoE. Otherwise, the features and software support are the same as the M2-Zero, which is itself a pseudo-clone of the RPi Zero W. The Banana Pi BPI-R64 SBC that was announced at the same time as the P2-Zero still hasn’t reached market.

• Router board offers 4x GbE ports, up to 2x SATA, and mini-PCIe 2.0
• Company/project — SinoVoip
• LinuxGizmos report
• Product page
• Processor – MediaTek MT7623N (4x Cortex-A7 @ 1.3GHz); Mali-450 MP4 GPU
• Memory — 2GB DDR3 RAM; 8GB eMMC
• Price — $89.50

The BPI-R2 follow-on to the popular BPI-R1 router board was announced a year ago and is now shipping for $89.50 at AliExpress. Like the R1, the R2 offers 4x GbE ports and a WAN port, as well as HDMI 1.4 and MIPI-DSI outputs. The R2 has a faster, more network-capable quad -A7 MediaTek MT7623N SoC plus more RAM and storage and the option for a second SATA III interface. It also adds Bluetooth, mini-PCIe, 40-pin GPIO, and improved USB support: 2x USB 3.0 host and a micro-USB 2.0 OTG. The upcoming Banana Pi BPI-R64 will not be a clear upgrade. It offers a more network savvy, Cortex-A53 based MT7622 SoC, but there’s no GPU and only two CPU cores. The BPI-R64 will have no video outputs and is limited to only 1GB of RAM and single USB and SATA connections. The BPI-R64 will have the same 148 x 100.5mm dimensions as the R1 and R2, and most of the same features of the R2.

• Router board with dual SATA III, dual GbE, and triple M.2
• Company/project — SinoVoip
• LinuxGizmos report
• Product page
• Processor — Realtek RTD1296 (4x Cortex-A53 @ up to 1.5GHz); Mali-T820 MP3 GPU
• Memory — 2GB DDR4 RAM; 8GB to 64GB eMMC
• Price — $88

The BPI-W2 router and NAS board , which sells for a low of $88 on AliExpress, is a spinoff of the BPI-R1 and R2 boards. The 148 x 100.5mm provides dual SATA III, dual GbE, and a WAN port. You also get 4x USB, including Type-C and 3.0 ports. For expansion there are 3x M.2 slots with PCIe support and a SIM slot, as well as 40-pin GPIO. Unlike most networking boards, the BPI-W2 can also bring it when it comes to multimedia: You get HDMI in and out, mini-DP, and an audio jack. The BPI-W2 runs Android 6.0, CentOS, Debian 9, Raspbian, Ubuntu 15.04, or OpenWrt on Realtek’s RTD1296, a NAS-oriented variant of the RTD1295 with a powerhouse Mali-T820 MP3 GPU. In February, SinoVoip announced a Banana Pi BPI-M4 with a quad -A53 Realtek RTD1395, but it has yet to reach market.

• Open source legend focuses on industrial I/O — and community
• Company/project — BeagleBoard.org
• LinuxGizmos report
• Product page
• Processor — TI Sitara AM3358 (1x Cortex-A8 @ 1GHz) with PRU MCU chips; PowerVR SGX530 GPU
• Memory — 512MB RAM; 4GB eMMC
• Price — $54

The industrial-oriented, Debian-ready BeagleBone Black Rev C stands out with its numerous expansion interfaces and programmable “PRU” MCUs, as well as its deeply rooted BeagleBoard.org community. This legendary hacker board is currently available for a low of $54 at Element14. The BB Black has been followed by more feature rich and/or lower cost clones, and it will soon be eclipsed by a roughly $100 BeagleBone AI. The upcoming AI model has a dual Cortex-A15 TI AM5729 SoC with AI support via dual C66x DSPs and 4x “EVE” cores, as well as 1GB RAM, 16GB eMMC, WiFi, and GbE. Farther below, check two BeagleBone Green models from Seeed, as well as BeagleBoard.org’s own BeagleBone Black Wireless, BeagleBone Blue, and new PocketBeagle. Element14’s BeagleBone Black Industrial 4G, which is identical to the BB Black except for its conformal coating and -20 to 85°C support, is selling for $88.26 at AliExpress.

BeagleBone Black Wireless

• SiP-based BeagleBone Black follow-on with wireless and HDMI, but no Ethernet
• Company/project — BeagleBoard.org; Octavo Systems
• LinuxGizmos report
• Product page
• Processor — Octavo Systems OSD3358 SiP with TI Sitara AM3358 (1x Cortex-A8 @ 1GHz) with PRU MCUs; PowerVR SGX530 GPU
• Memory — 512MB RAM; 4GB eMMC
• Price — $65

BeagleBoard.org’s alternative to Seeed’s BeagleBone Green Wireless sells for a low of $65 on Arrow. Like the BB Green Wireless, the SBC adds 2.4GHz 802.11a/b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.1 BLE to the BeagleBone Black design. Unlike Seeed’s two BB Green models, the BeagleBone Black Wireless retains the BB Black’s micro-HDMI port, but removes the Ethernet port. It is otherwise identical to the BB Black with one big exception: It incorporates the OSD3358 SiP (system-in-package) module from Octavo Systems, which built the SBC as well. Octavo sells a more advanced OSD3358-SM-RED BeagleBone compatible with the same SiP package (see farther below).

• Robotics and STEM focused BeagleBone with servos, sensors, and wide-range power
• Company/project — BeagleBoard.org
• LinuxGizmos report
• Product page
• Processor — Octavo Systems OSD3358 SiP with TI Sitara AM3358 (1x Cortex-A8 @ 1GHz) with PRU MCU chips and PowerVR SGX530 GPU
• Memory — 512MB RAM; 4GB eMMC
• Price — $68

This robotics-oriented, education-focused BeagleBoard.org collaboration with the UCSD Coordinated Robotics Lab is a BeagleBone clone that adds motion control and battery friendly power. The Blue has dropped to a new low of $68 at Arrow. Like the BeagleBone Black Wireless, the BeagleBone Blue integrates a TI WiLink 8 with WiFi and Bluetooth 4.1 LE, as well as an Octavo Systems OSD3358 SiP module that encapsulates the Sitara AM3358 SoC, RAM, and flash along with a PMIC and other features. There’s no Ethernet port or display interfaces, but you get micro-USB 2.0 host and client ports, 8x servo outputs, 4x DC motor outputs, and 4x quad encoder inputs. Other features include an IMU, barometer, JTAG, GPS, and DSM2 radio. You also get a 9-18V DC input, a LiPo battery connector, extra user buttons and LEDs, plus the usual extensive list of BB Black interfaces. Distro support includes the BeagleBone’s default, real-time enhanced Debian stack, as well as Ubuntu Core, ROS, and ArduPilot.

• IoT-focused BeagleBone clone with Grove sensor support
• Company/project — Seeed; BeagleBoard.org
• LinuxGizmos report
• Product page
• Processor — TI Sitara AM3358 (1x Cortex-A8 @ 1GHz) with PRU MCU chips; PowerVR SGX530 GPU
• Memory — 512MB RAM; 4GB eMMC
• Price — $44

Seeed’s BeagleBoard.org-sanctioned, IoT-focused re-spin of the BeagleBone Black lacks the BB Black’s micro-HDMI port and 5V barrel jack, but it costs less, and adds expansion connectors for Seeed’s Grove sensors. It also replaces the mini-USB port with a micro-USB.

BeagleBone Green Wireless

• Wireless version of BeagleBone Green with 4x USB host ports
• Company/project — SeeedStudio; BeagleBoard.org
• LinuxGizmos report
• Product page
• Processor — TI Sitara AM3358 (1x Cortex-A8 @ 1GHz) with PRU MCU chips; PowerVR SGX530 GPU
• Memory — 512MB RAM; 4GB eMMC
• Price — $52.90

The BeagleBone Green Wireless has the same base feature set as the BeagleBone Green, with identical additions and subtractions from the BB Black, including the addition of a Grove interface. The Wireless model adds WiFi and Bluetooth, as well as three more USB host ports for a total of four, making it the USB leader among all the BB Black clones. A TI WiLink8 module is now standard, boosting wireless capabilities to Bluetooth 4.1 LE and 2.4GHz 802.11a/b/g/n with 2×2 MIMO.

C-SKY Linux Development Board

• Low-cost IoT board showcases SoC with new C-SKY ISA
• Company/project — Hangzhou C-SKY via Maker go
• LinuxGizmos report
• Product page
• Processor — Nationalchip GX6605S CK610M (1x C-SKY @ 574MHz)
• Memory — 64MB DDR2 RAM
• Price — $15.90

It doesn’t cost much to try out the new C-SKY ISA launched in China by Hangzhou C-SKY. We can no longer find the company’s C-SKY Linux Development Board, which debuts the Nationalchip GX6605S SoC selling on Taobao for $6, but we saw it for $15.90 on Tindie (from Maker go) and $18 to $20 on AliExpress (from Vector Trading Company). The C-SKY dev board is supported with a Linux 4.16 based stack with Buildroot and uClibc-NG, and ships with schematics. The SBC is a bit smaller than a Raspberry Pi and offers an HD-ready HDMI port and dual USB 2.0 ports. One of the two micro-USB ports supports JTAG debugging and the other offers 5V/1A power with UART console. A 5-pin header supplies power and 3x GPIO, and you get a reset button and several user buttons and LEDs.

• Security-enhanced 96Boards CE board with Cyclone V SE FPGA SoC and dual-stream video
• Company/project — Novtech, Arrow, RocketBoards.org
• LinuxGizmos report
• Product page
• Processor — Intel Cyclone V SE SoC (2x Cortex-A9); Cyclone V FPGA with 110K LEs
• Memory — 512MB or 1GB DDR3 RAM
• Price — $155.35

Novtech’s 96Boards CE compatible Chameleon96 SBC is available for $155 at Arrow, up from $129 a year ago. The very first FPGA-based 96Boards entry runs Debian on a Cyclone V SE ARM/FPGA SoC. The Chameleon96 features SecureRF’s quantum-resistant security, as well as its Intel Video Suite for FPGA technology. The FPGA can stream 60fps 1080p video via the HDMI port, and can encode similar video via a two-lane MIPI-CSI camera interface. Other features include a microSD slot, a micro-USB OTG port, 2x USB 2.0 host ports, an audio interface, a USB Blaster, and a UART. Like most 96Boards SBCs, this 12V SBC offers WiFi and Bluetooth, but lacks Ethernet. It offers the usual 96Boards low- and high-speed I/O connectors.

• Kit with miniature ARM9 IoT board and support for LittleBits modules
• Company/project — LittleBits Electronics
• LinuxGizmos report
• Product page
• Processor — NXP i.MX233 (1x ARM9 @ 454MHz)
• Memory — 64MB RAM; 4GB microSD card
• Price — $60

The lone Linux board in the Arduino-oriented LittleBits maker platform is one of the smallest SBCs around at 15 x 10mm. The boardlet integrates WiFi, a power-only micro-USB port, and dual “BitSnap” connectors for adding standard LittleBits modules. The CloudBit is sold out at LittleBits, but a Cloudbit Starter Kit that offers the CloudBit with five prototyping modules is available elsewhere, with the lowest price at Walmart for $60. The Arch Linux based platform supports IFTTT scripting and connects to a Node.js-oriented cloud platform designed for monitoring IoT gizmos. This is the only board in our roundup with a SoC running the venerable ARM9 architecture.

• Google’s first Linux hacker board mixes an i.MX8M with its Edge TPU chip for AI.
• Company/project — Google
• LinuxGizmos report
• Product page
• Processor — NXP i.MX8M (4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.5GHz) with Vivante GC7000Lite/GC7000VLX GPU and 266MHz Cortex-M4 MCU; Edge TPU chip
• Memory — 1GB LPDDR4 RAM; 8GB eMMC
• Price — $150

Google’s sandwich-style Coral Dev Board runs a Debian based Mendel Linux distro on a 48 x 40mm Coral SOM module equipped with NXP’s i.MX8M. The module showcases Google’s Edge TPU chip, a stripped-down version of Google’s TPU Unit for accelerating TensorFlow Lite AI models. The Edge TPU, which also appears in a Coral-branded USB stick and PCIe card, is backed up by a Cloud Edge IoT stack for cloud-integrated IoT edge computing and analytics. The Coral SOM offers 8GB eMMC and a rather paltry 1GB RAM, as well as a crypto chip and dual-band 802.11b/g/n/ac with BT 4.1 BLE. The 0 to 50°C tolerant Coral Dev Board has a somewhat Raspberry Pi like size and layout and offers a 40-pin GPIO connector. Ports include GbE, USB 3.0, USB Type-C OTG, USB Type-C 5V power, and micro-USB console. Media I/O includes a [email protected] HDMI 2.0a port, 4-lane MIPI-DSI and -CSI interfaces, and an audio jack and mic/speaker connections. Asus is prepping its own hacker boards based on the Coral SOM. The upcoming Tinker Edge T and more industrial CR1S-CM-A are loosely based on the Coral Dev Board.

• A turbo-charged version of the CubieAIO-A20 that moves to a quad -A53 Actions S700
• Company/project — CubieBoard.org, CubieTech Limited
• LinuxGizmos report
• Product page
• Processor — CubieTech Actions S700 (4x Cortex-A53); Mali-450 MP4 GPU
• Memory — 2GB LPDDR3 RAM; 8GB eMMC
• Price — $139

The sandwich-style CubieAIO-S700 features the quad-A53 Actions S700 via CubieTech’s Einstein-S700 module, which integrates an Ampak AP6212 chip with WiFi-ac and BT 4.0. Aside from the different Einstein processor module, the board is a very close match in features and layout with the Allwinner A20 based CubieAIO-A20, which is now available only as part of a $127.90 touch-panel. The 170 x 106mm CubieAIO-S700 has a high, 20mm profile due to its 6x, double-stacked USB 2.0 host ports. The HDMI port tops out at HD resolution, but you get a GbE port, SPDIF audio, dual coastline serial ports, a SIM slot, and dual mini-PCIe slots, one of which has non-native mSATA. The CubieAIO-S700 also has a 54-pin expansion header, RTC, IR, and more. The full CubieAIO-S700 kit starts at $139 at AliExpress. There’s also a product page for an apparently sidelined CubieAIO-S500 SBC which is almost identical to the CubieAIO-S700 but has an Einstein S500 module with a quad -A9 Actions S500 SoC.

• Feature-rich, octa-core -A15 board with multiple storage options
• Company/project — CubieBoard.org, CubieTech Limited
• LinuxGizmos report
• Product page
• Processor — Allwinner A80 (4x Cortex-A15 @ up to 2GHz, 4x Cortex-A7 @ up to 1.3GHz); PowerVR G6230 GPU
• Memory — 2GB DDR3 RAM; 8GB eMMC, expandable to 64GB
• Price — $117

The CubieBoard4 is equipped with an octa-core Allwinner A80 SoC with a 64-core PowerVR G6230 GPU. The 111 x 111mm SBC offers WiFi, Bluetooth, and GbE, as well as VGA, HDMI, USB 3.0, and 4x USB 2.0 ports. There’s also a 54-pin expansion connector. The SBC provides optional configurations including dual microSD slots or a mix of microSD and onboard flash. There are plenty of cases and other add-ons, as well as images for Debian, Ubuntu, and Android, with mainline Linux support. The board costs $117 on AliExpress and $129.90 at Amazon.

CubieBoard5 (CubieTruck-Plus)

• Octa-core -A7 board with SATA and dual display support
• Company/project — CubieBoard.org, CubieTech Limited
• Product page
• Processor — Allwinner H8 (8x Cortex-A7 @ up to 2GHz); PowerVR SGX544 GPU @ up to 700MHz
• Memory — 2GB DDR3 RAM
• Price — $109

The CubieBoard5, which sells for $109 at Amazon, showcases an Allwinner H8 with eight Cortex-A7 cores. The SBC provides microSD and SATA storage, with an optional RAID add-on board. For connectivity, you get WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, and a GbE port. Dual display support is available via the HDMI and DisplayPorts. The board is further equipped with a pair of USB host ports, an IR sensor, SPDIF audio, and an optional lithium battery.

CubieBoard6 / CubieBoard7

• Monolithic cousins to the sandwich style CubieAIO boards with faster SATA and USB 3.0
• Company/project — CubieBoard.org, CubieTech Limited
• LinuxGizmos report
• Product page
• Processor — CubieBoard6: CubieTech Actions S500 (4x Cortex-A9 @ 1.2GHz, PowerVR SGX544 GPU); CubieBoard7: CubieTech Actions S700 (4x Cortex-A53, Mali-450 MP4 GPU)
• Memory — 2GB LPDDR3 RAM; 8GB eMMC
• Price — $89 (CubieBoard6); $99 (CubieBoard7)

The CubieBoard6 and CubieBoard7 SBCs, which are identical except for their processors, are the fully integrated SBC cousins to the sandwich-style CubieAIO-S500 and CubieAIO-S700, respectively. These updates to the four-year old CubieBoard2 have smaller 100 x 60mm footprints compared to the CubieAIO boards, as well as a reduced feature set. The key advantage in addition to their lower prices is that their non-native SATA ports piggyback on a faster USB 3.0 connection to offer an approximation of SATA III. The boards provide 10/100 Ethernet, 802.11n, and BT 4.0, as well as 2x USB 2.0 host ports and a mini-USB port. Other features include HD-ready HDMI, audio jacks, RTC, IR, a UART header, and dual 48-pin GPIO headers. Like the CubieAIO boards, they are supported with Actions-optimized Android 5.1.1 and Debian builds. The CubieBoard6 sells for $89 and the CubieBoard7 for $99, both at AliExpress. Last year, CubieTech posted a product page for a quad -A53 Actions S900 based CubieBoard9 replacement for the CubieBoard4, but it has yet to reach market.

DE0-Nano-SoC Development Kit

• Dev board with Cyclone V SE FPGA SoC and Arduino shield support
• Company/project — Terasic; RocketBoards.org
• Product page
• Processor — Intel Cyclone V SE (Cyclone V FPGA + 2x Cortex-A9 @ 952MHz)
• Memory — 1GB DDR3 RAM
• Price — $99

The DE0-Nano-SoC Development Kit looks like a commercial development board, but it offers open specifications and is supported on the RocketBoards.org community site. The DE0-Nano-SoC uses the lower-end SE variety of Intel’s Cyclone V SoC, which is roughly equivalent to a Xilinx Zynq-7020. The SoC similarly combines FPGA circuitry with dual Cortex-A9 cores running Angstrom v2014.12 Yocto 1.7 with a Linux 4.0 kernel. The board has GbE, USB OTG, and micro-USB ports, as well as a microSD slot with a 4GB data card. There’s also an accelerometer, an Arm-linked expansion header, and a variety of FPGA-linked interfaces, including a 40-pin header and an Arduino shield connector.

• Company/project — Arrow; Qualcomm
• Original 96Boards CE board returns to full production
• LinuxGizmos coverage
• Product page
• Processor — Snapdragon 410 (4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.2GHz); Adreno 306 GPU
• Memory — 1GB LPDDR3 RAM; 8GB eMMC
• Price — $75

The Qualcomm-backed DragonBoard 410c and the now defunct HiKey were the first 96Boards Consumer Edition (CE) SBCs as well as the first 64-bit ARM hacker SBCs. The 85 x 54mm, Snapdragon 410 driven SBC lacks an Ethernet port, but you get WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, HDMI, microSD, 3x USB ports, and the 96Boards 40-pin low-speed and 60-pin high-speed connectors. The SBC supports Android 5.1, Debian 8.0, and Windows 10 IoT Core. Meanwhile, Arrow’s newer DragonBoard 820c CE Extended SBC based on the high-end Snapdragon 820E has disappeared, at least temporarily. Earlier this year, Arrow announced three 96Boards CE Extended SBCs that have yet to reach market. These include the Avenger96 equipped with ST’s new Cortex -A7/M4 hybrid STM32MP1 SoC, as well as the AI-ML Board and Thor96 which run Linux on NXP’s i.MX8X and i.MX8M SoCs, respectively. ST is prepping its own low cost, and possibly open-spec, dev boards for the STM32MP1, including the $69 STM32MP157A-DK1.

• This Arm-based, 96Boards showcase for Bitmain’s BM1880 TPU for AI has a RISC-V MCU
• Company/project — Bitmain
• LinuxGizmos report
• Product page
• Processor — Bitmain Sophon BM1880 (BM1880 TPU with 2x Cortex-A53 @ 1.5GHz and 750MHz RISC-V chip
• Memory — 1GB LPDDR4; 8MB eMMC
• Price — $129

Late last year, Bitmain, which is known for its bitcoin mining systems, launched an open-spec, 96Boards CE compatible SBC to show off its 1-TOP “BM1880 TPU” for deep learning applications. The board’s $129 shopping page indicates the board is “coming soon,” with a name switch from the original Sophon BM1880 EDB (Sophon Edge) to the Edge TPU Developer Board. Almost as confusing as the name — as far as we know this has nothing to do with Google’s Edge TPU AI chip — it appears the board as already shipped, judging by this eBay listing selling the board in “new” condition for an inflated $199. The BM1180 SoC’s TPU is accompanied by dual Cortex-A53 cores running Linux, as well as a RISC-V companion MCU. Although this headless, Raspberry Pi sized board offers only the 96Boards 40-pin connector, not the 60-pin interface, 96Boards.org lists it as an official 96Boards offering. Raspberry Pi and Arduino add-on modules are optional. Other features include GbE, micro-USB UART debug, and 3x USB 3.0 host/OTG ports. You also get a microSD slot, JTAG, and USB-based WiFi/BT.

• Feature-rich, sandwich-style board with aging Rockchip SoC
• Company/project — Firefly
• Product page
• Processor — Rockchip RK3128 (4x Cortex-A7 @ 1.3GHz); Mali-400 MP2 GPU
• Memory — 1GB RAM; 8GB NAND flash
• Price — $60

This low-end Firefly board has long been available at a $60 promotional price. The Firefly-RK3128 dual boots Android 5.1 and Ubuntu 15.04 on a quad-core -A7 Rockchip that is clocked slower than the RK3288 and offers half the RAM and flash of the Firefly-RK3288. The sandwich-style, COM/baseboard device includes GbE, WiFi, BT, HDMI, MIPI-DSI, MIPI-CSI, SPDIF, analog audio, LVDS, IR, and CVBS. The 117 x 85mm board is further equipped with 4x USB host ports, a micro-USB OTG port, and dual 42-pin expansion connectors. A year ago, Firefly introduced a similar, but extended temp SBC called the Firefly-PX3-SE. However, this sandwich-style board with a Core-PX3-SEJ module featuring a quad -A7 Rockchip PX3-SE is out of stock, and Firefly has yet to post any schematics or other open source resources, so we’ve removed it. Resources for Firefly’s other open source boards may be found on the download page.

• Quad -A17 board with onboard wireless and 4K-ready HDMI 2.0
• Company/project — Firefly
• Product page
• Processor — Rockchip RK3288 (4x Cortex-A17 @ 1.8GHz); Mali-T760 GPU
• Memory — 2GB or 4GB DDR3 RAM; 16GB or 32GB eMMC
• Price — $119 (2GB/16GB); $189 (4GB/32GB)

Starting at $119, this 118 x 85mm SBC dual boots Ubuntu 14.04 and Android 4.4 with mainline Linux 4.4 support on a 1.8GHz, quad -A17 RK3288 with Mali-T760 GPU. The Firefly-RK3288 has an HDMI 2.0 port that can output at up to 4Kx2K @ 60Hz. The board offers dual-band 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.0, a GbE port, and 3x USB ports, and is further equipped with VGA, LVDS, eDP, MIPI-DSI, MIPI-CSI, SPDIF, serial debug, and IR connections. More I/O is available via dual 42-pin connectors. Options include a “Fireasy” WiFi remote, touchscreens, fans, and cameras. The sandwich-style Firefly-RK3288 Reload SBC is out of stock and no longer listed.

• Powerhouse RK3399-based hacker board with M.2, mini-PCIe, and dual 4K display ports
• Company/project — Firefly
• LinuxGizmos report
• Product page
• Processor — Rockchip RK3399 (2x Cortex-A72 @ up to 2.0GHz, 4x Cortex-A53 at up to 1.42GHz); Mali-T860 GPU
• Memory — 2GB or 4GB DDR3 RAM; 16GB eMMC (4GB/128GB for Max)
• Price — $149 (2GB) or $209 (4GB); $259 for Max

The original Rockchip RK3399 hacker board starts at $149, and a Firefly-RK3399 Max version with 128GB eMMC goes for $259. Both models provide a microSD slot and an M.2 slot that can be used for an SSD. Other features include a GbE port, WiFi-ac, Bluetooth 4.1 BLE, a SIM card slot, and a mini-PCIe slot that can load an optional LTE module. DP and HDMI ports drive up to 4K @ 60Hz video, and you get MIPI-DSI, eDP, DVP, IR, and 2x MIPI-CSI. The Firefly-RK3399 offers 2x USB 3.0 ports (including a Type-C), 2x USB 2.0 ports, a 42-pin expansion header, and numerous audio options. The board dual-boots Android 6.0.1 and Ubuntu 16.04. Firefly also sells an RK3399 Coreboard COM version of the Firefly-RK3399. The CoreBoard is now available in a sandwich-style AIO-3399J board, which sells for $165.

Firefly-ROC-RK3328-CC (Renegade)

• RK3328-based Raspberry Pi clone built by Libre Computer
• Company/project — Firefly, Libre Computer
• LinuxGizmos report
• Product page
• Processor — Rockchip RK3328 (4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.5GHz); Mali-450 MP2 GPU
• Memory — 1GB or 2GB DDR4; empty eMMC slot
• Price — $35 (1GB), $50 (2GB)

The Firefly-ROC-RK3328-CC is the Firefly branded version of Libre Computer’s Renegade SBC, which launched on Indiegogo in 2017. Like Pine64’s Rock64 SBC, this is an RK3328-based Raspberry Pi clone with an RPi 3-like footprint, layout, and 40-pin interface, as well as very similar features. The main differences from the Raspberry Pi 3 include the lack of WiFi, Bluetooth, and MIPI-CSI and -DSI, as well as the presence of 3x USB host ports (one of them 3.0) instead of four. Like the Rock64, you get GbE instead of 10/100 Ethernet, and HDMI 2.0 with 4K instead of an HD-only HDMI 1.4. Firefly and Bay Libre assisted Libre Computers with software support, which includes Android 7.1 and Ubuntu 16.04, with the latter offering a choice of Rockchip’s Linux 4.4 Kernel and Mainline Linux 4.14 LTS.

• A more industrial spin of HummingBoard Edge that adds CAN and serial ports
• Company/project — SolidRun
• LinuxGizmos report
• Product page
• Processor — NXP i.MX6 Dual or Quad (2x or 4x Cortex-A9 @ up to 1.2GHz); Vivante 2D/3D GPU
• Memory — Dual (1GB) or Quad (2GB) DDR3 RAM; 8GB eMMC
• Price — $189 (Dual); $255 (Quad)

Arriving at the end of 2018, the HummingBoard CBi (CAN bus interface) is an even more industrial variant of the HummingBoard Edge (see below) that swaps the HDMI port and GPIO for CAN and RS485 ports. It also comes standard with Edge options including an enclosure, heatsink, WiFi/BT, and -40 to 85°C support. It has the same footprint as the Edge and similarly runs Linux on a choice of dual- or quad-core i.MX6 based MicroSOM modules. Debian, Yocto, Buildroot, and OpenWrt stacks are available with Linux 4.4x. Except for an extra user button and LEDs, the board is identical to the Edge. The 2GB Dual version is described in the LG link above, and the 4GB Quad version may be found here.

• Industrial-minded, sandwich-style i.MX6 board with wide-range power and optional -40 to 85°C
• Company/project — SolidRun
• LinuxGizmos report
• Product page
• Processor — NXP i.MX6 Solo, Dual, or Quad (1x, 2x, 2x, or 4x Cortex-A9 @ up to 1.2GHz); Vivante 2D/3D GPU
• Memory — Solo (512MB), Dual or Dual-lite (1GB), and Quad (2GB) DDR3 RAM; 8GB eMMC
• Price — $132 (Solo); $136 (DualLite); $197 (Quad) for basic configs

Like all the HummingBoards except for the sandwich-style, but i.MX8M based, HummingBoard Pulse, the HummingBoard Edge incorporates i.MX6 based MicroSOM modules. In Oct. 2016, SolidRun revised the HummingBoard MicroSOM COMs, which can also be bought separately. More recently, all the Edge SKUs have begun shipping with 8GB eMMC, up from the 4GB that some models were limited to. The 102 x 69mm HummingBoard Edge duplicates all the features of the smaller HummingBoard Pro and doubles the USB 2.0 count to four. It also adds M.2, SIM, and MIPI-DSI connections, provides a larger 36-pin GPIO connector, and boosts the power supply to a wide-range 7-36V. As with the Pro, there are numerous options including wireless modules. Extended and industrial temp versions are also available. See above for the Edge-like HummingBoard CBi, which adds CAN and serial ports.

• Stripped down version of HummingBoard Edge that adds MikroBus socket for Click modules
• Company/project — SolidRun
• LinuxGizmos report
• Product page
• Processor — NXP i.MX6 Solo, Dual, or Quad (1x, 2x, or 4x Cortex-A9 @ up to 1.2GHz); Vivante 2D/3D GPU
• Memory — Solo (512MB), DualLite and Dual (1GB), and Quad (2GB or 4GB) DDR3 RAM; 8GB eMMC
• Price — $97 to $197

As the name suggests, the HummingBoard Gate is designed primarily for IoT gateway duty. The SBC is almost identical to the HummingBoard Edge, with the same 102 x 69mm footprint, 7-36V power supply, mini-PCIe slot, and optional wireless modules and metal enclosure. However, it lacks Edge features like LVDS, analog audio, or eMMC and M.2 storage. It also adds a MikroBus socket that accepts MikroElektronika’s 200-plus Click add-on I/O and sensor modules. Multiple temperature ranges are available, and like the Edge models, they all ship standard with 8GB eMMC.

• Updated version of flagship HummingBoard with mini-PCIe and mSATA
• Company/project — SolidRun
• LinuxGizmos report
• Product page
• Processor — NXP i.MX6 Solo, DualLite, Dual, or Quad (1x, 2x, 2x, or 4x Cortex-A9 @ up to 1.2GHz); Vivante 2D/3D GPU
• Memory — Solo (512MB), DualLite and Dual (1GB), and Quad (2GB) DDR3 RAM; 8GB eMMC
• Price — $97 to $177

The HummingBoard Pro is an updated version of the HummingBoard Base, which is now available only by special order. The Pro is identical to the Base except that it adds mini-PCIe, mSATA, LVDS, analog audio, RTC, and IR. It also offers two more internal USB headers. Options on both models include microSD slots, a wireless module, a power adapter, and a custom enclosure. Like the other HummingBoards, it now ships standard with 8GB eMMC.

• Powerful i.MX8M (and soon, i.MX8M Mini) board with mini-PCIe, M.2, HDMI 2.0, and dual GbE ports
• Company/project — SolidRun
• LinuxGizmos report
• Product page
• Processor — NXP i.MX8M Dual or Quad (2x or 4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.3GHz to 1.5GHz); Cortex-M4 MCU; Vivante GC7000 Lite GPU; i.MX8M Mini support coming soon
• Memory — 1GB LPDDR4-3200 (Dual); 3GB or 4GB (Quad); 8GB eMMC
• Price — $182 to $276

The Pulse advances to NXP’s 64-bit i.MX8M SoC via i.MX8 SOM modules available in Dual or Quad versions. Only the lowest $182 configuration with an i.MX8M Dual, no wireless, and commercial temp support falls under our $200 limit. The HummingBoard Pulse is a bit larger than the first-gen HummingBoards at 102 x 69mm, and it replaces the GPIO in favor of single mini-PCIe, M.2, and SIM slots. Like the HummingBoard Gate, it provides a Mikrobus connector for adding Click modules. The Pulse is notable for its dual GbE ports, and offers 2x USB 3.0, USB Type-C, and HDMI 2.0 ports. You also get an RTC, IR receiver, 7-36V input, a heatsink, and an optional metal enclosure. Note that you will soon be able to buy the Pulse with a new i.MX 8M Mini module that offers an i.MX8M Mini instead of the i.MX8M. The module adds a Gyrfalcon neural accelerator.

• The Edge and Edge-V offer RK3399 in MXM-enabled and Vim-style formats, respectively.
• Company/project — Shenzhen Wesion; Khadas project
• LinuxGizmos report
• Product page
• Processor — Rockchip RK3399 (2x Cortex-A72 at up to 2.0GHz, 4x Cortex-A53); Mali-T860 GPU; STM8S003 MCU
• Memory — 2GB (Basic) or 4GB (Pro/Max) LPDDR4 RAM; 16GB (Basic), 32GB (Pro), or 128GB (Max) eMMC
• Price — Edge: $99.90 (Basic), $149.90 (Pro), $219.90 (Max); Edge-V: $109.90 (Basic), $159.90 (Pro), $229.90 (Max)

The Khadas Edge was announced in July 2018 and launched on Indiegogo in November along with a similar Edge-V model and an RK3399Pro based Edge-1S. The Edge and Edge-V were promised for January shipment, but have been delayed. A May 14 update says the PCBs have arrived at the factory, and the Khadas shopping page has pre-order pages for the Edge and Edge-V and an order page for the optional, $45 Captain Carrier. The Edge has an MXM3 connector for deploying it like a compute module onto a cluster or carrier board such as the gaming-oriented Captain Carrier. It also offers FPC connectors for hooking up options like the Edge IO serial debug and GPIO board. The Edge-V replaces the MXM3 and FPC links with a Khadas Vim-like 40-pin RPi connector and adds a GbE port, microSD slot, and M.2 2280 socket with NVMe support. The Edge-V also adds MIPI-CSI and -DSI, eDP 1.3, touch support, RTC, IR, gesture sensor module, and 6-axis IMU. The still unavailable Edge-1S is identical to the Edge, but adds a GbE port and advances to Rockchip’s RK3399Pro with a 3-TOPS NPU. Features found on all three RPi-sized Edge models include single USB 3.0 and 2.0 ports and 4K-ready DP and HDMI 2.0a, with the DisplayPort available via one of the two USB Type-C ports. Basic models (2GB/16GB) offer dual-band WiFi-ac and BT 4.1 while the Pro and Max boost the Bluetooth to 5.0 and add RSDB WiFi. There’s a wide-range DC input and support for “Android N, P, Ubuntu Mate.”

• 64-bit Amlogic based board focuses on video
• Company/project — Shenzhen Wesion; Khadas project
• LinuxGizmos report
• Product page
• Processor — Amlogic S905X (4x Cortex-A53 @ up to 2GHz); Mali-450 MP2 GPU
• Memory — 2GB DDR3 RAM; 8GB (Basic) or 16GB eMMC (Pro)
• Price — $54.90 (Basic) or $69.90 (Pro)

The original Khadas Vim board was followed by a Vim2 model, which will soon take back seat to an upcoming Vim3. The 82 x 58mm Vim1 uses an Amlogic S905X, a lower-cost upgrade to the quad-core, -A53 Amlogic S905 found on the Odroid-C2. OS support includes Android 6.0 with Kodi-17, as well as Ubuntu 16.04, Buildroot, and 7.0 versions of the Kodi-oriented OpenELEC/LibreELEC. The Vim1 offers 802.11ac WiFi, Bluetooth 4.2, Fast Ethernet, and 3x USB 2.0 host ports, one of which is a Type-C OTG with power support. Other features include HDMI 2.0a, IR, microSD, and 40-pin expansion. Shenzhen Wesion’s Khadas project also offers a $99.90 Khadas Tone Board audio add-on for the Vim boards.

• Advanced, octa-core version of Vim1 with GbE and Pogo Pad controllers
• Company/project — Shenzhen Wesion; Khadas project
• LinuxGizmos report
• Product page
• Processor — Amlogic S912 (8x Cortex-A53 @ up to 1.5GHz); Mali-T820 MP3 GPU
• Memory — 3GB DDR4 RAM; 32GB eMMC
• Price — $99.90

The Khadas Vim2 Pro and Max models with additional eMMC are not currently available, although a note suggests that the Max may be back. The Vim2 has the same 82 x 58mm footprint as the Vim1, but advances to an octa-core Amlogic S912 and Mali-T820 GPU. Software support is similar except that the Vim2 moves to Android 7.1. Like the original, the board is equipped with HDMI 2.0a with [email protected] decoding, 2x USB 2.0, a micro-USB OTG Type-C with 5V input, and a 40-pin expansion connector. The Vim2 advances to GbE with WoL and adds an FPC link and two Pogo Pad I/O connectors, one of which controls an STM8S003 MCU for a programmable EEPROM. Other features include microSD, RTC, IR, and an acrylic case. With the recent announcement of the Khadas Vim3, which features a faster Amlogic S922X with 4x -A73 and 2x -A53 cores, Khadas has reduced the price of the Khadas Vim2 to $99.90. Update: shortly after publication, CNXSoft reported that the Vim3 will go on sale June 24 for a very competitive $70 (2GB/16GB) or $90 (4GB/32GB), although prices will increase on July 22.

• Headless, sandwich-style OpenWrt-on-MIPS board features Wave 2 WiFi
• Company/project — 8devices
• LinuxGizmos report
• Product page
• Processor – Realtek RTL819FS (1x MIPS 24Kc @ 1GHz)
• Memory — 128MB RAM; 32MB flash; empty eMMC socket
• Price — $59

8devices, which is known for MIPS-based modules such as the Carambola, has released an open-spec Komikan DVK board that features a not-so-open Komikan compute module. The module runs OpenWrt on a MIPS-based Realtek RTL819FS SoC accompanied by a Realtek RTL8822BEH chipset with Wave 2 WiFi and BT 4.1. Wave 2 provides concurrent 2.4GHz/5GHz, MU-MIMO 802.11a/b/g/n/ac for up to 1.166Gbps throughput. Unlike most Wave 2 devices, the Komikan can operate without a heatsink with low 6W consumption. The Komikan DVK adds an eMMC socket, microSD slot, 10/100 and 10/100/1000Mbps ports, 2x USB 2.0 ports, and a USB Type-C for power and console duty. You also get antennas and a 20-pin GPIO.

La Frite (Libre Computer Board AML-S805X-AC)

• Smaller, less powerful spin of Le Potato has 40-pin GPIO
• Company/project — Libre Computer
• LinuxGizmos report
• Product page
• Processor — Amlogic S805X (4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.2GHz); Mali-450 GPU
• Memory — 512MB or 1GB DDR4 RAM
• Price — $25 (512MB) or $30 (1GB)

In October, Libre Computer launched its La Frite (AML-S805X-AC) on Kickstarter and hit several stretch goals. Shipments are way late and backers are upset that the latest update was back on Jan 4. Nevertheless, LoverPi has a pre-order page with prices at least twice as high as on KS. La Frite is a smaller, stripped-down version of Le Potato (AML-S905X-CC) and is billed as a replacement for the Raspberry Pi Model A+. Since it launched, an improved, $25 RPi 3 Model A+ arrived, which Libre Computer compares to La Frite in a December update post. La Frite has a lower-po