The Sipeed Lichee Pi 4A single board computer will soon hit the market, which, according to the developer, has better performance than the Raspberry Pi 4. However, it has several key features that distinguish it from Raspberry Pi devices.
First, Lichee Pi 4A is built on the RISC-V processor architecture. Second, it supports up to 16GB of RAM. Third, this memory and storage is actually part of the LM4A system-on-module, which connects to the Pi 4A carrier board via a 260-pin SO-DIMM connector. In fact, the same module can be used with other upcoming Sipeed products, including the router kit, cluster board, tablet and smartphone.
The LM4A module is based on the Alibaba T-Head TH1520 processor. It is a 12nm RISC-V chip with Xuantie C910, C906 and E902 cores and up to 4 TOPS AI performance. Among other things, the module supports up to 16 GB of LPDDR4x-3733 memory and up to 128 GB of eMMC memory. The LM4A is designed for carrier boards, and the first of these is the Lichee Pi 4A computer, which provides many options for I / O:
- two Gigabit Ethernet ports (with PoE support);
- four USB 3.0 Type-A (5 Gb / s);
- one HDMI 2.0 (supporting 4K/60fps);
- one 3.5 mm jack;
- one 20-pin connector;
- one USB 2.0 Type-C port (power only);
- microSD card reader;
- Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, MIPI-DSI and MIPI-CSI connectors for displays and cameras.
Lichee Pi 4A supports Debian, Android and OpenWRT operating systems. The company offers configurations with 2 GB of RAM and no storage, or with 16 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal storage. Everyone can leave an application for the purchase of a computer, deliveries are promised in the first quarter of 2023.
Source: Trash Box
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