Cubieboard - a worthy contender Raspberry Pi
Mini-computers are rapidly occupying their niche in the market of high-tech devices. No sooner had the “Raspberry Pi” campaign died down, and other interesting and inexpensive solutions began to go the distance. Tom Cubie, an engineer from China, decided to make his own version of a low-cost ARM computer that fits on a 6 by 10 centimeters board.
On board Cubieboard there are: ARM Allwinner A10 processor (cortex-A8) at a frequency of 1 GHz with a video accelerator Mali400 (hardware decodes HD video, supports OpenGL ES), 1 GB DDR3 @ 480 MHz RAM, 4 GB Nand Flash with a pre-installed bootloader and OS, HDMI video output, wired network, two USB, microSD slot, SATA interface and infrared port. As you can see, there is something to brag about. For all this happiness, they ask only $ 49.
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For those who like to have some fun, an additional 96 pins are derived through which you can access the interfaces I2C, SPI, RGB / LVDS, CSI / TS, FM-IN, ADC, CVBS, VGA, SPDIF-OUT and R-TP.
The first trial batch of 200 copies sold out like hot cakes in September. At the moment there is a campaign for the sale of the second batch of 1000 pieces. Such a fast pace of release in the life of a new device can be achieved by supporting the IT community and actively attracting money through crowd funding.
Comparing with the Raspberry Pi, subjectively from the flaws, I would note a rather discreet description of the device and a small amount of dedicated resources on the network. However, it should be understood that the Raspberry Pi is already a brand with a vast community around, while Cubieboard is just beginning its journey.
On board Cubieboard there are: ARM Allwinner A10 processor (cortex-A8) at a frequency of 1 GHz with a video accelerator Mali400 (hardware decodes HD video, supports OpenGL ES), 1 GB DDR3 @ 480 MHz RAM, 4 GB Nand Flash with a pre-installed bootloader and OS, HDMI video output, wired network, two USB, microSD slot, SATA interface and infrared port. As you can see, there is something to brag about. For all this happiness, they ask only $ 49.
')
For those who like to have some fun, an additional 96 pins are derived through which you can access the interfaces I2C, SPI, RGB / LVDS, CSI / TS, FM-IN, ADC, CVBS, VGA, SPDIF-OUT and R-TP.
The first trial batch of 200 copies sold out like hot cakes in September. At the moment there is a campaign for the sale of the second batch of 1000 pieces. Such a fast pace of release in the life of a new device can be achieved by supporting the IT community and actively attracting money through crowd funding.
Comparing with the Raspberry Pi, subjectively from the flaws, I would note a rather discreet description of the device and a small amount of dedicated resources on the network. However, it should be understood that the Raspberry Pi is already a brand with a vast community around, while Cubieboard is just beginning its journey.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/156745/
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