Radxa Cubie A5E is a Compact SBC with dual Ethernet, WiFi 6 and Linux support

Radxa Cubie A5E is a Compact SBC with dual Ethernet, WiFi 6 and Linux support

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Radxa has recently introduced the Radxa Cubie A5E, a compact Single-Board Computer (SBC) built around the Allwinner A527 (commercial) or T527 (industrial) octa-core Cortex-A55 SoC. The SBC features a Mali-G57 GPU, an optional 2 TOPS NPU, and a HIFI4 DSP, making it suitable for AI, multimedia, and IoT applications.

Other key specifications include up to 4GB LPDDR4 memory, 128Mbit SPI flash, M.2 NVMe SSDs support, and dual GbE ports (one PoE compatible). It also supports HDMI 2.0, a 4-lane MIPI CSI camera interface, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, USB 3.0, and a USB Type-C OTG port. A 40-pin GPIO header provides additional flexibility for prototyping and embedded systems. Measuring just 69x56mm, it runs Linux and targets open-source development focusing on enhancing software support in mainline Linux. Applications include edge computing, IoT gateways, AI development, and multimedia devices.

Radxa Cubie A5E Specifications

  • SoC:
    • Allwinner A527 (commercial) or T527 (industrial)
    • CPU: Octa-core Arm Cortex-A55 (4x up to 2.0 GHz, 4x up to 1.42 GHz)
    • XuanTie E906 RISC-V core @ 200 MHz
    • GPU: Arm Mali-G57 MC1 (OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.3, OpenCL 2.2)
    • DSP: HIFI4 Audio DSP @ 600 MHz
    • Optional: AI accelerator (up to 2 TOPS NPU)
  • Memory:
    • 1GB, 2GB, or 4GB LPDDR4 @ 2400 MT/s
  • Storage:
    • 128Mbit SPI flash for bootloader
    • M.2 M-Key 2230 socket for NVMe SSD
    • MicroSD card slot
  • Display Interfaces:
    • HDMI 2.0a
    • MIPI FPC connector
  • Camera Interface:
    • 4-lane MIPI CSI
  • Networking:
    • 2x Gigabit Ethernet ports (Maxio MAE0621A transceivers, 1x PoE compatible)
    • WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.4 module (BLink BL-M8800DS2)
  • USB:
    • 1x USB 3.0 Type-A
    • 1x USB 2.0 OTG (Type-C)
  • Expansion:
    • 40-pin GPIO header (loosely compatible with Raspberry Pi GPIO)
      • Up to 28x GPIO, 4x I2C, 6x UART, multiple I2S, PWM, DMIC, HDMI I2C, etc.
  • Miscellaneous:
    • FEL button
    • 2x user LEDs
  • Power Supply:
    • 5V/4A via USB-C
  • Dimensions: 69 x 56 mm

From a CNX-Software post I found out that In 2012, the Allwinner A10-powered Cubieboard became popular as an alternative to the Raspberry Pi due to the lack of supply at that time, gaining popularity despite software issues that led some CubieTech members to create Radxa for better-supported Rockchip SBCs. Now, with Allwinner’s renewed focus on open-source software, Radxa has launched its first Allwinner-based SBC, the Cubie A5E.

The Cubie A5E will run Linux, but software support details are still not available at the time of writing, on top of that there is no information available on the kernel logs for now, so there is much more work is due before this product can run smoothly. The Radxa Cubie A5E SBC is available for pre-order on Arace for $15 to $30 with 1GB, 2GB, or 4GB RAM.

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