Kendryte K510 is Tri-core RISC-V Processor for Edge AI applications
https://www.electronics-lab.com/kendryte-k510-is-tri-core-risc-v-processor-for-edge-ai-applications/
We have come across multiple hardware development boards and MCUs that employ Edge AI for processing and computing. On the other hand, cloud computing was traditionally preferred as an alternative for implementation due to its scalability and easier to develop applications on the cloud platform. However, it comes at the expense of data transmission latency […]
NodeMCU ESP32-C3 RISC-V based development boards, supports Wi-Fi and BLE
https://www.electronics-lab.com/nodemcu-esp32-c3-risc-v-based-development-boards-supports-wi-fi-and-ble/
We recently saw that Ai-Thinker released modules that are based on the ESP32 MCU and support Wi-Fi and BLE 5.0 wireless connectivity. Ai-Thinker has been at the forefront in designing modules on the famous ESP microcontrollers by manufacturing the first series of modules on the ESP8266. Recently, CNX-Software spotted few development boards, integrating the Ai-Thinker […]
Arduino UNO-like AB32VG1 Development Board based on RISC-V MCU
https://www.electronics-lab.com/arduino-uno-like-ab32vg1-development-board-based-on-risc-v-mcu/
Recently, there have been several developments in the RISC-V community with its increasing use case in various domains. We have seen this open-source technology grow at an impressive rate, catching the eye of the makers’ community to implement extraordinary projects. To help them, a RISC-V member Chinese chip design manufacturer known for its high-performance Bluetooth […]
$149 BeagleV is a powerful and open-hardware RISC-V Linux SBC
https://www.electronics-lab.com/149-beaglev-is-a-powerful-and-open-hardware-risc-v-linux-sbc/
Two reliable parties, BeagleBoard.org foundation, and Seeed Studio have partnered with a leading RISC-V solutions provider, StarFive, to design the most affordable Linux-capable RISC-V SBC called BeagleV. So now, you don’t have to spend several hundred dollars, or even over a thousand dollars to have a complete system that runs Linux on RISC-V hardware. The […]
Espressif Leaks RISC-V Powered ESP8266 Pin-Compatible ESP32-C3
https://www.electronics-lab.com/espressif-leaks-risc-v-powered-esp8266-pin-compatible-esp32-c3/
The ESP32-C3 is a WiFi SoC that contains a RISC-V core in place of the Tensilica core in the ESP32 we are all familiar with. It uses the ESP8266 pin-out. As with other ESP32 family members, this one delivers b/g/n WiFi and Bluetooth LE 5, where it differs is the RISC-V 32 Single-core processor with […]
SiFive Linux PC and Dev Board with Open Source RISC-V Processors
https://www.electronics-lab.com/sifive-linux-pc-and-dev-board-with-open-source-risc-v-processors/
SiFive published the news that it is creating a platform for Linux-based personal computers based on RISC-V processors to use them in PCs. This could be the move in the right direction to make to create Linux-based PCs that use royalty-free processors. At the moment, these development PCs are early alternatives targeted at hobbyists and […]
DT-BL10 – Low-Power IoT Development Board Powered by RISC-V Core
https://www.electronics-lab.com/dt-bl10-low-power-iot-development-board-powered-by-risc-v-core/
DT-BL10 is a development board powered by BL602 WiSoC that sells for around $5. This board is specifically designed to work with a 32-bit RISC-V CPU with dynamic frequency from 1MHz to 192MHz. It has a 276KB SRAM and 128KB ROM. The main focus of this board is on its wide range of wireless support. […]
Microchip PolarFire SoC FPGA Icicle Kit
https://www.electronics-lab.com/microchip-polarfire-soc-fpga-icicle-kit/
Microchip’s PolarFire SoC FPGA Icicle Kit is an evaluation platform for the company’s mid-range PolarFire SoC FPGA family, a portfolio of RISC-V-based devices that contain secure hardware features, are capable of running off-the-shelf Linux and/or real-time operating systems (RTOS), and consume up to 60 percent less power than competing FPGA solutions, according to the company. […]
Moushik- A Complete Made-in-India Microprocessor And SoC for IoT Devices
https://www.electronics-lab.com/moushik-a-complete-made-in-india-microprocessor-and-soc-for-iot-devices/
Researchers at IIT Madras have successfully booted up ‘Moushik‘, a microprocessor that has been indigenously designed and fabricated in India. The design was done in IIT Madras, the fabrication at the ISRO Semiconductor Laboratory in Chandigarh. So this is a complete made in India Microprocessor same as we saw with AJIT. Moushik is the third […]
RV32E Floating-Point library offers 72% code size reduction
https://www.electronics-lab.com/rv32e-floating-point-library-offers-72-code-size-reduction/
SEGGER announces a new version of the RISC-V Floating-Point Library with full support for RV32E – the embedded variant of the RISC-V core. The new library leads to a massive reduction in code size for RISC-V applications using floating point. With all arithmetic functions hand-coded in assembly language, the memory footprint of RISC-V applications using […]