Pine64 Ox64 SBC: A new competitor of Raspberry Pi Pico W

In the month of October 2022, Pine64 lab announced the Ox64 – a $6 and $8 RISC-V, Linux capable single board computer and the wait  is over. Ox64 is available now for purchase. In this blog post, we will go over the specifications and features of Pine64 Ox64 SBC.

The Pine64 Ox64 is a single-board computer that looks a lot like a Raspberry Pi Pico, But while Raspberry Pi’s tiny board is powered by an RP2040 microcontroller, the Ox64 has a dual-core RISC-V processor architecture, 64MB of embedded RAM, and support for up to 128Mb of flash storage  plus a microSD card for additional storage to pack a lot of computing power into a tiny space.

$6 version has 16Mb of flash storage and supports RTOS, while the $8 version has 128Mb plus a microSD card reader and support for Linux-based software. Overall, the little device blurs the lines between a microcontroller and a single-board computer. Buy Now from the Pine64 store or from Fab.to.Lab store

Pine64 Ox64 specifications:

This single-board computer is based on Bouffalo Lab BL808 and provide below specifications:

• SoC – Bouffalo Lab BL808 with:
  • CPU
    • Alibaba T-head C906 64-bit RISC-V core @ 480MHz
    • Alibaba T-head E907 32-bit RISC-V core @ 320MHz
    • Alibaba T-head E902 32-bit RISC-V @ 150MHz
  • Memory
    • 728KB internal SRAM
    • 64MB embedded DRAM
  • AI accelerator – NPU BLAI-100 (Bouffalo Lab AI engine) for video/audio detection/recognition
  • Wireless
    • 2.4 GHz 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi  4
    • Bluetooth 5.0 dual mode (classic + BLE)
    • IEEE 802.15.4 for Zigbee
    • 10/100M Ethernet through add-on board
  • Display
    • Up to 4-lane MIPI DSI
    • Up to 8-bit MIPI DBI
    • 16-bit MIPI DPI
    • QSPI
  • Audio Codec – 2x ADC, 1x DAC, sample rate: 8 to 192KHz, 24-bit
  • Camera
    • 2-lane MIPI CSI and DVP interfaces
    • MJPEG and H.264 encoder up to 1920×1080 @ 30fps + 640×480 @ 30fps
• Storage
  • 16Mb(2MB) or 128Mb(16MB) XSPI NOR flash
  • MicroSD socket with support for SDHC and SDXC
• Antenna – 2.4GHz chip antenna soldered on board, footprint for u.FL connector
• USB – 1x USB 2.0 OTG and 1x Type-C port with MIPI CSI “alternative” mode
• Expansion – GPIO, SPI, I2C, and UART, possible I2S and GMII expansion
• Debugging – 5-pin JTAG header
• Misc – BOOT button, power LED
• Power Supply – 5V/0.5A via USB Type-C port or micro USB port
• Dimensions – 51 x 21 x 19mm

Note: this board is at his early stage, not expect all features to work outside of the box.

Pine64 Ox64 Unboxing Video:

Ox64 Architecture:

There have been several Arm processors with built-in 64MB to 128MB memory from Allwinner in recent years, so it’s interesting to see Bouffalo Lab doing something similar with the BL808 RISC-V SoC. The BL808 is supported by an RTOS SDK, and Linux is being worked on. That’s why there are two SKUs for the Ox64 board, one with 16Mb flash suitable to run an RTOS and another one with 128Mb flash to run Linux.

Ox64 pinout:

Ox64 provides 40 GPIO pins as per below diagram

Pine64 Ox64 VR Raspberry Pi Pico:

Conclusion

The Ox64 is an affordable, simple, and versatile SoC that will serve by PINE64 community, and it will support endless possible DIY applications. We hope this 2 minutes stuff helped you and thank you for visiting our website.
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