A new powerful Raspberry Pi alternative has been launched by Khadas in the form of the VIM3 which is available as both a Basic and Pro version priced at $99 and $139 respectively. Together with optional accessories take the form of a new VIM Heatsink, a 3705 Cooling Fan, M2X extender board for NVMe SSD, a TS050 Touchscreen, Khadas Tone board, a DIY Case, an IR Remote, a USB-C 24W adapter, and related USB-C and HDMI cables.
Specifications of the Khadas VIM3 Basic mini PC include :
Amlogic A311D – x4 2.2Ghz Cortex A73, x2 1.8Ghz Cortex A53 (12nm process for low heat)
2T2R AC Wi-Fi with RSDB Features
Bluetooth 5.0
USB 3.0 Available
Gigabit Ethernet with WOL support
LPDDR4/X
USB-C PD for heavy applications
NMVe SSD:
M.2 Connector
Neural Network Accelerator:
NPU: Supports a maximum frequency of 800MHz at 5.0 TOPS
INT8 inference up to 1536 MAC
Internal L2 cache (512KB) and system workspace buffer (1MB)
Supports all major deep learning frameworks including TensorFlow and Caffe
Maker Friendly:
Stackable Design
Programmable MCU
3 Programmable LEDs (Blue, Red and White)
XPWR for external Power button
Onboard SPI Flash
Khadas TST
Khadas KBI
Business Applications
Dual independent displays with GSensor
H.264 / H.265 Encoding
Supports multi-video decoding up to 4Kx2K@60fps+1x1080P@60fps
VIN Power Input
Rich IO:
40 Pin GPIO Header (USB, I2C, I2S, UART, ADC etc)
8-ch I2S for Microphone Array application (over M.2 Connector)
MIPI-DSI
MIPI-CSI
Designed with GPIO Extender Chip
Accessories:
New VIM Heatsink
3705 Cooling Fan
M2X Extender Board
TS050 Touchscreen
Khadas Tone Board
DIY Case
IR Remote
USB-C 24W Adapter
USB-C Cable (White, Male to male)
USB-C Cable (Grey 2.0 to Type-C)
HDMI Cable (19-Pin)
What’s in the Box:
VIM3 Basic
Wi-Fi Antenna x2
For full specifications on both boards jump over to the official Khadas store by following the link below.
Source: KS
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