A new Raspberry Pi alternative has been made available this week in the form of the NanoPi K1 Plus mini PC which is priced at $35 similar to the Raspberry Pi 3 but offers twice the RAM and a slightly different CPU in the form of a Allwinner H5. Specifications for the new mini PC include a 1.3 GHz Allwinner H5 ARM processor with ARM Mali-450 hexa-core graphics supported by 2GB of RAM, together with a microSD card reader and the ability to use an optional eMMC module for storage.
Other features of the mini PC include an onboard microphone and an infrared receiver, and connectivity is provided by a Gigabit Ethernet, an HDMI 1.4 port offering support for 4K Ultra HD resolutions at 30fps or 1080p resolutions at 60fps together with the handy a 3.5mm audio jack, and 3 x USB 2.0 ports. The Liliputing website explains that “The Linux Sunxi community reports that initial support for the Allwinner H5 chipset was added to the Linux kernel starting in 2017, and FriendlyARM offers an Ubuntu Core-based operating system image for the NanoPi K1 Plus called FriendlyCore.”
More information jump over to the websites find the link below or to purchase NanoPi K1 Plus mini PC price of $35 jump over to the FriendlyElec website via the link below. Full specifications include :
CPU: Allwinner H5, Quad-core 64-bit high-performance Cortex-A53
GPU: Hexa-core Mali450
DDR3 RAM: 2GB
Connectivity: 10/100/1000M Ethernet using RTL8211E IC
Storage: onboard eMMC interface
USB Host: 3 x USB 2.0 Host, type A port
WiFi: 802.11 b/g/n and onboard PCB antenna
Audio input/output Port 3.5mm audio jack/Via HDMI HDMI 1.4. It supports [email protected] display, CVBS
Infrared Onboard infrared receiver
Microphone: onboard microphone
microSD Slot: MicroSD card slot
microUSB: 1 x USB 2.0, OTG, for power input and data transmission
HDMI: HDMI Type-A port. It supports [email protected] dsplay
DVP Camera Interface: 24-Pin, 0.5mm pitch FPC seat
GPIO: 40 Pin,2.54mm pitch pin-header containing I2C, GPIO, UART, PWM, SPDIF, SPI and etc
Button: 1 x GPIO button(user configurable)
I2S: onboard I2S interface(7Pin, 2.54mm pin-header)
Serial Debug Port: 4Pin, 2.5mm pitch pin-header
LED: 1 x power LED and 1 x status LED
PCB Dimension: 56 x 85mm, 6-layer, ENIG
Power: DC 5V/2A
Source: FriendlyElec : CNX-Software : Liliputing
