FriendlyElec (FriendlyArm) has launched an open source touch-panel computer called the Octa-Core 64-bit All-in-One Android System.
The Octa-Core 64-bit AiO is based on FriendlyElec’s Smart6818 compute module, which features an octa-core, Cortex-A53 Samsung S5P6818 dynamically clocked from 400MHz to 1.4GHz.
The 74 x 55mm Smart6818 module ships with 1GB DDR3 and 8GB to 32GB eMMC. A GbE controller, audio codec, and PMU are also onboard. The module expresses interfaces such as HDMI 1.4a, LVDS, RGB, USB, DVP camera, MIPI-CSI, audio, and more via 174 board-to-board pins.
On the Octa-Core 64-bit AiO Android System, the module is matched with a choice of two Smart6818 mainboards: one with WiFi (802.11ac) and dual-mode Bluetooth 4.1 and another that adds a mini-PCIe-based 4G radio and micro-SIM slot. External 4G and WiFi antennas are also available.
The 9-inch capacitive touchscreen has 1280 x 800 resolution. Major coastline connections include a microSD slot, GbE port, USB 2.0 host port, and a data-only micro-USB device port. The device is further equipped with audio in and out headers and a DVP camera connector.
The Octa-Core 64-bit AiO is billed as open source, and like the other kits mentioned above, it ships with schematics. The system sells for $90 with 8GB eMMC or $110 with the optional mini-PCIe-based 4G radio.
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1GB of RAM in 2024 is pretty rough even for an industrial project. Hard to get excited about these specs at that price point.
1GB of RAM in 2024 is pretty rough even for an industrial project. Hard to get excited about these specs at that price point.
1GB of RAM in 2024 is rough, even for an embedded project. Cool that it’s open source, but the specs feel a bit dated for the price.
1GB of RAM is rough for a modern Android build, even if the price is decent. Probably better off using this for a dedicated dashboard or control panel than trying to run anything heavy.
1GB of RAM in 2024 is rough, even for an embedded project. Cool that it’s open source, but the specs are already showing their age.
Stuck with 1GB of RAM in 2024 is pretty rough even for an industrial board. Hard to see much of a use case for this when a Pi 4/5 exists.
been looking into this lately and this breakdown is pretty solid
1GB of RAM in 2024 is rough even for a hobby project. Kind of a shame they didn’t push the specs a bit higher on the board-to-board pins.
1GB of RAM is a joke for Android. This thing is gonna crawl.
1GB of RAM is gonna be a massive bottleneck for an octa-core chip though.
1GB of RAM is gonna be a massive bottleneck for Android.
1GB of RAM is a joke for Android. Gonna be a laggy mess.
1GB of DDR3 feels pretty low for an octa-core setup.
1GB of ram is a joke for an octa-core android system. not sure what this is actually meant to run.
1GB of RAM is a joke for an octa-core android board.
1GB of RAM is cutting it pretty close for Android.