By Eric Brown
Commell has announced the LP-150, a Rockchip RK3128 based Pico-ITX SBC that appears to be its first ARM-based embedded board of any kind. The 100 mm x 72 mm LP-150 is the only ARM-based SBC out of the many dozens of mostly Intel-based boards listed on Commell’s SBC page.
Shipping with Android 4.4.4, but also supporting Linux, the LP-150 is intended primarily for imaging, machine vision and digital signage applications. Other Commell Pico-ITX SBCs include its Intel Braswell based LP-176.
Commell LP-150
Rockchip’s quad-core, Cortex-A7 RK3128 hasn’t seen as much uptake in the embedded world as the quad -A17 RK3288, which is found on hacker boards such as the Firefly-RK3288 Reload or the high-end, hexa-core RK3399, which has appeared on numerous recent products such as OpenEmbed’s em3399 module or Aaeon’s RICO-3399 PICO-ITX SBC. The only RK3128-based SBC we can recall is the open spec Firefly-FirePrime S.
The LP-150 SBC has a fairly modest feature set, with only 512 MB DDR3. Yet, it offers a few features you don’t typically find on x86 Pico-ITX SBCs like eMMC storage (8GB) and built-in Wi-Fi. Media features include an HDMI 1.4 port limited to HD resolution and an LVDS interface with capacitive touchscreen support. You also get CVBS inputs and outputs and audio I/O headers.
The LP-150 is further equipped with a GbE port and USB 2.0 host and OTG ports. There is also an RTC with battery, and a smattering of RS-232, UART, and GPIO interfaces.
Specifications listed for the Commell LP-150 include:
- Processor — Rockchip RK3128 (4x Cortex-A7 @ 1.3 GHz); Mali-400 MP2 GPU with OpenGL ES1.1 and 2.0, OpenVG1.1
- Memory — 512 MB DDR3
- Storage — 8 GB eMMC; microSD slot
- Display:
- HDMI 1.4 port for up to 1080p
- Single-channel 18/24-bit LVDS for up to 1280 x 720 displays or up to 1024 x 600 cap. touchscreens
- LCD/LVDS panel and inverter connectors
- CVBS in/out
- Wireless — Wi-Fi with SMA antenna
- Networking — Gigabit Ethernet port (RTL8211E)
- Other I/O:
- USB 2.0 host port with support for 4-port hub
- USB 2.0 OTG port
- 2x RS232 interfaces
- 3x UART
- Audio line-out, mic-in headers (Rockchip codec)
- GPIO header
- Other features — Power, recovery, reset buttons; RTC with lithium battery; LED
- Operating temperature — 0 to 70°C
- Power — DC input 5 V
- Dimensions — 100 mm x 72 mm (Pico-ITX)
- Operating system — Android 4.4.4; Linux also supported
Further information
No pricing or availability information was provided for the LP-150. More information may be found on Commell’s LP-150 product page.
Commell | www.commell.com.tw
This article originally appeared on LinuxGizmos.com on March 6.
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