By Eric Brown
Forlinx Embedded Technology, the Chinese company behind Linux-friendly SBCs such as the Texas Instruments (TI) Sitara AM3354 based OK335xS-II and the Forlinx i.MX6 SBC, has posted details on a new OK5718-C SBC. Like the OK335xS-II, it’s a Sitara based board, in this case tapping TI’s single-core, Cortex-A15 based Sitara AM5718. Like the i.MX6 SBC, it’s a sandwich-style offering, with the separately available FET5718-C module hosting the up to 1.5GHz AM5718.
OK5718-C
FET5718-C module
The FET5718-C module’s Sitara AM5718 SoC may have a somewhat old-school CPU, but it provides plenty of extras. You get both a PowerVR SGX544 3D GPU and Vivante GC320 2D GPU, as well as a 750MHz TI DSP-C66X digital signal processor and video accelerator. There’s also the same, 200MHz programmable PRU subsystem found on the BeagleBone, as well as dual, 213MHz Cortex-M4 microcontrollers.
FET5718-C
The combination of the DSP with the real-time MCUs enables robotics, machine vision, medical imaging, automotive, and facial recognition applications. Industrial automation and building automation applications are also supported.
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The FET5718-C module adds 1GB DDR3L, 8GB eMMC, a TPS659162RGZR power management unit, and a 3-port Gigabit Ethernet switch subsystem. The 12-layer, 70 x 50mm COM runs on 5V power and has a 320-pin board-to-board connector.
OK5718-C board
The 4-layer, 190 x 130mm OK5718-C baseboard expands upon the FET5718-C features with ports popping out on all sides. The board provides 2x GbE ports, onboard WiFi and Bluetooth, and a mini-PCIe slot with optional 3G/4G. There are single USB 3.0 host and micro-USB 2.0 device ports and a pair of USB 2.0 host ports.
The OK5718-C is further equipped with an HDMI port, an SD slot, a CAN port, and dual audio jacks. Onboard I/O includes SATA 2.0 with power, DVP and 2x MIPI-CSI camera interfaces, and other I/O as detailed below.
OK5718-C detail view
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Specifications listed for the OK5718-C SBC include:
- Processor (via FET5718-C module) — TI Sitara AM5718 (1x Cortex-A15 core @ up to 1.5GHz; PowerVR SGX544 3D GPU; Vivante GC320 2D GPU; 750MHz TI DSP-C66X; IVA-HD image/video accelerator; 200MHz PRU-ICSS; 2x 213MHz Cortex-M4
- Memory/storage:
- 1GB DDR3L (via FET5718-C)
- 8GB eMMC (via FET5718-C)
- QSPI flash (via FET5718-C)
- SD slot (SD, SDHC, SDXC support)
- SDIO interface
- SATA 2.0 interface with SATA power
- Wireless — 802.11b/g/n with Bluetooth
- Networking — 2x GbE ports
- Media I/O:
- HDMI 1.4a port for up to 1080P@60Hz
- RGB 888 LCD interface
- Dual display support
- 2x MIPI-CSI
- DVP 8-bit 5MP camera interface
- Mic and headphone jacks; speaker headers
- Other I/O:
- USB 3.0 host port
- 2x USB 2.0 host ports
- Micro-USB 2.0 device port
- 3x UART
- 2x I2C
- Serial debug port
- CAN 2.0, SPI, GPMC, HDQ, JTAG
- Expansion — Mini-PCIe slot with optional Huawei 3G/4G card
- Other features — 2x LED; 3x user keys; RTC with coin-cell battery; boot config switch
- Power — 12V DC input; power and reset switches
- Operating temperature — -40 to 85°C
- Dimensions — 190 x 130mm
- Operating system — Custom Linux with Kernel 4.9.41, Qt 5.6, and Wayland
Further information
No pricing or availability information was provided for the OK5718-C SBC or FET5718-C module. More information may be found on the Forlinx OK5718-C and FET5718-C product pages. There’s also a product page at Faststream Technologies.
This article originally appeared on LinuxGizmos.com on August 20.
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