In April of last year, Allwinner introduced the T536 SoC, and since then, companies like MYiR Tech and Forlinx have launched SoM and SBC using it. Boardcon is the latest to adopt this, unveiling the PICOT536 SoM and EMT536 SBC for applications like industrial HMI, machine vision, robotics, and edge computing.
The Allwinner T536 SoC includes a quad-core Arm Cortex-A55 CPU, XuanTie E907 and E902 RISC-V coprocessors, and a 2 TOPS NPU for edge AI. It supports up to 8GB LPDDR4/LPDDR4X memory, up to 64GB eMMC, optional WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.4 module, and a 314-pin MXM edge connector with I/Os like MIPI DSI, LVDS, camera inputs, audio, Gigabit Ethernet, PCIe, and USB 3.0.
**PICOT536 System-on-Module**
Specifications:
– SoC: Allwinner T536
– CPU: Quad-core Arm Cortex-A55 up to 1.6GHz, RISC-V XuanTie E907 up to 600MHz, E902 up to 200MHz
– VPU: Supports 4K decoding, 1080p encoding
– NPU: 2 TOPS supports INT8, UINT8, and INT16
– System Memory: 2GB, 4GB, or 8GB LPDDR4/LPDDR4X with ECC
– Storage: 8GB, 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB eMMC flash
– Wireless: Optional WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.4
– Connector: 314-pin MXM 3.0 edge connector
– Display: LVDS, MIPI DSI
– Camera: 2x 4-lane or 4x 2-lane MIPI CSI
– USB: 4x USB 2.0 Host, 1x USB 2.0 OTG, 1x USB 3.0/PCIe 2.1
– Other I/Os: Various UART, Debug, SD, PWM, I2C, SPI, Audio, GPADC, LRADC
– Dimensions: 82 x 50 mm
– Temperature: Commercial (0°C to +70°C), Industrial (-40°C to +85°C)
Software includes a Buildroot environment with Linux kernel 5.15.147 and U-Boot 2023.04. A recommended setup involves Ubuntu 22.04 with cross-compilation tools. Supported features include WiFi, Bluetooth, 4G/LTE, Ethernet, audio, and various peripherals.
**Boardcon EMT536 Development Board**
Specifications:
– SoM: Boardcon PICOT536
– Storage: MicroSD slot, M.2 for NVMe SSDs
– Display: LVDS up to 1920×1080 @ 60fps, MIPI DSI up to 1920×1200 @ 45fps
– Camera: OV5640 sensor support
– Audio: 3.5mm jack, speaker header
– Networking: 2x Gigabit Ethernet, mPCIe with SIM for 4G, WiFi 6 & Bluetooth
– USB: USB 3.0 host, 2x USB 2.0 host, USB Type-C
– Serial: 9x UART, 2x RS485, 2x CAN bus
– Expansion: M.2 socket, mPCIe, GPIO headers, ADC header
– Debugging: Standard Debug, E902 Debug
– Misc: Power, Reset, and FEL buttons, RTC with battery
– Power: 12V/3A DC input
– Dimensions: 180 x 120 mm
– Temperature: 0°C to +70°C
Some features like USB 3.0 and display interfaces are multiplexed, similar to their previous SBCs like the Boardcon EM3566 with a Rockchip SoC. Availability and pricing details are unavailable, but more information can be found on the company’s product page and press release.