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Texas Instruments AM62A, AM8, and AM69A Arm Cortex-A53 or Cortex-A72 Vision processors come with 2 to 8 CPU cores and deep learning accelerators delivering from 1 TOPS to 32 TOPS for low-power vision and artificial intelligence (AI) processing in applications such as video doorbells, machine vision, and autonomous mobile robots. Three families and a total of 6 parts are available: AM62A3, AM62A3-Q1, AM62A7, and AM62A7-Q1 single to quad-core Cortex-A53 processors support one to two cameras at less than 2W in applications such as video doorbells and smart retail systems. Equipped with a 1TOPS vision processor, the AM62A3 is the cheapest model of the family going for US$12 in 1,000-unit quantities. AM68A dual-core Cortex-A72 processor can handle one to eight cameras in applications like machine vision, with up to 8 TOPS of AI processing for video analytics. AM69A octa-core Cortex-A72 SoC supports up to 12 cameras and achieves up to 32 [...] The post Texas Instruments unveils AM62A, AM68A and AM69A Arm Cortex Vision processors and devkits appeared first on CNX Software - Embedded Systems News. View the full article

Description SSH provides functionality to pass locales but until we don’t choose them, we will get warning. My workstation has SI_UTF and when SSHing it expects those also there. Disabling support at build time and enabling it back at first login seems like a good solution. Jira reference number AR-1624 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Manually View the full article

Description Armbian install fails to start on minimal images Jira reference number AR-1623 How Has This Been Tested? [x] After installing this package installation works View the full article

Hey Karl here. I am going to be sharing my experience with the xTool D1 Pro 20W. It is a 20W laser cutter/engraver with a 340x390mm working area. It has been heavily reviewed and I will comment on a few points I have not seen spoken about. I join a lot of Facebook groups for these reviews to get real-world feedback and ideas to write about. With nearly all forms of digital fabrication, I regularly read about misconceptions and frustration that stem from unknowingly purchasing a machine that requires a substantial amount of time and patience to learn. For this review, I kept a daily log and will summarize the time it took me to complete one project. I did get sidetracked on a few aspects and will take that time out. I am excited to share the results of the laser power testing I have been doing. Logs will [...] The post xTool D1 Pro 20W Review – Mandala Art with a 20W laser engraver and cutter appeared first on CNX Software - Embedded Systems News. View the full article

Description Move board-specific configs from the rockchip64-common.inc file to the individual board config files using the new extension/hook system. This removes the clutter and traceability issues of all the if ... fi constructs in the family include file, and improves the separation of individual board nuances from the build system at large. How Has This Been Tested? boards available to me have been tested. requesting help testing all (second set of eyes is good) Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

SmartCow, an AI engineering company specializing in video analytics, AIoT devices, and smart city solutions, and an NVIDIA Metropolis partner, has released a new version of the Ultron controller. Smartcow Ultron is an AI-enabled controller with sensor fusion capabilities that empowers industrial applications of vision AI at the edge. Powered by the NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX system-on-module and compatible with Jetson Orin NX, Ultron is suitable for smart traffic and manufacturing that can leverage its high computing power and low latency for vision AI applications in various configurations. It is also applicable in smart factories, smart cities, smart buildings, and smart agriculture. Ultron takes automation a step further than traditional PLC solutions with vision analysis. Based on powerful NVIDIA Jetson modules, Ultron can handle demanding visual AI processing workloads, with model architecture such as image classification, object detection, and segmentation. The new version of Ultron enhances the flexibility of its [...] The post NVIDIA Jetson powered SmartCow Ultron controller targets Smart Cities and autonomous infrastructure deployments (Sponsored) appeared first on CNX Software - Embedded Systems News. View the full article

Changes to be committed: deleted: patch/kernel/archive/meson64-6.1/board-bananapim5-002-switch-VDDIO_C-pin-to-OP.patch - Patch upstreamed in 6.1.16: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/meson-sm1-bananapi-m5.dts?h=v6.1.20&id=58dccc65221c6465a35cb6bb2ff41f2b75b367f0 modified: patch/kernel/archive/meson64-6.1/board-bananapim5-003-convert-dts-to-dtsi.patcha - Fixed patch due to upstream change in 6.1.16: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/meson-sm1-bananapi-m5.dts?h=v6.1.20&id=e35feeb3fdbe3eeffae5e75123fa44523b5076b8 deleted: patch/kernel/archive/meson64-6.1/board-radxa-zero-dts-otg-fix.patch - Patch upstreamed in 6.1.16: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/meson-g12a-radxa-zero.dts?h=v6.1.20&id=b556778f76f975ccf7f008729b5bc2531c58ea95 deleted: patch/kernel/archive/meson64-6.1/general-arm64-dts-amlogic-Make-mmc-host-controller-interrupt.patch - Patch upstreamed in 6.1.12: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?h=v6.1.20&id=274d9a28527d64a95107a1e62c71632065f0924f https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?h=v6.1.20&id=222b1070b0fa12be25f9503a503724a899c6326b https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?h=v6.1.20&id=a01ad536becb5d4c001a7d50dc1ca9fa14ef75a8 modified: patch/kernel/archive/meson64-6.1/general-meson-mmc-1-arm64-amlogic-mmc-meson-gx-Add-core-tx-rx-eMMC-SD-SD.patch - Fixed patch due to upstream change in 6.1.13 by copying the 6.2 version which was already rebased [x] Successful build of meson64-current kernel and verified no patch errors in log file View the full article

Changes to be committed: deleted: config/desktop/buster/appgroups/programming/sources deleted: patch/kernel/archive/sunxi-5.11/sunxi-5.12 Description Found two softlinks whose target doesn't exist. I'm pretty sure both of these shouldn't exist. [x] Built buster desktop image View the full article

aml-s9xx-box: Move board specific bsp file handling to the board config file from from the family config file Changes to be committed: modified: config/boards/aml-s9xx-box.tvb modified: config/sources/families/meson-gxl.conf [x] Built and verified files in aml-s9xx-box build View the full article

Description Maint. There are few patches that are failing ... :whale:|:hammer:] Problem with ->patches.armbian/drv-rtc-sun6i-Add-Allwinner-H616-support(:1) (+18/-0)[1M] {rtc-sun6i.c}<-: Failed to apply patch /armbian/patch/kernel/archive/sunxi-6.1/patches.armbian/drv-rtc-sun6i-Add-Allwinner-H616-support.patch: [:whale:|:hammer:] STDOUT: patching file "drivers/rtc/rtc-sun6i.c" [:whale:|:hammer:] STDOUT: Hunk #1 succeeded at 389 (offset -7 lines). [:whale:|:hammer:] STDOUT: Hunk #2 FAILED at 858. [:whale:|:hammer:] STDOUT: 1 out of 2 hunks FAILED -- saving rejects to file "/tmp/tmpftce59g7" what is the best procedure to handle this in new FW? where are rejects saved to? Can't find them on fs or I am blind (possible too :) How Has This Been Tested? [x] build test on all Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Build failure was reported ... Image builds with thios but it doesn't boot. It stops with: ALERT label=armbi_root does not exists Jira reference number AR-1621 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build current image and boot Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [x] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Use armbian new extensions/hooks to place the Nvidia Jetson BSP family tweaks in the Nvidia Jetson board configuration file, a more logical placement than the existing "Rockchip64" How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests [ ] Build shows application of extension [ ] Boot of board shows files where expected Checklist: [X] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [X] I have performed a self-review of my own code [X] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [X] My changes generate no new warnings [X] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Jira reference number AR-1620 How Has This Been Tested? [ ] Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description For populating repository we need to obtain all artefacts that are in OCI_TARGET_BASE How Has This Been Tested? [x] Test run in development branch Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

GL.iNet are better known for their routers, but the company is also offering IoT gateways and Smart Home hubs such as the GL-S10 BLE to MQTT IoT gateway. The company is now preparing to launch the GL.iNet GL-S200 Thread Border Router in early April, and I’ve been asked to do some beta testing before launch, so GL.iNet have sent me a kit with the GL-S200 and three Thread development boards acting as IoT nodes. A Thread Border Router acts as a WiFi or/and Ethernet gateway connecting to battery-powered Thread sensor nodes equipped with a low-power 802.15.4 radio. In this first post, I’ll go through the hardware and specifications, before reporting my finding in a separate post next week. GL-200 Thread Border Router kit unboxing and specifications The development boards are all identical and they were each kept in an antistatic bag. But let’s open the GL-S200 package first. The Thread [...] The post A first look at GL.iNet GL-S200 Thread Border Router kit with three nRF52840 Thread boards appeared first on CNX Software - Embedded Systems News. View the full article

Description This reverts commit 99313504830558bf7524a92899939887f9ed8f56. After this images compilation stop working under Docker / Github Actions. ORAS is looking for cache in the repository where we are running it from and ignoring definitions in lib/functions/artifacts/artifact-kernel.sh Wrong: Error: ghcr.io/armbian/os/kernel-rk3568-odroid-edge:23.05.0-trunk--6.2.7-Safe5-D2a58-P0000-Cc2daHfe66-Bc6dc: not found Correct: Error: ghcr.io/armbian/cache-kernel/kernel-rk3568-odroid-edge:23.05.0-trunk--6.2.7-Safe5-D2a58-P0000-Cc2daHfe66-Bc6dc: not found Closing https://github.com/armbian/build/issues/4959 Jira reference number AR-1617 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Run image compilation by attacking to the commit Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description A user from the forum reports that a new rockchip rk3288-based board Tinkerboard S R2.0 has no wifi (see discussion here). After some talk, it seems that this board revision uses a Realtek rtl8723ds chip, whereas the R1.01 board uses rtl8723bs. This PR enabled the rtl8723ds wifi module that curiously was previously enabled in kernel 5.15 but somehow has been disabled in the advancement to 6.1. Current and edge kernel on rockchip family are both on 6.1 right now. The board actually is in a limbo where probably much of the design is shared with regular Tinkerboard/S, but other differences are unknown. Enabling a kernel module to let wifi work is a relatively straight and simple task that makes an user happy. Jira reference number AR-1619 How Has This Been Tested? [x] kernel deb packages have been complied with success Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [x] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description If its not fixed today, lets revert and debug slowly. This reverts commit bc62c8cd42530f5ec7418775fb7cdc6e2fae5832. View the full article

I’ve previously reviewed Weibu’s N10 mini PC, however, they have now extended the range of CPUs available to the N10 through the addition of Alder Lake processors. As a reminder, Weibu is a B2B company that offers total solutions and OEM/ODM services and they don’t sell directly to end users as their target clients are computer manufacturers like Acer and Hisense. Weibu have sent a pre-production sample of their latest N10 based on a Core i3-N305 Alder Lake N-Series processor to showcase its capabilities in this review. I will revisit the specification of the N10 and briefly look at the performance running both Windows 11 Pro and Ubuntu 22.04. Weibu N10 product specifications Weibu list the N10 specifications on their website as: However this probably needs qualifying as ‘Memory Capacity’ states ‘2*SO-DIMM’ which is correct for many processors, but Intel’s Core i3-N305 processor in the mini PC sample I received [...] The post Weibu N10 Core i3-N305 mini PC review with Windows 11 and Ubuntu 22.04 appeared first on CNX Software - Embedded Systems News. View the full article

kernel: postinst: use --nofsroot option to findmnt when finding /boot's filesystem type otherwise we might get /dev/mmcblk2p1[/boot] when /boot is bind-mounted --nofsroot: don't print [/dir] for bind or btrfs mounts View the full article

kernel-headers: don't try to build objtool if not amd64 target (for real this time) I severely messed up last night, copied instead of moving, into an if block. Delete so it's a move now. View the full article

Follow up to #4955 — add sample of term type inclusion, whitelist my terminal View the full article

RAKwireless WisDuo RAK11720 is a LoRaWAN and Bluetooth LE (module) equipped with Ambiq Apollo3 ultra-low-power BLE 5.0 microcontroller and a Semtech SX1262 LoRa transceiver. The Wisduo RAK11720 is pin-to-pin compatible with the STM32WL-based Wisduo RAK3172 LoRaWAN module, and provides an easy upgrade path for IoT applications that require Bluetooth LE connectivity and more memory. WisDuo RAK11720 specifications: MCU – Ambiq Apollo3 Blue AMA3B1KK-KBR-B0 Arm Cortex-M4F microcontroller locked at up to 96 MHz with 1MB flash, 348 SRAM, Bluetooth LE 5.0, and an active power consumption of less than < 6 μA/ MHz LoRa Semtech SX1262 sub-GHz radio transceivers LoRaWAN 1.0.3 specification compliant Supported bands: EU433, CN470, IN865, EU868, AU915, US915, KR920, RU864, and AS923-1/2/3/4 LoRaWAN activation via OTAA/ABP LoRa Point-to-Point (P2P) communication Long-range – greater than 15 km with optimized antenna Antennas – 2x IPEX antenna connectors or RF pads for LoRa and Bluetooth I/O expansion – UART, I2C, SPI, [...] The post WisDuo RAK11720 LoRaWAN & Bluetooth LE module features Ambiq Apollo3 Blue low-power MCU appeared first on CNX Software - Embedded Systems News. View the full article

Synaptics SYN4382 is a triple combo SoC with Wi-Fi 5/6E, Bluetooth 5.3, and IEEE 802.15.4 (Zigbee/Thread/Matter) radios, and manufactured with a 16nm process to lower power consumption for IoT and multimedia applications. The chip can deliver up to 1,200 Mbps WiFi throughput, supports dual-band (RSDB) 2.4 and 5 or 6/6E GHz operation to combine the links at different frequencies, as well as features such as LE Audio for multiple concurrent audio streams in a multi-device environment. Synaptics SYN4382 key features: Wireless Triband 2×2 Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) with 1200 Mbps throughput, RSDB, and support for legacy 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WiFi Bluetooth 5.3 with LE Audio, Channel Sounding (HADM = High Accuracy Distance Measurement) for accurate positioning 802.15.4 radio for Thread and Zigbee Matter interoperability Smart Co-Ex for coexistence in the 2.4 GHz band Multipoint external coexistence interface for LTE, GPS On-chip power amplifiers (PAs) and low-noise amplifiers (LNAs) with support for external PAs [...] The post Synaptics SYN4382 SoC supports Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, and 802.15.4 connectivity appeared first on CNX Software - Embedded Systems News. View the full article

big batch of all-around fixes (Version prefix, issues) Sorry for the long PR, but sending each of those separately is pointless, they make sense together and depend on each other for the most part. 👉 The .deb Versions are now prefixed with $REVISION (VERSION file), which should solve for much crazy when using the Armbian repo. This is still keeping the cache key and .deb Version: tied together, and will need more work down the line. This is a good enough fix for now, since keeping hit ratio across releases is not yet our priority. don't use "bright black" ANSI for logging unless we're running under a known-good terminal (eg, iTerm2) docker: fix: pass down OCI_TARGET_BASE to Docker instance automatically kinetic: desktop: browsers appgroup: remove firefox-esr -- thanks, Ubuntu :-( rockchip-rk3588: edge: fix, I messed up move from 6.2-rc7 to 6.2.y :facepalm: artifacts (all): require prefixing of artifact_version with artifact_prefix_version (which is ${REVISION}--) artifact: kernel: introduce KERNEL_SKIP_MAKEFILE_VERSION=yes -- for families that patch their kernel's Makefile version; in that case only SHA1 is present in version odroidxu4/current: set KERNEL_SKIP_MAKEFILE_VERSION=yes rootfs-to-image/distro-agnostic: introduce IMAGE_VERSION, can be used to override VERSION file ($REVISION) just for image filename/issue/os-release compress-checksum: don't compress files ending in .txt, thanks artifact: kernel: use C999999 for .config hash is KERNEL_CONFIGURE=yes; force ignore cache if so completely remove any traces of KERNEL_ONLY and exit with error if set stop the build if LIB_TAG is set at all; some users expect it to work while it doesn't warn about KERNEL_CONFIGURE=yes being deprecated during image build; instructions on how to do it properly prepare ORAS tooling early, so we don't get spurious failures "only on first build" check early (before running any CLI command) for old LIB_TAG usage kernel-headers: don't try to build objtool if not amd64 target View the full article