DeepComputing Opens Pre-Orders for the SpacemIT K1 RISC-V-Powered DC-ROMA RISC-V Pad II Pill

RISC-V specialist DeepComputing has unveiled a brand new moveable computing gadget, powered by the SpacemIT K1 system-on-chip: the DC-ROMA RISC-V Pad II pill pc.

“DeepComputing is happy to announce the official launch of the DC-ROMA RISC-V Pad II, a groundbreaking product designed to empower the RISC-V group with a sophisticated cell terminal expertise,” the corporate crows of its newest announcement. “By leveraging the open-standard RISC-V structure, this revolutionary product delivers unmatched comfort and suppleness for builders looking for a sturdy platform for RISC-V native improvement.”

The DC_ROMA RISC-V Pad II is constructed across the SpacemIT K1 eight-core RISC-V system-on-chip, which incorporates an Creativeness BXE-2-32 graphics processor and an “AI Fusion Computing Engine” neural community coprocessor delivering a claimed two tera-operations per second (TOPS) of compute at INT8 precision for on-device machine studying and synthetic intelligence (ML and AI) workloads. To this, DeepComputing has added as much as 16GB of LPDDR4 reminiscence and 128GB of eMMC 5.1 storage.

The {hardware}, which features a 6Ah battery for on-the-go use, is housed in a pill chassis behind a ten.1″ IPS show with a 1920×1200 decision, related to the mainboard over a MIPI Show Serial Interface (DSI) connection and providing ten-point capacitive contact. There is a front-facing two megapixel digicam, and a rear-facing 5 megapixel autofocus digicam — plus a USB Kind-C port pulling double-duty as a USB 3.0 On-The-Go (OTG) port and DisplayPort connector for an exterior show, with a 3.5mm jack for analog audio.

The pill is just the most recent RISC-V-powered moveable computing gadget to be unveiled by DeepComputing, after it launched the unique DC-ROMA laptop computer and opened pre-orders for the extra highly effective DC-ROMA II again in June this 12 months. The corporate has additionally partnered with Framework to construct a RISC-V-powered “Mainboard” single-board pc suitable with its eponymous modular laptop computer vary, primarily based on the StarFive JH7110 quad-core RISC-V system-on-chip. The corporate has additionally introduced different gadgets primarily based on the identical structure, together with the DC-ROMEO: a RISC-V-powered remote-control automotive.

Like the corporate’s earlier releases, the pill is designed to run Canonical’s Ubuntu Linux 24.04 — and is probably going suitable with the picture already developed for the DC-ROMA II laptop computer, which makes use of the identical SpacemIT K1 chip. Fashions with 16GB of RAM, in the meantime, are claimed to be “Android upgradeable,” utilizing a construct of the Android Open Supply Mission (AOSP) 15. “With native RISC-V improvement and compilation capabilities,” DeepComputing claims of its audience for the gadget, “the DC-ROMA RISC-V Pad II can present the identical degree of improvement surroundings and expertise because the DC-ROMA RISC-V Laptop computer II, guaranteeing a constant and environment friendly improvement surroundings.”

DeepCOmputing has opened pre-orders for the pill beginning at $149 for a “fundamental” mannequin with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of eMMC storage, $199 for a “commonplace” mannequin with 8GB/64GB, $249 for an “superior” mannequin with 16GB/64GB, and $299 for a “premium” mannequin with 16GB/128GB. All pre-orders require a 20% deposit, and as but DeepComputing has not introduced a launch date for the {hardware}.