Atomic pi
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This looks pretty interesting, seeing that it has an x86 processor for $34 before shipping costs:
https://dlidirect.com/products/atomic-pi
https://dlidirect.com/products/atomic-pi
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Interesting, I like a beefy looking heatsink
It says this TTL serial debug and expansion serial ports up to 3.6Mbps which seems a little slow ?
Unclear if that 3.6M is a hard (HW) limit, or a Kernel support ?
RaspPi HW can support I think 16MBd UART and 128MHz SPI
Looking at the GPIO lists, it looks to have 56 gpio's
UARTn UART1/UART2 with RTS/CTS
UART Debug
FST_SPI_xx - looks to be QuadSPI with 4 CSn
SPI1 - Another SPI port
I2Cn - I2C0..I2C6 - plenty of i2c
I2C_NFC - Near field reader ?
JTAG - maybe for debug/pgm/board test ?
MF_PLT ? - 6 Clocks, grouped with PWM ?
SDMMC2 SDMMC1..3 CLK, D0..D3
MF_HDA_xx - SPI like ?
AAEON board GPIO information 12/20/2018 Example to talk to the GPIO pins from root (sudo -s pawd=user) echo 346 > /sys/class/gpio/export // creates a "gpio346" folder under gpio echo out > /sys/class/gpio/gpio346/direction // sets the direction (in or out) echo 0 > /sys/class/gpio/gpio346/value // drives the pin low cat /sys/class/gpio/gpio346/value // reads the pin back (when used as an input) 346 is on the north pins, base = 341, offset = 5, connected to the VOL DOWN pin. Get the offset from the list below, the number after the opening parenthesis. UARTs seem to be programmed as UARTs and not usable as GPIO upon power up. LIST OF GPIO PINS, most not on headers etc. static const struct pinctrl_pin_desc southwest_pins[] = { // BASE = 414 56 gpio's PINCTRL_PIN(0, "FST_SPI_D2"), PINCTRL_PIN(1, "FST_SPI_D0"), PINCTRL_PIN(2, "FST_SPI_CLK"), PINCTRL_PIN(3, "FST_SPI_D3"), PINCTRL_PIN(4, "FST_SPI_CS1_B"), PINCTRL_PIN(5, "FST_SPI_D1"), PINCTRL_PIN(6, "FST_SPI_CS0_B"), PINCTRL_PIN(7, "FST_SPI_CS2_B"), PINCTRL_PIN(15, "UART1_RTS_B"), // UART addresses not verified PINCTRL_PIN(16, "UART1_RXD"), // UART1 26 pin ->16, screw terminal ->1, addr = 430 PINCTRL_PIN(17, "UART2_RXD"), // UART2 26 pin ->23, screw terminal ->8, addr = 431 PINCTRL_PIN(18, "UART1_CTS_B"), PINCTRL_PIN(19, "UART2_RTS_B"), PINCTRL_PIN(20, "UART1_TXD"), // UART1 26 pin ->15, screw terminal ->2, addr = 434 PINCTRL_PIN(21, "UART2_TXD"), // UART2 26 pin ->22, screw terminal ->7, addr = 435 PINCTRL_PIN(22, "UART2_CTS_B"), PINCTRL_PIN(30, "MF_HDA_CLK"), PINCTRL_PIN(31, "MF_HDA_RSTB"), PINCTRL_PIN(32, "MF_HDA_SDIO"), PINCTRL_PIN(33, "MF_HDA_SDO"), PINCTRL_PIN(34, "MF_HDA_DOCKRSTB"), PINCTRL_PIN(35, "MF_HDA_SYNC"), PINCTRL_PIN(36, "MF_HDA_SDI1"), PINCTRL_PIN(37, "MF_HDA_DOCKENB"), PINCTRL_PIN(45, "I2C5_SDA"), PINCTRL_PIN(46, "I2C4_SDA"), PINCTRL_PIN(47, "I2C6_SDA"), PINCTRL_PIN(48, "I2C5_SCL"), PINCTRL_PIN(49, "I2C_NFC_SDA"), PINCTRL_PIN(50, "I2C4_SCL"), PINCTRL_PIN(51, "I2C6_SCL"), PINCTRL_PIN(52, "I2C_NFC_SCL"), PINCTRL_PIN(60, "I2C1_SDA"), PINCTRL_PIN(61, "I2C0_SDA"), PINCTRL_PIN(62, "I2C2_SDA"), // BNO055 I2C - SDA, addr = 476 PINCTRL_PIN(63, "I2C1_SCL"), PINCTRL_PIN(64, "I2C3_SDA"), PINCTRL_PIN(65, "I2C0_SCL"), PINCTRL_PIN(66, "I2C2_SCL"), // BNO055 I2C - SCL, addr = 480 PINCTRL_PIN(67, "I2C3_SCL"), PINCTRL_PIN(75, "SATA_GP0"), PINCTRL_PIN(76, "SATA_GP1"), PINCTRL_PIN(77, "SATA_LEDN"), PINCTRL_PIN(78, "SATA_GP2"), PINCTRL_PIN(79, "MF_SMB_ALERTB"), PINCTRL_PIN(80, "SATA_GP3"), PINCTRL_PIN(81, "MF_SMB_CLK"), PINCTRL_PIN(82, "MF_SMB_DATA"), PINCTRL_PIN(90, "PCIE_CLKREQ0B"), PINCTRL_PIN(91, "PCIE_CLKREQ1B"), PINCTRL_PIN(92, "GP_SSP_2_CLK"), PINCTRL_PIN(93, "PCIE_CLKREQ2B"), PINCTRL_PIN(94, "GP_SSP_2_RXD"), PINCTRL_PIN(95, "PCIE_CLKREQ3B"), PINCTRL_PIN(96, "GP_SSP_2_FS"), PINCTRL_PIN(97, "GP_SSP_2_TXD"), }; static const struct pinctrl_pin_desc north_pins[] = { //BASE = 341 59 gpio's PINCTRL_PIN(0, "GPIO_DFX_0"), PINCTRL_PIN(1, "GPIO_DFX_3"), PINCTRL_PIN(2, "GPIO_DFX_7"), PINCTRL_PIN(3, "GPIO_DFX_1"), PINCTRL_PIN(4, "GPIO_DFX_5"), // WiFi enable, addr = 345 (not verified) PINCTRL_PIN(5, "GPIO_DFX_4"), // VOL DWN, on 3-pin header, addr = 346 PINCTRL_PIN(6, "GPIO_DFX_8"), PINCTRL_PIN(7, "GPIO_DFX_2"), // VOL UP, on 3-pin header, addr = 348 PINCTRL_PIN(8, "GPIO_DFX_6"), // Audio reset, addr = 349 (not verified) PINCTRL_PIN(15, "GPIO_SUS0"), PINCTRL_PIN(16, "SEC_GPIO_SUS10"), PINCTRL_PIN(17, "GPIO_SUS3"), // BNO055 interrupt pin, addr = 358 PINCTRL_PIN(18, "GPIO_SUS7"), PINCTRL_PIN(19, "GPIO_SUS1"), PINCTRL_PIN(20, "GPIO_SUS5"), PINCTRL_PIN(21, "SEC_GPIO_SUS11"), PINCTRL_PIN(22, "GPIO_SUS4"), PINCTRL_PIN(23, "SEC_GPIO_SUS8"), PINCTRL_PIN(24, "GPIO_SUS2"), PINCTRL_PIN(25, "GPIO_SUS6"), // BNO055 reset pin, addr = 366 PINCTRL_PIN(26, "CX_PREQ_B"), PINCTRL_PIN(27, "SEC_GPIO_SUS9"), PINCTRL_PIN(30, "TRST_B"), PINCTRL_PIN(31, "TCK"), PINCTRL_PIN(32, "PROCHOT_B"), PINCTRL_PIN(33, "SVIDO_DATA"), PINCTRL_PIN(34, "TMS"), PINCTRL_PIN(35, "CX_PRDY_B_2"), PINCTRL_PIN(36, "TDO_2"), PINCTRL_PIN(37, "CX_PRDY_B"), PINCTRL_PIN(38, "SVIDO_ALERT_B"), PINCTRL_PIN(39, "TDO"), PINCTRL_PIN(40, "SVIDO_CLK"), PINCTRL_PIN(41, "TDI"), PINCTRL_PIN(45, "GP_CAMERASB_05"), PINCTRL_PIN(46, "GP_CAMERASB_02"), PINCTRL_PIN(47, "GP_CAMERASB_08"), PINCTRL_PIN(48, "GP_CAMERASB_00"), PINCTRL_PIN(49, "GP_CAMERASB_06"), PINCTRL_PIN(50, "GP_CAMERASB_10"), PINCTRL_PIN(51, "GP_CAMERASB_03"), PINCTRL_PIN(52, "GP_CAMERASB_09"), PINCTRL_PIN(53, "GP_CAMERASB_01"), PINCTRL_PIN(54, "GP_CAMERASB_07"), PINCTRL_PIN(55, "GP_CAMERASB_11"), PINCTRL_PIN(56, "GP_CAMERASB_04"), PINCTRL_PIN(60, "PANEL0_BKLTEN"), PINCTRL_PIN(61, "HV_DDI0_HPD"), PINCTRL_PIN(62, "HV_DDI2_DDC_SDA"), PINCTRL_PIN(63, "PANEL1_BKLTCTL"), PINCTRL_PIN(64, "HV_DDI1_HPD"), PINCTRL_PIN(65, "PANEL0_BKLTCTL"), PINCTRL_PIN(66, "HV_DDI0_DDC_SDA"), PINCTRL_PIN(67, "HV_DDI2_DDC_SCL"), PINCTRL_PIN(68, "HV_DDI2_HPD"), PINCTRL_PIN(69, "PANEL1_VDDEN"), PINCTRL_PIN(70, "PANEL1_BKLTEN"), PINCTRL_PIN(71, "HV_DDI0_DDC_SCL"), PINCTRL_PIN(72, "PANEL0_VDDEN"), }; static const struct pinctrl_pin_desc east_pins[] = { // BASE = 314 24 gpio's PINCTRL_PIN(0, "PMU_SLP_S3_B"), PINCTRL_PIN(1, "PMU_BATLOW_B"), PINCTRL_PIN(2, "SUS_STAT_B"), PINCTRL_PIN(3, "PMU_SLP_S0IX_B"), PINCTRL_PIN(4, "PMU_AC_PRESENT"), PINCTRL_PIN(5, "PMU_PLTRST_B"), PINCTRL_PIN(6, "PMU_SUSCLK"), PINCTRL_PIN(7, "PMU_SLP_LAN_B"), PINCTRL_PIN(8, "PMU_PWRBTN_B"), PINCTRL_PIN(9, "PMU_SLP_S4_B"), PINCTRL_PIN(10, "PMU_WAKE_B"), PINCTRL_PIN(11, "PMU_WAKE_LAN_B"), PINCTRL_PIN(15, "MF_ISH_GPIO_3"), // 26 pin ->18, screw terminal ->3, addr = 329 PINCTRL_PIN(16, "MF_ISH_GPIO_7"), // 26 pin ->20, screw terminal ->5, addr = 330 PINCTRL_PIN(17, "MF_ISH_I2C1_SCL"), PINCTRL_PIN(18, "MF_ISH_GPIO_1"), // 26 pin ->25, screw terminal ->10, addr = 332 PINCTRL_PIN(19, "MF_ISH_GPIO_5"), PINCTRL_PIN(20, "MF_ISH_GPIO_9"), PINCTRL_PIN(21, "MF_ISH_GPIO_0"), // 26 pin ->24, screw terminal ->9, addr = 335 PINCTRL_PIN(22, "MF_ISH_GPIO_4"), // 26 pin ->19, screw terminal ->4, addr = 336 PINCTRL_PIN(23, "MF_ISH_GPIO_8"), PINCTRL_PIN(24, "MF_ISH_GPIO_2"), // 26 pin ->26, screw terminal ->11, addr = 338 PINCTRL_PIN(25, "MF_ISH_GPIO_6"), PINCTRL_PIN(26, "MF_ISH_I2C1_SDA"), }; static const struct pinctrl_pin_desc southeast_pins[] = { // BASE probably 228 55 gpio's PINCTRL_PIN(0, "MF_PLT_CLK0"), PINCTRL_PIN(1, "PWM1"), PINCTRL_PIN(2, "MF_PLT_CLK1"), PINCTRL_PIN(3, "MF_PLT_CLK4"), PINCTRL_PIN(4, "MF_PLT_CLK3"), PINCTRL_PIN(5, "PWM0"), PINCTRL_PIN(6, "MF_PLT_CLK5"), PINCTRL_PIN(7, "MF_PLT_CLK2"), PINCTRL_PIN(15, "SDMMC2_D3_CD_B"), PINCTRL_PIN(16, "SDMMC1_CLK"), PINCTRL_PIN(17, "SDMMC1_D0"), PINCTRL_PIN(18, "SDMMC2_D1"), PINCTRL_PIN(19, "SDMMC2_CLK"), PINCTRL_PIN(20, "SDMMC1_D2"), PINCTRL_PIN(21, "SDMMC2_D2"), PINCTRL_PIN(22, "SDMMC2_CMD"), PINCTRL_PIN(23, "SDMMC1_CMD"), PINCTRL_PIN(24, "SDMMC1_D1"), PINCTRL_PIN(25, "SDMMC2_D0"), PINCTRL_PIN(26, "SDMMC1_D3_CD_B"), PINCTRL_PIN(30, "SDMMC3_D1"), PINCTRL_PIN(31, "SDMMC3_CLK"), PINCTRL_PIN(32, "SDMMC3_D3"), PINCTRL_PIN(33, "SDMMC3_D2"), PINCTRL_PIN(34, "SDMMC3_CMD"), PINCTRL_PIN(35, "SDMMC3_D0"), PINCTRL_PIN(45, "MF_LPC_AD2"), PINCTRL_PIN(46, "LPC_CLKRUNB"), // Debug UART TXD on 3-pin con., addr = 274 (not verified) PINCTRL_PIN(47, "MF_LPC_AD0"), PINCTRL_PIN(48, "LPC_FRAMEB"), // Debug UART RXD on 3-pin con., addr = 276 (not verified) PINCTRL_PIN(49, "MF_LPC_CLKOUT1"), PINCTRL_PIN(50, "MF_LPC_AD3"), PINCTRL_PIN(51, "MF_LPC_CLKOUT0"), PINCTRL_PIN(52, "MF_LPC_AD1"), PINCTRL_PIN(60, "SPI1_MISO"), PINCTRL_PIN(61, "SPI1_CSO_B"), PINCTRL_PIN(62, "SPI1_CLK"), PINCTRL_PIN(63, "MMC1_D6"), PINCTRL_PIN(64, "SPI1_MOSI"), PINCTRL_PIN(65, "MMC1_D5"), PINCTRL_PIN(66, "SPI1_CS1_B"), PINCTRL_PIN(67, "MMC1_D4_SD_WE"), PINCTRL_PIN(68, "MMC1_D7"), PINCTRL_PIN(69, "MMC1_RCLK"), PINCTRL_PIN(75, "USB_OC1_B"), PINCTRL_PIN(76, "PMU_RESETBUTTON_B"), PINCTRL_PIN(77, "GPIO_ALERT"), PINCTRL_PIN(78, "SDMMC3_PWR_EN_B"), PINCTRL_PIN(79, "ILB_SERIRQ"), PINCTRL_PIN(80, "USB_OC0_B"), PINCTRL_PIN(81, "SDMMC3_CD_B"), PINCTRL_PIN(82, "SPKR"), PINCTRL_PIN(83, "SUSPWRDNACK"), PINCTRL_PIN(84, "SPARE_PIN"), PINCTRL_PIN(85, "SDMMC3_1P8_EN"), };The GPIO lists are promising, and it might connect well to P2, as I doubt the quoted 3.6M is all the Serial IO is good for. Faster should be possible.
What life-time do they give on this module ?
Ray
I get a bit weary with these board since they never perform to the specs the vendor shows and they tend to go out of production rather quickly. Although it does have an Intel Atom processor, give Intel's history with similar dev boards (Galileo, Edison(Atom Processor) , Arduino 101), I would not put my money on this.
They claim to be a RasPi killer, but since the Atomic Pi only has a 26 pin GPIO header, I wonder if that comparison is with the older Raspberry Pi 1 A or B and not the current RasPi 3 B+ which has a 40 pin GPIO header.
Personally I would like to see more of the spec on the GPU and see what the OpenGL-ES support looks like. The RasPi has built libs for OpenGL-ES but only supports up to OpenGL-ES 2.0, so something like 3.0 would be interesting.
How many people actually use the GPIO on the Pi though? Sure, if you're using it to build something, you use it. But the majority of Pis seem to sit in people's cupboards and host their IRC bouncer or whatever.
Worse, that 26 pins is nothing like a RaspPi pinout !?
I cannot find a rear board image, as the SW DOCs suggest more IO, but maybe on some fine-pitch SMD connector or not even routed to a connector ?
There are other Pi Intel clones, like this ?
https://up-shop.org/
Well, I am just going by what is present on the Atomic Pi currently and their claim.
I believe a better comparison for the Atomic Pi would be to the Up Board which does have an Atom as well and is pretty much a mimic of a RasPi including the 40 pin header.
https://up-board.org/up/specifications/
The LattePanda boards are Intel Atom based as well.
https://lattepanda.com/products
Even the ASUS Tinker Board is a mimic of the Pi board layout and sports a Rockchip RK3288 and a ARM-based Mali™-T764 GPU.
Yes, the question is less what is the mix of Pi use, as there are literally millions of them, and more what can you use Pi for.
The GPIO expansion eco-system, is massive and growing, and those board determine what you can use Pi (or anything that has a Pi Connector !) for.
Nice boards, but Lattepanda seem to have a 24 pin header, that is not Pi Compatible, so cannot easily tap into the Pi connected eco-system
Yes, that looks nice, uses a MAX CPLD as the IO shuffling, to manage pin mapping and resource. It does look to have cloned Pi pinouts.
No mention of MHz but looks to have UART/SPI/i2c/i2s/PWM to some level of function.
Overall Price and CPU sits above RaspPi.
That has a lot of extra silicon on that module, quite impressive.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07N298F2B/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3D4241373L385&psc=1
I just bought my second Atomic Pi direct from the Digital Loggers website. Took them about a week and a half to get it to my doorstep in Montana. This one has the "Enchilada Breakout" I havent messed with that one yet as im saving it for something at the moment.
Final thoughts - As far as a tinker board,
Pros:
it does some crazy cool stuff and has plenty o power, 4 mic inputs, xmos audio with 5watt amplifier. wifi, bluetooth and more.
Name brand. Made by ASUS
i would definately recommend it to a friend.Rock solid stable and high performance.
Cons:
only 6 gpio, and im a little confused how to use them (how i stumbled onto this website)
The USB3 port does not have a jack, you gotta make one i guess? or use the echilada breakout as it has it.
Community support not there yet.
Anyhow, if you can get one while the are in stock, DO IT!