MYIR's Latest SOM Packs an Allwinner T536 with Four Arm Cores, a RISC-V MCU, and Optional NPU

Starting at $39, this compact module includes a wealth of connectivity — and can be purchased as a single-board computer, too.

Shenzhen-based Make Your Idea Real (MYIR) has launched a new system-on-module (SOM), the MYC-LT536 — powered by the Allwinner T536 system-on-chip and offering the option of an on-board neural processing unit (NPU) delivering two tera-operations per second (TOPS) of compute to accelerate on-device machine learning and artificial intelligence workloads.

"The MYC-LT536 is ready to run the Linux operating system and is suitable for a range of application scenarios," the company says of its latest module launch, "including power equipment, industrial control, human-machine interaction, smart robotics, education, and more. MYIR offers three standard configurations for the MYC-LT536 System on Module (SOM) to cater to various customer needs. Bulk discounts are available for these modules. Additionally, MYIR provides ODM and OEM [Original Design Manufacturer and Original Equipment Manufacturer] services to assist customers with their unique requirements."

The MYC-LT536 is built around the Allwinner T536, which packs four Arm Cortex-A55 cores running at up to 1.6GHz alongside a T-Head XuanTie E907 RISC-V microcontroller core running at up to 600MHz. Those picking up a module with the Allwinner T536MX-CEN2 in it, meanwhile, will also receive a neural processing unit (NPU) delivering a claimed two tera-operations per second (TOPS) of compute at minimum precision.

To this, MYIR has added a choice of 1GB, 2GB, or 4GB of LPDDR4 memory, 8GB, 16GB, or 32GB of eMMC storage, and a 32kb EEPROM. The module's various features are brought out on a 381-pin Land Grid Array (LGA) package, including USB 2.0, up to 14 UART, five I2C, five SPI, four CAN FD, one 16-bit local bus, and one PCI Express Gen 2.1 buses, two SDIO connections, and general-purpose input/output (GPIO) connectivity including 18 analog to digital converter (ADC) channels and six pulse-width modulation (PWM) channels.

For anyone looking for a quick start, MYIR offers the module installed in a single-board computer carrier that breaks out two USB 2.0 ports, a USB debug interface, two gigabit Ethernet ports, a Fast Ethernet port on a USB interface, a local bus connector, microSD storage, analog audio, LVDS video output, and an M.2 slot for an optional Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) SSD or other PCIe device, plus a Raspberry Pi-style GPIO header and integrated Wi-Fi/Bluetooth radio. A development kit bundle, meanwhile, adds in an expansion board that delivers three more USB 2.0 ports, an RS232 port, two RS485 ports, two CAN FD interfaces, and a mini-PCI Express (mPCIe) slot designed for a USB cellular modem.

MYIR has confirmed three models of module at launch: one with 1GB of RAM and 8GB eMMC at $39, one with 2GB/16GB at $47, and a top-end model with 4GB/32GB and the optional NPU coprocessor at $59; the development kit is priced at $115, $129, and $145 for the three models respectively. More information is available on the MYIR product page.

Gareth Halfacree
Freelance journalist, technical author, hacker, tinkerer, erstwhile sysadmin. For hire: freelance@halfacree.co.uk.
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