Novasom M9 SBC Features a Rockchip RK3399 with Native Android OS
SBC developed for high side multimedia applications featuring UHD, multiple video, and camera input.
Novasom has launched its latest product of the M-line family of SBCs developed for high-end multimedia applications, becoming the second most powerful single-board computer after Novasom M11.
According to the company, “This board has excellent graphics capabilities (4K) with high flexibility in connecting various displays like eDP, HDMI, MIPI, and other units. It also has USB2, USB3, USB C3.1, Audio, and much more like M2 slot 4 lanes. Last but not least, it is designed according to the RASPMOOD design.” RASPMOOD means the form factor, mechanical holes, expansion pin on the strip, connector kind, and position the same as the famous Pi Family.
The Novasom-M9 is equipped with a 40-pin GPIO connector, an M.2 slot for optional NVMe SSDs, a MicroSD slot, an audio jack, and an RTC. The SBC is available in 0 to 80°C and -20 to 85°C models. The board measures 105 x 56mm and is powered by a Rockchip RK3399 processor, which has two Cortex A72 cores, four Cortex-A53 cores. The device is coupled with up to 4GB of LPDDR3 RAM and 128 GB of eMMC flash storage.
The SBC M9 board comes in three variants SBC M9D, SBC M9E, and SBC M9FT. All three variants have the strongest GPU available, ARM Mali-T860 MP4. More information on the three variants can be found on the M-Line technical information sheet.
M9 SBC supports Wi-Fi 802.11ac and Bluetooth 4.1 LE, yet it gives flexibility to the user by giving a Gigabit Ethernet port. The board is outfitted with a protected power supply and is powered by a power supply of 12v (6.5 - 18Vcc protected). The boards are not system on the module but a complete SBC with immediate bootstrap. Novasom is yet to disclose how much the Novasom M9 SBC will cost.