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The Banana Pi BPI-CanMV-K230D-Zero is a single-board computer with two USB-C ports, a 40-pin GPIO header and support for 2.4 GHz WiFi. Measuring just 65 x 30mm (2.56″ x 1.18″), the tiny computer looks a lot like a Raspberry Pi Zero.

But the Banana Pi model stands out in a few ways. Instead of an ARM-based processor, it features a RISC-V chip. It also has MIPI-CSI and MIPI-DSI connectors for connecting a 1080p display and up to two cameras. The BPI-CAnMV-K230D-Zero is available now with prices starting at $29 + shipping at AliExpress or for $40 at Amazon (with free shipping).

The board is powered by a Kendryte K230D processor with two XuanTie C908 RISC-V CPu cores: one CPU core supports speeds up to 1.6 GHz and RVV 1.0 support, while the other tops out at 800 MHz.

There's also an onboard AI accelerator, display processing unit, and video processing unit offering support for 1080p video playback and H.264 and H.265 encoding and decoding.

Banana Pi's little computer has 128MB of LPDDR4-266 onboard memory and a microSD card reader for storage. One USB Type-C port is for 5V/2A power input while the other is a USB 2.0 OTG port, two MIPI-CSI camera connectors, a single MIPI-DSI display connector, and a WiFi module is said to support 2.4 GHz wireless, suggesting it tops out at WiFi 4 or earlier.

With a price tag that's twice what you'd pay for a Raspberry Pi 2 W, the BPI-CanMV-K230D-Zero would probably be a tough sell if it were positioned as a general purpose device. But with a camera inputs and an AI accelerator, it's clearly designed more for folks looking to develop computer vision or machine learning applications. And with its RISC-V processor it could also be a relatively affordable platform for developers looking to get their feet wet with that increasingly popular chip architecture.

via CNX Software

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