On July 14th, Pingtouge and BeagleBoard, a top global open-source hardware development community, introduced the first single-board computer (SBC), BeagleV-Ahead. The SBC is built on the high-performance, mass-produced RISC-V prototype chip Hiying 1520, enabling developers to execute various operating systems such as Android, Yocto, and Ubuntu on the BeagleV-Ahead SBC. This innovation explores RISC-V applications in AI, IoT, robotics, and more.
BeagleBoard, recognized as one of the world's top three hardware development communities, has taken a keen interest in the rapidly growing transformative technology, RISC-V. BeagleBoard's co-founder, Jason Kridner, expressed that the SBC embedded with Pingtou RISC-V chip offers developers a tangible, high-performing RISC-V computer for the first time. Kridner believes that BeagleV-Ahead is poised to play a vital role in the widespread adoption of RISC-V, thanks to its robust open-source platform.
BeagleV-Ahead serves as a minimalist computer, handling essential tasks like computation, storage, and input/output operations. It can be directly incorporated into smart products for use. Equipped with a 4-core black iron C910, as well as DSP, GPU, NPU, and other processors, the SBC provides multi-core heterogeneity-based computing acceleration. It also supports 64-bit LPDDR4X and boasts abundant IO resources for flexible expansion.
The BeagleV-Ahead SBC highlights the RISC-V processor's high performance, low power consumption, and high security characteristics. It facilitates tasks such as multimodal perception, 4K video processing, and Int8 AI computing. With its user-friendly design, BeagleV-Ahead only requires a USB connection to start, significantly lowering barriers to RISC-V development. The SBC can further support mainstream operating systems like Android, Linux, Yocto, Ubuntu, and Fedora, courtesy of the integrated full-stack optimization of Pingtouge's software and hardware ecosystem. This support streamlines RISC-V innovation and market deployment for developers.
BeagleV-Ahead represents a new collaboration between Pingtouge and its international partners in pushing RISC-V implementation. Yang Jing, Pingtouge Vice President of Ecology and Sales, hopes that the SBC will bring high-performance RISC-V capabilities within developers' reach. By exploring new product possibilities through single-board computers, he envisions the proliferation of RISC-V's potential across diverse industries and fields.
Pingtouge is leading the establishment of international standards in 12 technical areas, such as Android and data centers, alongside the RISC-V International Foundation. The company, in collaboration with 13 other global enterprises, including Samsung, has launched the global RISC-V software ecosystem initiative "RISE" to accelerate the adoption of RISC-V processors in mobile communications, data centers, edge computing, and autonomous driving sectors.