For anyone who was upset when the BeagleV StarFive RISC-V SBC (single board computer) was cancelled a few years ago, there’s some good news. StarFive has essentially resurrected it, with a collaboration with Radxa repurposing the JH7100 dual-core 64-bit RISC-V processor for a brand new SBC: the VisionFive V1.
It features similar specs as the previous SBC, although the VisionFive V1 increases the RAM from 4GB to 8GB, and also supports USB PD and Quick Charge with its USB-C power port. There’s some interesting specifications for this SBC, and a starter kit went on sale for $179 (around £140) from https://bit.ly/lxf289 visionfive, although at the time of writing the starter kit has sold out, and you can’t buy the board on its own either, because that’s also sold out, too.…