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This is How I see Orange Pi in Future. How You see it in Future?

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 Author| Published in 2015-3-29 22:50:37 | Show all floors
I think if factory will buy RK3288 chips in big bulks--then would be cheaper. But yes-If price would be awesome--would be cool.
Published in 2015-3-29 22:57:21 | Show all floors
We can add battery  interface. But  The SPEC  have high price. Because has high BOM cost. Probably price is 79USD.  
Published in 2015-3-29 23:01:23 | Show all floors
Firefly rk3288 is 129USD.  TV BOX is more than 70USD.

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Published in 2015-3-29 23:07:27 | Show all floors
Ok. Thanks for theses infos, impatient to see it in your shop!

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 Author| Published in 2015-3-30 13:59:36 | Show all floors
THats awesome. I amsure OrangePI 2 Plus will be the best device and will make Orange Pi TRademark really famous. And 70 $ tag price I think is ok. And also I think over time RK3288 chips will become cheaper to buy. Lets look at RK3188--it was expensive chip---but no is possible to by even for 45 bucks android boxes with it. So I am sure time will change price tag slowly--but Machine will be really awesome and community I am sure will really appreciate it.

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 Author| Published in 2015-3-30 14:02:10 | Show all floors

First comes Allwiiner

Edited by OrangePiLinux at 2015-3-30 14:29

I know maybe it is early yet to say anything but lets talk a little bit about Orange Pi3.

As you all know--this year will be year of 64bit , Lollipop and year of new CPUs from major ARM-chip makers-- Rockchip, Allwinner, Mediatek.

On this years CES 2015 they announced new models to appear later on. THere is still little info about those new devices, but some details we already know.

First comes AllWinner A64.

Allwinner A64:the Most Cost-Efficient 64-bit Tablet Processor! Priced at $5
Today, Allwinner Technology unveiled its first 64-bit processor Allwinner A64 for tablet application. Priced at $5, Allwinner A64 definitely will be the most cost-efficient 64-bit tablet processor ever!



   
Main features of Allwinner A64 includes:      

      
  •                 64-bit Cortex-A53 architecture
  •                 Supports H.265/H.264 video decoding in hardware, and supports HDMI 4K display
  •                 Supports various DDR memory types, making the BOM cost more competitive
  •                 Supports eMMC 5.0 for better IO performance and enhanced data throughput capacity
  •                 Allwinner’s exclusive patented SmartColor display technology, delivering more vivid and eye-pleasing visual experience
  •                 Supports the latest Trusted Firmware security architecture from ARM

As the first design house in China that have distributed Android 5.0 Lollipop to its tablet lineup, Allwinner Technology will keep the momentum and release Android 5.0 to Allwinner A64 when it comes out. It’s also worthy of notice that the Linux kernel that Allwinner A64’s based on upgrades to the latest 3.10 version, perfectly matching with the 64-bit architecture and Android 5.0 operating system.

More details about Allwinner A64 are to be disclosed in the near future.



Next come news from RockChip.
  
Rockchip's new products and technologies have been shown at 2015 CES
  On January 7,2015 Beijing time, Rockchip showed the world its intelligent devices series of new technology and products: 64 bit chip RK3368, IOT intelligent hardware platform, H.265 transcoder, security system, and $9.9 dongle solution and so on. Rockchip demonstrated a brand new start of 2015 through the new intelligent ecosystem.



Firstly, RK3368 adopted 64bit Octacore and android L system appeared the first time.
     Rockchip published a new product based on ARM processor—RK3368, a new generation of high-end solution aiming at intelligent devices and smart TV.
     The highlight of RK3368 is that it adopts 64bit Octacore Cortex-A53 architecture. Cortex-A53 is Arm’s processor with the most high performance, it could provide a phone with three times performance of current top-level smart phone. The operating frequency of RK3368 is 1.5GHz. Octacore Cortex-A53 could not only operate with full-speed under high load situation but also lower the frequency and turn into low power consumption mode under low load situation. The most remarkable of RK3368 is that its core Cortex-A53 supports 64bit operations, which could double the processor data stream’s width. Cortex-A53 could also support larger internal storage, which could provide with higher efficiency when processing large-scale data.




RK3368 has inherited RK3288’s advantages: supporting 2560x1600 ultrahigh resolution, 4Kx2K H.265 hard decoding, HDMI 2.0 output, and the image quality of real 4K.
   Secondly, the $9.9 dongle solution
     Dongle solution has become the most amazing Internet Video solution. Rockchip has published a $9.9 dongle solution at CES.


This solution adopts RK3036, and supports H.265. Users could get full box experience by connecting it to TV. This $9.9 solution would strongly promote the popularization of dongle solution.
     
     Thirdly, the new H.265 transcoder
     At CES, Rockchip published and displayed the brand new H.265 transcoding technology developed by Rockchip independently. It could transcode multichannel HD videos in real-time, and transcode different formats of input videos to H.265 type to get output. Besides flagship chips and solutions like RK3368 and RK3288, Rockchip will embed this technology in all chips. With the universal popularization of 4K TV and Rockhchip’s H.265 transcoding technology which would be widely used in intelligent devices like TV-Boxes and tablets, users will experience real 4K in the near future.


Fourthly, IOT intelligent hardware platform
     The appearance of numerous smart home products in recent years have made the internet not only confined to PC or smart phone. This is also a sign of popularization of IOT.
Rockchip has shown a brand new IOT intelligent hardware system. An open IOT platform which could provide each furnishing with the ability to access to the internet, and then user could control all furnishing through one intelligent furnishing.
     Fifthly, ROCKCHIP  SECURITY SYSTEM

ROCKCHIP  SECURITY SYSTEM  is a brand new hardware safety solution. It was based on the ARM TrustZone technology and embedded in Rockchip’s ARM Cortex A series of chips. This technology could provide users with greater security and better experience, and realize more simple and convenient connect to digital network. When the user connection is more often and with more application data exchange, Rockchip security system could provide users with more intelligent and quik user secure channel.
     
     In the end, Rockchip’s new products and new intelligent solutions could provide the development of future mobile intelligent devices with more innovative choices. These also demonstrate that Rockchip’s would develop into a technology-oriented, intelligentized, and diversified enterprise. In future diversified intelligent solution field, we will meet more and more innovative and proactive products and solutions from Rockchip.





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 Author| Published in 2015-3-30 15:12:18 | Show all floors
Edited by OrangePiLinux at 2015-3-30 15:26

So Which chip top your opinion suits better Rockchip RK3368 or AllWinner A64?

Both I think will have productive GPUs--because if to look at Rockchip specs of GPU--it should support OpenGL ES 3.1 , OpenCL 1.2 and Direct X 9.3 and if to look on Arm Mali web site which GPUs support it--we come to ARM Mali web site--then we can discover that Mali T622 supports :
OpenGL® ES 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.1    OpenCL™ 1.1,  DirectX® 11  RenderScript™  --so at least here we do not see direct x 9.3 but it supports opengle es 3.1--so could be it but not sure.

Mali t-720 supports OpenGL® ES 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.1, OpenCL™ 1.1, DirectX® 11 FL9_3, RenderScript ---so Probably it should be it--because it has support for opengl es 3.1 and direct x 9.3 ---so probably GPU in RK3368 should be 700 series of Mali as it is in RK3288 now.

To find out which GPu has  AllWinner A64 is impossible--because there is no even single info which standards it could even support. Lets just hope that it is not Malli400 or SGX 544... But something new and more competitive.

With Mediatek situation is difficult--chips which been showed at CES2015 is kind of like not new--in meaning they are not 64bit. But Mediatek has already 64bit CPUs--the only problem is--they are expensive and mainly met in phones and tablets--so probably is not good choice for us to be used in dev board...


Actually interesting news--looks like out there exists CPU --AllWinner H64
Allwinner H64 based Nobel64 Could the First Affordable 64-bit ARM Development Board

Read more: http://www.cnx-software.com/2014/10/13/nobel64-armv8-development-board-allwinner-h64/#ixzz3VqrITsmC

Based on the comments I read on this blog many people are early waiting for 64-bit ARM boards. There are already ARMv8 server boards by Applied Micro, AMD and others, but these cost several thousand dollars and are not sold to individuals, and ARM recently launched Juno development board, but it should be well over the budget of most hobbyists too. But the wait may soon be over, as Padnews found out Allwinner and Merrii Technology showcased Nobel64 development board powered by a yet to be announced Allwinner H64 64-bit ARM SoC at the Hong Kong Electronics Fair.



Nobel64 development board specifications:
  • SoC – Allwinner H64 quad core 64-bit ARM processor, most probably based on Cortex A53 cores.
  • System Memory – 2GB DDR3
  • Storage – 16 GB eMMC + micro SD card slot
  • Video / Audio Output – HDMI 1.4 + AV port.
  • Connectivity – Gigabit Ethernet, dual band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0
  • USB – 2x USB 2.0 host ports (Including on OTG port)
  • Camera – Camera connector (below 3814 marking on the pic) for 5MP sensor
  • Expansion – 2x headers
  • Power Supply – N/A
  • Dimensions – 118 x 70 cm
Allwinner SoC roadmap published about a year ago mentioned an Octa-core 64-bit processor (A9X) for Q4 2015, so there must have been changes in their plan, and the company decided to speed up their 64-bit roadmap. Allwinner have A-series (Application), V-series (Automotive Video (camera)), and H-series (Home Entertainment?) processor families, so H64 could be specifically designed for TV boxes and game consoles, just like the recently announced Allwinner H8 processor. Having said that, Allwinner claims “Nobel64 board is suitable for development projects such as tablets, OTT boxes, notebooks, digital signage and AIOs, etc.” The board will support Android L.
The company has not released any pricing or availability information, but based on the features, and PCB dimensions, I would  expect the board to cost a couple hundred dollars at most.
Via Tom Cubie
Update: I’ve received an email from Allwinner with an explanation for different series:
A series processors are used for mobile applications, mainly referring to tablet application here;
H for “Homlet”, mainly used in home entertainment applications, including smart OTT boxes, HDMI mini PCs, gaming boxes, etc;
V for video-related applications, including video surveillance, automotive DVR, etc;
F series are processors based on Allwinner’s melis OS, mainly used in smart video radios, video MP5, etc;

Read more: http://www.cnx-software.com/2014/10/13/nobel64-armv8-development-board-allwinner-h64/#ixzz3VqrZ5zBo


Maybe we should start also lokking in direction of this new chip from AllWinner H64?????






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 Author| Published in 2015-3-30 18:39:50 | Show all floors
Edited by OrangePiLinux at 2015-3-30 19:04

Cool video of Radxa board--awesome transparent case--Antenna and set u
Radxa board

Taken from here:
https://plus.google.com/+TomCubie/posts

Interesting tutorial how to make Dual-Boot of Android and Ubuntu:

http://radxa.com/Rock/dual_boot

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Published in 2015-4-2 23:03:59 | Show all floors
Steven, do you have approximatively an idea of the release date of the OPi Plus 2 ?

However, take your time, it must be perfect
Published in 2015-4-2 23:20:17 | Show all floors
We are planning.  We have first version in about 35 days. Beyond radxa rock 2.
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