M7 SBC

The M7 SBC is marketed as "a form-fit and function industrial replacement of a Pi3" with "more in performance and moreover in industrial safety of the product." The board uses Rockchip’s quad-core Cortex-A53 RK3328 SoC, and provides 1GB or 2GB RAM and an option of 16GB of on-board eMMC storage. Ports include HDMI, camera, USB2/3, Ethernet, and UART, plus optional on-board WiFi 802a/b/g/n and BT module. Additionally, there’s a 22-pin expansion header that’s claimed to be compatible with that of the RPi 3.

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Product overview...
  • Board Name:   M7
  • Category:   SBC
  • Model:   SBC-M7x
  • Manufacturer:   Novasom
  • Official website:   click here
  • Price (USD):  
  • Additional info may be found via this automated Google search
  • Posted 2019-02-10 12:00am
System-on-Chip...
  • Rockchip RK3328
  • Primary processor type:   ARM Cortex-A53
  • Primary processor word-width:   32-bit
  • Primary processor cores:   4
  • Primary processor clock rate (GHz):   1.5
Additional processors (if any)...
  • GPU (graphics):   Mali-450 MP4
  • MCU (microcontroller):  
  • FPGA (gates):  
  • Other (DSP, FPU, NPU, TPU, AI...):  
System RAM...
  • Maximum capacity (GB):   2
  • Type:  
  • ECC support:   No
  • Factory installed?   Yes
On-board solid-state storage...
  • Maximum capacity (GB):   16
  • Type:   16GB eMMC (on SBC-M7FT)
  • Factory installed?   No
Removable solid-state storage...
  • Interface type:   microSD (up to 32GB)
  • m.2 interfaces:   0
  • m.2 NVMe support:  
SATA support...
  • SATA ports:   0
USB ports...
  • USB host ports:   2
  • USB OTG ports:   1
  • USB port types:   1x USB3.0, 1x USB2.0
Ethernet...
  • Ethernet interfaces:   1
  • Maximum LAN speed (Mbps):   100
  • Wake-on-LAN support?  
Wireless...
  • WiFi:   802.11 a/b/g/n (optional)
  • Bluetooth:   Bluetooth
  • Broadband:  
  • LoRa:  
HDMI...
  • Number of HDMI ports:   1
  • HDMI version:  
  • Max. HDMI resolution:   4k
  • FPS at max. resolution:  
Other display interfaces...
  • Composite video (CVBS) ports:   0
  • Other display interfaces (DSI, LVDS, VGA...):  
Camera interfaces...
  • Number of camera ports:   0
  • Camera interface types:   parallel
Audio I/O...
  • Analog audio out:   1
  • Audio connector type:  
  • Audio via HDMI?   1
  • I2S interfaces:   1
  • SPDIF interfaces:   0
  • Line inputs:   0
  • Mic inputs:   0
  • On-board microphones:   0
Other I/O...
  • GPIO:   22
  • ADC:   0
  • PWM:   0
  • SPI:   1
  • I2C:   2
  • UARTs:   1
  • RS232 (or 485 or 422):   0
  • IR receiver:   No
Expansion connector compatibility?
  • Arduino compatible:   No
  • Raspberry Pi compatible:   Yes
Miscellaneous functions...
  • Real time clock (RTC) support:   yes
  • PMIC/PMU (power management controllers):  
  • Lithium battery support:  
Operating system support...
  • Linux:   Debian Linux; Armbian
  • Android:   Android 7.1, 8.1
  • Windows:  
  • Other OSes:  
Other features not listed elsewhere...

* UPS manager (requires ext. battery)
* 40-pin I/O expansion header (claimed compatible with Raspberry Pi 3)
* Novasom SDK enables the SBC-M7 to run software developed for Raspberry Pi
* 12VDC power input (6.5 to 18V, protected) optionally available

Physical specs...
  • Width (mm):   86
  • Height (mm):   56
  • Depth (mm):   0
  • Weight (gm):  
  • Input voltage, min. (V):   5
  • Input voltage, max. (V):   5
  • Input current, min. (A):   0.5
  • Input current, max. (A):   0.5
  • Operating temp., min. (°C):   0
  • Operating temp., max. (°C):   70
  • Certifications:   CE, FCC

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