Comparison Analysis of Common Embedded Processors

Comparison Analysis of Common Embedded Processors

Welcome FPGA engineers to join the official WeChat technical group. Clickthe blue textto follow our FPGA home – the best and largest pure engineering community for FPGA engineers in China. Introduction to Embedded Processors Embedded processors are the core of embedded systems, serving as the hardware units that control and assist system operations. Their range … Read more

MCE-LR83 Loongson 3A5000+7A2000 COM Express Type 6 Core Board Module

MCE-LR83 Loongson 3A5000+7A2000 COM Express Type 6 Core Board Module

1 Product Introduction 1.1 Product Overview The MCE-LR83 project is a fully domestically controlled COM-Express module that complies with the PICMG COM.0R2.1 standard, with pin definitions compatible with COM Express Type 6. The module processor uses the Loongson LS3A5000 quad-core processor, with a maximum frequency of 2.5GHz (standard 2.3GHz), compatible with the Loongson LS3A4000 processor, … Read more

The Journey of Qualcomm Snapdragon Processors Over 14 Years

The Journey of Qualcomm Snapdragon Processors Over 14 Years

Author: Huang YefengThis article is originally from EET Electronic Engineering Magazine. Snapdragon, as the chip brand promoted by Qualcomm, has a history of over 14 years. During these 14 years, many touching stories have occurred. The birth of Snapdragon can be seen as a symbol of Qualcomm’s transition from a wireless modem company to a … Read more

Comprehensive Guide to RK3588 Hardware Reference Design

Comprehensive Guide to RK3588 Hardware Reference Design

RK3588 is the new generation flagship high-end processor launched by Rockchip, designed with 8nm process technology, featuring an octa-core CPU with four A76 and four A55 cores, and an Arm high-performance GPU, along with a built-in NPU with 6T computing power. It has powerful visual processing capabilities, supporting various rapid face unlocking solutions such as … Read more

RK3576: A High-Performance, Low-Power SoC Processor from Rockchip

RK3576: A High-Performance, Low-Power SoC Processor from Rockchip

RK3576 is a high-performance, low-power SoC (System on Chip) processor launched by Rockchip, suitable for various application scenarios, including ARM-based PCs, edge computing devices, personal mobile internet devices, and more. Here are some key features of the RK3576: 1. CPU Architecture: The RK3576 features an Arm architecture with an eight-core CPU, specifically a design of … Read more

Performance Beast: Testing the Impressive RK3588 Processor

Performance Beast: Testing the Impressive RK3588 Processor

Advantages of the RK3588 Processor (Click the video to unlock the highlights of the RK3588 Industrial Core Board in 1 minute!) Application Fields of the RK3588 Processor Figure 1: Typical Application Fields of the RK3588 Processor Measured data based on CoreMark and Glmark2 tools (Click the video to view the performance test of the RK3588 … Read more

Understanding Linux Process Descriptors

Understanding Linux Process Descriptors

Processes are the entities scheduled by the operating system, and the description of the resources possessed by a process is called the Process Control Block (PCB). Describing Processes with task_struct In the kernel, a process is described by the task_struct structure, known as the process descriptor, which stores all the information necessary for the normal … Read more

Technical Challenges and Opportunities in Embedded Machine Learning Processors

Technical Challenges and Opportunities in Embedded Machine Learning Processors

In December 2016, Vivienne Sze, Yu-Hsin Chen, and others (authors of Eyeriss) published a good review article titled “Hardware for Machine Learning: Challenges and Opportunities” on arXiv. Here, I would like to discuss my understanding of the “challenges” and “opportunities” in conjunction with this article [8] and the ISSCC2017 paper [1-7]. First, this discussion mainly … Read more

Understanding the Relationship Between ARM9 and STM32

Understanding the Relationship Between ARM9 and STM32

Recently, a friend asked: What is the relationship between ARM9 and STM32? If we turn back time 10 years, ARM9 and S3C2410 were quite popular, but the “new era” ARM processors like STM32 also emerged. ARM9 is an early ARM processor, while STM32 is a more popular processor in recent years. ARM Naming Rules The … Read more

Why the i.MX8 is Particularly Suitable for Modern Medical Devices?

Why the i.MX8 is Particularly Suitable for Modern Medical Devices?

As we all know, embedded systems have advantages such as small size, high reliability, strong performance, and low power consumption, gradually occupying a dominant position in modern medical devices, primarily using ARM processors. With the continuous improvement in functionality and performance requirements for medical devices, the industry’s demands for processors have also evolved from traditional … Read more