High-Performance Industrial Core Board: The SOM-TLIMX8-B

High-Performance Industrial Core Board: The SOM-TLIMX8-B

With the continuous enhancement of ARM processor performance, more and more products tend to use a high-performance ARM platform with a single architecture to meet different functional requirements. However, in the industrial application field, there are still some real-time control and communication requirements that a single system architecture cannot fully meet. Below, we recommend an … Read more

Affordable Mini PC for Gaming: Jimo K6 Review

Affordable Mini PC for Gaming: Jimo K6 Review

This is a mini computer host officially dubbed “Affordable 3A Gaming PC”: Jimo K6. This mini computer is equipped with an AMD R5-6600H processor (integrated 660M graphics), and there are multiple versions for storage and memory. The current price for the 1288 base version (without hard drive and memory) and the 1788 version with 16GB … Read more

Understanding CPU Manufacturing Processes: Why Numbers Alone Don’t Tell the Whole Story

Understanding CPU Manufacturing Processes: Why Numbers Alone Don't Tell the Whole Story

[Image]Whether it’s CPU, GPU, or flash memory, the manufacturing process is a core factor that determines their performance. From the surface numbers, a smaller process number indicates more advanced technology, allowing more transistors to fit into a smaller space, reducing leakage current, enhancing overall chip performance, and lowering power consumption. However, due to the lack … Read more

Understanding ARM Cortex-M7 Cache: Basics and Principles

Understanding ARM Cortex-M7 Cache: Basics and Principles

Summary Introduction 1. Why introduce cache in CPU architecture? 2. The role of cache 3. Memory system of ARM Cortex-M4 / Cortex-M7 CPU architecture 4. Detailed explanation of basic concepts related to cache Conclusion Introduction For many years, most embedded MCUs based on RISC CPU (like 8051 core, PIC core, and ARM Cortex M0/M0+ and … Read more

A Day Working with an 8GB Raspberry Pi 4 Instead of MacBook Pro

A Day Working with an 8GB Raspberry Pi 4 Instead of MacBook Pro

Machine Heart Reports Participants: Zhang Qian, Egg Sauce, Xiao Zhou About two weeks ago, the Raspberry Pi 4 announced its latest upgrade: a new 8GB memory version, priced at $75. Is this new Raspberry Pi really worth it? To answer this question, a YouTuber named Jeff Geerling had a bold idea: on a workday, unplug … Read more

High-Performance 64-bit General Development Board ODROID-C2

High-Performance 64-bit General Development Board ODROID-C2

Professional open-source development platform hardware supplier — Hardkernel has previously released a 64-bit high-performance general development board for global developers, this board, codenamed ODROID-C2, is priced at 40 dollars and is currently being publicly sold on its official homepage. (ODROID-C2) ODROID-C2 has a body size of 85 x 56 mm, weighs 40g, and uses the … Read more

How to Choose a Mini PC That Rivals Laptops but is Cheaper

How to Choose a Mini PC That Rivals Laptops but is Cheaper

After leaving campus, everyone should replace their gaming laptop, and many people will choose between a lightweight laptop and a desktop based on their needs. However, if you need to carry your computer to and from work every day and don’t use it while on the road, a mini PC might also be a good … Read more