A Smaller, Cheaper RISC V Board

September 19, 2017September 18, 2017 fustinicrowd supply, Crowdfunding, GroupGets, microcontroller, risc-v, sifiveLeave a comment

Early this year, the world of electronics saw something amazing. The RISC-V, the first Open Source microcontroller was implemented in silicon, and we got an Arduino-derived dev board in the form of the HiFive 1. The HiFive 1 is just a bit shy of mindblowing; it’s a very fast microcontroller that’s right up there with…

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LoFive RISC-V board now on GroupGets

September 6, 2017September 6, 2017 fustiniCrowdfunding, kicad, lofive, microcontroller, risc-v, sifiveLeave a comment

LoFive RISC-V dev board designed by Michael Welling with KiCad is now on GroupGets:

LoFive is a small board based on the SiFive Freedom E310 open source SoC

Specifications

MCU – SiFive Freedom E310 (FE310) 32-bit RV32IMAC processor @ up to 320+ MHz (1.61 DMIPS/MHz)
Storage – 128-Mbit SPI flash (ISSI IS25LP128)
Expansion – 2x 14-pin headers with JTAG, GPIO, PWM, SPI, UART, 5V, 3.3V and GND
Misc – 1x reset button, 16 MHz crystal
Power Supply – 5V via pin 1 on header; Operating Voltage: 3.3 V and 1.8 V
Dimensions – 38 x 18 mm (estimated)
License – CERN Open Hardware Licence v1.2