Category Archives: system-on-module

New Part Day: X1501 Makes For A Tiny And Open Linux SoM

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The SoM on an evaluation board, with two LEDs shining, one USB-C cable connected for power and another plugged into the OTG port

Ever wanted to run Linux in an exceptionally small footprint? Then [Reimu NotMoe] from [SudoMaker] has something for you! She’s found an unbelievably small Linux-able chip in BGA, and designed …read more Continue reading New Part Day: X1501 Makes For A Tiny And Open Linux SoM→

MangoPi To Bring A SD-Card-Sized Linux Module

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An M-Core module plugged into its devboard. Around it are Ethernet, HDMI, Type-C, two USB-A ports, one MicroSD card socket and one unpopulated footprint for a WiFi module

Today’s Diminutive Device is a small castellated System-On-Module (Twitter link, nitter proxy)from [MangoPi] called M-Core, with a quad-core A53 CPU and 1 GB of RAM. As such, it’s very capable …read more Continue reading MangoPi To Bring A SD-Card-Sized Linux Module→