FreeNAS Promo for AARCH64
April 18th, 2021
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Radxa Rock Pi N10
April 18th, 2021
The solution is based on the Rochchip RK3399Pro processor.
This chip contains six processing cores – the Cortex-A72 duo clocked at up to 1.8 GHz and the Cortex-A53 quartet at up to 1.4 GHz.
The integrated Mali-T860 MP4 GPU controller with support for OpenGL ES 1.1–3.2, OpenVG1.1, OpenCL 1.2 and DX 11 is responsible for graphics processing.
It is important to note that the processor includes a specialized NPU designed to accelerate the execution of operations related to artificial intelligence.
The amount of LPDDR3 RAM ranges from 4 GB to 8 GB. Up to 64GB eMMC 5.1 flash drive and microSD card slot are provided. Additionally, up to 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD can be installed. The single board computer measures 100 × 100 mm. The product is equipped with a Gigabit Ethernet network controller. There are two USB 2.0 ports, a USB 3.0 OTG connector, an HDMI 2.0 interface and a standard 3.5mm audio jack.
The Rock Pi N10 starts at $99. It talks about compatibility with software platforms Debian 10, Ubuntu 18.04, Fedora 28 and Android 8.1.
I was able to build a FreeBSD 13.0-RELEASE boot image for this device, it allows you to install the operating system on an eMMC flash, NVMe SSD or USB HDD.
FriendlyARM NanoPi R4S
April 17th, 2021
- The NanoPi R4S (as “R4S“) is an open source platform with dual-Gbps Ethernet ports designed and developed by FriendlyElec for IoT applications.
- The NanoPi R4S uses the RK3399 SoC. It has two Gbps Ethernet ports and 1G/4G RAM.
- FriendlyElec ported an OpenWrt system for it. It works with Docker CE. It is a good platform for developing IoT applications, NAS applications, smart home gateways etc.
- This is a great product that is ideal for use as an Internet gateway. I was able to create a custom build of the popular OPNsense firewall and FreeBSD 13.0-RELEASE for this device. And it works great.
Hardware Spec
| Board Specifications | |
|---|---|
|
SoC Model |
Rockchip RK3399 – Hexacore 2x Cortex-A72 + 4x Cortex-A53 |
| SoC Architecture | ARMv8-A 64-bit |
| CPU Frequency | A72 : 2.0GHz, A53 : 1.5GHz |
| Memory | |
| RAM | 1GB DDR3 or 4GB LPDDR4 |
| microSD Slot | 1 |
| External Interfaces | |
| Gigabit LAN Port (1Gbe) | one Native Gigabit Ethernet, and one PCIe Gigabit Ethernet |
| USB 3.0 | 2xType-A |
| Developer Interfaces | |
| 2×5-pin header | SPIx1, I2Cx1 |
| 4-pin header | USB 2.0 |
| Debug | One Debug UART, 3Pin 2.54mm header, 3V level, 1500000bps |
| Others | |
| LEDs | 1 x power LED and 3 x GPIO Controlled LED |
| Power supply | DC 5V/3A, via USB-C connector or Pin header |
| PCB | 8 Layer, 66 mm x 66 mm |
| Temperature range | 0℃ to 80℃ |
| Reset button | 1 |
From these links you can download the SD card installation images for
FreeBSD 13.0-RELEASE and OPNsense 21.1
FreeBSD-aarch64-13.0-RELEASE-NanoPi-R4S-20210720.img.xz