Introducing The VisionFive V1 is a RISC-V Based Raspberry Pi Replacement - Available Soon

 The StarFive VisionFive V1 features two RISC-V CPUs, 8GB of RAM, and a familiar GPIO header, and is expected to ship at the same pricing range.

The VisionFive V1 single-board computer has been introduced by StarFive. The fact that it is powered by a RISC-V-based SoC rather than an Arm or Intel CPU sets it different from other SBCs, and it is one of the first full-featured variants to enter the market.

RISC-V SoCs are slowly but steadily gaining traction. Open-source alternatives to ARM's proprietary RISC-based chips have piqued the interest of Intel, which is working on its own RISC-V SoC, as well as Chinese companies looking to avoid any bans imposed by the US government, which have seen the likes of Huawei indirectly barred from using Arm-based chips. StarFive, which is based in China, has launched the VisionFive V1 RISC-V single-board computer, which is one of the first full-featured machines to enter the market.

Features and Specifications of a Single-Board Computer:

• SoC – StarFive JH7100 Vision SoC with:
  • Dual-core Sifive U74 RISC-V processor @ 1.5 GHz with 2MB L2 cache
  • Vision DSP Tensilica-VP6 for computing vision
  • NVDLA Engine 1 core (configuration 2048 MACs @ 800MHz  – 3.5 TOPS)
  • Neural Network Engine (1024MACs @ 500MHz – 1 TOPS)
  • VPU – H.264/H.265 decoder up to 4Kp60, dual-stream decoding up to 4Kp30
  • JPEG encoder/decoder
  • Audio Processing DSP and sub-system
• System Memory – 8GB LPDDR4
• Storage – MicroSD card slot
• Video output
  • 1x HDMI 1.4 port up to 1080p60
  • 1x MIPI DSI interface up to 4Kp30
  • MIPI-CSI TX for video output after ISP and AI processing
• Camera
  • Dual channels of ISP, each channel support up to 4K @ 30FPS
  • 2x MIPI-CSI Rx
• Audio – 3.5mm audio jack
• Connectivity – 1x Gigabit Ethernet, 2.4 GHz 802.11b/g/n WiFi 4, and Bluetooth 4.2
• USB – 4x USB 3.0 Ports
• Expansion – 40-pin color-coded GPIO header with 28x GPIO, I2C, I2S, SPI, UART
• Security – Support TRNG and OTP
• Misc – Reset and power buttons
• Power Supply – USB Type-C port with USB PD and QC support
• Dimensions – 100 x 72 mm

The VisionFive V1 is built on a 1.5 GHz dual-core SiFive U74 SoC on a 3.9-inch x 2.8-inch PCB. In terms of performance, it won't set the world on fire, but it will be an excellent platform for hobbyists and people interested in coding and investigating the chips' AI potential. Hardware-accelerated video decoding for 4K/60 Hz video or two 4K videos running at 30 Hz is also supported. It also has an impressive 8 GB of LPDDR4 RAM, indicating that it is obviously aimed at the Raspberry Pi crowd.

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