A new powerful Raspberry Pi alternative has been
launched by Khadas in the form of the VIM3 which is available as both a Basic
and Pro version priced at US$ 99 and Us$ 139 respectively. Together with optional
accessories take the form of a new VIM Heatsink, a 3705 Cooling Fan, M2X
extender board for NVMe SSD, a TS050 Touchscreen, Khadas Tone board, a DIY
Case, an IR Remote, a USB-C 24W adapter, and related USB-C and HDMI cables.
Specifications of the Khadas VIM3 Basic mini PC
include :
- Amlogic A311D – x4 2.2Ghz Cortex A73, x2 1.8Ghz Cortex A53 (12nm process for low heat)
- 2T2R AC Wi-Fi with RSDB Features
- Bluetooth 5.0
- USB 3.0 Available
- Gigabit Ethernet with WOL support
- LPDDR4/X
- USB-C PD for heavy applications
- NMVe SSD:
- M.2 Connector
- Neural Network Accelerator:
- NPU: Supports a maximum frequency of 800MHz at 5.0 TOPS
- INT8 inference up to 1536 MAC
- Internal L2 cache (512KB) and system workspace buffer (1MB)
- Supports all major deep learning frameworks including TensorFlow and Caffe
- Maker Friendly:
- Stackable Design
- Programmable MCU
- 3 Programmable LEDs (Blue, Red and White)
- XPWR for external Power button
- Onboard SPI Flash
- Khadas TST
- Khadas KBI
- Business Applications
- Dual independent displays with GSensor
- H.264 / H.265 Encoding
- Supports multi-video decoding up to 4Kx2K@60fps+1x1080P@60fps
- VIN Power Input
- Rich IO:
- 40 Pin GPIO Header (USB, I2C, I2S, UART, ADC etc)
- 8-ch I2S for Microphone Array application (over M.2 Connector)
- MIPI-DSI
- MIPI-CSI
- Designed with GPIO Extender Chip
- Accessories:
- New VIM Heatsink
- 3705 Cooling Fan
- M2X Extender Board
- TS050 Touchscreen
- Khadas Tone Board
- DIY Case
- IR Remote
- USB-C 24W Adapter
- USB-C Cable (White, Male to male)
- USB-C Cable (Grey 2.0 to Type-C)
- HDMI Cable (19-Pin)
- What’s in the Box:
- VIM3 Basic
- Wi-Fi Antenna x2
