The FIVEberry integrates the OSM-compatible MSRZFive system-in-package (SiP) based on the single-core microprocessor RZ/Five by Renesas Electronics onto a compact evaluation board. The RZ/Five MPUs has a RISC-V CPU core (AX45MP single) running at 1.0 GHz.
“Our new baseboard supports all necessary features to make the first steps with the RISC-V CPU core,” said Andreas Widder, Managing Director of ARIES Embedded. “This entry-level platform serves an expanded user community to develop and debug drivers and bootloaders, and even use it in prototype setups.”
The RZ/Five general-purpose MPUs from Renesas are built around a 64-bit RISC-V CPU core and employ the AX45MP from Andes Technology, based on the RISC-V CPU instruction set architecture (ISA).
The peripheral functions of the FIVEberry include support for multiple interfaces, including two Gigabit Ethernet channels, two USB 2.0 channels, and two CAN channels. In addition, the baseboard offers dual A/D converter modules, making it suitable for applications such as entry-class social infrastructure gateway control and industrial gateway control.
The FIVEberry is driven by the system-in-package MSRZFive from ARIES Embedded, which in the smallest size “S” concentrates extensive functionality on the board measuring just 30 by 30mm each. The module conforms to SGET’s OSM standard and offers an LCD controller. It supports 512 MB to 4 GB of DDR4 RAM, SPI-NOR flash and optionally 4 GB of eMMC NAND flash.
The numerous interfaces include camera input (MIPI-CSI), display output (Parallel-IF), USB2.0 2ch, SD 2ch, CAN (CAN-FD), and Gigabit Ethernet 2-Channel. The temperature range starts at -25 °C to +85 °C and goes up to -40 °C to +85 °C for industrial environments.
The idea behind Open Standard Modules by SGET (Standardization Group for Embedded Technologies e. V.) is to create a new, future proof and versatile standard for small-size, low-cost embedded computer modules, combining different characteristics, such as to be completely machine processible during soldering, assembly, and testing.
In addition, it offers different possible packages for direct PCB soldering without a connector. It also provides pre-defined soft- and hardware interfaces as well as open-source in soft- and hardware.
The Open Standard Module specification allows development, production, and distribution of embedded modules for the most popular MCU32, ARM and x86 architectures. For a growing number of IoT applications, the standard helps to combine the advantages of modular embedded computing with increasing requirements regarding costs, space, and interfaces.
The FIVEberry will be available in Q3 2023.
