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The module without WiFi is in Stock (and is the $8 model, the WiFi is $9). https://www.seeedstudio.com/Sipeed-MAIX-I-module-w-o-WiFi-1st-RISC-V-64-AI-Module-K2

by ac29 8y ago

The module without WiFi is in Stock (and is the $8 model, the WiFi is $9). https://www.seeedstudio.com/Sipeed-MAIX-I-module-w-o-WiFi-1st-RISC-V-64-AI-Module-K210-insid-p-3210.html https://www.seeedstudio.com/Sipeed-MAIX-I-module-w-o-WiFi-1s... There's also a dev board, which is probably much more useful than these bare modules. Unfortunately also out of stock: https://www.seeedstudio.com/Sipeed-MAix-BiT-for-RISC-V-AI-IoT-p-2872.html https://www.seeedstudio.com/Sipeed-MAix-BiT-for-RISC-V-AI-Io...

mrmondo 8y ago
Ah I’ve had really good experiences with SeeedStudio too, ordered plenty of things over the years - dangerous site for me to visit when I have money ;,)
agumonkey 8y ago
13$ for a rpi zero w like thing.. not bad
- tyingq 8y ago
  I think "esp32 like thing" is probably a closer comparison.
  - agumonkey 8y ago
    That thing clocks a 400MHz out of the box and has coprocessors .. I'd also guess that risc-v isa is more performant than esp32's one (super wild guess). Let's say it sits in the middle :)
    - yjftsjthsd-h 8y ago
      The distinction to me is software; if it runs Linux or such, it's a computer. If I have to provide "firmware" then it is a microcontroller.
      - therein 8y ago
        That distinction is getting blurrier and blurrier every day with the ability to flash firmware to some MCUs such that they run Linux. :)
        milkey_mouse 8y ago
        In my opinion the line to draw is support for a privileged mode/protection rings/memory protection. Anything without that can run μClinux at best, which isn't much better than an RTOS. Without process isolation an operating system isn't very "general purpose."
      - justinclift 8y ago
        There are Fedora and FreeBSD builds for RISC-V. This particular item seems to have only 8MB though, so not really in (most people's) "computer" realm. ;)
        pjmlp 8y ago
        Oh man I was so happy when I migrated from a PC 386SX with 2MB to a Pentium 75 with 8MB!
        Narishma 8y ago
        I went similarly from a 286 with 1MB to a Pentium 166 with 16MB.
        ido 8y ago
        A joke about a memory-hungry program use to be that EMACS stands for Eight Megabytes And Constantly Swapping.
        agumonkey 8y ago
        ELeven Exabytes and Constant TRashing Of Nodes
        8y ago

by ac29 8y ago

mrmondo 8y ago

Ah I’ve had really good experiences with SeeedStudio too, ordered plenty of things over the years - dangerous site for me to visit when I have money ;,)

agumonkey 8y ago

13$ for a rpi zero w like thing.. not bad

tyingq 8y ago
I think "esp32 like thing" is probably a closer comparison.
- agumonkey 8y ago
  That thing clocks a 400MHz out of the box and has coprocessors .. I'd also guess that risc-v isa is more performant than esp32's one (super wild guess). Let's say it sits in the middle :)
  - yjftsjthsd-h 8y ago
    The distinction to me is software; if it runs Linux or such, it's a computer. If I have to provide "firmware" then it is a microcontroller.
    - therein 8y ago
      That distinction is getting blurrier and blurrier every day with the ability to flash firmware to some MCUs such that they run Linux. :)
      - milkey_mouse 8y ago
        In my opinion the line to draw is support for a privileged mode/protection rings/memory protection. Anything without that can run μClinux at best, which isn't much better than an RTOS. Without process isolation an operating system isn't very "general purpose."
    - justinclift 8y ago
      There are Fedora and FreeBSD builds for RISC-V. This particular item seems to have only 8MB though, so not really in (most people's) "computer" realm. ;)
      - pjmlp 8y ago
        Oh man I was so happy when I migrated from a PC 386SX with 2MB to a Pentium 75 with 8MB!
        Narishma 8y ago
        I went similarly from a 286 with 1MB to a Pentium 166 with 16MB.
        ido 8y ago
        A joke about a memory-hungry program use to be that EMACS stands for Eight Megabytes And Constantly Swapping.
        agumonkey 8y ago
        ELeven Exabytes and Constant TRashing Of Nodes
      - 8y ago