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This is definitely not the first RISC-V SBC at this size (the Sipeed Nezha SBC[0] launched over two years ago based on the Allwinner D1, and the ARIES FIVEBerry

This is definitely not the first RISC-V SBC at this size (the Sipeed Nezha SBC[0] launched over two years ago based on the Allwinner D1, and the ARIES FIVEBerry[1] launched almost a month ago based on the Renesas RZ/Five). It's not even the first SBC with that specific SoC, as StarFive (the company behind the JH7110 SoC used by this SBC) launched the VisionFive 2 SBC[2] on KickStarter back in September, and Pine64 had the STAR64 since last year as well. As for PoE support, the presence of the 4-pin header on the board suggests that it's optional, and requires the help of something like the PoE+ HAT[3], same as on the VisionFive 2 and the RPi. [0] https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/nezha-your-first-64bit-risc-v-linux-sbc-for-iot https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/nezha-your-first-64bit-ri... [1] https://www.aries-embedded.com/evaluation-kit/cpu/rzfive-renesas-riscv-msrzfive-osm-ethernet-can-fiveberry https://www.aries-embedded.com/evaluation-kit/cpu/rzfive-ren... [2] https://www.starfivetech.com/en/site/boards https://www.starfivetech.com/en/site/boards [3] https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/poe-plus-hat/ https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/poe-plus-hat/

brucehoult 3y ago
If you want to talk about customers actually receiving stuff, rather than announcements or taking preorders, then the timing is: - Nezha: late June / early July 2021 - VisionFive 2: February 2023 - Star64: May 2023 The PineTab-V also uses the JH7110. It was supposed to ship late May at the same time as the (very similar) A55-based PineTab2, but according to the company they found something they wanted to fix before shipping. Hopefully soon! My VF2 that arrived in February was supposed to have been in November, and the Star64 was scheduled to ship in December, so slips of a few months are just in the nature of the industry, especially at this time.
- krilovsky 3y ago
  No argument there, though I'm not sure why you feel that the delivery date is the relevant metric in the context of the Milk-V Mars which has only been announced and isn't even available for preorder yet.
  - brucehoult 3y ago
    Because the delay between announcement or order-taking and receiving the thing can be highly variable, and having it in my hands and being able to use it is what is important to me. The biggest delays are usually with a new SoC. Once the SoC is available, building yet one more circuit board is usually a pretty straightforward exercise, at least for the competent.

brucehoult 3y ago

If you want to talk about customers actually receiving stuff, rather than announcements or taking preorders, then the timing is: - Nezha: late June / early July 2021 - VisionFive 2: February 2023 - Star64: May 2023 The PineTab-V also uses the JH7110. It was supposed to ship late May at the same time as the (very similar) A55-based PineTab2, but according to the company they found something they wanted to fix before shipping. Hopefully soon! My VF2 that arrived in February was supposed to have been in November, and the Star64 was scheduled to ship in December, so slips of a few months are just in the nature of the industry, especially at this time.

krilovsky 3y ago
No argument there, though I'm not sure why you feel that the delivery date is the relevant metric in the context of the Milk-V Mars which has only been announced and isn't even available for preorder yet.
- brucehoult 3y ago
  Because the delay between announcement or order-taking and receiving the thing can be highly variable, and having it in my hands and being able to use it is what is important to me. The biggest delays are usually with a new SoC. Once the SoC is available, building yet one more circuit board is usually a pretty straightforward exercise, at least for the competent.