MangoPi Shows Linux Computer Module The Size Of SD Card

MangoPi has shown the first images of its upcoming computer-on-module. This M-Core module is roughly the size of an SD card and supports Linux. It is unknown when the system will be released.

MangoPic shows images of the M-Core on Twitter, showing that the module is slightly smaller than an SD card. The company says this module supports 1080p60 over HDMI and currently runs Tina-Linux. On the MangoPi forum It can also be seen that the system has four Cortex-A53 cores from Arm. The term ‘H616’ is also mentioned. Presumably this refers to a All-winner H616-soc, also notes Liliputing. That soc also has four A53 cores, in addition to a G31 GPU and support for up to 4GB of RAM.

The M-Core module must, however, be placed on an I/O board to be usable, just like a Raspberry Pi Compute Module, for example. Such a separate board contains connections for display output and storage. For example, the M-Core test board that MangoPi shows on Twitter features two USB-A ports, a USB-C connection for power, an HDMI connector, a micro-SD card reader and a suspected Ethernet port.

MangoPi writes that it is currently working on an Armbian port for the M-Core. Further details about the module are unknown. For example, it is not yet clear when the system will be released or what the module will cost.

Images by MangoPi via Twitter