Grinn has also unveiled the GenioBoard, a single-board computer (SBC) that is very small and is based on the MediaTek Genio 700 system-on-module (soM). The board is aimed at edge and contemporary embedded AI software, and it is a combination of production-ready hardware with high-performance computing and versatile I/O selections.
The MediaTek Genio 700 SBC simplifies the process between prototyping to production combining Genio 700 SoC as the AI and multimedia load. It has dual M.2 expansion slots on its carrier board, powerful connectivity features, and an industrial grade of security, giving it the capability of operating in commercial and industrial environments that are very demanding.
Grinn GenioBoard Specifications:
The MediaTek Genio 700 SBC is powered by the MediaTek Genio 700 (MT8390) SoC, which features an octa-core CPU configuration with two Arm Cortex-A78 and six Cortex-A55 cores built on a 6 nm process. It integrates an Arm Mali-G57 (MC3) GPU and a 4.0 TOPS NPU, delivering efficient AI inference and vision processing for edge computing applications.
In the case of multimedia and connectivity, the board has 4K2 displays (up to 4K60 + 4K30) and 2 MIPI-CSI camera interfaces and 32 MP single camera input. It has a very diverse set of I/O interfaces, which include PCIe 2.0, USB 3.2/2.0 and a Gigabit Ethernet MAC, which supports TSN. The two M.2 slots can be used in storage and wireless module expansion, which gives developers flexibility in industrial and AIoT applications.
The Genio 700 SBC is a reliably and compliance-designed system with onboard Infineon OPTIGA Trust M security module, and satisfies the EU Cybersecurity Resilience Act (CRA). The small size of 87 x 56 mm form factor is to guarantee the ease of integration in commercial products, and the presence of the CE certification is to confirm its readiness to be produced. It is Linux compatible (Yocto and Debian) and optionally Android based which helps developers to start software integration and prototyping immediately.
MediaTek Genio 700 SBC is supported by Linux distributions based on Yocto, Debian, and optional Android, and provides developers with a chance to start fast integration with common open-source tools. It is also configured with images and AI development tools, as well as, camera processing and connectivity to the network, and can be immediately deployed. Nonetheless, because not all the drivers are upstreamed like video, NPU, and ISP, developers need to ensure that hardware features are supported in their target operating system. Grinn has documentation on its developer wiki, an open-source meta-grinn-genio repository on GitHub that is licensed under MIT, and configuration scripts and build guides together with BSP layers of GenioSOM modules.
Grinn has not disclosed the pricing yet, but the GenioBoard is already listed on the company’s official website.
Niladri Chowdhury