4Kopen has showcased at 2019 Integrated Systems Europe (ISE 2019) at the beginning of the month a new 4K capable board featuring STMicro STiH418 Media Processor. The development board comes with 2 GB RAM, HDMI 2.0 output, HDMI 1.4 input, Gigabit Ethernet, USB 3.0, a mini PCIe slot fitted with an 802.11b/g/n WiFi module, an eSATA connector and more.
The board is a fully open source 4K development platform with OrCAD and PDF schematics, Gerber files, and datasheet all available for download. There’s also a Wiki explaining how to get started with Raspbian or buildroot built Starkl Linux distributions, and how to use the GStreamer media APIs
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4Kopen (B2264) Hardware Specifications
- SoC – STMicro STiH418 quad-core Arm Cortex-A9 processor @ 1.2 GHz, quad-core Mali-400 GPU, and 4x ST231 DSP (Each Core Quad issue) @ 650 MHz
- System Memory – 2 GB DDR3 @ 2133 MHz
- Storage – micro SD socket, eSATA port
- Video & Audio I/O
- Output – HDMI 2.0 Tx up to 2160p60, 3.5mm AV jack with composite video and stereo audio
- Input – HDMI 1.4 Rx up to 2160p30
- Video Decode/Encode
- Ultra HD Decoding, up to 2160p60
- Full HD Encoding, up to 1080p60
- Networking – Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11b/g/n WiFi 4
- USB – 1x USB 3.0 port, 2x USB 2.0 ports
- Expansion
- Mini PCIe slot (wireless module included)
- 40-pin GPIO header
- Debugging – JTAG header
- Misc – Reset button
- Power Supply – 12V DC
- Dimensions – TBC
Read more: 4KOPEN – 4K UHD VIDEO DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM FEATURES STMICRO STIH418 MEDIA PROCESSOR
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