ArmSoM-p2 pro: Banana Pi subsidiary releases tiny Rockchip RK3308B-S powered single-board computer

ArmSoM has released the p2 pro, stylised as the ArmSoM-p2 pro on its website. Please note that ArmSoM is a Banana Pi subsidiary that produces single-board computers (SBCs) like the BPI-6202 and BPI-CM2. As CNX Software notes, the ArmSoM-p2 pro appears to be a re-branded BPI-P2 Pro, which Banana Pi introduced in March.

Thus, the ArmSoM-p2 pro is a tiny single-board computer that is only just wide enough to contain a 40-pin GPIO header. Additionally, the board's GPIO header supports ADC, I2C, SPI, UART, twin line out connections and a single SPDIF out. Moreover, the 40-pin header can handle eight microphone inputs or one PDM/I2S input. For reference, the ArmSoM-p2 pro measures 65 x 52.5 mm and weighs 30 g, in part thanks to the following ports:

• 1x 3.5 mm jack
• 1x 12-pin header (1x SPI/UART, 1x I2C, 1x UART, 2x PWM)
• 1x MicroSD card reader
• 1x USB 2.0 Type-A OTG
• 1x USB Type-C (5V/2A)
• 1x RJ45 (10/100M)

According to ArmSoM, it has equipped the ArmSoM-p2 pro with 512 MB DDR3 SDRAM, 8 GB of eMMC flash storage and a Rockchip RK3308B-S chipset. In short, the latter packs four ARM Cortex-A35 CPU cores that can boost to 1.3 GHz and a Voice Activity Detector (VAD). The ArmSoM-p2 pro should support Debian 11; more details can be found on ArmSoM's wiki. Curiously, ArmSoM's website points to the BPI-P2 Pro product listing, which is available for US$31.58.

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