EBC77: Single-board computer sports PCIe and was developed in collaboration with Canonical

Eswin and Canonical have launched a new single-board computer. The EBC77 sports an EIC7700X SoC, which is based on the RISC-V instead of the more common ARM architecture that's the foundation of the Raspberry Pi 5 and many other products in this segment. The SBC supports LPDDR5 RAM and comes with an 8MB SPI NOR flash. Like many single-board computers, this model lacks integrated mass storage. Therefore, the operating system should be stored on a microSD card. Alternatively, the Eswin EBC77 can be upgraded with an SSD. Like the Raspberry Pi 5, the little computer supports PCIe 3 with a single lane.

The EIC7700X SoC further features an NPU, which is specifically designed to accelerate AI applications at up to 20 TOPS. For video output, the SBC relies on HDMI and MIPI DSI, while cameras can be connected via MIPI CSI or USB. Additionally, there are two USB 3.2 Gen 1 and two USB 2.0 ports. One Gigabit Ethernet port is available as well, as is Wi-Fi 802.11 ac on the 2.4 and 5GHz bands. Sensors and actuators can be connected via the usual 40-pin header. In the US, Eswin’s latest single-board computer is officially priced at $149 on Amazon.