Fast 64-bit Quad Core RISC-V Development Board Unveiled at Embedded World for Linux

SiFive, a leading provider of RISC-V based processor IP and silicon solutions, has recently unveiled an exciting new product - the quad-core RISC-V development board known as the HiFive Premier P550.

This innovative board is powered by the Eswin EIC7700 processor, featuring SiFive's advanced 64-bit three-issue, out-of-order P550 cores, along with a 256kbyte L2 cache and a 4Mbyte L3 cache.

One of the key partnerships in this project is with Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, to ensure seamless compatibility and support for running Ubuntu on the HiFive Premier P550.

"Developers around the world will soon have access to the HiFive Premier P550 for testing and developing RISC-V applications such as machine vision, video analysis, AI PC, and more," stated SiFive. "The board will be made available for large-scale deployment through Arrow Electronics, offering flexibility and customization options with its modular design."

Among the impressive features of the HiFive Premier P550 is a central IC that includes a 2D-3D GPU, hardware video encoder-decoder, NPU, DSP, MIPI DSI, security subsystem, DDR5 memory controller, and root complex PCI Express Gen 3 x4, along with standard peripherals.

Furthermore, the board boasts 16Gbyte of 64-bit LPDDR5-6400 memory, 128Gbyte of eMMC flash storage for fast boot times, a PCIe x16 slot, dual Gigabit Ethernet ports (including remote debug Ethernet), and five USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports for enhanced connectivity.

Arrow Electronics is set to have stock of the HiFive Premier P550 available starting in July, while SiFive is actively working on developing documentation, a software development kit, tool chain, and utilities to support developers in harnessing the full potential of this cutting-edge development board.

For more information and to explore the capabilities of the HiFive Premier P550, visit the official product page here.