Potential All-in-One Single Board Computers

Orange Pi 5 4GB RK3588S US $68.00 + $12 shipping, in stock
www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804748236962.html

Orange Pi 5 8GB RK3588S US $83.00 + $12 shipping, in stock
www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804755535571.html

Orange Pi 5 16GB RK3588S US $115.00 + $12 shipping, in stock
www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804771408605.html

Possibly a strange entry but:

LinkStar-H68K-1432
4GB Cortex-A55 RK3568 US $119.00
www.seeedstudio.com/LinkStar-H68K-1432-p-5501.html

Bari wrote:

Orange Pi 5 4GB RK3588S US $68.00 + $12 shipping, in stock
www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804748236962.html

Orange Pi 5 8GB RK3588S US $83.00 + $12 shipping, in stock
www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804755535571.html

Orange Pi 5 16GB RK3588S US $115.00 + $12 shipping, in stock
www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804771408605.html
 

The RK3588 is a hell of a CPU. The S version is slightly cut down but not in any way that should matter for most machine stuff. Orange Pi 5 is probably the lowest priced device using a 3588, be great if it had a 2nd ethernet port.

Thats a pretty fun idea. Personally Im banking on the H616 working because I already have a CB1 which uses a H616 but I havent tested it out yet. Probably best to check online if the model in stores has a linux build for it. They usually do, but its probably worth it to check.

linux-sunxi.org/H616

Integrated NIC so good as an Rpi4 alternative. No idea how well they did a job on the kernel or u-boot on an Android TV box and if the box lets you easily modify them.

i remeber testing sim a while back using arbian distro no realtime kernel however can try again with my 7i76e

is there a lot of interest, if so will do a full realttime test etc

if i recall soc was 905x or amlogic based 2 gig rom 16g ram etc was very capable also with open gl

Bari wrote:

No idea how well they did a job on the kernel or u-boot on an Android TV box and if the box lets you easily modify them.

Yeah, thats really the key. Im not too deep in the whole rooting/jailbreaking thing, but what I usually do is search it on line by brand name or by printed pcb name etc, then find if there is someone loading some kind of kodi/xbmc thing, which usually means a linux thing. One thing I did find, is if no one is doing it, theres probably no uboot/dbts(?) thing to make the linux. That phone forum xbm something like that, their forum usually has the linux stuff for android things

Is there a master list of these SBC options?

There are several threads that explore the options and make them work etc. but is there a list of "these work" boards?

I was going to buy a small desk station like others have done but I really like the idea of these little SBC offerings to run my plasma table build.

I am not a code/software guy, I can get by with reading instructions and putting PC's together etc. but that is about the limit of my knowledge.
Most of these threads are over my head a fair bit.

You already found this post from the beginning of this forum:
forum.linuxcnc.org/18-computer/46077-pot...uters?start=0#244531

Unfortunately for you the closest is the difficult or expensive to find Rpi4 + Mesa FPGA over Ethernet.

forum.linuxcnc.org/18-computer/44828-rem...ernet-nvem-cnc-board might be another option depending on how much work that you wish to do.