On: HiFive1 – Arduino RISC-V Dev Board

[mkesper]

Sounds much faster than an arduino, but not the affordable Linux-capable board everybody's waiting for

[rwmj → mkesper]

We expect at least one cheap Linux board next year, and possibly more. Can't go into more details, sorry.

[tyingq → mkesper]

The main feature really just seems to be "it's RiscV". A 180MHz Teensy is half the cost, and likely able to do most, if not all, things this can do.

Makes sense though. First mover is probably a good PR move for SiFive.

[jpablo → mkesper]

What kind of board is everybody waiting for than the Raspberry Pi(zero) isn't providing?

[kevin_thibedeau → jpablo]

Documented hardware that works without binary blobs.

[peatmoss → kevin_thibedeau]

I let OpenBSD’s level of support be my litmus test. If everything on the board works out of the box with OpenBSD, it probably acheived a high degree of openness.

[sigjuice → peatmoss]

So which boards fit the bill? Thanks!

[ejanus → kevin_thibedeau]

Could explain further?

[stephenjudkins → jpablo]

People are excited for RISC-V instead of Raspberry Pi's ARM.

[rvense → jpablo]

Don't the Pis still have everything attached over USB?

[perbu → rvense]

No. The Wifi is on the SDIO bus, I believe.

[emilfihlman → jpablo]

Non SD card based mass storage.