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Sipeed MaixCAM2 combines 4K imaging and edge AI in an open camera platform

MaixCAM2 is built around an Axera AX630-series SoC with dual Arm Cortex-A53 cores running Linux, paired with a small RISC-V E907 core for real-time tasks. AI acceleration is provided by an onboard NPU rated at up to 12.8 TOPS INT4 or 3.2 TOPS INT8, supporting both convolutional and Transformer-based models.

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Minisforum AI X1 Pro running Linux: BIOS - LinuxLinks

This is a series looking at the Minisforum AI X1 Pro running Linux. In this series, I examine every aspect of this Mini PC in detail from a Linux perspective.

When I published the first article in this series, the 64GB RAM / 1TB NVMe model sold for £929. Since then the price has increased to £1,255. That’s because of soaring prices for RAM and NVMe caused by a massive surge in AI demand.

For this article in the series, I’m going to take you through the options available in the BIOS using a standard USB video capture card. So what’s BIOS?

In the world of computing, BIOS, which stands for Basic Input/Output System, plays a crucial role. It’s a type of firmware that kicks in to provide essential runtime services for operating systems and programs, while also handling the hardware initialization needed during the boot-up process. When you power on your computer, the BIOS firmware, typically pre-installed on the motherboard, ensures everything starts up smoothly.

Gurren - SSH tunnel manager - LinuxLinks

Gurren is a fast, terminal-based SSH tunnel manager with a TUI and background service.

This is free and open source software.

LinNote - keyboard-driven scratchpad - LinuxLinks

LinNote is a fast, keyboard-driven scratchpad for Linux.

It’s built for KDE Plasma with Qt6.

This is free and open source software.

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