SpacemiT K1 8 core RISC-V chip for NAS design ,it is a good idea?
we have test OpenWRT run on BPI-F3
I would like to see an expansion board with extra network ports (100Mbps or 1Gbps). Some people (not me) would use 2.5Gbps as well.
HDMI with input and 4k streaming possibility - to create an equivalent of “philips ambilight” with 4k resolution as pass-through capture device.
Also “smart home” applications: zigbee (though USB zigbee2mqtt exists and is pretty cheap) and IrDA (again an USB device could be used easily).
Then external display: LED’s (low res, could be easily created with 26-pin connector), external eInk or normal display (again - everything could be connected to available displays).
M.2 slots are cool but those devices consume immense amount of power and get hot. RISC-V is energy focused, not power&efficiency focused like ARM. It might be wise to use a single M.2 (already built-in) for buffers and fast-access while using SATA (also there) for cost&energy efficient storage.
Possibly some people could use a better WiFi (ax, MIMO with dozens of antennas). Though this would require quite much effort so only a few people would use this…right?
At the moment I’m not even sure how to use this board with any AI (got it unpacked and it works but I have not done anything with it).
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A board with more storage expansion options and no video I/O to keep the build simpler and more ram would be perfect for CI duties and developing non-user-facing software.
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BananaPi BPI-F3 Bianbu NASoperating system that includes applications (openmediavault, docker, and common software), frameworks, libraries, runtime, Linux kernel, boot loader (U-Boot), and supervisor interface (OpenSBI).
Bianbu Desktop/NAS image download： Index of /image/k1/version/bianbu
usename&password: bianbu
Hi, I’ve tried to use BPI-F3 as nas but it’s not flexible for that purpose because it has VL817 chip that somehow struggled with external HDDs connected through USB to SATA adapters (jms578 in my case). It just can’t to hold more than two HDDs connected to USB ports on the board, so if I want more than two HDDs I have to add nvme to pci-e adapter and even then I’ll be limited by 4 HDDs at max, but VL817 exposed 4 USB ports, so it will be fair to mention that it can’t work with more than 2 HDDs in the same time . I’ve tested this board with 3 HDDs connected to USB ports and at least one or two are disconnected randomly. Openmediavault which is bianbu-24.04-nas-k1 doesn’t allow me to turn off UAS, so there is no workaround with that, AFAIK.