Developer Boards
The RISC-V Developer Boards program exemplifies the generosity of RISC-V hardware vendors, who graciously donate their hardware to support various projects aimed at:
- Enhancing the success of RISC-V member products and services, facilitating operating system distribution support,
- Expanding the adoption of upstream open-source software within the community,
- Developing valuable educational resources,
- Encouraging the integration of emerging technologies utilizing the RISC-V architecture, and
- Promoting engagement and goodwill within the software ecosystem.
Participant projects are encouraged to submit a usage plan and document their outcomes with the donated boards, while RISC-V vendor members actively contribute through their own initiatives in coordination with RISC-V International.
Proposal Guidelines
To participate in the program, submit a project proposal that:
- Clearly impacts a significant upstream community (e.g., through patches, testing, or documentation)
- Is submitted by established open-source contributors with a link to their GitHub or GitLab profile
- Affects strategic RISC-V products and markets
- Matches the specifications of current or upcoming DevBoard hardware
- Comes from active RISC-V community members
While not all of these criteria are mandatory, having more of them increases your chances of acceptance. Remember, each program runs independently, so bookmark our page and submit a new proposal for each platform that fits your needs!
Terms and Conditions
Applications are collected for each program, then reviewed and ranked upon program closure. Accepted proposals will be contacted directly to confirm shipping arrangements. All remaining projects will be followed-up on a best-effort basis.
The priority for the delivery of boards is based on the value of the proposed project. Our goal is to support for academia, software distributions, and ecosystem projects. All applications that qualify will be considered on a first-come / first-serve basis.
Applicants of the boards must be willing to provide a monthly status of their project and work with RISC-V marketing to document their project and results. Applicants must provide monthly feedback and responses to RISC-V emails.
Decisions on board allocations are final. RISC-V as the administer of this program will abide by all laws in the United States and other government rules. Supply is limited and subject to availability. RISC-V provides no direct support; the RISC-V Slack channel is available for questions. Vendor members who have provided the boards MAY provide support.
How To Apply
- Review the terms
- Select an active program (below) which best meets requirements
- Apply using the form link provided in the Status section of the program
If you have any questions, reach out to devboard-seed@riscv.org.
If you’d like to join the program planning, join the RISC-V Developer Board Program community.
If you are a RISC-V member and have a board for the program, complete our RISC-V Developer Boards Partnership form to start the ball rolling.
Active Programs
The following programs are currently active. You may apply to multiple programs but please apply only to the programs where the hardware meets your needs.
Banana Pi F3 (2gb/4gb/8gb/16gb)
Summary: 8 core RISC-V chip, CPU integrates 2.0 TOPs AI computing power, Single-core general computing power equivalent to 1.3 times Cortex-A55, Supports 32-bit LPDDR4/4X, with a maximum of 16GB of memory, 5-lane PCIE2.1 expansion capability, 1x USB 3.0 + 2x USB 2.0 interfaces, 12x UART serial ports.
Status: Limited Supply. Projects will be evaluated on first-come, first-serve basis. Please note that higher memory (8gb/16gb) boards are in limited supply. When applying consider your memory requirements.
Hope to ship no later than October 30, 2024
Inactive Programs
The following programs are currently inactive.
VisionFive V2 from StarFive (Third Call)
Pico-ITX, 4- U74 cores, 8 GB memory, 2- USB 2.0. 2x USB 3.0, 1- 1 Gb Ethernet, 1- 10/100 Mb Ethernet, 1 M.2 key for NvMe attach, 40-pin GPIO
Lichee Pi 4A from SiPEED
TH1520 RISC-V processor, 1.8 GHz x 4 C910 cores, eMMC 32/64/128GB, POE Ethernet 1 Gbps, LPDDR4X-3733 – 4/8/16 GB, 4x USB 3.0, WiFi, Bluetooth, 20-pin header, HDMI 2.0 4K@60fps
Huashan Pi from Sophgo
FEMO-ITX (84 mm x 55 mm), 2- C906 cores (CV1812H SoC ), KPU with INT8 and INT16, DPU with resolution up to 1920×1080, 2 GB DDR3L memory, 4- USB2.0, eMMC, SD Card, 1- Ethernet 100 Mbps RJ45, WiFi, Bluetooth, HDMI, Mipi DSI Output, Mipi CIS*2 Input
Kendryte K230 from Canaan
Custom board size (140mm x 78mm), 2- C908 cores (1- “big” with RVV 1.0, 1- “small” core), KPU with INT8 and INT16, DPU with resolution up to 1920×1080, 512 MB memory, 2- USB 2.0 OTG, on-board eMMC provided, 64-pin GPIO
Pioneer Box from Milk-V
Mini tower with micro-ATX board with 64- C920 cores, 128 GB memory, 1 TB NVMe SSD, 2- 10 Gb Ethernet, AMD R5 230 graphics card
VisionFive V2 from StarFive (Second Call)
Pico-ITX, 4- U74 cores, 8 GB memory, 2- USB 2.0. 2x USB 3.0, 1- 1 Gb Ethernet, 1- 10/100 Mb Ethernet, 1 M.2 key for NvMe attach, 40-pin GPIO
ICE-V from QWERTY Embedded Design
82mm x 32 mm, ESP32C3HN4 SOC, 400 KB SRAM, 384 KB ROM, Lattice iCE40 FPGA (5k LUTs), Wifi, Bluetooth, 1- USB, GPIO for serial, ADC, or I2C
VisionFive V2 from StarFive (First Call)
Pico-ITX, 4- U74 cores, 8 GB memory, 2- USB 2.0. 2x USB 3.0, 1- 1 Gb Ethernet, 1- 10/100 Mb Ethernet, 1 M.2 key for NvMe attach, 40-pin GPIO
ROMA laptop from DeepComputing and Xcalibyte
Laptop, 4- Xuantie C910 processor @ 2.5 GHz, 16 GB memory, 256 GB SSD
VisionFive V1 from StarFive
Pico-ITX, 2- U74 cores, 8 GB memory, 2- USB 2.0, 2- USB 3.0, Wifi, 1- Gb Ethernet, 40-pin GPIO
Unmatched from SiFive
Mini-ITX, 4- U74 cores, 16 GB memory, 1- 8-lane PCIe Gen3, 4- USB 2.0, 2- M.2M-Key
Nezha from Allwinner Technology and Alibaba
PicoITX, C906 core, 2 GB memory, USB 2.0
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