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Official Specs Released for the Orange Pi AIPro SBC Series (8T/20T)
Orange Pi officially announced the arrival of a cutting-edge single-board computer that we previously introduced a few months ago, and it goes by the name of the Orange Pi AIPro (8T). This board has been meticulously designed to cater to a wide range of artificial intelligence applications, ensuring it meets all your project requirements.
One of its standout features is the snappy quad-core 64-bit processor developed by Huawei, although the specific name of the processor is still under wraps. With an extraordinary AI inference performance capability of up to 8 TOPS (INT8), it offers incredible efficiency, and for those who demand even more power, there is another variant that can deliver a jaw-dropping 20 TOPS (INT8) of performance, including a large amount of memory (12GB/24GB configuration).
The Basic variant (INT8) includes up to 16GB LPDDR4X and a 32MB SPI flash, while also allowing for additional storage options like a microSD card, an eMMC flash module, and/or an M.2 NVMe or SATA SSD. It is equipped with two HDMI 2.0 ports, one MIPI DSI connector, a 3.5mm audio jack, two MIPI CSI camera interfaces, Gigabit Ethernet, and Wi-Fi 5 connectivity, a number of USB ports, and a 40-pin GPIO header for expansion.
Layout and interfaces: Orange Pi AIPro (8T/20T) Series
Orange Pi AIPro 20T (Front view)
Orange Pi AIPro 8T (Front view)
Hardware Specifications
Orange Pi AIPro (8T) specifications:
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| SoC | Huawei Ascend quad-core 64-bit processor delivering up to 8 TOPS (INT8) AI performance and equipped with an unnamed 3D GPU; likely Ascend 310B with Arm Cortex-A76 equivalent cores, and a Mali-G57 GPU |
| System Memory | 8GB or 16GB LPDDR4X 3200 Mbps |
| Storage | – 32 MB SPI flash – MicroSD card socket – eMMC flash module connector for up to 256 GB modules. – M.2 Key-M 2280 socket for NVMe or SATA SSD |
| Video Output | – 2x HDMI 2.0 ports, up to 4K @ 60 FPS – 2-lane MIPI DSI FPC connector |
| Camera Interfaces | 2x 2-lane MIPI CSI connectors compatible with Raspberry Pi cameras |
| Audio | 3.5mm headphone + mic jack |
| Networking | – Gigabit Ethernet RJ-45 port – Dual-band Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth 4.2 module, plus two antenna connectors. |
| USB | – 2 x USB 3.0 ports – 1x USB 3.0 Type-C port – 1x micro-USB port (for UART console) |
| Expansion | 40-pin GPIO header |
| Misc | – Power and Reset buttons – Two “startup mode toggle keys” for selecting the boot device. – 12V fan connector |
| Power Supply | – Up to 20V (65W) via USB-C PD port – 2-pin header for LiPo battery, on-board charging IC |
| Dimensions | 107 x 68 mm |
| Weight | 82 grams |
Orange Pi AIPro (10T) specifications:
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| CPU | 4-core 64-bit processor + AI processor<br>1 DaVinci V300 AI core at 1.224 GHz 4 Taishan V200M processor cores at 1.6 GHz |
| GPU | Integrated graphics processor |
| AI computing power | 20 TOPS |
| RAM | LPDDR4X: 12GB/24GB (optional), rate: 4266 Mbps |
| Storage | • Supports eMMC modules: 32GB/64GB/256GB • SATA/NVME SSD (M.2 2280) • SPI flash: 32 MB • MicroSD slot |
| Wi-Fi + Bluetooth | Wi-Fi 5 dual-band + BT 4.2, BLE |
| Ethernet transceiver | Dual 2.5G Ethernet |
| Display | • 2 x HDMI TX 2.0 outputs, supporting up to 4K@60FPS • 1 x MIPI DSI 4-lane output |
| Camera | 2 x MIPI CSI-4 lane camera interfaces |
| USB | • 3 x USB 3.0 hosts • 1 x USB Type-C 3.0 host/device (USB 2.0 compatible) • 1 x Type-C serial port with a printing function |
| Audio | 3.5mm headphone jack audio input/output |
| Button | 1 On key, 1 RESET key, 1 Start toggle key, 1 BOOT key |
| 40pin | 40-pin function expansion interface, supporting the following interface types: GPIO, UART, I2C, SPI, I2S, PWM |
| Fan | 1 x fan connector |
| Reserved ports | 2-pin battery connector |
| Power supply | Type-C PD 20V in, standard 65W |
| Supported OS | Ubuntu, openEuler |
| Product size | 115.23 mm × 83.26 mm × 1.6 mm |
| Weight | 120.5g |
Updated Product Specifications Unveiled
Orange Pi has now translated the product page into English, and you’ll find the user manual in English and links to Ubuntu and openEuler images in the Download section. So, it should be much easier to get started for people who cannot read simplified Chinese. The company also designed a new Orange Pi AIPro (20T) with a 20 TOPS Huawei Ascend SoC, up to 24 GB of RAM, and a fairly different layout. The product page is up, but it’s not available for sale on Amazon at this time.
Price and Availability
The AIPro boards are now accessible globally. Initially launched exclusively on JD.com in China, the company has either adjusted its strategy or obtained permission from Huawei, enabling wider distribution over a year later. Currently, the Orange Pi AIPro (8T), equipped with 16GB of RAM, can be purchased on AliExpress for only $143.00. Additionally, the Orange Pi AIPro (20T), featuring 12GB of RAM, is priced at $195.49, and both models come with active heat sinks included.
