¶ Single Board Computer
¶ VisionFive 2 Lite: A budget-friendly and feature-rich RISC-V single board computer.
VisionFive 2 Lite is a budget-friendly and feature-rich RISC-V single board computer tailored for education, AIoT, smart home, and IIoT applications. Powered by StarFive’s JH-7110S quad-core processor, it features robust image and video processing capabilities along with versatile expansion interfaces including PCIe, HDMI, USB 3.0, and Gigabit Ethernet. With full support for mainstream Linux distributions and open-source toolchains, it enables fast development and smooth integration. Whether for learning, prototyping, or embedded deployment, VisionFive 2 Lite delivers an exceptional balance of performance and affordability.
¶ 1. Hardware
VisionFive 2 Lite boasts a quad-core 64-bit JH-7110S SoC with RV64GC ISA, running up to 1.25 GHz, and integrated with IMG BXE-4-32 MC1. VisionFive 2 Lite provides the system memory of 4GB or 8GB LPDDR4 SDRAM up to 2,800 Mbps. Storage flexibility is provided by both the onboard TF card slot and eMMC.
¶ 2. Interface
VisionFive 2 Lite provides rich I/O peripherals such as M.2 connector, WiFi 6 & BT 5.4, USB 2.0/3.0 ports, a 40-pin GPIO header, RJ45 Ethernet ports, and many more.
¶ 3. Image & Video Processing
VisionFive 2 Lite has onboard audio and video processing capabilities and has MIPI-CSI and MIPI-DSI connectors as multimedia peripherals. It integrated StarFive ISP and is compatible with mainstream camera sensors; VisionFive 2 Lite has a built-in image/video processing subsystem, supporting H.264/H.265/JPEG encoding and decoding.
¶ 4. Application Scenario
- Education & Development
Lightweight open-source RISC-V educational platform supporting toolchains like Python/OpenCV, enabling efficient development of AI vision algorithms and robotic control applications. - IIoT / Industrial Control Systems
Edge Connectivity: Features Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi 6, and PCIe-based M.2 expansion for industrial sensor/device integration.
Control Systems: Supports OpenPLC with IgH EtherCAT Master Stack. - Smart Home & Security Solutions
Peripheral Control: Directly drives home automation devices (sensors/access systems) via GPIO/USB interfaces
AIoT: Implements person detection using USB-connected Hailo-8 AI accelerator modules, with alerts pushed to Home Assistant via RTSP streams - Lightweight Home Server
Native support for OpenWrt (router OS)/CasaOS (container management)/Buildroot (embedded Linux) frameworks.
Deploys software-defined routing and SMB/NFS-based NAS services with 24/7 low-power operation.
¶ 5. Learn More
- How to Buy VisionFive 2 Lite
- VisionFive 2 Tech Doc
- Application Center
- VisionFive 2 Lite Repository
- VisionFive 2 Lite Tech Forum
- VisionFive 2 Lite Debian Image Download
¶ VisionFive 2: The World’s First High-Performance RISC-V SBC
VisionFive 2 is the world’s first high-performance RISC-V single board computer (SBC) with 3D integrated GPU. Compared with its last generation, VisionFive 2 has been fully upgraded with significant improvements in the processor work frequency, multimedia processing capabilities, scalability, etc. Its superior performance and reasonable price make VisionFive 2 the best affordable RISC-V development board ever.
VisionFive 2 was officially launched in August 2022.
¶ 1. Performance
VisionFive 2 boasts a quad-core 64-bit JH-7110 SoC with RV64GC ISA, running up to 1.5 GHz, and integrated with IMG BXE-4-32 MC1, supporting OpenCL 3.0, OpenGL ES 3.2, and Vulkan 1.2.
¶ 2. Interface
VisionFive 2 provides rich I/O peripherals such as M.2 connector, eMMC socket, USB 3.0 ports, a 40-pin GPIO header, gigabit Ethernet ports, a TF card slot, and many more.
¶ 3. Image & Video Processing
VisionFive 2 has onboard audio and video processing capabilities and has MIPI-CSI and MIPI-DSI connectors as multimedia peripherals. It integrated StarFive ISP and is compatible with mainstream camera sensors; VisionFive 2 has a built-in image/video processing subsystem, supporting H.264/H.265/JPEG encoding and decoding.
¶ 4. Learn More
- White Paper
- VisionFive 2 Tech Forum
- VisionFive 2 Tech Doc
- How to Buy VisionFive 2
- VisionFive 2 Repository
- VisionFive 2 Debian Image Download