Smaller Rockchip system‑on‑module
Boardcon unveiled the Tiny1126B, a shrunken Rockchip RV1126B system‑on‑module that reduces the board from 38 × 30 mm to 34 × 30 mm while adding extra I/O. (cnx-software.com). The change targets compact AI and embedded builds that need more peripheral options in a tighter package. (cnx-software.com)
A system-on-module is the computer core of a device on a tiny daughterboard, and Boardcon has made its Rockchip version smaller without cutting features. The new Tiny1126B measures 34 × 30 mm, down from 38 × 30 mm on the earlier Tiny1126. (boardcon.com) Boardcon posted the Tiny1126B launch on April 13, 2026, and CNX Software detailed the change on April 17. The company says the new module keeps the Rockchip RV1126B processor while moving to a 2 × 100-pin connector layout with 0.4 mm pitch. (boardcon.com, cnx-software.com) The chip at the center is built for camera and machine-vision jobs: Rockchip lists a quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 central processor, a neural processor rated at up to 3 tera operations per second for artificial-intelligence inference, and support for H.264 and H.265 video at up to 4K at 30 frames per second. Boardcon pairs that with 2 GB or 4 GB of memory and 8 GB to 256 GB of storage options. (rock-chips.com, boardcon.com) Shrinking a module by 4 mm in one dimension sounds minor, but these boards are used inside cameras, robots, and industrial boxes where the module has to fit around lenses, heat sinks, and ports. Boardcon is pitching the Tiny1126B for smart surveillance, industrial vision, robotics, and automotive edge artificial intelligence. (cnx-software.com, boardcon.com) The other change is the pinout — the map of signals exposed to the carrier board that adds cameras, networking, and other hardware. Boardcon says the smaller module now exposes three Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitters, Universal Serial Bus 2.0 host, Universal Serial Bus 3.0 dual-role, two camera serial interfaces, two Ethernet interfaces, two Secure Digital MultiMediaCard interfaces, serial peripheral interface, inter-integrated circuit, controller area network, analog-to-digital converter, and general-purpose input/output. (boardcon.com) For vision products, image hardware matters as much as raw compute. Boardcon says the module includes a 12-megapixel hardware image signal processor, an 8-megapixel artificial-intelligence image signal processor, high dynamic range support, 3D noise reduction, fisheye correction, and day-night imaging features. (boardcon.com) Boardcon also says the module supports Debian 12 and Buildroot, two Linux-based software stacks commonly used in embedded products. The listed operating range is -20 to 85 degrees Celsius, which puts it in the range expected for industrial deployments rather than consumer gadgets. (boardcon.com) CNX Software reported that Boardcon had not published pricing at launch, and Boardcon’s product page still routes buyers to a quote request rather than a list price. The pitch is straightforward: pack the same class of vision processor into less board area while opening up more ways to connect cameras, networks, and peripherals. (cnx-software.com, boardcon.com)
