Imagination Technologies Creator Ci40 development kit

Imagination Technologies has launched a development kit called Creator Ci40 on Kickstarter. The Ci40 microcomputer has been designed for smart home, IoT and other connected devices (drones, robots, etc), but it also has the hardware requirements for it to be used as a high-speed wireless router.

The microcomputer packs a powerful dual-core chip that has been optimised for IoT and networking applications. It also includes a custom-built chip called cXT200 that delivers high performance but also includes a balanced feature set aimed at low power consumption. The board runs not only Linux but also Brillo, the operating system from Google.

The product includes a full wireless connectivity package: 802.11ac 2x2 Wi-Fi, Bluetooth (Classic and Low Energy) and 802.15.4. The latter represents the foundation for many IoT standards, including the Thread protocol, ZigBee and 6LoWPAN.