C.H.I.P. does computer things. Work in LibreOffice and save your documents to C.H.I.P.’s onboard storage. Surf the web and check your email over wifi. Play games with a bluetooth controller. With dozens of applications and tools preinstalled, C.H.I.P. is ready to do computer things the moment you power it on!
The CHIP is a tiny, cheap single-board computer that features a 1 GHz Allwinner R8 single-core processor, 512MB of RAM, 4GB of storage, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, and a composite video port. There’s also a USB port, a micro USB port, and a series of developer pins for attaching hardware.
Just don’t expect super-speedy performance if you want to use a device with a single-core ARM Cortex-A8 processor as a desktop computer or media center PC. The appeal of a device like the CHIP is its low price and its hackability, which could allow it to earn a place in the pantheon of low-cost, low-power multipurpose computing devices like the Raspberry Pi and Arduino.
| Hardware Specs | ||
| GPIO | 80 | |
| CPU | 1GHz Allwinner R8 | |
| RAM | 512MB | |
| Storage | 4GB | |
| Wall Power | USB 5V @ 300mA (peak) | |
| Battery Power | Single cell 3.7V LiPo battery w/ 2-pin JST-PH 2.0mm | |
| WiFi | 802.11b/g/n | |
| BLE | Yes | |
| USB | 1 standard & 1 micro with OTG | |
| HDMI | No (addon $13 HDMI accessory board is available, cheaper if bough with chip) | |
| Composite | Yes via ⅛” mini TRRS to RCA composite video output cable | |
| License | Open Hardware | |
| OS | Custom Linux, soon to be mainline Linux | |
| IO Header type | Female headers | |
| Dimensions | 40mm x 60mm | |
| Included Cables | Composite |
