Libre Computer Project

The Libre Computer Project is an effort initiated by Shenzhen Libre Technology Co., Ltd., with the goal of producing standards-compliant single-board computers and upstream software stack to power them.

WWW libre.computer

Hardware

Libre Computer Project uses crowd-funding on Indiegogo and Kickstarter to market their SBC designs. The delivery and after-sales support was poor resulting in lots of complaints and dissatisfied funders.
Active Libre Computer SBC designs include:

ROC-RK3328-CC (Renegade)

The ROC-RK3328-CC "Renegade" board was funded on Indiegogo and features the following specifications:

Rockchip RK3328 SoC
* 4 ARM Cortex-A53 @ 1.4GHz
** Cryptography Extensions
* 2G + 2P ARM Mali-450 @ 500MHz
** OpenGL ES 1.1 / 2.0
** OpenVG 1.1
* Multi-Media Processor
** Decoders
*** VP9 P2 4K60
*** H.265 M10P @ L5.1 4K60
*** H.264 H10P @ L5.1 4K60
*** JPEG
** Encoders
*** H.265 1080P30 or 2x H.264 720P30
*** H.264 1080P30 or 2x H.264 720P30
Up to 4GB DDR4-2133 SDRAM
2 USB 2.0 Type A
1 USB 3.0 Type A
Gigabit Ethernet
3.5mm TRRS AV Jack
HDMI 2.0
MicroUSB Power In
MicroSD card Slot with UHS support
eMMC Interface with 5.x support
IR Receiver
U-Boot Button
40 Pin Low Speed Header
ADC Header
Power Enable/On Header

AML-S905X-CC (Le Potato)

The AML-S905X-CC "Le Potato" board was funded on Kickstarter on 24 July 2017 and features the following specifications:

Amlogic S905X SoC
* 4 ARM Cortex-A53 @ 1.512GHz
** Cryptography Extension
* 2G + 3P ARM Mali-450 @ 750MHz
** OpenGL ES 1.1 / 2.0
** OpenVG 1.1
* Amlogic Video Engine 10
** Decoders
*** VP9 P2 4K60
*** H.265 MP10@L5.1 4K60
*** H.264 HP@L5.1 4K30
*** JPEG / MJPEG
** Encoders
*** H.264 1080P60
*** JPEG
Up to 2GB DDR3 SDRAM
4 USB 2.0 Type A
100 Mb Fast Ethernet
3.5mm TRRS AV Jack
HDMI 2.0
MicroUSB Power In
MicroSD card Slot
eMMC Interface
IR Receiver
U-Boot Button
40 Pin Low Speed Header
Audio Headers
UART Header

NOTE: GPIO Header Pin 11 or HDMI CEC is selectable by onboard jumper. They can not be used at the same time since they share the same pad.

ALL-H3-CC (Tritium)

The "Tritium" board was funded on Kickstarter on 13 January 2018 with the following specifications:

Software

Operating systems

Name	Focus	Kernel	UserSpace	ROC-RK3328-CC	AML-S905X-CC	ALL-H3-CC
Ubuntu	Desktop/Server	Linux	GNU/Debian
Armbian	Desktop/Server	Linux	GNU/Debian
Kali Linux	Penetration testing	Linux	GNU/Debian
Volumio	Audio web server	Linux	GNU/Debian
Retropie	Gaming	Linux	GNU/Debian
Happi	Gaming	Linux	GNU/Debian
Android	Mobile/HTPC	Linux	Android
LibreELEC	HTPC	Linux	Kodi
Arch Linux	Desktop/Server	Linux	GNU/Arch
Rune Audio	Audio web server	Linux	GNU/Arch
Lakka	Gaming	Linux	GNU/Arch
Fedora	Desktop/Server	Linux	GNU/Fedora
Void Linux	Desktop/Server	Linux	GNU
NetBSD	Desktop/Server	BSD	BSD
Genode	OS Framework	base-hw	Genode
Batocera Linux	Gaming	Linux	GNU/Arch

Open source

Software

Libre Computer is focused on upstream support in open-source software using standardized API interfaces. This includes Linux, u-boot, LibreELEC RetroArch, and more. A variety of open-source operating systems may be used on Libre Computer boards, including Linux and Android. Few to no binary blobs are used to boot and operate the boards.

Hardware

Schematics and 2D silkscreen are available for all hardware. Design files are based on non-disclosure materials from SoC vendors. CAD files are not available.