This 2.9″x3.9″, dual core 64-ย bit Intel Atom-based systemย operates at 1.33GHz, with 2GBย of DDR3 RAM. Unlike the BeagleBone Blackย or Nvidia Jetson TK1, MinnowBoard Max is x86ย architecture, not ARM, but still runsย a familiar Linux operating system.
The open hardware Max offersย low-speed buses such as SPI,ย I2C, I2S audio, two UARTS, and 8ย buffered GPIO (two configurable forย PWM), all accessible on a 26-pinย male header. Its high-speed busesย for SATA2, PCIe, and more areย accessible from a 60-pin high-densityย connector. USB 2.0, 3.0, andย gigabit Ethernet are also standard,ย so connecting Max to fancy USBย accessories is a snap.
