PineTab-V

The PineTab-V with the detachable keyboard attached

The PineTab-V is PINE64's first RISC-V tablet. It is based on the JH7110 64-bit RISC-V SoC. The packaging is very similar to ARM-based PineTab2.

Introduction

In late 2022, PINE64 announced plans to help grow the RISC-V hardware ecosystem alongside the existing ARM-based device line-up. The PineTab-V is an experimental device, which ships without an OS and without any promises. The JH7110 RISC-V SoC, and the RISC-V architecture in more general, is currently best described as having limited Linux support. You can think of it as a convenient development platform targeted at those of you interested in bringing Linux support to JH7110 and, by extension, the entire RISC-V ecosystem.

State of the software

The PineTab-V is an experimental device and lacks dedicated working software – it should therefore only be purchased by people interested in helping with the bring-up process of Linux and BSDs on the RISC-V architecture.

Warning: Do not buy the device unless you intend to use it for operating system development purposes.

Releases

The PineTab-V ships with Factory Test Code. The factory test reference source code can be found here:

• PineTab-V_factorytestcode_SDK-20230725.tar.gz from pine64.org (8.36GB, MD5 of the TAR-GZip file: 3e35e2760d82155b024f7601ac2b1275)

Variants

There are currently two variants of the PineTab-V:

• PineTab-V – 4GB RAM and 64GB eMMC storage
• PineTab-V – 8GB RAM and 128GB eMMC storage

Features

Front- and backside of the PineTab-V

Backside of the PineTab-V

Chassis:

• Dimensions: 242mm x 161mm x 9mm
• Weight: 520 grams (without keyboard), 990 grams (includes keyboard)
• Build: Metal and Plastic
• Color: Matte Black

Display:

• Type: HD IPS capacitive touchscreen, 16.7M colors
• Size: 10.1 inches
• Resolution: 1280×800 pixels, 16:10 ratio

Platform:

• Chipset: StarFive JH7110
• CPU: 64-bit Quad-core 1.5 GHz SiFive U74 RISC-V
• GPU: Imagination Technology BXE-4-32

Memory:

• Internal Flash Memory: 64GB (variant 1) or 128GB (variant 2) eMMC module
• System Memory: 4GB (variant 1) or 8GB (variant 2) LPDDR4 SDRAM
• Expansion: micro SD Card support SDHC and SDXC, up to 2TB

Camera:

• Main Camera: Single 5MP, LED Flash (chipset: Omnivision OV5648)
• Selfie Camera: Single 2MP (chipset: Galaxycore GC02M2)

Sound:

• Loudspeaker: Yes, stereo
• 3.5mm jack with mic: Yes, stereo

Wireless:

• Chipset: Realtek RTL8852BU
• WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 ax/ac/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
• Bluetooth: 5.2, A2DP

I/O:

• 1x USB 3.0 Type-C port (front side 3.0, rear side 2.0)
• 1x USB 2.0 Type-C port (also use as charging and debug port)
• 1x USB 2.0 Pogo keyboard port
• 1x microHDMI HD Video output

Battery:

• Removable Li-Po 6000mAh battery
• Charging: 15W – 5V 3A

Schematics and certifications

PineTab-V Board

PineTab-V mainboard schematic:

• PineTab-V mainboard Released Schematic-20230614 ver 1.0

PineTab-V certifications:

• TODO

Frequently asked questions

What is the Performance of the PineTab2 compared to the PineTab-V?

The PineTab2 is notably faster than the PineTab-V. You can see this by comparing the Quartz64 sbc-bench results to the Star64 ones. Performance should not be a factor of consideration when purchasing a PineTab-V.

External resources

• PINE64: Introduction of the PineTab-V, March Update: Tablet Bonanza!
• PINE64: Launch of the PineTab-V PineTab-V and PineTab2 launch