Particle, an integrated IoT platform used by more than 240,000 developers and more than 160 enterprise customers, has helped make countless innovations possible with its wide variety of system-on-modules, development boards, and more. Now the company hopes to bring the “it just works” experience it’s known for to Linux with Tachyon, a powerful 5G-capable single-board computer (SBC) that runs Linux and includes its own AI accelerator.
Recently launched on Kickstarter, Particle’s Tachyon has already exceeded its funding goal with 29 days left in the campaign. Starting from $149 for the "Super early bird" pledge, Tachyon matches the Raspberry Pi form factor, and it’s driven by an octa-core Qualcomm Kryo CPU. The CPU has one 2.7 GHz core, three 2.4 GHz cores, and four 1.9 GHz cores.
