Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
StarFive VisionFive 2 RISC-V SBC review, including a demo of an engineering release of Debian, and of Python GPIO control. My previous “Explaining RISC-V” video is here: youtube.com/watch?v=Ps0JFsyX2fU
Note that on January 10 2023, StarFive released an updated specification for the VisionFive 2, indicating that all four USB ports are now USB 3.0 (rather than two USB 2.0 and two USB 3.0). So all of the ports are correctly coloured. The new datasheet is at: doc-en.rvspace.org/VisionFive2/PDF/VisionFive2_Datasheet.pdf
More information on the VisionFive 2 can be found on the StarFive website: starfivetech.com/en/site/boards And there is also a lot of information on AllNet: https://shop.allnetchina.cn/products/starfive-visionfive-2-quad-core-risc-v-dev-board -- where you can also purchase the board. Note that I do not have a commercial relationship with these companies and was not asked to post these links. The VisionFive 2 shown in the video was purchased via its initial KickStarter.
My reviews of other RISC-V hardware include:
StarFive VisionFive 1:
youtube.com/watch?v=4PoWAsBOsFs
Sipeed Nezha RISC-V SBC:
youtube.com/watch?v=613yEF6SrNo
For additional ExplainingComputers videos and other content, you can become a channel member here:
youtube.com/channel/UCbiGcwDWZjz05njNPrJU7jA/join
More videos on computing and related topics can be found at:
youtube.com/@explainingcomputers
You may also like my ExplainingTheFuture channel at: youtube.com/@explainingthefuture
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:06 Unboxing
04:12 Specifications
08:16 Early Debian
14:40 Python GPIO
16:01 RISC-V Pioneers
#RISC-V VisionFive2 #StarFive #explainingcomputers
StarFive VisionFive 2 RISC-V SBC review, including a demo of an engineering release of Debian, and of Python GPIO control. My previous “Explaining RISC-V” video is here: youtube.com/watch?v=Ps0JFsyX2fU
Note that on January 10 2023, StarFive released an updated specification for the VisionFive 2, indicating that all four USB ports are now USB 3.0 (rather than two USB 2.0 and two USB 3.0). So all of the ports are correctly coloured. The new datasheet is at: doc-en.rvspace.org/VisionFive2/PDF/VisionFive2_Datasheet.pdf
More information on the VisionFive 2 can be found on the StarFive website: starfivetech.com/en/site/boards And there is also a lot of information on AllNet: https://shop.allnetchina.cn/products/starfive-visionfive-2-quad-core-risc-v-dev-board -- where you can also purchase the board. Note that I do not have a commercial relationship with these companies and was not asked to post these links. The VisionFive 2 shown in the video was purchased via its initial KickStarter.
My reviews of other RISC-V hardware include:
StarFive VisionFive 1:
youtube.com/watch?v=4PoWAsBOsFs
Sipeed Nezha RISC-V SBC:
youtube.com/watch?v=613yEF6SrNo
For additional ExplainingComputers videos and other content, you can become a channel member here:
youtube.com/channel/UCbiGcwDWZjz05njNPrJU7jA/join
More videos on computing and related topics can be found at:
youtube.com/@explainingcomputers
You may also like my ExplainingTheFuture channel at: youtube.com/@explainingthefuture
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:06 Unboxing
04:12 Specifications
08:16 Early Debian
14:40 Python GPIO
16:01 RISC-V Pioneers
#RISC-V VisionFive2 #StarFive #explainingcomputers
