{"id":264836,"date":"2026-06-05T07:33:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T11:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/sparrow-hawk-runs-linux-on-renesas-r-car-v4h-soc\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T08:15:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T12:15:10","slug":"sparrow-hawk-runs-linux-on-renesas-r-car-v4h-soc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/sparrow-hawk-runs-linux-on-renesas-r-car-v4h-soc\/","title":{"rendered":"Sparrow Hawk runs Linux on Renesas R-Car V4H SoC"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sparrow Hawk runs Linux on Renesas R-Car V4H SoC<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-06-05 07:33:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Sparrow Hawk from Retronix Technology is a single-board computer built around the Renesas R-Car V4H processor. Originally developed for automotive applications, the R-Car V4H combines Arm Cortex-A76 and Cortex-R52 CPU cores with integrated graphics and AI acceleration. Retronix cites robotics, smart manufacturing, computer vision, and industrial edge systems as example use cases.<\/p>\n

The board is built around the Renesas R-Car V4H SoC featuring four Arm Cortex-A76 cores operating at up to 1.8GHz alongside three lockstep Arm Cortex-R52 cores clocked at up to 1.4GHz. Graphics are handled by an AXM-8-256 GPU operating at 600MHz and rated for more than 150 GFLOPS, while the platform delivers up to 30 TOPS of compute performance.<\/p>\n

Memory options include either 8GB LPDDR5 running at 6400 MT\/s or 16GB LPDDR5 operating at 5500 MT\/s. Storage is provided through a microSD card slot and 64MB of QSPI NOR flash, while expansion is available through an M.2 Key-M connector with PCIe Gen4 connectivity.<\/p>\n

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R-Car V4H SBC block diagram<\/strong>(click image to enlarge)<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Sparrow Hawk exposes a range of industrial and development-oriented interfaces, including CAN-FD, Gigabit Ethernet AVB networking, multiple USB 3.0 ports, DisplayPort output, camera inputs, and a Raspberry Pi-compatible 40-pin expansion header. The hardware manual also notes support for 2230 and 2242 M.2 modules through a PCIe x2 interface.<\/p>\n

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R-Car V4H SBC bottom view<\/strong>(click image to enlarge)<\/p>\n

According\u00a0to the hardware manual, the board provides a 40-pin GPIO header supporting GPIO, I\u00b2C, and UART connectivity, alongside dual camera inputs, DisplayPort output, CAN-FD, and Ethernet AVB networking.<\/p>\n

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R-Car V4H SBC top view<\/strong>(click image to enlarge)<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Sparrow Hawk supports Yocto and Debian Linux distributions. Retronix also provides downloadable software packages, a hardware user manual, reference schematics, PCB layout files, component placement documentation, and a 3D…<\/p>\n

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