MNT Research, the Berlin-based team behind the MNT Reform , MNT Pocket Reform , Reform 2, and MNT Reform Next , has launched the MNT Station , a fanless, open-hardware modular computer designed for use as a desktop PC, home server, NAS, router, edge device, or low-power media center.
The MNT Station is built around the MNT Reform mainboard ecosystem and designed for those who want to reuse an existing MNT Reform mainboard (versions 2.0, 2.5, or 3.0) as a stationary computer, as well as those building a modular Arm (or FPGA-based) desktop from scratch using the new MNT Reform Mainboard 3.0. Like other MNT systems, it’s fully open-source hardware, and the 200-pin processor module connector supports different processor modules, including the Rockchip RK3588, NXP Layerscape LS1028A, and Raspberry Pi CM4, among others.
SoC/Processor and Memory options (via 200-pin module) Rockchip RK3588 (MNT RCORE V2) — 4× Cortex-A76 + 4× Cortex-A55 @ up to 2.4 GHz, 16 or 32 GB LPDDR4, Mali-G610 GPU, 256 GB eMMC NXP Layerscape LS1028A — dual-core Cortex-A72 @ 1.5 GHz with 8 or 16 GB DDR4, Vivante GC7000UL GPU (fully open-hardware design, can run blob-free) NXP i.MX 8M Plus — Quad-core Cortex-A53 @ 1.8 GHz (up to 2 GHz), 8 GB LPDDR4, Vivante GC7000UL GPU, 2.3 TOPS NPU NXP i.MX 8MQ (original classic Reform module) — Quad-core Cortex-A53 @ 1.5 GHz with 4 GB LPDDR4, Vivante GC7000L GPU Raspberry Pi CM4 — Quad-core Cortex-A72 module with up to 8 GB LPDDR4, VideoCore VI GPU (via RCM4 adapter) Amlogic A311D ( Banana Pi CM4 ) — Hexa-core 4× Cortex-A73 + 2× Cortex-A53 @ up to 2.2 GHz with 4 GB LPDDR4, Mali-G52 GPU (via RCM4 adapter) Rockchip RK3566 ( Pine64 SOQuartz ) — Quad-core Cortex-A55 module with 8 GB RAM, Mali-G52 GPU (via CM4 adapter); note: Pine64 has stopped manufacturing Linux devices for now . AMD/Xilinx Kintex-7 FPGA module (RKX7) — For industrial use, can run RISC-V softcore (LiteX / VexRiscv) or custom gateware MNT Quasar (Qualcomm Dragonwing QCS6490 / QCS8550 ) — currently in development; others (Amlogic, Qualcomm, AMD/Xilinx FPGA) Note: All modules that use the 200-pin connector and work with classic MNT Reform mainboards (v2.0 / 2.5 / 3.0) are compatible with the Station
Rockchip RK3588 (MNT RCORE V2) — 4× Cortex-A76 + 4× Cortex-A55 @ up to 2.4 GHz, 16 or 32 GB LPDDR4, Mali-G610 GPU, 256 GB eMMC
NXP Layerscape LS1028A — dual-core Cortex-A72 @ 1.5 GHz with 8 or 16 GB DDR4, Vivante GC7000UL GPU (fully open-hardware design, can run blob-free)