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( f.l.t.r R36S, R36XX, Raspberry Pi 4, Anbernic RG40XXV )

one of the main reasons for developing Umfeld was the interest in running Processing-like applications on small devices.

TL;DR Umfeld runs smoothly on Raspberry Pi 4 and 5 ( including all their variants ), ok on Raspberry Pi Zero and 3, ok-ish on Raspberry Pi 1, and finally also on handhelds like R36S ( and variants ) and Anbernic devices like R40XXV and RG351P.

i will soon publish a few articles that cover what i learned about linux, small devices, and how to develop on them:

  1. Linux on Small Devices
  2. How to Develop for Small Devices
  3. Discussing Umfeld on a Few Small Devices

Small Devices Tested with Umfeld (v2.6.4)

Device SoC Display WiFi Image
Raspberry Pi 4 Model B BCM2711 variable YES http://dm-hb.de/umfeld-rpi 1
Raspberry Pi 400 BCM2711 variable YES http://dm-hb.de/umfeld-rpi 1
RPI CM4 ( clockwork: uConsole ) 1 BCM2711 1280×720px YES http://dm-hb.de/umfeld-rpi 1
Raspberry Pi Zero BCM2835 variable NO http://dm-hb.de/umfeld-rpi 1
Raspberry Pi 1 Mod. B BCM2835 variable NO ( on request )
Anbernic R40XXV H700 640×480px YES http://dm-hb.de/umfeld-rocknix-h700 2
Anbernic RG351P RK3326 3 480×320px NO http://dm-hb.de/umfeld-rocknix-rk3326
R36S RK3326 3 640×480px NO http://dm-hb.de/umfeld-rocknix-rk3326 2
R36XX RK3326 3 640×480px YES http://dm-hb.de/umfeld-rocknix-rk3326 2
R36H RK3326 3 640×480px NO http://dm-hb.de/umfeld-rocknix-rk3326 2

  1. for Raspberry Pi there is also a lite version without a Desktop GUI. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  2. requires modification after copying to SD Card and BEFORE starting device ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  3. RK3326 devices can also run ArkOS ( image with pre-installed Umfeld on request ) ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4