Built on a Classic, Born Anew: A Letter to Our LattePanda V1 Users
Hey there, to all our old friends in the LattePanda community,
Do you still remember the excitement of powering up your LattePanda V1 for the first time? That tiny board, capable of running a full Windows OS, kicked off countless creative projects.
From automated home servers and intelligent robot brains to interactive art installations, we've been incredibly proud to see the infinite possibilities you've brought to life with the V1. None of this would have been possible without your trust, support, and the invaluable feedback you've shared with us along the way. Your real-world insights have been the driving force and blueprint for our journey forward.
Now, inspired by your expectations and our vision for the future, we are thrilled to introduce a brand-new product that inherits the classic design of the V1 but is completely revolutionized in performance and expandability—LattePanda IOTA. This letter is for you, to show you the exciting evolutions we've packed into this new generation, and the familiar conveniences we've kept just for you.
The Unchanged Spirit: Everything You're Familiar With Is Still Here
Evolution should mean more power, not more complexity. We've worked hard to preserve the core strengths of the V1 to ensure your transition experience is as smooth as possible.
- Our Most Important Promise: Same Form Factor, Seamless Transition! LattePanda IOTA perfectly inherits the classic 88mm x 70mm compact design and main interface layout of the V1. This means you can drop the IOTA directly into your existing V1 enclosures or mechanical structures with virtually no modifications. It's a truly "plug-and-play" hardware transition that saves you valuable time and money on redesigns.
- A Spirit of Openness and Compatibility Your familiar development environments, your existing code, and your past projects can be smoothly migrated to the IOTA. It continues to fully support Windows and major Linux distributions. We are committed to an open ecosystem, ensuring your creativity is never limited.
The Core Evolution: We Heard You, and We Delivered a Performance Revolution
LattePanda IOTA isn't just a routine update; it's a ground-up performance revolution. We've focused on enhancing the core aspects that V1 users care about most.
1. A Revolution in Performance: 8x the Power to Unlock New Scenarios
This is the most critical evolution. We've replaced the V1's Z8350 core with the new Intel N150 quad-core processor (boosting up to 3.6GHz). What does this mean for you?
- Feature: A brand-new Intel N150 processor, up to 16GB of LPDDR5 high-speed RAM, and 128GB of eMMC 5.1 storage.
- Benefit: Up to an 8-fold increase in CPU performance! Code that used to take minutes to compile might now take just seconds. Graphics-intensive tasks or lightweight AI inference that once struggled will now run with ease. This isn't just about being "faster"—it's about unlocking new application scenarios that were out of reach for the V1, exponentially increasing your project's potential.
2. An I/O Overhaul: Entering the 1Gbps High-Speed Era
We heard your call for faster data transfer speeds. The IOTA features a massive leap forward in I/O.
- Feature: Three onboard USB 3.2 Gen2 (10Gbps) ports, a Gigabit Ethernet port, and an HDMI 2.1 port supporting 4K@60Hz output.
- Benefit: Compared to the V1's USB 3.0 and 100Mbps Ethernet, the IOTA's data transfer speed is 10 times faster. Whether you're connecting a high-speed SSD, an industrial camera, or handling heavy network traffic, bottlenecks are a thing of the past. Your projects will now have the data throughput capacity to keep pace with modern demands, laying a solid foundation for more complex applications.
3. Dual-Brain Synergy: A More Powerful Real-Time Control Core
We've kept the "main processor + co-processor" design you love and given it a major upgrade.
- Feature: The V1's ATmega32u4 has been replaced by the more powerful and versatile RP2040 co-processor.
- Benefit: This powerful "second brain" can handle real-time tasks like GPIO control, sensor data acquisition, and motor driving more stably and efficiently, offloading the main CPU. Plus, with compatibility for both Arduino and MicroPython, it makes hardware development and debugging more intuitive than ever.
4. A New Era of Expansion: Modular Design for Infinite Possibilities
If the V1's expandability was "good," the IOTA's is "exceptional." We're introducing an entirely new modular expansion ecosystem.
- Feature: With dedicated expansion boards, you can effortlessly add NVMe SSD storage, an AI accelerator card, PoE++ (51W) power, a 18650 UPS backup power supply, or 4G LTE cellular connectivity.
- Benefit: This means you can build your custom device like you're playing with LEGOs, without complex external wiring and debugging. Want to turn it into an AI edge computing node? Or a remote gateway that never loses power? Now, it's as simple as adding a small expansion board.
At a Glance: LattePanda V1 vs. LattePanda IOTA
To give you a clearer picture of this leap forward, here's a simple comparison chart.
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From the V1 to the IOTA, what has changed is the immense performance and the endless possibilities. What remains unchanged is our commitment to creating the ultimate tools for you. We are confident that this new product is the right choice to take your great projects to the next level.
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A Smooth Transition: Your Migration Guide from V1 to IOTA
We know that for many of you, your LattePanda V1 is at the heart of a finely-tuned project. To make your transition to the powerful new IOTA as seamless as possible, we’ve created a comprehensive migration guide.
While the identical form factor allows for a simple "drop-in" hardware replacement, the leap in performance comes with important updates to power requirements, cooling solutions, and I/O specifics (like the new eDP display interface and 3.3V GPIO).
