Specifications
| SoC | NXP Layerscape LS1088A |
|---|---|
| CPU | 8 × Arm Cortex-A53 (64-bit), up to 1.6 GHz; two 4-core clusters, each sharing 1 MB L2 cache |
| Memory | DDR4 SO-DIMM, 64-bit, 4–32 GB, ECC optional; controller rated 2100 MT/s |
| Onboard flash | 8 MB QSPI NOR + 256 MB NAND |
| Expansion storage | 1 × M.2 Key M (PCIe 3.0 ×2, NVMe SSD); microSD socket |
| Network | 8 × 1GbE (RJ45, independent controllers, not switched) + 2 × 10GbE SFP+; NXP DPAA2 datapath (WRIOP + QBMan + AIOP) with SEC crypto acceleration |
| Other expansion | 1 × M.2 Key B (PCIe 3.0 ×1, cellular modem) + 2 × miniPCIe (PCIe 2.0, via PCIe switch) |
| USB / console | 2 × USB 3.0 (rear); serial console over USB-C (onboard FTDI bridge), 115200 8N1, no flow control |
| Dimensions | Board 175 × 170 mm, Mini-ITX compatible; enclosure 200 × 200 × 45 mm (~1U) |
| Power | 12 V DC external supply, 2.5 mm center-positive barrel; ~14–18 W measured with RAM and SSD installed |
| Operating temperature | 0–50 °C |
| Firmware / boot | ARM Trusted Firmware + RCW + U-Boot + DPAA2 firmware, assembled by Traverse’s firmware-builder tool (GitLab) |
Every value in the table comes from at least one primary source and, where possible, two: Traverse’s own Ten64 product page and documentation, the NXP LS1088A product page, and CNX Software’s launch coverage. The two USB 3.0 ports are confirmed by both a Mouser listing and Traverse’s own specification block. The firmware stack is described by Traverse’s firmware-builder repository on GitLab, which assembles the reset configuration word, ARM Trusted Firmware, U-Boot, and the DPAA2 firmware into a single boot image.
Claims that disagree or rest on a single source
- NAND flash: 256 MB or 128 MB. traverse.com.au and CNX Software both
state 256 MB. A Hackster.io article gives 128 MB, but the article itself
would not load to confirm it, so 256 MB is the figure above. A look at
/proc/mtdon a running board would settle it. - “Two M.2 Key M” slots. A Mouser product summary describes two M.2 Key M slots. Every other source, including the documentation’s hardware compatibility list, CNX Software, and Crowd Supply’s own accessory descriptions (which name the Key M and Key B slots in the singular), agrees on one M.2 Key M plus one M.2 Key B plus two miniPCIe. Mouser’s phrasing looks like it counts both the Key M and Key B slots as Key M, so the table follows the majority.
- Power draw above 20 W. CNX Software lists “>20 W typical”. Traverse’s FAQ gives a more specific 14–18 W with RAM and an SSD installed. The two do not line up. The CNX figure most likely describes the rated capacity of the bundled supply rather than measured draw, but that reading is not confirmed, so the table carries the measured number and this note carries the discrepancy.
- Onboard LPC804 microcontroller. Traverse’s GitLab hosts a
ten64-uc-firmwarerepository, which points to a small onboard microcontroller handling fan and sensor control. So far it is known only by the repository’s name, not by its contents, so it stays off the table until it is confirmed.