Baikal-Т1 BE-T1000

2022: At the heart of Rostec's protected routers

Holding "Roselectronics" State Corporation Rostec developed and began mass production of routers to create a secure information infrastructure. The equipment operates under the control of the Baikal BE-T1000 processor, and the software is a completely Russian development. Rostec announced this to TAdviser on October 17, 2022. Read more here.

2021: Tionix VDI Compatibility

The company Thionyx"" on July 6, 2021 confirmed the correct work TIONIX VDI the Russian processors with Baikal-T and. Baikal-M More. here

2020

Support in the main Linux kernel branch

On June 25, 2020, it became known that support for the Russian processor first appeared in the main branch of the Linux kernel. We are talking about a single-chip BE-T1000 system (Baikal-T).

Baikal Electronics was the first processor manufacturer in Russia to be included in the main Linux kernel branch. Linux version 5.8-rc1, released in mid-June 2020, is recognized as the release with the most changes in history - it includes 1026178 lines of new code.

Support for the Russian processor first appeared in the main branch of the Linux kernel

The manufacturer cited a list of key changes to Baikal Electronics (vendor prefix "baikal") that were included in the Linux 5.8-rc2 kernel:

1) Common code of the core and architecture of the MIPS CPU P5600:

• Added kernel build config for CPU-specific MIPSr5.
• Added kernel build config for CPU-specific P5600.
• Added automatic activation of the UCA MMU attribute if supported by the architecture.
• Added support for detection and decryption of CM2 L2 ECC errors.
• Added support for MAAR registers in XPA mode.
• The R4K clockevent driver has been improved to work with the CPU-freq feature turned on.
• The R4K clocksource driver has been improved to work with the CPU-freq feature turned on.
• Fixed udelay issue with CPU-freq feature enabled.
• Fixed an error with an incorrect BogoMIPS value when the CPU-freq feature is enabled.
• Other less significant bugs have been fixed.

2) MIPS GIC timer:

• The R4K clocksource driver has been improved to work with the CPU-freq feature turned on.
• Added timer registration as sched_clock.

3) MIPS CM2 L2:

• A new driver has been developed to modify latency L2-cach-RAM.
• A yaml diagram describing the DT node of the device has been added.

4) Baikal-T1 CCU:

• A new CCU PLL driver has been developed.
• A new divider CCU driver has been developed.
• Added support for CPU-freq features out of the box.
• Added ability to change frequency for all clocks
• Yaml diagrams describing DT nodes of devices have been added.

The remaining part of the changes to the Linux kernel subsystems by June 25, 2020 is in the process of being studied and will enter the Linux 5.9 kernel. It will also add support for Baikal-T1 SoC with a device tree file using all the driver versions added by Baikal Electronics.^[1]

SDK-T-5.4 output for Baikal-T

Baikal Electronics announced on June 18, 2020 that an updated release of the SDK (software development kit) for the Baikal-T microprocessor (BE-T1000) - SDK-T-5.4 has become available for download. Read more here.

Sisyphus Project Support

As of April 14, 2020, the Sisyphus project, which is being developed by BASEALT, supports systems based on Baikal-T (BE-T1000) processors of the MIPS architecture. Read more here.

2019

Astra Linux for Baikal processors is certified by the FSTEC of Russia

On July 8, 2019, the Astra Linux group of companies, the developer of the Russian operating system market, announced the successful passage of inspection control of the Astra Linux Special Edition special-purpose operating system release "Sevastopol" for Baikal-T1 processors for compliance with information security requirements for operating systems of type "A" of the 2nd class of protection in the certification system of SSI FSTEKRossia. Read more here.

As part of the Russian domestic industrial computer

The companies joined BaseALT Baikal Electronics Hamster Robotics Engineering forces to develop the "first the Russian platform," industrial computers which includes computing equipment based on processor BE-T1000 (Baikal-T1) and for operating systems "Alt" servers workstations. Initial sales are planned from 1 thousand per month; computers the task for the next 2 years is to increase it to 10 thousand per month, TAdviser Hamster Robotics reported on February 25, 2019. More. here

2018

BE-T1000 processors will go on retail sale at a price of 3990 rubles

Baikal Electronics JSC, a Russian phabless company and manufacturer of microprocessors, announced in May 2018 the start of retail sales of its products in the quantities necessary for prototyping and production of test samples of products. From June 1, 2018, in the stores of electronic components "Chip and Deep" it will be possible to purchase domestic systems-on-a-chip BE-T1000 (code name Baikal-T1). The retail price of one processor is 3990 rubles.

The price policy for batches of products for serial production is determined by Baikal Electronics JSC on an individual basis. In this case, products are supplied directly to the customer by Baikal Electronics JSC.

The system-on-chip BE-T1000 meets the requirements for industrial products of Russian production and is classified as a second-level integrated circuit.

Baikal processors are starting to be sold in retail. The price is reduced four times

As it became known to CNews, in the first quarter of 2018, free sales of domestic Baikal microprocessors will begin in retail stores specializing in the sale of electronic components and devices. Baikal-T1 processors will be sold as part of evaluation boards of the BFK 3.1 family (abbreviation: functional control unit), which are produced by Baikal Electronics, a chip developer^[2].

In fact, BFK is a single-board computer without a graphics subsystem (specialized video card). At the same time, for visual display of information, the board can be connected to an external monitor - video will be processed by the central processor itself.

The company explains that earlier these boards with Baikal processors were available only for legal entities, and their price was about 200 thousand rubles. Now BFC 3.1 in retail will be sold at a price of 50 thousand rubles, although this amount can be adjusted by about 5 thousand rubles. depending on the adopted taxation system.

Those who want to test the capabilities of Baikal before purchasing them can now do it for free. On January 11, it became known that through the efforts of Baikal Electronics and the Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics (VMK) of Moscow State University named after MV Lomonosov, a laboratory of domestic electronics began to work on the basis of the VMK data center, access to which is open to all interested parties.

Using the resources of the laboratory, called the Baikal Electronics Laboratory (LEB), you can evaluate the performance of the central processor and solutions based on it, as well as debug application and system software.

2017

"MyOffice" will appear on the "Tavolga Terminal"

The desktop version of the My Office office software package will be supported by Tavolga Terminal workstations based on Russian Baikal-T1 processors. The New Cloud Technologies company, the developer of the My Office package, and the T-Platforms company, which created Tavolga Terminal, entered into a corresponding technological partnership agreement.

The MyOffice Standard package, capable of working at the Tavolga Terminal, will begin to be distributed through the My Office partner network from the beginning of 2018. The package makes it possible to create and edit documents, tables, presentations, and manage mail. It allows you to work with popular file formats like DOCX, XLSX and PPTX. Compatible with various operating systems, including Windows and Linux.

Large-scale production

On March 28, 2017, Baikal Electronics announced the launch of a large-scale production of Baikal-T1 microprocessors.

According to the press service of the company, as of March 27, 2017, a batch of silicon plates was made, on which an integrated processor chip was applied by lithographic method and etching using 28 nanometers technology.

The following stages of the production cycle include:

• cutting plates into crystals,
• installation of crystals on substrates,
• processor housing,
• several stages of testing.

Upon completion of the processes, an industrial batch in the amount of ~ 100 thousand units. will be available to commercial customers.

Preparation for serial production of the processor required the company to make additional investments in the amount of 778 million rubles, of which 500 million rubles is a preferential loan from the Industrial Development Fund.

The highest qualification of our specialists and the support of our partners allowed us to fulfill the project of launching the industrial production of the Baikal-T1 processor in accordance with the planned schedule, which allows us to create energy-efficient modern solutions for computing and embedded systems. We see that Baikal-T1 is in demand not only in the Russian market, but also abroad, so reaching the declared volumes is a matter of time and productive interaction with developers of end consumer devices, ODM manufacturers and OEMs. Mikhail Makhson, General Director of Baikal Electronics JSC

2016: Baikal processor officially became the first Russian microcircuit

At the end of November 2016, the Baikal-T1 microprocessor received the status of an integrated circuit of domestic production. Its developer, Baikal Electronics JSC, received an official opinion from the Ministry of Industry and Trade, which states that the processor meets the requirements for Russian industrial products.

According to the company, other Russian chipmakers (for example, Micron or MCST, which produces the Elbrus processor) have not yet issued such a status. In "Micron" TAdviser reported that the company submitted documents to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, but there is no decision yet.

Baikal Electronics began registering the chip as a Russian development shortly after its release in the spring of 2015. The company does not hide the fact that the processor itself is produced at a plant in Taiwan, but notes that the bulk of the work is done in Russia.

The government has prescribed a procedure in order to recognize or not recognize the Russian microcircuit. This issue is regulated by several decrees of the government of the Russian Federation, in particular No. 719 of July 17, 2015 "On the criteria for classifying industrial products that have no analogues produced in the Russian Federation," and Order of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation of November 12, 2015 No. 3568.

These documents divide integrated circuits into two levels:

• the first includes those microcircuits that the company develops and produces in Russia (manufactures plates according to the full cycle),
• to the second - those that are designed and developed by a Russian company, but are produced outside the country.

As TAdviser found out, Baikal-T1 is recognized as a Russian level 2 integrated circuit.

It is worth noting that, unlike the existing register of Russian software, which gives Russian developers preferences in public procurement, the status of a domestic chipmaker does not officially give advantages yet, says a TAdviser source in the microelectronics market. However, taking into account the general exchange rate for import substitution, the corresponding requirement - to give preference to Russian chipmakers - may appear. Then Baikal Electronics and other companies that confirm the status of a domestic manufacturer will be able to count on government orders.

Another TAdviser source notes that in September 2016, a decree of the government of the Russian Federation was issued, which refers to restrictions on public procurement of imported radio electronics, and this also applies to purchases of processors.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade could not promptly comment on what gives companies such status.

The state is already lobbying for the interests of Russian microelectronics manufacturers. For example, by the end of 2018, it plans to purchase 100 million units of domestic microelectronics in the amount of 75 billion rubles. This was announced by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in August 2016 at a meeting on the development of microelectronics (on measures of state support for this industry - see a separate article). Then he noted that the share of microelectronics of domestic production does not exceed 20% of the Russian market, and by 2025 it should grow to 36%.

2015

Baikal-T1 into industrial production

On December 22, 2015, Baikal Electronics announced the launch of a product - Baikal-T1 - into industrial production in early 2016. Cost ~ $60^[3].

author = Svetlana Legostaeva, CEO of the company In the first quarter of 2016, it will put into production the first industrial batch of a dual-core processor Baikal-T1 on a 32-bit MIPS Warrior core.

The order volume is about 100 thousand units. Information about buyers was not published, but according to Andrei Malafeev, a representative of Baikal Electronics, more than 100 companies are among the customers, about 20 of which are foreign, including the developer of automation solutions Axitech, the Taiwanese manufacturer of embedded computers Lanner and others.

Issue of engineering samples

On May 26, 2015, Baikal Electronics OJSC announced the release of engineering samples of a multi-core Baikal-T1 processor focused on the use of a wide range of industrial and consumer devices in the markets of communication solutions, industrial automation and embedded systems.

Characteristics of the Baikal-T1:

• 2 super scalar cores P5600 MIPS 32 r5
• Operating frequency 1.2 GHz
• L2 Cache 1 MB
• Memory controller DDR3-1600

Integrated interfaces:

• 1 Ethernet 10Gb port
• 2 Ethernet 1Gb ports
• PCIe Gen.3 x4 Controller
• 2 SATA 3.0 ports
• USB 2.0

• Energy consumption <5 Вт

• Process 28 nm

• The body is 25x25 mm.

Processor Baikal-T1, 2015

Grigory Khrenov, technical director of Baikal Electronics, noted: "Without exaggeration, the appearance of Baikal-T1 is a serious milestone for the Russian microelectronic industry. Our specialists have created not just a processor, but the first domestic system on a chip with a large set of modern high-speed interfaces. It is important to note that this is also the world's first implementation of the latest version of the Warrior P-class core P5600 the popular MIPS processor architecture focused on communication solutions and embedded systems markets. This allows Baikal-T1 to take a place in a vast ecosystem that has been developing for more than 30 years and has significant potential in growing markets. Another feature of the system is the ability to create passive cooling solutions based on it. Baikal-T1 is a domestic development, all blocks of which, including licensed ones, are in the source codes, which is a guarantee of a high level of product security. "

"Our shareholders set us an ambitious goal - to develop only competitive products - and we were moving towards its implementation: we assembled a professional team of engineers, achieved licensing of the most modern IP and development tools, entered into an agreement with the leading factory on the use of the 28 nm technological process. We have completed all stages of the development route - from creating the architecture of the system on a chip to topological synthesis and verification - and today we present the result of our intensive work - engineering samples of our first product, "said Svetlana Legostaeva, General Director of Baikal Electronics.

Engineering samples of the Baikal-T1 will be available to developers from June 1, 2015. The processor is supplied with software development tools.

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Baikal-Т1

As of May 2015, Baikal-T1 is a processor based on the MIPS architecture.

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