Rock5 Model A

Rockchip RK3588 64bit octa core ARM based SBC

RADXA´s latest generation SBC based on the Rockchip RK3588 in a compact form factor packed with a wide range of class-leading functionality, features and expansion options. They are available in various LPDDR4x RAM memory options (4, 8 and 16GB).

Rock5 Model A product details

RK3588S 64bit octa core processor

Quad Cortex®‑A76 @ 2.2~2.4GHz and a quad Cortex®‑A55 @ 1.8GHz based on Arm®
DynamIQ™ confguration

GPU

Arm Mali™ G610MC4 GPU supporting:

– OpenGL® ES1.1, ES2.0, and ES3.2
– OpenCL® 1.1, 1.2 and 2.2
– Vulkan® 1.1 and 1.2
– Embedded high performance 2D image acceleration module

NPU

Supporting INT4/INT8/INT16/FP16/BF16 and TF32 acceleration and computing
power is up to 6TOPs

Memory LPDDR4 

64bits LPDDR4x RAM with 4, 8 or 16GB

SPI Flash

32MB SPI flash clicked on eMMC module socket /can be replaced with an eMMC module 

Display HDMI and MIPI DSI

Triple display support via two HDMI, and one MIPI DSI

H.265/H.264/AV1/AVS2 multivideo decoder up to 8K@60fps
H.264/H.265 multivideo decoder up to 8K@30fps

Interfaces

・ 1x USB Type‑C™ port for power supporting USB PD 2.0 and QC 2.0
・ 1x Micro SD Card
・ 2x micro HDMI output ports (1x up to 8Kp60, 1x up to 4Kp60 display resolution)

・ 2x USB2 Type A HOST ports
・ 1x USB3 Type A HOST port, 1x USB3 Type A OTG/HOST port
・ 1x Gigabit Ethernet port (supports PoE with add‑on PoE HAT)
・ 1x M.2 E Key with PCIe 2.1 one‑lane, SATA, USB 2.0 support
・ 1x eMMC module connector for eMMC 5.1 support
・ 1x Camera port (1x four‑lane MIPI CSI or 2x two‑lane MIPI CSI)
・ 1x LCD Display port (four‑lane MIPI DSI)

・ Miscellaneous

– 1x PWM fan connector
– 1x Power button
– 1x Recovery pin, 1x Maskrom pin
– 1x Power LED, 1x User LED

・40 pin 0.1” (2.54mm) header supporting a wide range of interface options:

– Up to 5 x UART(2x with flow control)
– Up to 3 x SPI bus
– Up to 6 x I2C bus
– Up to 1 x PCM/I2S
– Up to 2 x SPDIF
– Up to 7 x PWM
– Up to 1 x CAN
– Up to 1 x ADC
– Up to 27 x GPIO
– 2 x 5V DC power in/out
– 2 x 3.3V power out

Software

・ ArmV8 Instruction Set
・ Debian/Ubuntu Linux support
・ Android 12 support
・ OpenFyde OS(Chromium OS fork) support
・ RKNPU2 NPU software stack
・ Hardware access/control library for Linux/Android

USB 3.0 HOST x3

1x USB-C

2x USB-A

Network

LAN

1GbE LAN with PoE support

*additional HAT is required for powering via PoE

WIFI

via optional WIFI module

Others

RTC battery connector for time backup

USB Type‑C™ PD Version 2.0 with 9V/2A, 12V/2A, 15V/2A and 20V/2A

Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 2.0 QC 3.0/2.0 adapter, 9V/2A, 12V/2A

Power adapter with fixed voltage in 5.2V to 20V range on the USB Type‑C port

ROCK 5A has been designed to operate between 0°C to 50°C

Size 85mm x 56mm

 

Essentials You Need

• ROCK5 Model A
• PD 2.0 /QC (2.0/3.0) compliant or fixed voltage (5.2-20V) power adapter with USB- C port equal or larger than 24W (30W with M.2 SSD mounted)
• Keyboard & Mouse
• Monitor with HDMI input

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Additional information & Setup instructions

under preparation

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