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Install RKDevTool

RKDevTool is Rockchip's software for USB burning on Windows platform. If RKDevTool is not installed on your Windows host, please follow the steps below to install it.

Please download and extract the following files to install RKDevTool:

Installation of drivers​

Download and unzip DriverAssistant, then execute DriverInstall.exe and click the Install Driver button to install the driver. If you have already installed another version of driver, please click Uninstall Driver to uninstall the driver first, and then reinstall it again.

RK Driver

Install RKDevTool​

Unzip RKDevTool_Release_v2.96_zh.zip，Click RKDevTool.exe to Open.

Enter Maskrom mode​

  1. Remove MicroSD card, insert eMMC
  2. Set the dip switch below the USB 3.0 cradle to the device side.
  3. Short the Maskrom pin, which is located between the USB 3.0 cradle and the Ethernet.
  4. Connecting a PC host from the OTG port using a USB-A to USB-A cable
  5. Plug in the power cord and power up, if the green light of the power supply is always on, then it has successfully entered the Maskrom mode.
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If the operation is normal, RKDevTool will prompt A MASKROM device was found.

rkdevtool maskrom

Flash images into storage media.​

eMMC​

  • Select Loader (see File Download section above).
  • Right click, select Add item, select eMMC as the storage media.
  • Select the system image (see above section on file download, you need to unzip it into .img format after downloading).
  • Click Execute to start burning
images path

If there is a prompt Download complete, it means the burning is complete, the system will be restarted automatically after burning, and you can log in to the system via HDMI or serial port.

tip

Account and password are both radxa