Product Introduction
Key features
The Radxa ROCK 5 Model A (ROCK 5A) is a single board computer (SBC) built by the Radxa team in a compact form factor with a wide range of leading edge features, functionality and expansion options.The ROCK 5A is ideal for makers, IoT enthusiasts, hobbyists, gamers, PC users, and anyone else who needs a high specification platform with excellent performance and reliability.
Abundant interfaces
ROCK 5A provides rich interfaces, including multiple USB, HDMI and other interfaces, which are convenient for connecting external devices and expanding functions. See Parameter Configuration for details.
Accessory eco-rich
ROCK 5A supports multiple cameras and displays.
Powerful Multimedia Processing
The CPU adopts quad-core A76 + quad-core A55 octa-core architecture with a 2.4GHz main frequency, providing powerful computing and multi-tasking capabilities, while the GPU part integrates ARM G610MP4, which supports various graphics interfaces such as OpenGL ES1.1/2.0/3.2, OpenCL 2.2, and Vulkan 1.2, and provides a highly efficient and smooth graphics experience. graphics experience.
Extensive Operating System Support
A wide range of operating systems are supported, including Radxa's official Debian and Android distributions, as well as a number of third-party operating systems for a variety of application scenarios.
Development Potential
As a powerful development platform, ROCK 5A has great potential for AI, edge computing, embedded systems and other fields.
Open source support
ROCK 5A provides complete hardware design schematics and software source code, a feature that allows most DIY design enthusiasts and developers to make personalised modifications and functional extensions, and attracts a large number of open source enthusiasts to be active in the community, which is conducive to the promotion of knowledge-sharing and technological innovation.
Motherboard Preview
Parameter Configuration
| Model | ROCK 5A |
|---|---|
| CPU | Quad Cortex®-A76 @ 2.2/2.4GHz and Quad Cortex®-A55 @ 1.8GHz based on Arm® DynamIQ™ configuration |
| 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 | NPU supports INT4/INT8/INT16/FP16/BF16 and TF32 acceleration with up to 6TOPs of computation power. |
| RAM | 64-bit LPDDR4x RAM optional: 4/8/16 GB |
| Storage | Modular connector, supports eMMC 5.1 |
| Hardware Codecs | H.265/H.264/AV1/AVS2 multi-video decoder up to 8K@60fps H.264/H.265 multi-video decoder up to 8K@30fps |
| Display | Provides 3 display outputs via two HDMIs and a quad MIPI DSI Both micro HDMIs support CEC and HDMI 2.1 with resolutions of 8Kp60 and 4Kp60 respectively. |
| Ethernet | 1x Gigabit Ethernet port (PoE support via additional PoE HAT) |
| USB | 2 x USB2 Type A HOST port 1 x USB3 Type A HOST port 1 x USB3 Type A OTG/HOST port |
| FAN | There is a 2-pin 1.25mm connector that allows the user to connect a 5V fan (or other peripheral) The fan can be controlled by PWM without speed feedback. |
| Camera Interface | There is a four-channel (divisible into 2x dual-channel) MIPI CSI camera. |
| M.2 Connectors | Provides one M.2 E Key with 2230 jacks Available with PCIe 2.1 single channel or SATA and USB signals Supports industry standard M.2 WiFi 6 modules. |
| Audio Interface | High-quality analogue audio output is supported via a 4-ring 3.5mm headphone jack. The analogue audio output can directly drive 32-ohm headphones. The audio jack also supports microphone input by default. |
| 40-PIN Header | 1 x ADC 1 x CAN 27 x GPIO 6 x I2C 1 x PCM/I2S 7 x PWM 2 x SPDIF 3 x SPI 5 x UART (2 x with flow control) |
| Size | 85mm x 56 mm |