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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 the microSD card and power cord
  2. Install the eMMC
  3. Short the Maskrom pin hole with DuPont wire
  4. Connect the USB of the PC host via the USB-A to USB-A cable, and if a device is detected on the PC side, it will enter the Maskrom mode (the OTG connector of the Radxa ROCK 5A is the USB 3.0 port located on the top, which can be connected to the host via the USB-A to USB-A cable to communicate with the host board that enters the Maskrom)
rock 5a maskrom wire

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