Product Introduction
Key Features
The ROCK 5B/5B+ is an elegant single board computer (SBC) based on the RK3588 chipset. Its compact size of 100 x 75 mm encompasses almost all the features of the RK3588, providing excellent flexibility and scalability.The ROCK 5B/5B+ provides users such as geeks, SBC enthusiasts, IoT enthusiasts, and university faculty and students with a solid foundation for turning ideas into reality. It has a wide range of applications in edge computing, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, smart surveillance and other fields.
ROCK 5B/5B+ can be used as:
- Personal desktop computer
- Personal private server
- Android video and audio player
- Robot controller
- Blockchain node
More other usage scenarios are waiting for you to discover!
Rich Interface
ROCK 5B/5B+ provides rich interfaces, including multiple USB and HDMI ports, which are convenient for connecting external devices and expanding functions. For details, please refer to Parameter Configuration.
Accessory Eco-Rich
ROCK 5B/5B+ supports a variety of cameras and displays.
Powerful multimedia processing capability
Supports 8K video encoding and decoding, as well as advanced graphics processing. Integrates an AI acceleration unit, making it well-suited for high-definition smart TVs and multimedia applications.
Rich OS support
ROCK 5B/5B+ supports a variety of operating systems, including Debian and Android, as well as third-party operating systems such as FydeOS/Armbian, etc., which are suitable for various application scenarios.
Potential for development
As a powerful development platform, ROCK 5B/5B+ has great potential for artificial intelligence, edge computing, embedded systems and other fields.
Open source support
ROCK 5B provides complete hardware design schematics and software source code, a feature that allows most DIY design enthusiasts and developers to make personalized modifications and functionality expansion, 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
- ROCK 5B
- ROCK 5B+
Parameter Configuration
| Model | ROCK 5B | ROCK 5B+ |
| SoC | Rockchip RK3588 | |
| CPU | Quad-core Cortex-A76 up to 2.4GHz Quad-small-core Cortex-A55 up to 1.8GHz | |
| GPU | Mali G610MP4 supports OpenGLES 1.1/2.0/3.2 OpenCL 1.1/1.2/2.2 Vulkan 1.1 and 1.2 | |
| NPU | NPU supports INT4/INT8/INT16/FP16/BF16 and TF32 acceleration with up to 6TOPs of computation power. | |
| RAM | 4/8/16 64 bit LPDDR4 | 4/8/16/32 64 bit LPDDR5 |
| Storage | eMMC Connector microSD memory card | Onboard eMMC module: 32/64/128/256 GB microSD memory card |
| Display | Provides 4 display outputs via two HDMI, one DP (C-Type) and one MIPI DSI Resolution up to 3x 4K@60FPS + 1x 1080P@60FPS or 1x 8K@60FPS + 1x 4K@60FPS + 1x 1080P@60FPS 1x Micro HDMI input port, supporting up to 4Kp60 display input | Provides 4 display outputs via two HDMI, one DP (C-Type) and one MIPI DSI Resolution up to 3x 4K@60FPS + 1x 1080P@60FPS or 1x 8K@60FPS + 1x 4K@60FPS + 1x 1080P@60FPS 1x standard HDMI input port, supports up to 4Kp60 display inputs |
| Hardware Codecs | H.265/H.264/AV1/AVS2 Hardware Decoding up to 8K@60fps H.265/H.264 hardware encoding up to 8K@30fps | |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet with Power over Ethernet (PoE) support PoE requires additional optional HAT | |
| On-board WIFI | No on-board WiFi | Equipped with on-board WiFi Realtek 8852BE |
| M.2 | M.2 E Key connector providing PCIe 2.1 single channel, USB, SATA, SDIO, PCM, and UART signals supporting industry standard M.2 WiFi 6 modules. M.2 M Key connector with quad-channel PCIe 3.0 interface. The board has a standard M.2 2280 mounting hole for an M.2 2280 NVMe SSD. Note that M.2 SATA SSDs are not supported. | M.2 B Key connector that provides USB signaling and supports 4G modules. Easy connection to mobile networks through the use of a SIM card. The M.2 M Key connector provides a total of two dual-channel PCIe 3.0 ports and standard M.2 2280 mounting holes for M.2 2280 NVMe SSDs. It is worth noting that M.2 SATA SSDs are not supported. |
| USB | 2x USB 2 ports 2x USB 3 HOST/OTG ports | |
| Camera | 1 camera port (1 quad-channel MIPI CSI or 2 dual-channel MIPI CSI) | 2 camera ports (2 quad-channel MIPI CSI or 2 dual-channel MIPI CSI) |
| Others | 40-Pin Expansion Block | |
| Power Supply | Supports USB Type-C PD 2.0 with 9V/2A, 12V/2A, 15V/2A, and 20V/2A Power adapter with fixed voltage of 5V to 20V on USB Type-C port Provides 5V power to GPIO PINs 2 and 4 | |
| Size | 100 x 75 mm | |