Windows Host

File Download

• Loader: RK3588_SPL_Loader_v1.15.113.bin

• ROCK 5C Desktop System Image: Debian12 KDE b1

• ROCK 5C Lite Cli System Image: Debian12 Cli b1

• SPI Image: spi_image.img

• MiniLoader.bin

• ROCK 5C Android12 Update(Used for installing on emmc/emmc module onboard via USB port)

• ROCK 5C Android12 GPT (Used for installing on MicroSD Card or EMMC Module via Programmer)

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:

• RKDevTool v2.96 (Includes Chinese documentation)
• DriverAssistant v5.0

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.

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)

If the operation is normal, RKDevTool will prompt A MASKROM device was found.

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

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