New SoMs from Rongpin Electronics Features Board-to-Board Connectors and Castellations

The new Rongpin Pro-RK3566/RK3568 boards and RP-RK3566/3568 core boards launched by Rongpin Electronics are definitely amongst the most recent AI accelerator system-on-modules that you will find in the hardware market alongside popular SoMs like Firefly Core-3568J AI Core.

The Pro-RK3566 and the Pro-RK3568 feature four Hiose board-to-board connectors interfaces while the RP-RK3566) and RP-RK3568) core boards feature castellated edges interfaces on all four sides.

Below are the key features and specifications of the modules, though, for some unknown reasons, only the RP-RK3568 model of the RP-RK356x series is on the website at the moment with the specifications you will see later.

Key Specifications for Pro-RK3566 and Pro-RK3568 Boards:

• Rockchip RK3566/RK3568 quad-core Cortex-A55 processor @ 2.0 GHz + Arm Mali-G52 2EE GPU + (support for OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0/3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Vulkan 1.1, 0.8 TOPS NPU for AI acceleration, 4Kp60 H.265/H.264/VP9 video decoding, and 1080p100 H.265/H.264 video encoding)
• 2GB DDR4 (4GB optional)
• 8GB eMMC 5.1 flash (optional 16GB to 128GB)
• Power
  • Pro-RK3566: 3.3V/2A+
  • Pro-RK3568: 3.3V/3A +
  • RockchipRK809-5 PMIC with charge detection and support for lithium battery
• 4x Hirose board-to-board connectors with:
• • SATA 3.0
  • Pro-RK3568 adds an extra SATA 2.0
  • 1 x HDMI, 1x 4-lane eDP, LVDS, 1 x 8-lane MIPI DSI
  • Pro-RK3568 adds a 24-bit RGB LCD interface
  • 16-bit DVP interface, 2-lane MIPI CSI @ 8MP
  • 2x I2S (1×8 channels,1 x 2 channels); 2x analogue audio inputs, headphone output, mono speaker (0.6W)
  • 1x Gigabit Ethernet (Pro-RK3566)
  • 2x Gigabit Ethernet (Pro-RK3568)
  • 1x USB 3.0
  • 4x USB 2.0 (1 x OTG inclusive)
  • ExtraUSB 3.0 interface for Pro-RK3568
  • PCIe: Pro-RK3566: 1x PCIe 2.0 interface; Pro-RK3568: 1x PCIe 3.0 (two 3.0) and 1x PCIe 2.0
• • 3x SDIO for WiFi, MicroSD card on carrier board
  • 4-channel analogue inputs (Pro-RK3566)
  • 8-channel analogue inputs (Pro-RK3568)
  • Low-speed I/Os: Pro-RK3566 has 8x UART, 3x SPI, 4x I2C, 16x PWM, 98 GPIOs; Pro-RK3568 has 10x UART, 3x SPI, 4x I2C, 15x PWM, 130 GPIOs
• 5 years + life span with continuous operation
• Temperature Range
  • Operating: -25 – 75 °C
  • Storage: -30 – 100 °C
• Dimensions: 60 mm x 40 mm x 4.2mm

The board supports Ubuntu, Android 11, Linux 4.19 + QT 5.12 images. The Company offers development boards with two different carrier boards – PRO-RK3566-B and PRO-RK3568-B.

RP-RK3568 Core Board Specifications:

• Rockchip RK3568 quad-core Cortex-A55 processor @ 2.0 GHz + Arm Mali-G52 2EE GPU +  (support for OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0/3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Vulkan 1.1, 0.8 TOPS NPU for AI acceleration, 4Kp60 H.265/H.264/VP9 video decoding, and 1080p100 H.265/H.264 video encoding)
• 2GB DDR4 (optional 4GB/8GB RAM)
• 8GB eMMC 5.1 flash (optional 16GB to 128GB)
• 3.3V/3A + power supply
• Rockchip RK809-5 PMIC with charge detection and support for lithium battery
• Castellated edges on all four sides with:
  • 1x SATA 3.0, 1x SATA 2.0
  • 1x HDMI, 1x 4-lane eDP, single-channel LVDS, 1× 4-lane MIPI DSI,1x 24-bit RGB LCD interface
  • 1x 16-bit DVP interface, 1x 2-lane MIPI CSI (8MP)
  • 2x I2S (1x 8 channels, 1x 2 channels); 2x analogue audio inputs, headphone output, mono speaker (0.6W)
  • 2x Gigabit Ethernet
  • 2x USB 3.0, 4x USB 2.0 (1x OTG inclusive)
  • PCIe 2.0
  • 3x SDIO for WiFi, MicroSD card on carrier board
  • 2x analogue inputs
  • 10x UART, 3x SPI, 4x I2C, 15x PWM, 130 GPIOs
• Temperature Range
  • Operating: -25 ~ 75 °C
  • Storage: -30 ~ 100 °C
• 5 years + life span with continuous operation
• Dimensions:  50 mm x 50 mm x 3.2mm

The RP-RK3568 also runs Android 11, Ubuntu and Linux 4.19 + QT 5.12 OS. Rongpin also provides development boards for both RK356x series.

There’s also a metal enclosure for safe and fanless operation. The development boards are available on Taobao at $350.00 for RP-RK3568 and $370.00 for Pro-RK3568.

More information on the boards can be found on the Company’s website.

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