Developers, hobbyists and enthusiasts may be interested to know that a new Raspberry Pi clone in the form of the aptly named Rock Pi mini PC will soon be launching priced from $39. As the name suggests the Raspberry Pi inspired mini PC is equipped with a Rockchip RK3399, USB 3.0, M.2, HDMI 2.0, and native GbE, plus optional WiFi, BT, and PoE.
The Rock Pi Model A will be available to purchase from $39 with 1 GB of RAM or $49 with 2 GB around and if your budget will stretch $65 with 4 GB of RAM. The Model B, which adds PoE and a WiFi-ac/Bluetooth 5.0 wireless module will sell for $49 (1GB), $59 (2GB) or $75 (4GB). The Rock Pi has a microSD slot and an empty eMMC socket in addition to the M.2.
Specifications of the Rock Pi include :
– Rockchip RK3399 (2x Cortex-A72 at up to 2.0GHz, 4x Cortex-A53 @ up to 1.5GHz); Mali-T860 MP4 GPU
– 1GB, 2GB, or 4GB LPDDR4 RAM (dual-channel)
– eMMC socket for 8GB to 128GB (bootable)
– MicroSD slot for up to 128GB (bootable)
– M.2 socket with support for up to 2TB NVMe SSD
– Wireless — 802.11b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz/5GHz) with Bluetooth 5.0 with antenna (Model B only)
– Networking — Gigabit Ethernet port; PoE support on Model B only (requires RPi PoE HAT)
– HDMI 2.0a port (with audio) for up to 4K at 60Hz
– MIPI-DSI (2-lane) via FPC; dual display mirror or extend with HDMI
– MIPI-CSI (2-lane) via FPC for up to 8MP camera
– 3.5mm audio I/O jack (24-bit/96KHz)
– Mic interface
– 2x USB 3.0 host ports
– 2x USB 2.0 host ports
– USB 3.0 Type-C OTG with power support and HW switch for host/device
– Expansion — 40-pin GPIO header (see pinout diagram); M.2 slot for SSD (see mem/storage)
– RTC with optional battery connector
– 5.5-20V input
– USB Type-C PD 2.0, 9V/2A, 12V/2A, 15V/2A, 20V/2A
– Qualcomm Quick Charge support for QC 3.0/2.0 adapter, 9V/2A, 12V/1.5A
– 8mA to 20mA consumption
– Operating temperature — 0 to 80°C
– Dimensions — 85 x 54mm
– Operating system — Android 9.0; “some” Linux distros
For more details on the new Raspberry Pi clone jump over to the Linux Gizmos website or the official Rock Pi product page by following the links below.
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