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= Getting Started =

This guide is designed for Radxa E23 enthusiast. The purpose is to learn about Radxa E23 as well as how to prepare and set up for basic use.
When you get a board, you need to know what model it is and which hardware version it is.
The information is printed in the top side of the board.
We will introduce the board information as much as possible.

== Close look of Radxa E23 ==
* Radxa E23 front view
* Radxa E23 front with an angle view
* Radxa E23 back view

== <span id="get_start_specs"></span> Features ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Model
! colspan="1" width=80% | Radxa E23
|-
!SoC<br><br>CPU<br>GPU<br>NPU
| colspan="2" | '''RK3566''' <br><br>Quad-core Cortex-A55, freqency 2Ghz<br>
Mali G52<br>
0.8TOPS NPU
|-
! Memory
| colspan="2" | 1GB, 2GB, 4GB or 8GB LPDDR4 (depending on SoM variant) 
|-
! Storage
| colspan="2" | eMMC (8/16/32/64/128GB)<br>μSD card (μSD slot supports up to 128 GB μSD card)<br>one SPI Nor Flash<br>one EEPROM
|-
! Audio
| colspan="2" | 3.5mm jack with mic<br>HD codec that supports up to 24-bit/96KHz audio.
|-
! Wireless
| colspan="2" | Optional wireless LAN, 2.4GHz and 5.0GHz IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac wireless.<br>Bluetooth 5.0, BLE with external antenna (depending on SoM variant).
|-
! USB
| colspan="2" | USB 3.0 HOST X1<br>USB 2.0 OTG X1(USB C)<br>USB 2.0 HOST(40P GPIO)
|-
! Ethernet
| colspan="2" | 1GbE LAN X1<br>2.5GbE LAN  X1(PoE Support)
|-
! IO
| colspan="2" | 40-pin expansion header
|-
! LED
| colspan="2" | Green LED X1<br>RGB LED X1
|-
! Key
| colspan="2" | Power Key X1<br>Recovery Key X1
|-
! Power
| colspan="2" | USB Type-C DC 5V
|-
! Size
| colspan="2" | 2.5x2.2 inch(56x65mm) 
|}

== What you need ==

=== Necessary ===
* Radxa E23

* One of the Storage media below:
** microSD, larger than 8GB.
** eMMC, larger than 8GB.

* Power supply
** Radxa E23 is powered by Type-C port. Input voltage is '''5V only'''.

*USB Male A to Male A cable
**If you want write image on ROCK 3 from USB OTG port or use fastboot/adb commands you need an USB Male A to Male A cable to connect ROCK 3 and PC.

=== Optional ===
* microSD Card Reader
** For flashing the image into microSD Card 

*  USB to TTL serial cable
** This is needed for serial console.

*  Ethernet cable
** Radxa E23 supports Internet access via WIFI or Ethernet.
** An Ethernet cable is used to connect your Radxa E23 to a local network and  the Internet.

* Audio cable
** Audio can be played through speaker or headphones using a standard 3.5mm jack.