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    ROCK Pi S >  Getting started

This guide is designed for ROCK Pi S enthusiast. The purpose is to learn about the ROCK Pi S board as well as how to prepare and set up for basic use. We will introduce the board information as much as possible.

What you need

Necessary

ROCK Pi S main board

One of the Storage media below:
- μSD card, larger than 8GB.

USB type C to type A cable
- For both power and USB communication(adb/fastboot) with HOST PC.

PC/Laptop which has USB ports
- The ROCK Pi S can be powered from the PC/Laptop USB ports directly

Optional

Power adapter
- If you want to power ROCK Pi S standalone, you can use 5V/1A or 5V/2A power adapter with USB C ports. You can also use the USB PD/QC power adapter without worrying damage the board because the PD/QC adapter will detect ROCK Pi S only supports 5V so the adapter will output 5V.

μSD Card Reader
- For flashing the image into μSD Card.

USB to TTL serial cable
- For serial console, low level troubleshooting, development etc.

Ethernet cable
- ROCK Pi S supports Internet access via WIFI or Ethernet.
- An Ethernet cable is used to connect your ROCK Pi S to a local network and the Internet.

Close look of ROCK Pi S

ROCK Pi S front view

ROCK Pi S front with an angle view

ROCK Pi S back view

Features

Model	ROCK Pi S
Processor	SoC RK3308B Quad Cortex-A35 ARM 64bits processor frequency up to 1.0GHz
Memory	256MB or 512MB DDR3
Storage	MicroSD(TF), optional on board 1/2/4/8Gb NAND flash
Wireless	802.11 b/g/n wifi BT 4.0(rtl8723DS) external antenna
USB	USB2.0 Type-A HOST x1 USB3.0 Type-C OTG x1
Key	maskrom x1 reset x1
Ethernet	100MB ethernet, optional PoE(additional HAT requried)
IO	26-pin expansion header I2C x4 PWM x3 SPI x2 UART x3 I2S0 x1 5V DC power in x2 3.3V DC power in x2
Others	---
Power	USB Type-C DC 5V
Size	1.7inch square

Starting the board for the first time

ROCK Pi S can be started with μSD Card.

1. Prepare the image

When start system with μSD Card

Insert the μSD Card into μSD Card Reader, which connects to host computer.

2. Write Image to uSD card

Download the flash tool, etcher, from Downloads. Choose the right version for your host operation system. Here we operate on host Ubuntu 16.04.

After unpacking the package, we run the tool by executing the command

$ ./etcher-etcher-electron-1.4.5-x86_64.AppImage

If you get an error message: "No polkit authentication agent found" you can try and start it with sudo, but do know that this is running the tool as root.

In the etcher window, click Select image.

In the etcher window, click Select Drive.

In the etcher window, click Flash.

In the etcher window, once it shows us Flash Complete! It is done and can be put into the ROCK Pi S.

3. Boot the board

Now insert the uSD card to the board.

Use a USB C to USB A cable, connect the board to your PC

ROCK Pi S will boot, the green power led is on, and after a while, the blue led start blinking

(Optional)Use a USB to TTL serial cable to make a connection between your PC and ROCK Pi S. See Serial Console

4. Access from the Host PC/Laptop

Option 1: USB access(adb)

By default, the ROCK Pi S Linux image enables adbd services, which is a debug bridge from Android now ported on Linux. With one USB A to C cable you can power and access the board, very handy.

To use adb, you need to install adb tool on the PC/Laptop. Check instructions for Windows and Linux.

After you have adb installed successfully, run the following command on console to login the shell of ROCK Pi S:

   adb shell

Check Using adb.

Option 2: Serial console

Check Serial Console

Option 3: SSH

SSH server is enabled on port 22 of ROCK Pi S default image.

Please use angryip to find your board IP address.

To access ROCK Pi S by SSH, try

   ping rockpis.local
   ssh rock@rockpis.local

or if your router/network doesn't support Local Domain, you need to check your network/router administrator page and look for the ROCK Pi S ip address.

   ping ip-of-device
   ssh rock@ip-of-device

Note: You can also get the IP of ROCK Pi S from option 1 or option 2 if you can not access network administrator page.

5.Network state

Look at network configure:

  $ sudo ifconfig

Test network:

  $ ping -c 5 www.google.com

6.WIFI Connection

Check WIFI Connection.

7.BT

Check BT.

8.Buttons

ROCK Pi S has reset key and maskrom key:

Reset key:

Press and release this key to reset ROCK Pi S.

Maskrom key:

ROCK Pi S supports boot on SD NAND flash. By default, SD NAND starts before TF card. Press the maskrom key to ignore the SD NAND flash when ROCK Pi S is powered on.

9.LED

ROCK Pi S has Power LED and User LED.

Power LED

Power LED is green, which can be configured by sysfs.

The related directory is /sys/class/leds/rockpis:green:power

It is always on when ROCK Pi S is given power by default,

User LED

User LED is blue, which can be configured by sysfs.

The related directory is /sys/class/leds/rockpis:blue:user

By default, its blink status shows the running kernel.

10.GPIO

ROCK Pi S has two 26-pin expansion headers. Each pin is distinguished by color, more information click here

Development for GPIO ROCK Pi S support libmraa GPIO library, click here to get more information.

11.Using OTG

ROCK Pi S has an USB type-C OTG connector, which you can use to write(or read) data by PC to (or from) ROCK Pi S, more help click here

Next Step

More Debian image usage and tips
Install image to SD Nand if your board has
Checkout the hardware details
Join the community and the discussion group

Troubleshooting

Refer Troubleshooting page
Post your issue on the forum: https://forum.radxa.com/c/rockpiS

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 ** μSD card,  larger than 8GB.
-*  Power supply
+* USB type C to type A cable
-** The ROCK Pi S is powered by Type-C port.
+** For both power and USB communication(adb/fastboot) with HOST PC.
-** The power input voltage is DC 5V.
-*  USB to TTL serial cable
+*  PC/Laptop which has USB ports
-** This is needed for serial console.
+** The ROCK Pi S can be powered from the PC/Laptop USB ports directly
 === Optional ===
+* Power adapter
+** If you want to power ROCK Pi S standalone, you can use 5V/1A or 5V/2A power adapter with USB C ports. You can also use the USB PD/QC power adapter without worrying damage the board because the PD/QC adapter will detect ROCK Pi S only supports 5V so the adapter will output 5V.
 * μSD Card Reader
-** For flashing the image into μSD Card or eMMC Module.
+** For flashing the image into μSD Card.
-* USB type C to type A cable
+*  USB to TTL serial cable
-** This is needed for fastboot/adb commands.
+** For serial console, low level troubleshooting, development etc.
 *  Ethernet cable
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 ! Processor
-| colspan="2" | SoC RK3308 <br />Quad Cortex-A35 ARM 64bits processor <br /> frequency up to 1.3GHz
+| colspan="2" | SoC RK3308B <br />Quad Cortex-A35 ARM 64bits processor <br /> frequency up to 1.0GHz
 |-
 ! Memory
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 |-
 ! Wireless
-| colspan="2" | 802.11 b/g/n wifi <br /> Bluetooth 4.0(rtl8723DS) <br /> external antenna
+| colspan="2" | 802.11 b/g/n wifi <br /> BT 4.0(rtl8723DS) <br /> external antenna
 |-
 ! USB
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 |-
 ! Size
-| colspan="2" | 1.5inch square
+| colspan="2" | 1.7inch square
 |}
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 ROCK Pi S can be started with μSD Card.
-===  Prepare ===
+===  1. Prepare the image ===
 * When start system with μSD Card
 Insert the μSD Card into μSD Card Reader, which connects to host computer.
-===  Write Image ===
+===  2. Write Image to uSD card ===
 * Download the flash tool, etcher, from [[rockpiS/downloads | Downloads]]. Choose the right version for your host operation system. Here we operate on host Ubuntu 16.04.
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 [[File:linux_etcher_show_complete.png]]
-===  Boot ===
+===  3. Boot the board ===
+* Now insert the uSD card to the board.
+* Use a USB C to USB A cable, connect the board to your PC
+* ROCK Pi S will boot, the green power led is on, and after a while, the blue led start blinking
+* (Optional)Use a USB to TTL serial cable to make a connection between your PC and ROCK Pi S. See [[rockpiS/dev/serial-console | Serial Console]]
+=== 4. Access from the Host PC/Laptop ===
+==== Option 1: USB access(adb) ====
+By default, the ROCK Pi S Linux image enables adbd services, which is a debug bridge from Android now ported on Linux. With one USB A to C cable you can power and access the board, very handy.
+To use adb, you need to install adb tool on the PC/Laptop. Check instructions for [[Rock/windows_adb | Windows]] and [[Rock/linux_adb | Linux]].
+After you have adb installed successfully, run the following command on console to login the shell of ROCK Pi S:
+    adb shell
+Check [[rockpiS/dev/adb | Using adb]].
+==== Option 2: Serial console ====
+Check [[rockpiS/dev/serial-console | Serial Console]]
+==== Option 3: SSH ====
+SSH server  is enabled on port 22 of ROCK Pi S default image.
+Please use [https://angryip.org/ angryip] to find your board IP address.
+To access ROCK Pi S by SSH, try
+    ping rockpis.local
+    ssh rock@rockpis.local
+or if your router/network doesn't support Local Domain, you need to check your network/router administrator page and look for the ROCK Pi S ip address.
+    ping ip-of-device
+    ssh rock@ip-of-device
+Note: You can also get the IP of ROCK Pi S from option 1 or option 2 if you can not access network administrator page.
+=== 5.Network state ===
+*Look at network configure:
+   $ sudo ifconfig
+*Test network:
+   $ ping -c 5 www.google.com
+=== 6.WIFI Connection ===
+Check [[rockpiS/Debian#WIFI Connection|  WIFI Connection]].
+=== 7.BT ===
+Check [[rockpiS/Debian#BT|  BT]].
+=== 8.Buttons ===
+ROCK Pi S has reset key and maskrom key:
+[[File:Keys.jpeg | 300px]]
+*Reset key:
+Press and release this key to reset ROCK Pi S.
+*Maskrom key:
+ROCK Pi S supports boot on SD NAND flash. By default, SD NAND starts before TF card. Press the maskrom key to ignore the SD NAND flash when ROCK Pi S is powered on.
+=== 9.LED ===
+ROCK Pi S has Power LED and User LED.
+* Power LED
+Power LED is green, which can be configured by sysfs.
+The related directory is /sys/class/leds/rockpis:green:power
+It is always on when ROCK Pi S is given power by default,
+* User LED
+User LED is blue, which can be configured by sysfs.
+The related directory is /sys/class/leds/rockpis:blue:user
+By default, its blink status shows the running kernel.
+=== 10.GPIO ===
+ROCK Pi S has two 26-pin expansion headers. Each pin is distinguished by color, more information click [https://wiki.radxa.com/RockpiS/hardware/gpio here]
+Development for GPIO ROCK Pi S support libmraa GPIO library, click [https://wiki.radxa.com/RockpiS/dev/libmraa here] to get more information.
+=== 11.Using OTG ===
-* Now insert system storage media into the socket on board.
+ROCK Pi S has an USB type-C OTG connector, which you can use to write(or read) data  by PC to (or from) ROCK Pi S, more help click [https://wiki.radxa.com/RockpiS/dev/otg here]
-('''Todo''': add picture)
-* Use a USB to TTL serial cable to make a connection between your PC and ROCK Pi S. See [[rockpiS/dev/serial-console | Serial Console]]
+== Next Step ==
-* Power on ROCK Pi S. The system runs with the green power led on..
-Wish you good luck!
+* [[RockpiS/Debian | More Debian image usage and tips]]
+* [[RockpiS/dev/sdnand-install | Install image to SD Nand if your board has]]
+* [[RockpiS/hardware | Checkout the hardware details]]
+* Join the [https://forum.radxa.com/c/rockpiS community] and the [https://t.me/rockpi4 discussion group]
-=== Troubleshooting ===
+== Troubleshooting ==
 * Refer [[RockpiS/getting_started/troubleshooting | Troubleshooting page]]
-* Post your issue on the forum: https://forum.radxa.com/c/rockpi4/Troubleshooting
+* Post your issue on the forum: https://forum.radxa.com/c/rockpiS