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Radxa Rock

Radxa Rock is a RK3188 based SBC(Single Board Computer) by Radxa.

Getting started

The Radxa Rock is shipped with Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) and Ubuntu/Linaro 13.09 dual boot on the NAND flash (on-board storage) and it works out of the box. Let's read Radxa Rock Getting Started Guide and hook everything up and start playing with the board.

Once you get started, you can flash latest Android image and several Linux images, or you can try to boot Android/Linux from SD card. You can also build your own Android, build your own kernel, build your own Ubuntu root file system, or whatever you want.

FAQs

Before you ask any questions about the Radxa Rock check if your question has already been asked and answered Radxa Rock FAQ.

Download

Visit the rock/download page to get the download link and description of the source code, tools, images etc

Community

Users

• Radxa Talk
• Radxa Google Plus community
• Facebook Group Page

Developers

• radxa google groups, send emails to radxa@googlegroups.com to subscribe
• #radxa IRC channel on Freenode. Click to join #radxa on Freenode (WebChat mode), or consult IRC logs.

Common HowTos

• Flash the image to NAND
• Flash the image to SD card
• Upgrade NAND from SD card
• Serial console debugging
• Unbrick Rock
• Using IR on Rock
• Using USB on Rock
• Using Wireless on Rock
• Using Camera on Rock

Hardware

• Hardware Revision
• Extension Header

Mainboard

• hardware version
• Schematic of board revision 2013.10.25 (pdf)
• Schematic of board revision 2014.06.10 (Rock Pro) (pdf)
• Board dimensions file (dxf) - Open with LibreCAD under Linux and AutoCAD under Windows.
• Components position reference top bottom

Components

• CPU - RK3188 brief specification
• PMU - ACT8846
• Wifi/BT Module - BL-8723RB1 or RTL8188ETV (only has wifi)
• HDMI Chip - IT66121FN

Android

• ADB under Windows
• ADB under Linux
• Build Android image for RR
• Making bootable SD card
• Make radxa as a WIFI_AP
• Backup your apps
• Some tips for android development

Linux

• Build your own kernel and boot into Linux
• Build Linux Mainline
• Make Ubuntu image
• Audio on Rock
• Display on Rock
• Using LEDs on Rock
• Setting up VNC server on Rock
• Boot Lubuntu from SD card OBSOLETE

Others

• Dual boot Android/Linux
• Boot FreeBSD

Bootloader

• Boot Loader
• U-Boot

Addons

• Cases
• Cables
• Extension boards

Projects

• DIY low power NAS (home file server) with Radxa Rock
• Network sharing on Radxa Rock
• Hardware hacking: Communicating the Radxa with external I2C devices
• Hardware hacking: Control Radxa Rock's expansion header GPIOs

References

Photos

• Some high definition photos of the Radxa Rock engineering samples

External

• cnx-soft - radxa rock development boards with rockchips rk3188 are available for developers now
• linuxgizmos - open sbc runs android and linux on quad core rockchip
• minipute - new radxa rock single board computer runs rockchip rk3188
• omglaptop - Radxa Rock Specs
• PicUntu 4.5 with a GUI installer for RK3188 based devices