RockpiS/getting started
ROCK Pi S > Getting started
Contents
- 1 What you need
- 2 Close look of ROCK Pi S
- 3 Features
- 4 Starting the board for the first time
- 5 Next Step
- 6 Troubleshooting
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
Current reference for this topic (check the board revision and OS version): ROCK Pi S quick start.
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 [email protected]
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