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Full-Featured Multi-CAN and Multi-Serial Port Robot Board Based on RK3588

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The RK3588 robot controller offers five major technical advantages:

  1. Integrated with a variety of powerful embedded hardware engines, supporting 8K@60fps H.265 and VP9 decoders, 8K@30fps H.264 decoder, and 4K@60fps AV1 decoder; supporting 8K30fps H.264 and H.265 encoders, high-quality JPEG encoder/decoder, and dedicated image pre-processors and post-processors.

  2. Built-in 3D GPU compatible with OpenGL ES1.1/2.0/3.2, OpenCL 2.2, and Vulkan 1.2. A dedicated 2D hardware engine with MMU maximizes display performance and delivers a smooth user experience.

  3. Integrated Rockchip self-developed 48MP ISP (Image Signal Processor), supporting a wide range of algorithm accelerators such as HDR, 3A, LSC, 3DNR, 2DNR, sharpening, defogging, fisheye correction, gamma correction, and more.

  4. High-performance NPU supporting INT4/INT8/INT16/FP16 mixed computing. Its strong compatibility enables seamless conversion of network models based on frameworks such as TensorFlow, MXNet, PyTorch, and Caffe.

  5. High-bandwidth 4-channel external memory interface (LPDDR4/LPDDR4X/LPDDR5), capable of meeting demanding memory bandwidth requirements.

  • Hardware Features

SMARC
Paired with LX-R58-C
RK3588 chipset
Quad-Core Cortex-A76 up to 2.4GHz
Quad-Core Cortex-A55 up to 1.8GHz
6T computing power

USB2.0
5 × USB2.0
PH2.0 pin headers

USB3.0
4 × USB3.0
4 Type A ports

RS232
4 ports
4 PH2.0 pin headers (selectable TTL/RS232 levels)

RS485
2 ports
2 PH2.0 pin headers

Ethernet
2 ports
2 RJ45 10/100/1000M auto-adaptive

Wireless
1 × Wi-Fi 6

4G
1 × 4G interface
Supports Mini PCIe module (EC20 supported by default)

5G
1 × 5G interface
Supports M.2 module

Display Output
2 × HDMI OUT
Top HDMI supports 8K

VGA
1 × DB15 standard VGA

LVDS
1 × dual-channel LVDS

MIPI DSI
1 × 2-lane MIPI DSI

Display Input
1 × HDMI IN
Supports up to 4K input

Storage Expansion
1 × SATA interface
Supports SATA HDD/SSD
1 × Micro SD slot
Supports up to 256GB

Audio
Stereo output
Max power: 6W × 2 @ 8Ω
1 × MIC
1 × Line IN
1 × Line OUT

Expansion Slots
PCIe3.0
1 × PCIe3.0 expansion slot

Power Input
DC IN
9–36V DC input (recommended input: 12V–5A or higher)

ATX
9–36V 8-pin ATX power input (recommended input: 12V–5A or higher)

  • Electrical Specifications

Power Input
Nominal: 12V–5A
Minimum startup voltage: 9V
Maximum peak voltage: 36V

USB Power
Standard: 5V 2A
Devices exceeding current limit require separate power supply

RS232 Power
Default: 5V
Selectable: 3.3V, 5V, 12V

RS485 Power
3.3V

LVDS Power
Default: 3.3V
Selectable: 3.3V, 5V, 12V

Backlight Power
12V

MIPI Power
3.3V

Fan Power
12V

SATA Power
5V / 12V

  • Terminal Descriptions (Refer to Physical Diagram)

Top View

Bottom View

Front I/O

  • Interface Definitions