With the wave of Industry 4.0 sweeping the globe, the demand for intelligent manufacturing and automation control is growing, and the requirements for core processing units are becoming increasingly high. The current mainstream domestic chips include RV11XX, RK33XX series, etc. This article will focus on the technical tutorial and sharing of the RK3568 chip.
The RK3568 chip from Rockchip is a mid-to-high-end general-purpose SoC, a high-performance low-power quad-core application processor, manufactured using a 22nm process. It integrates a quad-core ARM architecture A55 processor and a Mali G52 2EE graphics processor, supporting 4K decoding and 1080P encoding. The RK3568 supports various peripheral interfaces such as SATA/PCIE/USB3.0, and has a built-in independent NPU that can be used for lightweight artificial intelligence applications.
The Core-RK3568JT core board developed by Aukun Electronics also adopts the high-end processor platform of Rockchip, equipped with a 64-bit Cortex-A55 processor, advanced 22nm technology, with a maximum frequency of 2.0GHz. It primarily targets the customized market for industries such as IoT gateways, NVR storage, industrial tablets, industrial inspection, cloud terminals, industrial boxes, karaoke, and in-vehicle central control.
The RK3568JT core board chip is based on a quad-core ARM Cortex-A55 architecture, suitable for various high-performance embedded system applications. This chip features low power consumption, high performance, and high integration, capable of meeting the needs of different application scenarios. Where are the specific advantages reflected?– Higher integration: The RK3568JT core board integrates all functions of the RK3568 processor and adds more interfaces and functions on this basis, such as rich peripheral interfaces, including USB 3.0, PCIe 2.0, Gigabit Ethernet, MIPI-CSI, MIPI-DSI, etc. Power optimization: The RK3568JT core board optimizes power consumption while maintaining performance, making it more suitable for the computational demands of large IoT and control applications. Expandability: The core board design allows users to expand as needed, such as adding more functional modules through connectors, providing higher flexibility and customizability. Supports multiple operating systems: The RK3568JT core board supports various operating systems such as Linux, Android, Ubuntu, Yocto, providing users with a wide range of choices and development convenience. Hardware encryption support: The RK3568JT core board supports hardware encryption to protect the copyright of user application software. NPU performance:The RK3568JT core board has a built-in NPU with 1TOPS computing power, supporting various data types such as INT8/INT16/FP16, providing strong AI computing capabilities. GPU performance: The RK3568JT core board uses a Mali-G52 GPU, supporting OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0/3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Vulkan 1.1, providing high-performance graphics processing capabilities. Storage capacity: The RK3568JT core board supports larger storage capacities, such as 128GB eMMC storage, providing users with more storage space. Operating temperature range: The RK3568JT core board has a wider operating temperature range, meeting industrial-grade requirements, capable of operating normally in a broader environmental temperature range, with higher stability and reliability. Cost-effectiveness: The RK3568JT core board provides a more competitive price while ensuring performance, making the overall solution more cost-effective.
Aukun Electronics’ Core-RK3568JT core board can provide supporting online tutorials and SDK source code, as well as embedded application development documentation and source code examples, making product integration simple and efficient.The specific application solutions are as follows:
IoT gateways and industrial interconnection: The RK3568JT serves as a processor for IoT gateways or industrial interconnection solutions, used for data collection, control, and management, supporting various communication protocols and industrial Ethernet interfaces, suitable for industrial automation, intelligent manufacturing, and other fields.
NVR storage and video surveillance: Supports high-definition video codec, used in network video recorders (NVR) and surveillance devices, providing stable and reliable video storage and management functions.
Industrial tablets and all-in-one machines: The RK3568JT serves as the core processor for industrial equipment, used in industrial tablets or all-in-one machines, providing high-performance graphics processing and computing capabilities to meet the demands of industrial automation and human-computer interaction.
Commercial displays and advertising machines: Supports high-definition display and multimedia playback, used in commercial displays and advertising machines, showcasing various business information and advertising content.
In-vehicle devices and smart terminals: Can be used in in-vehicle central control devices or smart terminals, providing navigation, entertainment, information interaction, and other functions to meet the needs of automotive intelligence and passenger experience.
Industrial automation HMI human-machine interface: The RK3568JT chip is used in HMI solutions, providing reliability for industrial-grade products, supporting dual Gigabit Ethernet, CAN interfaces, high-speed mini PCIe interfaces, and high-definition screen display interfaces, suitable for industrial automation monitoring and control.
Smart agriculture robots: Can be used in agricultural robots, providing efficient image recognition processing capabilities, with a built-in independent NPU that can provide 1T computing power, ensuring the stability and efficiency of back-end device data processing.
Power industry data collector + relay protection: Can be applied to data collection and relay protection devices in the power industry.
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