Medical Endoscope Industry is experiencing a wave of technological innovation, with the development trend of endoscopy aimed at making medical services more convenient, efficient, and intelligent. With the push for domestic production and intelligent solutions, medical endoscopes have reached a peak in generational upgrades. The characteristics of the RK3588 chip are very suitable for the technical requirements of endoscopes.
This article will analyze the technical advantages of the Jiuding Chuangzhan RK3588 core board and briefly explain the PCB solution for building a 4K medical endoscope system using a three-chip module with RK3588.
1. RK3588 Meets the Technical Requirements of the New Generation Medical Endoscope System
Application of Remote Control Technology
With the rapid development of telemedicine, remote control technology has also been introduced into endoscope technology. In the future, doctors will be able to remotely manipulate endoscopes through remote control technology, which will not only assist in diagnosing and treating remote patients but also enhance the coverage and efficiency of medical services.
Clearer Imaging
The 4K medical endoscope has become a trend, with more and more new products adopting 4K imaging systems. The RK3588 is equipped with dual 8K VPU and 48M ISP, which not only supports 4K@120fps video encoding but also supports 8K video encoding and decoding, with static images up to 48M, providing sufficient performance support.
Application of Intelligent Technologies
Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other intelligent technologies have also been applied to endoscopes. The RK3588 features a dedicated triple-core NPU, providing 6 TOPS computing power support, with a comprehensive computing power exceeding 10 TOPS, capable of running various terminal AI models. Through these technologies, endoscopes can achieve more accurate and faster diagnosis and treatment, improving medical standards and efficiency.
Miniaturization and Portability
To facilitate carrying and operation, medical endoscope devices may become more miniaturized and portable. This will greatly enhance the usage rate and efficiency of endoscopes while also reducing medical costs. The RK3588 series chips, which adopt the ARM architecture, exhibit excellent energy efficiency, and the RK3588S chip designed specifically for mobile platforms is particularly suitable for the development of portable medical endoscopes.
Networking and Cloud Integration
In the future, medical endoscopes may become more integrated with networks and cloud platforms. By connecting with cloud platforms, doctors can achieve real-time data transmission and sharing, thereby enhancing the efficiency and quality of medical services. The RK3588 comes with a Gigabit Ethernet port and supports WiFi7 and 5G mobile network high-speed transmission, fully meeting the data transmission requirements of the new generation of endoscopes.
2. RK3588 Supports Multi-Sensor Synchronous Input, Building a 4K Medical Endoscope System with a Three-Chip Module
The RK3588 supports multiple sensors connected simultaneously, capable of accommodating three 4K sensors for input in a 4K scenario. The three-chip CMOS sensor features small size, low power consumption, and the ability to accurately reproduce true colors and clear details of internal tissues, ensuring safety during surgery and precision operations for doctors. Three-chip imaging module technology effectively prevents color crosstalk compared to single-chip systems, providing better color separation. This is because a single chip only has one photosensitive chip, processing the scene as a whole; whereas three chips can sense red, blue, and green primary colors separately, ensuring the authenticity of colors and making the image closer to natural. Independent color processing significantly reduces color mixing and interference.
3. Powerful Image Processing Capabilities, Fully Meeting 4K Image Processing Needs
Jiuding Chuangzhan RK3588 supports 4K video encoding and 4K video output display. The clarity of a 4K imaging system is four times that of 1080P, allowing all details to be clearly displayed with point-to-point display on monitors. The RK3588 is equipped with two independent ISPs, meeting various post-processing needs such as HDR, enhancement, sharpening, and image correction. The 4K ultra-high-definition endoscope camera system restores colors to match the object being filmed, achieving high color fidelity and strong transparency, closely resembling human vision. It clearly displays organ tissues, with pure colors and distinct layers, supporting high color reproduction, thus enhancing surgical safety. Developing endoscope products using Jiuding Chuangzhan RK3588 not only provides sufficient redundancy design for the 4K imaging system but also lays the foundation for 8K products. Both VPUs of the RK3588 are 8K VPUs, supporting hardware encoding and decoding of 8K video, allowing simultaneous encoding and decoding. Currently, options for 8K sensors are also increasing, and with the development of the industry, entering the 8K realm is an inevitable trend.
4. The Abundant IP of RK3588 Can Meet the Diverse Scene Needs of Medical Endoscopes
Multiple Operating Systems
The RK3588 supports operating systems such as Linux, Harmony OS, Ubuntu, UOS, Debian, Kylin OS, and Android, providing SDK support to industry clients, fully meeting their application layer development needs. Among them, domestic operating systems are a plus in certain bidding cases.
Rich Functional Expandability
In addition to multi-video input and multi-screen display capabilities, the RK3588 also has a rich set of hardware interfaces such as UART, USB, PCIe, SPI, IIC, GPIO, etc., meeting functional requirements in different scenarios and enriching the product line while reducing R&D risks.
AI Expansion Capabilities
In addition to its own AI computing power, it can also integrate third-party AI acceleration chips. The hardware design is flexible, with integrated design improving stability, and modular design allowing for flexible replacement of acceleration modules. Additionally, Rockchip provides AI development tools to facilitate quick training and deployment of AI models. AI has significant advantages in image processing, and the application of machine vision in the medical field is becoming increasingly widespread. As a long-term product, medical endoscopes can fully utilize the data of end users to train AI models, better assisting doctors’ decisions, which not only becomes a core competitiveness of the product but also makes a significant social contribution to the popularization of medical resources.
Various Product Forms
The RK3588 is a large chip integrated with multiple IPs, boasting excellent image processing capabilities, AI capabilities, and general computing performance, along with a rich set of functional interfaces, making it suitable for developing various product forms such as small portable medical endoscopes, notebook endoscopes, integrated imaging systems, multi-screen display endoscope systems, and remote collaborative endoscope systems. For brand owners, using the same chip to develop a series of products within the same platform environment can significantly reduce R&D investment and risks, enhancing product competitiveness.
5. RK3588 Performance Parameters Datasheet
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