Engineering:Asus Tinker Board

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ASUS Tinker Board
Type90MB0QY1-M0EAY0
Release dateApril 19, 2017
Introductory pricec. US$59.99
Operating systemTinkerOS (a Debian Linux derivative), Armbian (Debian or Ubuntu derivative), Android
System on a chipRockchip RK3288
CPU1.8 GHz 32-bit quad-core ARM Cortex-A17
Memory2 GB dual-channel DDR3
StorageMicroSDHC UHS-1 slot
GraphicsARM Mali-T760 M4 GPU – supports 1080p & 4K
WebsiteASUS specifications page

The Asus Tinker Board is a single-board computer launched by Asus in early 2017. Its physical size and GPIO pinout are designed to be compatible with the second and third-generation Raspberry Pi models. The first released board features 4K video, 2 GB of onboard RAM, Gigabit Ethernet and a Rockchip RK3288 processor running at 1.8 GHz.[1]

Specifications

Model Tinker Board Tinker Board S Tinker Board R2.0 Tinker Board S R2.0 Tinker Edge T Tinker Edge R Tinker Board 2 Tinker Board 2S Tinker Board 3 Tinker Board 3N
Release Date April 2017 January 2018 October 2021 November 2019[2] November 2020 August 2023
SoC Rockchip RK3288 Rockchip RK3288-CG.W NXP i.MX 8M Rockchip RK3399Pro OP1 (Rockchip RK3399) Rockchip RK3566 Rockchip RK3568
Architecture ARMv7-A (32-bit) ARMv8 (64-bit)
CPU Quad-core 1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A17 (up to 2.6 GHz turbo clock speed) Quad-Core Quad core 1.5[3] GHz ARM Cortex-A53 Hexa core. 2× Cortex-A72 cores up to 1.8 GHz, 4× Cortex-A53 cores @ 1.4 GHz Hexa core. 2x Cortex-A72 cores up to 2 GHz , 4× Cortex-A53 cores @ 1.5 GHz Quad core 4× Cortex-A55
GPU 600 MHz Mali-T764 MP4 GC7000 Lite 3D 800 MHz Mali-T860 MP4 Mali G52
Coprocessor N/A Google Edge TPU

4 TOPS of performance

NPU

3 TOPS of performance

N/A RockchipNPU N/A
RAM 2GB dual channel LPDDR3 1 GB LPDDR4 4 GB dual channel LPDDR4 for system,
2 GB LPDDR3 for NPU 		2GB/4GB dual-channel LPDDR4 RAM options Dual-channelLPDDR4X 2GB / 4GB 2GB/4GB/8 GB dual-channel LPDDR4 RAM options
Storage removable MicroSD slot (supporting SD 3.0 ) 16GB eMMC + removable MicroSD slot (supporting SD 3.0) Micro SD(TF) slot 16/32 eMMC + Micro SD(TF) slot 8GB eMMC 16GB eMMC + removable MicroSD slot (supporting SD 3.0) Removable MicroSD slot 16GB eMMC + removable MicroSD slot Micro SD (TF) card slot (push/pull) eMMC - none / 32GB / 64GB

Micro SD(TF) card slot (push/pull)

SPI Flash 16MB

Video output 1× full size HDMI 1.4
1× MIPI-DSI (compatible with the Raspberry Pi 7" display and others) 		1× HDMI 2.0 (4K-capable)
1× MIPI-DSI (4 lane)
1× DisplayPort 1.2 via USB Type-C 		1 x HDMI, supports up to 4096 x 2160 @ 60 Hz

1 x MIPI DSI, Supports four lanes up to 6 Gbps, 1920 x1080 @ 60 Hz (22 pin)

1× HDMI with CEC hardware ready
1× LVDS (Dual-link)
1× eDP
Video input 1× 15-pin MIPI-CSI camera 2× MIPI-CSI camera 1× MIPI CSI-2 (2 lane) camera
Audio RTL ALC4040 HD CODEC, Play: 24bit/192 kHz, Record: 24bit/96 kHz
3.5 mm audio jack (supporting line out and microphone in) 		RTL ALC4040 HD CODEC, Play: 24bit/192 kHz, Record: 24bit/96 kHz

3.5 mm audio jack (supporting line out and microphone in, Plug-in Detection and Auto-Switch)

  • 1× HDMI audio output
  • RTL ALC4030U CODEC with 1 x 3.5mm audio jack (with mic and plug-in detection)
  • 1× S/PDIF TX pin
  • 1× PCM/I2S pins (from GPIO)
 3.5 mm audio jack 1× HDMI audio output
1× S/PDIF TX pin (from GPIO)
1× PCM/I2S pins (from GPIO) 		1 x 3.5 phone jack (with mic)

1 x HDMI audio

1 x 3.5 Phone Jack (w/ Mic)

1 x Speaker Stereo Pin Header (4ohm, 3W each)

1 x HDMI audio

Other IO 40-pin header with:
  • up to 28× GPIO pins
  • up to 2× SPI bus
  • up to 2× I2C bus
  • up to 4× UART
  • up to 2× PWM
  • up to 1× PCM/I2S
  • 2× 5V power pins
  • 2× 3.3V power pins
  • 8× ground pins

1× 2-pin contact pin:

  • 1× PWM
  • 1× S/PDIF
 40-pin header with:
  • up to 28× GPIO pins
  • up to 2× SPI bus
  • up to 2× I2C bus
  • up to 4× UART
  • up to 2× PWM
  • up to 1× PCM/I2S (Enhanced I2S pin with Slave mode)
  • 2× 5V power pins
  • 2× 3.3V power pins
  • 8× ground pins

1 x 2-pin contact pin:

  • 1× PWM
  • 1× S/PDIF

1× 2-pin Power-on Header

40-pin header with:
  • up to 28× GPIO pins
  • up to 2× SPI bus
  • up to 2× I2C bus
  • up to 4× UART
  • up to 2× PWM
  • up to 1× PCM/I2S
  • 2× 5V power pins
  • 2× 3.3V power pins
  • 8× ground pins

1× 2-pin Power-on Header

1× 2-pin eMMC recovery header

1× 2-pin contact pin:

  • 1× PWM
  • 1× S/PDIF
 40-pin header with:
  • up to 28× GPIO pins
  • up to 2× SPI bus
  • up to 2× I2C bus
  • up to 4× UART
  • up to 2× PWM
  • up to 1× PCM/I2S (Enhanced I2S pin with Slave mode)
  • 2× 5V power pins
  • 2× 3.3V power pins
  • 8× ground pins
 40-pin header with:
  • up to 28× GPIO pins
  • up to 2× SPI bus
  • up to 2× I2C bus
  • up to 4× UART
  • up to 2× PWM
  • up to 1× PCM/I2S (Enhanced I2S pin with Slave mode)
  • 2× 5V power pins
  • 2× 3.3V power pins
  • 8× ground pins

mPCIe Card & nanoSIM card slot for 4G/LTE

40-pin header with:
  • up to 28× GPIO pins
  • up to 2× SPI bus
  • up to 2× I2C bus
  • up to 2× UART
  • up to 3× PWM
  • up to 1× S/PDIF TX
  • up to 1× PCM/I2S (Enhanced I2S pin with Slave mode)
  • 2× 5V power pins
  • 2× 3.3V power pins
  • 8× ground pins

1× 2-pin Recovery header
1× 2-pin Power-on header
1× 2-pin Reset header
1× 2-pin Debug UART header
1× 2-pin DC Fan header
1× 2-pin RTC Battery header

40-pin header with:
  • up to 2 x SPI bus
  • up to 2 x I2C bus
  • up to 2 x UART
  • up to 3 x PWM
  • up to 1 x PCM/I2S(master/slave)
  • up to 1 x S/PDIF TX
  • 2 x 5V power pins
  • 2 x 3.3V power pins
  • 8 x ground pins

1 x 2-pin recovery header

1 x 2-pin power-on & reset header

1 x 3-pin debug UART header

1 x 2-pin DC fan header

1 x 2-pin RTC battery header


1 x MaskromDIP switch

1 x M.2 E key 2230 - for WiFi 5/6 & BT module (PCIe 2.0 x1, USB 2.0)

14-pin GPIO header with:
  • 1 x GND
  • 1 x I2C bus
  • 1 up to 2 x UART
  • up to 1 x SPI bus (2 select)
  • up to 1 x SPDIF
  • up to 4 x PWM
  • 2 x ADC (8 bit)

1 x 40-pin LVDS + eDP connector

1 x 5V Panel Backlight & Control header

1 x IR Receiver header

1 x 2-pin Recovery header

1 x 4-pin Power-on & Reset header

1 x 3-pin Debug UART header

1 x 4-pin DC Fan header

1 x 2-pin RTC Battery header


1x CAN Bus 2.0B FD pin header

2x COM 232 (with flow control) pin header

1x COM 232/422/485 pin header

1x SIM Slot

1 x M.2 E key 2230 - for WiFi 5/6 & BT module (PCIe 2.0 x1, USB 2.0)

1 x M.2 B

key 3042/3052 with nano-SIM slot - 4G/5G or SSD module (PCIe 3.0 x1, USB 3.0, USB 2.0, SIM)

USB 4× USB 2.0 ports 2× USB 3.0, 1x USB-C 3× USB 3.0 ports, 1x USB-C 3× USB 3.2 Gen1 Type A ports
1× USB 3.2 Gen1 Type C (OTG & DisplayPort 1.2) 		1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type A

2 x USB 2.0 Type A ports

2 x USB 2.0 Micro B, device only

1 x USB 2.0 4-pin header

1× USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C OTG port
2× USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A ports
2× USB 2.0 Pin header
Wired
Network 		Gigabit LAN (not shared with USB bus) Dual LAN built in, and PoE PD supported via expansion module
Wireless
Network 		802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, with IPEX antenna header 802.11 b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac dual-band Wi-Fi) on module Via mM2 E key expansion
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0 + EDR Blutetooth 4.2 + EDR Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0
Power Micro-USB; due to Micro-USB power delivery limitations, powering over GPIO is suggested [4][5] 5V/2.5~3A Micro USB (supports low power voltage detection) 12V - 19V DC-in barrel connector 12-19V via DC barrel power input jack (5.5/2.5 mm) 12-19V via DC barrel power input jack (5.5/2.5 mm)

1 x 4-Pin Power In Header (also for POE module)

Form Factor 8.55 cm x 5.4 cm (3.37 x 2.125 inch) 85 × 56 mm

(3.37 x 2.125 inch )

10.16 cm × 10.16 cm (4.0 x 4.0 inch) NUC
Weight 55g
Operating Systems
  • Debian 10 Linux
  • Android 11
  • Debian 9 Linux
  • Android 10
  • Debian
  • Android
  • Yocto
  • Debian 11
  • Android 12
Notes Specification sourced from Asus[9][10] [11] Specification sourced from Asus[12][13][14] [15] [16] [17][18][19][20] Specification sourced from Asus[21][22] [23]

History

ASUS's intent to release a single-board computer was leaked shortly after CES 2017[24] on SlideShare.[25] ASUS originally planned for a late February 2017 release, but a UK vendor broke the embargo and began advertising and selling boards starting on 13 February 2017, before ASUS's marketing department was ready.[26] ASUS subsequently pulled the release; the Amazon sales page was changed to show a 13 March 2017 release date, but was later removed entirely.[27] However, as of 24 March 2017, the Tinker Board again became available on Amazon. ASUS assured reviewer websites that the board is now in full production.[28]

Benchmarks

In January 2017 tests showed the Tinker Board has roughly twice the processing power of the Raspberry Pi Model 3 when the Pi 3 runs in 32-bit mode.[29] Because the Pi 3 has not released a 64-bit operating system yet, no comparisons are available against a Pi 3 running in 64-bit mode.[needs update]

In March 2017 benchmark testing found that while the WLAN performance is only around 30 Mbit/s, the Gigabit Ethernet delivers a full 950 Mbit/s throughput.[28] RAM access tested using the mbw benchmark is 25% faster than the Raspberry Pi 3. SD card (microSD) access is about twice as fast at 37 MiB/s for buffered reads (compared to typically around 18 MiB/s for the Pi 3[30]) due to the Tinker Board's SDIO 3.0 interface, while cached reads can reach speeds up to 770 MiB/s.[28]

References

  1. ↑ "Tinker Board - Review｜AIoT & Industrial Solution｜ASUS United Kingdom". https://www.asus.com/uk/Single-board-Computer/TINKER-BOARD/. 
  2. ↑ Shilov, Anton. "ASUS & Google Team Up for 'Tinker Board' AI-Focused Credit-Card Sized Computers". https://www.anandtech.com/show/15095/asus-google-team-up-for-tinker-board-aifocused-creditcard-sized-computers. 
  3. ↑ TINKER_EDGE_T_QSG (Quick Start Guide) for English
  4. ↑ "Asus Tinkerboard - Page 10 - Rockchip - Armbian forum". https://forum.armbian.com/index.php?%2Ftopic%2F3327-asus-tinkerboard%2F&page=10&tab=comments#comment-32047. 
  5. ↑ "1. Check power supply, check SD card and check other people experiences". https://forum.armbian.com/index.php?/announcement/1-1-check-power-supply-check-sd-card-and-check-other-people-experiences/. 
  6. ↑ "LibreELEC (Leia) v8.95.2 BETA". https://libreelec.tv/2019/01/libreelec-leia-v8-95-2-beta/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "ELAR Systems". https://www.elar-systems.com/website/index.php/entertainment/member-area/category/2-downloads/. 
  8. ↑ "Supported hardware - DietPi.com Docs". https://dietpi.com/docs/hardware/#asus-tinker-board. 
  9. ↑ "FAQ-Tinkerboard_20170425". http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/Linux/Tinker_Board_2GB/FAQ-Tinkerboard_20170425.pdf?_ga=2.238646848.1977487471.1497925364-1326992642.1492409882. 
  10. ↑ "Tinker Board | Single-board Computer" (in en-GB). https://www.asus.com/uk/Single-Board-Computer/Tinker-Board/. 
  11. ↑ "Tinker Board S | Single-board Computer" (in en-GB). https://www.asus.com/uk/Single-Board-Computer/Tinker-Board-S/. 
  12. ↑ "Tinker Board R2.0" (in en). https://tinker-board.asus.com/product/tinker-board-r2.html. 
  13. ↑ "Tinker Board S R2.0" (in en). https://tinker-board.asus.com/product/tinker-board-s-r2.html. 
  14. ↑ "Tinker Board" (in en). https://tinker-board.asus.com/doc_tbr2.html#qsg. 
  15. ↑ Aufranc, Jean-Luc (2019-05-29). "ASUS Tinker Edge T & CR1S-CM-A SBC to Feature Google Coral Edge TPU & NXP i.MX 8M Processor" (in en-US). https://www.cnx-software.com/2019/05/29/asus-tinker-edge-t-cr1s-cm-a-sbc-google-coral-edge-tpu-nxp-i-mx-8m-processor/. 
  16. ↑ Aufranc, Jean-Luc (2019-05-31). "ASUS Tinker Edge R Pico-ITX Board to Feature Rockchip RK3399Pro SoC" (in en-US). https://www.cnx-software.com/2019/05/31/asus-tinker-edge-r-pico-itx-rk3399pro-soc/. 
  17. ↑ "Tinker Board". https://tinker-board.asus.com/release-7.html. 
  18. ↑ Nerces (2020-11-19). "Tinker Board 2 : Asus dévoile son nouveau concurrent au Raspberry Pi" (in fr). https://www.clubic.com/pro/entreprises/asus/actualite-21607-tinker-board-2-asus-devoile-son-nouveau-concurrent-au-raspberry-pi.html. 
  19. ↑ Nov 2020, Matthew Humphries 23; noon (2020-11-23). "Asus Announces Tinker Board 2 and 2S Single-Board Computers" (in en-gb). https://uk.pcmag.com/old-desktop-pcs/130132/asus-announces-tinker-board-2-and-2s-single-board-computers. 
  20. ↑ "Asus launches second generation Tinker Board single-board computer" (in en-US). 2020-11-24. https://newatlas.com/computers/asus-tinker-board-2-2s/. 
  21. ↑ "Tinker Board 2". https://tinker-board.asus.com/product/tinker-board-2.html. 
  22. ↑ "Tinker Board 2S". https://tinker-board.asus.com/product/tinker-board-2s.html. 
  23. ↑ "Tinker Board 3N". https://tinker-board.asus.com/product/tinker-board-3N.html. 
  24. ↑ "A Motherboard Manufacturer's Take On A Raspberry Pi Competitor". 21 January 2017. http://hackaday.com/2017/01/21/a-motherboard-manufacturers-take-on-a-raspberry-pi-competitor/. 
  25. ↑ "ASUS Tinker Board". 15 December 2016. https://www.slideshare.net/NiyaziSARAL/asus-tinker-board. 
  26. ↑ "Review: The Asus Tinker Board (Updated)". 15 February 2017. http://hackaday.com/2017/02/15/review-the-asus-tinker-board/. 
  27. ↑ "In the lab: Asus' Tinker Board SBC". 24 February 2017. http://techreport.com/news/31498/in-the-lab-asus-tinker-board-sbc. 
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 "Tinker Board im Test: Hardware Top, Software Flop (link in German)". https://www.heise.de/make/meldung/Tinker-Board-im-Test-Hardware-Top-Software-Flop-3662928.html. 
  29. ↑ "ASUS Tinker Board is a Raspberry Pi 3 Alternative based on Rockchip RK3288 Processor". 5 January 2017. http://www.cnx-software.com/2017/01/05/asus-tinker-board-is-a-raspberry-pi-3-alternative-based-on-rockchip-rk3288-processor/. 
  30. ↑ "Raspberry Pi microSD card performance comparison - 2015". https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blogs/jeff-geerling/raspberry-pi-microsd-card. 



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