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{{Infobox computer <!-- Infobox 1 for ASUS Tinker Board -->
|name       = ASUS Tinker Board
|image      = Tinker-board.jpg
|type       = 90MB0QY1-M0EAY0
|releasedate= April 19, 2017
|price      = about US$59.99
|soc        = [[Engineering:Rockchip RK3288|Rockchip RK3288]]
|cpu        = 1.8&nbsp;[[Hertz|GHz]] 32-bit [[Multi-core processor|quad-core]] ARM Cortex-A17
|graphics   = ARM Mali-T760 M4 GPU – supports 1080p & 4K
|storage    = MicroSDHC UHS-1 slot
|memory     = 2&nbsp;GB dual-channel DDR3
|os         = TinkerOS (a Debian Linux derivative), [[Software:Armbian|Armbian]] (Debian or Ubuntu derivative), [[Software:Android (operating system)|Android]]
|website    = {{URL|1=https://www.asus.com/uk/Single-board-Computer/TINKER-BOARD/|2=ASUS specifications page}}
}}

The '''ASUS Tinker Board''' is a [[Engineering:Single-board computer|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 [[Engineering:Raspberry Pi|Raspberry Pi]] models.  The first released board features 4K video, 2&nbsp;GB of onboard RAM, [[Gigabit Ethernet]] and a [[Engineering:Rockchip RK3288|Rockchip RK3288]] processor running at 1.8&nbsp;GHz.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asus.com/uk/Single-board-Computer/TINKER-BOARD/|title = Tinker Board - Review｜AIoT & Industrial Solution｜ASUS United Kingdom}}</ref>

==Specifications==
{| class="wikitable toptextcells"
|+
|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 3N
|-
|Release Date
|April 2017
|January 2018
| colspan="2" |October 2021
| colspan="2" |November 2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.anandtech.com/show/15095/asus-google-team-up-for-tinker-board-aifocused-creditcard-sized-computers|title=ASUS & Google Team Up for 'Tinker Board' AI-Focused Credit-Card Sized Computers|last=Shilov|first=Anton|website=www.anandtech.com|access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref>
| colspan="2" |November 2020
| August 2023
|-
|SoC
| colspan="2" |[[Engineering:Rockchip RK3288|Rockchip RK3288]]
| colspan="2" |Rockchip RK3288-CG.W
|NXP [[Engineering:I.MX|i.MX 8M]]
|[[Company:Rockchip|Rockchip]] RK3399Pro
| colspan="2" |OP1 ([[Company:Rockchip|Rockchip]] RK3399)
| Rockchip RK3568
|-
|Architecture
| colspan="4" |ARMv7-A (32-bit)
| colspan="5" |ARMv8 (64-bit)
|-
|CPU
| colspan="2" |Quad-core 1.8&nbsp;GHz ARM Cortex-A17 (up to 2.6&nbsp;GHz turbo clock speed)
| colspan="2" |Quad-Core
|Quad core 1.5<ref>[https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/Embedded_IPC/Tinker_Edge_T/E15973_TINKER_EDGE_T_QSG_WEB.pdf TINKER_EDGE_T_QSG (Quick Start Guide) for English]</ref>&nbsp;GHz [[Engineering:ARM Cortex-A53|ARM Cortex-A53]]
|Hexa core. 2× Cortex-A72 cores up to 1.8&nbsp;GHz, 4× Cortex-A53 cores @ 1.4&nbsp;GHz
| colspan="2" |Hexa core. 2x Cortex-A72 cores up to 2&nbsp;GHz , 4× Cortex-A53 cores @ 1.5&nbsp;GHz
| Quad core 4× Cortex-A55
|-
|GPU
| colspan="4" |600&nbsp;MHz [[Mali (GPU)|Mali]]-T764 MP4
|[[Company:Vivante Corporation|GC7000 Lite 3D]]
| colspan="3" |800&nbsp;MHz [[Mali (GPU)|Mali]]-T860 MP4
| Mali G52
|-
|[[Coprocessor]]
| colspan="4" |N/A
|[[Company:Google|Google]] [[Engineering:Tensor processing unit#Edge TPU|Edge TPU]]
4 TOPS of performance
|NPU
3 TOPS of performance
| colspan="3" |N/A
|-
|RAM
| colspan="4" |2GB [[Multi-channel memory architecture#Dual-channel architecture|dual channel]] LPDDR3
| 1&nbsp;GB LPDDR4
| 4&nbsp;GB [[Multi-channel memory architecture#Dual-channel architecture|dual channel]] LPDDR4 for system,<br />2 GB LPDDR3 for NPU
| colspan="2" |2GB/4GB dual-channel LPDDR4 RAM options
| 2GB/4GB/8GB dual-channel LPDDR4 RAM options
|- style="vertical-align:top" 
|Storage
|removable MicroSD slot (supporting [[Secure Digital#SDXC|SD 3.0]] )
|16GB eMMC + removable MicroSD slot (supporting [[Secure Digital#SDXC|SD 3.0]])
|Micro SD(TF) slot
|16/32 eMMC + Micro SD(TF) slot
|8GB eMMC
|16GB eMMC + removable MicroSD slot (supporting [[Secure Digital#SDXC|SD 3.0]])
|Removable MicroSD slot 
|16GB eMMC + removable MicroSD slot 
|- style="vertical-align:top" 
| Video output
| colspan="6" |1× full size [[Engineering:HDMI#Version 1.4|HDMI 1.4]]<br />1× MIPI-[[Display Serial Interface|DSI]] (compatible with the Raspberry Pi 7" display and others)
| colspan="2" |1× HDMI 2.0 (4K-capable)<br />1× MIPI-DSI (4 lane)<br />1×  DisplayPort 1.2 via USB Type-C
| 1× HDMI with CEC hardware ready<br />1× LVDS (Dual-link)<br />1× eDP
|- style="vertical-align:top" 
| Video input
| colspan="4" |1× 15-pin MIPI-[[Camera Serial Interface|CSI]] camera
| colspan="2" |2× MIPI-[[Camera Serial Interface|CSI]] camera
| colspan="2" |1× MIPI [[Camera Serial Interface|CSI-2]] (2 lane) camera
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|Audio
|RTL ALC4040 HD CODEC, Play: 24bit/192&nbsp;kHz, Record: 24bit/96&nbsp;kHz<br />3.5&nbsp;mm audio jack (supporting line out and microphone in)
|RTL ALC4040 HD CODEC, Play: 24bit/192&nbsp;kHz, Record: 24bit/96&nbsp;kHz
3.5&nbsp;mm audio jack (supporting line out and microphone in, Plug-in Detection and Auto-Switch)
| colspan="2" |
* 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&nbsp;mm audio jack 
| colspan="2" |1× HDMI audio output<br />1× S/PDIF TX pin (from GPIO)<br />1× PCM/I2S pins (from GPIO)
|- style="vertical-align:top"  
|Other IO
|'''40-pin header with:'''<br />
* 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 :'''<br />
* 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'''
| colspan="2" |'''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

[[Engineering:PCI Express#PCI Express Mini Card|mPCIe Card]] & nanoSIM card slot for 4G/LTE
| colspan="2" |'''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'''<br />
'''1× 2-pin Power-on header'''<br />
'''1× 2-pin Reset header'''<br />
'''1× 2-pin Debug UART header'''<br />
'''1× 2-pin DC Fan header'''<br />
'''1× 2-pin RTC Battery header'''
|- style="vertical-align:top" 
| USB
| colspan="4" |4× [[Engineering:USB#USB 2.0|USB 2.0]] ports
| 2× [[Engineering:USB#USB 3.x|USB 3.0]], 1x USB-C
| 3× [[Engineering:USB#USB 3.x|USB 3.0]] ports, 1x USB-C
| colspan="2" |3× [[Engineering:USB#USB 3.x|USB 3.2 Gen1]] Type A ports<br />1× USB 3.2 Gen1 Type C (OTG & DisplayPort 1.2)
| 1× USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C OTG port<br />2× USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A ports<br />2× USB 2.0 Pin header
|- style="vertical-align:top" 
|Wired<br />Network
| colspan="8" |[[Gigabit Ethernet|Gigabit LAN]] (not shared with USB bus)
|- style="vertical-align:top" 
|Wireless<br />Network
| colspan="4" |[[IEEE 802.11|802.11]] b/g/n [[Wi-Fi]], with IPEX antenna header
|[[IEEE 802.11|802.11]] b/g/n/ac [[Wi-Fi]]
|[[IEEE 802.11|802.11]] b/g/n/ac [[Wi-Fi]]
| colspan="2" |Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac dual-band Wi-Fi) on module
|-
|Bluetooth
| colspan="2" |[[Bluetooth#Bluetooth 4.0|Bluetooth 4.0]] + EDR
| colspan="2" |Blutetooth 4.2 + EDR
|[[Bluetooth#Bluetooth 4.1|Bluetooth 4.1]]
|[[Bluetooth#Bluetooth 4.2|Bluetooth 4.2]]
| colspan="2" |Bluetooth 5.0
|- style="vertical-align:top" 
|Power
| colspan="2" |Micro-USB; due to Micro-USB power delivery limitations, powering over GPIO is suggested <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://forum.armbian.com/index.php?%2Ftopic%2F3327-asus-tinkerboard%2F&page=10&tab=comments#comment-32047 |title=Asus Tinkerboard - Page 10 - Rockchip - Armbian forum |access-date=2020-06-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919234312/https://forum.armbian.com/index.php?%2Ftopic%2F3327-asus-tinkerboard%2F&page=10&tab=comments#comment-32047 |archive-date=2017-09-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://forum.armbian.com/index.php?/announcement/1-1-check-power-supply-check-sd-card-and-check-other-people-experiences/|title = 1. Check power supply, check SD card and check other people experiences}}</ref>
| colspan="2" |5V/2.5~3A Micro USB (supports low power voltage detection)
| colspan="4" |12V - 19V DC-in barrel connector
|- style="vertical-align:top" 
| Form Factor
| colspan="8" |8.55&nbsp;cm x 5.4&nbsp;cm (3.37 x 2.125 inch)
| 10.16&nbsp;cm × 10.16&nbsp;cm (4.0 x 4.0 inch) [[Next Unit of Computing|NUC]]
|-
| Weight
| colspan="4" |55g
|
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|
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|-
|Operating Systems
| colspan="2" |
* TinkerOS (a Debian Linux derivative)
*[[Software:Android (operating system)|Android]] 6
*[[Software:Android (operating system)|Android]] 7
*[[Software:Armbian|Armbian]]
*[[Software:LibreELEC|LibreELEC]] 9<ref>{{cite web | url=https://libreelec.tv/2019/01/libreelec-leia-v8-95-2-beta/ | title=LibreELEC (Leia) v8.95.2 BETA}}</ref>
* Ubuntu Variants<ref name="ELAR Systems">{{cite web | url=https://www.elar-systems.com/website/index.php/entertainment/member-area/category/2-downloads/ | title=ELAR Systems}}</ref>
* Fedora 30<ref name="ELAR Systems"/>
* DietPi<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dietpi.com/docs/hardware/#asus-tinker-board|title=Supported hardware - DietPi.com Docs|access-date=2021-11-22}}</ref>
| colspan="2" |
* Debian 10 Linux
* Android 11
|
|
| colspan="2" |
* Debian 9 Linux
* Android 10
|-
|Notes
|Specification sourced from [[Company:Asus|Asus]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/Linux/Tinker_Board_2GB/FAQ-Tinkerboard_20170425.pdf?_ga=2.238646848.1977487471.1497925364-1326992642.1492409882|title=FAQ-Tinkerboard_20170425|website=asus.com|access-date=5 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asus.com/uk/Single-Board-Computer/Tinker-Board/|title=Tinker Board {{!}} Single-board Computer|website=ASUS United Kingdom|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asus.com/uk/Single-Board-Computer/Tinker-Board-S/|title=Tinker Board S {{!}} Single-board Computer|website=ASUS United Kingdom|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref>
| colspan="2" |Specification sourced from [[Company:Asus|Asus]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tinker Board R2.0|url=https://tinker-board.asus.com/product/tinker-board-r2.html|access-date=2022-01-02|website=tinker-board.asus.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Tinker Board S R2.0|url=https://tinker-board.asus.com/product/tinker-board-s-r2.html|access-date=2022-01-02|website=tinker-board.asus.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Tinker Board|url=https://tinker-board.asus.com/doc_tbr2.html#qsg|access-date=2022-01-02|website=tinker-board.asus.com|language=en}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=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/|title=ASUS Tinker Edge T & CR1S-CM-A SBC to Feature Google Coral Edge TPU & NXP i.MX 8M Processor|last=Aufranc|first=Jean-Luc|date=2019-05-29|website=CNX Software - Embedded Systems News|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnx-software.com/2019/05/31/asus-tinker-edge-r-pico-itx-rk3399pro-soc/|title=ASUS Tinker Edge R Pico-ITX Board to Feature Rockchip RK3399Pro SoC|last=Aufranc|first=Jean-Luc|date=2019-05-31|website=CNX Software - Embedded Systems News|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref>
| colspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tinker Board|url=https://tinker-board.asus.com/release-7.html|access-date=2020-11-30|website=tinker-board.asus.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Nerces|date=2020-11-19|title=Tinker Board 2 : Asus dévoile son nouveau concurrent au Raspberry Pi|url=https://www.clubic.com/pro/entreprises/asus/actualite-21607-tinker-board-2-asus-devoile-son-nouveau-concurrent-au-raspberry-pi.html|access-date=2020-11-30|website=Clubic.com|language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Nov 2020|first1=Matthew Humphries 23|last2=noon|date=2020-11-23|title=Asus Announces Tinker Board 2 and 2S Single-Board Computers|url=https://uk.pcmag.com/old-desktop-pcs/130132/asus-announces-tinker-board-2-and-2s-single-board-computers|access-date=2020-11-30|website=PCMag UK|language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-24|title=Asus launches second generation Tinker Board single-board computer|url=https://newatlas.com/computers/asus-tinker-board-2-2s/|access-date=2020-11-30|website=New Atlas|language=en-US}}</ref> Specification sourced from [[Company:Asus|Asus]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tinker Board 2|url=https://tinker-board.asus.com/product/tinker-board-2.html|access-date=2021-03-21|website=tinker-board.asus.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Tinker Board 2S|url=https://tinker-board.asus.com/product/tinker-board-2s.html|access-date=2021-03-21|website=tinker-board.asus.com}}</ref>
| <ref>{{Cite web|title=Tinker Board 3N|url=https://tinker-board.asus.com/product/tinker-board-3N.html|access-date=2023-08-26|website=tinker-board.asus.com}}</ref>
|}

==History==
ASUS's intent to release a single-board computer was leaked shortly after [[Engineering:Consumer Electronics Show|CES 2017]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://hackaday.com/2017/01/21/a-motherboard-manufacturers-take-on-a-raspberry-pi-competitor/ | title=A Motherboard Manufacturer's Take On A Raspberry Pi Competitor| date=21 January 2017}}</ref> on [[Software:SlideShare|SlideShare]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.slideshare.net/NiyaziSARAL/asus-tinker-board | title=ASUS Tinker Board| date=15 December 2016}}</ref>  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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hackaday.com/2017/02/15/review-the-asus-tinker-board/ | title=Review: The Asus Tinker Board (Updated)| date=15 February 2017}}</ref>  ASUS subsequently pulled the release; the Amazon sales page was changed to show a 13 March 2017 release date, but was later removed entirely.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://techreport.com/news/31498/in-the-lab-asus-tinker-board-sbc | title=In the lab: Asus' Tinker Board SBC| date=24 February 2017}}</ref> However, {{As of|2017|03|24|lc=on}}, the Tinker Board again became available on Amazon. ASUS assured reviewer websites that the board is now in full production.<ref name="HeiseMar24">{{cite web | title=Tinker Board im Test: Hardware Top, Software Flop (link in German) | url=https://www.heise.de/make/meldung/Tinker-Board-im-Test-Hardware-Top-Software-Flop-3662928.html }}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{cite web | title=ASUS Tinker Board is a Raspberry Pi 3 Alternative based on Rockchip RK3288 Processor | date=5 January 2017| url=http://www.cnx-software.com/2017/01/05/asus-tinker-board-is-a-raspberry-pi-3-alternative-based-on-rockchip-rk3288-processor/}}</ref>  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.{{Update inline|reason=64 bit operating systems for the Raspberry Pi 3 have since been released. |date=June 2021}}

In March 2017 benchmark testing found that while the WLAN performance is only around 30Mbit/s, the [[Gigabit Ethernet]] delivers a full 950&nbsp;Mbit/s throughput.<ref name="HeiseMar24"/>  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&nbsp;MiB/s for buffered reads (compared to typically around 18&nbsp;MiB/s for the Pi 3<ref>{{cite web | title=Raspberry Pi microSD card performance comparison - 2015 | url=https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blogs/jeff-geerling/raspberry-pi-microsd-card }}</ref>) due to the Tinker Board's SDIO 3.0 interface, while cached reads can reach speeds up to 770&nbsp;MiB/s.<ref name="HeiseMar24"/>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.asus.com/Single-Board-Computer/Tinker-Board/ ASUS Tinker board product page]
* [https://www.asus.com/Single-Board-Computer/Tinker-Board/HelpDesk/ Official support page for kernel and OS distribution download]
* [https://tinker-board.asus.com/index.html ASUS Tinker Board site]

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