Join the SBC revolution with the ROCK ZERO 3W board. The ROCK ZERO 3W is a turbocharged single-board computer (SBC) squeezed into a pint-sized package. It packs a serious punch in computing power while keeping things sleek and mechanically compatible in a small form factor. Designed to be flexible, it’s perfect for a plethora of use cases – whether you’re a tech enthusiast, an IoT developer, or a DIY PC aficionado. The ROCK ZERO 3W is a robust and versatile piece of hardware, tailor-made for developing, prototyping, and deploying various applications. It’s your reliable foundation for turning your innovative ideas into reality.
Why is the ZERO 3W so cool?
High Performance, Low Power
Powered by the dependable Rockchip RK3566 SoC, Quad-core Arm Cortex-A55 (ARMv8) 64-bit @ 1.6GHz CPU, and 1GB LPDDR4 RAM.
Energy Efficiency
The Arm Mali-G52 2EE GPU offers a 3.6x ML improvement compared to the Arm Mali-G51 MP2 GPU, with 15% better energy efficiency.
Advanced multimedia functions
Enjoy powerful multimedia processing capabilities with H.264/H.265 decoder up to 4K@60fps, H.264/H.265 encoder up to 1080P@60fps, and a Micro HDMI port supporting displays up to 1080P@60fps resolution!
Connectivity Galore
The ZERO 3W boasts onboard dual-mode Wi-Fi and BT5 (802.11 b/g/n (Wi-Fi 4) Wireless LAN and BT 5.0 with BLE) with an onboard antenna, plus antenna connection with software control.
Boot Flexibility and Storage Support
With a TF card slot, the ZERO 3W offers high-speed and high-capacity storage options to suit your needs.
Operating System Compatibility
It plays well with various operating systems, including Debian/Ubuntu Linux, the full implementation of the Arm architecture v8 instruction set, and more.
Technical Specifications:
| SoC | Rockchip RK3566 |
| Processor | Quad‑core Arm® Cortex®‑A55 (ARMv8) 64‑bit @ 1.6GHz |
| GPU | Arm Mali™‑G52‑2EE, OpenGL® ES1.1/2.0/3.2, Vulkan® 1.1, OpenCL™ 2.0 |
| Memory | 1GB LPDDR4 RAM / 2GB LPDDR4 RAM, 16GB eMMC / 4GB LPDDR4 RAM, 32GB eMMC / 8GB LPDDR4 RAM, 64GB eMMC
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| Power Requirements | Supports DC +5V voltage via power adapter with 5V/1A on the USB 2.0 OTG Type‑C power port |
| HDMI | 1 x Micro HDMI ports supporting displays up to 1080P@60fps resolution |
| USB | 1 x USB2 OTG Type C port for power and data, 1x USB3 HOST Type C port |
| MIPI | 1 x MIPI CSI |
| GPIO | This variant does not include a GPIO header |
| Storage | 1 x TF Card Slot |
| Software | ARMv8 Instruction Set, Debian/Ubuntu Linux support, Hardware access/control library for Linux |
| Operation Temperature | 0∼50 ℃ |
Note: 1GB & 2GB variant comes without GPIO.
