Rock 5a RK3588s (aarch64)

]information board:

• https://wiki.radxa.com
• Specifications
• wiki
• buy
• rockchip wiki
• slarm64.org
• image_build_kit slarm64 (Slackware aarch64 / riscv64 unofficial port)

ROCK 5 Model A

Specifications:

• SoC – Rockchip RK3588S
  CPU – Octa-core processor with 4x Cortex-A76 cores @ up to 2.2-2.4 GHz, 4x Cortex-A55 cores @ up to 1.8 GHz
  GPU – Arm Mali-G610 GPU with OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.2, and Vulkan 1.2 support
  VPU – 8Kp60 video decoder for H.265/AVS2/VP9/H.264/AV1 codecs, 8Kp30 H.265/H.264 video encoder
  AI accelerator – 6 TOPS NPU
• System Memory – 4GB, 8GB, or 16GB LPDDR4x
• Storage – eMMC 5.1 flash module connector, MicroSD card socket
• Video Output
  2x micro HDMI 2.1 ports, one up to 8Kp60, the other up to 4Kp60
  4-lane MIPI DSI connector
  3x independent displays supported
  Camera I/F – MIPI CSI connector (4-lane or 2x 2-lane)
• Audio – 3.5mm earphone jack
• Networking
  Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 with optional PoE support
  Optional wireless module via M.2 E Key socket
• USB – 2x US 3.0 Type-A ports (1x host, 1x OTG), 2x USB 2.0 Type-A ports
• Expansion
  40-pin Raspberry Pi compatible GPIO header with up to 27x GPIO, 6x I2C, 3x SPI, 5x UART, 7x PWM, 1x CAN bus, 2x S/PDIF, 1x PCM/I2S, 1x ADC, 5V, 3.3V, and GND power signals
  M.2 E Key socket with PCIe 2.1, SATA, and USB 2.0
• Misc
  Power button
  Power LED, user LED
  RTC battery connector
  PWM fan connector
  Recovery pin, Maskrom pin
• Power Supply – USB Type-C port with support for USB PD 2.0 and QC 2.0
• Dimensions – 85 x 56mm (Raspberry Pi 4 form factor)

irradium - source based Linux distribution CRUX adhering to ideology keep it simple, has its own package system, also supports the port system.

irradium development

packages aarch64
packages riscv64

installation README.TXT
kernel 6.1.43

irradium-3.7-aarch64-core-rock_5a-6.1.43-build-20240421.img.zst
irradium-3.7-aarch64-core-rock_5a-6.1.43-build-20240421.img.zst.sha256
irradium-3.7-aarch64-xfce-rock_5a-6.1.43-build-20240421.img.zst
irradium-3.7-aarch64-xfce-rock_5a-6.1.43-build-20240421.img.zst.sha256

installation README.TXT
kernel 6.1.43

for the panthor driver to work, you need to add rockchip-rk3588-panthor-gpu to

overlays=rockchip-rk3588-opp-oc-24ghz rockchip-rk3588-panthor-gpu

in the uEnv.txt file to make it work.

irradium-3.7-aarch64-core-rock_5a-6.1.43-build-20240427.img.zst
irradium-3.7-aarch64-core-rock_5a-6.1.43-build-20240427.img.zst.sha256
irradium-3.7-aarch64-xfce-rock_5a-6.1.43-build-20240427.img.zst
irradium-3.7-aarch64-xfce-rock_5a-6.1.43-build-20240427.img.zst.sha256